Same way in Alaska, if you hunt Sheep, Grizzly or Brown Bears by law you must have a licensed guide or a first blood relative with you or you can't hunt one of them. Some of this is because of safety & maybe some of it is money, who knows.
How many lower 48 hunters would have a safe & successful hunt in Alaska without a guide hunting any of the above animals, not many. The lack of knowledge, equipment & the ability to get in & out would cost some of them their lives.
Dick
It is safety orientated. We have quite a few SAR's (Search and Rescues) up here even for Alaskan's that get "lost". I had one where we searched for almost three days for an old retired 70 plus year old AWT (wildlife Trooper )in the winter who got himself turned around deer hunting in the South East (AK panhandle).........Tough old man. He made it out alive....
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