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Information concerning stock, site, house and pen con
struction, equipment, cost, breeding, mating, feeding, cooking
recipes, sanitation, prevention of contagious diseases, disinfec
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REPORT OF EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION
ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
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FEW RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
AT MEETING HELD IN
JUNEAU
Following the adjournment of its
recent Eighth Annual Session, the
shortest in its history due to the
special meeting at Fairbanks last
September, when .many of the prob
lems were disposed of, the Alaska
Game Commission has announced
cert a i n recommendations for
changes in present regulations on
game and fur-bearing animals and
additions to the regulations rela
tive to guides which, under the ■
Alaska Game Law, it is authorized
directly to handle.
The recommended changes in
game and fur regulations, if ap
proved by the Secretary of Agricul
ture. will become effective for the
season of 1932-33 and will be an-!
nounced in detail in Game Law Cir
cular No. 9 which will be issued
early next spring and circulated;
throughout the Territory.
Migratory Bird Recommendations
Believing that Alaskans are en
titled to the fullest possible utili
zation of migratory bird resources
consistent with the preservation of
the supply and as authorized under
the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and
as there is no apparent shortage
•f any species in this flight, the .
Commission adopted the following j
resolution which has been forward
ed to the Secretary of Agriculture: '
RESOLUTION
“WHEREAS, The wild fowl of Al- ;
aska is of great importance as a j
source of food supply for the resi- I
dents of isolated communities, and
should be available for as extensive
use as is consistent with the per-;
petuation of the supply and the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and
WHEREAS, The supply of such
birds is increasing, as indicated by
reports to this Commission from
its representatives in the field, and
WHEREAS, The majority of mig
ratory wild fowl that breed in Al- ;
aska constitute a single flock which ;
migrates principally between Alas- i
kan breeding grounds and British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
California, and does not intermin-;
gle to any great extent with the
birds that breed and have their mi
gration east of the Rocky Moun
tains and, therefore, restriction of
hunting in Alaska canno tgreatly
benefit any areas other than the
Pacific Slope, and
WHEREAS, The present method
of regulation under which Alaska
i sadministered as one district with
open and close seasons applying
equally to the entire Territory re
gardless of climatic and other nat
ural conditions, is unsuited to con
ditions in Alaska.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE
| SOLVED, That Alaska be excepted
from any drastic curtailment of the
| open season on migratory wild fowl,
unless recommended by the Alaska
; Game Commission, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, If,
in the event Alaska is not excepted
from any future curtailment of the j
open season on wild fowl, in the |
fixing of such curtailed open sea-!
sons, the Department of Agricul- j
ture take into consideration the i
climatic conditions and zone the j
Territory accordingly, fixing the j
open season north o fthe north j
boundaries of Fur Districts No. 2 i
and No. 4 from September 1 to j
September 30 inclusive, and for the ;
coastal areas from September 20
to Octover 20, inclusive."
Changes in Trapping Seasons
With the sweeping changes in
the realignment of Fur Districts in
Alaska at its last meeting, it w*as
necessary to revise the open season
dates throughout the Territory to
conform to climatic conditions
which govern the priming of furs.
It has been found that several dis
crepancies occurred in establish
ing these seasons and as a result
of investigations of the Commis
sion's field organiaztion and in re
sponse to the requests of trappers
in several localities, several modi
fications were found to be neces
sary. One of these changes effect
;
!
mg an extension of the general
trapping season in Fur District No.
2 v.*?js c'lr.d Tor at the September!
.. .g and the others effecting
principally the taking of musk
rats, were considered and acted
upon during the present season.
i
Game Refuges j
For several years the Commission
has been carefully studying the re- (
cently reported unfavorable con
ditions effecting the Kenai moose
herd and, in view of the decrease
in the numbers of this noble game
animal, the Commission has recom
mended the creation of a sanctuary j
on the Northwest portion of the
Kenai Peninsula. The sanctuary j
recommended includes one of the
principal breeding grounds of the
moose lying north of the Kenai
River and Skilak Lake and wrest of
the Chickaloon River.
To assure the maintenance of the
supply of the animal that attracts
the largest number of big game
hunters to the Territory, the Com
mission has recommended that the
present fish culture reservation on
Afognak Island be broadened in its
scope to also supply protection to
the large brown bears.
In both the Kenai moose sane- j
tuary -ind the Afognak Island bear j
sanctuary the Commission has rec-;
ommended that the usual trapping;
rights of the residents be not in- j
terfered with.
A resolution from the Seward j
Chamber of Commerce asking for j
the establishment of a game sane- j
tuary paralleling the Seward-Kenaij
Lake Highway wras held over with-;
■)ut action as it was not accompan- j
ied by an expression of the views j
Df the people living within the area !
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to be included.
Bag Limits Changed
As a result of the increased hunt- *
ing of mountain sheep on the
Kenai Peninsula, a noticeable de
crease has been observed in the
numbers of rams and, to prevent
undue depletion, the Commission
deems it advisable to reduce the
bag limit to one ram for both resi
dents and non-residents alike. A
number of people living within the
district now open for the hunting
of mountain sheep on the western
side of the Kenai heartily recom
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JANUARY ...20
FEBRUARY 24
MARCH .23
APRIL .27
MAY .25
JUNE .29
JULY .27
AUGUST ..31
SEPTEMBER 28
OCTOBER _....26
NOVEMBER. 30
DECEMBER 28
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