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Alaska’s longest and most popular hunting season ended early this year. The Delta Junction bison hunt usually extends from October to March, but the state limited this year’s season to just two weeks, and only 50 animals were taken, because last winter’s heavy snow and ice buildup wiped out nearly a third of the Delta bison herd. ....
Now that last winter’s heavy snowpack is finally melting away, wildlife biologists in the eastern Interior are getting a better idea of how many moose and bison starved to death, because of the lack of forage. Meanwhile, several area residents are trying to get rid of the carcasses of winter kills that until now have been covered up by the snow. ....
Bison have been spending their winters in the farmlands near Delta Junction for decades. But this year's deep, icy snow pack has forced the animals to forage at farms and travel on roadways. And that's put both the bison and drivers at risk. A. ....