Bear Patrol | Alaska State Troopers

spanning 300 miles along Alaska’s

spanning 300 miles along Alaska’s southeastern coast lies the Alexander

southeastern coast lies the Alexander

southeastern coast lies the Alexander archipelago a chain of heavily forested

archipelago a chain of heavily forested

archipelago a chain of heavily forested Islands pulsing with some of Alaska’s

Islands pulsing with some of Alaska’s

Islands pulsing with some of Alaska’s richest wildlife including its apex

richest wildlife including its apex

richest wildlife including its apex predators the brown bear

predators the brown bear

predators the brown bear 1600 brown bears roam Admiralty Island

1600 brown bears roam Admiralty Island

1600 brown bears roam Admiralty Island a 96 mile eaten making it one of the

a 96 mile eaten making it one of the

a 96 mile eaten making it one of the densest brown bear populations in the

densest brown bear populations in the

densest brown bear populations in the world and run-ins with these massive

world and run-ins with these massive

world and run-ins with these massive brownies are a constant threat to

brownies are a constant threat to

brownies are a constant threat to residents of this remote region it’s

residents of this remote region it’s

residents of this remote region it’s just kind of a fact of life with these

just kind of a fact of life with these

just kind of a fact of life with these guys living in a community like this

guys living in a community like this

guys living in a community like this there’s lots of brown bears there’s lots

there’s lots of brown bears there’s lots

there’s lots of brown bears there’s lots of people we have some human bear

of people we have some human bear

of people we have some human bear conflicts and unfortunately it doesn’t

conflicts and unfortunately it doesn’t

conflicts and unfortunately it doesn’t always work out today sergeant Matt

always work out today sergeant Matt

always work out today sergeant Matt Dobson must fly 55 miles to the remote

Dobson must fly 55 miles to the remote

Dobson must fly 55 miles to the remote village of Angoon to investigate a

village of Angoon to investigate a

village of Angoon to investigate a deadly encounter between men and bear a

deadly encounter between men and bear a

deadly encounter between men and bear a couple of summonses to serve two

couple of summonses to serve two

couple of summonses to serve two individuals that shot a bear at the end

individuals that shot a bear at the end

individuals that shot a bear at the end up and then didn’t report it and dumped

up and then didn’t report it and dumped

up and then didn’t report it and dumped it in the dump

it in the dump

it in the dump it was probably looked legitimately

it was probably looked legitimately

it was probably looked legitimately killed and the fact that it was being

killed and the fact that it was being

killed and the fact that it was being overly aggressive toward some of the

overly aggressive toward some of the

overly aggressive toward some of the workers but there is a requirement that

workers but there is a requirement that

workers but there is a requirement that they report that to the state and that

they report that to the state and that

they report that to the state and that they salvage the hide and the skull and

they salvage the hide and the skull and

they salvage the hide and the skull and the claws and turn those over to the

the claws and turn those over to the

the claws and turn those over to the state and that didn’t happen Dobson

state and that didn’t happen Dobson

state and that didn’t happen Dobson suspect is on an island only reachable

suspect is on an island only reachable

suspect is on an island only reachable by boat or float plane so he’ll take to

by boat or float plane so he’ll take to

by boat or float plane so he’ll take to the skies piloting himself to serve the

the skies piloting himself to serve the

the skies piloting himself to serve the papers

with hundreds of miles of area to patrol

with hundreds of miles of area to patrol troopers in these remote regions often

troopers in these remote regions often

troopers in these remote regions often have to pull double duty as pilots but

have to pull double duty as pilots but

have to pull double duty as pilots but this Duty also doubles the danger small

this Duty also doubles the danger small

this Duty also doubles the danger small aircraft crashes are the leading cause

aircraft crashes are the leading cause

aircraft crashes are the leading cause of trooper deaths in Alaska

but turbulence isn’t sergeant Dobson’s

but turbulence isn’t sergeant Dobson’s only worry