The Nome nugget., 1928-12-29
ALASKA GAME COMMISSION
 CHANGES REGULATIONS

tReleased under date of Nov. 2O) Completing their fifth annual meeting the Alaska Game Commts- sion adjourned today after an elev- en days session. The present ses- sion is the second during 1928 due to the time of meeting having been changed from the beginning to the latter part of the year. The next annual meeting will be held in the fall of 1929 on date to be an- nounced later.
 Any changes in present regula- tions recommended by the Commis- sion at the session just concluded. will not become effective until after July i. 1929. New game cir culars will be printed and distrib- uted in time to be in the hands of the interested persons before July first
 A lesser number Of letters con- taining recommendations for the changing of the regulations were received during the present year than during previous years. Con- tinuing the policy to make as few changes as necessary in the regu- lations, there were but few changes and corrections recommended this year. Among these were the fol-
 
 change in season or bag limits on big game.
 The Capture of Live Furbearers
 For Propagation
 The present policy of the Com mission in the issuance of permits to capture live wild furbearers out of season for propagation purposes. was modified slightly to care for changing conditions in the fur farming industry, and a change has been recommended in Regulation 4 to permit persons taking live wild furbearers during the open season to retain them alive for propagation after the close of the season, un- der permit from the Commission.
 Caribou
 The present regulation providing three districts and like number of open seasons for the taking of caribou, has been found to be con- fusing in the two districts South of Fur District 3 divided by the Alaska Range and the Ahklun Mountains. and in the third dis trict described as Fur District 3, the residents have been forced to become violators to provide them selves with necessary meats thru out the year. To correct these conditions 1t has been recommend ed that for the taking of caribou but two districts be made and that these be that part of Alaska south of the Arctic Circle and that part North of the Circle. In the former district the open season to be from August 20 to December 31. and in the latter district, there be no cl6sed season. It has been recom- mended that the bag limits for the residents be 5 animals throughout Alaska. excepting in the Alaska Peninsula where the limit remains at 2-the same as heretofore. and for non-residents the limit be animals throughout the Territory excepting on tho Alaska Peninsula and there 1t he reduced to 1.
 Large Brown Bear
 To permit livestock raisers or certain islands of the Kodiak-Afog nak Islands Group to protect theil property, it has been recommended that the present regulation permit ting the killing of dangerous ami mals be modified to permit resi- dents to protect their stock.
 Wild Life Refuges
 Responsive to petitions signed b! more than 300 residents of tn. Cordova section that the area com prising the drainage of Eyak Lak' be set aside as a wild life refuge the Commission has recommendet complete protection for all game birds and furbearers in this are; and 1t is to be known as the "Eyal Lake Wild Life Refuge"
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