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Wasilla, Alaska 99687
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Newsletters (PDF Format)

Fall 2024

Also Inside This Issue
Protecting Alaska Heritage
Key Outdoor Legislation
Alaska Salmon Disaster 2024
A Bear With Papa

Fall 2022

Alaska Superior Court Sides With State of Alaska Board of Game Upholding
Internationally Renowned Kodiak Brown Bear Management System

Part I, State Management and Allocation of fish/game in Alaska. Part II, Public surface transportation access to Public Resources

ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL SPONSORS RAISE’EM OUTDOORS CHILDREN’S CAMP

ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL FILES AMICUS IN STATE VS FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE BOARD

ALASKA OUTDOOR COUNCIL REQUESTS DUNLEAVY SEEK ACTION ON TAKU RIVER

MINING CLEAN UP.

Spring 2022Download PDF

Nature’s loss
Presidents Message 
Executive Director Report
Fish and Game Allocation is Political in Alaska
The Feds Close Federal Lands to Non local moose and caribou hunters
2022 Board of Game Statewide Proposals
Alaska Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fund
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Fishing and Hunting Access
Dalton Gray (New Board Member)AOC Sustaining Business
Members
AOC Member Clubs   
Governors Award to Ron Somerville

Summer 2021Download PDF

Gov. Dunleavy’s “Unlocking Alaska” Initiative
Delays in the 2020/2021 Alaska Board of Fisheries & Game regulatory process because of the COVID19 pandemic
Central Yukon Resource Management Plan
Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Collison
Bison Stew Ak Style
Non-Federally Qualified Restrictions
Alaska Railroad Corporation land grab tramples justice to Alaskans
Alaska Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fund
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Fishing and Hunting Access
Anthony Celia (New Board Member)
Governor’s Award to Ron Somerville

Fall 2020Download PDF

Alaska Outdoor Council 2020 Election Endorsements
Fortymile Caribou Herd Management News
Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Collison
Hatchery troubles
From the ADF&G 2017 harvest estimates
Who Harvests fish and game?
Resume Requests
Trawling in Alaska
Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) actions
Moose-strone recipe
Annual Awards Banquet 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Obituaries
Caleb Martin (New Board Member)

Fall 2019Download PDF

(PDF)“Alaska’s Outdoors is Yours!”
Kathleen “Mike” Dalton testifies before US Senate Resources Committee on ANILCA, in DC, 1979/80
‘Thanks a Million’ victory cruise for John Sturgeon legal fees
31st Annual Fairbanks Dinner & Fundraiser
Winter SAD
Dual “Dueling” Fish & Game Management
Benjamin J. Mulligan
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Obituaries
Theresa Woldstad

Fall 2018Download PDF

“Your Outdoor Heritage is at Stake”
Mike Dunleavy for Governor
TERRITORIAL SPORTSMEN PETITION ELECTED OFFICIALS TO STOP ILLEGAL FEDERAL PREEMPTION
Public Comments from Alaskans needed on NPS Proposed Rule RIN 1024-AE38
Win for AK hatcheries
Alaska Outdoor Recreation: Access to Lands and Waters for Hunting, Fishing and Recreation Negatively Impacted by Ballot Measure 1 (BM1)
Subsistence uses and lifestyles

Spring 2018Download PDF

Struggle for Fish & Game Management Authority in Alaska Continues
Pack animals denied on BLM lands in the Eastern Interior RMP
Amendments continue; state rights nixed by liberal majority
Who Owns/Manages Alaska?
Managing Alaska
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Alaskans are being “Railroaded”
Who harvests fish and game?

Summer 2017Download PDF

The March to Regain Alaska State management of Fish and Game
Lost Outdoor Opportunities along the Klutina Lake Road and Gulkana River
My name is Mike Dunleavy.
Actions in the House of Representatives during the 1st Session of the 30th Legislature
Who Owns/Manages Alaska
Losing our Dall Sheep
ALASKA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUND
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Maud Road Shooting Range Committee (now the Kenny & Patti Barber Shooting Range)
Teresa Burnett

Summer 2016Download PDF

Alaska: Land of Bountiful Wildlife Habitat During Times of Change
The 2nd Session of the Alaska 29th Legislature
Op-Ed: Improving Opportunities for Alaska’s Sportsmen and Women
HB 137 License increase bill
Federal Subsistence Board bans non-local caribou hunters on all federal lands in GMU 23 for this coming hunting season
Who Owns/Manages Alaska
Alaska’s shrinking salmon
Harry Keller Obituary
Maud Road Shooting Range Committee
John Sturgeon (new board member)

Fall 2015Download PDF

Increased Opportunity to Hunt and Fish in Alaska
Conserving the kings
2015 Alaska Board of Game actions regarding Dall sheep Management and Allocation
Open letter from AOC to: AK Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Summary of the Issue: Fee-to-trust Tribal Lands in Alaska
The creation of “Indian Country” in Alaska
That Rainy Day!
Bill’s Famous Moose Meatloaf
ALASKA FISH & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUND
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Karen Gordon

Fall 2014Download PDF

Room to Roam – Creating a Susitna State Forest
Alaska Outdoor Council Candidate Endorsements
Passing on our Outdoor Heritage
31st Annual Fairbanks Dinner & Fundraiser
Fee to Trust Indian lands
AOC 2014 General Election Candidate Questions
Additional Information on Sheep Hunting Proposals
NPS-Alaska Sets Hearings for Sport Hunting Proposals
Maud Road Shooting Range Ribbon cutting ceremony
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
AOC would like to introduce you to the new Executive Director of CACFA
Rob Mathews

Winter 2013-2014Download PDF

Sharing the Burden of Conservation,
Alaska Board of Fisheries – finding #91-129-FB
Alaska’s Sheep Management – catching the interest of sheep hunters throughout North America
Personal Watercraft Club of Alaska (PWCA) news
2014 AOC Annual Meeting – Invitation
2014 Annual Banquet – Egan Center
USFWS Preemption of State Hunting Regulations on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Obituaries
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
“Mike” Dalton honored
Dear Alaskan Outdoor Enthusiast
Ruth’s Salmon Loaf Recipe

Summer 2013Download PDF

The Political/Regulatory Process of Hunting, Fishing & Access in Alaska’s Public Lands/Waters
Respected elder’s lawsuit posed challenge for state
Kings curbed, Individuals can’t keep them, while commercial boats fish on!
Commercial Salmon Harvests
Halibut Catch “Sharing” Plan Threatens Alaska’s Recreational Charter Fishing Fleet
Sam E. McDowell “Concerned Alaskan”
2013 AOC Annual Awards Banquet
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Macaroni Salad
Books that may interest you

Winter 2012-2013Download PDF

Alaska’s Landscapes – Deciding who gets to be on it
Snomads’ Community Enhancement
Mining and how it affects us all
Your Fair Share of a public resource?
Kenai Peninsula Brown Bear Hunters
Slog through Soggy 2012, but See Sunshine Ahead
2013 AOC Annual Meeting
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Blueberry Pudding Cake
Bill Iverson – AOC President
Passing of some of our long-time supporters.
3nd Annual Anchorage Banquet & Fundraiser

Summer 2012Download PDF

Questions of Candidates running for the Alaska Legislature in 2012
Roadblocks Ahead for Alaska’s Outdoors Folks
Who should Alaska make sure gets their fish? No Matter What?
Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Association
DRAFT Eastern Interior RMP/EIS Public comment period extended
CACFA Chairman – Representative Wes Keller
Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Federal Areas (CACFA)
Joel L. Hard
Comments on the passing of Representative Carl Gatto
Alaska Department of Natural Resource (DNR)Current Efforts to Protect Public Access to Public Resources
Your Fair Share of a public resource?
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Moose Tips in Gravy
John Lang (new board member)
The Fortymile Caribou Herd: Management Success or Avoidable Failure 

Winter 2011-2012Download PDF

Access to Outdoor activities in Alaska
AOC Annual Meeting Report
Wood Bison are Ready to Ramble
Legislative Update
Predator management program (or the lack of) on the Kenai Peninsula
Alaska Moose Federation: A Year in Review
Lawsuit protecting the use of Alaska’s Navigable Waters
2nd Annual Anchorage Banquet & Fundraiser
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Baked Salmon (or Halibut)
Doug Buchanan, 1947 -2012. RIP
Dave White – New Board member Bio
open letter from RGS to create the Susitna State Forest

Fall 2011Download PDF

Sharing Alaska’s Wildfood Bounty
2012 AOC Annual Meeting Invite
Chitina Dipnet fisheries before the Board of Fisheries – Again
HOW MANY TRIES DOES IT TAKE TO GET A FISHERY REGULATION CORRECT?
Contribute to the Legal Fees of these brave Alaskans
Resist the federal takeoverThe Halibut Charter Industry
Todd Clark Bio
Mom’s Clam Chowder 

Spring 2011Download PDF

How much “Wilderness” designated federal lands are enough for Alaska?
AOC’s Outstanding Member Club of the Year
Awards Banquet 2011
AOC Report on the 27th Legislature Halibut – Dollars and Sense!
Reaping the benefits of Predator/Prey Management
DOT&PF Interior Alaska Transportation Plan-Final Plan (Nov 2010)
Alaska’s Amazing Fishwheels -DVD review
Al Barrette Bio
Chinook Protection Passes Council
Clamming Clues 

Winter 2010-2011Download PDF

Segregation during “Times of Plenty”
RS 2477 Access Legal Defense
Alaska Board of Fisheries Meeting
Ongoing legal challenges
Sidebar: Alaska BOF MeetingFish fight
Broken Meatball Soup
AOC/AFWCF 27th Annual Dinner
Proposed Expansion of Military Areas
AOC 2011 Annual Meeting
Ralph Seekins
AIM-COMM Recognizes Outstanding Contribution Volunteers for 2010
IPHC Does a Go Around 

Fall 2010Download PDF

Federal agencies drive outdoors people off public lands in AK
Alaska’s Largest Caribou Herd Is Stable
Tough Moose Cuts
Personal Watercraft Club of Alaska
Finding the Balance
Federal management of Alaska’s fish and game
Right 2 Fish Halibut Update
Richard Yamada Bio
Rebirth of the GMU 13 CHP 

Summer 2010Download PDF

McDonald v. Chicago
Kobuk Seward Resource
Management Plan (RMP)Salmon Canning Procedures
Alaska 2010 Primary Election
AOC Legislator of the Year – Rep. Mike Kelly
Gary Stevens New AOC Board member
Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Federal Areas, CACFA
Alaska Trust Fund – A Gift to Alaska
Nelchina Caribou Hunts
Where do we go from here? 

Spring 2010Download PDF

Changes to Hatcher Pass Motorized Use
Oral Argument in McDonald v. Chicago
New Members Round out AOC Board
Melvin Gore Story
Charter Catch Sharing Plan Who Owns/Manages Alaska?
Susitna River Research
Annual Awards Banquet 

Winter 2009Download PDF

Salmon: Public Stocks That Never Lose Their Value to Alaskans
Who Owns the Halibut? The Commercial Fisherman Do…
Delta River Management Plan Revision
Fairbanks Folks Foster Ice Fishing 

Spring 2009Download PDF

Chitina Dipnetters Association and Alaska Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fund Sue Board of Fisheries and ADF&G
Southeast Alaska- 2009 AK Board of Fisheries Meeting Report
IPHC Demonstrates Intent to Protect Commercial Quota
Can we manage Alaska moose for harvest yields similar to Scandinavia?
Ray Johnson Earns International Hunter Education Association Award 

Winter 2008Download PDF

WHO HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO FISH?
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
WOUNDED WARRIOR FISHING TRIP
2008 AOC MEETING ISSUES 

Summer 2008Download PDF

Vote NO on Ballot Measure 2
Of Bears and Caribou Better Trails Coming
NRA Announcement
Who Owns the Fish?
Tanana Valley Sportsmen’s Clubhouse
17b Easements on Ahtna Lands
Primary Candidate Survey 8-9
Clear Sky Sportsmen Serve Community
Juneau Works on Local Shooting Range
Nabesna Trails Project 2 Chitina Dipnetters Start Legal Fund
Hunting and Trapping Museum Expo 

Spring 2008Download PDF

BLM Making Plans for a BIG Bite of Alaska: Eastern Interior RMP Underway
Legislative Session Wrap Up
Byron Haley “Anchorman”Wildlife Management in Rural Alaska
ANCSA 17(b) EasementsKnik River Update
Ballot Initiative Bans Predator Management
Halibut “Buy Back”AOC Annual Meeting Award Banquet 

Fall 2007Download PDF

SOME TURF WITH YOUR FEDERAL TURF?
PASSING OF A CONSERVATION CRUSADER
NORTH SLOPE MUSKOX MYSTERY
FRIENDS OF NRA NEWSHUNTER HERITAGE FOUNDATION NEWS 

Summer 2007 Download PDF

CONFLICTS IN SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT OF FISH & GAME
BALLOT BOX BIOLOGY
UNDERSTANDING PREDATOR / PREY MANAGEMENTUNIT 13 TIER II
HUNTER HERITAGE FOUNDATION NEWS 

Summer 2006Download PDF

HUNTER HERITAGE OR DEFENDING AN ILLUSION
AOC POLITICAL MUSCLE
NUISANCE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 

Spring 2006Download PDF

TIME TO BRING BACK FISH & WILDLIFE PROTECTION
SCIENCE BASED GAME MANAGEMENT
HUNT CLEANLY, EAT SAFELY 

Spring 2005Download PDF

AOC ANNUAL MEETING
AOC REPLACES ICE HOUSES
FRIENDS OF THE NRA GIVE GRANTS

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