Forgetting the ‘I want, I need’ mentality when it comes to caribou hunts Published February 27
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Print article A few days ago, I ran into an old friend who had just turned 90. “How is life now that you are 90?” I asked. “Well,” he replied, “things ain’t great. I can hardly see across the room any more. My hearing is so bad that if a bomb went off in the next room, I’m not likely to hear it. On top of that, I can’t remember what I was doing or where I am. But there is one bright spot. I still have my hunting license! And, and . I just drew a Unit 13 caribou permit!”
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The decisions for opening and closing hunting grounds and setting harvest limits are decided by the more than 100 Alaskans who sit on 10 regional advisory councils that inform the Federal Subsistence Board.
“They’re the ones that are on the ground and making these observations based upon a lifetime of experience,” said Jim Fall, who until recently was the state’s head of subsistence research.
He recently retired from the Alaska Department of Fish & Game after 39 years of service. And he’s been to a lot of these council meetings where a wide-ranging group from across a region have frank and full discussions about the state of wildlife populations, fish stocks and observations about what’s happening in their communities.
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Sitka black-tailed deer in DeGroff Bay. (Photo by Alaska Department of Fish & Game)
The Sitka Advisory Committee is seeking volunteers to help represent local concerns to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The trapping, resident sport fishing, processor, and alternate seats are all up for re-election at Wednesday’s (1-20-21) meeting. KCAW’s Erin Fulton spoke with committee members Heather Bauscher and Steve Ramp about the Sitka AC and how the public can get involved.
The Sitka Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Information on how to attend the meeting is available here.