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AK25053179
Location: Bethel
Type: Bear Baiting Violation
Dispatch Text:
On 06/02/2025, Bethel and McGrath AWT conducted a bear baiting patrol on the Gweek River in GMU 18 near Bethel. During the patrol, AWT located two unskinned beaver carcasses on a registered bear bait station. Investigation determined the beavers were shot the week prior, left to rot in a garage, then placed at the bait station by Bethel resident Ellis Johnson, at his father's bait station. Johnson received a citation for placing the unskinned beavers at the bait station. Arraignment was set for June 27, 2025, in the Bethel Court.
Posted on 6/5/2025 3:56:19 PM by DPS\dcbrooks
Posting Section: AK Wildlife Troopers
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