Alaska Fish & Wildlife News
January 2025

Stalking Shorebirds on Alaska’s Remote Outer Coast
Researching Elusive Red Knots Part 1

Aaron looked like some sort of dragonfly, or maybe an early Wright Brother experiment. The packraft was tethered to the back of his bike and the paddles strapped to his back stuck out like insect wings on either side. Every so often the wind caught the paddle blades, and he shifted slightly off course. I was just aft of him, biking slowly over the intertidal mud and sand. The lopsided tripod and spotting scope were strapped to my handlebars with bright orange and blue ski straps and the shotgun ...   Stalking Shorebirds Article Continued

Build Confidence in the Outdoors
Alaskans Afield connects learners with experts

On a dewy bluebird morning in late July, 2024, a motley band of people, dogs, and birds gathered on a field outside of Palmer. Fifteen students, three ADF&G staff, eleven volunteers from the Alaska-Yukon chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA), and eleven trained versatile hunting dogs made up the Alaskans Afield program’s Introduction to Upland Bird Hunting class. The group spent the day learning the basics of upland bird hunting with dogs: ...   Alaskans Afield Article Continued