...wanted to find out. "Lots of time people aren't ready to harvest their vegetables at fair time," store manager Stephen Davila said. "We thought it would be interesting to see what's around at the end of the season." The stuff that's...

...protectionists would continue to try for a larger buffer. "Probably no amount of land will ever be enough," added Stephen Davila, president of the Alaska Trappers Association. Share this page: Print Email Digg Twitter Yahoo! StumbleUpon ...

...buffer. Pete Buist, a Fairbanks trapper, said he knew animal protectionists would continue to try for a larger buffer. "Probably no amount of land will ever be enough," added Stephen Davila, president of the Alaska Trappers Association.

Stephen Davila, the store manager at Alaska Feed Co. in Fairbanks, arranges pumpkins on a table Saturday during the store's Giant Vegetable Contest. A 34-pound pumpkin claimed the top prize.