Bear Mauling Denali Highway
Bear attack reported at Mile 68 of the Denali Highway.
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fishhogg wrote:
It is actually the best time to hunt bear. They have not ate all winter, meat is prime as well as the hide.
^^^^This is correct.^^^^ The man was and hunting 68 miles in on the highway which is still snowed in which means he probably accessed the area on snowmachine. Not an easy hunt by any means, and the fella was 77 years old!
For those who have not driven the Denali Highway, there are many pullouts and gravel pits with free camping all along the highway, but you will not see a bear-proof trash can in any of these (you haul it in, you haul it out camping). There may be bear cans in the forest service campground on the western end of the highway but I've never stayed there.
