Alaska Fish & Wildlife News
August 2024

Hunters help bear management and research

On a overcast Monday morning, Juneau hunter Dorian Hobbs shared the details of his successful weekend bear hunt with biologist Carl Koch. Wildlife biologists in Alaska talk with hunters all the time, but this rendezvous at the “sealing shed” in the parking lot of the Southeast Alaska regional office was more than a chat - Hobbs was providing valuable data to a wildlife manager.

Hobbs opened a black plastic bag and tugged out the edge of a thoroughly salted black bear hide, filling ...   Sealing Bears Article Continued

Better Access to Public Land
in Tanana Valley State Forest

Thousands of acres of public land near Fairbanks are now more accessible to hunters and other forest users thanks to the work of the Alaska Division of Forestry and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Road washout and an unsafe bridge impaired access to popular Tanana Valley State Forest lands that provide hunting, trapping, berry picking, wood cutting and other recreational opportunities.

The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DOF) and Alaska Department of Fish and ...   Better Access Article Continued