Three problem bears were killed last week. Each one was caught eating garbage from a dumpster on Selief Lane, according to Fish & Game area biologist Nate Svoboda. KPD shot the third one on Selief Thursday night, though it wasn’t immediately killed. “It’s my understanding that once again the dumpster was left open,” Svoboda said. “Either that or there was …
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Temperatures might be down in Kodiak, but that doesn’t mean bear problems are down too. The local Fish & Game office has tracked down and shot two problem bears in town this week, and they’re reminding residents — not all bears hibernate in the winter. Kodiak brown bear. (Pixabay) Bears have been frequent visitors around Kodiak the last few months, …
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The Buskin River weir is set up during the summer to count mainly pinks, cohos and sockeyes. (Photo by Kavitha George/KMXT) Subsistence fishing for Buskin River coho salmon will reopen at 12:01 am on Thursday, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Federal Subsistence Board. According to Alaska Department of Fish & Game Area Management Biologist James Jackson, both the …
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