On January 6th, 2025, a storm with winds exceeding 80 mph swept through the Portage Valley and destroyed the Sitka black-tailed deer shelter at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC).

A creek 45 miles northeast of Sitka is getting a makeover this summer. The U.S. Forest Service approved the Muri Creek Stream ...

Silent cathedral spires of redwoods mingle with old-growth Douglas fir, Sitka spruce ... river otters, black-tailed deer, elk and coyote all make their homes in this locale and frequent the ...

Sitka Gear has been up to some exciting stuff lately, from its first new camo print in seven years to the recently released Turkey Tool Belt (a big hit for last year's turkey season). Since it was ...

In 2015, on Japan’s forested island of Yakushima, a male macaque jumped up onto the back of a female sika deer and started trying to mate with it. At the time, researchers believed that the male ...

If you’ve endured your own struggle with rubber boots, the new Sitka VentLite boots are the solution to your breathability issues. I’ve been testing them while hunting deer and sheds in below-freezing ...

A South Texas deer breeder and his business partner were recently convicted of a slew of charges tied to their involvement in illegally moving captive white-tailed deer across county lines ...

Rubber boots are utilitarian and stout, but I have yet to find the perfect pair. Montana-based Sitka Gear is trying to change that. Sitka, a high-tech apparel brand that’s making the leap from ...

NAPA, CA—Patch reader Tom Orr captured this image of black-tailed deer Nov. 12, 2019, in the Hidden Hills area of Napa. "Just love the abundance of wildlife around here," Tom wrote in an email ...

Texas Game Wardens have concluded an investigation that led to the arrest and conviction of two individuals involved in illegally moving captive white-tailed deer. A South Texas deer breeder and ...

FLATHEAD COUNTY, Mont. — Lost Trail Ski Area and the Blacktail Mountain Ski Area both announced they will close on Monday due to severe weather conditions expected overnight Sunday and into mid ...