(Anchorage) — For the first time in more than 30 years, new harvest restrictions will be placed on the troubled Western Arctic and Teshekpuk caribou herds. The Alaska Board of Game, meeting in Anchorage last week, voted unanimously to adopt the restrictions crafted in a cooperative effort by the board, department and residents of communities spanning […]
It was announced by U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler of the U.S. Justice Department that Montana resident Jason J. Kummerfeldt, a former employee and guide with Fair Chase Hunts was sentenced in U.S. District Court on charges of Unlawfully Providing Guiding Services for the Illegal taking of a Caribou in August of 2009. According to the […]
(Glennallen) – The Nelchina caribou winter hunts in Game Management Unit 13 (CC001, RC566, and DC480-483) will open on October 21, with a winter quota of 600 caribou (300 bulls and 300 cows). The new quota represents an increase in the number of bulls that can be taken under the state’s hunting season. The decision […]
Homer, Alaska — The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking public comments on its recently completed Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) of Caribou Control on Kagalaska Island, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. This Assessment analyzes the consequences of two alternatives: the proposed action to control invasive caribou on Kagalaska Island to prevent damage to the […]