Too much moose meat and antlers strapped to a wing caused a deadly small plane crash in Alaska, a nearly two-year long investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board determined in a report ...

He then returned to help haul moose meat back after a successful hunt, the report said. The fatal Sept. 12 crash was Peltola Jr.'s second meat run of the day, with the first going smoothly and ...

Democratic Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola's husband was aboard a plane reportedly carrying about a quarter-ton of moose meat and antlers when it crashed earlier this month, killing him.

Roadkill moose provide plenty of food because adult bulls weigh up to 1,650 pounds, yielding more than 560 pounds of meat each. Alaska’s cold weather allows residents to take advantage of ...

So 72 pounds of moose meat from Skidmore's group is a big help for the charity, which gives such donations extra care. Protein, in general, is hard to acquire, she said.

They want the rack, so they will donate the 900-pound moose to us and just take the head with them,” he said. Game meat donation programs exist all over the country, with some dating back decades.

Moose struck and killed on Alaskan highways are state property, and each can provide hundreds of pounds of meat to the needy. But lately, Speakman’s work has been thwarted by people stealing the ...

In this Jan. 27 photo, Dena’ina elder Helen Dick cuts meat from a moose head in the demonstration kitchen of the Dena’ina Wellness Center in Kenai, Alaska.

In Dec. 1965, a large bull moose that was struck and killed by a Maine Central Railroad locomotive yielded 500 pounds of meat for Williams High School’s cafeteria. Photo courtesy of Paul Cyr ...