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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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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       
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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]. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.         
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.        
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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].

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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         
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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].

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. 

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Harvest limits                         Open season      
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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]
BILLING CODE 4310-11-P-M