Whale Bay (Prince William Sound)

Bay on the southwest side of Prince William Sound, Alaska. In The Comfort Crisis (Michael Easter) it is where Donnie Vincent killed his first bear and found his hunting philosophy.

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
The Comfort Crisis	Michael Easter	turning point	Donnie Vincent’s first bear hunt, where his hunting philosophy began.

The Comfort Crisis — Michael Easter (2021)

Source: The Comfort Crisis · Original · Readwise highlight

I’d made my way over to this remote beach on Whale Bay when the first bear walked up.

• Role: turning point
• In the book: Told by Donnie on the Nevada drive: as a college freshman on a black bear hunt in Prince William Sound, he was so absorbed in watching the first bear on the beach that he forgot to shoot. He later shot a bear there and realised he had put himself into the ecosystem.
• Why it matters: The origin story of the hunting ethic that shapes the book’s Alaska trek.