Miles Smith
73:38 - 73:57
"But to actually get a permit from the state, just start shooting any— I don't know you're going to get that. Yeah, I wouldn't say very likely. Um, I mean, I can ask Charlotte to get an affirmative yes or no on that. Um, and I will say the bear that was dead out there was killed by another bear."
“But to actually get a permit from the state, just start shooting any— I don't know you're going to get that. Yeah, I wouldn't say very likely. Um, I mean, I can ask Charlotte to get an affirmative yes or no on that. Um, and I will say the bear that was dead out there was killed by another bear.”
- Speaker
- Miles Smith
- Timestamp
- 73:38 – 73:57
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Cordova
- Captured at
- August 5, 2026
From the transcript
But to actually get a permit from the state, just start shooting any— I don't know you're going to get that. Yeah, I wouldn't say very likely. Um, I mean, I can ask Charlotte to get an affirmative yes or no on that. Um, and I will say the bear that was dead out there was killed by another bear. Another bear, yeah.
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