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RC 065 Black Bear Prince William Sound (Unit 60) Black Bear 3 ACRs accepted: One bear every three years Institute a registration hunt Shorten the season to start Sl'pt. 25 instead of Sept. 10 These are all public proposals 2/16/2015 1

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RC 065

Black Bear

Prince William Sound (Unit 60) Black Bear 3 ACRs accepted:

• One bear every three years • Institute a registration hunt • Shorten the season to start Sl'pt. 25 instead of

Sept. 10

These are all public proposals

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Black Bear Background: Population Information

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Black Bear Background: Potential causes of harvest declines and/or increased take of females

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Black Bear

Proposal 209: Seeks to change the bag limit for black bears in Unit 60 to one bear everv three vears - -

Department Position: Neutral

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Black Bear

Proposal 210: Seeks establish a registration hunt for black bears in Unit 60

Department Recommendation: Support

This is a public proposal Copper RiH•r/ l'ri1KL' \\'illi ,1 111 Sound ,. \C- support :\nchor,1gL' :\C- support \ \ 'h it ticr .\C- cou Id not 111l'l'I \ ·,1ldl'1 ,. \C- nwt FL'l1ru,u\' I~

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Black Bear Proposal 2 I 0

Depa rtn1cnt Rccon1n1cnda ti on: Support

& The department supports measures to reduce black bear harvests in Unit 60.

& This is the preferred alternative. & allows you to leave the season open as long as

possible but still get the reduction in harvest. & Will allow the department to close the season

\\'hen 200 bears have been taken

Black Bear

Proposal 211: Seeks to shorten the foll black bear season in Unit 60 by 15 days to start September 25

Department Recommendation: Neutral

This is a public proposal Coppl'r Ri\'l'r/ l'ri1KL' \\'illiam Sound AC- opposl' ,. \nchoragl' :\C- support \\'hittil'r AC- could not nwl't \ 'alLkz AC- nwt Februar\' IK

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Black Bear Proposal 211

y:; Fall season date changes may not lead to a significant reduction in harvest

y:; If the proposed season dates had been used in the last 10 years an average of 36 bears (17 sows) may not have been harvested.

y:; Considering the last 10 years, the overall reduction of harvest may have been 91X)

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Proposal 212-Unit 6B (Moose)

Controlled Use Area Seeks to allo\\' a boat crossing of the Copper River to access the hunt area previously available by the Copper River High\\'ay which now cannot be accessed by highway vehicle due to bridge failure.

Department Recommendation: Support

This is an Advisory Committee proposal Copper Rin'r/Prince \\'i 11 i<im Sound J\C- support \\'hittiL'r J\C- could not nwd

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U11it 6B CUA Proposal 212

~Background : CUA History rs Starting in RY93 Hunt Cl)J1ditiL)ns

c~ l.imikd tlw U~l' L)i nwtPri/t'd \ ehide~ to Lmh· high\\ ,1\· \ l'hick~ l)Jl the CL)pper Rin'r 11 igll\\ ,1\.

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yr Hunt conditions added a prnhibitil)J1 on same day USL' l)f

onh· airboats. yr Board l)f Game addressed the issue in RYll3 r.: RYO-!- present

c~ :\o ~anw-d,1\ nwtl)riNd rule i~ p,1~~ed for 5l'pt :;- Ud. 31 ::. C rl·.1tc>d .+ dJ\ ,,,11\.. -in hunt' Sl'f't I -;

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Unit 6B CUA Proposal 212

Department Recommendation: Support with Amendments

& Proposer's language \vould also put the early camp deployment closure (Aug 15-Sept 4) in regulation instead of hunt conditions

& Amended Language 0' RL'mO\'L'S "m,1intained surface" because the Copper Ri\'L'r

Highway is no longL'r maintained past the bridge failure

0' Clarifies where \'ehicles may be used once the same-day motorized ruil.' becomes effecti\'e.

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