Volume 24-25, 1976-7 - The Arctic Circle - Home

\rcL. )O(V \tro.4 THE ARTCTIC CTRCUIAR95NEWS RELEASES FRCM TTM ]IIKON CCI\MNMEITINE[^l Ft R TRAPPI]IG REGIJI-AIIOT{S - October 3, L977Reent changes in Yukon t s traping regul^atiqrs harze eased scrrerestrictions and tightened others for ttre territory's 387 traplineoperations and three grolp areas. TLre ctranges rriere initiated by tlreYukon Tlnppers Assocaition follcn^ring a series of r,,prkshops inIilcrrernber 1976 and harrc ttre crcncr.rnence of the association. A nenrtrappers and traSpers assistant licence has been derieloped for tlreestfunated 1000 trappers rlfto raork tlre Yulcon lines today. It crcnfonnsto a ne\'\r cor$)uter qlstsn wtr-ich will nwritor ttre annr:aI fi:r hanrest.Ttre nenr trappers licence must be carried in addition to a regulargeneral hurting licence and is arrailable at no ctrarge frcm arry wildlifebranch office.The ner^/ regulations aIIol,r trappers with cer^tificates of registrationto take tp to two black bears per year, one of wtr-idr mr.st ccrre frcnrhis registered traSping area. The old regrr:lation only alIorrcd tlretakirg of one black bear and required a perrnit for ttre sale of anyblack bear hide. Yukon traSpers nohr are allcr4ied to sell the Lr-ide oftlre black bear w"ittrout a perrnit to tlre holder of a valid fi:r traderslicence. Thet€ had been sone residents vrtro held tratrpers licences i:rorder to bag nrcre than one caribou or one rrDose arrlnaltrere in tkreterritory in one year. Tlais has been clranged. A seqcnd carijcou ornrcose can rp\^r only be taken within the registered trapping Errea. Forcarijcou, the trapper can hr:nt betneen lilornernber I and Jarnrary 31. Formcose, tlrc tra54>er I s season will be fnqn Dilcrrernber I to Norzember 3l .These ner^/ IIDose and caribou regulations are intended to help tratrpersI/rtto live off tlreir trap lines. Ihere is a nenr restriction on the takingof wolves and coyotes. There r:sed to be a year rou:d. season on theseanimals , but it is no,,r closed frcnr March 31 to August 1. TLrose t-rappingbea'rer can ncw take W to tl^lo aninals per occupied beaver lodge. Theold restriction allcr^red only one anirnal. F\rrtlrer details on trappi-ngregulations are contained in a brochr:re available fron arry YIG w"ildlifebranch office.DEMPSTER HUNfnG BAN IMPGD - October 6, L977Hr:nting on the Denpster Higtyay has been closed for thj-s year. WildlifeDirector Cordon Hartnan said that closr:re, effectirre Oct. 1S, Ig77, ortendsc^rer a corridor firre miles on each side of the higtrway n:nning from l,lil-e4L.6 in Yukon to ttre trlortlnpest Trerritories border. Ha::tnran said tlreclostre was pronpted for a nr-urber of reasons. "There is widespread ocncernin Yukon and otler parts of tlre @untrry about ttre effects of hr:nting onthe Poropine cari-bou herd along a crcrridor wtrictr is acrcessjjcle to vefdcles.