Alaska Department of Fish and Game program technician Maria Knutson pries a tooth out of the moose that Billy O’Brien shot on September 16, 2026, in Haines, Alaska. (Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News)

Billy O’Brien was the first person to report a successful harvest in this year’s Chilkat Valley moose hunt. O’Brien brought his moose to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game office Wednesday morning after shooting it at sunrise that same day. Fish…

Lizzy Hahn is a reporter and photographer from Nome. She has worked in newsrooms across Alaska including the Anchorage Daily News, Nome Nugget and UAF Sun Star.