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Part III
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 1994-
1995
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
RIN 1018-AB43
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,
Subpart D--1994-1995 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, bag
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1994-1995 regulatory year. The rulemaking
is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review
cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations included in
the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,
Subpart D--1993-1994 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations'', which expire on June 30, 1994.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule becomes effective on July 1, 1994, and
remains effective through June 30, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Richard S. Pospahala, Office
of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503;
telephone (907) 786-3447. For questions specific to National Forest
System lands, contact Norman R. Howse, Assistant Director Subsistence,
USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska
99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-8890.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) requires that the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a
joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and
wildlife resources on public lands, unless the State of Alaska enacts
and implements laws of general applicability which are consistent with
ANILCA, and which provide for the subsistence definition, preference,
and participation specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State
to delete the rural preference from the subsistence statute, and
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on
July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA
on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal
Register (55 FR 27114-27170). Consistent with subparts A, B, and C of
these regulations, a Federal Subsistence Board (Board) was established
to administer the Federal subsistence management program. The Board's
composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska Regional
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional Director,
U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management; the Alaska Area Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through
the Board, these agencies have participated in development of
regulations for subparts A, B, and C, and the annual subpart D
regulations. All Board members have reviewed this final rule and agree
with its substance. Because this final rule relates to public lands
managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture
and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part
242 and 50 CFR part 100.
On June 1, 1993, the 1993-1994 Seasons and Bag Limits for
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were
published in the Federal Register (58 FR 31252-31295). That rulemaking
amended subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100.
Over the course of the 1993-1994 regulatory year, the Board
executed 6 special actions on the 1993-1994 subpart D regulations. Two
of those actions were emergency or temporary closures enacted to
protect the continued viability of particular wildlife populations or
herds. The Board also established season dates for Federal subsistence
hunts for moose in Unit 18, caribou in Unit 12, and muskox in Unit 26.
Proposed subpart D regulations for the 1994-1995 seasons and bag
limits, and methods and means were published on September 2, 1993, in
the Federal Register (58 FR 46678-46706). A 60-day comment period
providing for public review of the proposed rule was advertised by
mail, radio, and newspaper. Subsequent to that 60-day review period,
the Board prepared a booklet describing all proposals for change to
subpart D. The public then had an additional 60 days in which to
comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations. The Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (Regional Councils) met in
regional centers, received public comments, and formulated
recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective regions.
These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of
Regional Council recommendations and public comments submitted to the
Board.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management for
Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11 (1992)
and 50 CFR 100.11 (1992), and for the purposes identified therein,
Alaska has been divided into ten subsistence resource regions, each of
which is represented by a Regional Council. The Regional Councils
provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local
conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the
subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands.
Presently, the Councils are composed of no fewer than seven and no more
than thirteen members who are residents of the region and are
knowledgeable of local subsistence concerns. Charters for these
councils were approved and signed by former Secretary of the Interior
Lujan on January 19, 1993.
The Regional Council appointments were made with due consideration
of adequate geographical, cultural, and user diversity within each
region. As specified in the Council charters, initial appointments were
staggered from one to three years. Subsequent appointments will carry
3-year terms. Appointment terms expire on December 2 of the appropriate
year. Secretary of the Interior Babbitt made the appointments to the
Regional Councils on August 11, 1993. The Regional Councils have a
substantial role in helping residents of the region review the proposed
rule and make comments on it. Following publication of the proposed
rule, each Council conducted public meetings to develop regulation
proposals. The Regional Councils also conducted a second round of
meetings to develop their recommendations on the proposals. The Council
Chairs or Vice-Chairs then represented their Council at the Board
meeting in April 1994.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C of the Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.24 and 36 CFR 100.1 to
100.24, remain effective and apply to this proposed rule for subpart D.
Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 100.4
apply to regulations found in this subpart. The identified sections
include definitions for the following terms:
Federal lands which ``means lands and waters and interests therein
title to which is in the United States''; and
public land or public lands which ``mean lands situated in Alaska
which are Federal lands, except--
(1) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act
and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted
to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of
Federal Law;
(2) land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to a Native
Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or
is relinquished; and
(3) lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act.''
Navigable Waters
At this time, Federal subsistence management program regulations
apply to all non-navigable waters located on public lands and to
navigable waters located on the public lands identified at 50 CFR
100.3(b) and 36 CFR 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964)
published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is intended to
enlarge or diminish the authority of the Departments to manage
submerged lands, title to which is held by the United States.
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations
This proposed rule contains no subsistence fishing or shellfish
taking provisions. The Board intends to propose to the Secretaries that
the regulatory year governing subsistence fish and shellfish taking
activities be changed from the June 1-July 30 annual cycle to a January
1-December 31 cycle. Such a change may provide more consistency during
those months when fish and shellfish are most commonly harvested. The
current subsistence fish/shellfish regulations will be addressed in a
separate interim rule as soon as possible. The interim rule will likely
extend the current regulations until litigation appeals are concluded
or the agency is directed to issue revised rules, whichever occurs
first.
Summary of Comments (Proposals)
On September 2, 1993, the proposed rule for Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--Subpart D, 1994-1995 was
published in the Federal Register (58 FR 46678-46706). During the 60-
day period to suggest changes for the 1994-1995 regulatory year, the
Regional Councils held their initial meetings in conjunction with
public hearings on the 1994-1995 subpart D regulation proposed rule.
Meetings were held in Sitka, Barrow, Bethel, Kotzebue, Fairbanks,
Kodiak, Nome, Anchorage, Naknek, and McGrath. The meetings were used to
initiate the Regional Council system and to assist in the development
of suggested changes to the 1994-1995 subpart D proposed rule.
A total of 107 proposals for 1994-1995 subpart D regulations was
received. Of those, 88 were within the scope of the Board's authority
under subpart D. Most of the proposals which were not accepted involved
requests for changes in customary and traditional use determinations
found in subpart C of the Federal subsistence management program
regulations. Other proposals which were not considered requested
delegation of Board authorities that could not be relinquished to
nongovernment entities, or requested application of hunting or fishing
regulations to non-Federal lands or waters. One proposal questioned the
entire framework of the Federal Subsistence Management Program, one
requested regulations for waterfowl, and another proposed inclusion of
a non-rural Native group within the program.
On November 15, 1993, a booklet describing the 88 proposals was
distributed to the public with notice that the Board would accept
public comments on these 88 proposals through January 14, 1994. After
the public comment period, the Regional Councils held meetings in
regional centers to obtain local input on specific proposals affecting
each region. Of the 88 proposals, the Board acted on 79 during a public
meeting, April 11-15, 1994. The remaining proposals were withdrawn by
their proponent prior to the Board meeting or during the meeting.
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board did not adopt five proposals requesting relief on method
and means restrictions. Of the five proposals, four were related to the
use of designated hunters to harvest wildlife for others, especially
the elderly or incapacitated. The Board recognized that the taking of
resources by a few hunters in a community and the sharing of the
harvest is a cultural tradition throughout Alaska. The Board in
rejecting these proposals directed the staff to work with the Regional
Councils to develop proposed regulations for the 1995-96 regulatory
year that address the situation on a State-wide basis. One proposal
requested liberalization of same day airborne trapping of wolves and
other furbearers. Seven of the Regional Councils recommended rejection
of this proposal because the use of airplanes to shoot furbearers does
not constitute a customary and traditional use. Three Regional Councils
supported the proposal. Following the recommendation supplied by seven
Regional Councils, the Board rejected this proposal.
Seven proposals to change existing seasons were rejected by the
Board because approval of the action was not biologically justified or
would unnecessarily restrict existing subsistence uses. All seven were
either not acted upon by the respective Regional Council because of
other pending proposals or were recommended for rejection.
Two proposals to alter existing subsistence moose hunting
regulations for Unit 1(B) were rejected by the Board. These proposals
requested removing antler restrictions in the Stikine River area. The
Regional Council recommended rejecting these proposals, and the Board
followed the Regional Council's recommendation denying these proposals
due to the declining moose population and concern regarding future
harvest.
The Board addressed a proposal to open a moose hunt in Unit 3, but
found insufficient customary and traditional use information to warrant
establishment of a moose season without going through a process for
making a customary and traditional use determination.
The Board addressed two proposals to modify the deer season in Unit
4. In addressing these proposals, the Board adopted another proposal
supported by the Regional Council that better addressed the opportunity
for both subsistence and non-subsistence hunters.
Five proposals requesting establishment of seasons for caribou and
moose on the Kenai Peninsula (Units 7 and 15) were deferred, as
recommended by the relevant Regional Council, until customary and
traditional uses of those species could be comprehensively evaluated.
In the interim, the Board's past action prevents adoption of any new
subsistence seasons on the Kenai Peninsula until the full review of
customary and traditional uses is completed.
One proposal was submitted to open Federal lands in Units 11 and 13
to nonsubsistence uses. The Regional Council recommended that the Board
reject this proposal because of potential adverse impacts on a
declining wolverine population. The Board agreed with the Regional
Council and rejected the proposal.
One proposal to close Federal lands to non-subsistence uses was
considered as three separate proposals to allow a more detailed
examination of each area requested for closure. All three were
rejected: two were deferred at the request of the Regional Council to
allow for more study, and the third was deferred because administrative
changes may resolve perceived conflicts. In the third area, uses will
also be closely monitored and will be reviewed during the next
regulatory cycle.
Three proposals dealt with the reestablishment of a special Lime
Village Management Area, a revision in the harvest system from a
community to an individual system, and the establishment of a State
permit system. After considerable deliberation, with the support of the
Lime Village community and Regional Council, and with acceptance of
ADF&G, the Board rejected all three, retaining the present subsistence
regulations for the area and emphasizing a community harvest reporting
system.
Two proposals dealing with moose in Unit 19(A) and 21(E) were
deferred until the next Board meeting because an adjacent, affected
Regional Council had not had the opportunity to make recommendations on
the proposals.
Two proposals on Dall Sheep in Units 23 and 26, proposing boundary
adjustments and horn curl restrictions, were rejected based on Regional
Council recommendations that the additional curl restrictions would
adversely impact subsistence uses. The boundary modifications were
handled in another proposal.
To assure the continued viability of the Chisana caribou herd, the
Board rejected a proposal calling for a continued subsistence season on
the herd. The Regional Council had recommended that the Board take such
action.
The Board rejected two proposals that were adequately addressed in
other proposals. This was done in concurrence with Regional Council
recommendations.
One proposal raised the issue of the amount of land in a given area
that is necessary to justify establishment of Federal subsistence
regulations. Because there exists no established policy regarding the
minimum acreage or Federal/State land ratios at which Federal authority
should be exercised, the Board followed the Regional Council's advice
and rejected this proposal.
Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the
respective Regional Councils and were based on meeting customary and
traditional harvest practices or protecting wildlife populations.
Detailed information relating to justification on each proposal may be
found in the transcripts for the Board meeting, available for review at
the Office of Subsistence Management at the address listed previously.
Throughout the document, minor editorial revisions were
made to simplify wording or reduce redundancy.
The Board adopted one proposal that had Statewide impacts.
This proposal modified and in many areas aligned seasons or harvest
limits on wolves to correspond with State regulations. The Board
generally adopted the Regional Council recommendations that in some
regions modified the proposed season dates.
Modifications were made to provide for the harvest of
moose for the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch and for the Kaltag/Nulato
Stickdance that the Board had approved at an earlier meeting but had
not yet been incorporated in the regulations.
Southeast Region
Six proposals affecting the Southeast Region were acted on by the
Board and have resulted in changes to regulations found in
Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Southeast Region
and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Modified boundaries to provide a consistent description
with ADF&G within a portion of Unit 4.
Deleted the prohibition against the taking of ungulates
from a boat in Unit 4.
Eliminated the public lands closure for deer in Unit 4.
Closed the marten, mink, and weasel trapping season on
Chichagof Island to protect the viability of the marten population.
Changed the brown bear harvest limit in Unit 5 to one bear
every year with no sealing requirements but with some harvest reporting
requirements.
Established a community harvest in Unit 5(A) for the take
of up to 10 moose for ceremonial uses.
Southcentral Region
The Board evaluated and acted upon one proposal affecting the
Southcentral Region. Resulting changes in the regulations are contained
in Sec. ____.25.
Lengthened the beaver trapping season in Unit 13,
providing uniformity with State seasons.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
The Board evaluated and acted upon two proposals affecting the
Kodiak/Aleutians Region. Resulting changes in the regulations are
contained in Sec. ____.25.
Closed the caribou season in Unit 9(D) and 10 (Unimak
Island) due to rapid population declines.
Modified boundaries to provide a consistent description
with ADF&G within a portion of Unit 8.
Bristol Bay Region
Nine proposals affecting the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by
the Board and resulted in changes to regulations contained in
Sec. ____.25. As a result of Board actions, the following changes are
incorporated into this final rule:
Extended the beaver trapping season in Unit 9(B) and 17
and allowed for the use of firearms in the later part of the season in
Unit 9(B).
Changed the brown bear harvest limit for residents of
Nondalton to a bear every year and modified the reporting requirements.
Extended the caribou season in Units 9(B), 17(B), and
17(C) and increased the harvest limit.
Provided for the take of moose for ceremonial potlatches
for Nondalton residents.
Lengthened the moose season in Unit 9(B) and eliminated a
permit requirement for moose harvest in Unit 9(C).
Opened a limited hunt for caribou on the Nushagak
Peninsula in Units 17(A) and 17(C).
Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
Three proposals affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region were acted on
by the Board and have changed Subpart D regulations found in
Sec. ____.25. The following actions affect the Yukon-Kuskokwim Region
and are incorporated into this final rule:
Opened a moose season in the lower Yukon River Area of
Unit 18.
Extended the moose season in Unit 18 to accommodate local
customary and traditional use patterns.
Increased the harvest limit for wolves in Unit 18.
Western Interior Region
The Board acted on three proposals affecting the Western Interior
Region resulting in changes to Subpart D regulations in Sec. ____.25.
The following board actions affect the Western Interior Region and are
included in this final rule:
Modified restrictions on use of firearms in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. This clarification will reduce
confusion during future hunts.
Changed the moose season in Units 21(D) and realigned
boundaries and seasons in Unit 24 to more closely match those of the
State and reduce confusion.
Allowed the incidental take of Arctic fox while trapping
for red fox.
Seward Peninsular Region
The Board evaluated and acted upon two proposals affecting the
Seaward Peninsula Region resulting in changes to Subpart D regulations
in Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Seward
Peninsular Region and are included in this final rule:
Shortened the antlerless moose season in Unit 22(D) to
protect a declining population.
Allowed the use of snowmachines to take moose and caribou
in Unit 22. Harassment of wildlife, such as herding or driving, remains
prohibited.
Northwest Arctic Region
The Board acted on three proposals for the Northwest Arctic Region
resulting in changes to Subpart D regulations in Sec. ____.25. The
following Board actions affect the Northwest Artic Region and are
included in this final rule:
Modified moose regulations in Unit 23 to change boundaries
and seasons. The Board's action may aid recovery of the declining moose
population in this portion of Unit 23.
Corrected a boundary description and permit requirement
error for sheep in Unit 230
Eastern Interior Region
The Board acted on eight proposals which affect the Eastern
Interior Region resulting in changes to Subpart D regulations in
Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Eastern Interior
Region and are included in this final rule:
Modified restrictions on use of firearms in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. This clarification will reduce
confusion during future hunts.
Reworded the requirements on snare size for trapping
wolves in Units 12 and 20(E).
Closed some Federal lands in Unit 12 to protect the
Chisana caribou herd, revised regulations for Units 20(E) and 25(C) to
protest the Fortymile caribou herd, and revised the area descriptions
and caribou seasons in Units 20(F) and 25(C).
Modified the Unit 25(D) (West) moose regulation to remove
the requirement for ``antlered'' bull, modified the season dates for
moose within Unit 25(D) (West), and authorized a four brow tine option
to the antler restriction in Unit 20(A).
Eliminated the permit requirement for moose in Unit 25(A)
within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
Aligned the trapping season with the State season,
allowing greater harvest opportunity and reducing confusion.
North Slope Region
The Board acted on four proposals which affect North Slope Region
resulting in change to Subpart D regulations in Sec. ____.25. The
following Board actions affect the North Slope Region and are included
in this final rule:
Modified restrictions on use of firearms in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. This clarification will reduce
confusion during future hunts.
Extended an aircraft use restriction in a portion of Unit
26(A) and extended the moose season in a portion of Unit 26(A).
Allowed the use of boats and snowmachines to take caribou
in Unit 26 and the use of rimfire cartridges to take swimming caribou
in Unit 26. Harassment of wildlife, such as herding or driving, remains
prohibited.
Lengthened the muskox season in Unit 26(C).
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document
described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence
management as identified through public meetings, written comments and
staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four
alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would
implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an
appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations
presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding
subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992.
Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the
FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the
Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, the decision
made by the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Forest Service, implemented Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS
and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal
Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the
selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework
of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing
regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964
published May 29, 1992) implements the Federal Subsistence Management
Program and includes a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence
hunting and fishing regulations.
Compliance With Section 810 of ANICLA
The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to provide
opportunities for subsistence uses subject to the limitation of
protecting healthy fish and wildlife populations. A Section 810
analysis was completed as part of the FEIS process. The final Section
810 analysis determination appears in the April 6, 1992, ROD which
concluded that the Federal Subsistence Management Program, including
the annual process for setting hunting and fishing regulations, would
have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but would not constitute a
significant restriction of subsistence uses under the ``may
significantly restrict'' standard.
Paperwork Reduction Act
These rules contain information collection requirements subject to
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520. They apply to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information
collection requirements described above are approved by the OMB under
44 U.S.C. 3501 and have been assigned clearance number 1018-0075.
Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average .1382
hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.
Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form
to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1849 C Street, NW., MS 224 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240; and the Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1016-0075),
Washington, DC 20903. Additionally, information collection requirements
may be imposed if the Regional Councils and Local Advisory Committees
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under
Subpart B. Such requirements will be submitted to OMB for approval
prior to their implementation.
Economic Effects
This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review
under E.O. 12866.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a
significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which
include small businesses, organizations or governmental jurisdictions.
The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture have determined that
this rulemaking will not have a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of
small entities. The number of small entities affected is unknown; but,
the fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will,
in most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands
indicates that they will not be significant.
These regulations do not meet the threshold criteria of
``Federalism Effects'' as set forth in Executive Order 12612. Title
VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence
preference on public lands. The scope of this program is limited by
definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no
significant takings implication relating to any property rights as
outlined by Executive Order 12630.
Drafting Information
These regulations were drafted under the guidance of Richard S.
Pospahala, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional
guidance was provided by Thomas H. Boyd, Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management; John Hiscock, Alaska Regional Office, National Park
Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
and Norman Howse, USDA, Forest Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
Forests, Public Lands, Reporting and record keeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, Public Lands,
Reporting and record keeping requirements, Wildlife.
Words of Issuance
For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 36, Part 242, and
Title 50, Part 100, of the Code of Federal Regulations, are amended as
set forth below.
PART ____--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR Part
100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
2. In Subpart D of 36 CFR Part 242 & 50 CFR Part 100, Sec. ____.25
is revised to read as follows:
Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Sec. ____.25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Sec. ____.25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all
regulations contained in this section.
ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding
helicopters.
Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding
from the head of a caribou, deer, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, or moose having at least one
visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, or moose not having visible
antlers attached to the skull.
Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a
crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds
arrows at full draw.
Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more
steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than
seven-eighths inch.
Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler,
typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the
nose.
Buck means any male deer.
Bull means any male moose, caribou, or musk oxen.
Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.
Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year
of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its
first year of life.
Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who
may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed
hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.
Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and,
those parts of black bear, brown and grizzly bear, caribou, deer,
mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used
for human consumption which are: the meat of the ribs, neck, brisket,
front quarters as far as the juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna
(elbow), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-
fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and
hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed above does not
include: meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible
by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably
lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread
of 50 inches or more.
Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by
horn growth annuli.
Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed
grouse.
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the
taking occurs.
Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same
residence.
Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a
required hunting license.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air or water
conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the
prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are
issued by registration or other means.
Poison means any substance which is toxic, or poisonous upon
contact or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or
persons.
Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted
for sealing, or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for
biological information.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-eighths (315 degrees) of a circle,
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or
with both horns broken.
Skin, hide, pelt or fur means any tanned or untanned external
covering of an animal's body, excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur or
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws
attached.
Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
Take or taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture,
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length
of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.
Transportation means to ship, convey, carry or transport by any
means whatever, and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance,
carriage, or transportation.
Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping
seasons and with a required trapping license.
Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions herein, or
regulated under other Federal law as listed in Sec. ____.25(i).
Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,
caribou, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska
known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in
Sec. ____.25 as Units.
Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate,
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part,
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
(b) Wildlife may be taken for subsistence uses by any method,
except as prohibited below or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife
for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this
regulation. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation.
Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by
these regulations is prohibited.
(1) Except for special provisions found at Sec. ____.25(k) (1)
through (26), the following methods and means of taking wildlife for
subsistence uses are prohibited:
(i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
(ii) Using any poison;
(iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of
individuals, equipment or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an
emergency rescue operation in a life threatening situation;
(iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized vehicle, except from a motor-
driven boat if the motor has been completely shut off, and the boat's
progress from the motor's power has ceased;
(v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
(vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
(vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle,
rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of
ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--
(A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine.
(B) A muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, moose, musk oxen and
mountain goat;
(viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial
light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed
arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread
over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11
inches;
(ix) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a
valid hunting license may use snares to take unclassified wildlife,
ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession of a valid
trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
(x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
(xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale or otherwise take
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
(xii) Using a crossbow in any area restricted to hunting by bow and
arrow only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine;
(xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow,
unless the bow is capable of casting a \7/8\-inch wide broadhead-tipped
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead
together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);
(xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine;
except, bait may be used to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping
license, and, bait may be used to take black bears with a hunting
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at Sec. ____.25(k)
(1) through (26). Baiting of black bears is subject to the following
restrictions:
(A) No person may establish a black bear bait station unless he or
she first registers the site with ADF&G;
(B) A person using bait shall clearly mark the site with a sign
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays the person's
hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number;
(C) Only biodegradable materials may be used for bait; only the
head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife
may be used for bait;
(D) No person may use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly
maintained road or trail;
(E) No person may use bait within one mile of a house or other
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground or
developed recreational facility;
(F) A person using bait shall remove litter and equipment from the
bait station site when hunting is completed;
(G) No person may give or receive remuneration for the use of a
bait station, including barter or exchange of goods;
(h) No person may have more than two bait stations with bait
present at any one time;
(xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine;
(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves,
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. following the day in
which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly
scheduled commercial aircraft); however, this restriction does not
apply to subsistence taking of deer;
(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
(3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at
Sec. ____.25(b)(1):
(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;
(ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,
except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten
season in the same Unit;
(v) Using a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm
before 3 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare;
(c) Possession and transportation of wildlife.
(1) Except as specified in Sec. ____.25(c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4), or as
otherwise provided, no person may take a species of wildlife in any
Unit, or portion of a Unit, if that person's total statewide take of
that species has already been obtained under Federal and State
regulations in other Units, or portions of other Units.
(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(3), an
animal taken by an individual as part of a community harvest limit
counts toward that individual's harvest limit for that species taken
under Federal or State regulations for areas outside of the community
harvest area.
(3) Individual harvest limits.
(i) Harvest limits authorized by Sec. ____.25 and bag limits
established in State regulations may not be accumulated.
(ii) Wildlife taken by a designated hunter for another person
pursuant to Sec. ____.6(f)(2), counts toward the individual harvest
limit of the person for whom the wildlife is taken.
(4) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species
and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are
separate and distinct. This means that a person who has taken a harvest
limit for a particular species under a trapping season may take
additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting
season or vice versa.
(5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit
having a harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear per year counts
against a one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years harvest
limit in other Units; an individual may not take more than one brown/
grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
(6) A harvest limit applies to the number of animals that can be
taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits of grouse,
ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that
may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also
regulated by the number that can be held in possession.
(7) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives
wildlife shall furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State
agent, a signed statement describing the following: names and addresses
of persons who gave and received wildlife, the time and place that the
wildlife was taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a
qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence
user to take wildlife on his or her behalf in accordance with
Sec. ____.6, the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed
statement.
(8) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take
wildlife on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with
Sec. ____.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska
resident.
(9) No person may possess, transport, give, receive or barter
wildlife that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a
regulation promulated thereunder.
(10) Evidence of sex and identity.
(i) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is restricted to a ram, no
person may possess or transport a harvest sheep unless both horns
accompany the animal.
(ii) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is
restricted to one sex in the local area, no person may possess or
transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient
portion of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the animal; however, Sec. ____.25(c)(10)(ii)
does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered
and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon
arrival at the location where it is to be consumed.
(iii) If a moose harvest limit includes an antler size or
configuration restriction, no person may possess or transport the moose
carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its
parts. A person possessing a set of antlers with less than the required
number of brow tines on one antler shall leave the antlers naturally
attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however,
Sec. ____.25(c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts
that have been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared
for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be sorted or
consumed.
(d) A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged for
scientific studies must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or
the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the
animal was taken. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other
identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if
sealing is required; in all cases, any identification equipment must be
returned to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls.
(1) Sealing requirements for bear shall apply to brown bears taken
in all Units, except as specified below, and black bears of all color
phases taken in Units 1-6, 11-14, 16, and 20.
(2) No person may possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned
skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by
an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or
Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear
taken under a registration permit in the Western Alaska Bear Management
Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit
9(B) need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
(3) A person who possesses a bear shall keep the skin and skull
together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary
premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin;
however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the
Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown
Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from
the Management Area or Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, no
person may possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have
the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the bear.
(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must first be
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at
the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain
the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must be
first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks,
Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the
bear.
(iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from
the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed
from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front
claws of the bear.
(4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in
accordance with State regulations.
(f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No
person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or
outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
(g) A person who takes a species listed in Sec. ____.25(f) but who
is unable to present the skin in person, must complete and sign a
temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary sealing
form and skin are presented to an authorized representative of ADF&G
for sealing consistent with requirements listed in Sec. ____.25(f).
(h) Utilization of wildlife. (1) No person may use wildlife as food
for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except for the following:
(i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife;
(ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;
(iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse and ptarmigan; however,
the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan may not be used as animal food
or bait;
(iv) Unclassified wildlife.
(2) A person taking wildlife for subsistence shall salvage the
following parts for human use:
(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink,
weasel or otter;
(ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide
of brown bears taken in the Western and Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear
Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) need not be salvaged;
(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots,
beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
(3) Failure to salvage edible meat of ungulates, bear, or grouse
and ptarmigan is prohibited.
(4) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if
such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person,
including theft of the harvested wildlife, unanticipated weather
conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.
(i) The regulations found in Sec. ____.25 do not apply to the
subsistence taking and use of wildlife regulated pursuant to the Fur
Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 927, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), or any
amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of wildlife, covered by
these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these
Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations.
(j) Rural residents, non-rural residents, and nonresidents not
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from hunting or trapping
on public lands in an area, may hunt or trap on public lands in
accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
(k) Unit regulations. Subsistence taking of unclassified wildlife,
all squirrel species, and marmots is allowed in all Units, without
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Subsistence taking of
wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of the
established Unit harvest limits, is prohibited unless otherwise
modified by subsequent regulation. Taking of wildlife under State
regulations on public lands is permitted, except as otherwise
restricted at Sec. ____.25(k)(1) through (26). Additional Unit-specific
restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are
identified at Sec. ____.25(k)(1) through (26).
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages south of the latitude of
Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all
drainages of Ernest Sound;
(ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages between the latitude of
Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all
drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands
east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between
Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding
Blake Island), Ernest Sound and Seward Passage;
(iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the
latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all
mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude
of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;
(iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the
latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of
Berners Bay;
(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all
taking of wildlife for subsistance uses;
(B) Unit 1(A)--in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage
downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage,
is closed to the taking of bear;
(C) Unit 1(B)--the Anan Creek drainage is closed to the taking of
black bear;
(D) Unit 1(C):
(1) The area within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S.
Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's
parking area, is closed to hunting;
(2) The area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier,
Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a
line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier, is
closed to the taking of mountain goat;
(vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the trapping of furbearers for
subsistence uses is prohibited on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail.
(vii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and
1(D) between April 5 and June 15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory years by State Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer.................. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer.................. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however, antlerless deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only........ No open season.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north of the Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Bradfield Canal and the North Fork of the
Bradfield River. 1 goat by State
registration permit only; that portion
between LeConte Bay and the North Fork of
Bradfield River/Canal will require a
Federal registration permit for the taking
of a second goat; the taking of kids or
nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1(B)--that portion south of Bradfield No open season.
Canal, East of Ernest Sound, west of Anan
Creek/Anan Lake/Boulder Lake drainage, and
north of Frosty Creek. Public lands are
closed to goat hunting.
Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)--Remainder--2 goats Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
by State registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into Lynn Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler
River and Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat
by State registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into No open season.
Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between
Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier,
and all drainages of the Chilkat Range
south of the Endicott River.
Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying north of the Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines
highway--1 goat by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between Taiya No open season.
Inlet and River and the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad.
Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull.................. Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1(B)--south and east of LeConte Bay and Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Glacier--1 antlered bull with spike-fork or
50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on
either antler, by Federal registration
permit only. Public lands within the
Stikine River drainage are closed to the
taking of moose, except in accordance with
these regulations by qualified rural
residents during seasons identified above.
Remainder of Unit 1(B)...................... No open season.
Unit 1(C)--excluding drainages of Berners Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Bay--1 antlered bull by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1(D)................................... No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day............................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 1 (A), (B), and (C)--No limit.......... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Deer:
4 antlered deer............................. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day............................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(3) Unit 3.
(i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), north of Unit
2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center
line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof,
Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on
each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake
campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and
wolverine;
(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to
the taking of black bears;
(C) Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-
fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure
markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting
closure markers one mile south of the blind Slough bridge, are closed
to all hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski Island, Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Butterworth Islands, and that portion of
Kupreanof Island which includes Lindenburg
Peninsula east of the Portage Bay/Duncan
Canal Portage--1 antlered deer by State
registration permit only; however, the city
limits of Petersburg and Kupreanof are
closed to hunting.
Remainder of Unit 3--2 antlered deer........ Aug. 1--Nov. 30
Moose:
Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell Islands--1 Oct. 1-Oct. 15.
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either
antler by State registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 3......................... No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day............................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 3-Mitkof Island No limit............... Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island No limit....... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4.
(i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and
north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof , Chichagof, Yakobi,
Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the
southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King
Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking
of bears;
(B) The Salt Lake Bay Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the
head of Mitchell Bay, is closed to the taking of bears;
(C) Port Althorp (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port
Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point
(Trap Rock), is closed to the taking of brown bears;
(D) Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of
all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and
east of the drainage divide from the northwest point of Gull Cove to
Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and
Mud Bay, is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown
bear hunting, or for the taking of marten, mink, or weasel.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Boats may not be used to take bear, wolves, or wolverine,
except for persons certified as disabled.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and west of a Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
line that follows the crest of the island Mar. 15-May 31.
from Rock Point (58 deg. N. lat., 136 deg.
21' W. long.), to Rodgers Point (57 deg. 35'
N. lat., 135 deg. 33' W. long.) including
Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof
Island south and west of a line which follows
the crest of the island from Nismeni Point
(57 deg. 34' N. lat., 135 deg. 25' W. long.),
to the entrance of Gut Bay (56 deg. 44' N.
lat. 134 deg. 38' W. long.) including the
drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof
and other adjacent islands--1 bear every four
regulatory years by State registration permit
only.
Unit 4--that portion in the Northeast Mar. 15-May 20.
Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear every
four regulatory years by State registration
permit only.
Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every four Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
regulatory years by State registration Mar. 15-May 20.
permit only.
Deer:
6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
taken only from Sept. 15-Jan 31.
Goat:
1 goat by State registration permit only.... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day............................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1.-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 4--that portion east of Chatham Strait-- Dec. 1-May 15.
No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4......................... No open season.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Dec 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island.................... No open season.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island.................... No open season.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(5) Unit 5.
(i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages an islands
between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay including the
Guyot Hills;
(A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay,
Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and
includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;
(B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5;
(ii) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to
all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(C) Unit 5 is open to brown bear hunting by Federal registration
permit in lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is required for
taking a brown bear in Unit 5, provided that the hunter has obtained a
Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) The taking by residents of Unit 5(A) of up to 10 moose per
regulatory year in Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench, is allowed for
ceremonial potlatches and other ceremonial uses, under the terms of a
Federal registration permit. Moose may be taken from August 1 through
December 31. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request
of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not cumulative with any
potlatch moose permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear by Federal registration permit only.. Sept. 1-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 5(A)--1 buck........................... Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5(B)................................... No open season.
Goat:
1 goat by State registration permit only.... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Moose:
Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench--1 antlered Oct. 15-Nov. 15.
bull by State registration permit only. The
season will be closed when 60 antlered
bulls have been taken from the Unit. The
season will be closed in that portion west
of the Dangerous River when 30 antlered
bulls have been taken in that area. From
Oct. 15-Oct. 21, public lands will be
closed to taking of moose, except by rural
Alaska residents of Unit 5(A).
Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit only. The season will
be closed when 25 antlered bulls have been
taken from the entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day............................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(6) Unit 6.
(i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound
drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills)
to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent
islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper River drainage
upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings
River drainages:
(A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
(C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
(D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6;
(ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Goat Mountain goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by Miles Lake and Miles
Glacier, on the south and east by Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant
Glacier, and on the west by the Copper River, is closed to the taking
of mountain goat;
(B) The Heney Range goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River Highway and west of the
Eyak River, is closed to the taking of mountain goat.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Coyotes may be taken in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of
artificial lights.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
1 bear...................................... Sept. 1-June 30.
Deer:
4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
taken only from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
Goats:
Unit 6 (A), (B)--1 goat by State Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 6(C)................................... No open season.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG224, Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
In each of the Unit 6(D) subareas, goat
seasons will be closed when harvest limits
for that subarea are reached. Harvest
quotas are as follows: RG242--2 goats,
RG243--2 goats, RG224--2 goats, RG249--2
goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--1 goat
Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)--The taking of No open season.
goats is prohibited on all public lands.
Coyote:
Unit 6 (A) and (D)--2 coyotes............... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6(B)--No limit......................... July 1-June 30.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River Highway July 1-June 30.
and east of the Heney Range--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit............ July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession................. Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Trapping--20 beaver per season.............. Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
Unit 6 (A), (B) and (D)--No limit........... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River Highway Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
and east of the Heney Range--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit............ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(7) Unit 7.
(i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point
and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages,
and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the Russian River,
the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and
including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150 deg. W. long.,
and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150 deg. W. long., from
Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Kenai Fjords National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
(B) The Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of
Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and
Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek,
Glacier Creek and Byron Glacier, is closed to hunting; however, grouse,
ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels may be hunted with shotguns after
September 1.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15; except Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
Unit 7-3 bears.............................. July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
Unit 7--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
National Wildlife Refuge--2 wolves.
Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
20 Beaver per season........................ Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale,
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other
adjacent islands.
(i) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Deer:
Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island north Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to
Crescent Lake (57 deg. 52' N. lat., 152
deg. 58' W. long.), and east of a line from
the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount
Ellison Peak and from Mount Ellison Peak to
Pokati Point at Whale Passage, and that
portion of Kodiak Island east of a line
from the mouth of Saltery Creek to the
mouth at Elbow Creek, and adjacent small
islands in Chiniak Bay--1 deer; however,
antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct.
25-Oct. 31.
Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island and Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
adjacent islands south and west of a line
from the head of Terror Bay to the head of
the south-western most arm of Ugak Bay--5
deer; however, anterless deer may be taken
only from Oct. 1--Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct.
1-Dec. 31; no more than 1 antlerless deer
may be taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season........................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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(9) Unit 9.
(i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands
including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of
and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side
of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of
Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Islands:
(A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into
Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16
(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and
Preserve;
(B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;
(C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the
Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National
Park and Preserve;
(D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a
line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American
Bay including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of
the Shumagin Islands;
(E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Katmai National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
(B) The use of motorized vehicles, excluding aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts, is prohibited from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek
Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek
River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek
drainage; however, this restriction does not apply to a motorized
vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and
on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of the Naknek
River and Big Creek.
(C) A firearm may be used to take beaver in Unit 9(B) under a
trapping license from April 1-May 31.
(D) Unit 9(B) (Nondalton residents only) is open to brown bear
hunting by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 9(B), provided
that the hunter has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to
hunting.
(E) The taking by residents of Nondalton of up to 6 bull moose per
regulatory year in Unit 9(B) is allowed for ceremonial potlatches,
under the terms of a Federal permit. Bull moose may be taken from July
1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the
request of a local organization. This 6 moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted for potlatches by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of Nondalton Oct. 1-Oct. 21.
only--1 bear by Federal registration permit May 10-May 25.
only.
Unit 9(B)--1 bear every four regulatory Oct. 1-Oct. 21 (odd
years. years only);
May 10-May 25 (even
years only).
Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal registration Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only. May 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9(A) and (C)--4 caribou; however, no Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
more than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10-
Sept. 30 and no more than 1 caribou may be
taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no more than 2 Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
may be bulls.
Unit 9(D)................................... No open season.
Unit 9(E)--that portion south of Seal Cape July 1-Apr. 30.
on the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula
divide--4 caribou; only bulls may be taken
between July 1 and Aug. 9.
Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou........... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Sheep:
1 ram with 7/8 curl horn.................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 9(A)--1 antlered bull.................. Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 9(B)--1 antlered bull.................. Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Naknek River from the north--1 antlered Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Naknek River from the south--1 antlered Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull. However, during the December hunt,
antlerless moose may be taken by Federal
registration permit only. The antlerless
season will be closed when 5 antlerless
moose have been taken. Public lands are
closed during December for the hunting of
moose, except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified above.
Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 9(E)--1 antlered bull.................. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season; however, no Jan. 1-May 31.
more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1-
May 31.
Remainder of Unit 9--40 beaver per season... Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(10) Unit 10.
(i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island and the
Pribilof Islands;
(ii) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any
wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Caribou:
Unit 10--Unimak Island only................. No open season.
Remainder of Unit 10--No limit.............. July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the
headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area
drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles
Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou....................................... No open season.
Sheep:
1 sheep..................................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
1 antlered bull............................. Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified above
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season........................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
On limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
2 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified above
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(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage
upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the
east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in
Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30;
(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 12 during April and October with a
steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch
diameter, is prohibited.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12--that portion west of the Nabesna No open season.
River within the drainages of Jack Creek,
Platinum Creek, and Totschunda Creek--The
taking of caribou is prohibited on public
lands.
Unit 12--that portion lying east of the No open season.
Nabesna River and south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--The taking of caribou is
prohibited on public lands.
Remainder of Unit 12--1 bull................ Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
1 bull caribou may be taken by a Federal Winter season to be
registration permit during a winter season announced by the Board.
to be announced for the rural Alaska
residents of Tetlin and Northway only.
Moose:
Unit 12--that portion drained by the Tanana, Sept. 1-Sept 15.
Nabesna, and Chisana Rivers east of the Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
Tetlin Reservation boundary and north of
the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--1 antlered bull.
Unit 12--that portion lying east of the Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Nabesna River and south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--1 antlered bull.
Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered bull......... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
15 beaver per season........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phrases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Sept. 20-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(13) Unit 13.
(i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the east bank of the
Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the west bank of the
Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the Slana River drainages
north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the Delta River upstream
from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the drainages into the
Nenana River upstream from the southeast corner of Denali National Park
at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River upstream from its
junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into the east bank of
the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with Tokositna River; the
drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali National Park)
upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River; the drainages
into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the
Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna Glacier; the
drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between its
confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into
the north bank of the Talkeetna River; the drainages into the east bank
of the Chickaloon River; the drainages of the Matanuska River above its
confluence with the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a
line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn
Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the
Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot
of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper
River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its
junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of
the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana
River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the
Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide
into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone
River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the
southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then
up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down
Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary
of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;
(B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a
line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana
River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River,
then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13,
then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier,
then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the
Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across
the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River,
then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the
Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning;
(C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the
Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;
(D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit
13(A);
(E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13;
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence. Subsistence uses as
authorized by Sec. ____.25(k)(13) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
(C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers Lake trails, or other trails
designated by the Board, the use of motorized vehicles for subsistence
hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The
Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13(B)
bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and
the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the
Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the
Richardson Highway to the Meiers creek Trail at approximately Mile 170,
then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly
along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with
Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
2 caribou by Federal registration permit Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Oil Jan. 5-Mar. 31.
Pipeline right-of-way is prohibited. The
right-of-way is identified as the area
occupied by the pipeline (buried or above
ground) and the cleared area 25 feet on
either side of the pipeline.
Sheep:
Unit 13--excluding Unit 13(D) and the Tok Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
and Delta Management Areas--1 ram with \7/
8\ curl horn.
Moose:
1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
registration permit only; only 1 permit
will be issued per household.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine, except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified above
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season........................ Oct. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
2 wolverine................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine, except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified above
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(14) Unit 14.
(i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side of Turnagain
Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, drainages into
Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in
Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook Inlet east of the
Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River
downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into the south bank
of the Talkeetna River:
(A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west
by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and
by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon
River, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south
by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its
mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik
Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6
boundary;
(B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit
14(A);
(C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit
14(A);
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Fort Richardson Management Area, consisting of the Fort
Richardson Military Reservation, is restricted to the subsistence
taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by permit only;
(B) The Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages
south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north
of and including Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to hunt black bear between
April 15 and May 25;
(B) In Unit 14(B), bait may be used to hunt black bear between
April 15 and May 31.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
Unit 14(A) and (C)--1 bear.................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 14(A)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Oct. 10.
years. May 1-May 25.
Coyote:
Unit 14(A) and (C)--2 coyotes............... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14--2 foxes............................ Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
Unit 14(A)--5 hares per day................. July 1-June 30.
Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day................. Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 15-Jan 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in possession.... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession..... Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in possession.... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in possession.... Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season............ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 14(C)--that portion within the Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek,
Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River and
the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach
State Park--20 beaver per season.
Coyote:
Unit 14(A)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14(A)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Unit 14(C)--1 fox........................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter:
Unit 14(A)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
Unit 14(A)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(15) Unit 15.
(i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and
adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet and
Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude line
150 deg. 00' W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in Turnagain
Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 150 deg. 00' W.
to the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along the Chugach
National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian Lake; and
including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the Chugach
National Forest boundary:
(A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the
Kenai River and Skilak Lake;
(B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the
Kenai River and Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof River, Tustumena
Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
(C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15;
(ii) The Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 15(A) bounded by a line beginning at the eastern most
junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3),
then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly
along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak
Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower
Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake
Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its western most junction
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to
the point of beginning, is closed to the taking of wildlife, except
that grouse and ptarmigan may be taken only from October 1-March 1 by
bow and arrow only;
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) The Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area is closed to
subsistence trapping of furbearers;
(C) That portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai River, Skilak
Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier is closed to the trapping of
marten;
(D) Taking a red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel
trap or snare is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
Unit 15--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
National Wildlife Refuge--2 Wolves.
Unit 15--Remainder--5 Wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 Wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 15 (A) and (B)--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in possession.... Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession..... Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
20 Beaver per season........................ Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
1 Fox....................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
Unit 15(B)--that portion east of the Kenai No open season.
River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River and Skilak
Glacier.
Remainder of Unit 15--No limit.............. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter:
Unit 15 (A), (B)--No limit.................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Unit 15(C)--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
Unit 15 (B) and (C)--No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(16) Unit 16.
(i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet between
Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek drainage,
Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the Susitna River
(including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the
Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the Chulitna River
(including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna River, and
drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River upstream to the
base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage of the Kahiltna
Glacier:
(A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east
bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River,
east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna
Glacier;
(B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16;
(ii) The Mount McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to
December 2, 1980, is closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses as
authorized by Sec. ____.25(k)(16) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
1 caribou................................... Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay Drainages south and Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
west of, and including the Kustatan River
drainage--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Sept. 25-Sept. 30 and from Dec. 1-Feb. 28
by Federal registration permit only.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season........................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx
No limit.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(17) Unit 17.
(i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Bering
Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all islands between
these points including Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands:
(A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
(B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
(C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legally permitted hunting
camps, the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit
17(B), is closed from Aug. 1-Nov. 1 to the use of any motorized vehicle
for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine, including
transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or
wolverine;
(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of
Unit 17(a), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19 (A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 17(A) and that portion of Unit 17(B) Sept. 1-May 31.
draining into the Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchick
Lake--1 bear
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear every four Sept. 20-Oct. 10.
regulatory years May 10-May 25.
Unit 17 (C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 10-Oct. 10.
years Apr. 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 17 (A) and (C)--that portion of 17(A) Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
and (C) consisting of the Nushagak
Peninsula south of the Igushik River,
Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to
Tvativak Bay--1 caribou by Federal
registration permit. Public lands are
closed to the taking of caribou except by
the residents of Togiak, Twin Hills,
Manokotak, Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark's
Point, and Ekuk during seasons identified
above
Unit 17 (B) and (C)--that portion of 17(C) Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
east of the Nushagak River--5 caribou;
however, no more than 2 caribou may be
bulls
Sheep:
1 ram with full curl horn or larger Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 17(B)--that portion that includes all Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
the Mulchatna River drainage upstream from
and including the Chilchitna River
drainage--1 antlered bull
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 antlered bull; Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
however, during the period Aug. 20--Aug. 31 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull moose may be taken by State
registration permit only
Unit 17(C)--that portion that includes the Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Iowithla drainage and Sunshine Valley and
all lands west of Wood River and south of
Aleknagik Lake--1 antlered bull; however,
during the period Aug. 20-Aug. 31 bull
moose may be taken by State registration
permit only
Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 antlered bull; Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
however, during the period Aug. 20-Aug. 31 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull moose may be taken by State
registration permit only
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 17(A)--20 beaver per season Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 17 (B) and (C)--20 beaver per season Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28
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(18) Unit 18.
(i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the Yukon and
Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn between Lower
Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into a Bering Sea from
Cape Newenham on the south to and including the Pastolik River drainage
on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and adjacent islands between Cape
Newenham and the Pastolik River;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Kalskag Controlled Use Area which consists of that portion
of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River,
northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, then east along
the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back
to Lower Kalskag is closed to the use of aircraft for hunting any
ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the transportation of any
hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or
wolverine part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the Area
and points outside the Area;
(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of
Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19 (A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
in Unit 18 from Apr. 1-Jun. 10.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
1 bear...................................... Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 18--that portion south of the Yukon Dec. 15-Jan. 9.
River--Kilbuck caribou herd; rural Alaska Feb. 23-Mar. 15.
residents domiciled in Tuluksak, Akiak,
Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville,
Napaaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigiuk,
Atmauthluak, Nunapitchuk, Tuntutuliak, Eek,
Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Togiak,
and Twin Hills, only. A Federal
registration permit is required. The number
of permits available for these hunts will
be determined at a later date. The taking
of caribou will be prohibited when a total
Unit harvest of 130 bulls has been reached
in either or both hunts administered by the
Board or ADF&G.
Remainder of Unit 18........................ No open season.
Moose:
Unit 18--that portion north and west of a Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Winter
line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak season to be announced.
Mountain, and then to Mountain Village, and
west of, but not including, the Andreafsky
River drainage; and those portions
contained in the Kanektok and Goodness
drainages--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered moose. A 10- Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
day hunt (1 bull, evidence of sex required)
will be opened by announcement sometime
between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28..
Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to the
hunting of moose, except by rural Alaska
residents of Unit 18 and Upper Kalskag
during seasons identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra)::
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-May 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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(19) Unit 19.
(i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from
Lower Kalskag:
(A) Unit 19(A) consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and
downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south
bank, excluding Unit 19(B);
(B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from
and including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage
upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south
of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at
Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage
upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and
including the Can Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east
of a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.25 miles south of the
northwest corner of the original Mt. McKinley National Park boundary)
to the peak of Lone Mountain, then due west to Big River, including the
Big River drainage upstream from that line, and including the Swift
River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork drainage;
(D) Unit 19(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 19;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses
as authorized by Sec. ____.25(k)(19) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) The Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 19(D) upstream from the mouth of Big River including
the drainages of the Big River, Middle Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and
Tonzona River, and bounded by a line following the west bank of the
Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River to 152 deg.50' W.
long., then north to the boundary of Denali National Preserve, then
following the western boundary of Denali National Preserve north to its
intersection with the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then west to the
crest of Telida Mountain, then north along the crest of Munsatli Ridge
to elevation 1,610, then northwest to Dyckman Mountain and following
the crest of the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nowitna
drainage, and the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nixon Fork
River to Loaf bench mark on Halfway Mountain, then south to the west
side of Big River drainage, the point of beginning, is closed during
moose hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose,
including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however,
this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part
by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area,
or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside
the area;
(C) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19 (A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 19 (A) and (B) that portion which is Sept. 1-May 31.
downstream of and including the Aniak River
drainage--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 19 (A), (B), and (D)--1 Sept. 10-May 25.
bear every four regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim River--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
caribou. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 19(A) south of the Kuskokwim River, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska
residents of Lime Village)--4 caribou.
Unit 19(C)--1 caribou....................... Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19(D) south and east of the Kuskokwim Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
River--1 caribou.
Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 caribou.......... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents domiciled in July 1-June 30.
Lime Village only; no individual harvest
limit but a village harvest quota of 200
caribou; cows and calves may not be taken
from Apr. 1-Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Sheep:
1 ram with \7/8\ curl....................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents of Lime July 1-June 30.
Village only--No individual harvest limit,
but a village harvest quota of 40 moose
(including those taken under the State Tier
II system); either sex. Reporting will be
by a community reporting system.
Unit 19(A)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
moose may be taken only from Jan. 1-Jan. 10 Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
and Feb. 1-Feb. 5. Feb. 1-Feb. 5.
Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull................. Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull................. Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
Unit 19(D)--that portion of the Upper Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within the
North Fork drainage upstream from the
confluence of the South Fork to the mouth
of the Swift Fork--1 antlered bull.
Unit 19(D)--remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Controlled Use Area--1 bull. Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 antlered bull.... Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(20) Unit 20.
(i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from and
including the Tozitna River drainage to and including the Hamlin Creek
drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream
from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue River and
Fortymile River drainages and the Tanana River drainage north of Unit
13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson River:
(A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of
the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana
River from its confluence with the Delta River downstream to its
confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east
bank of the Nenana River:
(B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and
including the Banner Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north
bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;
(D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the
west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream
to, but excluding the Banner Creek drainage;
(E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and
the Ladue River drainage;
(F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses
as authorized by Sec. ____ .25(k)(20) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
(C) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as provided below. The use of snowmobiles is authorized
only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within
the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed
highway vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the
Corridor is authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents
living within the Corridor;
(D) The Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of
the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, then west
along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked
Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters on
North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters of
Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence
Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the Fortymile River,
then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile
River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork
of the Fortymile River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly
along the south bank of Champion Creek to its confluence with Little
Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion
Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a direct line to Mile
140 on the Taylor Highway, is closed to the use of any motorized
vehicle for hunting from August 5-September 20; however, this does not
prohibit motorized access via, or transportation of harvested wildlife
on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
(E) The Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then
northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome,
then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to
the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a
point where it joins the Tanana River three miles above Old Minto, then
along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and
sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and
Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning, is open
to moose hunting by permit only;
(F) The Fairbanks Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream
subdivision 0SE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2
North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B)
bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana
River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek
and Cripple Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester
Creek, then up Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek,
then up Ready Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down
Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly
along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then
up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele
Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then
southerly along the pipeline right-of-way to the Chena River, then
along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then
southerly along Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana
River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to
the point of beginning, is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only;
(G) The Ferry Trail Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20(A) bounded on the north by the Rex Trail; on the west by the
east bank of the Nenana River from its intersection with the Rex Trail
south to the divide forming the north boundary of the Lignite Creek
drainage; on the south by that divide easterly and southerly to the
headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak, then along a
southwesterly line to the confluence of Healy Creek and Coal Creek,
then upstream easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to the north
fork of Healy Creek, then along the north fork of Healy Creek to its
headwaters; on the east by a straight line from the headwaters of Healy
Creek to the headwaters of Dexter Creek, then along Dexter Creek to the
Totatlanika River, then down the east bank of the Totatlanika River to
the Rex Trail is open to caribou hunting by permit only.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30;
(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and October with
a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch
diameter, is prohibited;
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1 bear every Sept. 1-May 31.
four regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal registration Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
permit only; the season will close when a Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
harvest quota for the Fortymile herd has
been reached. The harvest quota will be
determined by the Board after consultation
with ADF&G and announced before the season
opening.
Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River drainage--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
caribou; however, only bull caribou may be Nov. 26-Dec. 10.
taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Mar. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon River........ No open season.
Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 bull............. Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Moose:
Unit 20(A)--the Ferry Trail Management Area-- Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers
or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one
side.
Remainder of Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull.... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 20(B)--that portion within the Minto Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Flats Management Area--1 bull by Federal Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
registration permit only.
Unit 20(B)--the drainage of the Middle Fork Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
of the Chena River and the portion of the
Salcha River Drainage upstream from and
including Goose Creek--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 20(B)--1 antlered bull.... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 20(C)--1 antlered bull; however, white- Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
phased or partial albino (more than 50
percent white) moose may not be taken.
Unit 20(E)--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Ladue, Sixty-mile, and Forty-mile Rivers
(all forks) from Mile 9\1/2\ to Mile 145
Taylor Highway, including the Boundary
Cutoff Road--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 20(E)--that portion Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
draining into the Yukon River upstream from
and including the Charley River drainage to
and including the Boundary Creek drainages
and the Taylor Highway from mile 145 to
Eagle--1 antlered bull.
Unit 20(F)--that portion within the Dalton Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 antlered bull.... Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
Unit 20(E)--2 lynx.......................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Remainder of Unit 20--2 lynx................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
10 wolves................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 20(D)--that portion south of the Tanana Aug. 25-Mar. 31.
River and west of the Johnson River--15 per
day, 30 in possession, provided that not
more than 5 per day and 10 in possession
are sharp-tailed grouse.
Unit 20--Remainder--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
Unit 20--those portions within five miles of Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Alaska Route 5 (Taylor Highway, both to
Eagle and the Alaska-Canada boundary) and
that portion of Alaska Route 4 (Richardson
Highway) south of Delta Junction--20 per
day, 40 in possession.
Unit 20--Remainder--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit 20(E), Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
and 20(D)--that portion draining into the
north bank of the Tanana River, including
the islands in the Tanana River--25 beaver.
Remainder of Unit 20(D)--15 beaver.......... Feb. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 20(F)--50 beaver....................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
Unit 20(E)--No limit........................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Remainder Unit 20--No limit................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
Unit 20--No limit........................... Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
Unit 20(E)--No limit........................ Sept. 20-June 10.
Remainder of Unit 20--No Limit.............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
Unit 20(E)--No limit........................ Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Remainder of Unit 20--No limit.............. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(21) Unit 21.
(i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon River upstream
from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River drainage on the
north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River drainage on the
south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River upstream and including from
the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
(B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon river drainage upstream from
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
(C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
(E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg.57' N. lat., 156 deg.41'
W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then east
to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly to the
crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along the
north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point
of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use of
aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of
Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,
then northwest to the mouth of Stranstrom Creek on the Bonasila River,
then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west
bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Idatarod River,
then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with
Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its
mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the
area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1.
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
(D) The taking of up to three mooses per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory years.......... Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 23 (A), (B), (C), and (E)--1 caribou... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon River and Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
east of the Koyukuk River 1 caribou; Winter season to be
however, 2 additional caribou may be taken announced.
during a winter season to be announced.
Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western Arctic July 1-June 30.
Caribou herd)--5 caribou per day; however,
cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 21(A)--1 antlered bull................. Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull......... Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
moose may be taken only from Sept. 21-Sept. Feb. 1-Feb. 5.
25 and Feb. 1-Feb. 5; moose may not be
taken within one-half mile of the Yukon
River during the February season.
Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, only antlered Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
bulls may be taken from Sept. 5-Sept. 25. Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 21(E)--No Limit........................ Nov. 1-June 1.
Remainder of Unit 21--No Limit.............. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(22) Unit 22.
(i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait,
Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but excluding, the
Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but not including,
the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, and all
adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the Goodhope
and Pastolik Rivers:
(A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
(B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok
Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
(D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into
the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and
including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;
(E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding the
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and
Fairway Rock.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 22 during the established seasons.
(B) Snowmachines may be used to take caribou and moose in Unit 22
during established seasons; however, shooting from a snowmachine in
motion is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 22(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
years. May 10-May 25.
Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
regulatory years. Apr. 15--May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 22 (A) and (B)--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be taken May
16-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull................. Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec.
31; no person may take a cow accompanied by
a calf.
Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull................. Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
Unit 22(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec.
31; no person may take a cow accompanied by
a calf.
Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person may take a Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
cow accompanied by a calf.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 22 (A) and (B)--50 beaver.............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 22 (C), (D), and (E)--50 beaver........ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23.
(i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic
Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River drainage to Cape
Lisburne;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Noatak Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 23 in a corridor extending five miles on either side of the
Noatak River beginning at the mouth of the Kugururok River, and
extending easterly along the Noatak River to the mouth of Sapun Creek,
is closed for the period August 20-September 20 to the use of aircraft
in any manner either for hunting of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, or for transportation of hunters or harvested species;
(B) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A) is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting; aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears;
however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Motor-driven boats or snowmachines may be used to take caribou;
however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is prohibited.
(B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire
cartridges;
(C) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1--Jun. 10.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 23--except the Baldwin Peninsula north Sept. 1-May 31.
of the Arctic Circle--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may July 1-June 30.
not be taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 23--that portion south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and
Redstone Rivers (excluding the upper Noatak
River Canyon/Sekuiak Bluffs), and including
the Igichuk Hills (that area west of the
Noatak River and south of Noatak Village, 1
ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger. A State
registration permit is required. A harvest
quota will be announced before the permit
hunt.
Unit 23--that portion south and east of the Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and
Redstone Rivers (excluding the upper Noatak
River Canyon/Sekuiak Bluffs), and including
the Igichuk Hills (that area west of the
Noatak River and south of Noatak Village, 1
sheep. A State registration permit is
required. The hunt will be closed when 30
sheep have been taken. From Oct. 1-Apr. 30,
public lands will be closed to the taking
of sheep, except by rural Alaska residents
of Unit 23 living north of the Arctic
Circle.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with \7/8\ curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn or larger.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep............... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Moose:
Unit 23--that portion north and west of and July 1-Mar. 31.
including the Singoalik River drainage, and
all lands draining into the Kukpuk and
Ipewik Rivers--1 moose; no person may take
a cow accompanied by a calf.
Unit 23--that portion lying within the Aug. 1-Sept. 15.
Noatak River drainage--1 moose; however, Oct. 1-Mar. 31.
antlerless moose may be taken only from
Nov. 1-Mar. 31; no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 moose; no person may Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
take a cow accompanied by a calf.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik River Nov. 1-June 10.
drainages--50 beaver.
Remainder of Unit 23--30 beaver............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
3 lynx...................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(24) Unit 24.
(i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from
but not including the Dulbi River drainage;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(B) The Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 24 bounded by a line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east
side of Fish Creek Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end of Lake
Todatonten (including all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost
headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point
Mountain, then back to the Bettles Field VOR, is closed during moose-
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft
between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area;
(C) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg.57' N. lat., 156 deg.41'
W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then east
to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly to the
crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along
the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the
point of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use
of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(D) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 24--that portion west of the Dalton Sept. 1-May 31.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 bear every four Sept. 1-May 31.
regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 24--the Kanuti River drainage upstream Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
from Kanuti, Chalatna Creek, the Fish Creek
drainage (including Bonanza Creek)--1 bull.
Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be taken May
16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 24--that portion within the Gates of Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1 ram
with \7/8\ curl horn or larger by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 ram with \7/8\ curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn or larger.
Moose:
Unit 24--that portion within the Koyukuk Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
Controlled Use Area--1 moose; however, Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
antlerless moose, may be taken only from Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
Sept. 21-Sept. 25, Dec. 1-Dec. 10, and Mar.
1-Mar. 10.
Unit 24--that portion that includes the John Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
River drainage within the Gates of the
Arctic National Park--1 moose.
Unit 24--all drainages to the north of the Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Koyukuk River upstream from and including Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
the Alatna River to and including the North
Fork of the Koyukuk River, except that
portion of the John River within the Gates
of the Arctic National Park--1 moose;
however, antlerless moose may be taken only
from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 antlered bull. Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use
Area are closed to taking of moose, except
by eligible rural Alaska residents during
seasons identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(25) Unit 25.
(i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from but
not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and excluding drainages into
the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from the Charley River:
(A) Unit 25(A) consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream from and including
the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from
Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the
Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old Crow River
drainage;
(B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage
upstream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine
River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine
Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream
from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River;
(C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20(E) boundary, the
Birch Creek drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost
147), the Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock
Creek drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and
including the Moose Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 25(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 25;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area, which encompasses
approximately 567,680 acres north and west of Arctic Village. The area
consists of that portion of Unit 25(A) which is bounded on the east by
the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Cane Creek
and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to the
confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Creek, through
Portage Lake, to its confluence with the Junjik River; then down the
Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary, to a major,
unnamed tributary located directly south of Little Njoo Mountain; the
boundary leaves the river and continues upstream along this unnamed
tributary, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles where the stream
forks into two roughly equal drainages; the boundary follows the
eastern most fork, proceeding almost due north to the headwaters and
intersects the Continental Divide; the boundary then follows the
Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then easterly and
northeasterly approximately 20 miles along the divide to an unnamed
peak, elevation 6,460, located north of the most southerly major fork
of the headwaters of Cane Creek; then the boundary continues due south
1.5 miles to the high point of a saddle, then down the headwaters
tributary to Cane Creek and down the creek to the confluence of Cane
Creek and the East Fork Chandalar. Sheep hunting in this area is
restricted to residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon,
Kaktovik and Chalkytsik.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of Unit July 1-Apr. 30.
25(D)--10 caribou; however, no more than 5
caribou may be transported from these units
per regulatory year.
Unit 25(C)--that portion south and east of Aug. 10-Sept. 30, Dec. 1-
the Steese Highway--1 bull by Federal Feb. 28.
registration permit only; the season will
close when a harvest quota for the
Fortymile herd has been reached. The
harvest quota will be determined by the
Board after consultation with ADF&G and
announced before the season opening.
25(C)--that portion north and west of the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Steese Highway--1 caribou; however, only Feb. 15-Mar. 15.
bull caribou may be taken during the Aug.
10-Sept. 20 season. During the winter
season, caribou may be taken only with a
Federal registration permit.
Unit 25(D)--that portion of Unit 25(D) Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
drained by the west fork of the Dall River
west of 150 deg. W. long.--1 bull.
Sheep:
Unit 25(A)--that portion within the Dalton Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Highway Corridor Management Area--3 sheep Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
by Federal registration permit only; the
Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season is restricted to 1
ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger.
Unit 25(A)--Arctic Village Sheep Management Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Area--2 rams by Federal registration permit
only. Public lands are closed to the taking
of sheep except by rural Alaska residents
of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon,
Kaktovik and Chalkytsik during seasons
identified above.
Remainder of Unit 25(A)--3 sheep by Federal Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 25(A)--1 antlered bull................. Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
Unit 25(B)--that portion within the Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
Porcupine River drainage upstream from, but Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
excluding the Coleen River drainage--1
antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 25(B)--1 antlered bull.... Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec 15.
Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull................. Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 25(D)(West)--that portion lying west of Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
a line extending from the Unit 25(D)
boundary on Preacher Creek, then downstream
along Preacher Creek, Birch Creek and Lower
Mouth Birch Creek to the Yukon River, then
downstream along the north bank of the
Yukon River (including islands) to the
confluence of the Hadweenzik River, then
upstream along the west bank of the
Hadweenzik River to the confluence of Forty
and One-Half Mile Creek, then upstream
along Forty and One-Half Mile Creek to
Nelson Mountain on the Unit 25(D) boundary--
1 bull by a Federal registration permit.
Alternate permits allowing for designated
hunters are available to qualified
applicants who reside in Beaver, Birch
Creek, or Stevens Village. Moose hunting on
public land in this portion of Unit
25(D)(West) is closed at all times except
for residents of Beaver, Birch Creek and
Stevens Village during seasons identified
above. The moose season will be closed when
30 antlered moose have been harvested in
the entirety of Unit 25(D)(West).
Remainder of Unit 25(D)--1 antlered moose... Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
be taken prior to Oct 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
Unit 25(C)--2 lynx.......................... Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Remainder of Unit 25--2 lynx................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
Unit 25(A)--No limit........................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Remainder of Unit 25--10 wolves............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 25(C)--25 per day, 30 in possession.... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Remainder of Unit 25--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Whitetailed):
Unit 25(C)--those portions within 5 miles of Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Route 6 (Steese Highway)--20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Remainder of Unit 25--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 25(C)--25 beaver....................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Remainder of Unit 25--50 beaver............. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
Unit 25(C)--No limit........................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Remainder of Unit 25--No limit.............. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
Unit 25(C)--No limit........................ Nov. 1-Feb 28.
Remainder of Unit 25--No limit.............. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(26) Unit 26.
(i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages between Cape
Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border including the Firth River
drainage within Alaska:
(A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of
the Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville
River between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;
(B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit
26(A), west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west
bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
(C) Unit 26(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 26;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Unit 26(A) Controlled Use Area, which consists of Unit
26(A), is closed to the use of aircraft in any manner for moose
hunting, including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose
from Aug. 1--Aug. 31 and from Jan. 1--Mar. 31. No hunter may take or
transport a moose, or part of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having been
transported by aircraft into the unit. However, this does not apply to
transportation of moose hunters or moose parts by regularly scheduled
flights to and between villages by carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation by
aircraft to or between publicly owned airports;
(B) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(C) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Motor-driven boats and snowmachines may be used to take
caribou; however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is prohibited.
(B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire
cartridges;
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears..................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 26(A)--1 bear.......................... Sept. 1-May 31.
Remainder of Unit 26--1 bear every four Sept. 1-May 31.
regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 26(A)--5 caribou per day; however, cow July 1-June 30.
caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30.
Unit 26(B)--5 caribou; however, cow caribou July 1-June 30.
may be taken only from Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 26(C)--10 caribou; however, not more July 1-Apr. 30.
than 5 caribou may be transported from Unit
26(C) per regulatory year.
Sheep:
Unit 26(A)--those portions within the Gates Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
of the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 26(B)--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1 ram
with \7/8\ curl horn or larger by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 26(A) and (B)--including Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve--
1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger.
Unit 26(C)--3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season is restricted to 1 Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger. A
Federal registration permit is required for
the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season. Kaktovik
residents may harvest sheep in accordance
with a Federal community harvest strategy
for Unit 26(C) which provides for take of
up to two harvest limits of 3 sheep by
designated hunter.
Moose:
Unit 26(A)--that portion of the Colville Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
River drainage upstream from and including
the Chandalar River drainage--1 moose;
however, no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Remainder of Unit 26(A)--1 moose; however, no Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
person may take a cow accompanied by a calf
Unit 26(B)--that portion within two miles of No open season.
the Dalton Highway.
Unit 26((B) Remainder and (C)--1 moose...... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Musk Oxen:
Unit 26(C)--1 bull by Federal registration Oct. 1-Nov. 15.
permit only; up to 10 permits may be issued Mar. 1-Mar. 31.
to rural Alaska residents of the village of
Kaktovik only. Public lands are closed to
the taking of musk oxen, except by rural
Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik
during seasons identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes..................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 26(A) and (B)--10 foxes; however, no Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Unit 26(C)--10 foxes........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx...................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
10 wolves................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine................................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Coyote:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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Dated: May 12, 1994.
Ronald B. McCoy,
Interim Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
Robert W. Williams,
Acting Regional Forester, USDA-Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 94-13223 Filed 5-26-94; 12:19 pm]
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