I wonder if non-residents would shoot the sow and cubs packages?

The fact they let it get to this point shows how bad the wildlife has been managed there. What a shame

I do not think this issue is as simple to solve as some might think .I am getting so lazy I am reluctant to shoot a cow elk 4miles beyond the end of a road that you can legally drive on and I have a pack horse .Big country and heavy meat !

What difference would it make if the end goal is dead bears.

POPULATION DYNAMICS AND LIMITING FACTORS
During the early and mid-1970s most Alaskan herds declin
Table 1, 2, 3). The statewide population declined from
ed (Fig.
415,000
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1970 to 255,000 in 1977 (a decline of 39%, r = -0.08). In contrast
most herds increased from 1977 to 1989. The statewide population
grew from 255,000 in 1977 to 729,000 in 1989 (200%, r = 0.09). The
historical records and prehistorical evidence suggest that frequent
and dramatic population changes have always occurred in Alaskan
caribou herds.

Caribou are cyclical, nobody really understand all the reasons why. They are relatively slow to bounce back from a crash. The cows only have one calf, never twins. But it stands to reason that their recovery can be helped by predator control, providing the habitat is healthy

The end goal is an increased caribou population and meat for residents. It is illegal for hunters to kill sows with cubs. My guess, adfg is shooting those too. They are also targeting bears on calving grounds likely killing calves during and before calving season. Could they get non-residents to do this? The State Legislature would have to modify the law that requires non-residents to hire a guide. I believe this control is being done from Helicopters/ super cubs. That would also require a law or regulation change to let hunters perform this
predator management.

Sometimes it is just easier to let the man do it. I'm sure the government has spent millions studying the problem and will spend more millions. I can't get to worked up over them actually solving a problem other than studying it endlessly.

From the IM report to the BOG it looks like since 2012 ADFG has spent 2.721 million dollars on research.

I saw those bears when they auctioned them off in early march down town Anchorage this year. Some trooper confiscation but mostly predator control program bears.
Crazy over 95 bears fleshed and salt dried, all laid out in the parking lot. I think I may have a picture of it.

Fear not, the bleeding hearts are already WAY involved and trying their level best to stop the work. But thanks to some far-seeing legislators years ago (thank you Senator Bert Sharp,) Alaska has a statute called the "Intensive Management Law." (Dirt illuded to this in his posts...) Simply put, it requires ADFG to take action to conserve populations at traditional harvest levels of animals used for meat for the table. It's not just predator control. Facets include habitat manipulation (browse mgt, prescribed fire...) and various other management options.

Without the IM law, court orders from sympathetic, goofy urban judges, instituted at the behest of the "bleeding hearts," would have long ago halted most, if not all, of our predator management programs and projects.

Pete

At least take out that many in MN to stop our dwindling population of deer. MN DNR seems to be afraid of the wolf lovers since they lie about the number of wolves in MN.

Agreed it would be easier to just let them do it. But it would not be too difficult to write a temporary change in the regulation. Open season in 17B for nonresident with no guide until xxx amount of bears are killed check in daily on your inreach to see if that number has been met. Lots of guys would love to hunt them but don't have 30k to pay a guide.

It would be real easy to get the guide lobby to support your idea. They probably are not too happy about adfg killing $30,000 times 100 bears equals 3 million dollars worth of brown bears.

The guides shouldn't have a say in the states resources.

Since the bear control programs were created in an amendment to a wolf control proposal after public testimony closed , apparently they didn't.

When it comes to Caribou, who doesn't appreciate reindeer games?

The only positive to the caribou going away was all the people went with them. Basically haven't seen any people or camps out here in 17 or 19 in 20 years, kinda nice come to think of it. Maybe it is better for fish and game to shoot the bears,at least it's just a couple guys and a helicopter.

It was quite the zoo.

Is it filling up with non res black bear or moose? It can easily be a temporary thing just as blasting 100 or so bears a year and leaving them lay is

You really think residents are eating grizzly bears?

Probably for the same reasons farmers don't open their property to hunters Now there are a few who will respect your property and take out a couple does More think they can invite all their friends so you have no idea who they are and then you have want to be a utube heros it Isn't worth the headache