was watching National Geographic's "Life Below Zero" last night and a guy was teaching his young daughter to hunt. He had her shooting ducks with a 22 and then he was shooting ducks while under way in a boat on a river! Here in the lower 48 both of those methods are illegal. Are the rules different in Alaska?

Ducks are migratory, thus Federal controlled. That is why a Federal duck stamp required. Also reason 3 shot limit is in place. For example, here in Texas if you hunt quail which are non migratory, the 3 shot limit is not in place. In the tv show you mentioned, the man is a native American and they are offered some relaxation of rules that non natives don't get that break. Not sure if this is one of those perks or not. Same with casinos--Oklahoma is full of casinos, but they are all Native American owned.

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Originally posted by carpetman1:
Ducks are migratory, thus Federal controlled. That is why a Federal duck stamp required. Also reason 3 shot limit is in place. For example, here in Texas if you hunt quail which are non migratory, the 3 shot limit is not in place. In the tv show you mentioned, the man is a native American and they are offered some relaxation of rules that non natives don't get that break. Not sure if this is one of those perks or not. Same with casinos--Oklahoma is full of casinos, but they are all Native American owned.

Well said carpetman1.
I would surmise the same.
Zeke

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Originally posted by Buddy Roberts:
was watching National Geographic's "Life Below Zero" last night and a guy was teaching his young daughter to hunt. He had her shooting ducks with a 22 and then he was shooting ducks while under way in a boat on a river! Here in the lower 48 both of those methods are illegal. Are the rules different in Alaska?

Depend on where and skin color

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Originally posted by tsturm:

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Originally posted by Buddy Roberts:
was watching National Geographic's "Life Below Zero" last night and a guy was teaching his young daughter to hunt. He had her shooting ducks with a 22 and then he was shooting ducks while under way in a boat on a river! Here in the lower 48 both of those methods are illegal. Are the rules different in Alaska?

Depend on where and skin color

Very true

There are federal subsistance rules and state wildlife rules.

There are some strange rules for villages as well, and potlaches (potlucks).

When I lived in Barrow, the migratory goose and duck season didn't start until there were no ducks or geese.

So everyone in town just shot them in July and August before they migrated.

If you are white or any other color and you live in Glenallen you can hunt subsistance dall sheep in a National Park.

If you are any color and you live in Anchorage you can not do this.

Folks,

I think you'll find that when you are talking about subsistence hunting out in the village and particularly birds the rules become blurred.

Please understand that Alaska subsistence rules apply to where you live not the color of your skin. When I lived in Dillingham I had all the fish and game privileges that any full blooded Alaska Native (Eskimo, Aleut etc) had.

Mark

State Troopers should investigate .

Around 50 years ago, there was a showdown between the fish and game cops, and the residents on the North Slope(specifically Barrow).

The federal migratory waterfowl laws were set, in part, to be in accordance with international treaties with Canada and Mexico. The problem was that the waterfowl in the far north would migrate south before the season started.

For some time the people hunted ducks and geese for food as they always had, ignoring the seasons. For the most part the Fish and game cops ignored the illegal take.

Then a new to the area fish cop decided to enforce the laws and arrested someone. In protest, a bunch of hunters in Barrow shot ducks and turned themselves in. Faced with the prospect of arrest a couple hundred people, the authorities decided to look the other way. And they continued to do so since then.

People also collect eggs from the nests of ducks and geese. I’m guessing that is not legal, but it is commonplace and is done openly.

The Inupiaq called their protest the “Duck In”.