ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If you're intent on seeing some of Alaska's brown bears mow down migrating salmon this summer, now is the time to enter the McNeil River bear viewing lottery.
Entrants vie for the chance to snag a permit that allows them to watch the bears that live in the remote McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, some 100 air miles from Homer. As many as 80 bears have been observed there at once, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Those who win a permit can watch bears sometime between June 7 and Aug. 25. An application costs $30, due by mail or online by March 1. Go to https://www.adfg.alaska.gov to sign up.
