This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...

A five-hour horseback ride found us nearing timber’s edge. Through the claustrophobic conifers, granite peaks loomed in the wide open beyond. I’d hunted Dall sheep in various mountain ranges in Alaska ...

Alaska’s hunting rules look different from those of other states, and for good reason. Alaska’s own constitution actually reserves fish and wildlife for what’s known as common use, but what does this ...

Registration permit hunt RG248 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D will open on Oct. 1. The hunt area includes the mainland drainages of Sheep Creek; north of Port Valdez, Robe Lake, and the ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Mountain goats stick to steep alpine terrain for good reason: protection from less agile predators, like wolves and even brown bears. But new research indicates that a key feature of that same habitat ...