Strange site last weekend on my patrol. A snowshoe hare on the road and he was turning white. All the others we seen were still in there summer apparel. Perhaps he was that colour all summer long.

Dirt your competition is not playing fare

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Location: Skwentna River

Case number: AK13060358
Type: Unlawful Acts by Big Game Guide, Unlawful Methods of Taking Big Game (Same day airborne)
Text: On 08/12/2013, Mat-Su West Wildlife Troopers received a report of an individual harvesting a black bear during a guided hunt the same day he flew into the hunting camp. Wildlife Troopers responded to a hunting camp on the bank of the Skwentna River. Troopers contacted Brian Babenzien, age 26, of Willow and Charles Keeter, age 48, of Wasilla. Babenzien is a licensed assistant guide and Keeter is a licensed class A guide. Troopers also contacted Paul Kovacs, age 54 of Pennsylvania who was the client for the guided hunt. Investigation revealed both Keeter and Babenzien assisted Kovacs in stalking and harvesting a black bear within the same day that Kovacs flew into the camp. Both Keeter and Babenzien were issued misdemeanor summonses for unlawful acts by a big game guide and released at the scene. Kovacs was issued a misdemeanor summons for same day airborne and released at the scene.
Author: EGB0
Received Wednesday, August 14, 2013 7:14 AM and posted Wednesday, August 14, 2013 7:31 AM

I read that they self reported.

Well at least they are honest .....except for the shooting same day part

I also heard they did a self turn-in. I'd guess that they figured that since they were in an IM area and you could fly and BAIT the same day airborne, they were OK.

But that reg would make sense.....!

Look where they are from. I rest my case.

Apparently, they weren't baiting ( well with a registered bait station ) or they would have been legal.

Losing 5 minutes of daylight today. Man, if that keeps up, 35 minutes just this week! Be winter before we know it.

I am sure you see no problem with that .

I am almost ready!

Moose season started today , Sister in law dropped her boys off at the beach and they took off first ones on the river while lighting her smokehouse 5 minutes latter she heard them shoot twice. I guess they tipped over a little 2 1/2 yr old

That's awesome! Starting to get the itch. My wife's uncle is coming up from Michigan this fall, hopefully I'll be able to help him fulfill his Alaskan dream hunt.

Good on them! Fresh moose in August sounds pretty good.
I see it dropped below freezing in Barrow last night. Cooling down here, but just in the 50's for now. Glad the heat wave is over.

Heading to Kotzebue for bou and moose in mid Sept.

Been cloudy and rainy here for awhile, clouds finally moved off the Chugach Mtns., but no snow yet up there...but you can feel it the air...school started today and the State Fair begins today so we are nearing the end of one of the best summers on record.

Need to start getting ready for this season....

It must be hunting season I see all the guides letting their clients shoot sub legal sheep in the trooper report.

Location: Fleishman Glacier, Swentna
Case number: AK13062413
Type: Unlawful Acts by Big Game Guide
Text: On 08/18/2013, Mat-Su West Wildlife Troopers received a report of an individual harvesting a sublegal dall sheep. Troopers contacted Travis Kinne who is a registered assistant guide. Investigation revealed on 08/16/2013, Kinne assisted a client during a guided hunt to harvest a sheep which was sublegal. Kinne was issued a misdemeanor summons to appear in the Palmer Court at a later date.
Author: EGB0
Received Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:21 AM and posted Wednesday, August 21, 2013 8:59 AM

Location: Big River
Case number: AK13061660
Type: Take sublegal sheep
Text: On 08/13/13 at approximately 1558hrs, Alaska Wildlife Troopers from Aniak responded to
the Big River valley near the community of Stony River for the report of a sublegal dall sheep
ram that was taken by a hunter. Investigation revealed that Douglas Leach, age 58 of
Morgantown, WV, had harvested a sublegal dall sheep ram earlier that morning while on a
guided hunt. Leach was issued a summons with a mandatory court date in Aniak District Court
on 08/28/13 at 0915 hrs.
Author: TDA0

That sucks.

Flying home from work today there is fresh snow on the north side of the brooks, so it's coming!!

Dirt your wildlife is taking a beating

Location: Skwentna
Case Number: AK13059666
Type: Take Bull Caribou During Closed Season
Text: On 8-17-13, Mat-Su West Wildlife Troopers issued a summons to appear in court to David A. Shearer,
age 45, of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky for shooting and killing a bull caribou during closed season. A court
date has been set in the Palmer District Court.
Author: JEL2
Received Thursday, August 22, 2013 6:22 AM and posted Thursday, August 22, 2013 6:57 AM

Wife wants me to rent a satellite phone for moose hunting this year. Any tips on a good place to rent one in Fairbanks?

I think that Surveyors Exchange rents them. They are behind the Yamaha dealer off of college rd. I'd recommend getting a phone that uses the Iridium satellite network. They also sell the good flagging tape that remains somewhat usable in below freezing temps.