The State of Alaska is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to manage hunting methods on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, including allowing brown bear baiting that is currently prohibited.
by a Ninth Circuit judge from April that upheld restrictions on hunting and brown bear baiting in the refuge. The restrictions date back to 2016, when then-President Barack Obama imposed limits on brown bear baiting and hunting in the refuge.the court’s April decision upholding the ban on biting, with Nicole Schmitt, executive director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, calling it “a sigh of relief for all those who enjoy the Refuge and its wildlife.
“Any attempt to legislate through policy by unelected officials sets a dangerous precedent to all states,” said Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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