House OKs higher hunting, fishing fees

Bagging brown bears, moose will get costly for non-residents

The Alaska House voted 33-7 Wednesday on a bill to increase hunting and fishing license fees as a way to raise revenue for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

House Bill 137 is the first significant change to resident hunting and fishing fees in 24 years and the first significant change to nonresident fees in 17 years, lead sponsor Rep. Dave Talerico, R-Healy, said Wednesday.

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Alaska Outdoor News - October 5

Fortymile River from Taylor Highway (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

• Car junkyard becomes prized Alaska fishing spot...Anchorage Daily News
• 5 charges slapped on Alaska lodge owners accused of baiting bears...Alaska Dispatch
• It’s been a record year for commercial fishermen in Southeast Alaska, with more than 100 million salmon caught in the region for the first time ever....Juneau Empire
• One of the two backers of Alaska's controversial Pebble Mine pulled out of the project...Puget Sound Business Journal
• Scott Johnson and his moose hunting partners see an occasional Fortymile caribou as they travel along the Yukon River between Eagle and Circle, but nothing like they saw last week....Fairbanks News Miner

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Russian RIver Fishing Season Approaching

Russian river Alaska (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Cooper Landing, Alaska—The Russian River opens to fishing June 11. This popular area for fishing results in a mixture of people, fish and bears. The Kenai-Russian River area is an intensively used fishing and recreation area, valued by anglers, federally qualified subsistence users, and other visitors for its easy access. High human use between the months of May and September, coupled with abundant fishery resources, has led to public and employee safety concerns and impacts to the resources in the area.
Visitors are requested to respect the areas that are fenced or roped off to protect restored vegetation and cultural sites. Visitors should to stay on maintained and established trails and boardwalks. Visitors are also strongly requested to use the public restroom facilities that are dispersed throughout the area due to the potential of disturbing sensitive cultural sites along the river corridor.

“Alaska Natives have used this area, known as the Sqilantnu Archeological District, for centuries. The area is one of the most complex archeological sites in Alaska and it is up to all of us to leave a legacy of responsible use that we can be proud of,” said Sasha Lindgren, Kenaitze Indian Tribe.