I grew up trapping muskrat in western New York state in the small rural community of Bolivar. I learned to trap from school mates, setting No. 110 conibears in a swamp near town. The first swamp I ...

When Heidi Hatcher decided to do an interview project documenting community involvement in trapping across rural Alaska, she figured she might as well gain some first-hand experience. "I wanted to ...

A trapper demonstrates use of a leg-hold trap, designed to restrain an animal without killing it. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) Winter trapping season is starting up again next month, and a group ...

PALMER, AL The large, friendly mutt lost most of the lower half of his left legs after getting caught in an animal trap or snare. Now, the black and brown canine has become a symbol in Alaska for what ...

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the city of Valdez in a lawsuit that challenged the bounds of municipal authority within the state. In a unanimous decision issued Friday, the court ...

Back in early February, I saw an announcement for the Alaskan Wild Women Hiking & Backpacking Groupon Meetup.com. They weren't going out on one of their usual hikes. They were holding a free gathering ...

His family remembers Gary Frank Sotherden as a free spirit who spent time in Canada and worked on the Alaska oil pipeline. When he set out on the trip of a lifetime to go trapping in the Alaskan ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska conservation group filed a lawsuit to stop the state from reopening wolf trapping season on Prince of Wales Island. The lawsuit filed Monday by the Alaska Wildlife ...

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric fish trap constructed of rock walls near the mouth of a salmon stream on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. The trap is in a lower intertidal ...

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - Archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric fish trap constructed of rock walls near the mouth of a salmon stream on Alaska's Kodiak Island. The trap is in a lower intertidal ...