Alaska News

Wasilla man cited for hunting grouse from Parks Highway

A Wasilla man was fined for hunting too close to the road in Denali State Park Friday, the Alaska State Troopers said.

A person walking at Mile 164 of the Parks Highway contacted Alaska State Troopers on Friday to report that a passer-by shot in the area of the road.

Troopers caught up with the driver described at Mile 200 of the Parks Highway, near Cantwell.

Bret A. Styers, 35, of Wasilla, told a wildlife trooper he was "shooting at a roadside grouse," according to a trooper dispatch.

Styers was cited for harvesting five grouse within a quarter-mile of the Parks Highway and inside the boundaries of Denali State Park.

Michelle Theriault Boots

Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She focuses on stories about the intersection of public policy and Alaskans' lives. Before joining the ADN in 2012, she worked at daily newspapers on the West Coast and earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

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