Changes adopted for next year's game regs

Alaska’s Board of Game adopted a number of changes for the upcoming regulatory year, which take effect July 1.

Of local interest, the

definition of spike-fork antlers was updated to read as “antlers of a bull moose with only one or two tines on at least one antler, a point or tine

originating within two inches of the base of the antler and less than three inches in length will not be counted as a tine; male calves are not considered spike bulls.”

The change was proposed this year by Wrangell’s Game Advisory Committee (AC) as Proposal 6. In its proposal,

the AC expressed its view that burl poin...