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Takotna, Alaska; June-28.. 13‘IU .
ALASKA GAME.COMMISSION
MAKES CHANGES IN GAME
AND FUR . REGULATIONS
J UN E A U.—Changes in game and
futf regulations to, become effective
July 1, U>30,. have been published in
thfe Alaska Game Commission’s new
circular, No* 7. A supply of this.cir
cular will soon, be received from the
printer for distribution. .. As in the
papt, copie€ will be- mailed tp all per
sons who. hold licenses for this year
Those who do. not, receive a copy
through the mail, may„ secure one
from the local game commissioner*
game warden, licensing officer, or
from the executive offices at Juneau.
Among the changes in the regula
tions for the year beginning July 1
is the remoal of the. close season on
black, bears, throughout the Territory.
Sevreal years ago it was considered
advisable, to declare a continuous
open season on this animal in the
district north of the Alaska range,
and due to his. unprecedented in
crease in the remainder of the Terri
tory, during the past two years this
continuous open season has been ex
tended to .the remainder of the Terri
tory. To legally kill hlack bears,
however, a person must be in posses
sion of a trapping license, as under
the awl they are classed as a fur
behring animal.
An all-year open season on large
brown and grizzly bear is provided
for residents in a large part of the J
Territory. Sections in which resi-!
dents may kill these bears only, dur- j
ing the.open season, from September
1 to June 510, consist of live areas:
(1|. The drainag eta the Gulf of
Alaska from the west shore of Gla,
ciar Bay to the Alsek river; (2) The j
damage to the Guf of Alaska from;
the west shore of Yakutat Bay and j
the west edge of Hubbard Glacier to
the Bering river; (3) The drainage
to ; the west side of Coqfk Inlet be
tween the west ban kof the Susitna
river Jo its confluence with the Yent
nai river, thence along the west bank
of <the.Yentna river to its confluence
with the*. Skwentna river, thence
along tb&.south bank of the Skwentna
river to the summit of the Alaska
range, and. the old portage from Kak
honak Bay on Iliamna Lake tp Kami
shak Bay; (41. All of the Alaska Pe
ninsula south and west of th eKvi
chak river, Iliamna Lake and the old
postage from Kakhomak Bay to
Kamishak Bay; (5) and. the follow
ing named islands: Hawkins, Hinch
inbrook, Montague, Yacobi and Shu
yak- In these areas a resident may
take , a bag limit of two animals, or
may kill a large brown and grizzly
bear at any time, qr place, when such
animal it about to attack or molest
persona or property. Non-residents
are permitted to hunt large brown
and grjzzijjr bears, throughout the
Territory* during the open . .season,
frqsa, September J to June 20,- and may
Hlla a le?*1 bag limit of two animaiau
The- same provisiqns for guides and
licenses apply to non-residents as
heretofore. Bears, as well as other
animals and birds in those areas
enumerated and defined as closed to
hunting and trapping under Regula
tion 14, are accorded the same pro
tection as heretofore.
Other changes affecting game an
imals include advancing the opening
of the deer season in Southeastern
Alaska to August 20. The closing
date is also advanced to November
15. The former area, north of the
Arctic Circle, where residents could
take caribou throughout the year, has
been extended to include all that re
gion north of the Yukon river, that
the people living in those remote re
gions might secure much needed sup
plies of fresh meat. The opening of
the mountain goat season has been
advanced to August 20, and the bag
limit reduced from three to two. for
residents and non-residents alike.
| In conformity with recent aroendr
ments to the Federal migratory bird
treaty act regulations, the daily bag.
limits on ducks have been reduced
from 25 to 15; on geese, from 1$ to 4;
and the possession,limit of 75 water
fowl was reduced to 50. which, how
ever, may not include more than. 30
ducks and.8 geese..
Furbearers. .
Changosvin, regulations affecting
furbearers includ ean open season for
the taking of marten in a limited
quantity. The open season for mar
ten runs concurrently with the open
seasons for the taking of other fur
bearers in the respective districts. In
Fur District No. 1 this season is from
December 16 to January 15. In. Fur
District No. 2, .north of the summit
of the Alaska range to Aklun moun
tains, November 16 to March 1, and
south of the summit of those moun
tains from November 16 to January
31. In Fur District No .3, from De
cember 1 to March 31., Each trapper,
however, is limited to a take of ten
marten, and tre pelts must be sealed
by a member of the commission’s per
sonnel before the same may be sold,!
or shipped. The. same method of seal-;
ing, marten skins will be- used as dur-1
ing the open beaver season .of two.'
y5ars ago.
The one-year complete close season
for the taking of mink, land otter and
weasel on the Kenai Peninsula has
been removed, and these animals may
again be taken during the open sea-j
son from December 1 to March 1. A:
similar restriction on the taking of.
mink in. Fur District 3 has been re
moved, and this animal may be taken
during the same season as land otter
and weasel, December 1 to March 31.
The open season for the taking of
mink, land otter and weasel in South
eastern Alaska east of longitude 138
degrees has been advanced 15 days I
and these animals may now be taken
during the period from December 16
to .January 15.
Kesponsive to the request of furj
dealers and trappers living in the,
Lower Kuskokwim and the Lower
Yukon rivers and the shores of Nor
ton Sqund, the season for the taking
of mink has been closed. This area
is particularly described as consisting
of those portions of the drainages to
those portions of the drainages to
Norton Sound, Bering Sea, Yukon and
Kuskokwi mrivers, bounded on the
north by the south bank of .the Inglu
talik river to its source, and thence
over the divide to the most-.northerly
fork of the Kateel river and. follow
ing down its south bank, to .its conflu
ence with the Koyukuk river, bound
ed on. the east, by the west bank of
the Koyukuk river to its confluence
with the .Yukon river, thence follow
ing. downdbe west banJkof the Yukon
jtiver M the Pimute portage, thence
acrose such portage,to Crow yillage
on theKuskokwim river, thence fol
lowing, down the north and west bank
of the Kuskokwi mriver to its mouth.
To .permit qualified persons to set
traps for wolves an<i coyotes during
the close seaso non furbearers, a Pro
i
vision has been added to Regulation
18 for the issuance of permits author
izing such trapping. These permits
may be issued to qualified persons, at
the discretion of the commission,
1 upon application completed on forms,
obtainable frdm game wardens All
traps used under such permits, ,as
well as traps used fqr the. taking of
animals for propagation , purposes,
| must be marked with the owner’s
1 name or some other distinctive mark.
; Such marking is designed for the pro
| tection of persons operating under
the provisions of such permits, as
well as to facilitate enforcement
work.
The use of set guns.of any descrip
tion, designed for the taking of game
or furbearing animals, is not permit
ted.
Responsive to. the request of Val
dez residents, a closed area has been
established in Keystone Canyon
where no game or birds may be. taken.
This area includes one-half mile on
each side of and paralleling the Rich
ardson Highway frcjm Mile Post 13
to the center of Snowslide gulch, near
Mile 16. A similar closed area has
been created to permit migrating
caribou to cross the Steese Highway
unmolested. It ncludes. one-half mile
on each side of, and paralleling, this
highway at the Twelve-mile Summit
from Mile Post 85. .to 88, and the
Eagle Summit from Milepost 106. to
ill.
Recommendations.
In transmitting the new Circular- 7,
the Commission again invites inter
ested persons, to write the executive
office any constructive criticism, or
recommendations, they may , wish..
The response to this invitation in past
years haa been generous, and the- let
ters received are of material assistr
ance to the commission in its work..
The limited personnel, of the execu
tive office has not permitted the writ
ing of a personal letter of acknowl
ment for every letter received, but
each individual who writes is assured
that, his letter receives the attention
of the commission at, its annual
meetings.
SOME ALASKA ANIMALS.
The largest carniverous animal in
the world today is the Alaska bnpwn
'bear. If he is mft *a grizzly, hd> is
related to the grizzlies. It is claimed
that three-fourtths of all the grizzlies
in the world are in Alaska.
The smallest known mammal is a
species of the family Sorax.
Possibly the most destructive mam
mal is the killer whale that feeds on
the young seals at the Pribiloff
Islands, eating almost twenty young
seals at a meal, the value of that one
meal approximating *2,000.
The killer whales gq in schools, as
wolves go in bands?:* They .visit Hhe.
McGrath
Pool Hall
Fresh Fruits
Candies
Tobaccos
Pipes
Cigarettes
Soft Drinks'
Cigarette Holders
FRANK LANGE
Proprietor
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| seal islands when the young seals are■
learning to swim, and devour female
seals as well as young. These whales
have little if any commercial value
and are not often killed.
A. H. TWITCHELL.
Three thousand industrial products
can be made from corn stalks, corn
cobs, oat chaff, cottonseed hulls, pea
nut shells and straw.
His clothes were spotted with dirt
! and grease, but a bright bunch of
flowers adorned the lapel of his coat.
“What do you think of this?” he
asked, proudly /tapping his bouquet.
“Where do you .think.I grojtJt?,” '
"Don’t know,” admitted hia “friend,,,
“unless— Why, mayjbe. it .grew*
there. *
North Carolin& hks rover 20,000,000
acres of forest ltinds.,
JL,.——,
Frank J. Guskey, -
Notary. Public;
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McGrath, Alaska «
Fool Hall:
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Fresh Emits <
Tobaccos
Apples
Gandies, Soft Drinks*.
Cigars Cigarets
■ Oranges
Charlie Q’Halloran
Prop.,
Max Simel :
Pioneer
Trader,
STATION: FAdiVlEW, INNOhO RIVER.
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