Wrangell Sentinel -

Wrangell's advisory committee to Alaska Department of Fish and Game held the first of several public meetings at the Fire Hall Monday, to discuss Board of Game proposals for the 2014-15 meeting cycle. The committee provides a forum for fishing and wildlife issues, allowing the public to review and discuss new proposals and to provide recommendations to Alaska's boards of Fisheries and Game.

A variety of local fishermen, hunters, trappers and subsistence users stopped in to review 38 new policies and changes to management practices being proposed, which will be taken up by Game at its Jan. 9...