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'Takotna, Alaska, December 19, 1931.
ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
MAKES RECOMMENDATION
FOR SEVERAL CHANGES
JU.NAU, Dec. 4.—Following the
adjournment here of its recent eighth
annual session, the shortest in its his
tory due to the special meeting at
Hair banks last September, w ; en
imany of the problems were <1.;. '-.ed
•of, the Alaska Game Commissi. ,:as
announced certain recommer.datiotis
’.for changes to present regulations on
;gani.e and fur-bearing anima;s and
additions to the regulations relative
tto guides, which, under the Alaska
;game law, it is authorized directly to
ihandle.
The recommended changes in game
:and fur regulations, if approved by
(the Secretary of Agriculture, will be
•oorne effective for the season of 1932
w8 and will be announced in detail in
^Game Law Circular So. 9, which will
ibe issued early next spring and circu
lated throughout the Territory.
Migratory Bird Recommendations.
Believing that Alaskans are en
titled to the fullest possible utiliza
tion of migratory bird resources con
:sistent with the preservation of the
.supply .and as authorized under the
•migratory bird treaty act, and as
there is no apparent shortage of any
iSpedes in this flight, the Commission
adopted the following regulation
\Which has been forwarded to the Sec
retary of Agriculture:
Resolution.
"Whereas, The wild fowl of Alaska
iis of great importance as a source of
•food supply for the residents of isol
ated communities, and should be
.available for as extensive use as is
•consistent with the perpetuation of
.the supply and the migratory bird
•treaty act, and
' '“Whereas, The supply of such birds
is increasing, as indicated by areports
(to the Commission from its represent
atives in the field, and
•“Whereas, The majority of migra
tory wild fowl that breed in Alaska
•constitute a single flock which mi
grates practically between Alaskan
breeding grounds and British Colum
bia, Washington, Oregon and Califor
nia, and does not intermingle to any
jgreat extent with the birds that breed
and have their migrations east of the
Rocky Mountains and, therefore, re
striction of hunting in Alaska cannot
greatly benefit any aroas other than
I the Pacific slope, and
“Whereas, The present method of
| regulation under which Alaska is ad
i ministered as one district with open
and close seasons applying equally to
, the entire Territory regardless of cli
; matic and other natural conditions, is
! unsuited to conditions in Alaska;
“Now, therefore, be it Resolved,
That Alaska be excepted from any
drastic curtailment of the open season
on migratory wild fowl .unless recom
mended by the Alaska Game Commis
sion, and
“Be It Further Resolved, If, in the
event Alaska is not excepted from
any future curtailment of the open
season on wid fowl, in the fixing of
such curtailed open seasons, the De
partment of Agriculture takes into
consideration the climatic conditions
and zone of the Territory accordingly,
fixing the open season north of the
north boundaries of Fur Districts No.
2 and No. 4 from September 1 to Sep
tember 30, inclusive, and for the
coastal areas from September 20 to
October 20, inclusive.”
Changes in Trapping Seasons.
With the sweeping changes in the
realignment of fur districts in Alaska
at the last meeting, it was necssary
to revise the open season dates
throughout the Trriory to conform to
climatic conditions which govra the
primin gof furs. It has been found
that several discrepancies occurred in
> .• tablishing these seasons and as a
result of investigations of the Com
mission’s field organization .and in re
sponse to the requests of trappers in
several localities, several modifica
tions were found to be necessary. One
of these changes effecting an exten
sion of the general trapping season
in ur District 2 was cared for at the
September meeting and the others af
fecting principally the taking of
muskrats, were considered and acted
upon during the present season.
Gama Refugees.
For several years the Commission
has been carefully studying the re
cently reported unfavorable condi
-i.-ns affecting the Kenai moose herd,
and, in view of the decrease in the
number of this n >ble game animal,
tho Commission has recommended the
creation of a sanctuary on the north
west portion of the Kenai Peninsula,
fhe sanctuary recommended includes
one of the principal breeding grounds
of th emoose lying north of the Kenai
river and Skilak lake and west of the
Chicaloon river.
To assure maintenance of the sup
ply of the animal that attracts the
largest number of big game hunters
in the Territory, the Commission has
recommended that the present fish
culture reservation on Afognak island
be broadened in its scope to also sup
ply protection to the large brown
bears.
In both the Kenai moose sanctuary
and the Afognak island bear sanctu
ary the Commission has recommend
ed that the usual trapping rights of
the residents be not interfered with.
A resolution from the Seward
Chamber of Commerce asking for the
establishment of a game sanctuary
paralleling the Seward-Kenai Lake
highway was held over without .action
as it was not accompanied by any ex
pression of the views of the people
living within the area to be included.
Bag Limits Changed.
As a result of the increased hunt
FIRE INSURANCE
You should carry a liberal amount of fire insurance,
for the sake of your credit and your peace of mind.
Needless to say this insurance should be of the very
highest quality.
That’s the Kind Written By
Alaska Insurance Agency
. > FAIRIUNKS, ALASKA
mt Knako Tinian.
ing of mountain sheep on the Kenai
Peninsula, a notable decrease has
been observed in the numbers of
rams, and, to prevent undue deple
tion, the Commission deems it advis
able to reduce the bag limit to one
ram for both residents and nonresi
dents alike. A number of people liv
ing within the district now open for
the hunting of mountain sheep on the
western side of the Kenai heartily
recommend this reduction.
Due to certain conditions existing
in the district during the past season
as reported by the Commission's
agents in tte field and confirmed by
reports from reliable unofficial
sources, a bag limit of two large
brown and grizzly bears for both res
iuents and non-residents has been
recommended for Southeastern Alas
ka. No change is contemplated in
the present continuous open season
for residents of this district.
Guides.
The Commission has revised its
regulations prescribing the qualifica
tions of persons eligible for guide
licenses to provide that one must
have been a resident of the Territory
Jurist east five years, instead of the
one-year requirement.
To definitely outline a requirement
that has been handled as a matter of
policy by the Commission, and over
which there has been considerable
controversy, the Commission’s regu
lations requiring the employment of
guides by non-resident hunters
changed to provide that a guide -
may accompany only one hunter into
die field unless it be a man and wife
or a parent and minor child.
This regulation has also been en
larged to provide that nun-.^
pursuing large brown or grizzly
bears for the purpose of photograph
ing them must be accompanied by a
registered guide. The Commission
believes this precaution necessary to
afeguard the ives of cheechaco pho
tographers who are not familiar with
the danger of too close contact with
these formidable animals.
With the increasing traffic of auto
mobiles passing through game re
gions and the shooting at game from
swiftly moving cars, the Commission
has recommended that the shooting of
game from a motor vehicle be pro
hibited. This is to not only prevent
the wounding of game which in many
cases escape to die later, but as a
measure of precaution to prevent
i.ata: accidents which are sure to re
sult if thoughtless and careless peo
ple continue to shoot indiscriminate
ly from a moving automobile. Sev
eral near accidents of this nature
have been reported to the Commission
during the past year.
Tlic new Game Law Circular No. 9
will be printed eary in 1932 and, in
. ccordance With the previous practice,
mailed to all licensees of the previous
year as well as any other individuals
whose names appear on the Commis
sion’s mailing list. The circulars will
also be available for distribution at
the offices of the wardens, game com
m ssioners and licensing officers in
pract.cally every town in the Terri
tory.
Happy Days.
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over some evening soon, and bring
your husband.”
“Thank you so much, but we never
go anywhere, you see my husband is
parlayzed...”
“Don’t mind that, dear, my hus
band^ that way half the time him
self.”
Fooled Her
■ “I woke up in the night and found
my wife going through my pockets.”
“What did you do?”
“I turned over in bed and laughed.”
“What would you do if yon had m
son like mine?”
“I’d work hard to disprove the the
ory of heredity.”
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