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Cody Johnson Defends Alaskan Grizzly Hunt as Conservation

6/5/2026

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Cody Johnson defended his legal Alaskan grizzly bear hunt after online criticism, saying Alaskans praised it for predator control.
Alaska officials said a male grizzly can eat 120-150 moose or caribou calves each year.
Johnson called the 10-day trip a conservation effort, not a trophy shoot.
He faced criticism last year for killing a world-record Transcaspian urial ram on Texas’ Covered S Ranch, a hunt meeting Safari Club International standards.

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Cody Johnson defended his legal Alaskan grizzly bear hunt after online criticism, saying Alaskans praised it for predator control.
Alaska officials said a male grizzly can eat 120-150 moose or caribou calves each year.
Johnson called the 10-day trip a conservation effort, not a trophy shoot.
He faced criticism last year for killing a world-record Transcaspian urial ram on Texas’ Covered S Ranch, a hunt meeting Safari Club International standards.