Ummmm....I don't hunt (buying, stores, move)

[Glitch]

Originally Posted by notreesininceland

What is the prescribed response if you are in the field with your kill and a bear shows up?

It is illegal to shoot a bear in defense of your game, unless your survival depends upon it.

The meat of a game animal that you have legally taken becomes your property, but you may not kill another wild animal to protect the meat unless the meat is necessary for your livelihood or survival. In this situation you still must do everything possible to protect the meat (i.e., proper storage, scaring the scavenger, etc.) before you may kill the scavenger.

Source: Alaska Hunting Regulations

In addition, bears taken in defense of life or property belong to the State.

[bajadrmin]

Originally Posted by notreesininceland

What is the prescribed response if you are in the field with your kill and a bear shows up?

Back away very slowly then go straight home and change your pants????

[Grannysroost]

Originally Posted by bajadrmin

Back away very slowly then go straight home and change your pants????

Maybe bring a spare pair just in case and do not, DO NOT wear your 'eau de Salmon' spray...

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by bajadrmin

Back away very slowly then go straight home and change your pants????

If that happens to me....I hope the smell alone of crapping myself will scare the bear away !!

[starlite9]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

so I need to ask a question.

If someone goes deer hunting, does it mean anything if they bring back a deer in a mesh bag?

In most cases where someone brings the meat back in a bag is because they are saving weight from a flyin hunt.

If they are by a road system, then it is more of a poaching issue. They don't want to bring back a complete animal because it is to easy to be spotted.

I will find moose poached and rotting with just the backstraps missing, which really pisses me off.

At times we will have a "Potlatch" and there will be some critters taken, and at times only a small part of the animal is salvaged which is another sore spot....

[starlite9]

Originally Posted by bajadrmin

Back away very slowly then go straight home and change your pants????

Make sure you have your bear tags....

[Metlakatla]

Originally Posted by starlite9

In most cases where someone brings the meat back in a bag is because they are saving weight from a flyin hunt.

If they are by a road system, then it is more of a poaching issue. They don't want to bring back a complete animal because it is to easy to be spotted.

I will find moose poached and rotting with just the backstraps missing, which really pisses me off.

At times we will have a "Potlatch" and there will be some critters taken, and at times only a small part of the animal is salvaged which is another sore spot....

OK...thanks. The deer with just the backstrap taken out was found within a five minute walk from my house, and we're right on the road. It could be possible that the guy with the mesh bag didn't do it though and had the deer in the mesh bag for reasons suggested here but something tells me differently. Can't do much about it without absolute proof though.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by Metlakatla

OK...thanks. The deer with just the backstrap taken out was found within a five minute walk from my house, and we're right on the road. It could be possible that the guy with the mesh bag didn't do it though and had the deer in the mesh bag for reasons suggested here but something tells me differently. Can't do much about it without absolute proof though.

Met...make a report anyway. Report what you saw and who, maybe giving the police a heads up will give them cause to watch more carefully. make it clear you are not accusing anyone of anything...just reporting an irresponsible hunter is on the loose.

[Metlakatla]

You know, the main idjit there isn't even supposed to have a firearm. I'm not terribly into turning in people in for that, though, even though this isn't a part of Alaska where it's all that necessary to have one. We don't even have moose on the island and the little blackies don't bother anyone much.

[The Grill God]

Some areas of Alaska it is illegal to debone an animal in the field. These are areas where there has been a history of spoilage of meat before hunters remove the animals from the field. The mesh bags in question are used to keep the meat clean and allow airflow. It is not necessarily a sign that a hunter is doing something wrong. I have deboned many animals in the field to pack them out. If it is cool out and you won't have much problem cooling the meat then for most people this is the preferred method. I have been hunting for 25 years now and I've never heard of anyone using the bones for anything with exception of the moose scapula for calling in more moose.