My big interest here is - at best, thriving - and at worst, sustainable, regional game populations.         
Since pre-oil, Alaska guides have - rightfully - had a strong voice on  the BOG - and they only were able to become guides through expensive and time-consuming "internship" hours.  They occupied a near-insignificant niche in total wildlife-taking.

But then the State had only about 200-250,000 people,  & there wasn't as nearly as much time & money for locals to be away from tasks of building and providing, to "play" at non-meat big game hunting. Game was primarily for food. 
Now we have less game & thanks to our bountiful State & oil economy, more wealthy Alaskan sport hunters. Frankly, guided hunting economics & interests have served pretty well as a check against over-hunting. I disagree with MANY BOG decisions- most clearly regarding wolf-culling and I'd like a far stronger non-hunter BOG presence. But guides have been a boon to conservation, to F&G managers and to BOG data.