Two male brown bears taken late in spring hunting season

Haines on track for fall hunt

or the second spring in a row, two male brown bears were harvested in the Chilkat Valley, keeping the door open for a fall hunt.

Both bears were taken late in the season, in the fourth week of May, said Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) biologist Carl Koch.

Two years ago ADFG lowered the yearly brown bear harvest cap to five bears, down from 16, after 30…