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Anyone have POC information on firms hiring Bear Guards either up on the North slope, or next Spring ?
Any good web sites that these types of jobs are normally posted on ?
Anyone know of any Oil companies on the North slope who hire Bear Guards directly ?
Anyone know of any companies who hire A-EMT's for Medical support on the North slope ?
Any other commentary, anecdotes, training or gear recomendations or the like are welcomed.
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When I worked on the Slope all of the "bear guarding" was done by the contract security firms and the ETT's up there were working along with a Nurse Practitioner who used one of the North Slope Borough Docs for supervision. There were no "independent" bear guards and all firearms (what few there are) are locked up until a bear is actually sighted around the work areas.
Take a look at the Native Corporations up there, they get a lot of the fire/medic/security contracts.
NANA, DOYON, AHTNA, and CIRI are the biggest players.
Ed
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I just seen "him" yesterday....bought a gun from "him" 2 years ago....."him" ain't in the biz to make hoards of $$$ he's his own boss and works at his pace...used to "race pigeons"...even got one to fly from IL to here! notice I said 1
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They trained us most every year, before the winter drilling season, to be certified USF&W polar bear hazers. Then they would hire natives to do the job instead.
Given the fact they can legally shoot polar bears anytime, the paperwork mess involved in an oil company employee shooting a polar bear has to be a lot simpler if it's a native.
It made sense to me, even if I had rather been the guy with the gun.
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Thanks for the info' guys.
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Gus wants me to ask
"who's stealing all of our bears? and why aren't they guarding them better?"
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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It's the guys who are eating the earth who are stealing the bears. They're eating the bear guards, too.
Ed
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I was a certified beer guard. I got fired. Pisser!
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dang earth eaters anyway! las even I know better than to have the fox guard the hen house! who the hades left you in charge? oh elbow, er I mean iron bender?
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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you know it makes me lonesome for mom when you call me by the pet name she gave me...
so stop it! I feel tears formin up
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Randy, Mom ever tell you that you're a *sensitive* Bastid?
But, back to the thread.
I know a couple of guys that worked bear guard for seis crews fall to spring. Most of it is be done on word-of-mouth and personal recos and most hired are guides, outfitters, etc., not 'regular' fellers.
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Another source is the several gold mines in operation, But as always due to insurance issues the contractor is the point of hire. Goldbelt supplies the safety officers in South East. The Forest Service employees do the work at bear viewing locations. The USDA is always in need of Wildlife Technicians to do control work at airports, island fox eradication, Sea duck nest work on the Slope and seasonal duties on the Islands, Most of the work is with gulls and waterfowl but mammals need to be pushed off the runways also. PM me I will forward your name to the State Director. Expect locality pay plus G4...you have to want to do the work...not big money job!
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Uncas, is the State Director for Bear Guard work, or wildlife control/eradication ?
Do you have a link, phone # or complete company name and location for Goldbelt ?
Thanks.
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