An overdue deeer hunter from Sitka was found dead Wednesday ... DeSpain said Fujioka had killed a deer and that there was evidence bears had been feeding on it. A Coast Guard helicopter spotted ...

This Sitka black-tailed deer fawn found on Kruzof ... The behavior of tucking baby deer away while the mother forages is not uncommon, Bethune said. Deer usually give birth to one or two fawns ...

Relatively mild winters over the past decade have pushed deer populations in the Sitka area to record highs — and maybe even over the biological carrying capacity of the land in some places.

But when Sitka offered me a sneak peek of Optifade Cover, their first new pattern in seven years, I’ll admit that I was intrigued. As an avid Southern deer hunter, that intrigue turned to eager ...