"Luring bears with doughnuts is not "hunting,"
Bullchit on several levels. ( I don't bait-station hunt by the way).
Takes a lot of doughnuts for one thing - there are better things. And it is hunting, since it takes a lot of work, and one can then more carefully choose the bear to be taken, avoiding inadvertently taking a sow with cubs, for example.
Having a brown bear trying to climb into your tree stand with you just makes it fun! Oh, I forgot - brown/griz don't climb, but from a post several years ago, apparently they can jump 14 feet high.... I suppose it's not "fair chase" to shoot a bear between your feet at a range of 4 inches from the muzzle....
" the department is committed to working with the people of Alaska on how to best manage their wildlife and habitat."
Simple. Get the hell out of it and let US manage OUR game populations! Our biologists have a far better track record than Washington-based non-management-trained political bureaucrats.
Last edited by las; 07/23/17.