[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 39698-39753] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-18097] [[Page 39697]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part II Department of Agriculture Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100 _______________________________________________________________________ Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts C and D--1996-97 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 147 / Tuesday, July 30, 1996 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 39698]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100 RIN 1018-AD42 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D--1996-1997 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, bag limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 1996-1997 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--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations'', which expire on July 31, 1996. This rule also amends the Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board (Section ____.24 of Subpart C). This rule also restates and extends Sections ____.26, Subsistence Taking of Fish and ____.27, Subsistence Taking of Shellfish. EFFECTIVE DATE: Section ____.24 is effective August 1, 1996. Section ____.25 is effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997. Sections ____.26 and ____.27 are effective January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; telephone (907) 786-3864. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-7921. 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 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 rule and agree with its substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 100. Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1 to 100.23 and 36 CFR Secs. 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this rule for Secs. ____.23-____.25. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4 and 36 CFR Sec. 242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart. The identified sections include definitions for the following terms: ``Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein title to which is in the United States''; and ``public land or public lands means 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 Sec. 100.3(b) and 36 CFR Sec. 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 authorities of the Departments to manage submerged lands, title to which is held by the United States government. The Board recognizes Judge Holland's order granting preliminary relief to the plaintiffs in the case of the Native Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United States of America et al. Therefore, to the extent that the proposed regulations would continue any existing restrictions on the taking of rainbow trout by the residents of Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay in the Kanektok, Arolik, and Goodnews Rivers, those regulations will not be enforced pending completion of proceedings in that case. However, in light of the continuation of the [[Page 39699]] proceedings in the consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation and a petition to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture addressing jurisdiction in navigable waters, no attempt is being made to alter the fish and shellfish portions of the regulations (Sections ____.26 and ____.27) until final guidance has been received regarding the jurisdictional authority of the Federal government over navigable waters in general, and specifically with respect to the waters at issue in Native Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United States of America et al. Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR Sec. 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100 Sec. 242.11 (1992), and for the purposes identified therein, Alaska has been divided into ten subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (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 pubic lands. The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user diversity within each region. The Regional Councils have had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1996. Summary of Changes Section ____.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992. Since that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and Traditional Use Determinations at the request of affected subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27462, published May 27, 1994; 59 FR 51855, published October 13, 1994; and 60 FR 10317, published February 24, 1995.) During its April 29-May 3, 1996, meeting, the Board made additional determinations in addition to various annual season and harvest limit changes. The public has had extensive opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Additional details on the recent Board modifications are contained in the section on Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board. Section ____.25 (Subpart D) regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require development of an entire new rule each year. Proposed Subpart D regulations for the 1996-1997 seasons and bag limits, and methods and means were published on August 15, 1995, in the Federal Register (60 FR 42085-42118). A 60-day comment period providing for public review of the proposed rule and calling for proposals was advertised by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period the Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. Overall, the Board received a total of 101 proposals for change to Customary and Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Because of the large number of proposals submitted or contained in the agency files from previous years, the Regional Councils were asked to prioritize for Board action, those proposals relating to Customary and Traditional Use Determinations. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, the Board prepared a booklet describing the 67 proposals for analysis and Board action and distributed it to the public. The public then had an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations. The ten Regional Councils met again, received public comments, and formulated their 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. The final comment period, the dates of the later Regional Council meetings, the date of the Board meeting and the August 1 versus July 1 effective date of these regulations reflect the impact of the Federal furloughs that occurred in November, December, and January. Section ____.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section ____.27 (Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on June 15, 1995 (60 FR 31542). Fish and shellfish regulations are effective from January 1 through December 31 each year. Due to litigation and petitions to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, both relating to extended jurisdiction to navigable waters, the fish and shellfish regulations were not revised for 1997 but, rather, are extended through December 31, 1997. Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board The Board rejected twelve proposals and parts of two others based on recommendations from the respective Regional Council and additional factors. Except in four instances, the Board action to reject the proposals reflect Regional Council recommendations. Two of the rejected proposals were rendered moot by adoption of other proposals. Three proposals requested that public lands be closed to hunting or fishing by non-Federally qualified users. The Board determined that the biological and harvest data did not support a need to close the areas in order to protect the subsistence user's opportunity to harvest wildlife. In at least one instance, the proposal area encompassed non- Federal lands. Two proposals requested opening a moose season in an area; one proposal asked that a spike/fork-50 inch antler restriction be removed; one proposal asked for a cow moose season; and two proposals asked for longer goat seasons. In all of those cases, examination of the biological data indicated that the target population could not withstand the proposed harvest. The Board also rejected three proposals requesting that customary and traditional use determinations be revised for sheep, moose and goats in certain areas. In each case, either the cultural resource data did not substantiate the request or the use did not occur on Federal lands. The Board also deferred action on 13 proposals in order to collect additional data, or allow communities or Regional Councils additional time to review the issues and provide additional information. Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board The Board adopted 36 proposals and parts of 2 others. Some of these proposals were adopted as submitted and others were adopted with modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council or developed during the Board's public deliberations. All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the respective Regional Councils except one and were based on meeting customary and traditional uses, harvest practices, or protecting wildlife populations. Detailed information relating to justification on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management at the address listed previously. [[Page 39700]] Statewide Proposals One proposal affecting the entire State was acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.25. The change relaxed regulations relating to use of motorized vehicles and brought Federal and State regulations into more agreement. Southeast Region Thirteen proposals affecting the Southeast Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Southeast Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:Revised the customary and traditional use determination for brown bear for Unit 1. Revised the customary and traditional use determination for deer for Unit 4. Provided for the taking of wildlife for ceremonial purposes in Units 1--5. Revised the customary and traditional use determination for goat for Unit 4. Revised the season for goat in Unit 5. Removed the moose hunting closure of Federal public lands in a portion of Unit 1(B) and opened a season in Unit 1(C). Revised the season for goat in Unit 3. Opened a season for moose in a portion of Unit 5(A) and changed season dates in another part of Unit 5(A). Southcentral Region Eleven proposals affecting the Southcentral Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Southcentral Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Provided for a customary and traditional use determination for black bear in Unit 15(C). Clarified the closure of Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base to subsistence hunting. Revised the customary and traditional use determination for black bear in Unit 6. Provided for a hunt for Mentasta herd caribou in Unit 11. Revised the customary and traditional use determination for moose and caribou in Units 13 and 20. Kodiak/Aleutians Region Three proposals affecting the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the Kodiak/Aleutians Region and has been incorporated in this final rule: Changed the customary and traditional use determination for brown bear in Unit 8. Bristol Bay Region Eleven proposals affecting the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Bristol Bay Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Provided for a limited number of permits for brown bears in Unit 9(B). Opened a season for Mulchatna herd caribou in Unit 17(A). Continued and lengthened the season for Nushagak herd caribou in Unit 17(A). Revised the customary and traditional use determination for sheep in Unit 9(B). Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region Two proposals affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24. The following Board action affects the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region and has been incorporated in this final rule: Revised the customary and traditional use determinations for black bear in Unit 18. Western Interior Region Six proposals affecting the Western Interior Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Western Interior Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Extends the boundaries of the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area to include all of Unit 24. Closed to non-qualified Federal subsistence users, Federal lands within one-half mile along a portion of the Koyukuk River during a September moose season. Extended the moose season in a portion of Unit 24. Seward Peninsula Region Five proposals affecting the Seward Peninsula Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Seward Peninsula Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Expanded the harvest limits for brown bears in Unit 22. Revised a customary and traditional use determination for caribou in Unit 22. Increased the harvest quota for muskox in Unit 22(D) to eight bulls. Created a hunting season for various furbearers. Northwest Arctic Region One proposal affecting the Northwest Arctic Region was acted on by the Board; it did not result in any changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the Northwest Arctic: Defers for one year any changes to the Noatak Controlled Use Area. Eastern Interior Region Nine proposals affecting the Eastern Interior Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the Eastern Interior Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Add a winter season for caribou in Units 20(F) and 25(D). Add an additional moose season for Unit 12. Revised the customary and traditional use determination for moose for Unit 25(A). North Slope Region Three proposals affecting the North Slope Region were acted on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. One Request for Reconsideration from the 1995-96 regulatory cycle was also deliberated by the Board. The following Board actions affect the North Slope Region and have been incorporated in this final rule: Revised the season for brown bear for Subunits A and B and eliminated the requirement for a Federal registration permit in Subunit 26(A). Revised and clarified the customary and traditional use determination for caribou in Unit 26. Revised the moose season and harvest limit in Unit 26. Lengthened the season and harvest quota for muskox in Unit 26. 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 [[Page 39701]] 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, it was the decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture- Forest Service, to implement 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 ANILCA.--The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is necessary to conserve 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, under Alternative IV with an annual process for setting hunting and fishing regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but it does not appear that the program may significantly restrict subsistence uses. Paperwork Reduction Act--These rules contain information collection requirements subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. They apply to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information collection requirements described below have been submitted to OMB for extension approval. This collection of information will not be required until it has been approved by OMB. The collection of information will be achieved through the use of the Federal Subsistence Hunt Permit Application. This collection information will establish whether the applicant qualifies to participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on public land in Alaska and will provide a report of harvest and location of harvest. The likely respondents to this collection of information are rural Alaska residents who wish to participate in specific subsistence hunts on Federal land. The collected information is necessary to determine harvest success and harvest location in order to make management decisions relative to the conservation of healthy wildlife populations. The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. The estimated number of likely respondents under this rule is less than 5,000, yielding a total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden of 1,250 hours or less. 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 (Subsistence), Washington, DC 20503. Additional information collection requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B. The Board finds that additional public notice and comment requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) for this final rule are impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. A lapse in regulatory control could seriously affect the continued viability of wildlife populations, adversely impact future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.553(b)(B) to waive the public notice and comment procedures prior to publication of this rule. The Board finds good cause under 5 U.S.C.553(d)(3) to make this rule effective August 1, 1996. Economic Effects--This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order 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 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, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers. 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. In general, the resources harvested under this rule will be consumed by the local harvester and do not result in a dollar benefit to the economy. However, it is estimated that 2 million pounds of meat are harvested by the local subsistence users annually and, if given a dollar value of $3.00 per pound, would equate to $6 million State wide. 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 potential takings of private property implications as defined by Executive Order 12630. The Service has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or state governments or private entities. The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988. Drafting Information--These regulations were drafted by William Knauer under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional guidance was provided by Peggy Fox, Alaska [[Page 39702]] State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Service. List of Subjects 36 CFR Part 242 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National Forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 50 CFR Part 100 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 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 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. Subpart C--Board Determinations 2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. ____.24 is revised to read as follows: Sec. ____.24 Customary and Traditional Use Determinations (a) Rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have been determined to have customary and traditional subsistence use of the specified species on Federal public lands in the specified areas. When there is a determination for specific communities or areas of residence in a Unit, all other communities not listed for that species in that Unit have no Federal subsistence for that species in that Unit. If no determination has been made for a species in a Unit, all rural Alaska residents are eligible to harvest fish or wildlife under this Part. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Area Species Determination ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Wildlife Determinations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unit 1(C)............................... Black Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(C) and Haines, Gustavus, Klukwan, and Hoonah. 1(A).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(A) except no subsistence for residents of Hyder. 1(B).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg, and Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents of Hyder. 1(C).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(C), Haines, Hoonah, Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents of Gustavus. 1(D).................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of 1(D). 1(A).................................... Deer....................... Rural residents of 1(A) and 2. 1(B).................................... Deer....................... Rural residents of Unit 1(A), residents of 1(B), 2 and 3. 1(C).................................... Deer....................... Rural residents of 1(C) and (D), and residents of Hoonah and Gustavus. 1(D).................................... Deer....................... No subsistence. 1(B).................................... Goat....................... No determination, except no subsistence for residents of Petersburg, Kupreanof and outlying areas. 1(C).................................... Goat....................... Residents of Haines, Klukwan, and Hoonah. 1(B) The Stikine River drainages only... Moose...................... No determination. 1(B) North of the LeConte Glacier and Moose...................... No subsistence. 1(C) Berner's Bay. 1(D).................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 1(D). Unit 2.................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 2....................................... Deer....................... Rural residents of Unit 1(A) and residents of Units 2 and 3. Unit 3.................................. Deer....................... Residents of Unit 1(B) and 3, and residents of Port Alexander, Port Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer's Chuck. Unit 4.................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 4 and Kake. 4....................................... Deer....................... Residents of Unit 4 and residents of Kake, Gustavus, Haines, Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port Protection, Wrangell, and Yakutat. 4....................................... Goat....................... Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican, Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin Cove. Unit 5.................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Yakutat. 5....................................... Deer....................... Residents of Yakutat. 5....................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 5(A). Unit 6(A)............................... Black Bear................. Residents of Yakutat and residents of 6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for Whittier. 6, Remainder............................ Black Bear................. Residents of Unit 6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for Whittier. 6....................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 6(C) and (D)............................ Goat....................... Rural residents of Unit 6(C) and (D). 6....................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. 6....................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 7.................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 7....................................... Caribou.................... No subsistence. 7, Brown Mountain hunt area............. Goat....................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay. 7....................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. [[Page 39703]] 7....................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. Unit 8.................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions. 8....................................... Deer....................... Residents of Unit 8. 8....................................... Elk........................ No subsistence. 8....................................... Goat....................... No subsistence. Unit 9(D)............................... Bison...................... No subsistence. 9(A), (C) and (D)....................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 9(B).................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 9(B). 9(E).................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Chignik Lake, Ivanof Bay and Perryville. 9(A) and (B)............................ Caribou.................... Residents of Units 9(B), 9(C) and 17. 9(C).................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 9(B), 9(C), 17 and residents of Egegik. 9(D).................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 9(D), and residents of False Pass. 9(E).................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Units 9(B), (C), (E), 17, and residents of Nelson Lagoon and Sand Point. 9(A), (B), (C) and (E).................. Moose...................... Residents of Unit 9(A), (B), (C) and (E). 9(D).................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. 9(B).................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth. 9 Remainder............................. Sheep...................... No determination. 9....................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 10 Unimak Island................... Caribou.................... Residents of False Pass. 10 Remainder............................ Caribou.................... No determination. 10...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 11................................. Bison...................... No subsistence. 11...................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 11...................................... Caribou.................... Mentasta Herd--residents of Units 11, 12 (along Nabesna Road) and 13 (A)-(D) and the residents of Chickaloon. 11...................................... Goat....................... No subsistence. 11...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 11, residents of Unit 12 (along Nabesna Road) and Unit 13 (A)- (D) and the residents of Chickaloon. 11...................................... Sheep...................... Residents of the communities and areas of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina; Residents along the Tok Cuttoff--Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road-- Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road-- Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road). However, no subsistence for the communities and areas of Cantwell, Lake Louise, Paxson, North Slana Homestead, South Slana Homestead, Sourdough, Tanacross, Tok; residents along the Lake Louise Road-- Milepost 0-14; residents on the Glenn Highway--Milepost 78-180 (east Glenn Highway and west Glenn Highway). 11...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. 11...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 11...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 12................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 12...................................... Caribou-Nelchina Herd...... Residents of Northway and Tetlin. 12...................................... Caribou-40 Mile Herd....... Residents of Unit 12, north of Wrangell- St. Elias National Park and Preserve and rural residents of Unit 20(D) and (E). 12 South of a line from Noyes Mountain, Moose...................... Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd southeast of the confluence of parallel (excluding North Slana Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River. Homestead and South Slana Homestead); and residents of Unit 12, 13(A)-(D) and the residents of Chickaloon and residents of Dot Lake. 12 East of the Nabesna River, south of Moose...................... Residents of Unit 12. the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian Border. 12 Remainder of Unit 12................. Moose...................... Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake and Mentasta Lake. 12, Tok Management area................. Sheep...................... No subsistence. 12 Remainder of Unit 12................. Sheep...................... No determination. 12...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 13................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 13...................................... Caribou Nelchina Herd...... Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 12 (along Nabesna Road). [[Page 39704]] 13(E)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between milepost 216 and 239 (except no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13(D)................................... Goat....................... No subsistence. 13...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon. 13(E)................................... Moose...................... Residents of McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between milepost 216 and 239 (except no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13 Tok and Delta Management Areas....... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 13(D)................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 13...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 13...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed & Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23. 13...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23. Unit 14(B) and (C)...................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 14...................................... Goat....................... No subsistence. 14...................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. 14(A) and (C)........................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. Unit 15(C).............................. Black Bear................. Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only. 15 Remainder............................ Black Bear................. No subsistence. 15...................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 15(C), Port Graham and English Bay hunt Goat....................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay. areas. 15(C), Seldovia hunt area............... Goat....................... Residents Seldovia area. 15(A)................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. 15(B) and (C)........................... Moose...................... Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. 15...................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 15...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 15...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 16................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 16(A)................................... Moose...................... No subsistence. 16(B)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 16(B). 16...................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 16...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 16...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 16...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 17(A).............................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Goodnews Bay and Platinum. 17(A) and (B) Those portions north and Brown Bear................. Residents of Kwethluk. west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. 17(B) and (C)........................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 17. 17...................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Units 9(B), 17 and residents of Lime Village and Stony River. 17(A) and (B) Those portions north and Caribou.................... Residents of Kwethluk. west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.. 17(A) and (B) Those portions north and Moose...................... Residents of Kwethluk. west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,. 17(A)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Goodnews Bay and Platinum. 17(B) and (C)........................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay and Platinum. [[Page 39705]] 17...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 18................................. Black Bear................. Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit 19(A) living downstream of the Holokuk River, and residents of Chuathbaluk, Aniak, Lower Kalskag, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael, and Togiak. 18...................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mt. Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Mary's, and Tuluksak. 18...................................... Caribou (Kilbuck caribou INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL herd only). SUBSISTENCE BOARD (12/18/91): residents of Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigluk, Atmanthluak, Nunapitchuk, Tuntutliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills. 18 North of the Yukon River............. Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky, caribou herd). Chevak, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Mary's, St. Michael, Scammon Bay, Sheldon Point, and Stebbins. 18 Remainder............................ Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Kwethluk. caribou herd). 18...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper Kalskag. 18...................................... Muskox..................... No subsistence. 18...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 19(C),(D).......................... Bison...................... No subsistence. 19(A)................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 19(A), (D), and Residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag and Kwethluk. 19(B)................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Kwethluk. 19(C)................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 19(D)................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 19(A) and (D), and residents of Tulusak and Lower Kalskag. 19(A) and (B)........................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 19(A) and (B) and Kwethluk; and residents of Unit 18 in Kuskokwim Drainage and Kuskokwim Bay during the winter season. 19(C)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 19(C), and residents of Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida. 19(D)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 19(D), and residents of Lime Village, Sleetmute and Stony River. 19(A) and (B)........................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and Unit 19. 19(C)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 19. 19(D)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 19 and residents of Lake Minchumina. 19...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 20(D).............................. Bison...................... No subsistence. 20(E)................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 20(A), (C) (Delta, Yanert, and 20(C) Caribou.................... No determination, except no subsistence herds) and (D). for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(D) and 20(E)......................... Caribou 40-Mile Herd....... Residents of Unit 12 north of Wrangell Park-Preserve, rural residents of 20(D) and residents of 20(E). 20(A)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Cantwell, Minto, and Nenana, McKinley Village, the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, except no subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(B)................................... Moose...................... Minto Flats Management Area--residents of Minto and Nenana. 20(B)................................... Moose...................... Remainder--rural residents of Unit 20(B), and residents of Nenana and Tanana. 20(C)................................... Moose...................... Rural residents of Unit 20(C) (except that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), and residents of Cantwell, Manley, Minto, Nenana, the Parks Highway from milepost 300-309, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239. No subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(D)................................... Moose...................... Rural residents of Unit 20(D) and residents of Tanacross. 20(F)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 20(F), Manley, Minto and Stevens Village. 20 Tok and Delta Management Areas....... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 20...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 20(D)................................... Grouse, (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 20(D)................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. [[Page 39706]] Unit 21................................. Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 21 and 23. 21...................................... Caribou, Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of 23 and 24. 21(A) and (E)........................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 21(A) and Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, Grayling, Holy Cross, McGrath, Shageluk and Takotna. 21(A)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 21(A), (E), Takotna, McGrath, Aniak and Crooked Creek. 21(B) and (C)........................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 21(B) and (C), residents of Tanana and Galena. 21(D)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 21(D), and residents of Huslia and Ruby. 21(E)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 21(E) and residents of Russian Mission. 21...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 22................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 22 22(A)................................... Caribou,................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and residents of Kotlik, Emmonak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Mary's, Sheldon Point, and Alakanuk. 22 Remainder............................ Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24. 22...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 22. 22(B)................................... Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 22(B). 22(C)................................... Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 22(C). 22(D)................................... Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 22(D) excluding St. Lawrence Island. 22(E)................................... Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 22(E) excluding Little Diomede Island. 22...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. 22...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 22...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 23................................. Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Units 21 and 23. 23...................................... Caribou Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of Unit 23, 24, and 26(A). 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of, Caribou Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the and including, the Buckland River Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents drainage. of Unit 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and 26(A). 23 Remainder............................ Caribou other than the No determination Western Arctic Caribou Herd. 23...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 23. 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue and including the Buckland River Sound and west of and including the drainage. Buckland River drainage. 23 Remainder............................ Muskox..................... No subsistence. 23...................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle. 23...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 23...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 23...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. Unit 24................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 24, and residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Koyukuk and Galena. 24...................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle and residents of Allakaket, Alatna and Anaktuvuk Pass. 24...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 25................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence. 25(A)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 25(A) and 25(D). 25(D) West.............................. Moose...................... Residents of Beaver, Birch Creek and Stevens Village. 25(D) Remainder......................... Moose...................... Residents of Remainder of Unit 25. 25(A)................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik and Venetie. 25(B) and (C)........................... Sheep...................... No subsistence. 25...................................... Wolf...................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 26................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex) and residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. [[Page 39707]] 26(A)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26(B)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26(C)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 26, (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), and residents of Point Hope and Anaktuvuk Pass. 26(A)................................... Muskox..................... Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. 26(B)................................... Musk Oxen.................. Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik. 26(C)................................... Musk Oxen.................. Residents of Kaktovik. 26 (A) and (B).......................... Sheep...................... Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut and Wiseman. 26(C)................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut and Venetie. 26...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Fish and Shellfish Determinations ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KOTZEBUE-NORTHERN AREA-Northern District All finfish................ Residents of the Northern District, except for those domiciled in State of Alaska Unit 26-B. Kotzebue District....................... Salmon, sheefish, char..... Residents of the Kotzebue District. NORTON SOUND-PORT CLARENCE AREA......... Salmon..................... Residents of the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. YUKON AREA.............................. Salmon..................... Residents of the Yukon Area, including the communities of Stebbins. Yukon River Fall chum Residents of the Yukon River drainage, salmon. including the communities of Stebbins, Scammon Bay, and Chevak. Freshwater fish species, Residents of the Yukon Area. including sheefish, whitefish, lamprey, burbot, sucker, grayling, pike, char, and blackfish. KUSKOKWIM AREA.......................... Salmon..................... Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United States military installation located on Cape Newenham, Sparevohn USAFB, and Tatalina USAFB. Rainbow trout.............. Residents of the communities of Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Eek, Akiak, and Platinum. Pacific cod................ Residents of the communities of Chevak, Newtok, Tununak, Toksook Bay, Nightmute, Chefornak, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Kwigillingok, Kongiganak, Eek, and Tuntutuliak. Waters adjacent to the western-most tip Herring and herring roe.... Residents within 20 miles of the coast of the Naskonant Peninsula and the between the westernmost tip of the terminus of the Ishowik River and Naskonant Peninsula and the terminus of around Nunivak Island. the Ishowik River and on Nunivak Island. BRISTOL BAY AREA--Nushagak District, Salmon..................... Residents of the Nushagak District and including drainages flowing into the freshwater drainages flowing into the district. district. Naknek-Kvichek District--Naknek River Salmon..................... Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River drainage. drainages. Naknek-Kvichek District--Iliamna-Lake Salmon..................... Residents of the Iliamna-Lake Clark Clark drainage. drainage. Togiak District, including drainages Salmon and other freshwater Residents of the Togiak District, flowing into the district. finfish. freshwater drainages flowing into the district, and the community of Manokotak. KODIAK AREA--except the Mainland Salmon..................... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, District, all waters along the except those residing on the Kodiak southside of the Alaska Peninsula Coast Guard Base. bounded by the latitude of Cape Douglas (58 deg.52' North latitude) mid-stream Shelikof Strait, and west of the longitude of the southern entrance of Kmuya Bay near Kilokak Rocks (57 deg.11'22'' North latitude, 156 deg.20'30'' W longitude). KODIAK AREA--except the Semidi Island, King crab.................. Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough the North Mainland, and the South except those residents on the Kodiak Mainland Sections. Coast Guard base. COOK INLET AREA--Port Graham Subdistrict Dolly Varden............... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay. Port Graham Subdistrict and Koyuktolik Salmon..................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay. Subdistrict. Tyonek Subdistrict...................... Salmon..................... Residents of the village of Tyonek. [[Page 39708]] PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--South-Western Salmon..................... Residents of the Southwestern District District and Green Island. which is mainland waters from the outer point on the north shore of Granite Bay to Cape Fairfield, and Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche Island and adjacent islands. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--North of a Salmon..................... Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and line from Porcupine Point to Granite Ellamar. Point, and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point. YAKUTAT AREA--Freshwater upstream from Salmon..................... Residents of the area east of Yakutat the terminus of streams and rivers of Bay, including the islands within the Yakutat Area from the Doame River Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River to the Tsiu River. drainage, and south of and including Knight Island. Freshwater upstream from the terminus of Dolly Varden char, Residents of the area east of Yakutat streams and rivers of the Yakutat Area steelhead trout, and smelt. Bay, including the islands within from the Doame River to Point Manby. Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River drainage, and south of and including Knight Island. SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA--District 1-- Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Saxman. Section 1-E in waters of the Naha River char. and Roosevelt Lagoon. District 1--Section 1-F in Boca de Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Saxman. Quadra in waters of Sockeye Creek and char. Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards of the terminus of Sockeye Creek. District 2--North of the latitude of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kasaan and in northern-most tip of Chasina Point and char. the drainage of the southeastern shore west of a line from the northern-most of the Kasaan Peninsula west of 132 tip of Chasina Point to the eastern- deg.20' W. long. and east of 132 deg.25' most tip of Grindall Island to the W. long. eastern-most tip of the Kasaan Peninsula. District 3--Section 3-A................. Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the townsite of Hydaburg. char. District 3--Section 3-B in waters east Salmon, Dolly Varden char, Residents of the City of Klawock and on of a line from Point Ildefonso to and steelhead trout. Prince of Wales Island within the Tranquil Point. boundaries of the Klawock Heenya Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989, and those residents of the City of Craig and on Prince of Wales Island within the boundaries of the Shan Seet Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989. District 3--Section 3-C in waters of Salmon, Dolly Varden char, Residents of the City of Klawock and on Sarkar Lakes. and steelhead trout. Prince of Wales Island within the boundaries of the Klawock Heenya Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989, and those residents of the City of Craig and on Prince of Wales Island within the boundaries of the Shan Seet Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989. District 5--North of a line from Point Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in Barrie to Boulder Point. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of Portage Bay boat harbor. District 9--Section 9-A................. Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 9--Section 9-B north of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in latitude of Swain Point. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 10--West of a line from Pinta Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in Point to False Point Pybus. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor. District 12--South of a line from Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Angoon and along Fishery Point to south Passage Point char. the western shore of Admiralty Island and north of the latitude of Point north of the latitude of Sand Island, Caution. south of the latitude of Thayer Creek, and west of 134 deg.30' W. long., including Killisnoo Island. District 13--Section 13-A south of the Sockeye salmon............. Residents of the City and Borough of latitude of Cape Edward. Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13-B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13--Section 13-B north of the Sockeye salmon............. Residents of the City and Borough of latitude of Redfish Cape. Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13-B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13--Section 13-C............... Sockeye salmon............. Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13-B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows. District 13--Section 13-C east of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Angoon and along longitude of Point Elizabeth. char. the western shore of Admiralty Island north of the latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude of Thayer Creek, and west of 134 deg.30' W. long., including Killisnoo Island. [[Page 39709]] District 14--Section 14-B and 14-C...... Salmon, smelt and Dolly Residents of the City of Hoonah and in Varden char. Chichagof Island drainages on the eastern shore of Port Frederick from Gartina Creek to Point Sophia. District 15--Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers Salmon and smelt........... Residents west of the Haines highway between Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of the Chilkat River, Haines, excluding residents in the drainage of Excursion Inlet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) [Reserved] Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. ____.25 is added effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997, to read as follows: 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. Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations in this part. 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 [[Page 39710]] 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-eights (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 mean 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 paragraph (i) of this section. 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 this section 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 in this section or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. (1) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section, 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 land or air vehicle, when that vehicle is in motion or from a motor-driven boat when the boat's progress from the motor's power has not 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 nets and 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 paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section. 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 paragraph (b)(1) of this section: (i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping; [[Page 39711]] (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 3:00 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 paragraph (c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4) of this section, 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) or as otherwise provided for by this Part, an animal taken as part of a community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska regulations. (3) Harvest limits. (i) Harvest limits, including those related to ceremonial uses, authorized by this section 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 for 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 promulgated 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 harvested 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 portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate conclusively the sex of the animal; however, this paragraph (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, this paragraph (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 stored 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 1-7, 11-16, 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 Brown 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 [[Page 39712]] 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 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 paragraph (f) of this section 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 paragraph (f) of this section. (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 this section 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 paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section. Additional Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section. (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 subsistence 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 [[Page 39713]] 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 15 and June 15; (B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled; (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that: (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30. a blue or glacier bear. Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Dec. 31. years by State registration Mar. 15-May 31. permit only. 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, Aug. 1-Dec. 31. antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Goat: Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island No open season. only. Unit 1(B)--that portion north of Aug. 1-Dec. 31. the Bradfield Canal and the North Fork of the Bradfield River, excluding that portion between LeConte Bay and the North Fork of Bradfield River/ Canal. 1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Unit 1(B)--that portion between Aug. 1-Dec. 31. LeConte Bay and the North Fork of Bradfield River/Canal. 2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)-- Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Remainder--2 goats by State registration permit only. Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into Lynn 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 No open season. into 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 Aug. 1-Nov. 30. State registration permit only. Unit 1(D)--that portion lying Sept. 15-Nov. 30. north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway-- 1 goat by State registration permit only. Unit 1(D)--that portion lying No open season. between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by Aug. 1-Dec. 31. State registration permit only. Moose: Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1(B)--south and east of Sept. 15-Oct. 15. LeConte Bay and Glacier--1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit. Remainder of Unit 1(B)........... No open season. Unit 1(C), that portion south of Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages--1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit. Remainder of Unit 1(C)--excluding Sept. 15-Oct. 15. drainages of Berners Bay--1 antlered bull by State registration permit only. Unit 1(D)........................ No open season. [[Page 39714]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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; (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that: (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (ii) [Reserved] [[Page 39715]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30. a blue or glacier bear. Deer: 4 deer; however, no more than one Aug. 1-Dec. 31. may be an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15- 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; (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that: (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; [[Page 39716]] (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30. a blue or glacier bear. Deer: Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski Oct. 15-Oct. 31. Island, 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 Aug. 1-Nov. 30. deer. Moose: Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Islands--1 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 White- tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession..... Aug. 1-May 15. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 3--Mitkof Island............ Dec. 1-Apr. 15. No limit......................... 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 [[Page 39717]] 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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time; (C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, is authorized in Units 1--5 provided that: (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (D) Chichagof Island is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brown Bear: Unit 4--Chichagof Island south Sept. 15-Dec. 31. and west of a line that follows Mar. 15-May 31. the crest of the island 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 Mar. 15-May 20. Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only. Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every Sept. 15-Dec. 31. four regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 20. registration permit only. Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer Aug. 1-Jan. 31. may be taken only from Sept. 15- Jan. 31. Goat: 1 goat by State registration Aug. 1-Dec. 31. permit only. 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 Dec. 1-May 15. Chatham Strait--No limit. Remainder of Unit 4.............. No open season. Coyote: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15. [[Page 39718]] 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 Dec. 1-Dec. 31. limit. Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.... Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No Dec. 1-Dec. 31. limit. 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 and 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 State metal locking tag; no State metal locking 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 of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that: (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee, contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony, the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking will occur; (2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation; (3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency, specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held; (4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will occur; (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30. a blue or glacier bear. Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration Sept. 1-May 31. permit only. Deer: Unit 5(A)--1 buck................ Nov.1-Nov. 30. Unit 5(B)........................ No open season. Goat: 1 goat by Federal registration Aug. 1-Jan. 31. permit only. Moose: Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1 moose Nov. 15-Feb. 15. by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench. Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench-- Oct. 8-Nov. 15. 1 antlered bull by Federal 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). [[Page 39719]] Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by Sept. 1-Dec. 15. State 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. may be taken only from Oct. 1- Dec. 31. [[Page 39720]] 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,RG244, 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, RG244--2 goats, RG249--2 goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--1 goat. Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and No open season. RG245)--The taking of 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 July 1-June 30. River Highway 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 No open season. Silver Phases). Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......................... July 1-June 30. Lynx No open season. 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 Nov. 10-Apr. 30. River Highway 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. 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. [[Page 39721]] Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......................... July 1-June 30. Wolf: Unit 7--that portion within the Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Kenai 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 White- tailed): 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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deer: Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Aug. 1-Oct. 31. Island north 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Island and 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, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; Aug. 1-Dec. 31. however, 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): 2 foxes.......................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15. 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. [[Page 39722]] 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 under a trapping license to take beaver in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from April 1-April 30; (D) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve only, residents of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth only, may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; the season will be closed when four females or ten bears have been taken, whichever occurs first; (E) The taking in Unit 9(B) by residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth of up to a total per regulatory year of 10 bull moose among the communities is allowed for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose may be taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits, available to all 5 communities, will be issued until all 10 permits are used to individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of Oct. 1-Oct. 21. Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, May 10-May 25. Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth only--1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Unit 9(B)--1 bear every four Oct. 1-Oct. 21. (odd years only); regulatory years. May 10-May 25 (even years only). Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal Oct. 1-Dec. 31. registration permit or State May 10-May 25. harvest tag. Caribou: Unit 9(A)--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(C)--4 caribou; however, no Aug. 10-Mar. 31. more than 1 may be a cow, no more than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10-Nov. 30, and no more than 1 caribou may be taken per calendar month between Dec. 1- Mar. 31. Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no Aug. 1-Apr. 15. more than 2 may be bulls. Unit 9(D)--closed to all hunting No open season. of caribou. Unit 9(E)--that portion southwest No open season. of the headwaters of Fireweed and Blueberry Creeks (north of Mt. Veniaminof) to and including the Sandy River drainage on the Bristol Bay side of the Alaska Peninsula; and that portion south of Seal Cape to Ramsey Bay on the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula divide is closed to all hunting of caribou. Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Sheep: Unit 9(B)--Residents of Iliamna, Aug. 10-Oct. 10. Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth only--1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn by Federal registration permit only. [[Page 39723]] Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with Aug. 10-Sept. 20. \7/8\ curl horn. 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 Sept. 1-Sept. 15. into the Naknek River from the Dec. 1-Dec. 31. north-1 antlered bull. Unit 9(C)--that portion draining Aug. 20-Sept. 15. into the Naknek River from the Dec. 1-Dec. 31. south--1 antlered bull. However, during the period Aug. 20-Aug. 31, bull moose may be taken by Federal registration permit only. 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; Sept. 1-Sept. 15. however, antlerless moose may be Dec. 1-Dec. 31. taken only from 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 White- tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession..... Aug. 10-Apr. 30. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season; Jan. 1-May 31. however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1-May 31. Remainder of Unit 9--40 beaver Jan. 1-Apr. 30. per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1-Apr. 30. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. [[Page 39724]] 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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (ii) [Reserved] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Caribou: Unit 11--Mentasta herd, 1 bull by Aug. 1-Mar. 31. Federal registration permit only. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except to the residents of Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta, and Tazlina. Up to 15 permits may be issued. Unit 11--Remainder............... 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...................... [[Page 39725]] Public lands are closed to the Sept. 1-Jan. 31. taking of wolverine except by eligible rural Alaska residents during seasons identified above. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31. Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31. White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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: 2 wolverine...................... Public lands are closed to the Nov. 10-Jan. 31. 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears......................... July 1-June 30. Caribou: Unit 12--that portion west of the No open Season. Nabesna 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 No open Season. of the 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 Winter season to be announced by Federal registration permit the Board. during a winter season to be announced for the rural Alaska residents of Tetlin and Northway only. Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or Aug. 10--Sept. 20. larger. Moose: Unit 12--that portion drained by Aug. 20-Aug. 28. the Tanana, Nabesna, and Chisana Sept. 1-Sept. 15. Rivers within the Tetlin Nov. 20-Nov. 30. National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell- St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to the southern boundary of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge-- 1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 20-Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken. The November season is open by Federal registration permit only. Unit 12--that portion lying east Aug. 20-Aug. 28. of the Nabesna River, east of Sept. 1-Sept. 30. the Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border--1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 20- Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken. Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered Aug. 20-Aug. 28. bull; however during the Aug. 20- Sept. 1-Sept. 15. Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken. Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more that 2 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......................... July 1-June 30 [[Page 39726]] 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 Phases): No limit........................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28. Lynx: No limit......................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15. 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 this paragraph (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 [[Page 39727]] 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 Cantwell 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Caribou: 2 caribou by Federal registration Aug. 10-Sept. 30. permit only. Hunting within the Jan. 5-Mar. 31. Trans-Alaska Oil 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 20. the Tok and Delta Management Areas--1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn. Moose: 1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 1-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 wolverines.................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31. Public lands are closed to the taking of wolverine, except by eligible rural Alaska residents during seasons identified above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 39728]] (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 and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservation, are closed to the subsistence taking of wildlife; (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) [Reserved] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Sept. 15-Oct. 10. regulatory 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...... Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day...... 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): Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in possession. Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31. possession. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- tailed): Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in possession. Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in possession Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day, Aug. 10-Mar. 31. 40 in possession. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season. Unit 14(C)--that portion within Nov. 10-Apr. 30. the 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............. Unit 14(C)--No limit............. Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14(A)--No limit............. Unit 14(C)--1 fox................ 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: Unit 14(A)--No limit............. Unit 14(C)--No limit............. Nov. 10-Mar. 31. Wolf: Unit 14(A)--No limit............. [[Page 39729]] Unit 14(C)--No limit............. Nov. 10-Mar. 31. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: Unit 15(C)--3 bears.............. July 1-June 30. Unit 15 Remainder................ No open season. Moose: Unit 15(B) and (C)--1 antlered Aug. 10-Sept. 20. bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only Unit 15(A)....................... No open season. Coyote: No limit......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......................... July 1-June 30. Wolf: Unit 15--that portion within the Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Kenai 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, Aug. 10-Mar. 31. 40 in possession. Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Dec. 31. possession. Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in Jan. 1-Mar. 31. possession. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 No open season. the Kenai 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. [[Page 39730]] 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 this paragraph 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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Sept. 1-Sept. 15. south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage--1 antlered bull. Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose; Sept. 1-Sept. 30. however, antlerless moose may be Dec. 1-Feb. 28. taken only from 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. 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. [[Page 39731]] 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 Sept. 1-May 31. Unit 17(B) draining into the Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake--1 bear. Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear Sept. 20-Oct. 10. every four regulatory years. May 10-May 25. Unit 17(C)--1 bear every four Sept. 10-Oct. 10. regulatory years. Apr. 10-May 25. Caribou: Unit 17(A)--that portion west of Aug. 1-Mar. 31. the Togiak River, Togiak Lake, Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, and south to Cape Newenham--2 caribou. Season to be opened by announcement when 3,000 caribou have moved into the area. Unit 17 (A) and (C)--that portion Aug. 1--Aug. 31. of 17(A) and (C) consisting of Dec. 1-Mar. 31. 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 Aug. 1-Apr. 15. of 17(C) east of the Nushagak River--5 caribou; however, no more than 2 caribou may be bulls. Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or Aug. 10-Sept. 20. larger. Moose: Unit 17(B)--that portion that Aug. 20-Sept. 15. includes all the Mulchatna River drainage upstream from and including the Chilchitna River drainage--1 bull by State registration permit only; however, during the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a State harvest ticket. Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bull Aug. 20-Sept. 15. by State registration permit Dec. 1-Dec. 31. only; however, during the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a State harvest ticket. Unit 17(C)--that portion that Aug. 20-Sept. 15. includes the Iowithla drainage and Sunshine Valley and all lands west of Wood River and south of Aleknagik Lake--1 bull by State registration permit only; however, during the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a State harvest ticket. Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 bull Aug. 20-Sept. 15. by State registration permit Dec. 1-Dec. 31. only; however, during the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a State harvest ticket. 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. [[Page 39732]] 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 Jan. 1-Feb. 28. per season. 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 the 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 Dec. 15-Jan. 9. the Yukon River--Kilbuck caribou Feb. 23-Mar. 15. herd; rural Alaska residents domiciled in Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigluk, 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 season will be closed when the total harvest reaches guidelines as described in the approved ``Oavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan.''. [[Page 39733]] Unit 18--that portion north of Aug. 1-Mar. 31. the Yukon River--5 caribou per day. Remainder of Unit 18............. No open season. Moose: Unit 18--that portion north and Sept. 5-Sept. 25. west of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak Mountain, and then to Mountain Village, and west of, but not including, the Andreafsky River drainage--1 antlered bull. Unit 18--Goodnews River and No open season. Kanektok River drainages. Unit 18--Kuskokwim River Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Winter season drainage--1 antlered bull. A 10- to be announced. day hunt (1 bull, evidence of sex required) will be opened by announcement sometime between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28. Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Winter season bull. A 10-day hunt (1 bull, to be announced. 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 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 1.26 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. [[Page 39734]] (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 this paragraph (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] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 19(A) and (B) that portion Sept. 1-May 31. which is downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage--1 bear. Remainder of Unit 19(A), (B), and Sept. 10-May 25. (D)--1 bear every four regulatory years. Caribou: Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim Aug. 10-Sept. 30. River--1 caribou. Nov. 1-Feb. 28. Unit 19(A) south of the Kuskokwim Aug. 1-Apr. 15. River, and Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)--5 caribou. Unit 19(C)--1 caribou............ Aug. 10-Oct. 10. Unit 19(D) south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Kuskokwim River and North Fork Nov. 1-Jan. 31. of the Kuskokwim River--1 caribou. Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30. caribou. Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents July 1-June 30. domiciled in 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 July 1-June 30. of Lime 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)--that portion north of Sept. 1-Sept. 20. the Kuskokwim River upstream Nov. 20-Nov. 30. from, but not including the Jan. 1-Jan. 10. Kolmakof River drainage and Feb. 1-Feb. 10. south of the Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not including the Holokuk River drainage--1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during the Feb. 1--Feb. 10 season. Remainder of Unit 19(A)--1 bull.. Sept. 1-Sept. 20. Nov. 20-Nov. 30. Jan. 1-Jan. 10. Feb. 1-Feb. 10. 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 Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Upper 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 Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Dec. 1-Feb. 28. Area--1 bull. Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 Sept. 1-Sept. 30. antlered bull. 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 Sept. 1-Mar. 15 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1. Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit......................... July 1-June 30. [[Page 39735]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 this paragraph (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 [[Page 39736]] 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. (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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1 Sept. 1-May 31. bear every four regulatory years. Caribou: Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal Aug. 10-Sept. 30. registration permit only; the Nov. 15-Feb. 28. season will close when a combined State/Federal harvest quota of 150 for the Fortymile herd has been reached. Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River Aug. 10-Sept. 30. drainage--1 caribou; however, Nov. 26-Dec. 10. only bull caribou may be taken Mar. 1-Mar. 15. Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon Dec. 1-Dec. 31. River--1 caribou. Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 bull.. Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Moose: Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull...... Sept. 1-Sept. 20. Unit 20(B)--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 20. the Minto Flats Management Area-- Jan. 10-Feb. 28. 1 bull by Federal registration permit only. Unit 20(B)--the drainage of the Sept. 1-Sept. 20. Middle Fork of the Chena River and that portion of the Salcha River Drainage upstream from and including Goose Creek--1 antlered bull. Remainder of Unit 20(B)--1 Sept. 1-Sept. 20. antlered bull. Unit 20(C)--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Denali National Park and Nov. 15-Dec. 15. Preserve west of the Toklat River, excluding lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980--1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken. Remainder of Unit 20(C)--1 Sept. 1-Sept. 30. antlered bull; however, white- phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken. Unit 20(E)--that portion drained Sept. 1-Sept. 15. by the 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 Sept. 5-Sept. 30. portion 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 Sept. 1-Sept. 25. the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area--1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. [[Page 39737]] Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 Sept. 1-Sept. 25. antlered bull. Coyote: 2 coyotes........................ Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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 Aug. 25-Mar. 31. the Tanana 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, Aug. 10-Mar. 31. 30 in possession. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- tailed): Unit 20--those portions within Aug. 10-Mar. 31. five miles of 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, Aug. 10-Apr. 30. 40 in possession. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Nov. 1-Apr. 15. Unit 20(E), 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 Feb. 1-Apr. 15. beaver. 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(A), (B), (D), (E), and Dec. 15-Jan. 15. (C) east of the Teklanika River-- No limit. Unit 20(F) and the remainder of Dec. 1--Jan. 31. 20(C)--No limit. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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. [[Page 39738]] (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 Stanstrom 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 Iditarod 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 moose 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 1-May 31. years. Caribou: Unit 21 (A), (B), (C), and (E)--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30. caribou. Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Winter season River and east of the Koyukuk to be announced. River 1 caribou; however, 2 additional caribou may be taken during a winter season to be announced. Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western July 1-June 30. Arctic Caribou herd)--5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30. Moose: Unit 21(A)--1 bull............... Aug. 20-Sept. 25. Nov. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 21 (B) and (C)--1 antlered Sept. 5-Sept. 25. bull. Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 25. Feb. 1-Feb. 10. antlerless moose may be taken only from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Feb. 1-Feb. 10; moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the Yukon River during the February season. During the Sept. 1-Sept. 25 season, Federal lands within one-half mile of the Koyukuk River from 40 miles above its mouth to the lower end of the Three-Day Slough are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Unit 21(D) and residents of Huslia and Ruby. Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, Aug. 20-Sept. 25. Feb. 1-Feb. 10. only bulls may be taken from Aug. 20-Sept. 25; moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon River during the February season. Coyote: 2 coyotes........................ Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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. [[Page 39739]] Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- tailed): 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for red fox or wolf, may be used for subsistence purposes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 22(A)--1 bear by residents Sept. 1-Oct. 31. of Unit 22(A) only. Apr. 15-May 25. Unit 22(B)--1 bear by residents Sept. 1-Oct. 31. of Unit 22(B) only. Apr. 15-May 25. Unit 22(C)....................... No open season. Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear Sept. 1-Oct. 31. every four regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25. Caribou: Unit 22(A) and (B)--5 caribou per July 1-June 30. day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30. Moose: Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull; Aug. 1-Sept. 30. however, the period of Dec. 1- Dec. 1-Jan. 31. Jan. 31 is restricted to residents of Unit 22(A) only. Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however, Aug. 1.-Jan. 31. antlerless 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, Aug. 1-Jan. 31. antlerless 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 Aug. 1-Mar. 31. may take a cow accompanied by a calf. [[Page 39740]] Muskox: Unit 22(D) and (E)--1 bull by Sept. 1-Jan. 31. Federal registration permit only. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. The season in each subunit will be closed when 8 bulls and 7 bulls are taken in Units 22(D) and (E) respectively. Remainder of Unit 22............. No open season. Beaver: Unit 22(A) and (B)--50 beaver.... Nov. 1-June 10. Unit 22(D)--50 beaver............ Nov. 1-Apr. 15. Unit 22 Remainder................ No open season. Coyote: Federal public lands are closed No open season. to the taking of coyotes. 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......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 15. Lynx: 2 lynx........................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15. Marten: Unit 22(A) 22(B)--No limit....... Nov. 1-Apr. 15. Unit 22 Remainder................ No open season. Mink and Weasel: No limit......................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31. Otter: No limit......................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15. Wolf: No limit......................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15. 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): Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of and Aug. 10-Apr. 30. including the Niukluk River drainage--40 per day, 80 in possession. Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day, 40 Aug. 10-Apr. 30. in possession. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 22(A) and (B)--50 beaver.... Nov. 1-June 10. Unit 22(C), (D), and (E)--50 Nov. 1-Apr. 15. beaver. Coyote: Federal public lands are closed No open season. to the taking of coyotes. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 Noatak River, and extending upstream to the mouth of Sapun Creek, is closed for the period August 25-September 15 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. This does not apply to the transportation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by [[Page 39741]] carriers that normally provide scheduled air service; (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, 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) Caribou may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 23; (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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 23--except the Baldwin Sept. 1-May 31. Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle--1 bear. Remainder of Unit 23--1 bear Sept. 1-Oct. 10. every four regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25. Caribou: 15 caribou per day; however, cow July 1-June 30. caribou may not be taken May 16- June 30. Sheep: Unit 23-that portion west of No open season. Howard Pass and the Aniuk, Cutler and Redstone Rivers. Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with Aug. 10-Sept. 20. 7/8 curl horn or larger. Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep.... Oct. 1-Apr. 30. Moose: Unit 23--that portion north and July 1-Mar. 31. west of and 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 Aug. 1-Sept. 15. within the Noatak River Oct. 1-Mar. 31. drainage--1 moose; however, 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 Aug. 1-Mar. 31. person may take a cow accompanied by a calf. Muskox: Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound Sept. 1-Jan. 31. and west of and including the Buckland River drainage--1 bull by Federal registration permit only. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. The season will be closed when 9 bulls have been taken. Remainder of Unit 23............. No open season. 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 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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 White- tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession..... Aug. 10-Apr. 30. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Trapping ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beaver: Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik Nov. 1-June 10. River 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. [[Page 39742]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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, 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--1 bear.................. Sept. 1-May 31. Caribou: Unit 24--the Kanuti River Aug. 10-Sept. 30. drainage upstream from Kanuti, Chalatna Creek, the Fish Creek drainage (including Bonanza Creek)--1 bull. Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou July 1-June 30. per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30. [[Page 39743]] Sheep: Unit 24--that portion within the Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Gates of the Arctic National Park--3 sheep. Unit 24--that portion within the Aug. 10-Sept. 20. Dalton 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 20. 7/8 curl horn or larger. Moose: Unit 24--that portion within the Sept. 5-Sept. 25. Koyukuk Controlled Use Area--1 Dec. 1-Dec. 10. moose; however, antlerless moose Mar. 1-Mar. 10. may be taken only during the periods of Sept. 21-Sept. 25, Dec. 1-Dec. 10, and Mar. 1-Mar. 10. Unit 24--that portion that Aug. 1-Dec. 31. includes the John River drainage within the Gates of the Arctic National Park--1 moose. Unit 24--the Alatna River Aug. 1-Dec. 31. drainage within the Gates of the Mar. 1-Mar. 10. Arctic National Park--1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Mar. 1-Mar. 10. Unit 24--all drainages to the Aug. 25-Sept. 25. north of the Koyukuk River Mar. 1-Mar. 10. upstream from and including the Alatna River to and including the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, except those portions of the John River and the Alatna River drainages 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 Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Dalton 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 Aug. 25-Sept. 25. bull. 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 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 [[Page 39744]] 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; that portion of Unit 25(A) north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Red Sheep 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, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into two roughly equal drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost 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 62 miles along the divide to the head waters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek then follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River. 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) Caribou and moose may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 25. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Caribou: Unit 25(A), (B), and the July 1-Apr. 30. remainder of Unit 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 30. and east of the Steese Highway-- Dec. 1-Feb. 28. 1 bull by Federal 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 20. west of the Steese Highway--1 Feb. 15-Mar. 15. caribou; however, only 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 Aug. 10-Sept. 30. 25(D) drained by the west fork Dec. 1-Dec. 31. of the Dall River west of 150 deg. W. long.--1 bull. Sheep: Unit 25(A)--that portion within No open season. the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. Unit 25(A)--Arctic Village Sheep Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Management 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 Aug. 10-Apr. 30. by Federal registration permit only. Moose: Unit 25(A)--1 antlered bull...... Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Dec. 1-Dec. 10. Unit 25(B)--that portion within Aug. 25-Sept. 30. the Porcupine River drainage Dec. 1-Dec. 10. upstream from, but excluding the Coleen River drainage--1 antlered bull. Unit 25(B)--that portion draining Sept. 5-Sept. 30. into the north bank of the Yukon Dec. 1-Dec. 15. River upstream from and including the Kandik River drainage, including the islands in the Yukon River--1 antlered bull. Remainder of Unit 25(B)--1 Aug. 25-Sept. 25. antlered bull. Dec. 1-Dec. 15. Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull...... Sept. 1-Sept. 15. Unit 25(D) (West)--that portion Aug. 25-Feb. 28. lying west of 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 Aug. 25-Sept. 25. antlered moose. Dec. 1-Dec. 20. [[Page 39745]] Beaver: Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)--1 Apr. 16-Oct. 31. beaver per day; 1 in possession. Unit 25(C)....................... No open season. Coyote: 2 coyotes........................ Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 Sept. 1-Mar. 15. foxes may 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)--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31. possession. Remainder of Unit 25--15 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30. 30 in possession. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- tailed): Unit 25(C)--those portions within Aug. 10-Mar. 31. 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)--20 per day, 40 in possession. Remainder of Unit 25--20 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30. 40 in 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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, [[Page 39746]] 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, 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) Caribou may be taken from a boat under power in Unit 26; (B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire cartridges. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Harvest limits Open season ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hunting: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Black Bear: 3 bears.......................... July 1-June 30. Brown Bear: Unit 26-1 bear................... Sept. 1-May 31. Caribou: Unit 26(A)-10 caribou per day; July 1-June 30. however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June 30. Federal lands south of the Colville River and east of the the Killik River are closed to the the taking of caribou by non- Federally qualified subsistence users from Aug. 1-Sept. 30. Unit 26(B)-10 caribou per day; July 1-June 30. however, cow caribou may be taken only from Oct. 1-Apr. 30. Unit 26(C)-10 caribou per day.... July 1-Apr. 30. Not more than 5 caribou per regulatory year may be transported from Unit 26 except to the community of Anaktuvuk Pass. Sheep: Unit 26(A)-those portions within Aug. 1-Apr. 30. the Gates of the Arctic National Park-3 sheep. Unit 26(A)-that portion west of No open season. Howard Pass and the Etivluk River. Unit 26(B)-that portion within Aug. 10-Sept. 20. the Dalton 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)-- Aug. 10-Sept. 20. including the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve-1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger. Unit 26(C)-3 sheep per regulatory Aug. 10-Sept. 20. year; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 Oct. 1-Apr. 30. season is restricted to 1 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 Aug. 1-31. Colville River drainage downstream from the mouth of the Anaktuvuk River-1 bull. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose by non-Federally qualified subsistence users. Remainder of Unit 26............. No open season. Muskox: Unit 26(C)-1 bull by Federal Sept. 15-Mar. 31. registration permit only; up to 15 permits may be issued to rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik only. Public lands are closed to the taking of muskox, 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; Sept. 1-Mar. 15. however, no 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: 15 wolves........................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 5 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. [[Page 39747]] 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Secs. ____.26 and ____.27 are added effective January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, to read as follows: Sec. ____.26 Subsistence taking of fish. (a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in this section apply to the taking of finfish, excluding halibut, or their parts for subsistence uses. (2) Finfish, excluding halibut, may be taken for subsistence uses at any time by any method unless restricted by the subsistence fishing regulations found in this section. (b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all regulations contained in this section and Sec. ______.27: Abalone Iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone and which is more than one inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24 inches (610 mm) in length, with all prying edges rounded and smooth. ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Anchor means a device used to hold a salmon fishing vessel or net in a fixed position relative to the beach; this includes using part of the seine or lead, a ship's anchor, or being secured to another vessel or net that is anchored. Bag Limit means the maximum legal take per person or designated group, per specified time period, even if part or all of the fish are preserved. Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and is set from and hauled to the beach. Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis); lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush); and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma). Crab means the following species: red king crab (Paralithodes camshatica); blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus); brown king crab (Lithodes aequispina); Lithodes couesi; all species of tanner or snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.); and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister). Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid frame; the maximum straight-line distance between any two points on the net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed five feet; the depth of the bag must be at least one-half of the greatest straight-line distance, as measured through the net opening; no portion of the bag may be constructed of webbing that exceeds a stretched measurement of 4.5 inches; the frame must be attached to a single rigid handle and be operated by hand. Diving Gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment, including SCUBA equipment. Drainage means all of the waters comprising a watershed including tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds and lakes which contribute to the supply of the watershed. Drift gill net means a drifting gill net that has not been intentionally staked, anchored or otherwise fixed. Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein the title to which is in the United States. Fishwheel means a fixed, rotating device for catching fish which is driven by river current or other means of power. Freshwater of streams and rivers means the line at which freshwater is separated from saltwater at the mouth of streams and rivers by a line drawn between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland banks at the present stage of the tide. Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap fish. Gear means any type of fishing apparatus. Gill net means a net primarily designed to catch fish by entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the surface of the water. Grappling hook means a hooked device with flukes or claws, which is attached to a line and operated by hand. Groundfish--bottomfish means any marine finfish except halibut, osmerids, herring and salmonids. Hand purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by pursing the lead line; pursing may only be done by hand power, and a free-running line through one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed. Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live herring over extended periods of time. Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only. Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks, drawn through the water by hand, and which are operated during periods of ice cover from holes cut in the ice. Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a seine, set gill net, or other length of net, or a length of fencing employed for guiding fish into a fishwheel, fyke net or dip net. Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached. Possession limit means the maximum number of fish a person or designated group may have in possession if the fish have not been canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved so as to be fit for human consumption after a 15 day period. Pot means a portable structure designed and constructed to capture and retain live fish and shellfish in the water. Public lands or public land means lands situated in the State of Alaska which are Federal lands, except-- [[Page 39748]] (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. Purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by means of a free-running line through one or more rings attached to the lead line. Ring net means a bag-shaped net suspended between no more than two frames; the bottom frame may not be larger in perimeter than the top frame; the gear must be nonrigid and collapsible so that free movement of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when the net is employed. Rockfish means all species of the genus Sebastes. Rod and reel means either a device upon which a line is stored on a fixed or revolving spool and is deployed through guides mounted on a flexible pole, or a line that is attached to a pole. Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbusha); sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). Salmon stream means any stream used by salmon for spawning or for travelling to a spawning area. Salmon stream terminus means a line drawn between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland banks of any salmon stream at mean lower low water. Set gill net means a gill net that has been intentionally set, staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed. Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams or cockles. Spear means a shaft with a sharp point or fork-like implement attached to one end which is used to thrust through the water to impale or retrieve fish and which is operated by hand. Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. To operate fishing gear means any of the following: the deployment of gear in the waters of Alaska; the removal of gear from the waters of Alaska; the removal of fish or shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or the possession of a gill net containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a gill net which is completely clear of the water is not considered to be operating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement. Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture fish or shellfish. Trout means the following species: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) and rainbow trout or steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). (c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) No person may buy or sell fish, their parts, or their eggs which have been taken for subsistence uses, unless, prior to the sale, the prospective buyer or seller obtains a determination from the Federal Subsistence Board that the sale constitutes customary trade. (2) No person may take fish for subsistence uses within 300 feet of any dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other artificial obstruction. (3) No person may use explosives or chemicals to take fish for subsistence uses. (4) Each person shall plainly and legibly inscribe his or her first initial, last name, and address on any fish wheel, keg, buoy, stakes attached to gill nets, and on any other unattended fishing gear which the person has employed to take fish for subsistence uses. (5) All pots used to take fish must contain an opening on the webbing of a sidewall of the pot which has been laced, sewn, or secured together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger than 120 thread which upon deterioration or parting of the twine produces an opening in the web with a perimeter equal to or exceeding one-half of the tunnel eye opening perimeter. (6) Persons licensed by the State of Alaska to engage in a fisheries business may not receive for commercial purposes or barter or solicit to barter for subsistence taken salmon or their parts. (7) Except as provided elsewhere in this subpart, the taking of rainbow trout and steelhead trout is prohibited. (8) Fish taken for subsistence use or under subsistence regulations may not be subsequently used as bait for commercial or sport fishing purposes. (9) The use of live non-indigenous fish as bait is prohibited. (10) Any fishing gear used to take fish for subsistence uses may not obstruct more than one-half the width of any stream. A stationary fishing device may obstruct not more than one-half the width of any stream. (11) Kegs or buoys attached to any permitted gear may be any color but red. (12) Bag limits authorized in this section or Sec. ______.27 may not be accumulated with bag limits authorized in State seasons. (13) Unless specified otherwise in this section, use of a rod and reel to take fish is permitted without a subsistence fishing permit. Bag limits applicable to the use of a rod and reel to take fish for subsistence uses shall be as follows: (i) Where a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required by this section, that permit is not required to take fish for subsistence uses with rod and reel. The bag and possessions limits for taking fish for subsistence uses with a rod and reel in those areas are the same as indicated on the ADF&G permit issued for subsistence fishing with other gear types; (ii) Where a subsistence fishing permit is not required by this section, the bag and possession limits for taking fish for subsistence uses with a rod and reel is the same as for taking fish under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations in those same areas. (14) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under the terms of a required subsistence fishing permit, gear specified in definitions in paragraph (b) of this section are legal types of gear for subsistence fishing. (15) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken at any time. (16) Gill nets used for subsistence fishing for salmon may not exceed 50 fathoms in length, unless otherwise specified by regulations for particular areas set forth in this section. (17) Each fishwheel must have the first initial, last name, and address of the operator plainly and legibly inscribed on the side of the fishwheel facing midstream of the river. (18) Unlawful Possession of Subsistence Finfish. Fish or their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not be possessed, transported, given, received or bartered. (d) Fishery management area restrictions. For detailed descriptions of Fishery Management Areas, see State of Alaska Fishing Regulations. (1) Kotzebue-Northern Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by gill nets, beach seines, or a rod and reel; (ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit. [[Page 39749]] (2) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by gill nets, beach seines, fishwheel, or a rod and reel; (ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (d)(2), fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit. A subsistence fishing permit issued by ADF&G is required, except for use of rod and reel, as follows: (A) Pilgrim River drainage including Salmon Lake; (B) For net fishing in all waters from Cape Douglas to Rocky Point; (iii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year. (3) Yukon Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets, beach seines, fishwheels, or rod and reel; (ii) Except as provided in this paragraph (d)(3), fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit; (iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required, except for the use of rod and reel, as follows: (A) For the Yukon River drainage from the mouth of Hess Creek to the mouth of the Dall River; (B) For the Yukon River drainage from the ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the upstream mouth of 22 Mile Slough upstream to the United States-Canada border; (C) For the Tanana River drainage above the mouth of the Wood River; (D) For whitefish and suckers in the waters listed; (E) For the taking of pike in waters of the Tolovana River drainage upstream of its confluence with the Tanana River; (F) For the taking of salmon in Subdistricts 6-A and 6-B; (iv) Except as otherwise provided, and except as may be provided by the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, there is no closed season on fish other than salmon; (v) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year; (vi) Birch Creek of the upper Yukon drainage, and waters within 500 feet of its mouth, is closed to subsistence fishing June 10 through September 10, except that whitefish and suckers may be taken by rod and reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (vii) The following drainages located north of the main Yukon River are closed to subsistence fishing: (A) Kanuti River, upstream from a point five miles downstream of the State highway crossing; (B) Fish Creek, upstream from the mouth of Bonanza Creek; (C) Bonanza Creek; (D) Jim River, including Prospect Creek and Douglas Creek; (E) South Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth of Jim River; (F) Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth of the North Fork; (G) North Fork of the Chandalar River system upstream from the mouth of Quartz Creek; (viii) The main Tanana River and its adjoining sloughs are closed to subsistence fishing between the mouth of the Salcha River and the mouth of the Gerstle River, except that salmon may be taken in the area upstream of the Richardson Highway bridge to the mouth of Clearwater Creek after November 20; (ix) Waters of the Tanana River drainage are closed to the subsistence taking of pike between the mouth of the Kantishna River and Delta River at Black Rapids on the Richardson Highway and Cathedral Rapids on the Alaska Highway, except that pike may be taken for subsistence purposes in the Tolovana River drainage upstream from its confluence with the Tanana River; (x) The Delta River is closed to subsistence fishing, except that salmon may be taken after November 20; (xi) The following locations are closed to subsistence fishing: (A) The following rivers and creeks and within 500 feet of their mouths: Delta Clearwater River (Clearwater Creek at 64 deg. 06' N. lat., 145 deg. 34' W. long), Richardson Clearwater Creek (Clear Creek at 64 deg. 14' N. lat., 146 deg. 16' W. long), Goodpaster River, Chena River, Little Chena River, Little Salcha River, Blue Creek, Big Salt River, Shaw Creek, Bear Creek, McDonald Creek, Moose Creek, Hess Creek, and Beaver Creek; (B) Ray River and Salcha River upstream of a line between the ADF&G regulatory markers located at the mouth of the rivers; (C) Deadman, Jan, Boleo, Birch, Lost, Harding, Craig, Fielding, Two-Mile, Quartz, and Little Harding lakes; (D) Piledriver and Badger (Chena) sloughs; (xii) The following waters are closed to the taking of chum salmon from August 15-December 31: (A) Toklat River; (B) Kantishna River from the mouth of the Toklat River to its confluence with the Tanana River; (xiii) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets in those locations described in below after July 19: (A) Waters of the Black River including waters within one nautical mile of its terminus; (B) Waters of Kwikluak Pass downstream of Agmulegut and the waters of Kwemeluk Pass; (C) Waters of Alakanuk Pass downstream from the mouth of Kuiukpak Slough; (D) Waters of Kwiguk Pass downstream to the mouth of Kawokhawik Slough; (E) Waters of Kawanak Pass downstream from Sea Gull Point; (F) Waters of Apoon Pass downstream from the mouth of the Kotlik River and waters of Okwega Pass downstream from its confluence with Apoon Pass; (G) Waters within one nautical mile seaward from any grassland bank in District 1; (xiv) Pike may not be taken with gill nets in the waters of the Tolovana River drainage from October 15-April 14; (xv) A commercial salmon fisherman who is registered for Districts 1, 2, or 3 may not take salmon for subsistence purposes in any other district located downstream from Old Paradise Village; (xvi) In District 4, commercial fishermen may not take salmon for subsistence purposes during the commercial salmon fishing season by gill nets larger than 6-inch mesh after a date specified by emergency order issued between July 10-July 31; (xvii) In Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and that portion of Subdistrict 5-D downstream from Long Point, no person may possess salmon taken for subsistence purposes during a commercial fishing period, unless the dorsal fin has been immediately removed from the salmon; a person may not sell or purchase salmon from which the dorsal fin has been removed; (xviii) Subsistence fishermen taking salmon in Subdistrict 6-C shall report their salmon catches at designated the ADF&G check stations by the end of each weekly fishing period; immediately after salmon have been taken, catches must be recorded on a harvest form provided by the ADF&G; (xix) The annual possession limit for the holder of a Subdistrict 6-C subsistence salmon fishing permit is 10 king salmon and 75 chum salmon for periods through August 15, and 75 chum and coho salmon for periods after August 15; (xx) Subsistence salmon harvest limits in Subdistrict 6-C are 750 king salmon and 5,000 chum salmon taken through August 15 and 5,200 chum and coho salmon combined taken after August 15; when either the king or chum salmon harvest limit for periods before August 16 has been taken, the subsistence salmon fishing season in Subdistrict 6-C will close; a later season will open after August 15 to allow the taking of [[Page 39750]] the harvest limit for periods after August 15; if the chum salmon harvest limit has not been obtained through August 15, the remaining harvest will not be added to the chum salmon harvest level for periods after August 15; (xxi) The annual harvest limit for the holder of a Subdistrict 6-A or 6-B subsistence salmon fishing permit is 60 chinook salmon and 500 chum salmon for the period through August 15 of a year, and 2,000 chum and coho salmon combined for the period after August 15; upon request, permits for additional salmon may be issued by the ADF&G; (xxii) In the Kantishna River drainage, the open subsistence salmon fishing periods are seven days per week. (4) Kuskokwim Area. (i) Salmon may only be taken by gill net, beach seine, fishwheel, or by a rod and reel, subject to the restrictions set forth in this paragraph (d)(4), except that salmon may also be taken by spear in the Holitna River drainage; (ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit; (iii) Each subsistence gill net operated in tributaries of the Kuskokwim River must be attached to the bank, fished substantially perpendicular to the bank and in a substantially straight line; (iv) The aggregate length of set gill nets or drift gill nets in use by any individual for taking salmon may not exceed 50 fathoms; (v) Rainbow trout may be taken by residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum. Quinhagak, Eek, Kwethluk, Akiachak, and Akiak from those non- navigable drainages tributary to the Kuskokwim River downstream from the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Holitna Rivers and from those non- navigable drainages to Kuskokwim Bay north of the community of Platinum, subject to the following restrictions: (A) Rainbow trout may be taken only by the use of gill nets, rod and reel, or jigging through the ice; (B) The use of gill nets for taking rainbow trout is prohibited from March 15-June 15. (5) Bristol Bay Area. (i) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit may be issued to each household per year; (iii) Each gill net must be staked and buoyed; (iv) No person may operate or assist in operating subsistence salmon net gear while simultaneously operating or assisting in operating commercial salmon net gear; (v) Salmon, herring, and capelin may only be taken by set gill nets and by a rod and reel, except that salmon may also be taken by spear in the Togiak River including its tributaries; (vi) Subsistence fishing is not permitted within the boundaries of Katmai National Park; (vii) Except for the western shore of the Newhalen River, waters used by salmon are closed to the subsistence taking of fish within 300 feet of a stream mouth; (viii) Subsistence salmon fishing permits for the Naknek River drainage will be issued only through the ADF&G King Salmon office; (ix) Subsistence fishing with nets is prohibited in the following waters and within one-fourth mile of the terminus of those waters during the period from September 1 through June 14: Lower Talarik Creek, Roadhouse Creek, Nick G. Creek, Middle Talarik Creek, Alexi Creek, Copper River, Upper Talarik Creek, Tazimina River, Kakhonak River, Pete Andrew Creek, Young's Creek, Gibralter River, Zacker Creek, Chekok Creek, Dennis Creek, Newhalen River, Tomokok Creek, Belinda Creek; (x) Gill nets are prohibited in that portion of the Naknek River upstream from Sovonaski; (xi) After August 20, no person may possess coho salmon for subsistence purposes in the Togiak River Section and the Togiak River drainage unless the head has been immediately removed from the salmon. It is unlawful to purchase or sell coho salmon from which the head has been removed. (6) Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seine and gill net, with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, or by a rod and reel; (ii) The Adak District is closed to the taking of salmon; (iii) Salmon and char may be taken only by rod and reel or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, except that a permit is not required in the Akutan, Umnak and Adak Districts; not more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit; a record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of the permit; the record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31. (7) Alaska Peninsula Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seine, gill net, gear specified on a permit issued by the ADF&G, or rod and reel; (ii) The following waters are closed to subsistence fishing for salmon: (A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon; (B) Trout Creek; (C) Humbolt Creek; (iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; a record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of the permit; the record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31. (8) Chignik Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seines and gill nets, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, or by a rod and reel, except that in Chignik Lake, salmon may not be taken with purse seines; (ii) Salmon may not be taken in the Chignik River, upstream from the ADF&G weir site or counting tower, in Black Lake, or any tributary to Black and Chignik Lakes; (iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G. A record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of the permit. The record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence caught fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31; (iv) From June 10-September 30, commercial fishing license holders may not subsistence fish for salmon. (9) Kodiak Area. (i) Salmon may be taken 24 hours a day from January 1 through December 31 except as provided: (A) From June 1--September 15, salmon seine vessels may not be used to take subsistence salmon for 24 hours before, during, and for 24 hours after any open commercial salmon fishing period; (B) From June 1--September 15, purse seine vessels may be used to take salmon only with gill nets and no other type of salmon gear may be on board the vessel; (C) Salmon may be taken only by gill net, seine, or by a rod and reel; (D) Subsistence fishermen must be physically present at the net at all times the net is being fished; (ii) The following locations are closed to the subsistence taking of salmon: (A) All waters of Mill Bay and all those waters bounded by a line from Spruce Cape to the northernmost point of Woody Island, then to the northernmost point of Holiday Island, then to a point on Near Island opposite [[Page 39751]] the Kodiak small boat harbor entrance and then to the small boat harbor entrance; (B) All freshwater systems of Little Afognak River and Portage Creek drainage in Discoverer Bay; (C) All water closed to commercial salmon fishing in the Barbara Cove, Chiniak Bay, Saltery Cove, Pasagshak Bay, Monashka Bay and Anton Larsen Bay, and all waters closed to commercial salmon fishing within 100 yards of the terminus of Selief Bay Creek and north and west of a line from the tip of Las Point to the tip of River Mouth Point of Afognak Bay; (D) All waters 300 yards seaward of the terminus of Monks Creek; (E) From August 15 through September 30, all waters 500 yards seaward of the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek; (F) All freshwater systems of Afognak Island; (G) All waters of Ouzinkie Harbor north of a line from 57 deg.55'10'' N. lat., 152 deg.36' W. long. to 57 deg.55'03'' N. lat., 152 deg.29'20'' W. long.; (iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required for taking salmon, trout and char, except by rod and reel, for subsistence purposes; a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required for taking herring and bottomfish for subsistence purposes during the commercial herring sac roe season from May 1-June 30; all subsistence fishermen shall keep a record of the number of subsistence fish taken each year; the number of subsistence fish shall be recorded on the reverse side of the permit. The record must be completed immediately upon landing subsistence caught fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G by February 1 of the year following the year the permit was issued. (10) Cook Inlet Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by rod and reel, or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; only one permit may be issued to a household each year; a subsistence fishing permit holder shall record daily salmon catches on forms provided by the ADF&G; (ii) Trout, grayling, char, and burbot may not be taken in fresh water; (iii) All public waters on the Kenai Peninsula are closed to subsistence fishing; (iv) Smelt may be taken only with gill nets and dip nets. Gill nets used to take smelt may not exceed 50 feet in length and two inches in mesh size; (v) Gill nets may not be used. (11) Prince William Sound Area. (i) Salmon and freshwater fish species may be taken only by rod and reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year; (iii) Use of fishwheels: (A) Fishwheels used for subsistence fishing may not be rented, leased, or otherwise used for personal gain; (B) Subsistence fishwheels must be removed from the water at the end of the permit period; (C) Each permittee may operate only one fishwheel at any one time; (D) No person may set or operate a fishwheel within 75 feet of another fishwheel; (E) No fishwheel may have more than two baskets; (F) The permit holder must personally operate the fishwheel or dip net. A subsistence fishwheel or dip net permit may not be loaned or transferred except as permitted by this part; (G) A wood or metal plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, bearing the permit holder's name and address in letters and numerals at least one inch high, must be attached to each fishwheel so that the name and address are plainly visible; (iv) Salmon may not be taken in any area closed to commercial salmon fishing unless otherwise permitted; (v) In locations open to commercial salmon fishing and in conformance with commercial salmon fishing regulations, the annual subsistence salmon limit is as follows: (A) 15 salmon for a household of one person; (B) 30 salmon for a household of two persons; (C) 10 salmon for each additional person in a household over two; (D) No more than five king salmon may be taken per permit; (vi) All tributaries of the Copper River and waters of the Copper River are closed to the taking of salmon; (vii) Crosswind Lake is closed to all subsistence fishing; (viii) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters of the Southwestern District only as follows: (A) Only pink salmon may be taken; (B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel; (C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30; (D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week; during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days per week; (E) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery; (F) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Chenega Bay village; (ix) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point, only as follows: (A) Only pink salmon may be taken; (B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel; (C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30; (D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week; during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days per week; (E) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery; (F) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Tatitlek village; (12) Yakutat Area. (i) Salmon, trout, and char may be taken only by rod and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) Salmon, trout, or char taken incidentally by gear operated under the terms of a subsistence permit for salmon are legally taken and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a subsistence salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken in this manner on his or her permit calendar; (iii) Subsistence fishermen must remove the dorsal fin from subsistence-caught salmon when taken. (13) Southeastern Alaska Area. (i) Salmon, trout, char and herring spawn on kelp may be taken only by rod and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) No person may possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken salmon on the same day; (iii) Salmon, trout or char taken incidentally by gear operated under the terms of an ADF&G subsistence permit for salmon are legally taken and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a subsistence salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken in this manner on his or her permit calendar; (iv) Subsistence fishermen shall immediately remove the dorsal fin of all salmon when taken. Sec. ____.27 Subsistence taking of shellfish. (a) Regulations in this section apply to subsistence taking of dungeness crab, [[Page 39752]] king crab, tanner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and other shellfish or their parts. (b) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence uses at any time in any area of the public lands by any method unless restricted by the subsistence fishing regulations of Sec. ____.26 or this section. (c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) The bag limit specified herein for a subsistence season for a species and the State bag limit set for a State season for the same species are not cumulative. This means that a person or designated group who has taken the bag limit for a particular species under a subsistence season specified herein may not after that, take any additional shellfish of that species under any other bag limit specified for a State season. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this section, gear as specified in the definitions of Sec. ____.26 is legal for subsistence taking of shellfish. (3) It is prohibited to buy or sell subsistence-taken shellfish, their parts, or their eggs, unless otherwise specified. (4) The use of explosives and chemicals is prohibited, except that chemical baits or lures may be used to attract shellfish. (5) Each subsistence fisherman shall plainly and legibly inscribe their first initial, last name and address on a keg or buoy attached to unattended subsistence fishing gear. Subsistence fishing gear may not display a permanent ADF&G vessel license number. The keg or buoy may be any color except red. (6) A side wall of all subsistence shellfish pots must contain an opening with a perimeter equal to or exceeding one-half of the tunnel eye opening perimeter. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger than 120 thread. Dungeness crab and shrimp pots may have the pot lid tiedown straps secured to the pot at one end by untreated cotton twine no larger than 120 thread, as a substitute for the above requirement. (7) No person may mutilate or otherwise disfigure a crab in any manner which would prevent determination of the minimum size restrictions until the crab has been processed or prepared for consumption. (8) In addition to the marking requirements in paragraph (c)(5) of this section, kegs or buoys attached to subsistence crab pots must also be inscribed with the name or U.S. Coast Guard number of the vessel used to operate the pots. (9) No more than five pots per person and 10 pots per vessel may be used to take crab, except as specified in paragraph (f) of this section. (10) In the subsistence taking of shrimp in the Glacier Bay National Preserve, no person may use more than 10 pots, and no more than 20 pots may be operated from a vessel. In the subsistence taking of shellfish other than shrimp in the Glacier Bay National Preserve, no person may operate more than five pots of any type, and no more than 10 pots of any type may be operated from a vessel. (d) Subsistence take by commercial vessels. No fishing vessel which is commercially licensed and registered for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl, king crab, tanner crab, or dungeness crab fishing may be used for subsistence take during the period starting 14 days before an opening until 14 days after the closure of a respective open season in the area or areas for which the vessel is registered. (e) Unlawful possession of subsistence shellfish. Shellfish or their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not be possessed, transported, given, received or bartered. (f) Subsistence shellfish areas and pertinent restrictions. (1) Southeastern Alaska-Yakutat Area. Shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes in the Glacier Bay National Preserve only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit. (2) Cook Inlet Area. All waters within the boundaries of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the taking of shellfish for subsistence purposes. (3) Kodiak Area. (i) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G before subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section or subsection. The permit shall specify the area and the date the vessel operator intends to fish. No more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel; (iii) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab per person; (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person; (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open; (C) No more than five crab pots may be used to take king crab; each pot can be no more than 75 cubic feet in capacity; (D) King crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31, except that the subsistence taking of king crab is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth during the period 14 days before and 14 days after open commercial fishing seasons for red king crab, blue king crab, or tanner crab in the location; (E) The waters of the Pacific Ocean enclosed by the boundaries of Womans Bay, Gibson Cove, and an area defined by a line \1/2\ mile on either side of the mouth of the Karluk River, and extending seaward 3,000 feet, and all waters within 1,500 feet seaward of the shoreline of Afognak Island are closed to the harvest of king crab except by Federally-qualified subsistence users; (v) In the subsistence taking of tanner crab: (A) No more than five crab pots may be used to take tanner crab; (B) From July 15-February 10, the subsistence taking of tanner crab is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth, unless the commercial tanner crab fishing season is open in the location; (C) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male crab per person. (4) Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section, or subsection; the permit shall specify the area and the date the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel; (iii) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab per person; (iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person; (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open; [[Page 39753]] (C) Crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31; (v) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male tanner crab per person. (5) Bering Sea Area. (i) In waters South of 60 deg. North latitude, shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; (ii) In that portion of the area north of the latitude of Cape Newenham, shellfish may only be taken by shovel, jigging gear, pots and ring net; (iii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section or subsection; the permit shall specify the area and the date the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel; (iv) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab per person; (v) In the subsistence taking of king crab: (A) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person; (B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open; (C) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31; (vi) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and possession limit is 12 male tanner crab. Dated: June 12, 1996. Mitch Demientieff, Chair, Federal Subsistence Board. Dated: June 12, 1996. John C. Capp, Acting Regional Forester, USDA--Forest Service. [FR Doc. 96-18097 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P