[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Part II
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
Department of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
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1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; Final
Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 115 / Thursday, June 15, 1995 / Rules
and Regulations
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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-AC82
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,
Subpart C and Subpart D--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and
Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule republishes the customary and traditional use
determinations and establishes regulations for seasons, bag limits,
methods, and means related to taking of fish and wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1995-1996 regulatory year. The rulemaking
is necessary because there have been numerous changes to Subpart C;
and, Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. This
rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations included in the
``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,
Subpart D--1994-1995 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations'', which expire on June 30, 1995. This rule also revises
Section ______.24 of Subpart C, the Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board in a more orderly form
and with various recent amendments. This rule also revises Sections
______.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and ______.27 (Subsistence
taking of shellfish), including correcting amendments.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Section ______.24 becomes effective July 1, 1995.
Section ______.25 becomes effective July 1, 1995, and remains effective
through June 30, 1996. Sections ______.26 and ______.27 become
effective July 1, 1995, and remain effective through December 31, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Richard S. Pospahala, Office
of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503;
telephone (907) 786-3447. For questions specific to National Forest
System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program
Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau,
Alaska 99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-7921.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) requires that the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a
joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and
wildlife resources on public lands, unless the State of Alaska enacts
and implements laws of general applicability which are consistent with
ANILCA, and which provide for the subsistence definition, preference,
and participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State
to delete the rural preference from the subsistence statute, and
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on
July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA
on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal
Register (55 FR 27114-27170). Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of
these regulations, a Federal Subsistence Board (Board) was established
to administer the Federal subsistence management program. The Board's
composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska Regional
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional Director,
U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management; the Alaska Area Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through
the Board, these agencies have participated in development of
regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D
regulations. All Board members have reviewed this final rule and agree
with its substance. Because this final rule relates to public lands
managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture
and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR Part
242 and 50 CFR Part 100.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C of the Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1 to 100.24 and 36 CFR
Secs. 100.1 to 100.24, remain effective and apply to this rule for
subpart D. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4 and
36 CFR Sec. 100.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart. The
identified sections include definitions for the following terms:
``Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein title
to which is in the United States''; and
``public land or public lands means lands situated in Alaska which
are Federal lands, except--
(1) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act
and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted
to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of
Federal Law;
(2) land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to a Native
Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or
is relinquished; and
(3) lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act.''
Navigable Waters
At this time, Federal subsistence management program regulations
apply to all non-navigable waters located on public lands and to
navigable waters located on the public lands identified at 50 CFR
Sec. 100.3(b) and 36 CFR Sec. 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR
22940-22964) published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is
intended to enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to
manage submerged lands, title to which is held by the United States
government.
The Board recognizes Judge Holland's order granting preliminary
relief to the plaintiffs in the case of the Native Village of Quinhagak
et al. v. United States of America et al. Therefore, to the extent that
the proposed regulations would continue any existing restrictions on
the taking of rainbow trout by the [[Page 31543]] residents of
Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay in the Kanektok, Arolik, and Goodnews
Rivers, those regulations will not be enforced pending completion of
proceedings in that case. However, in light of the 9th Circuit decision
in Katie John, et al. v. U.S., the Secretaries are developing
amendments to parts of subpart A dealing with the definitions of
navigable waters and public lands. Once that final determination is
made by the Secretaries, the regulations in subparts C and D will
likely be modified.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the
Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska,
36 CFR Sec. 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100 Sec. 242.11 (1992), and for
the purposes identified therein, Alaska has been divided into ten
subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional
Councils provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of
local conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in
the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska pubic lands.
The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural,
and user diversity within each region.
The Regional Councils have had a substantial role in reviewing the
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover,
the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1995.
Summary of Changes
Section ______.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations)
was published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992.
Since that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations at the request of affected subsistence
users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections,
were published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27462, published May 27,
1994; 59 FR 51855, published October 13, 1994; and 60 FR 10317,
published February 24, 1995.) During its April 10-14, 1995, meeting,
the Board made additional determinations in conjunction with various
annual season and harvest limit changes. The public has had extensive
opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Additional details on
the recent Board modifications are contained in the section on Analysis
of Proposals Adopted by the Board.
Section ______.25 (Subpart D) regulations are subject to an annual
cycle and require development of an entire new rule each year. Proposed
Subpart D regulations for the 1995-1996 seasons and bag limits, and
methods and means were published on September 2, 1994, in the Federal
Register (59 FR 45924-45961). A 60-day comment period providing for
public review of the proposed rule and calling for proposals was
advertised by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period the
Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council
business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. Overall,
the Board received a total of 80 proposals, 71 within the scope of
authority under Subpart D. Of the other nine, four were withdrawn by
the originator, four were deferred for further study within the
customary and traditional use determination process, and one was
resolved by an earlier Board action. Subsequent to the 60-day review
period, the Board prepared a booklet describing the 71 proposals for
change to Subpart D and distributed it to the public. The public then
had an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals for
changes to the regulations. The ten Regional Councils met again,
received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the
Board on proposals for their respective regions. These final
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council
recommendations and public comments submitted to the Board.
Section ______.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section
______.27 (Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on June
1, 1993, (58 FR 31252). Fish and shellfish regulations are effective
from January 1 through December 31 each year. Due to a pending appeal
of litigation and petitions to the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture, both relating to extended jurisdiction to navigable
waters, the 1994 fish and shellfish regulations were not revised for
1995 but, rather, were extended through December 31, 1995 by interim
regulation, published June 27, 1994 (59 FR 32923.)
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board rejected 18 proposals based on recommendations from the
respective Regional Council and additional factors. Except in one
instance as indicated, the Board actions to reject the proposals
reflect Regional Council recommendations.
The Board addressed and rejected five proposals to institute or
increase seasons and harvest limits on black bears and brown bears.
These proposals were for the purpose of reducing the bear population in
an area or rid an area of ``problem'' bears. The Seward Peninsula
Regional Council did recommend adoption of one of these proposals
relating to brown bear in Unit 22. The Board has determined that the
removal of problem animals or the take of animals in defense of life
and property is properly addressed under State regulations; but based
on the concerns expressed by the Seward Peninsula Regional Council,
will study whether the taking bears in defense of life and property
should be covered as part of the Federal Subsistence Management
Program.
Four proposals requested that public lands on the Alaska Peninsula
be closed to hunting by non-Federally qualified users. The Board
determined that the biological data did not support a need to close the
areas in order to protect the subsistence user's opportunity to harvest
wildlife.
Four proposals requested that season dates or harvest limits be
changed. These proposals were rejected because the requests were
accommodated by the adoption of other proposals.
Two proposals requested opening antlerless moose hunting in certain
areas; one proposal asked that a spike/fork-50 inch antler restriction
be removed; and one proposal asked that a caribou season be instituted.
In all of these cases, examination of the biological data indicated
that the target population could not withstand the proposed harvest.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have reduced the harvest
limit for coyote. There was no biological justification to limit the
subsistence take in the area.
The Board also deferred action on five proposals in order to
collect additional data, examine jurisdictional issues, or allow
communities or the Regional Council to provide additional needed
regulatory information.
Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board
The Board adopted 48 proposals for the 1995-1996 regulatory year.
Some of these proposals were adopted as submitted and others were
adopted with modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council
or developed during the Board's public deliberations. [[Page 31544]]
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the
respective Regional Councils and were based on meeting customary and
traditional harvest practices or protecting wildlife populations.
Detailed information relating to justification on each proposal may be
found in the Board meeting transcripts, available for review at the
Office of Subsistence Management at the address listed previously.
Southeast Region
Four proposals affecting the Southeast Region were acted on by the
Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ______.25.
The following Board actions affect the Southeast Region and have been
incorporated in this final rule:
Added an antlerless deer season in Unit 2 to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Instituted a designated hunter system for deer in Units 1-
5 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Instituted a designated hunter system for moose in Unit 5
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Opened a trapping season for marten, mink, and weasel in a
portion of Unit 4 to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns, but prohibited the use of motorized vehicles for trapping
access to prevent overharvest and protect the viability of the
populations.
Southcentral Region
Five proposals affecting the Southcentral Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Southcentral
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Extended the caribou season in Unit 13 to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Closed the goat season in a small hunt area in Unit 6(D)
to protect the viability of the population.
Opened the moose season in Unit 13 earlier to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Closed the red fox and lynx hunting seasons in Unit 6 to
protect the viability of the populations.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
Two proposals affecting the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25 and Sec. ______.27. The following Board actions affect
the Kodiak/Aleutians Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Instituted a designated hunter system for deer in Unit 8
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Limited the capacity of king crab pots to protect the
viability of the population.
Bristol Bay Region
Eight proposals affecting the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Bristol Bay
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Changed the harvest regime for caribou for Unit 9(C) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns and to protect
the viability of the population.
Closed a portion of Unit 9(E) to the hunting of caribou to
protect the viability of the population.
Provided for the harvest by five villages of moose for
ceremonial purposes to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns.
Opened the moose season in Unit 9(C) earlier to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Changed the season dates and instituted a spike/fork-50
inch antler restriction to accommodate local customary and traditional
use patterns and to protect the viability of the population.
Extended the season and changed other portions of the
regulations for Unit 9(B) sheep (two proposals) to accommodate local
customary and traditional use patterns.
Lengthened the season for beaver in Unit 9, increased the
harvest limit, and allowed firearms to be used to take beaver to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region
Two proposals affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region were acted
on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Revised the way the harvest quota is set for the Kilbuck
caribou herd in Unit 18.
Instituted a caribou season in a portion of Unit 18 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Western Interior Region
Three proposals affecting the Western Interior Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Western Interior
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 19(A) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Changed the season dates for moose in Units 21(A) and
21(E) to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Added a closure zone along the Innoko River during the
February moose season to protect the viability of the population.
Seward Peninsula Region
Eight proposals affecting the Seward Peninsula Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the
Seward Peninsula Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Extended the moose season in Unit 22(A) for the residents
of that unit only to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns.
Established a positive customary and traditional use
determination for muskox for some residents of Units 22 and 23.
Established a muskox hunt for portions of Units 22 and 23
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns and closed
Federal lands to non-Federally qualified subsistence users.
Closed the coyote hunting season in Unit 22 to protect the
viability of the population.
Reduced the hare season in Unit 22 to protect the
viability of the population.
Reduced the wolf hunting season to protect the viability
of the population and to accommodate local customary and traditional
use patterns.
Recognized that nets may be legally used to harvest
ptarmigan.
Increased the harvest limit for ptarmigan in portions of
Unit 22 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Northwest Arctic Region
Two proposals affecting the Northwest Arctic Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.24 and Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect
the Northwest Arctic Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Expanded and revised the description of the Noatak
Controlled [[Page 31545]] Use Area in Unit 23 to provide a consistent
description with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 23 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Established a muskox hunt for portions of Unit 23 (See
Seward Peninsula Region above.)
Eastern Interior Region
Seven proposals affecting the Eastern Interior Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Eastern Interior
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Permitted the use of boats and snowmachines to take
caribou and moose in Unit 25 to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Increased the size of the Arctic Village Sheep Management
Area to protect the opportunity for subsistence harvest.
Changed the season for caribou in Unit 20(E) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Lengthened the moose season and revised subarea boundaries
for Units 20(E) and 25(B) to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Converted a November moose hunt to a registration hunt to
aid in protecting the viability of the population.
Closed the sheep season in a portion of Unit 25(A) where
no subsistence hunting occurs.
Established a beaver hunting season in a portion of Unit
25 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
North Slope Region
Seven proposals affecting the North Slope Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. XXX.24 and Sec. XXX.25. The following Board actions
affect the North Slope Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Closed a portion of the Federal lands in Units 26(A) and
26(B) to caribou hunting by non-Federally qualified users in order to
protect the opportunity for subsistence users to harvest caribou.
Revised the seasons and harvest limits for brown bear in
Unit 26 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 26 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Included Nuiqsut in the list of communities having a
customary and traditional use determination for sheep in Unit 26(C).
Established customary and traditional use determinations
for muskox for communities in Units 26(A) and 26(B).
Increased the hunting harvest limits for wolf and
wolverine (two proposals) in Unit 26 to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Two additional items were also adopted. The first action rectified
a customary and traditional use determination that had split the
community of Chickaloon. The Board indicated that a community should be
treated as a whole without regard for a line that happens to bisect
that community. The Southcentral Regional Council supported this
action. The second action confirmed a season opening in a portion of
Denali National Park that had been instituted last year and was
intended to continue in future years. This was also supported by the
affected Regional Councils.
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document
described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence
management as identified through public meetings, written comments and
staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four
alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would
implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an
appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations
presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding
subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992.
Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the
FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the
Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, it was the
decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Forest Service, to implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS
and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal
Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the
selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework
of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing
regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964,
published May 29, 1992) implements the Federal Subsistence Management
Program and includes a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence
hunting and fishing regulations.
Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA
The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord
subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over
the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes,
unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife
populations. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appears in the
April 6, 1992, ROD which concluded that the Federal Subsistence
Management Program, under Alternative IV with an annual process for
setting hunting and fishing regulations, may have some local impacts on
subsistence uses, but it does not appear that the program may
significantly restrict subsistence uses.
Paperwork Reduction Act
These rules contain information collection requirements subject to
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520. They apply to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information
collection requirements described above are approved by the OMB under
44 U.S.C. 3501 and have been assigned clearance number 1018-0075.
Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average .1382
hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,
gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.
Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form
to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1849 C Street, NW, MS 224 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 20240; and the Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1018-0075),
Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information collection requirements
may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B. Such
requirements will be submitted to OMB for approval prior to their
implementation.
This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order
12866. [[Page 31546]]
Economic Effects
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a
significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which
include small businesses, organizations or governmental jurisdictions.
The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities
within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of
small entities. The number of small entities affected is unknown; but,
the fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will,
in most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands
indicates that they will not be significant.
These regulations do not meet the threshold criteria of
``Federalism Effects'' as set forth in Executive Order 12612. Title
VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence
preference on public lands. The scope of this program is limited by
definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no
significant takings implication relating to any property rights as
outlined by Executive Order 12630.
Drafting Information
These regulations were drafted by William Knauer under the guidance
of Richard S. Pospahala, of the Office of Subsistence Management,
Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage,
Alaska. Additional guidance was provided by Thomas H. Boyd, Alaska
State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska
Regional Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest
Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
Forests, Public Lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, Public Lands,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 36, Part 242, and
Title 50, Part 100, of the Code of Federal Regulations, are amended as
set forth below.
PART ______--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part
100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
Sec. ______.24 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. ______.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) Rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have
been determined to have customary and traditional subsistence use of
the specified species on Federal public lands in the specified areas:
(1) Wildlife determinations.
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Area Species Determination
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Unit 1(C)................ Black Bear......... Rural residents of Unit
1(C) and Haines,
Gustavus, Klukwan, and
Hoonah.
1........................ Brown Bear......... No determination, except
no subsistence for
residents of Wrangell,
Klukwan, Haines and
Skagway.
1(A)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of 1(A)
and 2.
1(B)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of Unit
1(A), residents of
1(B), 2 and 3.
1(C)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of 1(C)
and (D), and residents
of Hoonah and Gustavus.
1(D)..................... Deer............... No subsistence.
1(B)..................... Goat............... No determination, except
no subsistence for
residents of
Petersburg, Kupreanof
and outlying areas.
1(C)..................... Goat............... Residents of Haines,
Klukwan, and Hoonah.
1(B) The Stikine River Moose.............. No determination.
drainages only.
1(B) North of the LeConte Moose.............. No subsistence.
Glacier and 1(C)
Berner's Bay.
1(D)..................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 1(D).
Unit 2................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
2........................ Deer............... Rural residents of Unit
1(A) and residents of
Units 2 and 3.
Unit 3................... Deer............... Residents of Unit 1(B)
and 3, and residents of
Port Alexander, Port
Protection, Pt. Baker,
and Meyer's Chuck.
Unit 4................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 4 and
Kake.
4........................ Deer............... Residents of Unit 4 and
residents of Kake,
Gustavus, Haines,
Petersburg, Pt. Baker,
Klukwan, Port
Protection, and
Wrangell.
Unit 5................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Yakutat.
5........................ Deer............... Residents of Yakutat.
5........................ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 5(A).
Unit 6(A)................ Black Bear......... Residents of Yakutat.
6(B) and (C)............. Black Bear......... Residents of Unit 6(B)
and (C), except
Cordova.
6(D)..................... Black Bear......... Residents of Chenega Bay
and Tatilek.
6........................ Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
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6(C) and (D)............. Goat............... Rural residents of Unit
6(C) and (D).
6........................ Moose.............. No subsistence.
6........................ Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 7................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
7........................ Caribou............ No subsistence.
7, Brown Mountain hunt Goat............... Residents of Port Graham
area. and English Bay.
7........................ Moose.............. No subsistence.
7........................ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Unit 8................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
8........................ Deer............... Residents of Unit 8.
8........................ Elk................ No subsistence.
8........................ Goat............... No subsistence.
9(A), (C) and (D)........ Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
9(B)..................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 9(B).
9(E)..................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Chignik
Lake, Ivanof Bay and
Perryville.
Unit 9(D)................ Bison.............. No subsistence.
9(A) and (B)............. Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
9(C) and 17.
9(C)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 9(B),
9(C), 17 and residents
of Egegik.
9(D)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 9(D),
and residents of False
Pass.
9(E)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
(C), (E), 17, and
residents of Nelson
Lagoon and Sand Point.
9(A), (B), (C) and (E)... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 9(A),
(B), (C) and (E).
9(D)..................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
9........................ Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chicakaloon and 16-26.
Unit 10 Unimak Island.... Caribou............ Residents of False Pass.
10 Remainder............. Caribou............ No determination.
10....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 11.................. Bison.............. No subsistence.
11....................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
11....................... Caribou............ Mentasta Herd--residents
of Units 11, 12 (along
Nabesna Road) and 13
(A)-(D) and the
residents of
Chickaloon.
11....................... Goat............... No Subsistence.
11....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 11,
residents of Unit 12
(along Nabesna Road)
and Unit 13 (A)-(D) and
the residents of
Chickaloon.
11....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Chisana,
Chistochina, Chitina,
Cooper Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, McCarthy
Road, Mentasta Lake,
Mentasta Pass (milepost
79-110) Nabesna Road,
Slana, McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, and Tonsina.
However no subsistence
for Cantwell, east
Glenn Highway (milepost
110-180) and to
milepost 14 on the Lake
Louise Road, Homestead
North, Homestead South,
Lake Louise, Paxson,
Sourdough, Tanacross,
Tok, and west Glenn
Highway (milepost 78-
110).
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 and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
11....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 12.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
12....................... Caribou--Nelchina Residents of Northway
Herd. and Tetlin.
12....................... Caribou--40 Mile Residents of Unit 12,
Herd. north of Wrangell Park
Preserve and rural
residents of Unit 20(D)
and (E).
12 South of a line from Moose.............. Residents of Unit 11
Noyes Mountain, north of 62nd parallel
southeast of the and excluding BLM
confluence of Tatschunda parcels of north and
Creek to Nabesna River. south Slana; and
residents of Unit 12,
13(A)-(D) and the
residents of Chickaloon
and residents of Dot
Lake.
12 East of the Nabesna Moose.............. Residents of Unit 12.
River, south of the
Winter Trail from
Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian Border.
12 Remainder of Unit 12.. Moose.............. Residents of Unit 12 and
residents of Dot Lake
and Mentasta Lake.
12 Tok Management area... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
12 Remainder of Unit 12.. Sheep.............. No determination.
12....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 13.................. Brown Bear......... No Subsistence.
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13....................... Caribou Nelchina Residents of Units 11,
Herd. 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 12
(along Nabesna Road).
13(D).................... Goat............... No subsistence.
13....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 13 and
the residents of
Chickaloon.
13(E).................... Moose.............. No subsistence for
residents of McKinley
Village and the area
along the Parks Highway
between milepost 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
13 Tok and Delta Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Management Areas.
13(D).................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
13....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
13....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed & 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 & 23.
13....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 & 23.
Unit 14(B) and (C)....... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
14....................... Goat............... No subsistence.
14....................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
14(A) and (C)............ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
15....................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
15(C), Port Dick and Goat............... Residents of Port Graham
English Bay hunt areas. and English Bay.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area Goat............... Residents of Seldovia
area.
15 (A) and (B)........... Moose.............. No subsistence.
15(C), that portion Moose.............. Residents of Port Graham
southwest of a line from and English Bay.
Point Pogibshi to the
point of land between
Rocky Bay and Windy Bay.
15(C), Port Dick and Moose.............. No subsistence.
English Bay hunt areas.
15....................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
15....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
15....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 16.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
16(A).................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
16(B).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 16(B).
16....................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
16....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
16....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
16....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A)............... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 17,
and residents of
Goodnews Bay and
Platinum.
17 (A) and (B) Those 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) and (C)........... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 17.
17....................... Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
17 and residents of
Lime Village and Stony
River.
17 (A) and (B) Those 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.
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.
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 16-26.
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Unit 18.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Akiachak,
Akiak, Eek, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Mt.
Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
St. Mary's, and
Tuluksak.
18....................... Caribou (Kilbuck INTERIM DETERMINATION BY
caribou herd only). FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE
BOARD (12/18/91):
residents of Tuluksak,
Akiak, Akiachak,
Kwethluk, Bethel,
Oscarville, Napaskiak,
Napakiak, Kasigluk,
Atmanthluak,
Nunapitchuk,
Tuntutliak, Eek,
Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Platinum, Togiak,
and Twin Hills.
18 North of the Yukon Caribou (except Residents of Alakanuk,
River. Kilbuck caribou Andreafsky, Chevak,
herd). Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Kotlik, Kwethluk,
Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot Station,
Pitka's Point, Russian
Mission, St. Mary's,
St. Michael, Scammon
Bay, Sheldon Point, and
Stebbins.
18 Remainder............. Caribou (except Residents of Kwethluk.
Kilbuck caribou
herd).
18....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 18 and
residents of Upper
Kalskag.
18....................... Muskox............. No subsistence.
18....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 19(C), (D).......... Bison.............. No subsistence.
19(A).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 19(A),
(D), and Residents of
Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag
and Kwethluk.
19(B).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Kwethluk.
19(C).................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
19(D).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 19(A)
and (D), and residents
of Tulusak and Lower
Kalskag.
19(A) and (B)............ Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(A)
and (B) and Kwethluk;
and residents of Unit
18 in Kuskokwim
Drainage and Kuskokwim
Bay during the winter
season.
19(C).................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(C),
and residents of Lime
Village, McGrath,
Nikolai, and Telida.
19(D).................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(D),
and residents of Lime
Village, Sleetmute and
Stony River.
19(A) and (B)............ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 18
within Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from
and including the
Johnson River, and Unit
19.
19(C).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 19.
19(D).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 19 and
residents of Lake
Minchumina.
19....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 20(D)............... Bison.............. No subsistence.
20(E).................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
20(A), (C) (Delta, Caribou............ No determination, except
Yanert, and 20(C) herds) no subsistence for
and (D). residents of McKinley
Village, the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
20(D) and 20(E).......... Caribou 40-mile Residents of Unit 12
Herd. north of Wrangell Park-
Preserve, rural
residents of 20(D) and
residents of 20(E).
20(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Cantwell,
Minto, and Nenana. No
subsistence for
residents of McKinley
Village, the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
20(B).................... Moose.............. Minto Flats Management
Area--residents of
Minto and Nenana.
20(B).................... Moose.............. Remainder--rural
residents of Unit
20(B), and residents of
Nenana and Tanana.
20(C).................... Moose.............. Rural residents of Unit
20(C) (except that
portion within Denali
National Park and
Preserve and that
portion east of the
Teklanika River), and
residents of Cantwell,
Manley, Minto, Nenana,
the Parks Highway from
milepost 300-309,
Nikolai, Tanana and
Telida. No subsistence
for residents of
McKinley Village, the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and 239
and households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20(D).................... Moose.............. Rural residents of Unit
20(D) and residents of
Tanacross.
20(F).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 20(F),
Manley, Minto and
Stevens Village.
20 Tok and Delta Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Management Areas.
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20....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
20(D).................... Grouse, (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13, 15, 16, 20(D), 22
Sharp-tailed). and 23.
20(D).................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13, 15, 16, 20(D), 22
tailed). and 23.
Unit 21.................. Brown Bear......... Rural residents of Unit
21 and 23.
21....................... Caribou, Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of 22(A),
(B), 23, 24, and 26(A).
21(A) and (E)............ Caribou............ Residents of Unit 21(A)
and Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
Grayling, Holy Cross,
McGrath, Shageluk and
Takotna.
21(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(A),
(E), Takotna, McGrath,
Aniak and Crooked
Creek.
21(B) and (C)............ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(B)
and (C), residents of
Tanana and Galena.
21(D).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(D),
and residents of Huslia
and Ruby.
21(E).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(E)
and residents of
Russian Mission.
21....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
Unit 22.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Units 22.
22....................... Caribou, Western Residents of Units 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of Units
22(A), (B), 23, 24, and
26(A).
22....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 22.
22(B).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(B).
22(C).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(C).
22(D).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(D)
excluding St. Lawrence
Island.
22(E).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(E)
excluding Little
Diomede Island.
22....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
22....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
22....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 23.................. Brown Bear......... Rural residents of Units
21 and 23.
23....................... Caribou Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of Unit
22(A), (B), 23, 24, and
26(A).
23....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 23.
23 South of Kotzebue Muskox............. Residents of Unit 23
Sound and west of and South of Kotzebue Sound
including the Buckland and west of and
River draingage. including the Buckland
River drainage.
23 Remainder............. Muskox............. No subsistence.
23....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Unit 23
north of the Arctic
Circle.
23....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
23....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13, and the residents
Sharp-tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
23....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13, and the residents
tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 24.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 24 and
Wiseman, but not
including any other
residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor
Management Area.
24....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 24,
and residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass, Koyukuk
and Galena.
24....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Unit 24
residing north of the
Arctic Circle and
residents of Allakaket,
Atatna and Anaktuvuk
Pass.
24....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 25.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
25(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 25(A)
and residents of
Venetie only.
25(D) West............... Moose.............. Residents of Beaver,
Birch Creek and Stevens
Village.
25(D) Remainder.......... Moose.............. Residents of Remainder
of Unit 25.
25(A).................... Sheep.............. Residents of Arctic
Village, Chalkytsik,
Fort Yukon, Kaktovik
and Venetie.
25(B) and (C)............ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
25....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
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Unit 26.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 26
(except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex) and residents
of Anaktuvuk Pass and
Point Hope.
26....................... Caribou Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and 23,
24, and 26(A).
26(B).................... Caribou Central Residents of Anaktuvuk
Arctic Herd. Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut
and Wiseman.
26....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 26,
(except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), and residents
of Point Hope and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
26(A).................... Muskox............. Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
Point Lay, and
Wainwright.
26(B).................... Musk Oxen.......... Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
26(C).................... Musk Oxen.......... Residents of Kaktovik.
26(A) and (B)............ Sheep.............. Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut
and Wiseman.
26(C).................... Sheep.............. Residents of Arctic
Village, Chalkytsik,
Fort Yukon, Kaktovik,
Nuiqsut and Venetie.
26....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
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(2) Fish and shellfish determinations.
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Area Species Determination
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KOTZEBUE--NORTHERN AREA-- All finfish........ Residents of the
Northern District. Northern District,
except for those
domiciled in State of
Alaska Unit 26-B.
Kotzebue District........ Salmon, sheefish, Residents of the
char. Kotzebue District.
NORTON SOUND--PORT Salmon............. Residents of the Norton
CLARENCE AREA. Sound--Port Clarence
Area.
YUKON AREA............... Salmon............. Residents of the Yukon
Area, including the
community of Stebbins.
Yukon River, Fall Residents of the Yukon
chum, salmon. River drainage,
including the
communities of
Stebbins, Scammon Bay,
Hooper Bay, and Chevak.
Freshwater fish Residents of the Yukon
species, including Area.
sheefish,
whitefish,
lamprey, burbot,
sucker, grayling,
pike, char, and
blackfish.
KUSKOKWIM AREA........... Salmon............. Residents of the
Kuskokwim Area, except
those persons residing
on the United States
military installation
located on Cape
Newenham, Sparevohn
USAFB, and Tatalina
USAFB.
Rainbow trout...... Residents of the
communities of
Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Eek,
Akiak, and Platinum.
Pacific cod........ Residents of the
communities of Chevak,
Newtok, Tununak,
Toksook Bay, Nightmute,
Chefornak, Kipnuk,
Mekoryuk, Kwigillingok,
Kongiganak, Eek, and
Tuntutuliak.
Waters adjacent to the Herring and herring Residents within 20
western-most tip of the roe. miles of the coast
Naskonant Peninsula and between the westernmost
the terminus of the tip of the Naskonant
Ishowik River and around Peninsula and the
Nunivak Island. terminus of the Ishowik
River and on Nunivak
Island.
BRISTOL BAY AREA-- Salmon............. Residents of the
Nushagak District, Nushagak District and
including drainages freshwater drainages
flowing into the flowing into the
district. district.
Naknek-Kvichek District-- Salmon............. Residents of the Naknek
Naknek River drainage. and Kvichak River
drainages.
Naknek-Kvichek District-- Salmon............. Residents of the Iliamna-
Iliamna-Lake Clark Lake Clark drainage.
drainage.
Togiak District, Salmon and other Residents of the Togiak
including drainages freshwater finfish. District, freshwater
flowing into the drainages flowing into
district. the district, and the
community of Manokotak.
KODIAK AREA--except the Salmon............. Residents of the Kodiak
Mainland District, all Island Borough, except
waters along the those residing on the
southside of the Alaska Kodiak Coast Guard
Peninsula bounded by the Base.
latitude of Cape Douglas
(58 deg.52' North
latitude) mid-stream
Shelikof Strait, and
west of the longitude of
the southern entrance of
Kmuya Bay near Kilokak
Rocks (57 deg.11'22''
North latitude, 156
deg.20'30'' W longitude).
KODIAK AREA--except the King crab.......... Residents of the Kodiak
Semidi Island, the North Island Borough except
Mainland, and the South those residents on the
Mainland Sections. Kodiak Coast Guard
base.
COOK INLET AREA--Port Dolly Varden....... Residents of Port Graham
Graham Subdistrict. and English Bay.
Port Graham Subdistrict Salmon............. Residents of Port Graham
and Koyuktolik and English Bay.
Subdistrict.
Tyonek Subdistrict....... Salmon............. Residents of the village
of Tyonek.
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PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Salmon............. Residents of the
AREA--South-Western Southwestern District
District and Green which is mainland
Island. waters from the outer
point on the north
shore of Granite Bay to
Cape Fairfield, and
Knight Island, Chenega
Island, Bainbridge
Island, Evans Island,
Elrington Island,
Latouche Island and
adjacent islands.
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Salmon............. Residents of the
AREA--North of a line villages of Tatitlek
from Porcupine Point to and Ellamar.
Granite Point, and south
of a line from Point
Lowe to Tongue Point.
YAKUTAT AREA--Freshwater Salmon............. Residents of the area
upstream from the east of Yakutat Bay,
terminus of streams and including the islands
rivers of the Yakutat within Yakutat Bay,
Area from the Doame west of the Situk River
River to the Tsiu River. drainage, and south of
and including Knight
Island.
Freshwater upstream from Dolly Varden char, Residents of the area
the terminus of streams steelhead trout, east of Yakutat Bay,
and rivers of the and smelt. including the islands
Yakutat Area from the within Yakutat Bay,
Doame River to Point west of the Situk River
Manby. drainage, and south of
and including Knight
Island.
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
AREA--District 1-- Varden char. Saxman.
Section 1-E in waters of
the Naha River and
Roosevelt Lagoon.
District 1--Section 1-F Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
in Boca de Quadra in Varden char. Saxman.
waters of Sockeye Creek
and Hugh Smith Lake
within 500 yards of the
terminus of Sockeye
Creek.
District 2--North of the Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
latitude of the northern- Varden Char. Kasaan and in the
most tip of Chasina drainage of the
Point and west of a line southeastern shore of
from the northern-most the Kasaan Peninsula
tip of Chasina Point to west of 132 deg.20' W.
the eastern-most tip of long. and east of 132
Grindall Island to the deg.25' W. long.
eastern-most tip of the
Kasaan Peninsula.
District 3--Section 3-A.. Salmon and Dolly Residents of the
Varden char. townsite of Hydaburg.
District 3--Section 3-B Salmon, Dolly Residents of the City of
in waters east of a line Varden char, and Klawock and on Prince
from Point Ildefonso to steelhead trout. of Wales Island within
Tranquil Point. the boundaries of the
Klawock Heenya
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989, and
those residents of the
City of Craig and on
Prince of Wales Island
within the boundaries
of the Shan Seet
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989.
District 3--Section 3-C Salmon, Dolly Residents of the City of
in waters of Sarkar Varden char, and Klawock and on Prince
Lakes. steelhead trout. of Wales Island within
the boundaries of the
Klawock Heenya
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989, and
those residents of the
City of Craig and on
Prince of Wales Island
within the boundaries
of the Shan Seet
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989.
District 5--North of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Point Barrie Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
to Boulder Point. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 9--Section 9-A.. Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 9--Section 9-B Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
north of the latitude of Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
Swain Point. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 10--West of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Pinta Point to Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
False Point Pybus. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 12--South of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Fishery Point Varden char. Angoon and along the
to south Passage Point western shore of
and north of the Admiralty Island north
latitude of Point of the latitude of Sand
Caution. Island, south of the
latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134
deg.30' W. long.,
including Killisnoo
Island.
District 13--Section 13-A Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
south of the latitude of and Borough of Sitka in
Cape Edward. drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-B Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
north of the latitude of and Borough of Sitka in
Redfish Cape. drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
and Borough of Sitka in
drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
east of the longitude of Varden char. Angoon and along the
Point Elizabeth. western shore of
Admiralty Island north
of the latitude of Sand
Island, south of the
latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134
deg.30' W. long.,
including Killisnoo
Island.
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District 14--Section 14-B Salmon, smelt and Residents of the City of
and 14-C. Dolly Varden char. Hoonah and in Chichagof
Island drainages on the
eastern shore of Port
Frederick from Gartina
Creek to Point Sophia.
District 15--Chilkat and Salmon and smelt... Residents west of the
Chilkoot Rivers. Haines highway between
Mile 20 and Mile 24 and
east of the Chilkat
River, but not
elsewhere in Klukwan;
and, those residents of
other areas of the city
and borough of Haines,
excluding residents in
the drainage of
Excursion Inlet.
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3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. --
----.25 is added to read as follows:
Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Sec. ____.25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all
regulations contained in this section.
ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding
helicopters.
Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding
from the head of a caribou, deer, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, or moose having at least one
visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, or moose not having visible
antlers attached to the skull.
Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a
crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds
arrows at full draw.
Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more
steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than
seven-eighths inch.
Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler,
typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the
nose.
Buck means any male deer.
Bull means any male moose, caribou, or musk oxen.
Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.
Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year
of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its
first year of life.
Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who
may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed
hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.
Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and,
those parts of black bear, brown and grizzly bear, caribou, deer,
mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used
for human consumption which are: the meat of the ribs, neck, brisket,
front quarters as far as the juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna
(elbow), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-
fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and
hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed above does not
include: meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible
by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably
lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera.
Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident
qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in
accordance with these Federal Subsistence Management Regulations.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread
of 50 inches or more.
Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by
horn growth annuli.
Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed
grouse.
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the
taking occurs.
Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same
residence.
Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a
required hunting license.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air or water
conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the
prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are
issued by registration or other means.
Poison means any substance which is toxic, or poisonous upon
contact or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or
persons.
Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and [[Page 31554]] recording information about the
conditions under which the animal was harvested, and measurements of
the specimen submitted for sealing, or surrendering a specific portion
of the animal for biological information.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle,
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or
with both horns broken.
Skin, hide, pelt or fur mean any tanned or untanned external
covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur or
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws
attached.
Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture,
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length
of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.
Transportation means to ship, convey, carry or transport by any
means whatever, and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance,
carriage, or transportation.
Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping
seasons and with a required trapping license.
Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions herein, or
regulated under other Federal law as listed in Sec. ______.25(i).
Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,
caribou, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska
known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in
Sec. ______.25 as Units.
Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate,
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part,
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
(b) Wildlife may be taken for subsistence uses by any method,
except as prohibited below or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife
for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this
subpart. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation.
Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by this
subpart is prohibited.
(1) Except for special provisions found at Sec. ______.25(k) (1)
through (26), the following methods and means of taking wildlife for
subsistence uses are prohibited:
(i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
(ii) Using any poison;
(iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of
individuals, equipment or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an
emergency rescue operation in a life threatening situation;
(iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized vehicle, except from a motor-
driven boat if the motor has been completely shut off, and the boat's
progress from the motor's power has ceased;
(v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
(vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
(vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle,
rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of
ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--
(A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine.
(B) A muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, moose, musk oxen and
mountain goat;
(viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial
light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed
arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread
over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11
inches;
(ix) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a
valid hunting license may use nets and snares to take unclassified
wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession
of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
(x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
(xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale or otherwise take
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
(xii) Using a crossbow in any area restricted to hunting by bow and
arrow only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine;
(xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow,
unless the bow is capable of casting a \7/8\ inch wide broadhead-tipped
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead
together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);
(xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine;
except, bait may be used to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping
license, and, bait may be used to take black bears with a hunting
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at Sec. ______.25(k)
(1) through (26). Baiting of black bears is subject to the following
restrictions:
(A) No person may establish a black bear bait station unless he or
she first registers the site with ADF&G;
(B) A person using bait shall clearly mark the site with a sign
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays the person's
hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number;
(C) Only biodegradable materials may be used for bait; only the
head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife
may be used for bait;
(D) No person may use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly
maintained road or trail;
(E) No person may use bait within one mile of a house or other
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or
developed recreational facility;
(F) A person using bait shall remove litter and equipment from the
bait station site when hunting is completed;
(G) No person may give or receive remuneration for the use of a
bait station, including barter or exchange of goods;
(H) No person may have more than two bait stations with bait
present at any one time;
(xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine;
(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves,
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. following the day in
which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly
scheduled commercial aircraft); however this restriction does not apply
to subsistence taking of deer;
(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
(3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at
Sec. ______.25(b)(1):
(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup
or [[Page 31555]] feeding house may be disturbed in the course of
trapping;
(ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,
except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten
season in the same Unit;
(v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm
before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare;
(c) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as
specified in Sec. ______.25(c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4), or as otherwise
provided, no person may take a species of wildlife in any Unit, or
portion of a Unit, if that person's total statewide take of that
species has already been obtained under Federal and State regulations
in other Units, or portions of other Units.
(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ______.6(f)(3), an
animal taken by an individual as part of a community harvest limit
counts toward that individual's harvest limit for that species taken
under Federal or State regulations for areas outside of the community
harvest area.
(3) Individual harvest limits. (i) Harvest limits authorized by
Sec. ______.25 and bag limits established in State regulations may not
be accumulated.
(ii) Wildlife taken by a designated hunter for another person
pursuant to Sec. ______.6(f)(2), counts toward the individual harvest
limit of the person for whom the wildlife is taken.
(4) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species
and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are
separate and distinct. This means that a person who has taken a harvest
limit for a particular species under a trapping season may take
additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting
season or vice versa.
(5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit
having a harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear per year counts
against a one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years harvest
limit in other Units; an individual may not take more than one brown/
grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
(6) A harvest limit applies to the number of animals that can be
taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits for grouse,
ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that
may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also
regulated by the number that can be held in possession.
(7) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives
wildlife shall furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State
agent, a signed statement describing the following: names and addresses
of persons who gave and received wildlife, the time and place that the
wildlife was taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a
qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence
user to take wildlife on his or her behalf in accordance with
Sec. ______.6, the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed
statement.
(8) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take
wildlife on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with
Sec. ______.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska
resident.
(9) No person may possess, transport, give, receive or barter
wildlife that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a
regulation promulgated thereunder.
(10) Evidence of sex and identity. (i) If subsistence take of Dall
sheep is restricted to a ram, no person may possess or transport a
harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal.
(ii) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is
restricted to one sex in the local area, no person may possess or
transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient
portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the animal; however, Sec. ______.25(c)(10)(ii)
does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered
and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon
arrival at the location where it is to be consumed.
(iii) If a moose harvest limit includes an antler size or
configuration restriction, no person may possess or transport the moose
carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its
parts. A person possessing a set of antlers with less than the required
number of brow tines on one antler shall leave the antlers naturally
attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however,
Sec. ______.25(c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its
parts that have been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise
prepared for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be
stored or consumed.
(d) A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged for
scientific studies must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or
the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the
animal was taken. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other
identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if
sealing is required; in all cases, any identification equipment must be
returned to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for
bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified
in this paragraph (e), and black bears of all color phases taken in
Units 1-7, 11-16, and 20.
(2) No person may possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned
skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by
an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or
Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear
taken under a registration permit in the Western Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit
5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
(3) A person who possesses a bear shall keep the skin and skull
together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary
premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin;
however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the
Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown
Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from
the Management Area or Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, no
person may possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have
the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the bear.
(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the [[Page 31556]] area, it
must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham,
or McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall
remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must be
first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks,
Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the
bear.
(iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from
the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed
from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front
claws of the bear.
(4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in
accordance with State regulations.
(f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No
person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or
outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
(g) A person who takes a species listed in Sec. ______.25(f) but
who is unable to present the skin in person, must complete and sign a
temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary sealing
form and skin are presented to an authorized representative of ADF&G
for sealing consistent with requirements listed in Sec. ______.25(f).
(h) Utilization of wildlife. (1) No person may use wildlife as food
for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except for the following:
(i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife;
(ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;
(iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse and ptarmigan; however,
the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan may not be used as animal food
or bait;
(iv) Unclassified wildlife.
(2) A person taking wildlife for subsistence shall salvage the
following parts for human use:
(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten,
mink, weasel or otter;
(ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide
of brown bears taken in the Western and Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear
Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) need not be salvaged;
(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots,
beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
(3) Failure to salvage edible meat of ungulates, bear, or grouse
and ptarmigan is prohibited.
(4) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if
such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person,
including theft of the harvested wildlife, unanticipated weather
conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.
(i) The regulations found in Sec. ______.25 do not apply to the
subsistence taking and use of wildlife regulated pursuant to the Fur
Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 927, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), or any
amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of wildlife, covered by
these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these
Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations.
(j) Rural residents, non-rural residents, and nonresidents not
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from hunting or trapping
on public lands in an area, may hunt or trap on public lands in
accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
(k) Unit regulations. Subsistence taking of unclassified wildlife,
all squirrel species, and marmots is allowed in all Units, without
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Subsistence taking of
wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of the
established Unit harvest limits, is prohibited unless otherwise
modified by subsequent regulation. Taking of wildlife under State
regulations on public lands is permitted, except as otherwise
restricted at Sec. ______.25(k)(1) through (26). Additional Unit-
specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife
are identified at Sec. ______.25(k)(1) through (26).
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages south of the latitude of
Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all
drainages of Ernest Sound;
(ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages between the latitude of
Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all
drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands
east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between
Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding
Blake Island), Ernest Sound and Seward Passage;
(iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the
latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all
mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude
of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;
(iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the
latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of
Berners Bay;
(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;
(B) Unit 1(A)--in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage
downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage,
is closed to the taking of bear;
(C) Unit 1(B)--the Anan Creek drainage is closed to the taking of
black bear;
(D) Unit 1(C):
(1) The area within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S.
Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's
parking area, is closed to hunting;
(2) The area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier,
Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a
line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier, is
closed to the taking of mountain goat;
(vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the trapping of furbearers for
subsistence uses is prohibited on the following public lands:
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(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail.
(vii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and
1(D) between April 15 and June 15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(C) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory years by 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 deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only...... No open season.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north of the Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Bradfield Canal and the North Fork of the
Bradfield River. 1 goat by State
registration permit only; that portion
between LeConte Bay and the North Fork of
Bradfield River/Canal will require a
Federal registration permit for the
taking of a second goat; the taking of
kids or nannies accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)--Remainder--2 Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
goats by State registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into Lynn Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler
River and Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat
by State registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into No open season.
Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between
Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier,
and all drainages of the Chilkat Range
south of the Endicott River.
Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying north of the Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
Katzehin River and northeast of the
Haines highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between No open season.
Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass
and Yukon Railroad.
Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull................ Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1(B)--south and east of LeConte Bay Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
and Glacier--1 antlered bull with spike-
fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow
tines on either antler, by Federal
registration permit only. Public lands
within the Stikine River drainage are
closed to the taking of moose, except in
accordance with these regulations by
qualified rural residents during seasons
identified above.
Remainder of Unit 1(B).................... No open season.
Unit 1(C)--excluding drainages of Berners Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Bay--1 antlered bull by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)................................. No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day........................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)--No limit......... Dec. 1-May 15.
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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 westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Deer:
4 deer; however, no more than one may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may
be taken only during the period Oct. 15-
Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day........................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B),
north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east
of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu,
Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell,
and Deer Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on
each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake
campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and
wolverine;
(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to
the taking of black bears;
(C) Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-
fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure
markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting
closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge, are closed
to all hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski Island, Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Butterworth Islands, and that portion of
Kupreanof Island which includes
Lindenburg Peninsula east of the Portage
Bay/Duncan Canal Portage--1 antlered deer
by State registration permit only;
however, the city limits of Petersburg
and Kupreanof are closed to hunting.
Remainder of Unit 3--2 antlered deer...... Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Moose:
Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell Islands--1 Oct. 1-Oct. 15.
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either
antler by State registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 3....................... No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day........................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island No limit............ Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island No limit..... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 1(C) and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof,
Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the
southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King
Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking
of bears;
(B) The Salt Lake Bay Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the
head of Mitchell Bay, is closed to the taking of bears;
(C) Port Althorp (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port
Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point
(Trap Rock), is closed to the taking of brown bears;
(D) Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of
all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and
east of the drainage divide from the northwest point of Gull Cove to
Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and
Mud Bay, is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown
bear hunting, or for the taking of marten, mink, or weasel.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Boats may not be used to take bear, wolves, or wolverine,
except for persons certified as disabled.
(B) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
(C) Chichagof Island is closed to the use of any motorized land
vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and west of Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
a line that follows the crest of the Mar. 15-May 31.
island from Rock Point (58 deg. N. lat.,
136 deg. 21' W. long.), to Rodgers Point
(57 deg. 35' N. lat., 135 deg. 33' W.
long.) including Yakobi and other
adjacent islands; Baranof Island south
and west of a line which follows the
crest of the island from Nismeni Point
(57 deg. 34' N. lat., 135 deg. 25' W.
long.), to the entrance of Gut Bay (56
deg. 44' N. lat., 134 deg. 38' W. long.)
including the drainages into Gut Bay and
including Kruzof and other adjacent
islands--1 bear every four regulatory
years by State registration permit only.
Unit 4--that portion in the Northeast Mar. 15-May 20.
Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear
every four regulatory years by State
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every four Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
regulatory years by State registration Mar. 15-May 20.
permit only.
Deer:
6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31.
Goat:
1 goat by State registration permit only.. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day........................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 4--that portion east of Chatham Dec. 1-May 15.
Strait--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4 No open season.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit........ Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit............. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit........ Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit............. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and
islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay,
including the Guyot Hills;
(A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay,
Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and
includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;
(B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5;
(ii) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to
all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(C) Unit 5 is open to brown bear hunting by Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; no State metal locking tag
is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 5, provided that the hunter
has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) The taking by residents of Unit 5(A) of up to 10 moose per
regulatory year in Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench, is allowed for
ceremonial potlatches and other ceremonial uses, under the terms of a
Federal registration permit. Moose may be taken from August 1 through
December 31. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request
of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not cumulative with any
potlatch moose permitted by the State.
(E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or
moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number
of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear by Federal registration permit only Sept. 1-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 5(A)--1 buck......................... Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5(B)................................. No open season.
Goat:
1 goat by State registration permit only.. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Moose:
Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench--1 Oct. 15-Nov. 15.
antlered bull by State registration
permit only. The season will be closed
when 60 antlered bulls have been taken
from the Unit. The season will be closed
in that portion west of the Dangerous
River when 30 antlered bulls have been
taken in that area. From Oct. 15-Oct. 21,
public lands will be closed to taking of
moose, except by rural Alaska residents
of Unit 5(A).
Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit only. The season will
be closed when 25 antlered bulls have
been taken from the entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day........................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
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Beaver:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:....................................
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the
Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague,
and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie
Juan and Kings River drainages:
(A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
(C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
(D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6;
(ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Goat Mountain goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by Miles Lake and Miles
Glacier, on the south and east by Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant
Glacier, and on the west by the Copper River, is closed to the taking
of mountain goat;
(B) The Heney Range goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River Highway and west of the
Eyak River, is closed to the taking of mountain goat.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Coyotes may be taken in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of
artificial lights.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
1 bear.................................... Sept. 1-June 30.
Deer:
4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
taken only from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
Goats:
Unit 6(A), (B)--1 goat by State Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 6(C)................................. No open season.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG244, RG249, Aug 20-Jan. 31.
RG266 and RG252 only)--1 goat by Federal
registration permit only.
In each of the Unit 6(D) subareas, goat
seasons will be closed when harvest
limits for that subarea are reached.
Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242--2
goats, RG244--2 goats, RG249--2 goats,
RG266--4 goats, RG252--1 goat.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and RG245)--The No open season.
taking of goats is prohibited on all
public lands.
Coyote:
Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes.............. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6(B)--No limit....................... July 1-June 30.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River July 1-June 30.
Highway and east of the Heney Range--No
limit.
Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit.......... July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver No open season.
Phases).
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra)
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx.......................................... No open season.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............... Aug. 1-May 15.
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Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Trapping--20 beaver per season............ Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
Unit 6(A), (B) and (D)--No limit.......... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Highway and east of the Heney Range--No
limit.
Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit.......... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between
Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River
drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the
Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west
of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150 deg. W.
long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150 deg. W. long.,
from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Kenai Fjords National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
(B) The Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of
Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and
Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek,
Glacier Creek and Byron Glacier, is closed to hunting; however, grouse,
ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels may be hunted with shotguns after
September 1.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15; except Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
Unit 7--3 bears........................... July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
Unit 7--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
National Wildlife Refuge--2 wolves.
Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves............... Aug. 10-Apr. 30
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
20 Beaver per season...................... Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-May 15.
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Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale,
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other
adjacent islands.
(i) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
(ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Deer:
Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
north of a line from the head of Settlers
Cove to Crescent Lake (57 deg. 52' N.
lat., 152 deg. 58' W. long.), and east of
a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake
to Mount Ellison Peak and from Mount
Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at Whale
Passage, and that portion of Kodiak
Island east of a line from the mouth of
Saltery Creek to the mouth at Elbow
Creek, and adjacent small islands in
Chiniak Bay--1 deer; however, antlerless
deer may be taken only from Oct. 25-Oct.
31.
Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island and Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
adjacent islands south and west of a line
from the head of Terror Bay to the head
of the south-western most arm of Ugak
Bay--5 deer; however, antlerless deer may
be taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken only from
Oct. 1-Dec. 31; no more than 1 antlerless
deer may be taken from Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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(9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and
adjacent islands including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean
drainages west of and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages
into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of
Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin
Islands:
(A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into
Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16
(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and
Preserve;
(B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;
(C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the
Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National
Park and Preserve;
(D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a
line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American
Bay including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of
the Shumagin Islands;
(E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Katmai National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
(B) The use of motorized vehicles, excluding aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts, is prohibited from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek
Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek
River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek
drainage; however, this restriction does not apply to a motorized
vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, [[Page 31565]] Lake Camp, and Rapids
Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces
of the Naknek River and Big Creek.
(C) A firearm may be used under a trapping license to take beaver
in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from
April 1-April 30.
(D) Unit 9(B) (Nondalton residents only) is open to brown bear
hunting by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 9(B), provided
that the hunter has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to
hunting.
(E) The taking in Unit 9(B) by residents of Newhalen, Nondalton,
Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth of up to a total per regulatory
year of 10 bull moose among the communities is allowed for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose
may be taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits, available to all 5
communities, will be issued until all 10 permits are used to
individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 10 moose
limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the
State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of Nondalton Oct. 1-Oct. 21
only--1 bear by Federal registration May 10-May 25.
permit only.
Unit 9(B)--1 bear every four regulatory Oct. 1-Oct. 21 (odd
years. years only);
May 10-May 25 (even
years only).
Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal registration Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only. May 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9(A)--4 caribou; however, no more Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10-Sept.
30 and no more than 1 caribou may be
taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 9(C)--4 caribou; however, no more Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
than 1 may be a cow, no more than 2
caribou may be taken Aug. 10-Nov. 30, and
no more than 1 caribou may be taken per
calendar month between Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no more than Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
2 may be bulls.
Unit 9(D)--closed to all hunting of No open season.
caribou.
Unit 9(E)--that portion southwest of the No open season.
headwaters of Fireweed and Blueberry
Creeks (north of Mt. Veniaminof) to and
including the Sandy River drainage on the
Bristol Bay side of the Alaska Peninsula;
and that portion south of Seal Cape to
Ramsey Bay on the Pacific side of the
Alaska Peninsula divide is closed to all
hunting of caribou.
Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou......... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Sheep:
Unit 9(B)--Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth
only--1 ram with 7/8 curl horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with 7/8 curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn.
Moose:
Unit 9(A)--1 antlered bull................ Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 9(B)--1 antlered bull................ Aug. 20-Sept. 15
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into the Sept. 1-Sept. 15
Naknek River from the north--1 antlered Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into the Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Naknek River from the south--1 antlered 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, antlerless moose may
be taken by Federal registration permit
only. The antlerless season will be
closed when 5 antlerless moose have been
taken. Public lands are closed during
December for the hunting of moose, except
by eligible rural Alaska residents during
seasons identified above..
Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31..
Unit 9(E)--1 antlered bull................ Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Artic (Blue and White):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
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Beaver:
Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season; however, Jan. 1-May 31.
no more than 20 may be taken between Apr.
1-May 31.
Remainder of Unit 9--40 beaver per season; Jan. 1-Apr. 30.
however, no more than 20 may be taken
between Apr. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak
Island and the Pribilof Islands;
(ii) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any
wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Caribou:
Unit 10--Unimak Island only............... No open season.
Remainder of Unit 10--No limit............ July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the
headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area
drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles
Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations; [[Page 31567]]
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Closed to all hunting of caribou.......... No open season.
Sheep:
1 sheep................................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
1 antlered bull........................... Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified
above.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
2 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified
above.
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(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage
upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the
east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in
Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30;
(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 12 during April and October with a
steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than 3/32 inch
diameter, is prohibited.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12--that portion west of the Nabesna No open season.
River within the drainages of Jack Creek,
Platinum Creek, and Totschunda Creek--The
taking of caribou is prohibited on public
lands.
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Unit 12--that portion lying east of the No open season.
Nabesna River and south of the Winter
Trail running southeast from Pickerel
Lake to the Canadian border--The taking
of caribou is prohibited on public lands.
Remainder of Unit 12--1 bull.............. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
1 bull caribou may be taken by a Federal Winter season to be
registration permit during a winter announced by the Board.
season to be announced for the rural
Alaska residents of Tetlin and Northway
only.
Sheep:
1 ram with full curl horn or larger....... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 12--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Tanana, Nabesna, and Chisana Rivers Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
within the Tetlin National Wildlife
Refuge and those lands within the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve
north and east of a line formed by the
Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the
Canadian border to the southern boundary
of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge--1
antlered bull. The November season is
open by Federal registration permit only.
Unit 12--that portion lying east of the Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Nabesna River and south of the Winter
Trail running southeast from Pickerel
Lake to the Canadian border--1 antlered
bull.
Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
15 beaver per season...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Sept. 20-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the
east bank of the Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the
west bank of the Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the
Slana River drainages north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the
Delta River upstream from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the
drainages into the Nenana River upstream from the southeast corner of
Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River
upstream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into
the east bank of the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with
Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali
National Park) upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River;
the drainages into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to
the base of the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna
Glacier; the drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between
its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages
into the north bank of the Talkeetna River; the drainages into the east
bank of the Chickaloon River; the drainages of the Matanuska River
above its confluence with the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a
line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn
Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the
Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot
of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper
River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its
junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of
the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the
[[Page 31569]] Gulkana River, then westerly along the west bank of the
West Fork of the Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then
across the divide into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream
into the Tyone River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River,
then down the southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina
Creek, then up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide
and down Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the
boundary of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of
beginning;
(B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a
line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana
River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River,
then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13,
then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier,
then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the
Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across
the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River,
then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the
Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning;
(C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the
Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;
(D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit
13(A);
(E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13;
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980 are closed to subsistence. Subsistence uses as
authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(13) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the 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, the use of motorized vehicles for subsistence
hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The
Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13(B)
bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and
the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the
Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the
Richardson Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at approximately Mile 170,
then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly
along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with
Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
2 caribou by Federal registration permit Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Oil Jan. 5-Mar. 31.
Pipeline right-of-way is prohibited. The
right-of-way is identified as the area
occupied by the pipeline (buried or above
ground) and the cleared area 25 feet on
either side of the pipeline.
Sheep:
Unit 13--excluding Unit 13(D) and the Tok Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
and Delta Management Areas--1 ram with \7/
8\ curl horn.
Moose:
1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
registration permit only; only 1 permit
will be issued per household.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine, except by eligible rural
Alaska residents during seasons
identified above.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season...................... Oct. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31
Wolverine:
2 wolverine............................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine, except by eligible rural
Alaska residents during seasons
identified above.
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(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side
of Turnagain Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage,
drainages into Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and
Matanuska Rivers in Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook
Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the
Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into
the south bank of the Talkeetna River:
(A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west
by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and
by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon
River, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south
by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its
mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik
Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6
boundary;
(B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit
14(A);
(C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit
14(A);
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Fort Richardson Management Area, consisting of the Fort
Richardson Military Reservation, is restricted to the subsistence
taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by permit only;
(B) The Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages
south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north
of and including Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to hunt black bear between
April 15 and May 25;
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
Unit 14 (A) and (C)--1 bear............... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 14(A)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Oct. 10.
years. May 1-May 25.
Coyote:
Unit 14 (A) and (C)--2 coyotes............ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14--2 foxes.......................... Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
Unit 14(A)--5 hares per day............... July 1-June 30.
Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day............... Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in possession.. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession... Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in possession.. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in possession.. Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season.......... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 14(C)--that portion within the Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek,
Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River and
the drainages of Knik River outside
Chugach State Park--20 beaver per season.
Coyote:
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Unit 14(A)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14(A)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Unit 14(C)--1 fox......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter:
Unit 14(A)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
Unit 14(A)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai
Peninsula and adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook
Inlet and Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude
line 150 deg. 00' W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in
Turnagain Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line
150 deg. 00' W. to the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along
the Chugach National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian
Lake; and including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the
Chugach National Forest boundary:
(A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the
Kenai River and Skilak Lake;
(B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the
Kenai River and Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof River, Tustumena
Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
(C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15;
(ii) The Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 15(A) bounded by a line beginning at the eastern most
junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3),
then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly
along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak
Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower
Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake
Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its western most junction
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to
the point of beginning, is closed to the taking of wildlife, except
that grouse and ptarmigan may be taken only from October 1-March 1 by
bow and arrow only;
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) The Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area is closed to
subsistence trapping of furbearers;
(C) That portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai River, Skilak
Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier is closed to the trapping of
marten;
(D) Taking a red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel
trap or snare is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
Unit 15--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
National Wildlife Refuge--2 Wolves.
Unit 15--Remainder--5 Wolves.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 Wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 15 (A) and (B)--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Unit 15(C)--20 per day, 40 in possession.. Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Unit 15(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession... Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver: 20 Beaver per season Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
1 Fox..................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
Unit 15(B)--that portion east of the Kenai No open season.
River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River and
Skilak Glacier.
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Remainder of Unit 15--No limit............ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter:
Unit 15 (A), (B)--No limit................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Unit 15(C)--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine:
Unit 15 (B) and (C)--No limit............. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet
between Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek
drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence
with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the
Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna
River, and drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River
upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage
of the Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east
bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River,
east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna
Glacier;
(B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16; (ii) The Mount
McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980, is
closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses as authorized by
______.25(k)(16) are permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands
added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
1 caribou................................. Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay Drainages south Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
and west of, and including the Kustatan
River drainage--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Sept. 25-Sept. 30 and from Dec. 1-Feb. 28
by Federal registration permit only.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping:
Beaver:
30 beaver per season...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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.
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Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay
and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all
islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the
Walrus Islands:
(A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
(B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
(C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17; (ii) In the
following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legally permitted hunting
camps, the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit
17(B), is closed from Aug. 1-Nov. 1 to the use of any motorized vehicle
for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine, including
transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or
wolverine;
(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of
Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 17(A) and that portion of Unit 17(B) Sept. 1-May 31.
draining into the Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear every four Sept. 20-Oct. 10.
regulatory years. May 10-May 25.
Unit 17(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 10-Oct. 10.
years. Apr. 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 17(A) and (C)--that portion of 17(A) Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
and (C) consisting of the Nushagak
Peninsula south of the Igushik River,
Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to
Tvativak Bay--1 caribou by Federal
registration permit. Public lands are
closed to the taking of caribou except by
the residents of Togiak, Twin Hills,
Manokotak, Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark's
Point, and Ekuk during seasons identified
above.
Unit 17(B) and (C)--that portion of 17(C) Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
east of the Nushagak River--5 caribou;
however, no more than 2 caribou may be
bulls.
Sheep:
1 ram with full curl horn or larger....... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 17(B)--that portion that includes all Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
the Mulchatna River drainage upstream
from and including the Chilchitna River
drainage--1 bull by State registration
permit only; however, during the period
Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork bull or a
bull with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more brow tines on one side may be taken
with a State harvest ticket.
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bull by State Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
registration permit only; however, during Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
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 includes the Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Iowithla drainage and Sunshine Valley and
all lands west of Wood River and south of
Aleknagik Lake--1 bull by State
registration permit only; however, during
the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork
bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or
with 3 or more brow tines on one side may
be taken with a State harvest ticket.
Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 bull by State Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
registration permit only; however, during Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
the period Sept. 1-Sept. 15 a spike/fork
bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers or
with 3 or more brow tines on one side may
be taken with a State harvest ticket.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
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15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 17(A)--20 beaver per season.......... Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 17(B) and (C)--20 beaver per season.. Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the
Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn
between Lower Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into the
Bering Sea from Cape Newenham on the south to and including the
Pastolik River drainage on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and
adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Kalskag Controlled Use Area which consists of that portion
of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River,
northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, then east along
the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back
to Lower Kalskag is closed to the use of aircraft for hunting any
ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the transportation of any
hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or
wolverine part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the Area
and points outside the Area;
(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of
Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
in Unit 18 from Apr. 1-Jun. 10.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
1 bear.................................... Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 18--that portion south of the Yukon Dec. 15-Jan. 9.
River--Kilbuck caribou herd; rural Alaska Feb. 23-Mar. 15.
residents domiciled in Tuluksak, Akiak,
Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville,
Napaaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigiuk,
Atmauthluak, Nunapitchuk, Tuntutuliak,
Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Platinum,
Togiak, and Twin Hills, only. A Federal
registration permit is required. The
number of permits available for these
hunts will be determined at a later date.
The season will be closed when the total
harvest reaches guidelines as described
in the approved ``Oavilnguut (Kilbuck)
Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan.
Unit 18--that portion north of the Yukon Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
River--5 caribou per day.
Remainder of Unit 18...................... No open season.
Moose:
Unit 18--that portion north and west of a Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak
Mountain, and then to Mountain Village,
and west of, but not including, the
Andreafsky River drainage--1 antlered
bull.
Unit 18--Goodnews River and Kanektok River No open season.
drainages.
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Unit 18--Kuskokwim River drainage--1 Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
antlered bull. A 10-day hunt (1 bull, Winter season to be
evidence of sex required) will be opened announced.
by announcement sometime between Dec. 1
and Feb. 28.
Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered bull. A Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
10-day hunt (1 bull, evidence of sex Winter season to be
required) will be opened by announcement announced.
sometime between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28.
Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to the
hunting of moose, except by rural Alaska
residents of Unit 18 and Upper Kalskag
during seasons identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-May 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage
upstream from Lower Kalskag:
(A) Unit 19(A) consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and
downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south
bank, excluding Unit 19(B);
(B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from
and including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage
upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south
of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at
Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage
upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and
including the Can Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east
of a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 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) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses
as authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(19) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) The Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 19(D) upstream from the mouth of Big River including
the drainages of the Big River, Middle Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and
Tonzona River, and bounded by a line following the west bank of the
Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River to 152 deg.50' W.
long., then north to the boundary of Denali National Preserve, then
following [[Page 31576]] the western boundary of Denali National
Preserve north to its intersection with the Minchumina-Telida winter
trail, then west to the crest of Telida Mountain, then north along the
crest of Munsatli Ridge to elevation 1,610, then northwest to Dyckman
Mountain and following the crest of the divide between the Kuskokwim
River and the Nowitna drainage, and the divide between the Kuskokwim
River and the Nixon Fork River to Loaf bench mark on Halfway Mountain,
then south to the west side of Big River drainage, the point of
beginning, is closed during moose hunting seasons to the use of
aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the Controlled Use Area, or between a publicly owned
airport within the area and points outside the area;
(C) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 19(A) and (B) that portion which is Sept. 1-May 31.
downstream of and including the Aniak
River drainage--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 19(A), (B), and (D)--1 Sept. 10-May 25.
bear every four regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim River--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
caribou. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 19(A) south of the Kuskokwim River, Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
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 Kuskokwim Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
River--1 caribou.
Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 caribou........ Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents domiciled July 1-June 30.
in Lime Village only; no individual
harvest limit but a village harvest quota
of 200 caribou; cows and calves may not
be taken from Apr. 1-Aug. 9. Reporting
will be by a community reporting system.
Sheep:
1 ram with 7/8 curl....................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents of Lime July 1-June 30.
Village only--No individual harvest
limit, but a village harvest quota of 40
moose (including those taken under the
State Tier II system); either sex.
Reporting will be by a community
reporting system.
Unit 19(A)--that portion north of the Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
including the Kolmakof River drainage and Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
south of the Kuskokwim River upstream Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
from, but not including the Holokuk River
drainage--1 moose; however, antlerless
moose may be taken only during the Feb. 1-
Feb. 10 season.
Remainder of Unit 19(A)--1 bull........... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull............... Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull............... Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
Unit 19(D)--that portion of the 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.
Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 antlered bull.. Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):...
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
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Beaver:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage
upstream from and including the Tozitna River drainage to and including
the Hamlin Creek drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon
River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue
River and Fortymile River drainages and the Tanana River drainage north
of Unit 13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson River;
(A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of
the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana
River from its confluence with the Delta River downstream to its
confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east
bank of the Nenana River;
(B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and
including the Banner Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north
bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;
(D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the
west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream
to, but excluding the Banner Creek drainage;
(E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and
the Ladue River drainage;
(F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses
as authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(20) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
(C) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as provided below. The use of snowmobiles is authorized
only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within
the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed
highway vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the
Corridor is authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents
living within the Corridor;
(D) The Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of
the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, then west
along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked
Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters on
North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters of
Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence
Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the Fortymile River,
then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile
River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork
of the Fortymile River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly
along the south bank of Champion Creek to its confluence with Little
Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion
Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a direct line to Mile
140 on the Taylor Highway, is closed to the use of any motorized
vehicle for hunting from August 5-September 20; however, this
[[Page 31578]] does not prohibit motorized access via, or
transportation of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any
airport;
(E) The Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then
northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome,
then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to
the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a
point where it joins the Tanana River three miles above Old Minto, then
along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and
sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and
Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning, is open
to moose hunting by permit only;
(F) The Fairbanks Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream
subdivision 0SE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2
North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B)
bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana
River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek
and Cripple Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester
Creek, then up Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek,
then up Ready Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down
Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly
along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then
up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele
Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then
southerly along the pipeline right-of-way to the Chena River, then
along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then
southerly along Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana
River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to
the point of beginning, is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only;
(G) The Ferry Trail Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20(A) bounded on the north by the Rex Trail; on the west by the
east bank of the Nenana River from its intersection with the Rex Trail
south to the divide forming the north boundary of the Lignite Creek
drainage; on the south by that divide easterly and southerly to the
headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak, then along a
southwesterly line to the confluence of Healy Creek and Coal Creek,
then upstream easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to the north
fork of Healy Creek, then along the north fork of Healy Creek to its
headwaters; on the east by a straight line from the headwaters of Healy
Creek to the headwaters of Dexter Creek, then along Dexter Creek to the
Totatlanika River, then down the east bank of the Totatlanika River to
the Rex Trail is open to caribou hunting by permit only.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30;
(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and October with
a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch
diameter, is prohibited;
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1 bear every Sept. 1-May 31.
four regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal registration Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
permit only; the season will close when a Nov. 15-Feb. 28.
harvest quota of 150 for the Fortymile
herd has been reached.
Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River drainage--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
caribou; however, only bull caribou may Nov. 26-Dec. 10.
be taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Mar. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon River...... No open season.
Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 bull........... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Moose:
Unit 20(A)--the Ferry Trail Management Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Area--1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow
tines on one side.
Remainder of Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull.. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 20(B)--that portion within the Minto Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Flats Management Area--1 bull by Federal Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
registration permit only.
Unit 20(B)--the drainage of the Middle Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Fork of the Chena River and that portion
of the Salcha River Drainage upstream
from and including Goose Creek--1
antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 20(B)--1 antlered bull.. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 20(C)--that portion within Denali Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
National Park and Preserve west of the Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
Toklat River, excluding lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it
existed prior to December 2, 1980--1
antlered bull; however, white-phased or
partial albino (more than 50 percent
white) moose may not be taken.
Remainder of Unit 20(C)--1 antlered bull; Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
however, white-phased or partial albino
(more than 50 percent white) moose may
not be taken.
Unit 20(E)--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Ladue, Sixty-mile, and Forty-mile Rivers
(all forks) from Mile 9\1/2\ to Mile 145
Taylor Highway, including the Boundary
Cutoff Road--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 20(E)--that portion Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
draining into the Yukon River upstream
from and including the Charley River
drainage to and including the Boundary
Creek drainages and the Taylor Highway
from mile 145 to Eagle--1 antlered bull.
Unit 20(F)--that portion within the Dalton Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 antlered bull.. Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
Unit 20(E)--2 lynx........................ Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Remainder of Unit 20--2 lynx.............. Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):.
Unit 20(D)--that portion south of 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, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 20--those portions within five miles Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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:
Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit 20(E), Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
and 20(D)--that portion draining into the
north bank of the Tanana River, including
the islands in the Tanana River--25
beaver.
Remainder of Unit 20(D)--15 beaver........ Feb. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 20(F)--50 beaver..................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
Unit 20(E)--No limit...................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Remainder Unit 20--No limit............... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
Unit 20(E)--No limit...................... Sept. 20-June 10.
Remainder of Unit 20--No limit............ Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
Unit 20(E)--No limit...................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30
Remainder of Unit 20--No limit............ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon
River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River
drainage on the north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River
drainage on the south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River upstream
and including from the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
(B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
(C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
(E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg.
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, [[Page 31580]] then
westerly along the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk
Island) to the point of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting
seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft
between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area; all
hunters on the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G operated check station
at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River)
are required to stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check
station;
(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of
Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,
then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River,
then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west
bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River,
then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with
Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its
mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the
area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1.
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Units 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as
the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
(D) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory years........ Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 21(A), (B), (C), and (E)--1 caribou.. Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon River and Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Winter
east of the Koyukuk River--1 caribou; season to be announced.
however, 2 additional caribou may be
taken during a winter season to be
announced.
Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western Arctic July 1-June 30.
Caribou herd)--5 caribou per day;
however, cow caribou may not be taken May
16-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 21(A)--1 bull........................ Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
moose may be taken only from Sept. 21- Feb. 1-Feb. 5.
Sept. 25 and Feb. 1-Feb. 5; moose may not
be taken within one-half mile of the
Yukon River during the February season.
Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, only bulls Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
may be taken from Aug. 20-Sept. 25; moose Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
may not be taken within one-half mile of
the Innoko or Yukon River during the
February season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 21(E)--No Limit...................... Nov. 1-June 1.
Remainder of Unit 21--No Limit............ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
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No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound,
Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but
not including, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound,
and all adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the
Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers:
(A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
(B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok
Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
(D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into
the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and
including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;
(E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and
Fairway Rock.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 22 during the established seasons.
(B) Snowmachines may be used to take caribou and moose in Unit 22
during established seasons; however, shooting from a snowmachine in
motion is prohibited.
(C) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for
red fox or wolf, may be used for subsistence purposes.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 22(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
years. May 10-May 25.
Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 22(A) and (B)--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16-
June 30.
Moose:
Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull; however the Aug. 1-Oct. 10.
period of Oct. 1-Oct. 10 is restricted to Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
residents of Unit 22(A) only.
Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec.
31; no person may take a cow accompanied
by a calf.
Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull............... Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
Unit 22(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-Dec.
31; no person may take a cow accompanied
by a calf.
Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person may take a Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
cow accompanied by a calf.
Muskox:
Unit 22(D) and (E)--1 bull by Federal Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of muskox
except by Federally-qualified subsistence
users.
Remainder of Unit 22...................... No open season.
Coyote:
Federal public lands are closed to the No open season.
taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine:
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1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of and including Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
the Niukluk River drainage--40 per day,
80 in possession.
Unit 22 Remainder--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 22(A) and (B)--50 beaver............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 22(C), (D), and (E)--50 beaver....... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
Federal public lands are closed to the No open season.
taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea,
and Arctic Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River
drainage to Cape Lisburne;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Noatak Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 23 in a corridor extending five miles on either side of the
Noatak River beginning at the mouth of the Noatak River, and extending
upstream to the mouth of Sapun Creek, is closed for the period August
25-September 15 to the use of aircraft in any manner either for hunting
of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of
hunters or harvested species. This does not apply to the transportation
of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by
regularly scheduled flights to communities by carriers that normally
provide scheduled air service;
(B) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A) is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting; aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears;
however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Motor-driven boats or snowmachines may be used to take caribou;
however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is prohibited.
(B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire
cartridges;
(C) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1-Jun. 10.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 23--except the Baldwin Peninsula Sept. 1-May 31.
north of the Arctic Circle--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
15 caribou per day; however, cow caribou July 1-June 30.
may not be taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 23--that portion west of Howard Pass No open season.
and the Aniuk, Cutler and Redstone Rivers.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with 7/8 curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn or larger..
Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep............. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
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Moose:
Unit 23--that portion north and west of July 1-Mar. 31.
and including the Singoalik River
drainage, and all lands draining into the
Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers--1 moose; no
person may take a cow accompanied by a
calf.
Unit 23--that portion lying within the Aug. 1-Sept. 15.
Noatak River drainage--1 moose; however, Oct. 1-Mar. 31.
antlerless moose may be taken only from
Nov. 1-Mar. 31; no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 moose; no person Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
may take a cow accompanied by a calf.
Muskox:
Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
of and including the Buckland River
drainage--1 bull by Federal registration
permit only. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of muskox except by
Federally-qualified subsistence users.
Remainder of Unit 23...................... No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare: (Snowshoe and Tundra)
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik River Nov. 1-June 10.
drainages--50 beaver.
Remainder of Unit 23--30 beaver........... Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
3 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage
upstream from but not including the Dulbi River drainage;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(B) The Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 24 bounded by a line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east
side of Fish Creek Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end of Lake
Todatonten (including all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost
headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point
Mountain, then back to the Bettles Field VOR, is closed during moose-
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft
between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a
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outside the area;
(C) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg.
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along
the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the
point of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use
of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(D) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 24--that portion west of the Dalton Sept. 1-May 31.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 bear every four Sept. 1-May 31.
regulatory years.
Caribou:
Unit 24--the Kanuti River drainage Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
upstream from Kanuti, Chalatna Creek, the
Fish Creek drainage (including Bonanza
Creek)--1 bull.
Remainder of Unit 24--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be taken May
16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 24--that portion within the Gates of Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1 ram
with 7/8 curl horn or larger by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 ram with 7/8 curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn or larger.
Moose:
Unit 24--that portion within the Koyukuk Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
Controlled Use Area--1 moose; however, Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
antlerless moose may be taken only during Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
the periods of Sept. 21-Sept. 25, Dec. 1-
Dec. 10, and Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
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--all drainages to the north of the Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Koyukuk River upstream from and including Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
the Alatna River to and including the
North Fork of the Koyukuk River, except
that portion of the John River within the
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1
moose; however, antlerless moose may be
taken only from Sept. 21-Sept. 25 and
Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Highway Corridor Management Area; except,
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 antlered bull. Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use
Area are closed to taking of moose,
except by eligible rural Alaska residents
during seasons identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Beaver:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage
upstream from but not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and
excluding drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream
from the Charley River:
(A) Unit 25(A) consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream from and including
the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from
Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the
Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old Crow River
drainage;
(B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage
upstream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine
River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine
Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream
from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River;
(C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20(E) boundary, the
Birch Creek drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost
147), the Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock
Creek drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and
including the Moose Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 25(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 25;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area; that portion of Unit
25(A) north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded on the east by
the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Red Sheep
Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to
the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Creek,
through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the Junjik River; then
down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary, to a
major, unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles
where the stream forks into two roughly equal drainages; the boundary
follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost due north to the
headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the boundary then
follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then
easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the divide to
the head waters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek then
follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern extreme of
the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red Sheep Creek
and the East Fork Chandalar River. Sheep hunting in this area is
restricted to residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon,
Kaktovik and Chalkytsik.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) Motor-driven boats or snowmachines may be used to take caribou
and moose; however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is
prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of Unit July 1-Apr. 30.
25(D)--10 caribou; however, no more than
5 caribou may be transported from these
units per regulatory year.
Unit 25(C)--that portion south and east of Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
the Steese Highway--1 bull by Federal Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
registration permit only; the season will
close when a harvest quota for the
Fortymile herd has been reached. The
harvest quota will be determined by the
Board after consultation with ADF&G and
announced before the season opening.
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25(C)--that portion north and west of the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Steese Highway--1 caribou; however, only Feb. 15-Mar. 15.
bull caribou may be taken during the Aug.
10-Sept. 20 season. During the winter
season, caribou may be taken only with a
Federal registration permit.
Unit 25(D)--that portion of Unit 25(D) Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
drained by the west fork of the Dall
River west of 150 deg. W. long.--1 bull.
Sheep:
Unit 25(A)--that portion within the Dalton No open season.
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.
Remainder of Unit 25(A)--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 the Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
Porcupine River drainage upstream from, Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
but excluding the Coleen River drainage--
1 antlered bull.
Unit 25(B)--that portion draining into the Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
north bank of the Yukon River upstream Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
from and including the Kandik River
drainage, including the islands in the
Yukon River--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 25(B)--1 antlered bull.. Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Unit 25(C)--1 antlered bull............... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 25(D) (West)--that portion lying west Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
of a line extending from the Unit 25(D)
boundary on Preacher Creek, then
downstream along Preacher Creek, Birch
Creek and Lower Mouth Birch Creek to the
Yukon River, then downstream along the
north bank of the Yukon River (including
islands) to the confluence of the
Hadweenzik River, then upstream along the
west bank of the Hadweenzik River to the
confluence of Forty and One-Half Mile
Creek, then upstream along Forty and One-
Half Mile Creek to Nelson Mountain on the
Unit 25(D) boundary--1 bull by a Federal
registration permit. Alternate permits
allowing for designated hunters are
available to qualified applicants who
reside in Beaver, Birch Creek, or Stevens
Village. Moose hunting on public land in
this portion of Unit 25(D) (West) is
closed at all times except for residents
of Beaver, Birch Creek and Stevens
Village during seasons identified above.
The moose season will be closed when 30
antlered moose have been harvested in the
entirety of Unit 25(D) (West).
Remainder of Unit 25(D)--1 antlered moose. Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
Beaver:
Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)--1 beaver Apr. 16-Oct. 31.
per day; 1 in possession.
Unit 25(C)................................ No open season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
Unit 25(C)--2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Remainder of Unit 25--2 lynx.............. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf:
Unit 25(A)--No limit...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Remainder of Unit 25--10 wolves........... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 25(C)--15 per day, 30 in possession.. Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Remainder of Unit 25--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 25(C)--those portions within 5 miles Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
of Route 6 (Steese Highway)--20 per day,
40 in possession.
Remainder of Unit 25--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Trapping:
Beaver:
Unit 25(C)--25 beaver..................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Remainder of Unit 25--50 beaver........... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
Unit 25(C)--No limit...................... Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Remainder of Unit 25--No limit............ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine:
Unit 25(C)--No limit...................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Remainder of Unit 25--No limit............ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages
between Cape Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border including the Firth
River drainage within Alaska:
(A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of
the Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville
River between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;
(B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit
26(A), west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west
bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
(C) Unit 26(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 26;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Unit 26(A) Controlled Use Area, which consists of Unit
26(A), is closed to the use of aircraft in any manner for moose
hunting, including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose
from Aug. 1-Aug. 31 and from Jan. 1-Mar. 31. No hunter may take or
transport a moose, or part of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having been
transported by aircraft into the unit. However, this does not apply to
transportation of moose hunters or moose parts by regularly scheduled
flights to and between villages by carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation by
aircraft to or between publicly owned airports;
(B) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(C) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Motor-driven boats and snowmachines may be used to take
caribou; however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is prohibited.
(B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire
cartridges;
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Black Bear:
3 bears................................... July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 26(A)--1 bear by Federal registration May 1-Oct. 31.
permit only.
Unit 26(B)--1 bear........................ May 1-Oct. 31.
Unit 26(B)--1 bear........................ Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 26(A)--10 caribou per day; however, July 1-June 30.
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; however, July 1-June 30.
cow caribou may be taken only from Oct. 1-
Apr. 30. Federal lands within the Gates
of the Arctic National Preserve and the
Dalton Highway Corridor are closed to the
taking of caribou by non-Federally
qualified subsistence users from Aug. 1-
Sept. 30.
Unit 26(C)--10 caribou per day............ July 1-Apr. 30.
Not more than 5 caribou per regulatory ........................
year may be transported from Unit 26
except to the community of Anaktuvuk Pass.
Sheep:
Unit 26(A)--those portions within the Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Gates of the Arctic National Park--3
sheep..
Unit 26(A)--that portion west of Howard No open season.
Pass and the Etivluk River.
Unit 26(B)--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1 ram
with 7/8 curl horn or larger by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 26(A) and (B)--including Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the Gates of the Arctic National
Preserve--1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or
larger.
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Unit 26(C)--3 sheep per regulatory year; Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season is restricted Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
to 1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger. A
Federal registration permit is required
for the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season. Kaktovik
residents may harvest sheep in accordance
with a Federal community harvest strategy
for Unit 26(C) which provides for take of
up to two harvest limits of 3 sheep by
designated hunter.
Moose:
Unit 26(A)--that portion of the Colville Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
River drainage upstream from and
including the Chandler River drainage--1
moose; however, no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Remainder of Unit 26(A)--1 moose; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
no person may take a cow accompanied by a
calf.
Unit 26(B)--that portion within two miles No open season.
of the Dalton Highway.
Unit 26(B) Remainder and (C)--1 moose..... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Musk Oxen:
Unit 26(C)--1 bull by Federal registration Oct. 1-Nov. 15.
permit only; up to 10 permits may be Mar. 1-Mar. 31.
issued to rural Alaska residents of the
village of Kaktovik only. Public lands
are closed to the taking of musk oxen,
except by rural Alaska residents of the
village of Kaktovik during seasons
identified above.
Coyote:
2 coyotes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 26(A) and (B)--10 foxes; however, no Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Unit 26(C)--10 foxes...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
15 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
5 wolverine............................... Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping:
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
Secs. ______.26 and ______.27 are revised to read as follows:
Sec. ______.26 Subsistence taking of fish.
(a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in Sec. ______.26 apply to the
taking of finfish, excluding halibut, or their parts for subsistence
uses.
(2) Finfish, excluding halibut, may be taken for subsistence uses
at any time by any method unless restricted by the subsistence fishing
regulations found in Sec. ______.26.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all
regulations contained in Sec. ______.26 and Sec. ______.27.
Abalone Iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone
and which is more than one inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24
inches (610 mm) in length, with all prying edges rounded and smooth.
ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Anchor means a device used to hold a salmon fishing vessel or net
in a fixed position relative to the beach; this includes using part of
the seine or lead, a ship's anchor, or being secured to another vessel
or net that is anchored.
Bag Limit means the maximum legal take per person or designated
group, per specified time period, even if part or all of the fish are
preserved.
Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish
and is set from and hauled to the beach.
Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis);
lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush); and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
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Crab means the following species: red king crab (Paralithodes
camshatica); blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus); brown king crab
(Lithodes aequispina); Lithodes couesi; all species of tanner or snow
crab (Chionoecetes spp.); and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister).
Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid
frame; the maximum straight-line distance between any two points on the
net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed five
feet; the depth of the bag must be at least one-half of the greatest
straight-line distance, as measured through the net opening; no portion
of the bag may be constructed of webbing that exceeds a stretched
measurement of 4.5 inches; the frame must be attached to a single rigid
handle and be operated by hand.
Diving Gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment,
including SCUBA equipment.
Drainage means all of the waters comprising a watershed including
tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds and lakes which contribute to
the supply of the watershed.
Drift gill net means a drifting gill net that has not been
intentionally staked, anchored or otherwise fixed.
Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein the
title to which is in the United States.
Fishwheel means a fixed, rotating device for catching fish which is
driven by river current or other means of power.
Freshwater of streams and rivers means the line at which freshwater
is separated from saltwater at the mouth of streams and rivers by a
line drawn between the seaward extremities of the exposed tideland
banks at the present stage of the tide.
Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap
fish.
Gear means any type of fishing apparatus.
Gill net means a net primarily designed to catch fish by
entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which
hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the
surface of the water.
Grappling hook means a hooked device with flukes or claws, which is
attached to a line and operated by hand.
Groundfish--bottomfish means any marine finfish except halibut,
osmerids, herring and salmonids.
Hand purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround
fish and which can be closed at the bottom by pursing the lead line;
pursing may only be done by hand power, and a free-running line through
one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed.
Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live
herring over extended periods of time.
Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when
measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only.
Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks,
drawn through the water by hand, and which are operated during periods
of ice cover from holes cut in the ice.
Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a
seine, set gill net, or other length of net, or a length of fencing
employed for guiding fish into a fishwheel, fyke net or dip net.
Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a
floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached.
Possession limit means the maximum number of fish a person or
designated group may have in possession if the fish have not been
canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved so as to
be fit for human consumption after a 15 day period.
Pot means a portable structure designed and constructed to capture
and retain live fish and shellfish in the water.
Public lands or public land means lands situated in the State of
Alaska which are Federal lands, except--
(i) Land selections of the State of Alaska which have been
tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood Act
and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or granted
to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other provision of
Federal law;
(ii) Land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to a Native
Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be invalid or
is relinquished; and
(iii) Lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act.
Purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish
and which can be closed at the bottom by means of a free-running line
through one or more rings attached to the lead line.
Ring net means a bag-shaped net suspended between no more than two
frames; the bottom frame may not be larger in perimeter than the top
frame; the gear must be nonrigid and collapsible so that free movement
of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when
the net is employed.
Rockfish means all species of the genus Sebastes.
Rod and reel means either a device upon which a line is stored on a
fixed or revolving spool and is deployed through guides mounted on a
flexible pole, or a line that is attached to a pole.
Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus
gorbusha); sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta).
Salmon stream means any stream used by salmon for spawning or for
travelling to a spawning area.
Salmon stream terminus means a line drawn between the seaward
extremities of the exposed tideland banks of any salmon stream at mean
lower low water.
Set gill net means a gill net that has been intentionally set,
staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed.
Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams or
cockles.
Spear means a shaft with a sharp point or fork-like implement
attached to one end which is used to thrust through the water to impale
or retrieve fish and which is operated by hand.
Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net capture,
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
To operate fishing gear means any of the following: the deployment
of gear in the waters of Alaska; the removal of gear from the waters of
Alaska; the removal of fish or shellfish from the gear during an open
season or period; or the possession of a gill net containing fish
during an open fishing period, except that a gill net which is
completely clear of the water is not considered to be operating for the
purposes of minimum distance requirement.
Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture
fish or shellfish.
Trout means the following species: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus
clarki) and rainbow trout or steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
(c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) No person may buy
or sell fish, their parts, or their eggs which have been taken for
subsistence uses, unless, prior to the sale, the prospective buyer or
seller obtains a determination from the Federal Subsistence Board that
the sale constitutes customary trade.
(2) No person may take fish for subsistence uses within 300 feet of
any dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other artificial obstruction.
(3) No person may use explosives or chemicals to take fish for
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(4) Each person shall plainly and legibly inscribe his or her first
initial, last name, and address on any fish wheel, keg, buoy, stakes
attached to gill nets, and on any other unattended fishing gear which
the person has employed to take fish for subsistence uses.
(5) All pots used to take fish must contain an opening on the
webbing of a sidewall of the pot which has been laced, sewn, or secured
together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger
than 120 thread which upon deterioration or parting of the twine
produces an opening in the web with a perimeter equal to or exceeding
one-half of the tunnel eye opening perimeter.
(6) Persons licensed by the State of Alaska to engage in a
fisheries business may not receive for commercial purposes or barter or
solicit to barter for subsistence taken salmon or their parts.
(7) Except as provided elsewhere in this subpart, the taking of
rainbow trout and steelhead trout is prohibited.
(8) Fish taken for subsistence use or under subsistence regulations
may not be subsequently used as bait for commercial or sport fishing
purposes.
(9) The use of live non-indigenous fish as bait is prohibited.
(10) Any fishing gear used to take fish for subsistence uses may
not obstruct more than one-half the width of any stream. A stationary
fishing device may obstruct not more than one-half the width of any
stream.
(11) Kegs or buoys attached to any permitted gear may be any color
but red.
(12) Bag limits authorized in Sec. ______.26 or Sec. ______.27 may
not be accumulated with bag limits authorized in State seasons.
(13) Unless specified otherwise in Sec. ______.26, use of a rod and
reel to take fish is permitted without a subsistence fishing permit.
Bag limits applicable to the use of a rod and reel to take fish for
subsistence uses shall be as follows:
(i) Where a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is
required by Sec. ______.26, that permit is not required to take fish
for subsistence uses with rod and reel. The bag and possessions limits
for taking fish for subsistence uses with a rod and reel in those areas
are the same as indicated on the ADF&G permit issued for subsistence
fishing with other gear types;
(ii) Where a subsistence fishing permit is not required by
Sec. ______.26, the bag and possession limits for taking fish for
subsistence uses with a rod and reel is the same as for taking fish
under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations in those same areas.
(14) Unless restricted in Sec. ______.26, or unless restricted
under the terms of a required subsistence fishing permit, gear
specified in definitions in Sec. ______.26(b) are legal types of gear
for subsistence fishing.
(15) Unless restricted in Sec. ______.26, or unless restricted
under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be taken at
any time.
(16) Gill nets used for subsistence fishing for salmon may not
exceed 50 fathoms in length, unless otherwise specified by regulations
for particular areas set forth in Sec. ______.26.
(17) Each fishwheel must have the first initial, last name, and
address of the operator plainly and legibly inscribed on the side of
the fishwheel facing midstream of the river.
(18) Unlawful possession of subsistence finfish. Fish or their
parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not be
possessed, transported, given, received or bartered.
(d) Fishery Management Area restrictions. For detailed descriptions
of Fishery Management Areas, see State of Alaska Fishing Regulations.
(1) Kotzebue-Northern Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by gill
nets, beach seines, or a rod and reel;
(ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a
subsistence fishing permit.
(2) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only
by gill nets, beach seines, fishwheel, or a rod and reel;
(ii) Except as provided in Sec. ______.26(e)(2), fish may be taken
for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit. A
subsistence fishing permit issued by ADF&G is required, except for use
of rod and reel, as follows:
(A) Pilgrim River drainage including Salmon Lake;
(B) For net fishing in all waters from Cape Douglas to Rocky Point;
(iii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each
household per year.
(3) Yukon Area. (i) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets,
beach seines, fishwheels, or rod and reel;
(ii) Except as provided in Sec. ______.26(e)(3), fish may be taken
for subsistence purposes without a subsistence fishing permit;
(iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required,
except for the use of rod and reel, as follows:
(A) For the Yukon River drainage from the mouth of Hess Creek to
the mouth of the Dall River;
(B) For the Yukon River drainage from the ADF&G regulatory markers
placed near the upstream mouth of 22 Mile Slough upstream to the United
States--Canada border;
(C) For the Tanana River drainage above the mouth of the Wood
River;
(D) For whitefish and suckers in the waters listed;
(E) For the taking of pike in waters of the Tolovana River drainage
upstream of its confluence with the Tanana River;
(F) For the taking of salmon in Subdistricts 6-A and 6-B;
(iv) Except as otherwise provided, and except as may be provided by
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, there is
no closed season on fish other than salmon;
(v) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each
household per year;
(vi) Birch Creek of the upper Yukon drainage, and waters within 500
feet of its mouth, is closed to subsistence fishing June 10 through
September 10, except that whitefish and suckers may be taken by rod and
reel or under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by
the ADF&G;
(vii) The following drainages located north of the main Yukon River
are closed to subsistence fishing:
(A) Kanuti River, upstream from a point five miles downstream of
the State highway crossing;
(B) Fish Creek, upstream from the mouth of Bonanza Creek;
(C) Bonanza Creek;
(D) Jim River, including Prospect Creek and Douglas Creek;
(E) South Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth
of Jim River;
(F) Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River system upstream from the mouth
of the North Fork;
(G) North Fork of the Chandalar River system upstream from the
mouth of Quartz Creek;
(viii) The main Tanana River and its adjoining sloughs are closed
to subsistence fishing between the mouth of the Salcha River and the
mouth of the Gerstle River, except that salmon may be taken in the area
upstream of the Richardson Highway bridge to the mouth of Clearwater
Creek after November 20;
(ix) Waters of the Tanana River drainage are closed to the
subsistence taking of pike between the mouth of the Kantishna River and
Delta River at Black Rapids on the Richardson Highway and Cathedral
Rapids on the Alaska Highway, except that pike may be taken for
subsistence purposes in the Tolovana River drainage upstream from its
confluence with the Tanana River;
(x) The Delta River is closed to subsistence fishing, except that
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(xi) The following locations are closed to subsistence fishing:
(A) The following rivers and creeks and within 500 feet of their
mouths: Delta Clearwater River (Clearwater Creek at 64 deg. 06' N.
lat., 145 deg. 34' W. long), Richardson Clearwater Creek (Clear Creek
at 64 deg. 14' N. lat., 146 deg. 16' W. long), Goodpaster River, Chena
River, Little Chena River, Little Salcha River, Blue Creek, Big Salt
River, Shaw Creek, Bear Creek, McDonald Creek, Moose Creek, Hess Creek,
and Beaver Creek;
(B) Ray River and Salcha River upstream of a line between the ADF&G
regulatory markers located at the mouth of the rivers;
(C) Deadman, Jan, Boleo, Birch, Lost, Harding, Craig, Fielding,
Two-Mile, Quartz, and Little Harding lakes;
(D) Piledriver and Badger (Chena) sloughs;
(xii) The following waters are closed to the taking of chum salmon
from August 15-December 31:
(A) Toklat River;
(B) Kantishna River from the mouth of the Toklat River to its
confluence with the Tanana River;
(xiii) Salmon may be taken only by set gill nets in those locations
described below after July 19:
(A) Waters of the Black River including waters within one nautical
mile of its terminus;
(B) Waters of Kwikluak Pass downstream of Agmulegut and the waters
of Kwemeluk Pass;
(C) Waters of Alakanuk Pass downstream from the mouth of Kuiukpak
Slough;
(D) Waters of Kwiguk Pass downstream to the mouth of Kawokhawik
Slough;
(E) Waters of Kawanak Pass downstream from Sea Gull Point;
(F) Waters of Apoon Pass downstream from the mouth of the Kotlik
River and waters of Okwega Pass downstream from its confluence with
Apoon Pass;
(G) Waters within one nautical mile seaward from any grassland bank
in District 1;
(xiv) Pike may not be taken with gill nets in the waters of the
Tolovana River drainage from October 15-April 14;
(xv) A commercial salmon fisherman who is registered for Districts
1, 2, or 3 may not take salmon for subsistence purposes in any other
district located downstream from Old Paradise Village;
(xvi) In District 4, commercial fishermen may not take salmon for
subsistence purposes during the commercial salmon fishing season by
gill nets larger than 6-inch mesh after a date specified by emergency
order issued between July 10-July 31;
(xvii) In Subdistricts 5-A, 5-B, 5-C, and that portion of
Subdistrict 5-D downstream from Long Point, no person may possess
salmon taken for subsistence purposes during a commercial fishing
period, unless the dorsal fin has been immediately removed from the
salmon; a person may not sell or purchase salmon from which the dorsal
fin has been removed;
(xviii) Subsistence fishermen taking salmon in Subdistrict 6-C
shall report their salmon catches at designated ADF&G check stations by
the end of each weekly fishing period; immediately after salmon have
been taken, catches must be recorded on a harvest form provided by the
ADF&G;
(xix) The annual possession limit for the holder of a Subdistrict
6-C subsistence salmon fishing permit is 10 king salmon and 75 chum
salmon for periods through August 15, and 75 chum and coho salmon for
periods after August 15;
(xx) Subsistence salmon harvest limits in Subdistrict 6-C are 750
king salmon and 5,000 chum salmon taken through August 15 and 5,200
chum and coho salmon combined taken after August 15; when either the
king or chum salmon harvest limit for periods before August 16 has been
taken, the subsistence salmon fishing season in Subdistrict 6-C will
close; a later season will open after August 15 to allow the taking of
the harvest limit for periods after August 15; if the chum salmon
harvest limit has not been obtained through August 15, the remaining
harvest will not be added to the chum salmon harvest level for periods
after August 15;
(xxi) The annual harvest limit for the holder of a Subdistrict 6-A
or 6-B subsistence salmon fishing permit is 60 chinook salmon and 500
chum salmon for the period through August 15 of a year, and 2,000 chum
and coho salmon combined for the period after August 15; upon request,
permits for additional salmon may be issued by the ADF&G;
(xxii) In the Kantishna River drainage, the open subsistence salmon
fishing periods are seven days per week.
(4) Kuskokwim Area. (i) Salmon may only be taken by gill net, beach
seine, fishwheel, or by a rod and reel, subject to the restrictions set
forth in this Sec. ______.26(e)(4), except that salmon may also be
taken by spear in the Holitna River drainage;
(ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence purposes without a
subsistence fishing permit;
(iii) Each subsistence gill net operated in tributaries of the
Kuskokwim River must be attached to the bank, fished substantially
perpendicular to the bank and in a substantially straight line;
(iv) The aggregate length of set gill nets or drift gill nets in
use by any individual for taking salmon may not exceed 50 fathoms;
(v) Rainbow trout may be taken by residents of Goodnews Bay,
Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Kwethluk, Akiachak, and Akiak from those non-
navigable drainages tributary to the Kuskokwim River downstream from
the confluence of the Kuskokwim and Holitna Rivers and from those non-
navigable drainages to Kuskokwim Bay north of the community of
Platinum, subject to the following restrictions:
(A) Rainbow trout may be taken only by the use of gill nets, rod
and reel, or jigging through the ice;
(B) The use of gill nets for taking rainbow trout is prohibited
from March 15-June 15.
(5) Bristol Bay Area. (i) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod
and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by
the ADF&G;
(ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit may be issued to each
household per year;
(iii) Each gill net must be staked and buoyed;
(iv) No person may operate or assist in operating subsistence
salmon net gear while simultaneously operating or assisting in
operating commercial salmon net gear;
(v) Salmon, herring, and capelin may only be taken by set gill nets
and by a rod and reel, except that salmon may also be taken by spear in
the Togiak River including its tributaries;
(vi) Subsistence fishing is not permitted within the boundaries of
Katmai National Park;
(vii) Except for the western shore of the Newhalen River, waters
used by salmon are closed to the subsistence taking of fish within 300
feet of a stream mouth;
(viii) Subsistence salmon fishing permits for the Naknek River
drainage will be issued only through the ADF&G King Salmon office;
(ix) Subsistence fishing with nets is prohibited in the following
waters and within one-fourth mile of the terminus of those waters
during the period from September 1 through June 14: Lower Talarik
Creek, Roadhouse Creek, Nick G. Creek, Middle Talarik Creek, Alexi
Creek, Copper River, Upper Talarik Creek, Tazimina River, Kakhonak
River, Pete Andrew Creek, Young's Creek, Gibralter River, Zacker Creek,
Chekok Creek, Dennis Creek, Newhalen River, Tomokok Creek, Belinda
Creek;
(x) Gill nets are prohibited in that portion of the Naknek River
upstream from Sovonaski; [[Page 31592]]
(xi) After August 20, no person may possess coho salmon for
subsistence purposes in the Togiak River Section and the Togiak River
drainage unless the head has been immediately removed from the salmon.
It is unlawful to purchase or sell coho salmon from which the head has
been removed.
(6) Aleutian Islands Area.
(i) Salmon may be taken by seine and gill net, with gear specified
on a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, or by a rod and
reel;
(ii) The Adak District is closed to the taking of salmon;
(iii) Salmon and char may be taken only by rod and reel or under
the terms of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G, except
that a permit is not required in the Akutan, Umnak and Adak Districts;
not more than 250 salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes unless
otherwise specified on the subsistence fishing permit; a record of
subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of the permit;
the record must be completed immediately upon taking subsistence-caught
fish and must be returned to the local representative of the ADF&G no
later than October 31.
(7) Alaska Peninsula Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seine, gill
net, gear specified on a permit issued by the ADF&G, or rod and reel;
(ii) The following waters are closed to subsistence fishing for
salmon:
(A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon;
(B) Trout Creek;
(C) Humbolt Creek;
(iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under
the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; a
record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of
the permit; the record must be completed immediately upon taking
subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local
representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31.
(8) Chignik Area. (i) Salmon may be taken by seines and gill nets,
or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing permit issued by the
ADF&G, or by a rod and reel, except that in Chignik Lake, salmon may
not be taken with purse seines;
(ii) Salmon may not be taken in the Chignik River, upstream from
the ADF&G weir site or counting tower, in Black Lake, or any tributary
to Black and Chignik Lakes;
(iii) Salmon and char may only be taken by rod and reel or under
the authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G. A
record of subsistence-caught fish must be kept on the reverse side of
the permit. The record must be completed immediately upon taking
subsistence-caught fish and must be returned to the local
representative of the ADF&G no later than October 31;
(iv) From June 10-September 30, commercial fishing license holders
may not subsistence fish for salmon.
(9) Kodiak Area. (i) Salmon may be taken 24 hours a day from
January 1 through December 31 except as provided below:
(A) From June 1-September 15, salmon seine vessels may not be used
to take subsistence salmon for 24 hours before, during, and for 24
hours after any open commercial salmon fishing period;
(B) From June 1-September 15, purse seine vessels may be used to
take salmon only with gill nets and no other type of salmon gear may be
on board the vessel;
(C) Salmon may be taken only by gill net, seine, or by a rod and
reel;
(D) Subsistence fishermen must be physically present at the net at
all times the net is being fished;
(ii) The following locations are closed to the subsistence taking
of salmon:
(A) All waters of Mill Bay and all those waters bounded by a line
from Spruce Cape to the northernmost point of Woody Island, then to the
northernmost point of Holiday Island, then to a point on Near Island
opposite the Kodiak small boat harbor entrance and then to the small
boat harbor entrance;
(B) All freshwater systems of Little Afognak River and Portage
Creek drainage in Discoverer Bay;
(C) All water closed to commercial salmon fishing in the Barbara
Cove, Chiniak Bay, Saltery Cove, Pasagshak Bay, Monashka Bay and Anton
Larsen Bay, and all waters closed to commercial salmon fishing within
100 yards of the terminus of Selief Bay Creek and north and west of a
line from the tip of Las Point to the tip of River Mouth Point of
Afognak Bay;
(D) All waters 300 yards seaward of the terminus of Monks Creek;
(E) From August 15 through September 30, all waters 500 yards
seaward of the terminus of Little Kitoi Creek;
(F) All freshwater systems of Afognak Island;
(G) All waters of Ouzinkie Harbor north of a line from
57 deg.55'10'' N. lat., 152 deg.36' W. long. to 57 deg.55'03'' N. lat.,
152 deg.29'20'' W. long.;
(iii) A subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G is required
for taking salmon, trout and char, except by rod and reel, for
subsistence purposes; a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G
is required for taking herring and bottomfish for subsistence purposes
during the commercial herring sac roe season from May 1-June 30; all
subsistence fishermen shall keep a record of the number of subsistence
fish taken each year; the number of subsistence fish shall be recorded
on the reverse side of the permit. The record must be completed
immediately upon landing subsistence caught fish and must be returned
to the local representative of the ADF&G by February 1 of the year
following the year the permit was issued.
(10) Cook Inlet Area.
(i) Salmon may be taken only by rod and reel, or under the
authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G; only one
permit may be issued to a household each year; a subsistence fishing
permit holder shall record daily salmon catches on forms provided by
the ADF&G;
(ii) Trout, grayling, char, and burbot may not be taken in fresh
water;
(iii) All public waters on the Kenai Peninsula are closed to
subsistence fishing;
(iv) Smelt may be taken only with gill nets and dip nets. Gill nets
used to take smelt may not exceed 50 feet in length and two inches in
mesh size;
(v) Gill nets may not be used.
(11) Prince William Sound Area. (i) Salmon and freshwater fish
species may be taken only by rod and reel or under the authority of a
subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G;
(ii) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each
household per year;
(iii) Use of fishwheels:
(A) Fishwheels used for subsistence fishing may not be rented,
leased, or otherwise used for personal gain;
(B) Subsistence fishwheels must be removed from the water at the
end of the permit period;
(C) Each permittee may operate only one fishwheel at any one time;
(D) No person may set or operate a fishwheel within 75 feet of
another fishwheel;
(E) No fishwheel may have more than two baskets;
(F) The permit holder must personally operate the fishwheel or dip
net. A subsistence fishwheel or dip net permit may not be loaned or
transferred except;
(G) A wood or metal plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches
wide, bearing the permit holder's name and address in letters and
numerals at least one inch high, must be attached to each fishwheel so
that the name and address are plainly visible;
(iv) Salmon may not be taken in any area closed to commercial
salmon fishing unless otherwise permitted; [[Page 31593]]
(v) In locations open to commercial salmon fishing and in
conformance with commercial salmon fishing regulations, the annual
subsistence salmon limit is as follows:
(A) 15 salmon for a household of one person;
(B) 30 salmon for a household of two persons;
(C) 10 salmon for each additional person in a household over two;
(D) No more than five king salmon may be taken per permit;
(vi) All tributaries of the Copper River and waters of the Copper
River are closed to the taking of salmon;
(vii) Crosswind Lake is closed to all subsistence fishing;
(viii) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters
of the Southwestern District only as follows:
(A) Only pink salmon may be taken;
(B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel;
(C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30;
(D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the
commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week;
during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open
commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the
closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days
per week;
(E) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery;
(F) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Chenega Bay village;
(ix) Salmon may be taken for subsistence purposes in the waters
north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a
line from Point Lowe to Tongue Point, only as follows:
(A) Only pink salmon may be taken;
(B) Pink salmon may be taken by dipnets or by a rod and reel;
(C) Pink salmon may be taken only from May 15-September 30;
(D) Fishing periods are from May 15 until two days before the
commercial opening of the Southwestern District, seven days per week;
during the commercial salmon fishing season, only during open
commercial salmon fishing periods; and from two days following the
closure of the commercial salmon season until September 30, seven days
per week;
(E) Reserved.
(F) There are no bag and possession limits for this fishery;
(G) ADF&G permits may be issued only at Tatitlek village;
(12) Yakutat Area. (i) Salmon, trout, and char may be taken only by
rod and reel or under authority of a subsistence fishing permit issued
by the ADF&G;
(ii) Salmon, trout, or char taken incidentally by gear operated
under the terms of a subsistence permit for salmon are legally taken
and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a subsistence
salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken in this
manner on his or her permit calendar;
(iii) Subsistence fishermen must remove the dorsal fin from
subsistence-caught salmon when taken.
(13) Southeastern Alaska Area. (i) Salmon, trout, char and herring
spawn on kelp may be taken only by rod and reel or under authority of a
subsistence fishing permit issued by the ADF&G;
(ii) No person may possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken salmon
on the same day;
(iii) Salmon, trout or char taken incidentally by gear operated
under the terms of an ADF&G subsistence permit for salmon are legally
taken and possessed for subsistence purposes; the holder of a
subsistence salmon permit must report any salmon, trout, or char taken
in this manner on his or her permit calendar;
(iv) Subsistence fishermen shall immediately remove the dorsal fin
of all salmon when taken.
Sec. ______.27 Subsistence taking of shellfish.
(a) Regulations in Sec. ______.27 apply to subsistence taking of
dungeness crab, king crab, tanner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and
other shellfish or their parts.
(b) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence uses at any time in any
area of the public lands by any method unless restricted by the
subsistence fishing regulations of Sec. ______.26 or Sec. ______.27.
(c) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) The bag limit
specified in this section for a subsistence season for a species and
the State bag limit set for a State season for the same species are not
cumulative. This means that a person or designated group who has taken
the bag limit for a particular species under a subsistence season
specified in this section may not after that, take any additional
shellfish of that species under any other bag limit specified for a
State season.
(2) Unless otherwise provided in Sec. ______.27, gear as specified
in the definitions of Sec. ______.26 is legal for subsistence taking of
shellfish.
(3) It is prohibited to buy or sell subsistence-taken shellfish,
their parts, or their eggs, unless otherwise specified.
(4) The use of explosives and chemicals is prohibited, except that
chemical baits or lures may be used to attract shellfish.
(5) Each subsistence fisherman shall plainly and legibly inscribe
their first initial, last name and address on a keg or buoy attached to
unattended subsistence fishing gear. Subsistence fishing gear may not
display a permanent ADF&G vessel license number. The keg or buoy may be
any color except red.
(6) A side wall of all subsistence shellfish pots must contain an
opening with a perimeter equal to or exceeding one-half of the tunnel
eye opening perimeter. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured
together by untreated cotton twine or other natural fiber no larger
than 120 thread. Dungeness crab and shrimp pots may have the pot lid
tiedown straps secured to the pot at one end by untreated cotton twine
no larger than 120 thread, as a substitute for the above requirement.
(7) No person may mutilate or otherwise disfigure a crab in any
manner which would prevent determination of the minimum size
restrictions until the crab has been processed or prepared for
consumption.
(8) In addition to the marking requirements in
Sec. ______.27(c)(5), kegs or buoys attached to subsistence crab pots
must also be inscribed with the name or U.S. Coast Guard number of the
vessel used to operate the pots.
(9) No more than five pots per person and 10 pots per vessel may be
used to take crab, except as specified in Sec. ______.27(f).
(10) In the subsistence taking of shrimp in the Glacier Bay
National Preserve, no person may use more than 10 pots, and no more
than 20 pots may be operated from a vessel. In the subsistence taking
of shellfish other than shrimp in the Glacier Bay National Preserve, no
person may operate more than five pots of any type, and no more than 10
pots of any type may be operated from a vessel.
(d) Subsistence take by commercial vessels. No fishing vessel which
is commercially licensed and registered for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl,
king crab, tanner crab, or dungeness crab fishing may be used for
subsistence take during the period starting 14 days before an opening
until 14 days after the closure of a respective open season in the area
or areas for which the vessel is registered.
(e) Unlawful possession of subsistence shellfish. Shellfish or
their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations may not
be possessed, transported, given, received or bartered.
(f) Subsistence shellfish areas and pertinent restrictions.
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(1) Southeastern Alaska-Yakutat Area. Shellfish may be taken for
subsistence purposes in the Glacier Bay National Preserve only under
the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit.
(2) Cook Inlet Area. All waters within the boundaries of the Kenai
National Wildlife Refuge are closed to the taking of shellfish for
subsistence purposes.
(3) Kodiak Area. (i) Shellfish may be taken for subsistence
purposes only under the authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing
permit issued by the ADF&G;
(ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G
before subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district,
section or subsection. The permit shall specify the area and the date
the vessel operator intends to fish. No more than 500 pounds (227 kg)
of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel;
(iii) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab
per person;
(iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person;
(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
(C) No more than five crab pots may be used to take king crab; each
pot can be no more than 75 cubic feet in capacity;
(D) King crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31, except that
the subsistence taking of king crab is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms
or greater in depth during the period 14 days before and 14 days after
open commercial fishing seasons for red king crab, blue king crab, or
tanner crab in the location;
(E) The waters of the Pacific Ocean enclosed by the boundaries of
Womans Bay, Gibson Cove, and an area defined by a line \1/2\ mile on
either side of the mouth of the Karluk River, and extending seaward
3,000 feet, and all waters within 1,500 feet seaward of the shoreline
of Afognak Island are closed to the harvest of king crab except by
Federally-qualified subsistence users;
(v) In the subsistence taking of tanner crab:
(A) No more than five crab pots may be used to take tanner crab;
(B) From July 15-February 10, the subsistence taking of tanner crab
is prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth, unless the
commercial tanner crab fishing season is open in the location;
(C) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male crab per person.
(4) Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Shellfish may be
taken for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a
subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the ADF&G;
(ii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G
prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district,
section, or subsection; the permit shall specify the area and the date
the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg)
of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel;
(iii) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab
per person;
(iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) The daily bag and possession limit is six male crab per person;
(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
(C) Crab may be taken only from June 1-January 31;
(v) The daily bag and possession limit is 12 male tanner crab per
person.
(5) Bering Sea Area. (i) In waters South of 60 deg. North latitude,
shellfish may be taken for subsistence purposes only under the
authority of a subsistence shellfish fishing permit issued by the
ADF&G;
(ii) In that portion of the area north of the latitude of Cape
Newenham, shellfish may only be taken by shovel, jigging gear, pots and
ring net;
(iii) The operator of a commercially licensed and registered shrimp
fishing vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing permit from the ADF&G
prior to subsistence shrimp fishing during a closed commercial shrimp
fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district,
section or subsection; the permit shall specify the area and the date
the vessel operator intends to fish; no more than 500 pounds (227 kg)
of shrimp may be in possession aboard the vessel;
(iv) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and
possession limit is 12 male dungeness crab per person;
(v) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and
possession limit is six male crab per person;
(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in
saltwater unattended longer than a two-week period shall have all bait
and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
(C) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., crab may be taken only from
June 1-January 31;
(vi) In waters south of 60 deg. N. lat., the daily bag and
possession limit is 12 male tanner crab.
Dated: May 22, 1995.
Mitch Demientieff,
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
Dated: May 23, 1995.
Fred O. Walk,
Acting Regional Forester, USDA-Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 95-14328 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P
