The Kodiak Archipelago’s Sitka blacktail deer population originated in Southeast Alaska, and grew steadily over the past century.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is planning to transplant some two dozen Sitka black tail deer from Kodiak to the south end of the Kenai Peninsula.

The idea came from Gov. Mike Dunleavy: “Establish a huntable population of Sitka black-tailed deer in the Mat-Su,” according to the first page of an internal state report. In a populous part ...

The state of Alaska is developing plans to transplant Sitka black-tailed deer to the southern Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska ...

He gave numbers for Sitka black-tailed deer that are just staggering. “Our population objective for Game Management Unit 4 is 125,000 deer — unit-wide — and I’m fully confident we’re ...

Deer hunters in the Pacific Northwest got a boost this month with the announcement that the new Blacktail Deer Foundation will leverage membership, chapters, and sponsorships to conserve forest ...

The Blacktail Deer Foundation will work on conservation to help the Columbian and Sitka black-tail deer. Black-tail deer now have some more heft among humans, with the announcement this week of a ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — North Dakota’s Mule Deer Foundation aids more than just the species in their name. Over their existence, they have helped to protect both Columbia and Sitka blacktail ...