Bears ffishing for salmon
Feb 20th, 2007, 05:04 PM
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I hope that the bears at McNeil continue to be protected. They are an asset for visitors and scientists. This is a very unique place. The hunters have plenty of bears to kill elsewhere. On a tangent, of course bears fish.... better than humans with hooks most of the time!
Feb 26th, 2007, 11:03 AM
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Allowing bear hunting just outside of the McNeil refuge is coming up before the Alask F&G Commission again, according to an article in Alaska magazine. There is even an Alaskan hunting guides assoc. opposing it on the gronds that it is unsporting to be hunting habituated bears, it gives all of hunting a bad name.
Feb 26th, 2007, 06:27 PM
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There is a park in Haines where we saw bear in the stream feeling for salmon with their paws and then eating them, they were eating dead salmon who came into the river to spawn, certainly not as thrilling as watching them catch the live salmon but still very interesting
Mar 1st, 2007, 07:09 PM
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Thank you amdc and steeliejim for the bear update.
The hearings on this issue start tomorrow, I believe. The official comment period is over but it could not hurt to let your views be known.
Here is some contact information.
Denby Lloyd (Acting Commissioner)
PO Box 115526
Juneau , Alaska 99811-5526
Phone: (907) 465-4100
FAX: (907) 465-2332
[email protected]
Alaska Board of Game Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau , AK 99811-5526
(907) 465-4110
(907) 465-6094 FAX
Governor Sarah Palin
http://gov.state.ak.us/govmailSP.php
This website has the contact for all members of the Alaska Game Board.
http://www.all-creatures.org/alert/alert-20070120.html
Placeu2, You are right, no hook baiting necessary for the bears to dine on salmon. No baskets when they go berry picking and no traps for their clamming.
BusterBrown, Whether the fish were dead or alive, they helped the bears stay alive. It’s exciting to see nature in action. I hope it remains for years to come in Haines, McNeil River, and elsewhere.
The hearings on this issue start tomorrow, I believe. The official comment period is over but it could not hurt to let your views be known.
Here is some contact information.
Denby Lloyd (Acting Commissioner)
PO Box 115526
Juneau , Alaska 99811-5526
Phone: (907) 465-4100
FAX: (907) 465-2332
[email protected]
Alaska Board of Game Support Section
P.O. Box 115526
Juneau , AK 99811-5526
(907) 465-4110
(907) 465-6094 FAX
Governor Sarah Palin
http://gov.state.ak.us/govmailSP.php
This website has the contact for all members of the Alaska Game Board.
http://www.all-creatures.org/alert/alert-20070120.html
Placeu2, You are right, no hook baiting necessary for the bears to dine on salmon. No baskets when they go berry picking and no traps for their clamming.
BusterBrown, Whether the fish were dead or alive, they helped the bears stay alive. It’s exciting to see nature in action. I hope it remains for years to come in Haines, McNeil River, and elsewhere.
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