The Mulchatna herd and bears...

[BRWNBR]

do you know if the chopper was only targeting bears hanging out around the calving grounds?

They said “calving grounds”. But I think thats a loose term. Caribou don’t always calve in the same
Place. I also wouldn’t saying “hanging around” for the bears. It was if a bear was there when they were there. They had no way of knowing if a bear was passing thru or not. It sounded like a brown and down kinda operation. But spring time in Alaska, above treeline. Bears live there. Even if caribou don’t. The whole deal really seemed like someone’s pet project and not a lot of thought for the ripple effect or other options for bear harvest to be handled by locals or hunters.

 

[Bluumoon]

Listening to stories of the Alaskan experience of shooting at the Fairbanks range or having lead flying over your head chasing 40 mile caribou, or subsistence hunters going ham w 55 gr range ammo on animals… The NR requirement for bears seems….

I am sure there are absolute studs running around guiding guys on bears, I’d also venture a guess there are some 19yo wet behind the ears guys being sent out by outfitters to guide.

 

[Larry Bartlett]

Remember the ADFG days of the real "Machine Gun Kelly"? Dave Kellyhouse was an aerial sniper of the 90's. Notoriously controlling wolf populations once DDT and cyanide-laced treats were outlawed.

 

[Alder_]

Quite obvious that no one on this thread has really looked into the program and have just read the news articles.

I heard an update about it in Wasilla a month or so ago. They had a long term calf study and the helicopter shot bears in 500 square miles or something.

 

[BRWNBR]

Quite obvious that no one on this thread has really looked into the program and have just read the news articles.

I heard an update about it in Wasilla a month or so ago. They had a long term calf study and the helicopter shot bears in 500 square miles or something.

Keep in mind. If fish and game has an agenda. And it’s their “studies”. It’s going to work with what they are trying to accomplish.
Like proving something with statistics….all depends on where and how you get your statistics.

The area they targeted was the headwaters of the wood tikchik lake system. Very remote. Kinda in the middle of everything.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Sure am glad y’all residents care so much about us! Thank goodness I don’t have to worry about getting mauled in Alaska or lost in the wilderness in Wyoming

I’m not saying dropping guide requirements on grizz would solve this problem, or any problems, but have seen several threads with AK locals asking other residents to shoot more bears in this or that area…. Seems like it couldn’t hurt. I know it’s not going to change but the “for your own protection” thing is a joke.

 

[Alder_]

It would be great to hunt Mulchatna again.

Let them shoot the bears. It sounded like it was working.
i stumbled around on the board of game website and found this from the last meeting.