Kenai Peninsula Game Shows Increase
Says Local Kenai Moose Range Manager
Wild animal life on the Kenai
Peninsula is definitely on the
upswing, John B. Hakala, refuge
.anager for the Kenai National
Moose Range, said Wednesday.
Conservation m e a s u r e s, re
•• ic-ted areas and controlled
inting have protected the ani
als in their natural habitat and
the trend is on the increase for
all wild animal life, with the pos
sible exception of black bear.
“There are possibly 8000 or
More moose on the entire Ke mi
Peninsula with an estimated
•MOO of them within boundaries
f the Kenai National Moose
Range, counting this year’s calf
crop,” Hakala said.
If hunters are discouraged in
failing to get their moose, it is
r >t because of scarcity of bulls,
t cording to the refuge manager.
“There are large numbers of
alls within the Range, more
than usual this year. They just
haven’t come down to the lower
levels yet,” he said.
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The browse situation is at its
peak now in the 1947 Kenai Bum
area, although it is short, Haka
la sakl. The eastern side has been
somewhat heavily used the 1-ist
three mild winters by the main
herd which did not find it nee s
sary to move down from the
higher altitudes.
The gross area included in the
devasating five which swept for
ests of the Kenai Peninsula in
1947 covered 410,000 acres of
which 216,000 net acres burned.
Though restricted by fire con
trol measures, the fire raged for
approximately six weeks and fin
ally was extinguished by natural
means when heavy rains came.
Regrowth of young trees and
brush form the favorite browse
upon which moose feed.
Aerial count of sheep actually
seen in the mountains of the
Moose Range this year numbered
817 animals in comparison with
a similar aerial survey of 798 in
1959 and 763 in 1960. Actual
count of goats this year was 183,
in 1960 it was 137.
‘‘Wildlife population fluctuates
from year to year,” the refuge
manager said. “But the trend is
decidedly on the increase for
goat, sheep and moose. More
brown bear have been spotted
this year than in a considerable
number of years. The Blackie
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Luther H. Hodges’ designation of
five Alaska areas eligible for re
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trend is a little lower this year
than usual. We counted 22 black
bear within a span of 22 miles
by ak in 1960 and only 14 in the
same number of miles this year.
Of course, they may have been
hidden out in the brush or have
moved on to a different locality.”
The abundance of berries this
year is providing feed not only
for bear population but also for
increased numbers of ptarmigan
and spruce grouse, noted Hakala.
He also said rabbits or snows hoc
hare were plentiful and showed
a decided increase in numbers.
The 1960 moose hunting regu
lations are an aid to hunters,
Hakala pointed out. Last year a
camp had to be established prior
to hunting moose if an airplane
was used for transportation. This
year no such camp is required,
however no hunting can be done
from the plane.
Moose and other big game
animals reportedly are in their
best condition now, due to the
series of mild winters giving
good winter feeding and the
abundance of browse and other
feed conditions.
Salmon Research
Funds Increased
Nearly half a million dollars
in additional funds has been made
available to the Alaska Depart
ment of Fish and Game for
salmon research, the Department
of the Interior has announced.
Last April, the Bureau of Com
mercial Fisheries of the Fish aed
Wildlife Service announced that
$181,300 was being transferred
to the state for that purpose. It
was part of a $1 million piograra
for salmon research approved by
Congress as part of a supple
mental appropriatigp bill for the
remainder of fiscal 1961.
The contract has now been re
negotiated for a total of $614,
900, now that more funds are
available. The additional $433,800
allocated to Alaska is for fiscal
1962.
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