CHAPTER III 



THE GAME LAWS OF ALASKA 



The following remarks are chiefly extracts from letters of 



mine which appeared in the Field in December 1903 and 



January 1904, relating to the above subject. During the 



fall of 1903 there were no less than five Englishmen, 



including the writer and others, who were shooting in 



Western Alaska. Since it appears probable that others of 



our countrymen may be inclined to visit that country ere 



long, I take this opportunity of making the following remarks 



for the benefit of those who may intend to do so. As the 



law at present stands, no licence to kill game is required, 



nor is any payment necessary to obtain permits. Permits 



to export trophies from Alaska must be obtained. The 



proper mode of procedure is to apply direct to the Secretary, 



Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. The applicant 



should state the number of each kind of big game required, 



not exceeding the number allowed by the game laws of 



Alaska. 



During a recent conversation with Dr. T. S. Palmer, the 



assistant chief of the Biological Survey Office at Washington, 



who is in charge of the Game Preservation Department, I 



was informed that there seemed to be a somewhat confused 



idea in the minds of English sportsmen as to the correct 



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