Tributaries
Tidbits from the Headwaters
Reversal of Regulation Proposed for Bear Baiting and More
On January 5, the National Park service announced a proposal to amend regulations for hunting and trapping on national preserves in Alaska. The proposed regulations would only apply to hunting and trapping on Alaska national preserves. Federal Subsistence harvest in national parks and preserves in Alaska would not be affected by the proposed changes.
Bear Medicine
A little bear wandered around Chistochina for several days last month. He was malnourished and alone. A neighbor guessed that he was a runt, already small, and couldn’t keep up with Mama when she crossed Sinona Creek, which ran high this year. The bear was the talk of the town as he let himself into people’s houses, peeked through windows, and went from place to place looking for food and family.