Donated dog food is making its way to some Yukon River communities where poor salmon runs have left mushers without fish to feed their teams.
Subsistence
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Yukon mushers struggle to find food after poor salmon runs
Weak salmon runs this year compelled Fish and Game to halt subsistence fishing entirely in some parts of the Yukon River — leaving many mushers without their main source of dog food.