GG1587C Alaskan Safari documentary by Ron and Bev Hayes 1968 Reel 3

The cities, mountains, ice pack and tundra of Alaska are explored with camera and rifle.

Directors: Bev Hayes, Ron Hayes

First, footage of Air Force jets and rockets at NORAD missile sites; the breakup of the Knik Glacier in spring. Then, a hunting party sets off into the tundra, the hunters seek out ptarmigan, moose, caribou, grizzly bears, and mountain goats. In the arctic regions, they hunt seals and polar bears. There are also scenes of Eskimo villages, king crabs being caught, grumbling volcanoes, and salmon spawning.

Produced by Alaskan Shows, runtime about 92 minutes.

Note: the director of the film was found guilty of hunting grizzly bears by plane, and sentenced to two years in jail. He later went on to found the Alaska Rainbow Lodge.

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