Alaska Bear News
Board Establishes Drawing Permit Hunt for Some Nonresident Black Bear Hunters - Nov. 09, 2010Citing concerns about black bear numbers in some parts of Southeast Alaska, the Board of Game adopted a drawing permit hunt for nonresident black bear hunters who do not hunt with guides.
Unit 26B Grizzly Bear Seasons Opened Early - Aug. 05, 2010
In an effort to help slow the decline of North Slope muskox populations, the Board of Game voted yesterday to extend the grizzly bear season and waive a permit requirement for resident hunters in Unit 26B.
Black Bear Foot-Snaring Program - Sep. 04, 2009
PALMER - An experimental foot-snaring program to reduce the number of black bears and increase the survival of moose calves on the west side of Cook Inlet has concluded this year with the removal of 81 black bears.
