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Selling Bear Hides
Posted by B_M on Jan 31 2006
So, if you haven't heard, the board of game passed new regulations allowing for the sale of grizzly hides from units with predator control programs under way.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/7405272p-7317383c.html

What do you guys think of this?  To be honest, I'm not yet sure what to think.  I guess my initial concern is that after a couple of years the practice of selling bears will become entrenched, especially in rural areas where an extra thousand or two a year can make a big difference for families.  While the bear population of our state is very healthy (too much so in some areas), will this be something that we can revoke in the future if need be?  Or will it be viewed by some as their "right" and thus become an untouchable law? Bears reproduce slowly, so anything that potentially makes future management more difficult concerns me.  That being said, I certainly see the upside to this.  I need a little while longer to mull over the idea, but I'm really curious to hear what the rest of you think.

-Brian

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