[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38464-38513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part III





Department of Agriculture





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Forest Service



36 CFR Part 242





Department of the Interior





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Fish and Wildlife Service



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50 CFR Part 100



Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart 
C and Subpart D--2003-2004 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 
Regulations; Final Rules

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

RIN 1018-AI62


Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 
Subpart C and Subpart D--2003-2004 Subsistence Taking of Fish and 
Wildlife Regulations

AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest 
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2003-2004 regulatory year. The 
rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the 
subsistence harvest of wildlife in Alaska are subject to an annual 
public review cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations 
that expire on June 30, 2003. This rule also amends the regulations 
that establish which Alaska residents are eligible to take specific 
species for subsistence uses.

DATES: Sections ----.24(a)(1) and ----.25 are effective July 1, 2003. 
Section ----.26 is effective July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of 
Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to 
National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional 
Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907) 
786-3888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), Congress found that ``the situation 
in Alaska is unique in that, in most cases, no practical alternative 
means are available to replace the food supplies and other items 
gathered from fish and wildlife which supply rural residents dependent 
on subsistence uses * * *'' and that ``continuation of the opportunity 
for subsistence uses of resources on public and other lands in Alaska 
is threatened * * *.'' As a result, Title VIII requires, among other 
things, 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 in Alaska, unless the State of Alaska enacts and 
implements laws of general applicability that are consistent with 
ANILCA and that 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).
    As a result of this joint process between Interior and Agriculture, 
these regulations can be found in both Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public Property,'' and title 50, 
``Wildlife and Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-28 and 50 CFR 100.1-28, 
respectively. The regulations contain subparts as follows: Subpart A, 
General Provisions; subpart B, Program Structure, subpart C, Board 
Determinations, and subpart D, Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
    Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of these regulations, as 
revised May 7, 2002 (67 FR 30559), the Departments established a 
Federal Subsistence Board 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 
Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the Alaska 
Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through the Board, these 
agencies participated in the development of regulations for Subparts A, 
B, and C, and the annual Subpart D regulations.

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 242.11 (2002) and 50 CFR 100.11 (2002), and for the purposes 
identified therein, we divide Alaska into 10 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, who have personal knowledge of local 
conditions and resource requirements, to have a meaningful role in the 
subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The 
Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and 
user diversity within each region.

Current Rule

    Because the Subpart D regulations, which establish seasons and 
harvest limits and methods and means, are subject to an annual cycle, 
they require development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and 
traditional use determinations (Subpart C) are also subject to an 
annual review process providing for modification each year. Section 
--.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was originally 
published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992. The 
regulations at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define ``customary and 
traditional use'' as ``a long-established, consistent pattern of use, 
incorporating beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from 
generation to generation. * * *`` Since that time, the Board has made a 
number of Customary and Traditional Use Determinations at the request 
of impacted subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some 
administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register as 
follows:

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                         Modifications to --.24.
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                                                    Rule made changes to
  Federal Register citation    Date of publication      the following
                                                    provisions of --.24:
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59 FR 27462.................  May 27, 1994........  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
59 FR 51855.................  October 13, 1994....  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
60 FR 10317.................  February 24, 1995...  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
61 FR 39698.................  July 30, 1996.......  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
62 FR 29016.................  May 29, 1997........  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
63 FR 35332.................  June 29, 1998.......  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
63 FR 46148.................  August 28, 1998.....  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
64 FR 35776.................  July 1, 1999........  Wildlife and Fish/
                                                     Shellfish.
65 FR 40730.................  June 30, 2000.......  Wildlife.
66 FR 10142.................  February 13, 2001...  Fish/Shellfish.
66 FR 33744.................  June 25, 2001.......  Wildlife.
67 FR 5890..................  February 7, 2002....  Fish/Shellfish.
67 FR 43710.................  June 28, 2002.......  Wildlife.
68 FR 7276..................  February 12, 2003...  Fish/Shellfish.
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    During its May 20-22, 2003, meeting, the Board did not make any 
additional customary and traditional use determinations.
    The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture published a 
proposed rule on August 5, 2002 (67 FR 50619), to amend Subparts C and 
D of 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100. The proposed rule opened a 75-day 
comment period, which closed on October 18, 2002. The Departments 
advertised the proposed rule 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. 
The Board received a total of 55 proposals for changes to Subparts C 
and D. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, the Board prepared a 
booklet describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The 
public had an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals 
for changes to the regulations. The 10 Regional Councils met again, 
received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the 
Board on proposals for their respective regions. Six of the proposals 
were withdrawn from consideration by their originators. The Regional 
Councils 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 of May 20-22, 2003. These final 
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council 
recommendations and public comments. The public has had extensive 
opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Additional details on 
the recent Board modifications are contained below in Analysis of 
Proposals Adopted by the Board.

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 100.1 to 
100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this 
rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 
242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board

    The Board rejected 6 proposals. All these rejections were based on 
recommendations from the respective Regional Council and additional 
factors.
    Two proposals requested prohibiting or revising the designated 
hunter provisions for moose in Unit 6(C). The Board rejected these 
proposals as being detrimental to subsistence users in one case and 
rendered moot in the second case by the adoption of other proposals.
    One proposal requested imposing special hunter qualifications on 
moose hunters in Unit 6(C). The Board rejected this proposal because 
the changes would have constituted an unnecessary restriction on 
subsistence users.
    One proposal requested the establishment of a customary and 
traditional use determination and harvest system for goat in Unit 8. 
The Board rejected this proposal based on the recommendations of the 
Regional Council that the harvest system worked out between the local 
users and the State would meet the needs of subsistence users best.
    One proposal requested deletion of the requirement to remove the 
claws and the skin of the skull before transporting a brown bear hide 
from the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area. The Board rejected 
this proposal because of conservation concerns and because the Regional 
Councils recommended that the WABBMA Working Group should be involved 
in the development and review of proposals impacting this area.
    One proposal requested closure of Federal lands to moose hunting in 
Units 21(D) and 24 by nonsubsistence users. This proposal was rejected 
because the area proposed for closure has an adequate population of 
moose to allow the harvest by both subsistence and nonsubsistence 
users.
    The Board deferred action on eight proposals in order to allow 
communities or Regional Councils additional time to review the issues 
and provide additional information. Six of the originally submitted 
proposals were withdrawn from consideration by their originators.

Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board

    The Board adopted 35 proposals. Some of these proposals were 
adopted as submitted and others were adopted with modifications 
suggested by the respective Regional Council, developed during the 
analysis process, or during the Board's public deliberations.
    All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by at 
least one of the Regional Councils and were based on meeting customary 
and traditional uses, harvest practices, or protecting wildlife 
populations. Detailed information relating to justification for the 
action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting transcripts, 
available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 3601 C 
Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska, or on the Office of Subsistence 
Management Web site (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html). Additional 
minor technical clarifications have been made, which result in a more 
readable document.
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    The Board adopted two proposals resulting in the following changes 
in the regulations found in Sec. Sec.  --.25 and --.26, which affect 
residents of all Regions.
    [sbull] In Sec.  --.25, added a definition for ``field''.
    [sbull] In Sec.  .25, established a Statewide designated hunter 
program for subsistence harvest of moose, deer, and caribou, subject to 
unit-specific provisions.
    [sbull] In Sec.  --.26, established a Statewide provision for the 
taking of wildlife for use in traditional funerary or mortuary 
ceremonies.

Southeast Region

    The Board adopted seven proposals affecting residents of the 
Southeast Region resulting in the following change to the regulations 
found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Revised the brown bear seasons in a portion of Unit 4.
    [sbull] Expanded the deer season in Unit 2 and closed Prince of 
Wales Island for part of the season to non-Federally qualified users.
    [sbull] Expanded a hunt area for deer on Kupreanof Island in Unit 
3.
    [sbull] Reduced the harvest limit for goat and closed portions of 
Unit 1(A) and (B).
    [sbull] Revised the season and instituted a permit requirement for 
moose in Unit 1(A).
    [sbull] Revised the season and provided a closure mechanism for 
wolf hunting in Unit 2.

Southcentral Region

    The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the 
Southcentral Region resulting in the following changes to the 
regulations found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Expanded a season for brown bear in Unit 11.
    [sbull] Revised the harvest regulations for caribou in Unit 13.
    [sbull] Established a specific designated hunter program for moose 
in Unit 6.
    The Board also expanded the harvest dates for the take of a moose 
for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp based on concerns related to the 
condition of the trail providing access to the camp.
    Additionally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of 
Subsistence Management, used its delegated authority to adjust lynx 
seasons and harvest limits consistent with the ADF&G Lynx Harvest 
Management Strategy. The Office of Subsistence Management, in May 2002, 
exercised this authority and adjusted the lynx harvest limits in Units 
6, 14, and 16.

Bristol Bay Region

    The Board adopted four proposals affecting residents in the Bristol 
Bay Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations found 
in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Revised the harvest limit and closure conditions for 
caribou in a portion of Unit 17.
    [sbull] Deleted the winter antlerless hunt and shifted the winter 
season for moose in a portion of Unit 9(C).
    [sbull] Increased the harvest limit for wolves in Units 9 and 17.
    [sbull] Increased the trapping season and harvest limit for beaver 
in Units 9 and 17.

Yukon/Kuskokwim Region

    The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Yukon/
Kuskokwim Region resulting in the following change to the regulations 
found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Included a requirement for meat of the front and hind 
quarters of moose remain on the bone until removed from the field in a 
portion of Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

    The Board adopted seven proposals affecting residents of the 
Western Interior Region resulting in the following change to the 
regulations found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Included a requirement for meat of the front and hind 
quarters and ribs of moose remain on the bone until removed from the 
field in Unit 21 and for meat of the front and hind quarters and ribs 
of moose and caribou remain on the bone until removed from the field in 
Unit 24.
    [sbull] Deleted the winter antlerless hunt and reduced the winter 
season length for moose in a portion of Unit 19(A).
    [sbull] Reduced the fall season length for moose in Unit 19(C).
    [sbull] Expanded the coyote hunting season in Units 19, 21, and 24.
    [sbull] Increased the harvest limit for wolf in Unit 24.
    [sbull] Increased the harvest limit for wolverine in Unit 24.

Seward Peninsula Region

    The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Seward 
Peninsula Region resulting in the following change to the regulations 
found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Opened a portion of two subunits for caribou in Unit 22.

Eastern Interior Region

    The Board adopted nine proposals affecting residents of the Eastern 
Interior Region resulting in the following changes to the regulations 
found in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Established a community harvest limit for black bear and 
provided for use of fall bait stations in Unit 25(D).
    [sbull] Revised the season for brown bear in Units 25(A) and (B).
    [sbull] Deleted the fall cow season for caribou in a portion of 
Unit 25(C).
    [sbull] Revised the harvest limit and the season dates for moose in 
a portion of Unit 12.
    [sbull] Revised the description of a special hunt area for moose in 
Unit 20.
    [sbull] Expanded the season for moose in a portion of Unit 20(F).
    [sbull] Expanded the season and method of take for beaver in 
portions of Units 12 and 20(E).
    [sbull] Increased the harvest limit and expanded the season for 
coyote in Units 12, 20, and 25.
    [sbull] Inserted trap and snare restrictions for coyote in Units 12 
and 20(E).

North Slope Region

    The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the North 
Slope Region resulting in the following change to the regulations found 
in Sec.  --.26.
    [sbull] Revised the harvest regulations and provided for designated 
hunting for muskox in Unit 26(C).
    These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of 
Regional Council recommendations and public comments. 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.

Administrative Procedure Act Compliance

    The Board finds that additional public notice under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule is unnecessary, 
and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive 
opportunity for public input and involvement in excess of standard APA 
requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council 
meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for 
regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during 
the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an 
administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to 
request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular 
proposal for regulatory change. Over the 12 years the Program has been 
operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying 
the effective date of the regulations. A lapse in regulatory control 
could seriously affect the continued viability of wildlife populations, 
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Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public 
interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553 (d) to make this rule effective less than 30 days after 
publication.

Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

    A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for developing a 
Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed for public 
comment on October 7, 1991. That document described the major issues 
associated with Federal subsistence management as identified through 
public meetings, written comments, and staff analysis and examined the 
environmental consequences of 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 comments received, the analysis contained in 
the FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and 
the Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, the 
Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, 
implemented Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS and FEIS (Record 
of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal Public Lands in 
Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the selected 
alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework of an 
annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing 
regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for 
Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C implemented the Federal 
Subsistence Management Program and included a framework for an annual 
cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing regulations. The following 
Federal Register documents pertain to this rulemaking:

 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C: Federal Register Documents
                                          Pertaining to the Final Rule
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  Federal Register citation         Date of publication                 Category                   Details
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57 FR 22940..................  May 29, 1992.................  Final Rule (FR).............  ``Subsistence
                                                                                             Management
                                                                                             Regulations for
                                                                                             Public Lands in
                                                                                             Alaska; Final
                                                                                             Rule'' was
                                                                                             published in the
                                                                                             Federal Register.
64 FR 1276...................  January 8, 1999..............  FR (amended)................  Amended to include
                                                                                             subsistence
                                                                                             activities
                                                                                             occurring on inland
                                                                                             navigable waters in
                                                                                             which the United
                                                                                             States has a
                                                                                             reserved water
                                                                                             right and to
                                                                                             identify specific
                                                                                             Federal land units
                                                                                             where reserved
                                                                                             water rights exist.
                                                                                             Extended the
                                                                                             Federal Subsistence
                                                                                             Board's management
                                                                                             to all Federal
                                                                                             lands selected
                                                                                             under the Alaska
                                                                                             Native Claims
                                                                                             Settlement Act and
                                                                                             the Alaska
                                                                                             Statehood Act and
                                                                                             situated within the
                                                                                             boundaries of a
                                                                                             Conservation System
                                                                                             Unit, National
                                                                                             Recreation Area,
                                                                                             National
                                                                                             Conservation Area,
                                                                                             or any new national
                                                                                             forest or forest
                                                                                             addition, until
                                                                                             conveyed to the
                                                                                             State of Alaska or
                                                                                             an Alaska Native
                                                                                             Corporation.
                                                                                             Specified and
                                                                                             clarified
                                                                                             Secretaries'
                                                                                             authority to
                                                                                             determine when
                                                                                             hunting, fishing,
                                                                                             or trapping
                                                                                             activities taking
                                                                                             place in Alaska off
                                                                                             the public lands
                                                                                             interfere with the
                                                                                             subsistence
                                                                                             priority.
66 FR 31533..................  June 12, 2001................  Interim Final Rule..........  Expanded the
                                                                                             authority that the
                                                                                             Board may delegate
                                                                                             to agency field
                                                                                             officials and
                                                                                             clarified the
                                                                                             procedures for
                                                                                             enacting emergency
                                                                                             or temporary
                                                                                             restrictions,
                                                                                             closures, or
                                                                                             openings.
67 FR 30559..................  May 7, 2002..................  Direct Final Rule...........  In response to
                                                                                             comments on an
                                                                                             interim rule,
                                                                                             amended the
                                                                                             operating
                                                                                             regulations. Also
                                                                                             corrected some
                                                                                             inadvertent errors
                                                                                             and oversights of
                                                                                             previous rules.
68 FR 23035..................  April 30, 2003...............  Affirmation of Direct Final   Received no adverse
                                                               Rule.                         comments on the
                                                                                             direct final rule
                                                                                             (67 FR 30559).
                                                                                             Adopted direct
                                                                                             final rule.
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    An environmental assessment was prepared in 1997 on the expansion 
of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available by contacting 
the office listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary 
of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture 
determined that the expansion of Federal jurisdiction did not 
constitute a major Federal action, significantly affecting the human 
environment and has, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant 
Impact.

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 appeared in the 
April 6, 1992, ROD, which concluded that the Federal Subsistence 
Management Program may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but 
the program is not likely to 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 were approved 
by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and were assigned clearance number 1018-
0075, which expires July 31, 2003. On January 16, 2003, we published in 
the Federal Register (68 FR 2347) a notice of our intent to request OMB 
approval of a 3-year renewal of this information collection. We will 
not conduct or

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sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of 
information request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.

Other Requirements

    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 economic 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 
the effects will not be significant.
    In general, the resources to be harvested under this rule are 
already being harvested and consumed by the local harvester and do not 
result in an additional dollar benefit to the economy. However, we 
estimate that 2 million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence 
users annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per 
pound, would equate to about $6 million in food value 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 Reform 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 implementation of this rule 
is by Federal agencies, and no cost is involved to any State or local 
entities or Tribal governments.
    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 on Civil Justice Reform.
    In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have 
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a 
Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from 
exercising management authority over wildlife resources on Federal 
lands.
    In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, 
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal 
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), 512 DM 2, and E.O. 13175, we have 
evaluated possible effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and 
have determined that there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs 
is a participating agency in this rulemaking.
    On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 on 
regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or 
use. This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare Statements of 
Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. As this rule is not a 
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 13211, affecting 
energy supply, distribution, or use, this action is not a significant 
action and no Statement of Energy Effects is required.
    Drafting Information--William Knauer drafted these regulations 
under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence 
Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Anchorage, Alaska. Taylor Brelsford, Alaska State Office, Bureau of 
Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National 
Park Service; Warren Eastland, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs; Greg Bos, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Service provided additional 
guidance.

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, National 
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Wildlife.


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For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence Board 
amends Title 36, part 242, and Title 50, part 100, of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.

PART --SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN 
ALASKA

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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

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2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.  
--.24(a)(1) is reprinted without change to read as follows:


Sec.  ----.24  Customary and traditional use determinations.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the 
listed communities and areas have a customary and traditional use of 
the specified species on Federal public lands within the listed areas:

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            Area                  Species            Determination
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 1(C)...................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 1(C),
                                                1(D), 3, and residents
                                                of Hoonah, Pelican,
                                                Point Baker, Sitka, and
                                                Tenakee Springs.
1(A)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 1(A)
                                                except no subsistence
                                                for residents of Hyder.
1(B)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 1(A),
                                                Petersburg, and
                                                Wrangell, except no
                                                subsistence for
                                                residents of Hyder.
1(C)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 1(C),
                                                Haines, Hoonah, Kake,
                                                Klukwan, Skagway, and
                                                Wrangell, except no
                                                subsistence for
                                                residents of Gustavus.
1(D)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of 1(D).
1(A)........................  Deer...........  Residents of 1(A) and 2.
1(B)........................  Deer...........  Residents of Unit 1(A),
                                                residents of 1(B), 2 and
                                                3.

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1(C)........................  Deer...........  Residents of 1(C) and
                                                (D), and residents of
                                                Hoonah, Kake, and
                                                Petersburg.
1(D)........................  Deer...........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
1(B)........................  Goat...........  Residents of Units 1(B)
                                                and 3.
1(C)........................  Goat...........  Residents of Haines,
                                                Kake, Klukwan,
                                                Petersburg, and Hoonah.
1(B)........................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 1, 2,
                                                3, and 4.
1(C) Berner's Bay...........  Moose..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
1(D)........................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 1(D).
Unit 2......................  Brown Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
2...........................  Deer...........  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.
3, Wrangell and Mitkof        Moose..........  Residents of Units 1(B),
 Islands.                                       2, and 3.
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......................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 5(A).
5...........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Yakutat.
5...........................  Deer...........  Residents of Yakutat.
5...........................  Goat...........  Residents of Unit 5(A).
5...........................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 5(A).
5...........................  Wolf...........  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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
6(A)........................  Goat...........  Residents of Unit 5(A),
                                                6(C), Chenega Bay and
                                                Tatitlek.
6(C) and (D)................  Goat...........  Residents of Unit 6(C)
                                                and (D).
6(A)........................  Moose..........  Unit 6(A)--Residents of
                                                Units 5(A), 6(A), 6(B)
                                                and 6(C).
6(B) and (C)................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 6(A),
                                                6(B) and 6(C).
6(D)........................  Moose..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
6(A)........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 5(A),
                                                6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
                                                only), 11-13 and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon,
                                                and 16-26.
6, remainder................  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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
7...........................  Caribou........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
7, Brown Mountain hunt area.  Goat...........  Residents of Port Graham
                                                and English Bay.
7, that portion draining      Moose..........  Residents of Chenega Bay
 into Kings Bay.                                and Tatitlek.
7, remainder................  Moose..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
7...........................  Sheep..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
7...........................  Ruffed Grouse..  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
Unit 8......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Old Harbor,
                                                Akhiok, Larsen Bay,
                                                Karluk, Ouzinkie, and
                                                Port Lions.
8...........................  Deer...........  Residents of Unit 8.
8...........................  Elk............  Residents of Unit 8.
8...........................  Goat...........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
Unit 9(D)...................  Bison..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
9(A) and (B)................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Units 9(A)
                                                and (B), and 17(A), (B),
                                                and (C).
9(A)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Pedro Bay.
9(B)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 9(B).
9(C)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 9(C).
9(D)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 9(D)
                                                and 10 (Unimak Island).
9(E)........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Chignik,
                                                Chignik Lagoon, Chignik
                                                Lake, Egegik, Ivanof
                                                Bay, Perryville, Pilot
                                                Point, Ugashik, and Port
                                                Heiden/Meshik.
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 Akutan,
                                                False Pass.
9(E)........................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 9(B),
                                                (C), (E), 17, and
                                                residents of Nelson
                                                Lagoon and Sand and
                                                Point.
9(A), (B), (C) and (E)......  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 9(A),
                                                (B), (C) and (E)
9(D)........................  Moose..........  Residents of Cold Bay,
                                                False Pass, King Cove,
                                                Nelson Lagoon, and Sand
                                                Point.
9(B)........................  Sheep..........  Residents of Iliamna,
                                                Newhalen, Nondalton,
                                                Pedro Bay, Port
                                                Alsworth, and residents
                                                of Lake Clark National
                                                Park and Preserve within
                                                Unit 9(B).
9, remainder................  Sheep..........  No determination.

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9...........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon and 16-26.
9(A), (B), (C), & (E).......  Beaver.........  Residents of Units 9(A),
                                                (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island.......  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 9(D)
                                                and 10 (Unimak Island).
Unit 10 Unimak Island.......  Caribou........  Residents of Akutan,
                                                False Pass, King Cove,
                                                and Sand Point.
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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
11, north of the Sanford      Black Bear.....  Residents of Chistochina,
 River.                                         Chitina, Copper Center,
                                                Gakona, Glennallen,
                                                Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                Tazlina, Tonsina, and
                                                Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder...............  Black Bear.....  Residents of Chistochina,
                                                Chitina, Copper Center,
                                                Gakona, Glennallen,
                                                Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                Tazlina, Tonsina, and
                                                Unit 11.
11, north of the Sanford      Brown Bear.....  Residents of Chistochina,
 River.                                         Chitina, Copper Center,
                                                Gakona, Glennallen,
                                                Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                Tazlina, Tonsina, and
                                                Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder...............  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Chistochina,
                                                Chitina, Copper Center,
                                                Gakona, Glennallen,
                                                Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                Tazlina, Tonsina, and
                                                Unit 11.
11, north of the Sanford      Caribou........  Residents of Units 11,
 River.                                         12, and 13(A)-(D) and
                                                the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, Healy Lake,
                                                and Dot Lake.
11, remainder...............  Caribou........  Residents of Units 11 and
                                                13(A)-(D) and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon.
11..........................  Goat...........  Residents of Unit 11 and
                                                the residents of
                                                Chitina, Chistochina,
                                                Copper Center, Gakona,
                                                Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                Tazlina, Tonsina, and
                                                Dot Lake.
11, north of the Sanford      Moose..........  Residents of Units 11,
 River.                                         12, and 13(A)-(D) and
                                                the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, Healy Lake,
                                                and Dot Lake.
11, remainder...............  Moose..........  Residents of Units 11,
                                                13(A)-(D), and residents
                                                of Chickaloon.
11, north of the Sanford      Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 12 and
 River.                                         the communities and
                                                areas of Chistochina,
                                                Chitina, Copper Center,
                                                Dot Lake, Gakona,
                                                Glennallen, Gulkana,
                                                Healy Lake, Kenny Lake,
                                                Mentasta Lake, Slana,
                                                McCarthy/South, Wrangell/
                                                South Park, Tazlina and
                                                Tonsina; residents along
                                                the Nabesna Road--
                                                Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna
                                                Road), and residents
                                                along the McCarthy Road--
                                                Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy
                                                Road).
11, remainder...............  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 Cutoff--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).
11..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon and 16-26.
11..........................  Grouse (Spruce,  Residents of Units 11,
                               Blue, Ruffed     12, 13 and the residents
                               and Sharp-       of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               tailed).         20(D), 22 and 23.
11..........................  Ptarmigan        Residents of Units 11,
                               (Rock, Willow    12, 13 and the residents
                               and White-       of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               tailed).         20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 12.....................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 12 and
                                                Dot Lake, Chistochina,
                                                Gakona, Mentasta Lake,
                                                and Slana.
12..........................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 12 and
                                                residents of Dot Lake,
                                                Healy Lake, and Mentasta
                                                Lake.
12, south of a line from      Moose..........  Residents of Unit 11
 Noyes Mountain, southeast                      north of 62nd parallel,
 of the confluence of                           residents of Unit 12,
 Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna                    13(A)-(D) and the
 River.                                         residents of Chickaloon,
                                                Dot Lake, and Healy
                                                Lake.
12, east of the Nabesna       Moose..........  Residents of Unit 12 and
 River and Nabesna Glacier,                     Healy Lake.
 south of the Winter Trail
 from Pickerel Lake to the
 Canadian Border.
12, remainder...............  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 12 and
                                                residents of Dot Lake,
                                                Healy Lake, and Mentasta
                                                Lake.
12..........................  Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 12 and
                                                residents of
                                                Chistochina, Dot Lake,
                                                Healy Lake, and Mentasta
                                                Lake.
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.....  Residents of Unit 13 and
                                                Slana.

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13(B).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 11, 12
                                                (along the Nabesna
                                                Road), 13, residents of
                                                Unit 20(D) except Fort
                                                Greely, and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon.
13(C).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 11, 12
                                                (along the Nabesna
                                                Road), 13, and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon,
                                                Dot Lake and Healy Lake.
13(A) & (D).................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 11, 12
                                                (along the Nabesna
                                                Road), 13, and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon.
13(E).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 11, 12
                                                (along the Nabesna
                                                Road), 13, and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon,
                                                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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
13(A) and (D)...............  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 13 and
                                                the residents of
                                                Chickaloon and Slana.
13(B).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 13,
                                                20(D) except Fort
                                                Greely, and the
                                                residents of Chickaloon
                                                and Slana.
13(C).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 12, 13
                                                and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, Healy Lake,
                                                Dot Lake and Slana.
13(E).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 13 and
                                                the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, McKinley
                                                Village, Slana, and the
                                                area along the Parks
                                                Highway between milepost
                                                216 and 239 (except no
                                                subsistence for
                                                residents of Denali
                                                National Park
                                                headquarters).
13(D).......................  Sheep..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
13..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                26.
13..........................  Grouse (Spruce,  Residents of Units 11, 13
                               Blue, Ruffed &   and the residents of
                               Sharp-tailed).   Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22 & 23.
13..........................  Ptarmigan        Residents of Units 11, 13
                               (Rock, Willow    and the residents of
                               and White-       Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               tailed).         20(D), 22 & 23.
Unit 14(B) and (C)..........  Brown Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
14..........................  Goat...........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
14..........................  Moose..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
14(A) and (C)...............  Sheep..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
Unit 15(C)..................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Port Graham
                                                and Nanwalek only.
15, remainder...............  Black Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
15..........................  Brown Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
15(C), Port Graham and        Goat...........  Residents of Port Graham
 English Bay hunt areas.                        and Nanwalek.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area...  Goat...........  Residents of Seldovia
                                                area.
15..........................  Moose..........  Residents of Ninilchik,
                                                Nanwalek, Port Graham,
                                                and Seldovia.
15..........................  Sheep..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
15..........................  Ptarmigan        Residents of Unit 15.
                               (Rock, Willow
                               and White-
                               tailed).
15..........................  Grouse (Spruce)  Residents of Unit 15.
15..........................  Grouse (Ruffed)  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
Unit 16(B)..................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 16(B).
16..........................  Brown Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
16(A).......................  Moose..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
16(B).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 16(B).
16..........................  Sheep..........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
16..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                26.
16..........................  Grouse (Spruce   Residents of Units 11, 13
                               and Ruffed).     and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22 and 23.
16..........................  Ptarmigan        Residents of Units 11, 13
                               (Rock, Willow    and the residents of
                               and White-       Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               tailed).         20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A) and that portion   Black Bear.....  Residents of Units 9(A)
 of 17(B) draining into                         and (B), 17, and
 Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik                       residents of Akiak and
 Lake.                                          Akiachak.
17, remainder...............  Black Bear.....  Residents of Units 9(A)
                                                and (B), and 17.
17(A).......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 17, and
                                                residents of Akiak,
                                                Akiachak, Goodnews Bay
                                                and Platinum.
17(A) and (B), those          Brown Bear.....  Residents of Kwethluk.
 portions north and 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), that portion draining  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Akiak and
 into Nuyakuk Lake and                          Akiachak.
 Tikchik Lake.

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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.
Unit 17(A), that portion      Caribou........  Residents of Goodnews
 west of the Izavieknik                         Bay, Platinum,
 River, Upper Togiak Lake,                      Quinhagak, Eek,
 Togiak Lake, and the main                      Tuntutuliak, and
 course of the Togiak River.                    Napakiak.
Unit 17(A)--That portion      Caribou........  Residents of Akiak,
 north of Togiak Lake that                      Akiachak, and Tuluksak.
 includes Izavieknik River
 drainages.
17(A) and (B), those          Caribou........  Residents of Kwethluk.
 portions north and 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.
Unit 17(B), that portion of   Caribou........  Residents of Bethel,
 Togiak National Wildlife                       Goodnews Bay, Platinum,
 Refuge within Unit 17(B).                      Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak,
                                                Akiachak, and Tuluksak,
                                                Tuntutuliak, and
                                                Napakiak.
17(A) and (B), those          Moose..........  Residents of Kwethluk.
 portions north and 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).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 17 and
                                                residents of Goodnews
                                                Bay and Platinum;
                                                however, no subsistence
                                                for residents of
                                                Akiachak, Akiak and
                                                Quinhagak.
Unit 17(A)--That portion      Moose..........  Residents of Akiak,
 north of Togiak Lake that                      Akiachak.
 includes Izavieknik River
 drainages.
Unit 17(B)--That portion      Moose..........  Residents of Akiak,
 within the Togiak National                     Akiachak.
 Wildlife Refuge.
17(B) and (C)...............  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 17, and
                                                residents of Nondalton,
                                                Levelock, Goodnews Bay,
                                                and Platinum.
17..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon, and 16-
                                                26.
17..........................  Beaver.........  Residents of Units 9(A),
                                                (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 18.....................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 18,
                                                residents of Unit 19(A)
                                                living downstream of the
                                                Holokuk River, and
                                                residents of Holy Cross,
                                                Stebbins, St. Michael,
                                                Twin Hills, 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........  Residents of Unit 18 and
                                                residents of Manokotak,
                                                Stebbins, St. Michael,
                                                Togiak, Twin Hills, and
                                                Upper Kalskag.
18, that portion of the       Moose..........  Residents of Unit 18 and
 Yukon River drainage                           residents of Upper
 upstream of Russian Mission                    Kalskag, Aniak, and
 and that portion of the                        Chuathbaluk.
 Kuskokwim River drainage
 upstream of, but not
 including the Tuluksak
 River drainage.
18, remainder...............  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 18 and
                                                residents of Upper
                                                Kalskag and Lower
                                                Kalskag.
18..........................  Muskox.........  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
19(A) and (B)...............  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 19 and
                                                18 within the Kuskokwim
                                                River drainage upstream
                                                from, and including, the
                                                Johnson River.
19(C).......................  Brown Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
19(D).......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 19(A)
                                                and (D), and residents
                                                of Tulusak and Lower
                                                Kalskag.
19(A) and (B)...............  Caribou........  Residents of Units 19(A)
                                                and 19(B), residents of
                                                Unit 18 within the
                                                Kuskokwim River drainage
                                                upstream from, and
                                                including, the Johnson
                                                River, and residents of
                                                St. Marys, Marshall,
                                                Pilot Station, Russian
                                                Mission.
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.
Unit 19(B), west of the       Moose..........  Residents of Eek and
 Kogrukluk River.                               Quinhagak.

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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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
20(F).......................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit
                                                20(F)and residents of
                                                Stevens Village and
                                                Manley.
20(E).......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 12 and
                                                Dot Lake.
20(F).......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 20(F)
                                                and residents of Stevens
                                                Village and Manley.
20(A).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Cantwell,
                                                Nenana, and those
                                                domiciled between
                                                milepost 216 and 239 of
                                                the Parks Highway. No
                                                subsistence priority for
                                                residents of households
                                                of the Denali National
                                                Park Headquarters.
20(B).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 20(B),
                                                Nenana, and Tanana.
20(C).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 20(C)
                                                living east of the
                                                Teklanika River,
                                                residents of Cantwell,
                                                Lake Minchumina, Manley
                                                Hot Springs, Minto,
                                                Nenana, Nikolai, Tanana,
                                                Talida, and those
                                                domiciled between
                                                milepost 216 and 239 of
                                                the Parks Highway 20(D)
                                                and (E) Caribou and
                                                between milepost 300 and
                                                309. No subsistence
                                                priority for residents
                                                of households of the
                                                Denali National Park
                                                Headquarters.
20(D) and (E)...............  Caribou........  Residents of 20(D),
                                                20(E), and Unit 12 north
                                                of the Wrangell-St.
                                                Elias National Park and
                                                Preserve.
20(F).......................  Caribou........  Residents of 20(F),
                                                25(D), and Manley.
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--residents of
                                                Unit 20(B), and
                                                residents of Nenana and
                                                Tanana.
20(C).......................  Moose..........  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..........  Residents of Unit 20(D)
                                                and residents of
                                                Tanacross.
20(F).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 20(F),
                                                Manley, Minto, and
                                                Stevens Village.
20(F).......................  Wolf...........  Residents of Unit 20(F)
                                                and residents of Stevens
                                                Village and Manley.
20, remainder...............  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon and 16-26.
20(D).......................  Grouse,          Residents of Units 11, 13
                               (Spruce,         and the residents of
                               Ruffed and       Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               Sharp-tailed).   20(D), 22, and 23.
20(D).......................  Ptarmigan (Rock  Residents of Units 11, 13
                               and Willow).     and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 21.....................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 21 and
                                                23.
21(A).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 21(A),
                                                21(D), 21(E), Aniak,
                                                Chuathbaluk, Crooked
                                                Creek, McGrath, and
                                                Takotna.
21(B) & (C).................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 21(B),
                                                21(C), 21(D), and
                                                Tanana.
21(D).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 21(B),
                                                21(C), 21(D), and
                                                Huslia.
21(E).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Units 21(A),
                                                21(E) and Aniak,
                                                Chuathbaluk, Crooked
                                                Creek, McGrath, and
                                                Takotna.
21(A).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 21(A),
                                                (E), Takotna, McGrath,
                                                Aniak, and Crooked
                                                Creek.
21(B) and (C)...............  Moose..........  Residents of Units 21(B)
                                                and (C), Tanana, Ruby,
                                                and Galena.
21(D).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 21(D),
                                                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(A)..................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 22(A)
                                                and Koyuk.
22(B).......................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 22(B).
22(C), (D), and (E).........  Black Bear.....  No Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
22..........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 22.

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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, Hooper
                                                Bay, Scammon Bay,
                                                Chevak, Marshall,
                                                Mountain Village, Pilot
                                                Station, Pitka's Point,
                                                Russian Mission, St.
                                                Marys, Nunam Iqua, 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 23,
                                                22, 21(D) north and west
                                                of the Yukon River, and
                                                residents of Kotlik.
22..........................  Grouse (Spruce)  Residents of Units 11, 13
                                                and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22, and 23.
22..........................  Ptarmigan (Rock  Residents of Units 11, 13
                               and Willow).     and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 23.....................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 23,
                                                Alatna, Allakaket,
                                                Bettles, Evansville,
                                                Galena, Hughes, Huslia,
                                                and Koyukuk.
23..........................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Units 21 and
                                                23.
23..........................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 21(D)
                                                west of the Koyukuk and
                                                Yukon Rivers, residents
                                                of Galena, and residents
                                                of Units 22, 23, 24
                                                including residents of
                                                Wiseman but not
                                                including other
                                                residents of the Dalton
                                                Highway Corridor
                                                Management Area, and
                                                26(A).
23..........................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 23.
23, south of Kotzebue Sound   Muskox.........  Residents of Unit 23
 and west of and including                      South of Kotzebue Sound
 the Buckland River drainage.                   and west of and
                                                including the Buckland
                                                River drainage.
23, remainder...............  Muskox.........  Residents of Unit 23 east
                                                and north of the
                                                Buckland River drainage.
23..........................  Sheep..........  Residents of Point Lay
                                                and 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   Residents of Units 11, 13
                               and Ruffed).     and the residents of
                                                Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                                                20(D), 22, and 23.
23..........................  Ptarmigan        Residents of Units 11, 13
                               (Rock, Willow    and the residents of
                               and White-       Chickaloon, 15, 16,
                               tailed).         20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south   Black Bear.....  Residents of Stevens
 of Caribou Mountain, and                       Village and residents of
 within the public lands                        Unit 24 and Wiseman, but
 composing or immediately                       not including any other
 adjacent to the Dalton                         residents of the Dalton
 Highway Corridor Management                    Highway Corridor
 Area.                                          Management Area.
24, remainder...............  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 24 and
                                                Wiseman, but not
                                                including any other
                                                residents of the Dalton
                                                Highway Corridor
                                                Management Area.
24, that portion south of     Brown Bear.....  Residents of Stevens
 Caribou Mountain, and                          Village and residents of
 within the public lands                        Unit 24 and Wiseman, but
 composing or immediately                       not including any other
 adjacent to the Dalton                         residents of the Dalton
 Highway Corridor Management                    Highway Corridor
 Area.                                          Management Area.
24, remainder...............  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 24
                                                including Wiseman, but
                                                not including any other
                                                residents of the Dalton
                                                Highway Corridor
                                                Management Area.
24..........................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 24,
                                                Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk,
                                                Stevens Village, and
                                                Tanana.
24..........................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 24,
                                                Koyukuk, and Galena.
24..........................  Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 24
                                                residing north of the
                                                Arctic Circle and
                                                residents of Allakaket,
                                                Alatna, Hughes, and
                                                Huslia.
24..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon and 16-26.
Unit 25(D)..................  Black Bear.....  Residents of Unit 25(D).
25(D).......................  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 25(D).
25, remainder...............  Brown Bear.....  Residents of Unit 25 and
                                                Eagle.
25(D).......................  Caribou........  Residents of 20(F),
                                                25(D), and Manley.
25(A).......................  Moose..........  Residents of Units 25(A)
                                                and 25(D).
25(D) West..................  Moose..........  Residents of Unit 25(D)
                                                west.
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 Federal subsistence
                                                priority.
25(D).......................  Wolf...........  Residents of Unit 25(D).

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25, remainder...............  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.
26(A).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                Anaktuvuk Pass and Point
                                                Hope.
26(B).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
                                                Hope, and Wiseman.
26(C).......................  Caribou........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                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).......................  Muskox.........  Residents of Anaktuvuk
                                                Pass, Nuiqsut, and
                                                Kaktovik.
26(C).......................  Muskox.........  Residents of Kaktovik.
26(A).......................  Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                Anaktuvuk Pass, and
                                                Point Hope.
26(B).......................  Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
                                                Hope, and Wiseman.
26(C).......................  Sheep..........  Residents of Unit 26,
                                                Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic
                                                Village, Chalkytsik,
                                                Fort Yukon, Point Hope,
                                                and Venetie.
26..........................  Wolf...........  Residents of Units 6, 9,
                                                10 (Unimak Island only),
                                                11-13 and the residents
                                                of Chickaloon and 16-26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife

0
3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.  --.25 is 
revised to read as follows:
    Sec.  --.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: 
general regulations.
    (a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all 
regulations contained in this part:
    Abalone iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone 
and which is more than 1 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.
    Airborne means transported by aircraft.
    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.
    Anchor means a device used to hold a 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.
    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, elk, or moose.
    Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one 
visible antler.
    Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having 
visible antlers attached to the skull.
    Bait means any material excluding a scent lure that is placed to 
attract an animal by its sense of smell or taste; however, those parts 
of legally taken animals that are not required to be salvaged and which 
are left at the kill site are not considered bait.
    Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish 
and is set from and hauled to the beach.
    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, elk, or musk oxen.
    Cast net means a circular net with a mesh size of no more than 1\1/
2\ inches and weights attached to the perimeter which, when thrown, 
surrounds the fish and closes at the bottom when retrieved.
    Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis); 
lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush); brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), 
and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
    Closed season means the time when fish, wildlife, or shellfish may 
not be taken.
    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).
    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.
    Depth of net means the perpendicular distance between cork line and 
lead line expressed as either linear units of measure or as a number of 
meshes, including all of the web of which the net is composed.
    Designated hunter or fisherman means a Federally qualified hunter 
or fisherman who may take all or a portion of another Federally 
qualified hunter's or fisherman's harvest limit(s) only under 
situations approved by the Board.
    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 5 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.

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    Diving gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment, 
including SCUBA equipment; a tethered, umbilical, surface-supplied 
unit; or snorkel.
    Drainage means all of the lands and waters comprising a watershed, 
including tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which 
contribute to the water supply of the watershed.
    Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet that has not been 
intentionally staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed in one place.
    Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and, 
those parts of caribou, deer, elk, 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 
distal (bottom) joint of the radius-ulna (knee), 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 in this definition 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. For black bear, 
brown and grizzly bear, ``edible meat'' means the meat of the front 
quarter and hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap).
    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.
    Field means an area outside of established year-round dwellings, 
businesses, or other developments usually associated with a city, town, 
or village; field does not include permanent hotels or roadhouses on 
the State road system or at State or Federally maintained airports.
    Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread 
of 50 inches or more.
    Fish wheel means a fixed, rotating device, with no more than four 
baskets on a single axle, for catching fish, which is driven by river 
current or other means.
    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 headland to headland across the mouth as the waters flow 
into the sea.
    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.
    Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap 
fish.
    Gear means any type of fishing apparatus.
    Gillnet 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 or bottomfish means any marine fish except halibut, 
osmerids, herring and salmonids.
    Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, and sharp-tailed 
grouse.
    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.
    Handicraft means a finished product in which the shape and 
appearance of the natural material has been substantially changed by 
the skillful use of hands, such as sewing, carving, etching, 
scrimshawing, painting, or other means, and which has substantially 
greater monetary and aesthetic value than the unaltered natural 
material alone.
    Handline means a hand-held and operated line, with one or more 
hooks attached.
    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 or designated group, per specified time period, 
in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the taking occurs even if part 
or all of the harvest is preserved. A fish, when landed and killed by 
means of rod and reel becomes part of the harvest limit of the person 
originally hooking it.
    Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live 
herring over extended periods of time.
    Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
    Household means that group of people residing in the same 
residence.
    Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when 
measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only.
    Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting 
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a 
required hunting license.
    Hydraulic clam digger means a device using water or a combination 
of air and water used to harvest clams.
    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, or from shore ice and which are 
drawn through the water by hand.
    Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a 
seine, set gillnet, or other length of net, or a length of fencing 
employed for guiding fish into a fish wheel, fyke net, or dip net.
    Legal limit of fishing gear means the maximum aggregate of a single 
type of fishing gear permitted to be used by one individual or boat, or 
combination of boats in any particular regulatory area, district, or 
section.
    Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a 
floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached.
    Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in 
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
    Mechanical clam digger means a mechanical device used or capable of 
being used for the taking of clams.
    Mechanical jigging machine means a mechanical device with line and 
hooks used to jig for halibut and bottomfish, but does not include hand 
gurdies or rods with reels.
    Mile means a nautical mile when used in reference to marine waters 
or a statute mile when used in reference to fresh water.
    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 that is toxic or poisonous upon contact 
or ingestion.

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    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.
    Possession limit means the maximum number of fish, grouse, or 
ptarmigan a person or designated group may have in possession if they 
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.
    Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, 
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
    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.
    Ram means a male Dall sheep.
    Registration permit means a permit that 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.
    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. In either case, 
bait or an artificial fly or lure is used as terminal tackle. This 
definition does not include the use of rod and reel gear for snagging.
    Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus 
gorbuscha); 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, 
rearing, or for traveling to a spawning or rearing area.
    Salvage means to transport the edible meat, skull, or hide, as 
required by regulation, of a regulated fish, wildlife, or shellfish to 
the location where the edible meat will be consumed by humans or 
processed for human consumption in a manner which saves or prevents the 
edible meat from waste, and preserves the skull or hide for human use.
    Scallop dredge means a dredge-like device designed specifically for 
and capable of taking scallops by being towed along the ocean floor.
    Sea urchin rake means a hand-held implement, no longer than 4 feet, 
equipped with projecting prongs used to gather sea urchins.
    Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested 
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G sealing includes 
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which 
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted 
for sealing or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for 
biological information.
    Set gillnet means a gillnet that has been intentionally set, 
staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed.
    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.
    Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams.
    Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external 
covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur, or 
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws 
attached.
    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.
    Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on 
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
    Stretched measure means the average length of any series of 10 
consecutive meshes measured from inside the first knot and including 
the last knot when wet; the 10 meshes, when being measured, shall be an 
integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpendicular to the 
selvages; measurements shall be made by means of a metal tape measure 
while the 10 meshes being measured are suspended vertically from a 
single peg or nail, under 5-pound weight.
    Subsistence fishing permit means a permit issued by the Alaska 
Department of Fish and Game or the Federal Subsistence Board.
    Take or Taking means to fish, 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.
    To operate fishing gear means any of the following: To deploy gear 
in the water; to remove gear from the water; to remove fish or 
shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or to possess 
a gillnet containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a 
gillnet which is completely clear of the water is not considered to be 
operating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement.
    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.
    Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture 
fish or shellfish, and includes beam, otter, or pelagic trawl.
    Troll gear means a power gurdy troll gear consisting of a line or 
lines with lures or baited hooks which are drawn through the water by a 
power gurdy; hand troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures 
or baited hooks which are drawn through the water from a vessel by hand 
trolling, strip fishing, or other types of trolling, and which are 
retrieved by hand power or hand-powered crank and not by any type of 
electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, or other assisting device or 
attachment; or dinglebar troll gear consisting of one or more lines, 
retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a 
terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or 
more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel 
is making way.
    Trout means the following species: Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus 
clarki) and rainbow/steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
    Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of 
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph 
(a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of 
this section.

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    Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, 
caribou, elk, 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) Taking fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence uses by a 
prohibited method is a violation of this part. Seasons are closed 
unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting, trapping, or fishing 
during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. 
You may not take for subsistence fish, wildlife, or shellfish outside 
established Unit or Area seasons, or in excess of the established Unit 
or Area harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by the Board. You 
may take fish, wildlife, or shellfish under State regulations on public 
lands, except as otherwise restricted at Sec. Sec.  --.26 through 
--.28. Unit/Area-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence 
taking of fish, wildlife, or shellfish are identified at Sec. Sec.  
--.26 through --.28.
    (c) Harvest limits. (1) Harvest limits authorized by this section 
and harvest limits established in State regulations may not be 
accumulated.
    (2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a designated individual 
for another person pursuant to Sec.  .10(d)(5)(ii), counts toward the 
individual harvest limit of the person for whom the fish, wildlife, or 
shellfish is taken.
    (3) A harvest limit applies to the number of fish, wildlife, or 
shellfish 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.
    (4) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives 
fish, wildlife, or shellfish 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 fish, wildlife, or 
shellfish, the time and place that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was 
taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified 
subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence user to 
take fish, wildlife, or shellfish on his or her behalf in accordance 
with Sec. --.10(d)(5)(ii), the permit shall be furnished in place of a 
signed statement.
    (d) Fishing by designated harvest permit. (1) Any species of fish 
that may be taken by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken 
under a designated harvest permit.
    (2) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you 
(beneficiary) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence 
user to take fish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain 
a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and 
must return a completed harvest report. The designated fisherman may 
fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two 
harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
    (3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid 
designated fishing permit when taking, attempting to take, or 
transporting fish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary.
    (4) The designated fisherman may not fish with more than one legal 
limit of gear.
    (5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt 
to take fish on your behalf at one time. You may not personally take or 
attempt to take fish at the same time that a designated fisherman is 
taking or attempting to take fish on your behalf.
    (e) Hunting by designated harvest permit. In Units 1-8, 9(D), 10-
16, 18-26, if you are a Federally qualified subsistence user 
(recipient), you may designate another Federally qualified subsistence 
user to take deer, moose and caribou on your behalf unless you are a 
member of a community operating under a community harvest system or 
unless Unit specific regulations in section --.26 preclude or modify 
the use of the designated hunter system or allow the harvest of 
additional species by a designated hunter. 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, unless otherwise specified in Unit-Specific regulations in 
Section --.26.
    (f) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take fish, 
wildlife, or shellfish on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in 
accordance with Sec.  --.10(d)(5)(ii), shall promptly deliver the fish, 
wildlife, or shellfish to that rural Alaska resident and may not charge 
the recipient for his/her services in taking the fish, wildlife, or 
shellfish or claim for themselves the meat or any part of the harvested 
fish, wildlife, or shellfish.
    (g) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence 
Management may issue a permit to harvest fish, wildlife, or shellfish 
for a qualifying cultural/educational program to an organization that 
has been granted a Federal subsistence permit for a similar event 
within the previous five years. A qualifying program must have 
instructors, enrolled students, minimum attendance requirements, and 
standards for successful completion of the course. Applications must be 
submitted to the Office of Subsistence Management 60 days prior to the 
earliest desired date of harvest. Permits will be issued for no more 
than one large mammal per culture/education camp. Large mammal species 
allowed to be harvested are limited to deer, moose, caribou, black 
bear, and mountain goat. Permits will be issued for no more than 25 
fish per culture/education camp. Any animals harvested will count 
against any established Federal harvest quota for the area in which 
harvested. Appeal of a rejected request can be made to the Federal 
Subsistence Board. Application for an initial permit for a qualifying 
cultural/educational program, for a permit when the circumstances have 
changed significantly, when no permit has been issued within the 
previous five years, or when there is a request for harvest in excess 
of that provided in this paragraph (g), will be considered by the 
Federal Subsistence Board.
    (h) If a subsistence fishing or hunting permit is required by this 
part, the following permit conditions apply unless otherwise specified 
in this section:
    (1) You may not take more fish, wildlife, or shellfish for 
subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit;
    (2) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing or hunting;
    (3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily 
available for inspection while fishing, hunting, or transporting 
subsistence-taken fish, wildlife, or shellfish;
    (4) If specified on the permit, you shall keep accurate daily 
records of the harvest, showing the number of fish, wildlife, or 
shellfish taken by species, location and date of harvest, and other 
such information as may be required for management or conservation 
purposes; and
    (5) If the return of harvest information necessary for management 
and conservation purposes is required by a permit and you fail to 
comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to receive 
a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar 
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due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable 
circumstances.
    (i) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter fish, 
wildlife, or shellfish that was taken in violation of Federal or State 
statutes or a regulation promulgated thereunder.
    (j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or shellfish. (1) You may not 
use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as 
allowed for in Sec.  --.26, Sec.  --.27, or Sec.  --.28, or 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, 
you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food 
or bait;
    (iv) Unclassified wildlife.
    (2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must 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) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse and 
ptarmigan.
    (4) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-
caught fish or shellfish; however, you may use for bait or other 
purposes, whitefish, herring, and species for which bag limits, 
seasons, or other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this 
section, as well as the head, tail, fins, and viscera of legally-taken 
subsistence fish.
    (5) 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 fish, wildlife, or shellfish, 
unanticipated weather conditions, or unavoidable loss to another 
animal.
    (6) You may sell handicraft articles made from the fur of a black 
bear.
    (k) The regulations found in this part do not apply to the 
subsistence taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish regulated 
pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 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 fish, 
wildlife, or shellfish, covered by these Acts, will conform to the 
specific provisions contained in these Acts, as amended, and any 
implementing regulations.
    (l) Rural residents, nonrural residents, and nonresidents not 
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from fishing, hunting, 
or trapping on public lands in an area, may fish, hunt, or trap on 
public lands in accordance with the appropriate State regulations.

0
4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.  --.26 is 
added effective July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, to read as 
follows:
    Sec.  --.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
    (a) You may take wildlife 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.
    (b) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (m)(1) 
through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking 
wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited:
    (1) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
    (2) Using any poison;
    (3) 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;
    (4) 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;
    (5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
    (6) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a 
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
    (7) 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--
    (i) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use 
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine;
    (ii) Only 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, elk, moose, musk oxen 
and mountain goat;
    (8) 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;
    (9) 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;
    (10) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
    (11) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take 
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
    (12) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine 
in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only;
    (13) 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);
    (14) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; 
except, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping 
license, and, you may use bait to take black bears with a hunting 
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (m)(1) 
through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears is subject to the 
following restrictions:
    (i) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must 
register the site with ADF&G
    (ii) When using bait you must clearly mark the site with a sign 
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays your hunting 
license number and ADF&G assigned number;
    (iii) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may 
use only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish 
and wildlife for bait;
    (iv) You may not use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly 
maintained road or trail;
    (v) You may not use bait within one mile of a house or other 
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or 
developed recreational facility;
    (vi) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the 
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    (vii) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait 
station, including barter or exchange of goods;
    (viii) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait 
present at any one time;
    (15) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves or wolverine;
    (16) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, 
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 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, the setting of snares or traps, or the 
removal of furbearers from traps or snares;
    (17) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
    (c) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a 
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
    (d) 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) of 
this section:
    (1) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a 
muskrat pushup or feeding house in the course of trapping;
    (2) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
    (3) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, 
except that you may use firearms in certain Units with established 
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this 
subpart;
    (4) 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;
    (5) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
    (6) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm 
before 3 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel 
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to 
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare.
    (e) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as 
specified in paragraph (e)(2) or (f)(1) of this section, or as 
otherwise provided, you may not take a species of wildlife in any Unit, 
or portion of a Unit, if your total take of that species already 
obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations 
equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit.
    (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. --.10(d)(5)(iii) 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.
    (f) Harvest limits. (1) 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 if you have 
taken a harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping season, 
you may take additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a 
hunting season or vice versa.
    (2) 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.
    (g) Evidence of sex and identity. (1) If subsistence take of Dall 
sheep is restricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a 
harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal.
    (2) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is 
restricted to one sex in the local area, you may not 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, except in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 
24 where you may possess either sufficient portions of the external sex 
organs (still attached to a portion of the carcass) or the head (with 
or without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain 
attached), to indicate the sex of the harvested moose; however, this 
paragraph (g)(2) 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.
    (3) If a moose harvest limit requires an antlered bull, an antler 
size, or configuration restriction, you may not possess or transport 
the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the 
carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than 
the required number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the 
antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, 
this paragraph (g)(3) 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.
    (h) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front 
quarters and hind quarters of caribou and moose harvested in Units 
9(B), 17, 18 south of the Yukon River, and 19(B) prior to October 1 
until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human 
consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front 
quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of moose harvested in Unit 21 prior 
to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for 
human consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the 
front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and moose harvested 
in Unit 24 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field 
or process it for human consumption. Meat of the front quarters, hind 
quarters, or ribs from a harvested moose or caribou may be processed 
for human consumption and consumed in the field; however, meat may not 
be removed from the bones for purposes of transport out of the field.
    (i) If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for 
scientific studies, you 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. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio, 
tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if 
sealing is required; in all cases, you must return any identification 
equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
    (j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for 
bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified 
in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units 
1-7, 11-17, and 20.
    (2) You may not 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) You must keep a bear 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 
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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, you 
may not possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have the 
penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate 
conclusively the sex of the bear.
    (ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska 
Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, you must first 
have it 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 you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in the 
Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear Management Area from the area or present 
it for commercial tanning within the Management Area, you must first 
have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks, Galena, 
Nome, 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 you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from 
the area, you must first have it 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.
    (4) You may not falsify any information required on the sealing 
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in 
accordance with State regulations.
    (k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. 
You may not 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. In Unit 
18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to 
be sold or commercially sold.
    (1) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th 
day after the date of taking.
    (2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg 
naturally attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the 
hide is sealed.
    (l) If you take a species listed in paragraph (k) of this section 
but are unable to present the skin in person, you 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 (k) 
of this section.
    (m) You may take wildlife, outside of established season or harvest 
limits, for food in traditional religious ceremonies, that are part of 
a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, under the 
following provisions:
    (1) The harvest does not violate recognized principles of wildlife 
conservation and uses the methods and means allowable for the 
particular species published in the applicable Federal regulations. The 
appropriate Federal land manager will establish the number, species, 
sex, or location of harvest, if necessary, for conservation purposes. 
Other regulations relating to ceremonial harvest may be found in the 
unit-specific regulations in Sec.  --.26(n).
    (2) No permit or harvest ticket is required for harvesting under 
this section; however, the harvester must be a Federally qualified 
subsistence user with customary and traditional use in the area where 
the harvesting will occur.
    (3) In Units 1-26 (except for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies 
in Units 20(F), 21, 24, or 25):
    (i) A tribal chief, village council president or the chief's or 
president's designee for the village in which the religious ceremony 
will be held, or a Federally qualified subsistence user outside of a 
village or tribal-organized ceremony, must notify the nearest Federal 
land manager that a wildlife harvest will take place. The notification 
must include the species, harvest location, and number of animals 
expected to be taken.
    (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, 
village council president or designee, or other Federally qualified 
subsistence user must create a list of the successful hunters and 
maintain these records including the name of the decedent for whom the 
ceremony will be held. If requested, this information must be available 
to an authorized representative of the Federal land manager.
    (iii) The tribal chief, village council president or designee, or 
other Federally qualified subsistence user outside of the village in 
which the religious ceremony will be held must report to the Federal 
land manager the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals 
taken as soon as practicable, but not more than 15 days after the 
wildlife is taken.
    (4) In Units 20(F), 21, 24, and 25 (for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch 
ceremonies only):
    (i) Taking wildlife outside of established season and harvest 
limits is authorized if it is for food for the traditional Koyukon/
Gwich'in Potlatch Funerary or Mortuary ceremony and if it is consistent 
with conservation of healthy populations.
    (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, 
village council president, or the chief's or president's designee for 
the village in which the religious ceremony will be held must create a 
list of the successful hunters and maintain these records. The list 
must be made available, after the harvest is completed, to a Federal 
land manager upon request.
    (iii) As soon as practical, but not more than 15 days after the 
harvest, the tribal chief, village council president, or designee must 
notify the Federal land manager about the harvest location, species, 
sex, and number of animals taken.
    (n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified 
wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without 
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific 
restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are 
identified at paragraphs (m)(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

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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 within one mile of Anan 
Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within 
a one-mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the 
taking of black bear and brown bear;
    (D) Unit 1(C):
    (1) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the 
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the 
Center's parking area;
    (2) You may not take mountain goat in 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;
    (vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1(C), 
Juneau area, 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) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D) 
between April 15 and June 15;
    (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a 
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
Black Bear:
    2 bears, no more than one may be a     Sept. 1-June 30.
     blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
    1 bear every four regulatory years by  Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
     State registration permit only.
                                           Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer:
    Unit 1(A)-4 antlered deer............  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
    Unit 1(B)-2 antlered deer............  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
    Unit 1(C)-4 deer; however, antlerless  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-
     Dec. 31.
Goat:
    Unit 1(A)-Revillagigedo Island only..  No open season.
    Unit 1(B)-that portion north of        Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     LeConte Bay. 1 goat by State
     registration permit only; the taking
     of kids or nannies accompanied by
     kids is prohibited.
    Unit 1(A) and 1(B), that portion on    No open season.
     the Cleveland Peninsula south of the
     divide between Yes Bay and Santa
     Anna Inlet.
    Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)-remainder-2    Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     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(C)-that portion draining into   Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
     Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage
     between Antler River and Eagle
     Glacier and River, and all drainages
     of the Chilkat Range south of the
     Endicott River-1 goat by State
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(C)-that portion draining into   No open season.
     Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet
     between Eagle Glacier and River and
     Taku Glacier.
    Unit 1(C)-remainder-1 goat by State    Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(D)-that portion lying north of  Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
     the Katzehin River and northeast of
     the Haines highway-1 goat by State
     registration permit only.
    Unit 1(D)-that portion lying between   No open season.
     Taiya Inlet and River and the White
     Pass and Yukon Railroad.
    Unit 1(D)-remainder-1 goat by State    Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     registration permit only.
Moose:
    Unit 1(A)-1 antlered bull by Federal   Sept. 5-Oct. 15.
     registration permit.
    Unit 1(B)-1 antlered bull with spike-  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
     fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more
     brow tines on either antler, by
     State registration permit only.
    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
     only.
    Unit 1(C)-remainder, excluding         Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
     drainages of Berners Bay-1 antlered
     bull by State registration permit
     only.
    Unit 1(D)............................  No open season.
Coyote:
    2 coyotes............................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and
 Silver Phases):
    2 foxes..............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe):
    5 hares per day......................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
    2 lynx...............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:

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    5 wolves.............................  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    1 wolverine..........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed):
    5 per day, 10 in possession..........  Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    20 per day, 40 in possession.........  Aug. 1-May 15.
 
                 Trapping
Beaver:
    Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)-No limit.....  Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and
 Silver Phases):
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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    (2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all 
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof 
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east 
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
    (i) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a 
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
    (ii) [Reserved]

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may  Sept. 1-June 30.
 be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
    4 deer by Federal registration         July 24-Dec. 31.
     permit; however, no more than one
     may be an antlerless deer.
     Antlerless deer may be taken only
     during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 31.
    The Federal public lands on Prince of
     Wales Island are closed to hunting
     of deer from Aug. 1 to Aug. 21,
     except by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and      Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.........  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: wolves. The Forest Supervisor (or    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 designee) may close the Federal hunting
 and trapping season in consultation with
 ADF&G and the Chair of the Southeast
 Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
 Council, when the combined Federal-State
 harvest quota is reached.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10  Aug. 1-May 15.
 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 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. 15-Mar. 15.
Wolverine: No limit......................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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    (3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), 
north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east 
of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, 
Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, 
and Deer Islands.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, 
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side 
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
    (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage 
on Kupreanof Island;
    (C) You may not hunt in the 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.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a 
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may  Sept. 1-June 30.
 be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
    Unit 3--Mitkof, Woewodski, and         Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
     Butterworth Islands--1 antlered deer.
    Unit 3--remainder--2 antlered deer...  Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or  Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines
 on either antler by State registration
 permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and      Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 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, and Ruffed): 5 per   Aug. 1-May 15.
 day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver:
    Unit 3--Mitkof Island--No limit......  Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
    Unit 3--except Mitkof Island--No       Dec. 1-May 15.
     limit.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and      Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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) You may not take bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area 
(Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour 
Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed 
peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and 
Windfall Islands;
    (B) You may not take bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty 
Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above 
Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay;
    (C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area 
(Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south 
of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock);
    (D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear 
hunting in the 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;
    (E) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for the taking of 
marten, mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear, 
wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued for the taking 
of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching 
customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any 
bear taken under an educational permit does not count in an 
individual's one bear every four regulatory years limit.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Brown Bear:
    Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and     Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
     west of a line that follows the       Mar. 15-May 31.
     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--remainder--1 bear every four   Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
     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 permit  Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
 only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and      Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 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, and Ruffed): 5 per   Aug. 1-May 15.
 day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 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.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and      Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands 
within Glacier Bay National Park.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a 
boat, unless you are certified as disabled;
    (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration 
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you have obtained a 
Federal registration permit prior to hunting.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
Black Bear:
    2 bears, no more than one may be a     Sept. 1-June 30.
     blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
    1 bear by Federal registration permit  Sept. 1-May 31.
     only.
Deer:
    Unit 5(A)--1 buck....................  Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 5(B)............................  No open season.
Goat:
    Unit 5(A)--that area between the       Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak
     Glacier on the north and east sides
     of Nunatak Fjord--1 goat by Federal
     registration permit. The Yakutat
     District Ranger and ADF&G will
     jointly announce the harvest quota
     prior to the season. A minimum of
     two goats in the harvest quota will
     be reserved for Federally qualified
     subsistence users. The season will
     be closed by local announcement when
     the quota has been taken. The
     harvest quota and season
     announcements will be made in
     consultation with NPS and local
     residents.
Unit 5(A)--remainder--1 goat by Federal    Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
 registration permit. The Yakutat
 District Ranger and ADF&G will jointly
 announce the harvest quota prior to the
 season. A minimum of four goats in the
 harvest quota will be reserved for
 Federally qualified subsistence users.
 The season will be closed by local
 announcement when the quota has been
 taken. The harvest quota and season
 announcements will be made in
 consultation with NPS and local
 residents.
    Unit 5(B)--1 goat by Federal           Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     registration permit only..
Moose:
    Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1 moose by   Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
     State registration permit only. The
     season will be closed when 5 moose
     have been taken from the Nunatak
     Bench..

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    Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench--1     Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
     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. 8--
     Oct. 21, public lands will be closed
     to taking of moose, except by
     residents of Unit 5(A).
    Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State    Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
     registration permit only. The season
     will be closed when 25 antlered
     bulls have been taken from the
     entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote:
    2 coyotes............................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
 Silver Phases):
    2 foxes..............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe):
    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 and Ruffed):
    5 per day, 10 in possession..........  Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    20 per day, 40 in possession.........  Aug. 1-May 15.
 
                 Trapping
Beaver:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
 Silver Phases):
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
    No limit.............................  Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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    (6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince 
William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the 
Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, 
and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper 
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie 
Juan and Kings River drainages:
    (A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm 
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
    (B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin 
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the 
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
    (C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the 
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point, 
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into 
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
    (D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
    (ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for 
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) You may not take mountain goat in 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;
    (B) You may not take mountain goat in 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.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may take coyotes in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of 
artificial lights;
    (C) One permit will be issued to the Native Village of Eyak to take 
one bull moose from Federal lands in Units 6(B) or (C) for their annual 
Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch;
    (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is 
either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled, 
or temporarily disabled may designate another Federally-qualified 
subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear and beaver on his 
or her behalf in Unit 6, 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 one harvest limit in his or 
her possession at any one time.

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------------------------------------------------------------------------
              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.
Goats:
    Unit 6(A), (B)--1 goat by State        Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 6(C)............................  No open season.
    Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243,      Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
     RG244, RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--
     1 goat by Federal registration
     permit only. In each of the Unit
     6(D) subareas, goat seasons will be
     closed when harvest limits for that
     subarea are reached. Harvest quotas
     are as follows: RG242--2 goats,
     RG243--4 goats, RG244--2 goats,
     RG249--4 goats, RG266--4 goats,
     RG252--1 goat.
    Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)--Federal     No open season.
     public lands are closed to all
     taking of goats.
Moose:
    Unit 6(C)--1 cow by Federal            Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
     registration permit only..
    Unit 6(C)--1 bull by Federal           Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
     registration permit only..
    (In Unit 6(C), only one moose permit
     may be issued per household. A
     household receiving a State permit
     may not receive a Federal permit.
     The annual harvest quota will be
     announced by the U.S. Forest
     Service, Cordova Office, in
     consultation with ADF&G. The Federal
     harvest allocation will be 100% of
     the cow permits and 75% of the bull
     permits.).
    Unit 6--remainder....................  No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in             May 1-Oct. 31.
 possession..
Coyote:
    Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes.........  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
    Unit 6(B) and 6(C)--No limit.........  July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       No open season.
 Silver Phases).
Hare (Snowshoe): 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): 5 per day, 10 in          Aug. 1-May 15.
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 1-May 15.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: No limit.........................  Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
    Unit 6(C)--south of the Copper River   Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
     Highway and east of the Heney Range--
     No limit.
    Unit 6(A), (B), (C)--remainder, and    Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
     (D)--No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Marten: No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai 
Fjords National Park;
    (B) You may not hunt in 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; however, you may hunt 
grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 
1.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15; except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
    (B) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: Unit 7--3 bears..............  July 1-June 30.
Moose:
    Unit 7--that portion draining into     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     Kings Bay--1 bull with spike-fork or
     50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow
     tines on either antler may be taken
     by the community of Chenega Bay and
     also by the community of Tatitlek.
     Public lands are closed to the
     taking of moose except by eligible
     rural residents.
    Unit 7--remainder....................  No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession  May 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.

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Wolf:
    Unit 7--that portion within the Kenai  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     National Wildlife Refuge--2 wolves.
    Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves..........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 10 per day, 20 in         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 possession.
Grouse (Ruffed)..........................  No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: 20 beaver per season.............  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit..
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-Mar. 31.
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) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a 
firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal              Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
 registration permit only. Up to 1 permit  Apr. 1-May 15.
 may be issued in Akhiok; up to 1 permit
 may be issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits
 may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 2
 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; up
 to 2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie;
 and up to 2 permits may be issued in
 Port Lions.
Deer: Unit 8--all lands within the Kodiak  Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
 Archipelago within the Kodiak National
 Wildlife Refuge, including lands on
 Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak
 Islands--3 deer; however, antlerless
 deer may be taken only from Nov. 1-Jan.
 31.
Elk: Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak      Sept. 15-Nov.30.
 Islands--1 elk per household by Federal
 registration permit only. The season
 will be closed by announcement of the
 Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife
 Refuge when the combined Federal/State
 harvest reaches 15% of the herd.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: 30 beaver per season.............  Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai 
National Park;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or 
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested 
animal parts 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, 
you may use 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) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Units 9(B) except that portion within the Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve, 17, 18, and those portions of 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and

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including the Aniak River drainage, if you have obtained a State 
registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 
from April 1-April 30;
    (B) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents 
of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth, may hunt 
brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; 
ten permits will be available with at least one permit issued in each 
community but no more than five permits will be issued in a single 
community; the season will be closed when four females or ten bears 
have been taken, whichever occurs first;
    (C) Residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port 
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9(B) for 
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit 
from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued 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;
    (D) For Units 9(C) and (E) only, a Federally-qualified subsistence 
user (recipient) of Units 9(C) and (E) may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user of Units 9(C) and (E) to take bull caribou 
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 and turn over all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction 
on the number of possession limits the designated hunter may have in 
his/her possession at any one time;
    (E) For Unit 9(D), a Federally-qualified subsistence user 
(recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user 
to take caribou 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 four harvest limits 
in his/her possession at any one time;
    (F) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, 
and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through 
December 31 or May 10 through May 25, one brown bear for ceremonial 
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit 
will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local 
organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9(D) or Unit 
10 (Unimak Island) only.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
Black Bear:
    3 bears..............................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 9(B)--Lake Clark National Park    July 1-June 30.
     and Preserve--Rural residents of
     Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro
     Bay, and Port Alsworth only--1 bear
     by Federal registration permit only.
    Unit 9(B), remainder--1 bear by State  Sept. 1-May 31.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal           Sept. 25-Dec. 31.
     registration permit.
                                           Apr. 15-May 25.
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), that portion within the     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     Alagnak River drainage--1 caribou.
    Unit 9(C), remainder--1 bull by        Nov. 15-Feb. 28.
     Federal registration permit or State
     Tier II permit. Federal public lands
     are closed to the taking of caribou
     except by residents of Units 9(C)
     and (E).
    Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however, no      Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
     more than 2 bulls may be taken from
     Oct. 1-Nov. 30..
    Unit 9(D)--1 caribou by Federal        Aug. 1-Sept. 30. Nov. 15-Mar.
     registration permit.                   31.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bull by Federal           Aug. 10-Sept. 20. Nov. 1-Apr.
     registration permit or State Tier II   30.
     permit. Federal public lands are
     closed to the taking of caribou
     except by residents of Units 9(C)
     and (E).
Sheep:
    Unit 9(B)--Residents of Iliamna,       Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
     Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port
     Alsworth, and residents of Lake
     Clark National Park and Preserve
     within Unit 9(B).--1 ram with \7/8\
     curl horn by Federal registration
     permit only.
    Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with \7/8\  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     curl horn.
 
Moose:
    Unit 9(A)--1 bull....................  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
    Unit 9(B)--1 bull....................  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
                                           Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     the Naknek River from the north--1    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     bull.
    Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into  Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
     the Naknek River from the south--1    Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     bull. However, during the period
     Aug. 20-Aug. 31, bull moose may be
     taken by Federal registration permit
     only. During the December hunt,
     anterless moose may be taken by
     Federal registration permit only.
     The anterless season will be closed
     when 5 anterless moose have been
     taken. Public lands are closed
     during December for the hunting of
     moose, except by eligible rural
     Alaska residents.
    Unit 9(C)--remainder--1 bull.........  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
                                           Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
    Unit 9(D)--1 bull by Federal           Dec. 15-Jan. 20.
     registration permit. Federal public
     lands will be closed to the harvest
     of moose when a total of 10 bulls
     have been harvested between State
     and Federal hunts.
    Unit 9(E)--1 bull....................  Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
                                           Dec. 1-Jan. 20.
Coyote:
    2 coyotes............................  Sept. 1.-Apr. 30.

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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:
    10 wolves............................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    1 wolverine..........................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce):
    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.............................  Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
    2 beaver per day; only firearms may    Apr. 15-May 31.
     be used..
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) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on 
Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands.
    (iii) In Unit 10--Unimak Island only, a Federally-qualified 
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified 
subsistence user to take caribou 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 
four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
    (iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand 
Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through 
December 31 or May 10 through May 25, one brown bear for ceremonial 
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit 
will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local 
organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9(D) or Unit 
10 (Unimak Island) only.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Caribou:
    Unit 10--Unimak Island only--2         Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     caribou by Federal registration       Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
     permit only.
    Unit 10--remainder--No limit.........  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     July 1-June 30.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Wolf: 5 wolves...........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day,   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     July 1-June 30.
 limit.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
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) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20-July 31 in the 
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the 
Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or 
Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium 
to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be 
obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 11-1 bear...............  Aug. 10-June 15.
Caribou: Unit 11.........................  No open season.
Sheep:
    1 sheep..............................  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
    1 sheep by Federal registration        Sept. 21-Oct. 20.
     permit only by persons 60 years of
     age or older.
Goat: Unit 11--that portion within the     Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
 Preserve--1 goat by Federal registration
 permit only. Federal public lands will
 be closed to the harvest of goats when a
 total of 45 goats have been harvested
 between Federal and State hunts.
Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal          Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
 registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession  June 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves..........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Jan 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 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       Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...........................  Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
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-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller 
than 3/32 inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during 
April and October;
    (C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20-July 31 in the 
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the 
Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or 
Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium 
to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be 
obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office.
    (ii) [Reserved]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear                         Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:

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    Unit 12--that portion of the Nabesna   No open season.
     River drainage within the Wrangell-
     St. Elias National Park and season.
     Preserve and all Federal lands south
     of the Winter Trail running
     southeast from Pickerel Lake to the
     Canadian border--The taking of
     caribou is prohibited on Federal
     public lands.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 bull...........  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 caribou may be
     taken by a Federal registration
     permit during a winter season to be
     announced. Dates for a winter season
     to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30
     and sex of animal to be taken will
     be announced by Tetlin National
     Wildlife Refuge Manager in
     consultation with Wrangell-St. Elias
     National Park and Preserve
     Superintendent, Alaska Department of
     Fish and Game area biologists, and
     Chairs of the Eastern Interior
     Regional Advisory Council and Upper
     Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game
     Advisory Committee.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or        Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 larger.
Moose:
    Unit 12--that portion within the       Aug. 24-Aug. 28.
     Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and   Sept. 8-Sept. 17.
     those lands within the Wrangell-St.   Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
     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.
     The November season is open by
     Federal registration permit only.
    Unit 12--that portion lying east of    Aug. 24-Sept. 30.
     the Nabesna River and Nabesna
     Glacier and south of the Winter
     Trail running southeast from
     Pickerel Lake to the Canadian
     border--1 antlered bull.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 antlered bull    Aug. 15-Aug. 28.
     with spike/fork antlers.
    Unit 12--remainder--1 antlered bull..  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Beaver: Unit 12--Wrangell-Saint Elias      Sept. 20-May 15.
 National Park and Preserve--6 beaver per
 season. Meat from harvested. beaver must
 be salvaged for human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
 Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................  Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves..........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-         Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: 15 beaver per season. Only         Sept. 20-May 15.
 firearms may be used during Sept. 20-
 Oct. 31 and Apr. 16-May 15, to take up
 to 6 beaver. Only traps or snares may be
 used Nov. 1-Apr. 15. The total annual
 harvest limit for beaver is 15, of which
 no more than 6 may be taken by firearm
 under trapping or hunting regulations.
 Meat from beaver harvested by firearm
 must be salvaged for human consumption..
Coyote: No limit.........................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit; however, no more than 5    Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
 lynx may be taken between Nov. 1 and
 Nov. 30.
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 and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the 
Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside 
drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first 
unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the 
northeast shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the 
northern most fork of the Chickaloon River; the drainages into the east 
bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; 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 
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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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(13) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting 
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 Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north 
bank of the Cantwell 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, you may not use 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;
    (D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for 
hunting, including the transportation of hunters, their hunting gear, 
and/or parts of game from July 26 to September 30 in the Tonsina 
Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of that 
portion of Unit 13(D) bounded on the west by the Richardson Highway 
from the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at Tonsina, on the north 
along the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway 
crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgeton Highway to Chitina, 
on the east by the Copper River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and 
on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait 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:
    1 bear. Bears taken within Denali      Aug. 10-May 31.
     National Park must be sealed within
     5 days of harvest. That portion
     within Denali National Park will be
     closed by announcement of the
     Superintendent after 4 bears have
     been harvested.
Caribou:
    Unit 13(A)and (B)--2 caribou by        Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     Federal registration permit only.     Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
     Only bulls may be taken during the
     Aug. 10-Sept. 30. season. During the
     winter season (Oct. 21-Mar. 31), the
     sex of animals that may be taken
     will be announced by the Glennallen
     Field Office Manager of the Bureau
     of Land Management in consultation
     with the Alaska Department of Fish
     and Game area biologist and Chairs
     of the Eastern Interior Regional
     Advisory Council and the
     Southcentral Regional Advisory
     Council.
    Unit 13--remainder--2 bulls by         Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     Federal registration permit only.     Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
Hunting within the 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 the  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     Tok Management Area and Delta
     Controlled Use Area--1 ram with \7/
     8\ curl horn.
Moose:
    Unit 13(E)--1 antlered bull moose by   Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
     Federal registration permit only;
     only 1 permit will be issued per
     household.
    Unit 13--remainder--1 antlered bull    Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
     moose by Federal registration permit
     only.
Beaver:
    1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....  June 15-Sept. 10.
Coyote:
    2 coyotes............................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
 Silver Phases):
    2 foxes..............................  Sept. 1-Feb. 15
Hare (Snowshoe):
    No limit.............................  July 1-June 30
Lynx:
    2 lynx...............................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:

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    10 wolves............................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    1 wolverine..........................  Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, 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:
    No limit.............................  Oct. 10-May 15.
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. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
    Unit 13(A-D)--No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
    Unit 13--remainder--No limit.........  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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.............................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (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 and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with 
Clear Creek, the westside drainages of a line going up the south bank 
of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that 
creek to lake 4408, along the northeast shore of lake 4408, then 
southeast in a straight line to the northern most fork of the 
Chickaloon River:
    (A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west 
by the east bank of the Susitna River, on the north by the north bank 
of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east along the 
hydrologic divide separating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages 
to the outlet creek at lake 4408, 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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort 
Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of 
the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservation;
    (B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage 
Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and 
Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including 
Rainbow Creek.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: Unit 14(C)--1 bear...........  July 1-June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14(C)--1 beaver per day, 1    May 15-Oct. 31.
 in possession.
Coyote: Unit 14(C)--2 coyotes............  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14(C)--5 hares per   Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
 day.
Lynx: Unit 14(C)--2 lynx.................  Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--5 wolves...............  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--1 wolverine.......  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): Unit 14(C)--5  Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
 tailed): Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in
 possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: Unit 14(C)--that portion within    Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
 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(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)--1 fox.

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Marten: Unit 14(C)--No limit.............  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14(C)--No limit....  Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 14(C)--No limit............  Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 14(C)--No limit..............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)--No limit...............  Nov. 10-Feb. 28
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)--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 
north bank of the Kenai River and the north shore of Skilak Lake;
    (B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the 
north bank of the Kenai River and the north shore of Skilak Lake, and 
north of the north bank of the Kasilof River, the north shore of 
Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
    (C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
    (ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and 
hares that may be taken only from October 1-March 1 by bow and arrow 
only, in 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.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop 
Wildlife Management Area;
    (C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15(B) east of 
the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier;
    (D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a 
steel trap or snare.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              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(A)--Skilak Loop Wildlife       No open season.
     Management Area.
    Unit 15(A)--remainder, Unit 15(B),     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     and (C)--1 antlered bull with spike-
     fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or
     more brow tines on either antler, by
     Federal registration permit only.
Coyote:
    No limit.............................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe):
    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):
    15 per day, 30 in possession.........  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Ruffed)                            No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
 tailed):
    Unit 15(A) and (B)--20 per day, 40 in  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     possession.
    Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in          Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
     possession.
    Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in           Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
     possession.
                 Trapping
Beaver:
    20 Beaver per season.................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
 Silver Phases):
     Fox.................................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
    Unit 15(B)--that portion east of the   No open season.
     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.

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Otter:
    Unit 15--No limit....................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount 
McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(16) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait 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.
    Unit 16(B)--remainder--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):
    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 and Ruffed):
    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:
    No limit.............................  Oct. 10-May 15.
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.
Wolverine:
    No limit.............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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    (17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay 
and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all 
islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the 
Walrus Islands:
    (A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and 
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
    (B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream 
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River 
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
    (C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
    (A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you 
may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bears, wolves, 
and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of 
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled 
Use Area consisting of Unit 17(B), from Aug. 1-Nov. 1;
    (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Units 9(B) except that portion within the Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve, 17, 18, and those portions of 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, if you have 
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
15;
    (B) For Federal registration permit caribou hunts for Unit 17(A) 
and (C), that portion consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the 
Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay, a 
Federally-qualified subsistence user may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user to harvest 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;
    (C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 17 from April 15-May 31. You may not take beaver with a 
firearm under a trapping license on National Park Service lands.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 2 bears......................  Aug. 1-May 31.
Brown Bear: Unit 17--1 bear by State       Sept. 1-May 31.
 registration permit only.
Caribou:.................................
    Unit 17(A)--all drainages west of      Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     Right Hand Point--5 caribou;
     however, no more than 2 bulls may be
     taken from Oct. 1--Nov. 30. The
     season may be closed and harvest
     limit reduced for the drainages
     between the Togiak River and Right
     Hand Point by announcement of the
     Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
     Manager.
    Unit 17(A) and (C)--that portion of    Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     17(A) and (C) consisting of the       Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
     Nushagak Peninsula south of the
     Igushik River, Tuklung River and
     Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay--
     up to 2 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. The
     harvest objective, harvest limit,
     and the number of permits available
     will be announced by the Togiak
     National Wildlife Refuge Manager
     after consultation with the Alaska
     Department of Fish and Game and the
     Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Planning
     Committee. Successful hunters must
     report their harvest to the Togiak
     National Wildlife Refuge within 24
     hours after returning from the
     field. The season may be closed by
     announcement of the Togiak National
     Wildlife Refuge Manager.
    Unit 17(B) and (C)--that portion of    Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
     17(C) east of the Wood River and
     Wood River Lakes--5 caribou;
     however, no more than 2 bulls may be
     taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 17(A)--remainder and 17(C)--      Season to occur between Aug.
     remainder--selected drainages; a       1-Mar. 31, harvest limit,
     harvest limit of up to 5 caribou       and hunt area to be
     will be determined at the time the     announced by the Togiak
     season is announced.                   National Wildlife Refuge
                                            Manager.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or        Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
 larger.
Moose:
    Unit 17(A)--1 bull by State            Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
     registration permit..
    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.
     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. 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(B)--remainder and 17(C)--      Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
     remainder--1 bull by State            Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     registration permit. 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     Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
 Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit.....  July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves..........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day,    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day,   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 40 in possession.
 

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                 Trapping
 
Beaver:
    Unit 17--No limit....................  Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
        --2 beaver per day. Only firearms  Apr. 15-May 31.
         may be used.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats......................  Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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) In 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, you may not use 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) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Units 9(B) except that portion within the Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve, 17, 18, and those portions of 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, if you have 
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver in Unit 18 from Apr. 1--Jun. 10;
    (B) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration   Sept. 1-May 31.
 permit only.
Caribou:
    Unit 18--that portion south of the     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     Yukon River--5 caribou . Edible meat
     must remain on the bones of the
     front quarters and hind quarters
     until the meat is removed from the
     field.
    Unit 18--that portion north of the     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     Yukon River--5 caribou per day.
Moose:
    Unit 18--that portion north and west   Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
     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--south of and including the    No open season.
     Kanektok River drainages.
    Unit 18--Kuskokwim River drainage--1   Aug. 25-Sept. 25. Winter
     antlered bull. A 10-day hunt to        season to be announced.
     occur between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1
     bull, evidence of sex required) will
     be opened by announcement.
    Unit 18--remainder--1 antlered bull.   Sept. 1-Sept. 30. Winter
     A 10-day hunt to occur between Dec.    season to be announced.
     1 and Feb. 28 (1 bull, evidence of
     sex required) will be opened by
     announcement.
Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to the
 hunting of moose, except by Federally-
 qualified rural Alaska residents during
 seasons identified above.
Beaver: No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2      Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 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 and Ruffed): 15 per day,    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day,   Aug. 10-May 30.
 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: No limit.........................  July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 limit.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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 a straight line drawn between Lower Kalskag and Piamiut:
    (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 M1.26 (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.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(19) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) In 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 benchmark on Halfway Mountain, then south to 
the west side of Big River drainage, the point of beginning, you may 
not use 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) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which 
consists of Units 9(B) except that portion within the Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve, 17, 18, and those portions of 19(A) and (B) 
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, if you have 
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait 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)--those portions     Sept. 1-May 31.
     which are downstream of and
     including the Aniak River drainage--
     1 bear by State registration permit.
    Unit 19(A)--remainder, 19(B)--         Sept. 1-May 31.
     remainder, and Unit 19(D)--1 bear.
Caribou:
    Unit 19(A)--north of Kuskokwim River-- Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     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 of
     the Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.
                                           Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder--1 caribou.....  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
    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 horn or larger  Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
    Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents of     July 1-June 30.
     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.

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    Unit 19(A)--that portion north of the  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
     Kuskokwim River upstream from, but
     not including, the Kolmakof River
     drainage and south of the Kuskokwim
     River upstream from, but not
     including, the Holokuk River
     drainage--1 bull.
                                           Nov. 20-. Nov. 30.
                                           Jan. 1- Jan. 10.
                                           Feb. 1-Feb. 5.
    Unit 19(A)--remainder--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-Sept. 20.
    Unit 19(C)--1 bull by State            Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
     registration permit.
    Unit 19(D)--that portion of the Upper  Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within
     the North Fork drainage upstream
     from the confluence of the South
     Fork to the mouth of the Swift Fork--
     1 antlered bull.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder of the Upper     Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area--1
     bull.
                                           Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
    Unit 19(D)--remainder--1 antlered      Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     bull.
                                           Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
 Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
    Unit 19(D)--10 wolves per day........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
    Unit 19--remainder--5 wolves.........  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Jun. 10.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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-Apr. 30.
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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within 
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. 
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(20) are permitted 
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on 
December 2, 1980;
    (B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting 
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

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of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Canwell 
Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
    (C) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway 
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton 
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, 
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor 
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of 
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated 
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents 
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens 
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms 
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife;
    (D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting from August 
5-September 20 in 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; 
however, this does not prohibit motorized access via, or transportation 
of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
    (E) You may by permit only hunt moose on 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;
    (F) You may hunt moose by bow and arrow only in the Fairbanks 
Management Area, which consists of 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 Isberg Road, then northeasterly on 
Isberg Road to Cripple Creek Road, then northeasterly on Cripple Creek 
Road to the Parks Highway, then north on the Parks Highway to Alder 
Creek, then westerly to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through section 
26 to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder 
Creek, then upstream along Alder Creek to its confluence with Emma 
Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then northerly 
along the hydrographic divide between Goldstream Creek drainages and 
Cripple Creek drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep 
Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along 
Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road to 
Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome 
Road, then east on Old Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then 
south on the Elliot Highway to Goldstream Creek, then easterly along 
Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, Davidson 
Ditch, then southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its confluence 
with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then downstream 
along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a 
straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to 
Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its confluence with 
Ruby Creek, then upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro Road, then south on 
Esro Road to Chena Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena Hot Springs 
Road to Nordale Road, then south on Nordale Road to the Chena River, to 
its intersection with the Trans--Alaska Pipeline right of way, then 
southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans--Alaska 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 the 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.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30;
    (B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller 
than \3/32\ inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 20(E) 
during April and October;
    (C) Residents of Unit 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year 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(E)--1 bear...................  Aug. 10-June 30.
    Unit 20--remainder--1 bear every four  Sept. 1-May 31.
     regulatory years.
Caribou:
    Unit 20(E)--1 caribou by joint State/  Aug. 10-Sept. 30
     Federal registration permit only. Up  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
     to 900 caribou may be taken under a
     State/Federal harvest quota. During
     the winter season, area closures or
     hunt restrictions may be announced
     when Nelchina caribou are present in
     a mix of more than 1 Nelchina
     caribou to 15 Fortymile caribou,
     except when the number of caribou
     present is low enough that less than
     50 Nelchina caribou will be
     harvested regardless of the mixing
     ratio for the two herds. The season
     closures will be announced by the
     Northern Field Office Manager,
     Bureau of Land Management, after
     consultation with the National Park
     Service and Alaska Department of
     Fish and Game.
    Unit 20(F)--north of the Yukon River-- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     1 caribou.

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    Unit 20(F)--east of the Dalton         Aug. 10-Sept. 20
     Highway and south of the Yukon        Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
     River--1 caribou. However, during
     the November 1-March 31 season a
     State registration permit is
     required.
Moose:
    Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull..........  Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
    Unit 20(B)--that portion within the    Sept. 1-Sept. 20
     Minto Flats Management Area--1 bull   Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
     by Federal registration permit only.
    Unit 20(B)--remainder--1 antlered      Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
     bull.
    Unit 20(C)--that portion within        Sept. 1-Sept. 30
     Denali National Park and Preserve     Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
     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.
    Unit 20(C)--remainder--1 antlered      Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
     bull; however, white-phased or
     partial albino (more than 50 percent
     white) moose may not be taken.
    Unit 20(E)--that portion within Yukon  Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     Charley National Preserve--1 bull.
    Unit 20(E)--that portion drained by    Aug. 24-Aug. 28.
     the Forty-mile River (all forks)      Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
     from Mile 9\1/2\ to Mile 145 Taylor
     Highway, including the Boundary
     Cutoff Road--1 bull.
    Unit 20(F)--that portion within the    Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
     Dalton Highway Corridor Management
     Area--1 antlered bull by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 20(F)--remainder--1 antlered      Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
     bull.                                 Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
Beaver: Unit 20(E)--Yukon-Charley Rivers   Sept. 20-May 15.
 National Preserve--6 beaver per season.
 Meat from harvested beaver must be
 salvaged for human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
 Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30
Lynx:
    Unit 20(E)--2 lynx...................  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 20--remainder--2 lynx...........  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 10 wolves..........................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    1 wolverine..........................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
    Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-
     tailed):.
    Unit 20(D)--that portion south of the  Aug. 25-Mar. 31.
     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, 30 in  Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
    Unit 20--those portions within five    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     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, 40 in  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver:
    Units 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), and    Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
     20(F)--No limit.
    Unit 20(D)...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
    Unit 20(E)--25 beaver per season.      Sept. 20-May 15.
     Only firearms may be used during
     Oct. 31 and Apr. 16-May 15, to take
     up to 6 beaver. Only traps or snares
     may be used Nov. 1--Apr. 15. The
     total annual harvest limit for
     beaver is 25, of which no more than
     6 may be taken by firearm under
     trapping or hunting regulations.
     Meat from beaver harvested by
     firearm must be salvaged for human
     consumption..
Coyote:
    Unit 20(E)--No limit.................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
    Remainder Unit 20--No limit..........  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx:
    Unit 20(A), (B), (D), and (C) east of  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
     the Teklanika River--No limit..
    Unit 20(E)--No limit; however, no      Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
     more than 5 lynx may be taken
     between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30.
    Unit 20(F) and the remainder of        Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
     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.
    Unit 20--remainder--No limit.........  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
    Unit 20(A, B, C, & F)--No limit......  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
    Unit 20(D)--No limit.................  Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
    Unit 20(E)--No limit.................  Oct. 1-Apr. 30
Wolverine: No limit......................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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    (21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon 
River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River 
drainage on the north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River 
drainage on

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the south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from 
the Dulbi River drainage:
    (A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from 
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River 
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
    (B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from 
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding 
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna 
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the 
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
    (C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream 
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and 
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
    (D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and 
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the 
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River 
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the 
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
    (E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut 
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the 
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage.
    (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence 
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
    (A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those 
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of 
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the 
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of 
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65[deg] 57' N. lat., 156[deg] 
41' W. long.), then easterly to the lower forks of the Dakli River, 
then easterly to the confluence of McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River, 
then easterly to the middle of the Hughes airstrip, then south to 
Little Indian River, 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) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu 
of a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 21(D), Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of 
Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 
24, and Unit 26(A), if you have 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.
    (iv) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to 
hunt black bear between September 1 and September 25;
    (B) You may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1-
June 10;
    (C) The residents of Unit 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year 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 residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per 
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Kaltag/Nulato 
Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits 
will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village 
of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that 
permitted by the State.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 21(D)--1 bear by State            Sept. 1-June 15.
     registration permit only.
    Unit 21--remainder--1 bear every four  Sept. 1-May 31.
     regulatory years.
Caribou:
    Unit 21(A)--1 caribou................  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
                                           Dec. 10-Dec. 20.
    Unit 21(B), (C), and (E)--1 caribou..  Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
    Unit 21(D)--north of the Yukon River   Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     and east of the Koyukuk.
    River 1 caribou; however, 2            Winter season to be
     additional caribou may be taken        announced.
     during a winter season to be
     announced.
    Unit 21(D)--remainder--5 caribou per   July 1-June 30.
     day; however, cow caribou may not be
     taken May 16-June 30.

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Moose:
    Unit 21(A)--1 bull...................  Aug. 20-Sept. 25
                                           Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
    Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull..  Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
    Unit 21(D)--Koyukuk Controlled Use     Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
     Area--1 moose; however, antlerless    Winter season to be
     moose may be taken only during Aug.    announced.
     27-31 and the February season.
     During the Aug. 27-Sept. 20 season a
     State registration permit is
     required. Moose may not be taken
     within one-half mile of the mainstem
     Yukon River during the February
     season. A 10-day winter hunt to
     occur between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28
     will be opened by announcement of
     the Koyukuk/Nowitna National
     Wildlife Refuge Manager after
     consultation with the ADF&G area
     biologist and the Chairs of the
     Western Interior Regional Advisory
     Council and Middle Yukon Fish and
     Game Advisory Committee.
    Unit 21(D)--remainder--1 moose;        Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
     however, antlerless moose may be      Winter season to be
     taken only during Sept. 21-25 and      announced.
     the February season. Moose may not
     be taken within one-half mile of the
     mainstem Yukon River during the
     February season. A 10-day winter
     hunt to occur between Feb. 1 and
     Feb. 28 will be opened by
     announcement of the Koyukuk/Nowitna
     National Wildlife Refuge Manager
     after consultation with the ADF&G
     area biologist and the Chairs of the
     Western Interior Regional Advisory
     Council and Middle Yukon Fish and
     Game Advisory Committee.
    Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, only     Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
     bulls may be taken from Aug. 20-      Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
     Sept. 25; moose may not be taken
     within one-half mile of the Innoko
     or Yukon River during the February
     season.
Beaver:
    Unit 21(E)--No Limit.................  Nov. 1-June 10.
    Unit 21--remainder...................  No open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 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, Ruffed, and Sharp-         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-        Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver: No Limit.........................  Nov. 1-June 10.
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-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit......................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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    (22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, 
Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but 
not including, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, 
and all adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the 
Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers:
    (A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik 
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
    (B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but 
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok 
Creek drainage;
    (C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages 
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the 
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
    (D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into 
the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and 
including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;
    (E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, 
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the 
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and 
Fairway Rock.
    (ii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu 
of a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have 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) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take 
beaver 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;
    (C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select 
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot 
from a moving snowmachine;

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    (D) The taking of one bull moose and one muskox by the community of 
Wales is allowed for the celebration of the Kingikmiut Dance Festival 
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be 
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of 
Wales. The harvest may only occur between November 15 and December 31 
in Unit 22 for moose and in Unit 22(E) for muskox. The harvest will 
count against any established quota for the area.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)--1 bear  Aug. 1-May 31.
     by State registration permit only.
    Unit 22(C)--1 bear by State            Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
     registration permit only.             May 10-May 25.
Caribou: Unit 22(A), (B), (D) that         July 1-June 30.
 portion in the Kougaruk, Kuzitrin,
 Pilgrim, American, and Agiapuk River
 Drainages, and (E) east of and including
 the Sanaguich River drainage-5 caribou
 per day; however, cow caribou may not be
 taken May 16-June 30.
Moose:
    Unit 22(A)--1 bull; however, the       Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     period of Dec. 1-Jan. 31 is closed    Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
     to hunting except by residents of
     Unit 22(A) only.
    Unit 22(B)--West of the Darby          Aug. 10-Sept. 23.
     Mountains-1 bull by State
     registration permit. The combined
     State/Federal harvest may not exceed
     42 moose. Federal public lands are
     closed to the taking of moose except
     by Federally-qualified subsistence
     users.
    Unit 22(B)--West of the Darby          Jan. 1-Jan. 31.
     Mountains--1 bull by either Federal
     or State registration permit. The
     total combined State/Federal harvest
     for both the Aug/Sept and January
     seasons may not exceed 48 moose.
     Federal public lands are closed to
     the taking of moose except by
     residents of White Mountain and
     Golovin.
    Unit 22(B)--Remainder--1 bull........  Aug. 1-Jan.31.
    Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull..........  Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
    Unit 22(D)--That portion within the    Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim
     River drainages--1 bull by Federal
     registration permit. The combined
     State/Federal harvest may not exceed
     33 moose. Federal public lands are
     closed to the taking of moose except
     by residents of Units 22(D) and
     22(C).
    Unit 22(D)--That portion west of the   Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     Tisuk River drainage and Canyon
     Creek--1 bull by Federal
     registration permit. The combined
     State/Federal harvest may not exceed
     8 moose.
    Unit 22(D)--That portion west of the   Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     Tisuk River drainage and Canyon
     Creek--1 bull by Federal
     registration permit. The combined
     State/Federal harvest in Aug./Sept.
     and Dec. may not exceed 8 moose.
     Federal public lands are closed to
     the taking of moose except by
     residents of Units 22(D) and 22(C).
    Unit 22(D)--remainder--1 moose;        Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
     however, antlerless moose may be
     taken only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31; no
     person may take a cow accompanied by
     a calf. Federal public lands are
     closed to the taking of moose except
     by Federally-qualified subsistence
     users.
    Unit 22(E)--1 bull. Federal public     Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     lands are closed to the taking of
     moose except by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users.
Muskox:
    Unit 22(B)--1 bull by Federal permit   Aug.1-Mar. 15.
     or State Tier II permit. Federal
     public lands are closed to the
     taking of muskox except by Federally-
     qualified subsistence users. Annual
     harvest quotas and any needed
     closures will be announced by the
     Superintendent of the Western Arctic
     National Parklands, in consultation
     with ADF&G and BLM.
    Unit 22(D)--That portion west of the   Sept.1-Mar. 15.
     Tisuk River drainage and Canyon
     Creek--1 muskox by Federal permit or
     State Tier II permit; however, cows
     may only be taken during the period
     Jan. 1-Mar. 15. Federal public lands
     are closed to the taking of muskox
     except by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users. Annual harvest
     quotas and any needed closures will
     be announced by the Superintendent
     of the Western Arctic National
     Parklands, in consultation with
     ADF&G and BLM.
    Remainder of Unit 22(D)--1 muskox by   Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
     Federal permit or State Tier II
     permit; however, cows may only be
     taken during the period Jan. 1-Mar.
     15. Federal public lands are closed
     to the taking of muskox except by
     Federally-qualified subsistence
     users. Annual harvest quotas and any
     needed closures will be announced by
     the Superintendent of the Western
     Arctic National Parklands, in
     consultation with ADF&G and BLM.
    Unit 22(E)--1 muskox by Federal        Aug.1-Mar. 15.
     permit or State Tier II permit;
     however, cows may only be taken
     during the period Jan. 1-Mar. 15.
     Federal public lands are closed to
     the taking of muskox except by
     Federally-qualified subsistence
     users. Annual harvest quotas and any
     needed closures will be announced by
     the Superintendent of the Western
     Arctic National Parklands, in
     consultation with ADF&G and BLM.
    Unit 22--remainder...................  No open season.
Beaver:
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)--50      Nov. 1-June 10.
     beaver.
    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      Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes.
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: 3 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

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Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in         Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
    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 (E)--20 per day, 40 in         July 15-May 15.
     possession.
    Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day, 40 in   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver:
    Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)--50      Nov. 1-June 10.
     beaver.
    Unit 22(C)...........................  No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are closed    No open season.
 to the taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit................  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit........................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit..........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit...........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit......................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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    (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) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of 
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of hunters 
or harvested species in 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. This does not apply to the 
transportation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or 
wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by carriers 
that normally provide scheduled air service;
    (B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A); if you have 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) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 23;
    (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in 
this Sec.  --.26, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm 
using rimfire cartridges;
    (C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a 
firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1-Jun. 10;
    (D) For the Baird and DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-
qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user to take sheep 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;
    (E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select 
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot 
from a moving snowmachine.

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                  Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears..............................  July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 23--except the Baldwin Peninsula north    Sept. 1-May 31.
     of the Arctic Circle--1 bear by State
     registration permit.
    Unit 23--remainder--1 bear every four          Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
     regulatory years.                             Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou: 15 caribou per day; however, cow caribou  July 1-June 30.
 may not be taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:

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    Unit 23--south of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek,    (a) Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler   The season will be
     and Redstone Rivers (Baird Mountains)--1 ram   closed when half of
     with full curl or larger horns by Federal      the total fall/
     registration permit. The hunter must deliver   winter quota has
     the horns attached to the skull to the         been harvested.
     National Park Service or NPS representative   (b) Dates of the
     within 30 days of harvesting the animal. The   winter season to be
     NPS or NPS representative will destroy the     announced by
     trophy value by removing and destroying four   Superintendent of
     inches from the base of one horn. The          the Western Arctic
     Superintendent of the Western Arctic           National Parklands.
     National Parklands will announce the fall/     The season will be
     winter harvest quota, if any, prior to the     closed on April 1 or
     the fall season. All harvest quota and         when the total quota
     season announcements will be done in           of sheep has been
     consultation with ADF&G and BLM. Federal       harvested, whichever
     public lands are closed to the taking of       comes first.
     sheep except by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users.
    Unit 23--north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek,    (a) Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
     and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk    The season will be
     River (DeLong Mountains)--1 ram with full      closed when half of
     curl or larger horns by Federal registration   the total fall/
     permit. The hunter must deliver the horns      winter quota has
     attached to the skull to the National Park     been harvested in
     Service or NPS representative within 30 days   the DeLong
     of harvesting the animal. The NPS or NPS       Mountains.
     representative will destroy the trophy value  (b) Dates of the
     by removing and destroying 4 inches from the   winter season to be
     base of one horn. The Superintendent of the    announced by
     Western Arctic National Parklands will         Superintendent of
     announce the fall/winter harvest quota, if     the Western Arctic
     any, prior to the fall season. All harvest     National Parklands.
     quota and season announcements will be done    The season will be
     in consultation with ADF&G and BLM.            closed in the DeLong
                                                    Mountains on April 1
                                                    or when the total
                                                    quota of sheep has
                                                    been harvested,
                                                    whichever comes
                                                    first.
    Unit 23--remainder (Schwatka Mountains)--1     Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger.
    Unit 23--remainder (Schwatka Mountains)--1     Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
     sheep.
Moose:
    Unit 23--that portion north and west of and    July 1-Mar. 31.
     including the Singoalik River drainage, and
     all lands draining into the Kukpuk and
     Ipewik Rivers--1 moose; no person may take a
     cow accompanied by a calf.
    Unit 23--that portion lying within the Noatak  Aug. 1-Sept. 15.
     River drainage--1 moose; however, antlerless  Oct. 1-Mar. 31.
     moose may be taken only from Nov. 1-Mar. 31;
     no person may take a cow accompanied by a
     calf.
    Unit 23--remainder--1 moose; no person may     Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
     take a cow accompanied by a calf.
Muskox:
    Unit 23--south of Kotzebue Sound and west of   Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
     and including the Buckland River drainage--1
     muskox by Federal permit or State Tier II
     permit; however, cows may only be taken
     during the period Jan. 1-Mar. 15. Federal
     public lands are closed to the taking of
     muskox except by Federally-qualified
     subsistence users. Annual harvest quotas and
     any needed closures will be announced by the
     Superintendent of the Western Arctic
     National Parklands, in consultation with
     ADF&G and BLM.
    Unit 23--remainder...........................  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 foxes may    Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
     be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare: (Snowshoe and Tundra)......................
    No limit.....................................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx:............................................
    2 lynx.......................................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:............................................
    5 wolves.....................................  Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:.......................................
    1 wolverine..................................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):......................
    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 River           July 1-June 30.
     drainages--50 beaver.
    Unit 23--remainder--30 beaver................  July 1-June 30.
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        Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit.................................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........................  Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit................................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit..................................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................................  Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit..............................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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    (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) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway 
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton 
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, 
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor 
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of 
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated 
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents 
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens 
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms 
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife;
    (B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including 
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in 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; 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) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including 
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in 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 lower forks of the Dakli River, then easterly to the 
confluence of McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River, then easterly to the 
middle of the Hughes airstrip, then south to Little Indian River, 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; 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) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. You may not use aircraft 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) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to 
hunt black bear between September 1 and September 25;
    (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 by State             Sept. 1-June 15.
 registration permit.
Caribou:
    Unit 24--that portion south of the south     Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from
     and including that portion of the Kanuti-
     Kilolitna River drainage, bounded by the
     southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna
     Creek, then downstream along the east bank
     of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its
     confluence with the Kanuti River--1
     caribou.
    Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou per day;     July 1-June 30.
     however, cow caribou may not be taken May
     16-June 30.
Sheep:
    Unit 24--(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)--   July 15-Dec. 31.
     that portion within the Gates of the
     Arctic National Park--community harvest
     quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of
     which may be ewes and a daily possession
     limit of 3 sheep per person no more than 1
     of which may be a ewe.
    Unit 24--(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass           Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
     residents)--that portion within the Gates
     of the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
    Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton      Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
     Gates of the Arctic National Park--1 ram
     with \7/8\ curl horn or larger by Federal
     registration permit only.
    Unit 24--remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ curl    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     horn or larger.
Moose:
    Unit 24--that portion within the Koyukuk     Aug. 27- Sept. 20.
     Controlled Use Area--1 moose; however,      Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
     antlerless moose may only be taken during   Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     the periods of Aug. 27-31, Dec. 1-Dec. 10,
     and Mar. 1-Mar. 10. During Aug. 27-Sept.
     20, a State registration permit is
     required.
    Unit 24--that portion that includes the      Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
     John River drainage within the Gates of
     the Arctic National Park--1 moose.
    Unit 24--the Alatna River drainage within    Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
     the Gates of the Arctic National Park--1    Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     moose; however, antlerless moose may be
     taken only from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and Mar.
     1-Mar. 10.

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    Unit 24--all drainages to the north of the   Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     Koyukuk River upstream from and including   Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
     the Alatna River to and including the
     North Fork of the Koyukuk River, except
     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 Dalton      Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
     Gates of the Arctic National Park--1
     antlered bull by Federal registration
     permit only.
    Unit 24--remainder--1 antlered bull. Public  Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area
     are closed to taking of moose, except by
     eligible rural Alaska residents.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
 Phases):
    10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may  Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
     be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit......................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx...................................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 15 wolves; however, no more than 5 wolves  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 may be taken prior to Nov. 1.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no more than 1  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
 wolverine may be taken prior to Nov. 1.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15    Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 possession.
 
                    Trapping
 
Beaver: No limit...............................  Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit...............................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver      Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 Phases): No limit.
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-Apr. 30.
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 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) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway 
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton 
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, 
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor 
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of 
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated 
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents 
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens 
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms 
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife;
    (B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area consists of 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 2 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.
    (iii) Unit-specific regulations:
    (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 
30 and between August 1 and September 25;
    (B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power 
in Unit 25;
    (C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this 
part for food in memorial potlatches and traditional cultural events is 
authorized in Unit 25(D) west provided that:
    (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event

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contact the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior 
to taking or attempting to take bull moose and provide to the Refuge 
Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or 
cultural event, number to be taken, the general area in which the 
taking will occur;
    (2) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must 
submit a written report to the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National 
Wildlife Refuge not more than 15 days after the harvest specifying the 
harvester's name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the 
taking(s);
    (3) 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 Unit 25(D) west;
    (4) Any moose taken under this provision counts against the annual 
quota of 60 bulls.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Harvest limits                        Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Hunting
Black Bear:
    3 bears..............................  July 1-June 30.
    or 3 bears by State community harvest  July 1-June 30.
     permit.
Brown Bear:
    Unit 25(A) and (B)--1 bear...........  Sept. 1-June 15.
    Unit 25(C)--1 bear...................  Sept. 1-May 31.
    Unit 25(D)--1 bear...................  July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
    Unit 25(C)--that portion west of the   Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     east bank of the mainstem of          Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
     Preacher Creek to its confluence
     with American Creek, then west of
     the east bank of American Creek--1
     caribou; however cow caribou may be
     taken only from Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
     However, during the November 1-March
     31 season, a State registration
     permit is required.
    25(C)--remainder--1 caribou by joint   Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     State/Federal registration permit     Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
     only. Up to 600 caribou may be taken
     under a State/Federal harvest quota.
     The season closures will be
     announced by the Northern Field
     Office Manager, Bureau of Land
     Management, after consultation with
     the National Park Service and Alaska
     Department of Fish and Game.
    Unit 25 (D)--that portion of Unit      Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
     25(D) drained by the west fork of     Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
     the Dall River west of 150[deg] W.
     long.--1 bull.
    Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of  July 1-Apr. 30.
     Unit 25(D)--10 caribou.
Sheep:
    Unit 25(A)--that portion within the    No open season.
     Dalton Highway Corridor Management
     Area.
    Units 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.
    Unit 25(A)--remainder--3 sheep by      Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     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 Yukon  Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
     Charley National Preserve--1 bull.
    Unit 25(B)--that portion within the    Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
     Porcupine River drainage upstream     Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
     from, but excluding the Coleen River
     drainage--1 antlered bull.
    Unit 25(B)--that portion, other than   Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
     Yukon Charley National Preserve,      Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
     draining into the north bank of the
     Yukon River upstream from and
     including the Kandik River drainage,
     including the islands in the Yukon
     River--1 antlered bull.
    Unit 25(B)--remainder--1 antlered      Aug. 25-Sept. 15.
     bull.
                                           Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
    Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull..........  Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
    Unit 25(D)(West)--that portion lying   Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
     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. Permits will be
     available in the following villages:
     Beaver (25 permits), Birch Creek (10
     permits), and Stevens Village (25
     permits). Permits for residents of
     25(D)(West) who do not live in one
     of the three villages will be
     available by contacting the Yukon
     Flats National Wildlife Refuge
     Office in Fairbanks or a local
     Refuge Information Technician. Moose
     hunting on public land in Unit
     25(D)(West) is closed at all times
     except for residents of Unit
     25(D)(West) during seasons
     identified above. The moose season
     will be closed when 60 moose have
     been harvested in the entirety (from
     Federal and non-Federal lands) of
     Unit 25(D)(West).
    Unit 25(D)--remainder--1 antlered      Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
     moose.
                                           Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
Beaver:
    Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)--1       Apr. 16-Oct. 31.
     beaver per day; 1 in possession.
    Unit 25(C)...........................  No Federal open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
 Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no
 more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
 Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit................  July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
    Unit 25(C)--2 lynx...................  Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
    Unit 25--remainder--2 lynx...........  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
    Unit 25(A)--No limit.................  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

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    Remainder of Unit 25--10 wolves......  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................  Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-
 tailed):
    Unit 25(C)--15 per day, 30 in          Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     possession.
    Unit 25--remainder--15 per day, 30 in  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
    Unit 25(C)--those portions within 5    Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
     miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)--
     20 per day, 40 in possession.
    Unit 25--remainder--20 per day, 40 in  Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
     possession.
 
                 Trapping
 
Beaver:
    Unit 25(C)--No limit.................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
    Unit 25--remainder--50 beaver........  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
    Unit 25(C)--No limit.................  Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
    Unit 25--remainder--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) You may not use aircraft in any manner for moose hunting, 
including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose from Aug. 
1-Sept. 14 and from Jan. 1-Mar. 31 in Unit 26(A); however, this does 
not apply to transportation of moose hunters, their gear, or moose 
parts by aircraft between publicly owned airports;
    (B) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway 
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton 
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of 
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton 
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, 
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor 
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of 
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated 
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents 
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens 
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms 
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife;
    (C) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of 
a resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, 
which consists of Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, 
except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and 
Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to 
hunting. You may not use aircraft 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) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26;
    (B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in 
this Sec.  --.26, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm 
using rimfire cartridges;
    (C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) 
may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take 
sheep or muskox 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;
    (D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-qualified 
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified 
subsistence user to take sheep 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.

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              Harvest limits                        Open season
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                 Hunting
 
Black Bear: 3 bears......................  July 1-June 30.

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Brown Bear:
    Unit 26(A)--1 bear by State            Sept. 1-May 31.
     registration permit.
    Unit 26(B) and (C)--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 Killik River are closed to
     the taking of caribou by non-
     Federally qualified subsistence
     users from Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
    Unit 26(B)--10 caribou per day;        July 1-Apr. 30.
     however, cow caribou may be taken
     only from Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
    Unit 26(C)--10 caribou per day.......  July 1-Apr. 30.
    (You may not transport more than 5
     caribou per regulatory year from
     Unit 26 except to the community of
     Anaktuvuk Pass).
Sheep:
    Unit 26(A) and (B)--(Anaktuvuk Pass    July 15-Dec. 31.
     residents July 15-Dec. only)--that
     portion within the Gates of the
     Arctic National Park--community
     harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more
     than 10 of which may be ewes and a
     daily possession limit of 3 sheep
     per person no more than 1 of which
     may be a ewe.
    Unit 26(A)--(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass  Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
     residents)--those portions within
     the Gates of the Arctic National
     Park--3 sheep.
    Unit 26(A)--that portion west of       (a) Aug. 1-Sept. 30. The
     Howard Pass and the Etivluk River      season will be closed when
     (DeLong Mountains)--1 ram with full    half of the total fall/
     curl or larger horns by Federal        winter quota has been
     registration permit. The hunter must   harvest in the DeLong
     deliver the horns attached to the      Mountains.
     skull to the National Park Service    (b) Dates of the winter
     or NPS representative within 30 days   season to be announced by
     of harvesting the animal. The NPS or   the Superintendent of the
     NPS representative will destroy the    Western Arctic National
     trophy value by removing and           Parklands. The season will
     destroying 4 inches from the base of   be closed in the DeLong
     one horn. The Superintendent of the    Mountains on April 1 or when
     Western Arctic National Parklands      the total quota of sheep has
     will announce the fall/winter          been harvested, whichever
     harvest quota, if any, prior to the    comes first.
     fall season. All harvest quota and
     season announcements will be done in
     consultation with ADF&G and BLM.
    Unit 26(B)--that portion within the    Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     Dalton Highway Cooridor Management
     Area--1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn or
     larger by Federal registration
     permit only.
    Unit 26(A)--remainder and 26(b)--      Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
     remainder--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 season is  Aug. 10-Apr. 20.
     restricted to 1 ram with \7/8\ curl   Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
     horn or larger. A Federal
     registration permit is required for
     the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season.
Moose:
    Unit 26(A)--that portion of the        Aug. 1-Sept. 14.
     Colville River drainage downstream
     from and including the Chandler
     River--1 bull. Federal public lands
     are closed to the taking of moose
     except by Federally qualified users.
    Unit 26(A)--remainder--1 bull........  Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
    Unit 26--remainder...................  No open season.
Muskox: Unit 26(C)--1 bull by Federal      July 15-Mar. 31.
 registration permit only. The number of
 permits that may be issued only to the
 residents of the village of Kaktovik
 will not exceed three percent (3%) of
 the number of muskoxen counted in Unit
 26(C) during a pre-calving census.
 Public lands are closed to the taking of
 muskox, except by rural Alaska residents
 of the village of Kaktovik during open
 seasons.
Coyote: 2 coyotes........................  Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2      Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
 foxes.
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.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day,   Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
 40 in possession.
 
 
                 Trapping
 
Coyote: No limit.........................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No     Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and       Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
 Silver Phases): No limit.
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.

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Wolverine: No limit......................  Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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    Dated: May 29, 2003.
Thomas H. Boyd,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
    Dated: May 29, 2003.
Kenneth E. Thompson,
Subsistence Program Manager, USDA---Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 03-15728 Filed 6-26-03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODES 3410-11-P, 4310-55-P