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I read in the Anchorage Fish Wrap that 3 Russian surnamed men were caught and charged with a variety of hunting violations.
It looks like they killed a dozen bull caribou, a cow caribou and a moose out of the subsistence area. Sounds like a lot of iron and equipment was confiscated. The article didn't say if any of the caribou looked diseased.
This one will be good to follow in light of the Pt. Hope case.

3 charged in killing of a dozen caribou

By JAMES HALPIN
jhalpinadn.com

Published: January 27th, 2010 01:49 PM
Last Modified: January 27th, 2010 01:49 PM

Three men have been charged with hunting offenses stemming from the killing of 12 caribou along the Denali Highway, Alaska State Troopers said today.

Troopers say the three Delta Junction residents -- Vladimir Doroshuk, 30; Andrey Medyanikov, 29; and Grigoriy Rybak, 43 -- parked a truck and trailer along the highway on Dec. 7 and left the federal subsistence hunting area on snowmachines.

They proceeded to kill 11 bull caribou and one cow a half mile or more outside the subsistence area, troopers said. The cow carcass was dragged from the kill site and buried in snow, then left to waste, troopers said.

During the investigation, conducted by troopers and Bureau of Land Management rangers, a moose illegally killed was to have been butchered in one of the men's yards earlier in the winter, troopers said.

Investigators seized as evidence the carcasses, several rifles, three snowmachines, a sled and a dual axle trailer.

The men were charged in Delta Junction Jan. 20. All were charged with unlawful possession and transportation of illegally taken game and taking caribou in an area in which they were not permitted.

Doroshuk was also charged with wanton waste, taking a cow caribou during closed season and taking a moose in a closed area.


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Finally getting some serious enforcement effort here Art! Most of we Deltoids know that this isn't an isolated case.

Here's hoping this LEO work expands, grows and succeeds.

Dennis

Were any of those SOB's related to the big fat bitch that owns the chitty pizza joint in Delta?

you talkin pizza Bella on the right hand side after the Y that either takes you to Tok or on to Ft. Greeley?



unless it's changed hands I thought the owners were Greek


they used to serve good pizza years ago, expanded into FBKS, but closed down, seems they ran off all the help screaming at them.

Vern should know, hopefully he'll chime in, I haven't been there in years.

I depend upon him to let me know who puts a good scald on stuff in Big D

I try to do the same for him here in FBKS


hopin to break bread with that rascal in the near future.

This kind of stuff happens all the time down in Delta, but it is nice to see some of them get busted for a change. Cant tell you how much illegal crap I have seen the Ruskies pull over the years living down there.

1ak is correct on the pizza joint...Greek.....and no pizza is worth that much $$$$$. Sorry ya got burned in Delta Ace.

If dining in the evening in Delta, try The Snowhook at 1412 Alcan.

I hope the wanton waste charge results in a few days in jail as these immigrants have a serious dislike of jails.....it really gets their attention....

It's rumored that they are pulling similar stunts on the Alcan and Taylor Highways East of Tok.

The immigrant's kids brag to their teachers about the hundreds of rainbow trout they take from Quartz and Bolio Lakes and the moose they poached in the back yard......they are quite brazen about their poaching.

Yeah it was Pizza Bella. I didn't realize Greek women looked or could look like that.

I'm jaded by the Greek chick from Crete I met in Athens in a whor............I digress.

That bitch at Pizza Bella was mean. grin

Vern----Thanks for the tip. I hope to get back next year and catch up with some friends. Most of my "off" time was spent at the Big D or the Clearwater. I had a great time and met some incredible folks. My pizza experience only made it more fun.

Best regard, Bill

Hopefully more justice will come out of this than did that legal goat [bleep] in Pt. Hope.

If these guys don't get off, can they claim discrimination based on the Pt Hope precedent?

Don't know if it's still going on, but there was good sized Russian group doing woods work here in Oregon. Thinning, planting, fencing etc, and they were well known for living off the land regardless of seasons.

I remember hearing about them, didn't they get popped by the law?

I ate at Pizza Bella last August, man that place has gone down hill, next time I'll try the burger joint across the street. I've heard lots of stories about those Russians, they are not well liked by many that live in Delta and this particular story is one of the reasons why.

Let's see! Russian? OOOPS!! A minority group. Don't get too excited here about a conviction here boys. They're gonna walk - a-la Point Hope.
Bear in Fairbanks

Nope...they're not a different race. And they have no governmental relationship with the Federal government. And it's pretty easy to drive Trooper vehicles to catch them.

I'm thinking that if enough actual citizens keep raising hell, they may get set upon really well.

At least I hope so...

Dennis

Methinks the Delta residents won't let this one go by the wayside. These guys have been abusing the system for years, now that some have been caught, maybe someone will finally do something about it.

Maybe if the Russians have "minority status" in Alaska, this could be tried as a reverse "hate crime"?