Early numbers show strong brown bear hunt

Final numbers haven’t been tallied yet, but the spring bear hunt in the Bristol Bay region looks to have been a solid one.
More than 200 brown bears were harvested in the Bristol Bay region this spring, according to preliminary numbers from ADF&G. (Photo courtesy of National Park Service)“(We) had a lot of very satisfied, happy hunters,” said King Salmon-based Fish and Game biologist Chris Peterson.
Some 200 brown bears were harvested during the spring hunt. She says t