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Part IV
Department of Agriculture
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Forest Service
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Department of the Interior
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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36 CFR Part 242
50 CFR Part 100
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart
D--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations;
Proposed Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 59, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 1994 /
Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR 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 D--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; and Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule establishes regulations for seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1995-1996 regulatory year. This rulemaking
is necessary because subpart D regulations require annual public
review. When final, this rule making will replace hunting and trapping
regulations in ``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.
DATES: Written public comments and proposals to change this proposed
rule will be accepted through November 11, 1994. Federal Subsistence
Regional Advisory Councils (Regional Councils) will hold public
meetings on this proposed rulemaking from October 3-November 4, 1994,
at the following locations in Alaska: Anchorage, Barrow, Bethel,
Fairbanks, Galena, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Naknek, Nome, and Sitka. Written
proposals to change subpart D regulations will be compiled and
distributed for additional public review during the second week of
November 1994. A second 30-day public comment period will follow
distribution of the compiled proposal packet. Written public comments
on distributed proposals will be accepted during the second public
comment period. Comments on proposals to change subpart D regulations
may be presented to the Regional Councils at their meetings. The
Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will deliberate and take final action
on proposals received that request changes to this proposed rule at a
public meeting to be held in Anchorage during April 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and proposals for changes to these proposed
regulations may be sent to the Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska
99503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Richard S. Pospahala, Office
of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503;
telephone (907) 786-3447. For questions specific to National Forest
System lands, contact Norman R. Howse, Assistant Director Subsistence,
USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska
99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-8890.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Changes From 1994-1995 Seasons and Bag Limit Regulations
Subpart D regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require
development of an entire new rule each year. Consequently, this
proposed rule reflects regulation changes for the 1995-1996 regulatory
year that are approved by the Board. Regulations contained in this
proposed rule will take effect on July 1, 1995, unless elements are
changed by subsequent Board action following the public review process
outlined herein.
The text of the 1994-1995 subpart D final rule served as the
foundation for the 1995-1996 subpart D proposed rule. Minor editorial
changes to the 1994-1995 final rule have been made to clarify and
enhance Federal subsistence management program regulations for the
1995-1996 regulatory year. The other proposed regulatory changes
include:
Reopening the season for mountain goats in the Frosty
Bay area now that logging is completed.
Shortening the lynx trapping season in a number of
Units to protect the population in a low-cycle period.
Revising the moose season in Unit 18 based on a Request
for Reconsideration received following the publication of the 1994-
1995 subpart D regulations.
Closing the season for sheep in Units 23 and 26(A) west
of Howard Pass and the Redstone and Cutler Rivers to protect a low
sheep population experiencing poor lamb recruitment.
Subpart D regulations were originally established from a framework
of State of Alaska fish and game regulations.
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations
This proposed rule contains no subsistence fishing or shellfish
taking provisions.
On July 15, 1993, the Native American Rights Fund, on behalf of a
number of individuals and organizations, submitted a petition to the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture requesting
that they include navigable waters within the definition of ``public
lands'' as used in implementing Title VIII. This was a request for
administrative relief. The Secretaries continue their evaluation of
this petition.
On March 30, 1994, the U.S. District Court for Alaska issued a
decision in the consolidated Katie John, et al. v. the United States,
et al. litigation. The court concluded that the Secretaries are
entitled to manage fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for the
purposes of providing the subsistence priority mandated in Title VIII
of ANILCA. The court further concluded that, for the purposes of Title
VIII, ``public lands'' includes all navigable waterways in Alaska. The
court then issued a stay of the decision for 60 days to allow the
filing of an appeal and ordered that the stay would remain in effect,
pending an appellate decision, if one or more appeals were filed.
Because the Federal government has successfully petitioned the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to appeal from the district
court's decision, the stay presently remains in effect.
Because the petition for rulemaking is still under consideration by
the secretaries and because of the stayed court decision relative to
actual Federal jurisdiction, the Board believes that issuing
regulations immediately, assuming additional authority or revising
existing regulations are not warranted and, in fact, appear to be
inappropriate at this time. However, any comments or proposals received
will be carefully considered and retained for use when the regulations
are revised the next time. Therefore, the existing fish and shellfish
regulations were extended (59 FR 32923, dated June 27, 1994) until
December 31, 1995, or until the Secretaries direct the revision of the
subsistence fish and shellfish regulations based on a revised area of
jurisdiction, or until the court directs the preparation of regulations
implementing its order.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C of the Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.24 and 36 CFR 100.1 to
100.24, remain effective and apply to this proposed rule for subpart D.
Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 100.4
apply to regulations found in this subpart. The identified sections
include definitions for the following terms:
Regulatory year which ``means July 1 through June 30'';
Federal lands which ``means lands and waters and interests
therein title to which is in the United States''; and
Public land or public lands which ``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
100.3(b) and 36 CFR 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964)
published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is intended to
enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to manage submerged
lands, title to which is held by the United States government.
Public Review Process--Regulation Comments, Proposals, and Public
Meetings
Written comments or proposed regulation changes may be submitted in
writing to the address identified at the beginning of this rulemaking
by November 11, 1994. Comments or proposals may also be presented at
Regional Council meetings to be held from October 3-November 4, 1994 in
Anchorage, Barrow, Bethel, Fairbanks, Galena, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Naknek,
Nome, and Sitka.
Proposals should be specific to subpart D regulations, including
changes to subsistence seasons, harvest limits, and/or methods and
means. Proposals submitted to the Board should include, at minimum, the
following information:
a. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual or
organization submitting the proposal;
b. The section and/or paragraph of the proposed rule for which
the change is being suggested;
c. A statement explaining why the change is necessary;
d. A proposed solution;
e. Suggested wording for the regulation addition or change; and
f. Any supporting information.
Proposals which fail to include the above information, or proposals
which are beyond the scope of authorities in subpart D, may be
rejected. PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN CUSTOMARY AND TRADITIONAL USE
ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, CHANGES RELATING TO FISH OR SHELLFISH
REGULATIONS, AND CHANGES TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. The public is encouraged to use standardized
proposal forms to submit recommendations to the Board. Proposal forms
may be obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the address
listed above.
Following public distribution of proposals for changes to the 1995-
1996 proposed subpart D regulations, a second 30-day comment period
will be provided to allow public review of those proposals that will be
considered by the Board. A second series of Regional Council meetings
will be held in February 1995, to assist in developing recommendations
to the Board. Written comments on proposals may be submitted to the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before conclusion of the second comment
period which is presently scheduled to end on January 13, 1995. The
Board will discuss and evaluate proposed changes to this rule during a
public meeting scheduled to be held in Anchorage, April 1995. The
public may provide additional oral testimony on specific proposals
before the Board at that time.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management for
Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11 (1992)
and 50 CFR 100.11 (1992), and for the purposes identified therein,
Alaska has been divided into ten subsistence resource regions, each of
which is to be represented by a Regional Council. Charters for these
Regional Councils were approved and signed by former Secretary Lujan on
January 19, 1993. The Regional Councils provide a forum for rural
residents with personal knowledge of local conditions and resource
requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of
fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The Regional Councils have a
substantial role in helping residents of the region reviewing this
proposed rule and making comments on it. Presently, the Regional
Councils are composed of no fewer than seven and no more than thirteen
members who are residents of the region and are knowledgeable of local
subsistence concerns. Regional Council members serve a three-year term
with one-third of the terms expiring annually. An extensive recruitment
effort for new Regional Council members occurs each fall. The Regional
Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user
diversity within each region. Moreover, the Council Chairs present
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1995.
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, 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 Office of Management and Budget review
under Executive Order 12866.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a
significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which
include small businesses, organizations or governmental jurisdictions.
The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities
within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of
small entities. 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; John Hiscock, Alaska Regional
Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area Office,
Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Norman Howse, USDA-Forest Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and 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 proposed to
be amended as set forth below.
PART ______--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC
LANDS IN ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part
100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
2. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.
______ .25 is proposed to be revised to read:
Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Sec. ______ .25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all
regulations contained in this section.
ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding
helicopters.
Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation
Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding
from the head of a caribou, deer, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, or moose having at least one
visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, or moose not having visible
antlers attached to the skull.
Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a
crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds
arrows at full draw.
Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more
steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than
seven-eighths inch.
Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler,
typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the
nose.
Buck means any male deer.
Bull means any male moose, caribou, or musk oxen.
Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.
Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year
of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its
first year of life.
Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who
may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed
hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.
Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and,
those parts of black bear, brown and grizzly bear, caribou, deer,
mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used
for human consumption which are: The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket,
front quarters as far as the juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna
(elbow), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-
fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and
hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed above does not
include: Meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible
by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably
lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread
of 50 inches or more.
Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by
horn growth annuli.
Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed
grouse.
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the
taking occurs.
Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same
residence.
Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a
required hunting license.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air or water
conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the
prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are
issued by registration or other means.
Poison means any substance which is toxic, or poisonous upon
contact or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or
persons.
Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted
for sealing, or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for
biological information.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-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
regulation. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation.
Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by
these regulations is prohibited.
(1) Except for special provisions found at Sec. ______ .25(k)(1)
through (26), the following methods and means of taking wildlife for
subsistence uses are prohibited:
(i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
(ii) Using any poison;
(iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of
individuals, equipment or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an
emergency rescue operation in a life threatening situation;
(iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized vehicle, except from a motor-
driven boat if the motor has been completely shut off, and the boat's
progress from the motor's power has ceased;
(v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
(vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
(vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle,
rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of
ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--
(A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine.
(B) A muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, moose, musk oxen and
mountain goat;
(viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial
light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed
arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread
over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11
inches;
(ix) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a
valid hunting license may use snares to take unclassified wildlife,
ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession of a valid
trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
(x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
(xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale or otherwise take
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
(xii) Using a crossbow in any area restricted to hunting by bow and
arrow only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine;
(xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow,
unless the bow is capable of casting a 7/8 inch wide broadhead-tipped
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead
together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);
(xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine;
except, bait may be used to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping
license, and, bait may be used to take black bears with a hunting
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at
Sec. ______.25(k)(1) through (26). Baiting of black bears is subject to
the following restrictions:
(A) No person may establish a black bear bait station unless he or
she first registers the site with ADF&G;
(B) A person using bait shall clearly mark the site with a sign
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays the person's
hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number;
(C) Only biodegradable materials may be used for bait; only the
head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife
may be used for bait;
(D) No person may use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly
maintained road or trail;
(E) No person may use bait within one mile of a house or other
permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or
developed recreational facility;
(F) A person using bait shall remove litter and equipment from the
bait station site when hunting is completed;
(G) No person may give or receive remuneration for the use of a
bait station, including barter or exchange of goods;
(H) No person may have more than two bait stations with bait
present at any one time;
(xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine;
(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves,
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. following the day in
which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly
scheduled commercial aircraft); however this restriction does not apply
to subsistence taking of deer;
(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
(3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at
Sec. ______.25(b)(1):
(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;
(ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,
except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten
season in the same Unit;
(v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm
before 3:00 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 below, and black bears of all color
phases taken in Units 1-6, 11-14, 16, and 20.
(2) No person may possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned
skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by
an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or
Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear
taken under a registration permit in the Western Alaska 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 area, it must first be
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at
the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain
the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must
first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks,
Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the
bear.
(iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from
the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed
from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front
claws of the bear.
(4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in
accordance with State regulations.
(f) Sealing of beaver lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No
person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or
outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
(g) A person who takes a species listed in 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:
(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.
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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 Sept. 1--June 30.
or glacier bear.
BROWN BEAR:
1 bear every four regulatory years by Sept. 15--Dec. 31.
State registration permit only. Mar. 15--May 31.
DEER:
Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer.............. Aug. 1--Dec. 31.
Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer.............. Aug. 1--Dec. 31.
Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1--Dec. 31.
deer may be taken only from Sept. 15--
Dec. 31.
GOAT:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only.... No open season.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north of 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 Oct. 1--Nov. 30.
Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between
Antler River and Eagle Glacier and
River--1 goat by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining 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 Sept. 15--Nov. 30.
the Katzehin River and northeast of the
Haines highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between No open season.
Taiya Inlet and River and the White
Pass and Yukon Railroad.
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 Sept. 15--Oct. 15.
Berners Bay--1 antlered bull by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)............................... No open season.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1--Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Nov. 1--Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1--Apr. 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 1--Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10--Feb. 15.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1--May 15.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1--May 15.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 1 (A), (B), and (C)--No limit...... Dec. 1--May 15.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10--Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10--Apr. 30.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1-June 30.
or glacier bear.
DEER:
4 antlered deer......................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-May 15.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(3) Unit 3.
(i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), north of Unit
2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center
line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof,
Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on
each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake
campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and
wolverine;
(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to
the taking of black bears;
(C) Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-
fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure
markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting
closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge, are closed
to all hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1-June 30.
or 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.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4.
(i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and
north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian,
Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the
southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King
Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking
of bears;
(B) The Salt Lake Bay Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the
head of Mitchell Bay, is closed to the taking of bears;
(C) Port Althorp (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port
Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point
(Trap Rock), is closed to the taking of brown bears;
(D) Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of
all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and
east of the drainage divide from the northwest point of Gull Cove to
Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and
Mud Bay, is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown
bear hunting, or for the taking of marten, mink, or weasel.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Boats may not be used to take bear, wolves, or wolverine,
except for persons certified as disabled.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and west Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
of 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. 15-5--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.
MARTEN:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island................ No open season.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island................ No open season.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(5) Unit 5.
(i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages 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.
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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 Sept. 1-June 30.
or glacier bear.
BROWN BEAR:
1 bear by Federal registration permit Sept. 1-May 31.
only.
DEER:
Unit 5(A)--1 buck....................... Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5(B)............................... No open season.
GOAT:
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
BEAVER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(6) Unit 6.
(i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound
drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills)
to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent
islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper River drainage
upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings
River drainages:
(A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm
Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
(C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
(D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6;
(ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Goat Mountain goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by Miles Lake and Miles
Glacier, on the south and east by Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant
Glacier, and on the west by the Copper River, is closed to the taking
of mountain goat;
(B) The Heney Range goat observation area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River Highway and west of the
Eyak River, is closed to the taking of mountain goat.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Coyotes may be taken in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of
artificial lights.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
1 bear.................................. Sept. 1-June 30.
DEER:
4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
taken only from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
GOATS:
Unit 6(A), (B)--1 goat by State Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 6(C)............................... No open season.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG224, Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
In each of the Unit 6(D) subareas, goat ..........................
seasons will be closed when harvest
limits for that subarea are reached.
Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242--2
goats, RG243--2 goats, RG224--2 goats,
RG249--2 goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--
1 goat.
Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)--The taking of No open season.
goats is prohibited on all public lands.
COYOTE:
Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes............ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6(B)--No limit..................... July 1-June 30.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River 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
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Trapping--20 beaver per season.......... Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
COYOTE:
Unit 6(A), (B) and (D)--No limit........ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River 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.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale,
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other
adjacent islands.
(i) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
DEER:
Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
and adjacent islands south and west of
a line from the head of Terror Bay to
the head of the south-western most arm
of Ugak Bay--5 deer; however,
antlerless deer may be taken only from
Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken only from
Oct. 1-Dec. 31; no more than 1
antlerless deer may be taken from Oct.
1-Nov. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10--Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31
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(9) Unit 9.
(i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands
including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of
and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side
of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of
Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Islands:
(A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into
Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16
(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and
Preserve;
(B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;
(C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the
Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National
Park and Preserve;
(D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a
line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American
Bay including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of
the Shumagin Islands;
(E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Katmai National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;
(B) The use of motorized vehicles, excluding aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts, is prohibited from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek
Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek
River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek
drainage; however, this restriction does not apply to a motorized
vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and
on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of the Naknek
River and Big Creek.
(C) A firearm may be used to take beaver in Unit 9(B) under a
trapping license from April 1-May 31.
(D) Unit 9(B) (Nondalton residents only) is open to brown bear
hunting by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 9(B), provided
that the hunter has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to
hunting.
(E) The taking by residents of Nondalton of up to 6 bull moose per
regulatory year in Unit 9(B) is allowed for ceremonial potlatches,
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose may be
taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to
individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 6 moose
limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the
State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of Nondalton Oct. 1-Oct. 21.
only--1 bear by Federal registration ..........................
permit only. May 10-May 25.
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 Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only. May 10-May 25.
CARIBOU:
Unit 9(A) and (C)--4 caribou; however, Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
no more than 2 caribou may be taken
Aug. 10-Sept. 30 and no more than 1
caribou may be taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no more Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
than 2 may be bulls.
Unit 9(D)--............................. No open season.
Unit 9(E)--that portion south of Seal July 1-Apr. 30.
Cape on the Pacific side of the Alaska
Peninsula divide--4 caribou; only bulls
may be taken between July 1 and Aug. 9.
Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou....... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
SHEEP:
1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn.............. Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
MOOSE:
Unit 9(A)--1 antlered bull.............. Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 9(B)--1 antlered bull.............. Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
the Naknek River from the north--1 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
antlered bull.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
the Naknek River from the south--1 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
antlered bull. However, during the
December hunt, antlerless moose may be
taken by Federal registration permit
only. The antlerless season will be
closed when 5 antlerless moose have
been taken. Public lands are closed
during December for the hunting of
moose, except by eligible rural Alaska
residents during seasons identified
above.
Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose; Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
however, antlerless moose may be taken Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 9(E)--1 antlered bull.............. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White):
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season; Jan. 1-May 31.
however, no more than 20 may be taken
between Apr. 1-May 31.
Remainder of Unit 9-40 beaver per season Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(10) Unit 10.
(i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island and the
Pribilof Islands;
(ii) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any
wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
CARIBOU:
Unit 10--Unimak Island only............. No open season.
Remainder of Unit 10--No limit.......... July 1-June 30.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the
headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area
drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles
Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved]
(ii) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
CARIBOU: No open season.
SHEEP:
1 sheep................................. Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
MOOSE:
1 antlered bull......................... Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
wolverine except by eligible rural
Alaska residents during seasons
identified above.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Dec. 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 No open season.
Nabesna River within the drainages of
Jack Creek, Platinum Creek, and
Totschunda Creek--The taking of caribou
is prohibited on public lands.
Unit 12--that portion lying east 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.
MOOSE:
Unit 12--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15. Nov. 20-
Tanana, Nabesna, and Chisana Rivers Nov. 30.
east of the Tetlin Reservation boundary
and north of the Winter Trail from
Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border--1
antlered bull.
Unit 12--that portion lying east of the Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Nabesna River and south of the Winter
Trail running southeast from Pickerel
Lake to the Canadian border--1 antlered
bull.
Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered bull..... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes 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 Gulkana
River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the
Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide
into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone
River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the
southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then
up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down
Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary
of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;
(B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a
line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana
River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River,
then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13,
then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier,
then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the
Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across
the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River,
then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the
Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning;
(C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the
Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;
(D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit
13(A);
(E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13;
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980 are closed to subsistence. Subsistence uses as
authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(13) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
(C) except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers Lake trails, or other trails
designated by the Board, the use of motorized vehicles for subsistence
hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The
Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13(B)
bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and
the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the
Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the
Richardson Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at approximately Mile 170,
then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly
along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with
Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
CARIBOU:
2 caribou by Federal registration permit Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Jan. 5-Mar. 31.
Oil Pipeline right-of-way is
prohibited. The right-of-way is
identified as the area occupied by the
pipeline (buried or above ground) and
the cleared area 25 feet on either side
of the pipeline.
SHEEP:
Unit 13--excluding Unit 13(D) and the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Tok and Delta Management Areas--1 ram
with \7/8\ curl horn.
MOOSE:
1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
registration permit only; only 1 permit
will be issued per household.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine. Public lands are closed to Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
the taking of wolverine, except by
eligible rural Alaska residents during
seasons identified above.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
30 beaver per season.................... Oct. 10-Apr. 30.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Dec. 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. Public lands are closed to Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
the taking of wolverine, except by
eligible rural Alaska residents during
seasons identified above.
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(14) Unit 14.
(i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side of Turnagain
Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, drainages into
Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in
Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook Inlet east of the
Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River
downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into the south bank
of the Talkeetna River:
(A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west
by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and
by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon
River, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south
by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its
mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik
Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6
boundary;
(B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit
14(A);
(C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit
14(A);
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) the Fort Richardson Management Area, consisting of the Fort
Richardson Military Reservation, is restricted to the subsistence
taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by permit only;
(B) the Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages
south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north
of and including Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to hunt black bear between
April 15 and May 25;
(B) In Unit 14(B), bait may be used to hunt black bear between
April 15 and May 31.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
Unit 14(A) and (C)--1 bear.............. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 14(A)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Oct. 10. May 1-
years. May 25.
COYOTE:
Unit 14(A) and (C)--2 coyotes........... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14--2 foxes........................ Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
Unit 14(A)--5 hares per day............. July 1-June 30.
Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day............. Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession. Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in possession Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 14(C)--that portion within the Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek,
Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River
and the drainages of Knik River outside
Chugach State Park--20 beaver per
season.
COYOTE:
Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 14(C)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Unit 14(C)--1 fox....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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 Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
possession.
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 No open season.
Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River
and Skilak Glacier.
Remainder of Unit 15--No limit.......... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
OTTER:
Unit 15 (A) and (B)--No limit........... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Unit 15 (C)--No limit................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLVERINE:
Unit 15 (B) and (C)--No limit........... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(16) Unit 16.
(i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet between
Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek drainage,
Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the Susitna River
(including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the
Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the Chulitna River
(including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna River, and
drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River upstream to the
base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage of the Kahiltna
Glacier:
(A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east
bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River,
east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna
Glacier;
(B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16;
(ii) The Mount McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to
December 2, 1980, is closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses as
authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(16) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
CARIBOU:
1 caribou............................... Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
MOOSE:
Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay Drainages south Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
and west of, and including the Kustatan
River drainage--1 antlered bull.
Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose; Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
however, antlerless moose may be taken Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
only from Sept. 25-Sept. 30 and from
Dec. 1-Feb. 28 by Federal registration
permit only.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(17) Unit 17.
(i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Bering
Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all islands between
these points including Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands:
(A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
(B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream
from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River
drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;
(C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legally permitted hunting
camps, the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit
17(B), is closed from Aug. 1-Nov. 1 to the use of any motorized vehicle
for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine, including
transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or
wolverine;
(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of
Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown
bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no
resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 17(A) and that portion of Unit Sept. 1-May 31.
17(B) draining into the Nuyakuk Lake
and Tikchik Lake--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear every Sept. 20-Oct. 10.
four 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 Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
17(A) 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 Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
17(C) east of the Nushagak River--5
caribou; however, no more than 2
caribou may be bulls.
SHEEP:
1 ram with full curl horn or larger..... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
MOOSE:
Unit 17(B)--that portion that includes Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
all the Mulchatna River drainage
upstream from and including the
Chilchitna River drainage--1 antlered
bull.
Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 antlered Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
bull; however, during the period Aug. Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by
State registration permit only.
Unit 17(C)--that portion that includes Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
the Iowithla drainage and Sunshine
Valley and all lands west of Wood River
and south of Aleknagik Lake--1 antlered
bull; however, during the period Aug.
20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by
State registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 antlered Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
bull; however, during the period Aug. Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by
State registration permit only.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
WOLF:
5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 17(A)--20 beaver per season........ Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 17(B) and (C)--20 beaver per season Jan. 1-Feb. 28.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(18) Unit 18.
(i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the Yukon and
Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn between Lower
Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into 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
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
1 bear.................................. Sept. 1-May 31.
CARIBOU:
Unit 18--that portion south of the Yukon Dec. 15-Jan. 9.
River--Kilbuck caribou herd; rural Feb. 23-Mar. 15.
Alaska residents domiciled in Tuluksak,
Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel,
Oscarville, Napaaskiak, Napakiak,
Kasigiuk, Atmauthluak, Nunapitchuk,
Tuntutuliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills,
only. A Federal registration permit is
required. The number of permits
available for these hunts will be
determined at a later date. The taking
of caribou will be prohibited when a
total Unit harvest of 130 bulls has
been reached in either or both hunts
administered by the Board or ADF&G.
Remainder of Unit 18.................... No open season.
MOOSE:
Unit 18--that portion north and west of Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
a line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak
Mountain, and then to Mountain Village,
and west of, but not including, the
Andreafsky River drainage--1 antlered
bull.
Unit 18--those portions in the Kanektok No open season.
and Goodnews drainages.
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 announced.
announcement sometime between Dec. 1
and Feb. 28.
Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to ..........................
the hunting of moose, except by rural
Alaska residents of Unit 18 and Upper
Kalskag during seasons identified above.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes 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 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 Sept. 1-May 31.
is downstream of and including the
Aniak River drainage--1 bear.
Remainder of Unit 19 (A), (B), and (D)-- Sept. 10-May 25.
1 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. 10-Mar. 31.
and Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska
residents of Lime Village)--4 caribou.
Unit 19(C)--1 caribou................... Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19(D) south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.
Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 caribou...... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents July 1-June 30.
domiciled in Lime Village only; no
individual harvest limit but a village
harvest quota of 200 caribou; cows and
calves may not be taken from Apr. 1-
Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
SHEEP:
1 ram with 7/8 curl..................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
MOOSE:
Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents of Lime July 1-June 30.
Village only--No individual harvest
limit, but a village harvest quota of
40 moose (including those taken under
the State Tier II system); either sex.
Reporting will be by a community
reporting system.
Unit 19(A)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
moose may be taken only from Jan. 1- Jan. 1-Jan. 10.
Jan. 10 and Feb. 1-Feb. 5. Feb. 1-Feb. 5.
Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Oct. 10.
Unit 19(D)--that portion of the Upper Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within
the North Fork drainage upstream from
the confluence of the South Fork to the
mouth of the Swift Fork--1 antlered
bull.
Unit 19(D)--remainder of the Upper 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
BEAVER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(20) Unit 20.
(i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from and
including the Tozitna River drainage to and including the Hamlin Creek
drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream
from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue River and
Fortymile River drainages and the Tanana River drainage north of Unit
13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson River:
(A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of
the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana
River from its confluence with the Delta River downstream to its
confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east
bank of the Nenana River:
(B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and
including the Banner Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north
bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;
(D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the
west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream
to, but excluding the Banner Creek drainage;
(E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and
the Ladue River drainage;
(F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses
as authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(20) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;
(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is
prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench
mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and
Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;
(C) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as provided below. The use of snowmobiles is authorized
only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within
the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed
highway vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the
Corridor is authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents
living within the Corridor;
(D) The Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of
the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, then west
along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked
Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters on
North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters of
Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence
Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the Fortymile River,
then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile
River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork
of the Fortymile River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly
along the south bank of Champion Creek to its confluence with Little
Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion
Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a direct line to Mile
140 on the Taylor Highway, is closed to the use of any motorized
vehicle for hunting from August 5-September 20; however, this does not
prohibit motorized access via, or transportation of harvested wildlife
on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
(E) The Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then
northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome,
then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to
the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a
point where it joins the Tanana River three miles above Old Minto, then
along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and
sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and
Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning, is open
to moose hunting by permit only;
(F) The Fairbanks Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream
subdivision 0SE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2
North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B)
bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana
River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek
and Cripple Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester
Creek, then up Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek,
then up Ready Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down
Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly
along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then
up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele
Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then
southerly along the pipeline right-of-way to the Chena River, then
along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then
southerly along Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana
River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to
the point of beginning, is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only;
(G) The Ferry Trail Management Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20(A) bounded on the north by the Rex Trail; on the west by the
east bank of the Nenana River from its intersection with the Rex Trail
south to the divide forming the north boundary of the Lignite Creek
drainage; on the south by that divide easterly and southerly to the
headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak, then along a
southwesterly line to the confluence of Healy Creek and Coal Creek,
then upstream easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to the north
fork of Healy Creek, then along the north fork of Healy Creek to its
headwaters; on the east by a straight line from the headwaters of Healy
Creek to the headwaters of Dexter Creek, then along Dexter Creek to the
Totatlanika River, then down the east bank of the Totatlanika River to
the Rex Trail is open to caribou hunting by permit only.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30;
(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and October with
a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch
diameter, is prohibited;
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1 bear every Sept. 1-May 31.
four regulatory years.
CARIBOU:
Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
registration permit only; the season Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
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.
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 Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Minto Flats Management Area--1 bull by Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
Federal 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)--1 antlered bull; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
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. 25.
draining into the Yukon River upstream
from and including the Charley River
drainage to and including the Boundary
Creek drainages and the Taylor Highway
from mile 145 to Eagle--1 antlered bull.
Unit 20(F)--that portion within the Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area--1 antlered bull by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes 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 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor
Highway, both to Eagle and the Alaska-
Canada boundary) and that portion of
Alaska Route 4 (Richardson Highway)
south of Delta Junction--20 per day, 40
in possession.
Unit 20--Remainder--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10--Apr. 30.
possession.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
20(E), and 20(D)--that portion draining
into the north bank of the Tanana
River, including the islands in the
Tanana River--25 beaver.
Remainder of Unit 20(D)--15 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.......... Sept. 20-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
Unit 20(E)--No limit.................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Remainder of Unit 20--No limit.......... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1--Feb. 28.
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(21) Unit 21.
(i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon River upstream
from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River drainage on the
north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River drainage on the
south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River upstream and including from
the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from
and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River
drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;
(B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna
River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
(C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream
from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
(E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut
upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg.
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along the
north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point
of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use of
aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of
Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,
then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River,
then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west
bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River,
then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with
Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its
mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the
area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1.
(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative
with that permitted by the State.
(D) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the
residents of Unit 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the
Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of
the Native Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
1 bear every four regulatory years...... Sept. 1-May 31.
CARIBOU:
Unit 21(A), (B), (C), and (E)--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
caribou..
Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon River and Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
east of the Koyukuk River 1 caribou; Winter season to be
however, 2 additional caribou may be announced.
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 antlered bull............. Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull..... Sept. 5-Sept. 25
Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
moose may be taken only from Sept. 21- 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 Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
antlered bulls may be taken from Sept. Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
5-Sept. 25.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes 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:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(22) Unit 22.
(i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait,
Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but excluding, the
Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but not including,
the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, and all
adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the Goodhope
and Pastolik Rivers:
(A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
(B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok
Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
(D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into
the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and
including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;
(E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and
Fairway Rock.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in
Unit 22 during the established seasons.
(B) Snowmachines may be used to take caribou and moose in Unit 22
during established seasons; however, shooting from a snowmachine in
motion is prohibited.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 22(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
years. May 10-May 25.
Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25.
CARIBOU:
Unit 22 (A) and (B)--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30
however, cow caribou may not be taken
May 16-June 30.
MOOSE:
Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull............. Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-
Dec. 31; no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
Unit 22(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-
Dec. 31; no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person may take Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
a cow accompanied by a calf.
COYOTE:
2 Coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
BEAVER:
Unit 22 (A) and (B)--50 beaver.......... Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 22 (C), (D), and (E)--50 beaver...... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23.
(i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic
Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River drainge to Cape
Lisburne;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Noatak Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 23 in a corridor extending five miles on either side of the
Noatak River beginning at the mouth of the Kugururok River, and
extending easterly along the Noatak River to the mouth of Sapun Creek,
is closed for the period August 20-September 20 to the use of aircraft
in any manner either for hunting of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, or for transportation of hunters or harvested species;
(B) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A) is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting; aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears;
however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between public 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-June. 10.
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 23--except the Baldwin Peninsula 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:
5 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 No open season.
Pass and the Cutler and Redstone Rivers.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 ram with \7/8\ Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
curl horn or larger.
Remainder of Unit 23--1 sheep........... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
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; Oct. 1-Mar. 31.
however, anterless 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.
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
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area;
(C) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of
the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the
Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of
Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg.
41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then
east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along
the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the
point of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use
of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose
hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of
a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport
within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk
River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15
miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to
stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(D) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 24--that portion west of the Dalton Sept. 1-May 31.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1
bear.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 bear every four Sept. 1--May 31.
regulatory years.
CARIBOU:
Unit 24--the Kanuti River drainage 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 Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
of the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 24--that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area;
except, Gates of the Arctic National
Park--1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or
larger by Federal registration permit
only.
Remainder of Unit 24--1 ram with 7/8 Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
curl 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 Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
during 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 Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
the Koyukuk River upstream from and Mar. 1-Mar. 10.
including 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.
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(25) Unit 25.
(i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from but
not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and excluding drainages into
the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from the Charley River:
(A) Unit 25(A) consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream from and including
the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from
Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the
Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old Crow River
drainage;
(B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage
upstream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine
River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine
Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream
from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River;
(C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages into the south bank of the
Yukon River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20(E) boundary, the
Birch Creek drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost
147), the Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock
Creek drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and
including the Moose Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 25(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 25;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area, which encompasses
approximately 567,680 acres north and west of Arctic Village. The area
consists of that portion of Unit 25(A) which is bounded on the east by
the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Cane Creek
and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to the
confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Creek, through
Portage Lake, to its confluence with the Junjik River; then down the
Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary, to a major,
unnamed tributary located directly south of Little Njoo Mountain; the
boundary leaves the river and continues upstream along this unnamed
tributary, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles where the stream
forks into two roughly equal drainages; the boundary follows the
eastern most fork, proceeding almost due north to the headwaters and
intersects the Continental Divide; the boundary then follows the
Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then easterly and
northeasterly approximately 20 miles along the divide to an unnamed
peak, elevation 6,460, located north of the most southerly major fork
of the headwaters of Cane Creek; then the boundary continues due south
1.5 miles to the high point of a saddle, then down the headwaters
tributary to Cane Creek and down the creek to the confluence of Cane
Creek and the East Fork Chandalar. Sheep hunting in this area is
restricted to residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon,
Kaktovik and Chalkytsik.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) [Reserved].
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
CARIBOU:
Unit 25 (A), (B), and the remainder of July 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 25(D)--10 caribou; however, no
more than 5 caribou may be transported
from these units per regulatory year.
Unit 25(C)--that portion south and east Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
of the Steese Highway--1 bull by Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Federal registration permit only; the
season will close when a harvest quota
for the Fortymile herd has been
reached. The harvest quota will be
determined by the Board after
consultation with ADF&G and announced
before the season opening.
25(C)--that portion north and west of Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the Steese Highway--1 caribou; however, Feb. 15-Mar. 15.
only bull caribou may be taken during
the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season. During the
winter season, caribou may be taken
only with a Federal registration permit.
Unit 25 (D)--that portion of Unit 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 Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Area--3 sheep by Federal registration
permit only; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20
season is restricted to 1 ram with 7/8
curl horn or larger.
Unit 25(A)--Arctic Village Sheep 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.
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 Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
west of a line extending from the Unit
25(D) boundary on Preacher Creek, then
downstream along Preacher Creek, Birch
Creek and Lower Mouth Birch Creek to
the Yukon River, then downstream along
the north bank of the Yukon River
(including islands) to the confluence
of the Hadweenzik River, then upstream
along the west bank of the Hadweenzik
River to the confluence of Forty and
One-Half Mile Creek, then upstream
along Forty and One-Half Mile Creek to
Nelson Mountain on the Unit 25(D)
boundary--1 bull by a Federal
registration permit. 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 Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
moose. Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
COYOTE:
2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes 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 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
miles 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.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
WOLVERINE:
Unit 25(C)--No limit.................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Remainder of Unit 25--No limit.......... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(26) Unit 26.
(i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages between Cape
Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border including the Firth River
drainage within Alaska:
(A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of
the Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville
River between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;
(B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit
26(A), west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west
bank of the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
(C) Unit 26(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 26;
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Unit 26(A) Controlled Use Area, which consists of Unit
26(A), is closed to the use of aircraft in any manner for moose
hunting, including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose
from Aug. 1-Aug. 31 and from Jan. 1-Mar. 31. No hunter may take or
transport a moose, or part of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having been
transported by aircraft into the unit. However, this does not apply to
transportation of moose hunters or moose parts by regularly scheduled
flights to and between villages by carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation by
aircraft to or between publicly owned airports;
(B) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of
those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of
the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and
firearms except as follows: The use of snowmobiles is authorized only
for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed highway
vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the Corridor is
authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,
Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor;
(C) The Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists
of those portions of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the
Arctic Circle, Unit 24 west of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area, and Unit 26(A), is open to brown bear hunting by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is
required for taking brown bears in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in the
Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration
permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations;
(A) Motor-driven boats and snowmachines may be used to take
caribou; however, shooting from a snowmachine in motion is prohibited.
(B) Swimming caribou may be taken with a firearm using rimfire
cartridges;
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Harvest limits Open season
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HUNTING
BLACK BEAR:
3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.
BROWN BEAR:
Unit 26(A)--1 bear...................... Sept. 1-May 31.
Remainder of Unit 26--1 bear every four Sept. 1-May 31.
regulatory years.
CARIBOU:
Unit 26(A)--5 caribou per day; however, July 1-June 30.
cow caribou may not be taken May 16-
June 30.
Unit 26(B)--5 caribou; however, cow July 1-June 30.
caribou may be taken only from Oct. 1-
Apr. 30.
Unit 26(C)--10 caribou; however, not July 1-Apr. 30.
more than 5 caribou may be transported
from Unit 26(C) per regulatory year.
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.
Unit 26(B)--that portion within the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area--1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn or
larger by Federal registration permit
only.
Remainder of Unit 26(A) and (B)-- Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
including the Gates of the Arctic
National Preserve--1 ram with \7/8\
curl horn or larger.
Unit 26(C)--3 sheep per regulatory year; Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season is Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
restricted to 1 ram with \7/8\ curl
horn or larger. A Federal registration
permit is required for the Oct. 1-Apr.
30 season. Kaktovik residents may
harvest sheep in accordance with a
Federal community harvest strategy for
Unit 26(C) which provides for take of
up to two harvest limits of 3 sheep by
designated hunter.
MOOSE:
Unit 26(A)--that portion of the Colville Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
River drainage upstream from and
including the Chandalar River drainage--
1 moose; however, no person may take a
cow accompanied by a calf.
Remainder of Unit 26(A)--1 moose; Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
however, no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26(B)--that portion within two No open season.
miles 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 Oct. 1-Nov. 15.
registration permit only; up to 10 Mar. 1-Mar. 31.
permits may be 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, Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Unit 26(C)--10 foxes.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
LYNX:
2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
10 wolves............................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
TRAPPING
COYOTE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15
FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver
Phases):
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
LYNX:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
MARTEN:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
MINK AND WEASEL:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
MUSKRAT:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
OTTER:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
WOLF:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
WOLVERINE:
No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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Dated: August 3, 1994.
William L. Hensley,
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
Dated: August 5, 1994.
Phil Janik,
Regional Forester, USDA--Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21501 Filed 9-1-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P
