Alaska considers Steller’s eiders rules

Hunt rules would restrict subsistence hunt on North Slope; Steller’s not hunted, but flock with birds prized by Eskimo hunters

Dan Joling

Associated Press Writer

A diminutive sea duck with a white head and blue wings could bring restrictions to one of the last virtually unregulated hunting grounds in America. Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska’s northern coast have for centuries welcomed the spring return of waterfowl as a source of fresh meat after eight months of....