Legislature(2013 - 2014)BARNES 124
03/18/2013 01:00 PM House RESOURCES
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Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
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+ | SB 21 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | SB 27 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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= | HB 158 | ||
HB 158-DNR HUNTING CONCESSIONS 1:03:47 PM CO-CHAIR FEIGE announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 158, "An Act authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to implement a hunting guide concession program or otherwise limit the number of individuals authorized to conduct big game commercial guiding on state land." 1:04:10 PM ROGER SKOGEN stated he is a 38-year resident of Koliganek, which is located 70 air miles northeast of Dillingham in the Bristol Bay area in Game Management Unit (GMU) 17B. He said he is a resident hunter and subsistence user, but not a guide. He testified in support of HB 158 or something similar to limit the number of outfitters in the area. Prior to 1988, one guide operated in an exclusive guide area on the upper Nushagak River area. This guide managed the guide area and protected the wildlife resource, such that if he took a few moose out of one spot, he would move to another spot the next year to allow the population to rebound. He described the wildlife resource providing an abundance of moose, caribou, and black bear for local resident hunters, as well as for the outfitter. He highlighted that local residents use the local game for their [food sources]. MR. SKOGEN said that in 1988 under the Alaska Supreme Court's Oswichek decision, state land was opened up to an unlimited number of guides including the Nushagak River, with each one competing with the other guides and local residents for limited wildlife resource. In 1997, at the peak of the Mulchatna caribou herd, as many as 12 outfitter camps were scattered within a 10-mile stretch of river from King Salmon to the [Chulitna] River. He described the hunting as being totally out of control. Actually, little or no self-management happened due to the competition for the resources. 1:05:55 PM MR. SKOGEN recalled that one outfitter took 25 moose two years in a row out of one area. Once the area was depleted he moved on to another area. As a result, the moose and black bear populations were harvested to a critical low and have not yet recovered. This represents a major concern to local resident hunters who depend on the resource for their livelihood. Further, it creates problems for guides who do not have the quality hunts due to the high traffic. MR. SKOGEN said he would like to see guiding returned to something similar to the exclusive guide areas prior to 1988. He suggested it would result in fewer game management problems and would maintain an abundance of wildlife resources for all the parties involved. MR. SKOGEN said HB 158 does not address the issue of transporters, but this issue needs to be addressed. He recalled that in 1997 to 2000s, transporters created a huge problem with thousands of drop-off hunters flooding the area near the caribou herd, which nearly decimated the Mulchatna caribou herd. He reiterated his support for HB 158. 1:07:56 PM NICK JOHNSON offered his support of HB 158 because local subsistence hunters have difficulty competing with guides. He highlighted that the guides hunt in the [Nushagak], Mulchatna, and Nuyakuk Rivers. In closing, he said it is very difficult for local residents. 1:09:02 PM ROBERT "BOBBY" LARSON, Sr. stated he is a resident, subsistence hunter and this bill would better manage the resources to sustain the area. 1:09:25 PM CO-CHAIR FEIGE closed public testimony on HB 158. [HB 158 was held over.]
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SB27 Version A.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Sectional Analysis.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Transmittal Letter.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Nunamta Aulukestia Letter.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Fiscal Note DOL.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Fiscal Note DNR.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 Fiscal Note DEC.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Testimony.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Response to SFIN Questions.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Factsheet - Public Process.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Factsheet - Primacy.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Factsheet - Primacy Methods.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 DEC Factsheet - Primacy Benefits.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |
SB27 AOGA Letter.pdf |
HRES 3/18/2013 1:00:00 PM |
SB 27 |