Wrangell Sentinel -

For the first time in many years, a registration hunt is planned for brown bears in Game Management Units 7 and 15 on the Kenai Peninsula. The hunt opens October 1. Permits became available beginning Wednesday, Sept. 19, through the Alaska Department of Fish. The hunt is open to residents and non-residents; a guide must accompany non-residents.

For the past five years, brown bear hunting on the Kenai Peninsula has been available through a drawing system. At the January 2012 meeting, the Alaska Board of Game changed this system to a registration hunt. Hunters awarded a Kenai brown bear draw...