Despite over 60,000 public comments in opposition, the Board unanimously voted to reinstate ADF&G’s bear control program, granting ADFG the authority to gun any bears, anytime, of any sex and age within the 40,000 square mile area.
Action Alert: ADFG Requests Regulation Change to Instate Bear Killing
On June 6, the State released a public notice that the Board of Game has proposed to adopt regulation changes to the 2011 Mulchatna wolf predator control program that would allow ADFG to also aerially gun black and brown bears.