The Wrangell sentinel., 1941-03-07
Open Beaver Season Likely
 In Southeast

There probably will be an open beaver season in Southeast Alaska from April 1 to 20, with a limit Of 10 and a 15-day sealing period, as urged by Wrangell Frank Dufresne Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, indicated at the monthly meeting Of the Stikine Sportsmens Association of Wran- gell Monday night. Game man Du- fresne said the open esason had been recommended by the Commits sion to the Fish and Wld1ife Ser vice in Washington and it was an- ticipated the recommendation would be followed.
 At current market prices. highest in years with blankets going at New York auction recently as high as $48, the limited open season here should mean around S6,O00 to trappers in the Wrangeu district, it is estimated. Fur men believe beaver should average to the trap per this year around $50 each.
 In addition to the limited beaver season this year, there will be an open season Cnow closed) on fur in Southeast Alaska next year, if the recommendations of the Com mission are approved in Washing ton, Dufresne said.
 The Associations monthly meet ing brought out a record atten- dance. more than 50 present, and was featured with some excellent colored movies shown by local cam. eraman H B. Thornquist, and talks by Dufresne and Wildlife Agent H. R. Sarber, who arrived that even ing on the Brown Bear from Ju- neau, Dufresne, called to Washing ton for his annual conference with game and fish officials, stopped in here especially, at the invitation of the SpOrtsmen, to attend the meet ing and give such information as he could to the local community.
 We'll pleased with the progress the Mongolian pheasants had been making here, Game head reported Wrangen could expect another 150. birds later on and that plans were being made to plant miIlet and oth- CT seed plants in the Wrangell area as a means of assuring the birds ample food supply.
 Agent Sarber gave an interesting discourse on field work in the dis trict, particularly stressing the deer situation. Field checks reveal that while there are large number of deer, there is no oYerpopulation, he pointed out and said it was not yet indicated that it was necessary to open the season On does. This has been found necessary, he explained, only in regions where there is an over abundance of deer such as in the state of Pennsylvania, and where there is ample food supply to per- petuate them. Due to heavily tim bered conditions in Southeast Alas ka, thus limiting food supply, over population of deer is not anticipat- ed, the agent said.
 Brown Bear in command of Capt. John Sellivold was just returning from patrol trip to the Aleutians. She sailed immediately after the meeting for Seattle from where Du- fresne will go east Other officials aboard were Ken Talmage, son-in- law of Wrangell's Ed Lindeman, and Darrell Naish, both connected with the Fish and Wildlife Service. Talmage was for years skipper on the game boat Seal, now the Bear.
 Sarber brought the Black Bear over from Petersburg, remained ov- ernight and returned to his head quarters the next day.
 Sportsmen served coffee and doughnuts with committeeman Fred Hanford and Bill Wies doing their stuff. Next big meeting of the group is set for April 2. Another enter tainfng evening is being planned.