Bear Wrangler

Memoirs of an Alaska Pioneer Biologist

Troyer Will

Beginning in 1951, Will Troyer embarked on a thirty-year career with the U. S. Department of the Interior that included positions such as fish and game warden and manager of the Kodiak Island brown bear preserve. Troyer's engaging prose affirms his passionate connection to the natural world, as he describes experiences such as being in the midst of a herd of 40,000 caribou".Bear Wrangler" is an absorbing tale of one man's experience as an authentic pioneer in the last vestiges of American wilderness.

About the Author

Will Troyer worked for thirty years in Alaska for the U. S. Department of the Interior. He is also the author of "Into Brown Bear Country" and "From Dawn to Dusk: Memoirs of an Amish-Mennonite Farm Boy", and has written in numerous magazines, including "Natural History", "Alaska Magazine", and "Outdoor Life".

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