Sponsor Statement for SCR 10

Supporting Use of Furbearer Resources

Senate Concurrent Resolution 10 calls for the Alaska State Legislature's endorsement of continued harvest and use by Alaskans of the state's renewable furbearer resources, consistent with the principles of sustained yield.

There are some that feel trapping should no longer be allowed in our state. I strongly disagree and through this legislation I hope the Legislature will too.

We, in Alaska, are blessed with abundant furbearer populations and renewable natural resources. Not only is trapping an important management tool for helping to maintain healthy furbearer populations; it is also a traditional activity for many Alaskans that helps to promote self-reliance by providing income, food, and clothing. Trapping ties Alaska to its pioneer roots, and helps to keep alive the very values that built the forty-ninth state.