...he said. "But people were blasting away in the fog; it was like a war zone. I was glad I was in a tree." State game biologists set the harvest level at about 35-40 bull moose, and the hunt is closed when that number is reached. This year...
...Barten headed up the hills near Eaglecrest Ski Area last weekend in search of deer. An avid hunter who works as a state game biologist, he had a good idea of where they'd be. But with no snow on the ground, even at high altitudes, there were...
...problems for those charged with enforcing such a law, game officials and industry experts say. Steve Petersen, a state game biologist, said part of the difficulty will come in distinguishing between commercial and subsistence trapping. That could...
...eyes, just as humans trust their vision more than their sense of smell. "We rely so much on our eyes," said state game biologist Phil Mooney of Sitka. "I don't think bears think like we do. They don't think in terms of their eyes. If...
...people protected themselves and their property. That number compares to the average of five deaths per summer. State game biologist Tony Kavalok says this summer is shaping up to be unusually busy. He says his office is getting a steady stream...
...problems for those charged with enforcing such a law, game officials and industry experts say. Steve Petersen, a state game biologist, said part of the difficulty will come in distinguishing between commercial and subsistence trapping. That could...
...back into her house, and Jesse returned about four hours later, bloodied and with chew marks on her flanks. A state game biologist thinks the bear is the same one that killed another Labrador earlier this month. Only hair, blood and a ripped...
...not this bear that you have to worry about, It's the next one and next one and next one after that," said state game biologist Neil Barten. Barten and Personett both serve on Juneau's Urban Bear Committee, formed last fall by the mayor...
...Bears tear the lids off Dumpsters, knock them over and demolish reinforced storage enclosures. Neil Barten, a state game biologist and a member of the Urban Bear Committee, recently checked out the Lemon Creek area, which he called a hot spot...
...back into her house, and Jesse returned about four hours later, bloodied and with chew marks on her flanks. A state game biologist thinks the bear is the same one that killed another Labrador earlier this month. Only hair, blood and a ripped...
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