Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations, 70348-70403 [2024-19025]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS–R7–SM–2022–0105;
FXFR13350700640–245–FF07J00000]
RIN 1018–BG72
Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska—2024–25
and 2025–26 Subsistence Taking of
Wildlife Regulations
Forest Service, Agriculture;
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final rule establishes
regulations for seasons, harvest limits,
and methods and means related to the
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in
Alaska for the 2024–25 and 2025–26
regulatory years. The Federal
Subsistence Board (Board) completes
the biennial process of revising
subsistence hunting and trapping
regulations in even-numbered years and
subsistence fishing and shellfish
regulations in odd-numbered years;
public proposal and review processes
take place during the preceding year.
The Board also addresses customary and
traditional use determinations during
the applicable biennial cycle. This rule
also revises the customary and
traditional use determinations for
wildlife, the general regulations, and a
deferred proposal from the last fish
cycle.
DATES: This rule is effective August 29,
2024.
Information Collection Requirements:
If you wish to comment on the
information collection requirements in
this rule, please note that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) is
required to make a decision concerning
the collection of information contained
in this rule between 30 and 60 days after
the date of publication of this rule in the
Federal Register. Therefore, comments
should be submitted to OMB by
September 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The comments received on
the proposed rule as well as the Board
meeting transcripts are available at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket
No. FWS–R7–SM–2022–0105. Board
meeting transcripts are also available for
review at the Office of Subsistence
Management, 1011 East Tudor Road,
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SUMMARY:
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Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or
on the Office of Subsistence
Management website (https://
www.doi.gov/subsistence).
Information Collection Requirements:
Written comments and suggestions on
the information collection requirements
should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this document to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA
22041–3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov
(email). Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0075 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Attention: Crystal Lionetti, Director,
Office of Subsistence Management;
(907) 786–3888 or subsistence@
ios.doi.gov. For questions specific to
National Forest System lands, contact
Gregory Risdahl, Regional Subsistence
Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service,
Alaska Region; (907) 302–7354 or
gregory.risdahl@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under title VIII of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126), the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries)
jointly implement the Federal
Subsistence Management Program. The
Program provides a preference for take
of fish and wildlife resources for
subsistence uses on Federal public
lands and waters in Alaska. The term
‘‘subsistence uses’’ means the customary
and traditional uses by rural Alaska
residents of wild, renewable resources
for direct personal or family
consumption as food, shelter, fuel,
clothing, tools, or transportation or for
other specified purposes. The
Secretaries published temporary
regulations to carry out the Program in
the Federal Register on June 29, 1990
(55 FR 27114), and published final
regulations in the Federal Register on
May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940).
The Program managers have
subsequently amended these regulations
many times. Because this program is a
joint effort between Interior and
Agriculture, these regulations are
located in two titles of the Code of
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Federal Regulations (CFR): title 36,
‘‘Parks, Forests, and Public Property,’’
and title 50, ‘‘Wildlife and Fisheries,’’ at
36 CFR 242.1–242.28 and 50 CFR 100.1–
100.28, respectively. Consequently, to
indicate that identical changes affect
regulations in both titles 36 and 50, in
this document we present references to
specific sections of the CFR as shown in
the following example: § ll.24.
The Program regulations contain
subparts as follows: Subpart A, General
Provisions; Subpart B, Program
Structure; Subpart C, Board
Determinations; and Subpart D,
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
Consistent with subpart B of these
regulations, the Secretaries established a
Federal Subsistence Board to administer
the Federal Subsistence Management
Program. The Board comprises:
• A Chair appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior with concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture;
• The Alaska Regional Director, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS);
• The Alaska Regional Director,
National Park Service (NPS);
• The Alaska State Director, Bureau
of Land Management (BLM);
• The Alaska Regional Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA);
• The Alaska Regional Forester,
USDA Forest Service (USDA–FS); and
• Two public members appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior with
concurrence of the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Through the Board, these agencies
participate in the development of
regulations for subparts C and D, which,
among other things, set forth program
eligibility, including determinations of
which areas or communities in Alaska
are nonrural, and specific harvest
seasons and limits. The Board receives
analytical and administrative assistance
from the Interagency Staff Committee,
which comprises senior technical
experts from FWS, NPS, BLM, BIA, and
USDA–FS (per § ll.10(d)(7)).
In administering the Program, the
Secretaries divided Alaska into 10
subsistence resource regions, each of
which is represented by a Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
(RAC). The RACs 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 Federal public lands in
Alaska. The RAC members represent
varied geographical, cultural, and user
interests within each region.
The Board conducts rulemaking for
the Program on a biennial schedule with
the process of revising the fish and
shellfish regulations and the process for
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revising the wildlife regulations
occurring during opposite years. The
Board addresses ‘‘customary and
traditional use’’ determinations during
the applicable biennial cycle. The
regulations at § ll.4 define
‘‘customary and traditional use’’ as ‘‘a
long-established, consistent pattern of
use, incorporating beliefs and customs
which have been transmitted from
generation to generation.’’ Since
establishment of the Program
regulations in 1992, the Board has made
a number of customary and traditional
use determinations at the request of
affected subsistence users. These
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determinations have resulted in
revisions to the regulations at § ll.24.
Those modifications, along with some
administrative corrections, were
published in the Federal Register as
follows:
TABLE 1—MODIFICATIONS TO § ll.24, CUSTOMARY AND TRADITIONAL USE DETERMINATIONS
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Current Rulemaking Action
The Departments published a
proposed rule, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in
Alaska—2024–25 and 2025–26
Subsistence Taking of Wildlife
Regulations, on February 27, 2023 (88
FR 12285), to amend the regulations in
subparts C and D of 36 CFR part 242 and
50 CFR part 100 for hunting and
trapping seasons, harvest limits, and
methods and means related to taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses.
The proposed rule opened a comment
period, which closed on April 12, 2023.
The Departments advertised the
proposed rule on the Program’s web
page and by mail, email, social media,
radio, and newspaper. During that
period, the RACs met and, in addition
to other business, received suggestions
for proposals from the public. The
Board received a total of 40 proposals.
Two of those proposals were withdrawn
by the proponent. An additional two
proposals were classified as invalid
because they were administrative, as
opposed to regulatory, in nature. The
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Rule made changes to the
following provisions of ll.24
Date of publication
May 27, 1994 ...........................................................
October 13, 1994 .....................................................
February 24, 1995 ...................................................
July 30, 1996 ...........................................................
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June 29, 1998 ..........................................................
August 28, 1998 .......................................................
January 8, 1999 .......................................................
February 13, 2001 ...................................................
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March 29, 2006 ........................................................
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December 27, 2007 .................................................
March 30, 2009 ........................................................
March 8, 2011 ..........................................................
June 13, 2012 ..........................................................
June 19, 2014 ..........................................................
August 8, 2016 .........................................................
January 23, 2018 .....................................................
October 9, 2018 .......................................................
August 12, 2019 .......................................................
November 23, 2020 .................................................
July 26, 2022 ...........................................................
February 29, 2024 ...................................................
Board received 38 proposals for changes
to the subparts C (for revisions to
customary and traditional use
determinations) and D regulations
(which are specific provisions regarding
the take of fish and wildlife). In
addition, 18 wildlife closure reviews
were presented for comment as required
by Board policy, which specifies a
review of each closure at least every 4
years. No closure reviews or proposals
were deferred from previous fish or
wildlife regulatory cycles.
The public submitted 38 comments,
which are available for review at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–R7–SM–2022–0105. We reviewed
and considered all public comments
received on the proposed rule. Most of
the comments were proposal
submissions in response to the request
for proposals outlined in the proposed
rule. Most other comments reflected the
same concerns or issues that were also
included in those proposals that were
presented to the Board and were,
therefore, considered during Board
deliberations on the proposals. The
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Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
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Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife/Fish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Fish/Shellfish.
Wildlife.
Wildlife.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Wildlife.
Fish.
Wildlife.
Wildlife.
Fish.
remaining public comments pertained
to issues outside the scope of this
rulemaking action.
After the comment period closed, the
Board prepared a booklet describing the
proposals and distributed it to the
public. The proposals were also
published on the Program’s website.
The public then had more than 30 days,
until June 30, 2023, to comment on the
proposed regulatory changes.
The 10 RACs met again, received
public comments, and formulated their
recommendations to the Board on
proposals for their respective regions.
Therefore, the public received extensive
opportunity to review and comment on
all changes.
The RACs had a substantial role in
reviewing the proposed rule and making
recommendations for the final rule.
Moreover, a RAC Chair, or a designated
representative, presented each RAC’s
recommendations at the Board’s public
meeting of April 2–5, 2024.
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Summary of Board Actions on
Proposals and Closure Reviews
The Board’s actions on each wildlife
proposal and closure review are listed
in table 2 below. When making
decisions, the Board may use, but is not
limited to, the following guidelines for
consideration of whether a proposal:
• provides a subsistence priority on
public lands;
• is supported by substantial
scientific and traditional ecological
knowledge (TEK) evidence;
• recognizes principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
• provides opportunity; and
• would not be detrimental to or
place undue burden on rural Alaskan
subsistence users.
Consensus agenda: The consensus
agenda is made up of proposals and
closure reviews for which there is
agreement among the affected RACs, a
majority of the Interagency Staff
Committee members, and the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
concerning a proposed regulatory
action. Anyone may request that the
Board remove a proposal or a closure
review from the consensus agenda and
place it on the non-consensus agenda.
Proposals or closure reviews taken off
the consensus agenda follow the Board
process for non-consensus items and are
deliberated and voted on individually.
Of the 36 wildlife proposals and 18
wildlife closure reviews, 32 were on the
Board’s non-consensus agenda, and 22
were on the consensus agenda. The
Board votes en masse on the consensus
agenda after deliberation and action on
all other proposals.
Of the proposals on the consensus
agenda, the Board adopted six, adopted
one with modification, rejected two, and
took no action on one. Of the closure
reviews on the consensus agenda, the
Board retained the status quo on 10, and
rescinded two. Analysis and
justification for the action taken on each
proposal on the consensus agenda can
be found in the Board meeting book and
transcripts. Documents are available for
review at the Office of Subsistence
Management (OSM), 1011 East Tudor
Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK
99503; at https://www.regulations.gov in
Docket No. FWS–R7–SM–2022–0105; or
on the OSM website (https://
www.doi.gov/subsistence).
Non-consensus agenda: Of the
proposals on the non-consensus agenda,
the Board adopted five, adopted 15 with
modification, rejected one, deferred one
and took no action on four. Of the
closure reviews on the non-consensus
agenda, the Board modified one, and
retained the status quo on five. Because
all Board actions on non-consensus
proposals and closure reviews aligned
with recommendations of the affected
RAC(s), Board justifications for these
actions can be found by reading the
RAC recommendation(s) in the
respective proposal analysis and
reviewing the Board meeting transcripts.
Documents are available for review at
the Office of Subsistence Management,
1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121,
Anchorage, AK 99503; at https://
www.regulations.gov in Docket No.
FWS–R7–SM–2022–0105; or on the
OSM website (https://www.doi.gov/
subsistence).
Request for Reconsideration: The
Board received a request to reconsider
their prior action on fisheries proposal
FP21–10, which established a dipnet/
rod and reel fishery on a portion of the
Lower Copper River in the Prince
William Sound Area. After full analysis,
the request was rejected because it did
not provide information not previously
considered by the Board, did not
demonstrate that existing information
used by the Board was incorrect, and
did not demonstrate that the Board’s
interpretation of information, applicable
law, or regulation was in error or
contrary to existing law.
TABLE 2—FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE BOARD ACTIONS ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE REGULATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL
SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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Proposal No.
Species or issue
Unit(s)
WP24–01 ....................
Brown bear .................
Statewide ....................
General regulations: Allow for sale of
brown bear hides.
WP24–02 ....................
Goat ............................
1C ...............................
Portion of Unit 1C: Extend the season to
Jul 24–Dec. 31.
WP24–03 ....................
Goat ............................
1C ...............................
WP24–04 ....................
Deer ............................
4 ..................................
Portion of Unit 1C: Extend the season to
Aug. 1–Nov. 30; close the Aug. 1–31
season, except for take by federally
qualified subsistence users.
Close a portion of Admiralty Island Nov. 1–
15, except for take by federally qualified
subsistence users.
WP24–05 ....................
Deer ............................
4 ..................................
Close the Northeast Chichagof Controlled
Use Area Nov. 1–15, except for take by
federally qualified subsistence users.
WP24–06 ....................
Deer ............................
4 ..................................
Close a portion of Chichagof Island Nov.
1–15, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WP24–07 ....................
Furbearers ..................
7, 14C .........................
Clarify Federal trapping regulations ............
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Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) action
and basis for decision
Deferred until 2024 FSB summer work session to gather more information and address options of applicability in areas
with a 1-bear harvest limit.
Adopt.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Take no action.
Based on action taken on WP24–02.
Adopt with Southeast RAC (SERAC) modification to reduce the closure area and
the closure duration to Nov. 1–10.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Adopt with SERAC modification to reduce
the closure area by removing Wildlife
Analysis areas 4222 and 3526 and reduce closure duration to Nov. 1–10.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Adopt with SERAC modification to reduce
the closure duration to Nov. 1–10.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Reject.
Unnecessary regulations: municipality of
Anchorage ordinances do not apply to
Federal subsistence users.
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Proposal No.
Species or issue
Unit(s)
General description
Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) action
and basis for decision
WP24–08 ....................
All ................................
7, 15 ...........................
WP24–09 ....................
Caribou .......................
13A, 13B .....................
Establish hunting and trapping setbacks
from wildlife crossing structures along the
Sterling Highway.
Modify harvest limit; delegate authority to
manage the hunt.
WCR24–03 .................
Moose .........................
7 ..................................
That portion of Unit 7 draining into Kings
Bay: Closed, except by residents of
Chenega and Tatitlek.
WCR24–41 .................
Moose .........................
6 ..................................
Unit 6C: Closed Nov. 1–Dec. 31, except for
take by federally qualified subsistence
users.
WP24–10 ....................
Brown bear .................
8 ..................................
Eliminate State locking tag requirement ......
WP24–11 ....................
Deer ............................
8 ..................................
Remove antlerless restriction ......................
WCR24–04 .................
Caribou .......................
9C ...............................
Unit 9C, remainder: Closed, except by residents of Unit 9C and Egegik.
WCR24–06 .................
Caribou .......................
9E ...............................
Unit 9E: Closed, except by residents of
Unit 9C, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
WP24–12 ....................
Moose .........................
9B ...............................
Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 ...
WP24–13 ....................
Moose .........................
9B ...............................
Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 ...
WP24–14 ....................
Moose .........................
9B ...............................
Extend fall season by 5 days to Sept. 25 ...
WP24–15 ....................
Caribou .......................
9C ...............................
Establish hunt in Katmai National Preserve;
close Federal public lands except by
residents of Igiugig.
WP24—(no number
assigned).
WP24–16 ....................
Moose, deer ...............
6 ..................................
Caribou .......................
9E ...............................
WP24–17 ....................
Caribou .......................
9E ...............................
WP24–18 ....................
Caribou .......................
17A, 17C ....................
Rescind the delegation of authority letter
(DAL).
Add residents of Unit 9C to the communities eligible to harvest (ANILCA section
804 restriction).
Add King Salmon, Naknek, and South
Naknek to the communities eligible to
harvest (ANILCA section 804 restriction).
Expand hunt area for the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd.
Adopt.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Adopt.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Maintain status quo.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Rescind the closure.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaskan subsistence
users.
Adopt.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaska subsistence
users.
Adopt with Kodiak Aleutians RAC modification to retain the antlerless restriction and
increase the harvest limit to four deer.
Provides opportunity.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Adopt with modification to also extend the
season by 5 days at the beginning.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Take no action.
Based on action taken on WP24–12.
Take no action.
Based on action taken on WP24–12.
Adopt with OSM modification to establish a
may-be-announced season, close Katmai
National Preserve except to residents of
Igiugig and Kokhanok, and delegate authority to the Katmai National Park and
Preserve Superintendent to announce
the annual harvest quota, announce and
open/close a season, determine the
number of permits issued annually, set
sex restrictions, and set permit conditions
via delegation of authority letter only.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Invalid.
WP24—(no number
assigned).
WP24–19 ....................
Caribou .......................
17 ................................
Moose .........................
18 ................................
WP24–20 ....................
Moose .........................
18 ................................
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Modify the DAL for the Nushagak Peninsula caribou herd.
Extend season in a portion of Unit 18 by 15
days to Oct. 15.
Modify the harvest limit, permit requirements, and DAL for the winter season in
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Adopt.
Provides opportunity.
Take no action.
Based on action taken on WP24–16.
Adopt with modification to further expand
the hunt area and modify the DAL to reflect the new hunt area boundary and
delegate additional authority to ‘‘set harvest areas.’’
Provides opportunity.
Invalid.
Adopt with OSM modification to modify the
hunt area descriptor.
Provides opportunity.
Adopt.
Provides opportunity.
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Proposal No.
Species or issue
Unit(s)
General description
WP24–21 ....................
Moose .........................
18 ................................
Add Konigiganak, Kwigillingok, and
Quinhagak to the communities eligible to
harvest in a portion of Unit 18 (ANILCA
section 804 restriction).
WP24–22 ....................
Musk ox ......................
18 ................................
Recognize C&T by residents of Unit 18 ......
WP24–23 ....................
Musk ox ......................
18 ................................
Establish hunt on the mainland portion of
Unit 18.
WCR24–38 .................
Moose .........................
18 ................................
WP24–24 ....................
n/a ...............................
19A .............................
A portion of Unit 18: Closed except by residents of Tuntutuliak, Eek, Napakiak,
Napaskiak, Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk,
Atmaulauk, Oscarville, Bethel, Kwethluk,
Akiakchak, Akiak, Tuluksak Lower
Kalskag, and Kalskag.
Divide into two subunits ...............................
WP24–25 ....................
Sheep .........................
24A, 24B .....................
Reduce harvest limit within Gates of the
Arctic National Park.
WP24–26 ....................
Sheep .........................
24A, 26B .....................
Unit 24A and portion of Unit 26B: Closed to
all users for 2 years.
WCR24–20 .................
Moose .........................
24 ................................
Kanuti Controlled Use Area: Closed, except
for take by federally qualified subsistence
users.
WCR24–43 .................
Moose .........................
19 ................................
Unit 19A, remainder: Closed, except by
residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag,
Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and
Crooked Creek.
WP24–27 ....................
Musk ox ......................
22, 23 .........................
Change permit system to Federal drawing
permits; standardize DALs.
WCR24–10 .................
Musk ox ......................
22B .............................
Unit 22B: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WCR24–15 .................
Moose .........................
22D .............................
WCR24–28 .................
Musk ox ......................
22D .............................
WCR24–29 .................
Musk ox ......................
22D .............................
WCR24–30 .................
Musk ox ......................
22E .............................
Unit 22D, remainder: Closed, except for
take by federally qualified subsistence
users.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk
River drainage and Canyon Creek:
Closed, except by residents of Nome and
Teller.
Unit 22D, remainder: Closed, except by
residents of Elim, White Mountain,
Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission.
Unit 22E: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WCR24–44 .................
Musk ox ......................
22D .............................
WP24–28 ....................
Caribou .......................
21D, 22, 23, 24, 26A ..
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Unit 22D within the Kuzitrin River drainage:
Closed, except by residents of Council,
Golovin, White Mountain, Nome, Teller,
and Brevig Mission.
Reduce harvest limit to four caribou/year;
only one may be a cow.
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Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) action
and basis for decision
Adopt with Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta RAC
modification to also add Kipnuk to the
communities eligible to harvest in a portion of Unit 18 (ANILCA section 804 restriction).
Provides opportunity.
Adopt.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Reject.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Maintain status quo.
Provides opportunity.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Adopt with OSM modification to clarify regulatory language.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaskan subsistence
users.
Adopt.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Adopt.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Modify the closure as recommended by
OSM to eliminate the closure during the
winter season (Dec. 15–Apr. 15) and
clarify regulatory language.
Maintain meaningful subsistence priority.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaskan subsistence
users.
Maintain status quo.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Adopt.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaskan subsistence
users.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Adopt with Western Interior RAC (WIRAC,
Seward Peninsula RAC (SPRAC), Northwest Arctic RAC (NWARAC), and North
Slope RAC (NSRAC) modification to exclude the eastern portion of Unit 26A and
reduce the harvest limit to 15 caribou/
year, only 1 may be a cow.
Provides opportunity.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
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Federal Subsistence Board (FSB) action
and basis for decision
Proposal No.
Species or issue
Unit(s)
WP24–29 ....................
Caribou .......................
23 ................................
Reduce harvest limit to four caribou/year;
only one may be a cow.
WP24–30 ....................
Caribou .......................
23 ................................
Close Federal public lands Aug. 1–Oct. 31,
except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WP24–31 ....................
Caribou .......................
23 ................................
Close Federal public lands Aug. 1–Oct. 31,
except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WCR24–19 .................
Musk ox ......................
23 ................................
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west
of and including the Buckland River
drainage: Closed, except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WP24–32 ....................
Marten ........................
12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25
Extend trapping season by 15 days to Mar.
15.
WP24–33 ....................
Moose .........................
25B, 25C, 25D remainder.
Extend season closing date to Oct. 15 .......
WP24–34 ....................
WP24–35 ....................
WP24–36 ....................
Moose .........................
Moose .........................
Sheep .........................
25D West ....................
25D West ....................
25A .............................
Withdrawn ....................................................
Withdrawn ....................................................
Rescind C&T for Kaktovik ...........................
WCR24–21 .................
Sheep .........................
25 ................................
WCR24–35 .................
Caribou .......................
12 ................................
Arctic Village Sheep Management Area:
Closed, except for take by federally
qualified subsistence users.
Southeastern portion of Unit 12: Closed,
except for take by federally qualified subsistence users.
WCR24–42 .................
Caribou .......................
12 ................................
Southwestern portion of Unit 12: Closed to
all users.
WP24–37 ....................
Musk ox ......................
26C .............................
WP24–38 ....................
Musk ox ......................
26C .............................
Change season to ‘‘may be announced’’
Nov. 1–Mar. 31; delegate authority to the
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
manager to manage the hunt; and remove regulatory language.
Change season to ‘‘may be announced’’;
liberalize the harvest limit; delegate authority to the Arctic NWR manager to
manage the hunt; and remove regulatory
language.
WCR24–31 .................
Moose .........................
26B, 26C ....................
Units 26B, remainder, and 26C: Closed,
except by residents of Kaktovik.
RFR22–01 ..................
Salmon .......................
Prince William Sound
Area.
Reconsideration of FP21–10 establishing a
dipnet and rod and reel fishery.
The final regulations in this document
reflect Board review and consideration
of RAC recommendations, Tribal and
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Adopt with WIRAC, SPRAC, NWARAC,
and NSRAC modification to exclude the
eastern portion of Unit 26A and reduce
the harvest limit to 15 caribou/year, only
1 may be a cow.
Provides opportunity.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Adopt with OSM modification to include a
population threshold removing the closure when the Western Arctic caribou
herd population exceeds 200,000 caribou.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Adopt with OSM modification to include a
population threshold removing the closure when the Western Arctic caribou
herd population exceeds 200,000 caribou.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Rescind the closure.
Provides opportunity.
Would not be detrimental to or place undue
burden on rural Alaskan subsistence
users.
Adopt with Eastern Interior RAC modification to extend the season only in Units
20E and 25B.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Adopt.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
N/A (withdrawn).
N/A (withdrawn).
Reject.
Provides opportunity.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Maintain status quo.
Recognizes principles of fish and wildlife
conservation.
Take no action.
Based on action taken on WP24–38.
Adopt with OSM modification to delegate
additional authority to the Arctic NWR
manager to set sex restriction via a DAL
only.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Provides opportunity.
Maintain status quo.
Provides a subsistence priority on public
lands.
Oppose.
Provides a subsistence priority in public
waters.
above in table 2 as ‘‘adopted’’ are
reflected in the rule portion of this
document as revisions to the Program
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regulations. Minor edits and spelling
corrections have also been made to
these final regulations. Because this rule
concerns public lands managed by a
bureau or bureaus in both the
Departments of Agriculture and the
Interior, identical text will be
incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and
50 CFR part 100.
Conformance With Statutory and
Regulatory Authorities
Administrative Procedure Act
Compliance
The Board has provided extensive
opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with
Administrative Procedure Act
requirements, including publishing a
proposed rule in the Federal Register,
participation in multiple RAC meetings,
additional public review and comment
on all proposals for regulatory change,
and opportunity for additional public
comment during the Board meeting
prior to deliberation. Additionally, an
administrative mechanism exists (and
has been used by the public) to request
reconsideration of the Board’s decision
on any particular proposal for regulatory
change (36 CFR 242.20 and 50 CFR
100.20). Therefore, the Board believes
that sufficient public notice and
opportunity for involvement have been
given to affected persons regarding
Board decisions.
In the more than 30 years that the
Program has been operating, no benefit
to the public has been demonstrated by
delaying the effective date of the
subsistence regulations. A lapse in
regulatory control could affect the
continued viability of fish or wildlife
populations and future subsistence
opportunities for rural Alaskans and
would generally fail to serve the overall
public interest. Therefore, the Board
finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3) to make this rule effective
upon the date set forth in DATES to
ensure continued operation of the
subsistence program.
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National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
A draft environmental impact
statement that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal
Subsistence Management Program was
distributed for public comment on
October 7, 1991. The final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
was published on February 28, 1992.
The record of decision (ROD) on
Subsistence Management for Federal
Public Lands in Alaska was signed April
6, 1992. The selected alternative in the
FEIS (alternative IV) defined the
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administrative framework of an annual
regulatory cycle for subsistence
regulations.
A 1997 environmental assessment
dealt with the expansion of Federal
jurisdiction over fisheries and is
available at the office listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The
Secretary of the Interior, with
concurrence of the Secretary of
Agriculture, determined that expansion
of Federal jurisdiction does not
constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the human
environment and, therefore, signed a
Finding of No Significant Impact.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was
completed as part of the FEIS process on
the Federal Subsistence Management
Program. 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. The final section
810 analysis determination appeared in
the April 6, 1992, ROD and concluded
that the Program, under Alternative IV
with an annual process for setting
subsistence regulations, may have some
local impacts on subsistence uses, but
will not likely restrict subsistence uses
significantly.
During the subsequent environmental
assessment process for extending
fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of
the effects of this rule was conducted in
accordance with section 810. That
evaluation also supported the
Secretaries’ determination that the rule
will not reach the ‘‘may significantly
restrict’’ threshold that would require
notice and hearings under ANILCA
section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
This rule contains existing and new
information collections. All information
collections require approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). We may not conduct or sponsor,
and you are not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OMB has reviewed and
approved the information collection
requirements associated with
subsistence management regulations on
public lands in Alaska and assigned the
OMB Control Number 1018–0075.
In accordance with the PRA and its
implementing regulations at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
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public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on our
proposal to renew, with revisions, OMB
Control Number 1018–0075. This input
will help us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden,
and it will help the public understand
these requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We request OMB approval to renew
the existing reporting and/or
recordkeeping requirements identified
below:
(1) Form 3–2326, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report’’—Completed by federally
qualified subsistence users who want to
harvest wildlife.
• Applicants provide information on
the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified
subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary
residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number,
and permit number.
• Question 1 identifies whether the
applicant hunted or used a designated
hunter.
• Questions 2a through 2e identify
success rates by time, location, and take
of animal.
• Question 3 identifies date of take
and biological data of animal.
(2) Form 3–2327, ‘‘Designated Hunter
Application, Permit, and Report’’—
Completed by federally qualified
subsistence users who want to harvest
wildlife for other federally qualified
subsistence users.
• Applicants provide information on
the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified
subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary
residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number,
and permit number.
• Applicants provide a list of names
of other persons they hunted for, their
harvest ticket/registration permit, and
their community to ensure they are
federally qualified subsistence users.
• Remaining information provides
harvest data such as unit, drainage or
specific location, and number, by sex, of
animals taken.
(3) Form 3–2328, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report’’—Completed by
federally qualified subsistence users
who want to harvest fish.
• Applicants provide information on
the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified
subsistence user;
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(2) Their community of primary
residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number,
and permit number.
• Remaining information identifies
dates, locations, types of gear, fish
species, and number of fish harvested
for biological and anthropological
analysis.
• Depending on in-season
management requirements, a condition
may be included for certain fisheries
that requires a time-specific reporting
requirement. This management tool is
used only when conservation concerns
exist that may require the emergency
closure of the fishery to prevent
overharvest.
• Must be completed and returned by
date designated on permit.
(4) Form 3–2378, ‘‘Designated Fishing
Application, Permit, and Report’’—
Completed by federally qualified
subsistence users who want to harvest
fish for other federally qualified
subsistence users. Federally qualified
subsistence users may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to
take fish on their behalf. The designated
subsistence user must obtain a
designated harvest permit prior to
attempting to harvest fish and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated subsistence user may fish for
any number of beneficiaries but may
have no more than two harvest limits in
their possession at any one time.
Subsistence users may not designate
more than one person to take or attempt
to take fish on their behalf at one time.
Subsistence users may not personally
take or attempt to take fish at the same
time that their designated subsistence
user is taking or attempting to take fish
on their behalf.
• Applicants provide information on
the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified
subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary
residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number,
and permit number.
• Applicants identify both for whom
they fished and their subsistence permit
number. The permit number verifies
they are federally qualified users and
tracks usage by communities.
• Remaining information tracks
species taken, number retained, and
gear for biological and anthropological
analysis.
(5) Form 3–2379, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form’’—Completed by
federally qualified subsistence users
who want to take part in customary
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trade. Staff anthropologists use the
information to make customary and
traditional use determinations and to
write an analysis based on the
provisions in section 804 of ANILCA.
These analyses further reduce the pool
of eligible subsistence users and may
allocate harvests by community, in part,
based on documented uses of the
resource.
• Applicants provide information on
the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified
subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary
residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number,
and permit number.
• Remaining information tracks date
of sales, buyers, and buyers’ addresses,
total dollar amount, species taken, and
fish parts.
(6) Petition to Repeal Subsistence
Rules and Regulations (Nonform
Requirement)—If the State of Alaska
enacts and implements laws that are
consistent with sections 803, 804, and
805 of ANILCA, the State may submit a
petition to the Secretary of the Interior
for repeal of Federal subsistence rules.
The State’s petition shall:
(1) Be submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture;
(2) Include the entire text of
applicable State legislation indicating
compliance with sections 803, 804, and
805 of ANILCA; and
(3) Set forth all data and arguments
available to the State in support of
legislative compliance with sections
803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
If the Secretaries find that the State’s
petition contains adequate justification,
a rulemaking proceeding for repeal of
the regulations in this part will be
initiated. If the Secretaries find that the
State’s petition does not contain
adequate justification, the petition will
be denied by letter or other notice, with
a statement of the grounds for denial.
(7) Propose Changes to Federal
Subsistence Regulations—The Board
will accept proposals for changes to the
Federal subsistence regulations in
subparts C or D of 356 CFR part 242 or
50 CFR part 100 according to a
published schedule, except for
proposals for emergency and temporary
special actions, which the Board will
accept according to procedures set forth
in § ll.19. Members of the public may
propose changes to the subsistence
regulations by providing:
• Contact information (name,
organization, address, phone number,
fax number, email address).
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• Type of change (harvest season,
harvest limit, method and means of
harvest, customary and traditional use
determination).
• Regulation to be changed.
• Language for proposed regulation.
• Why the change should be made.
• Impact on populations.
• How the change will affect
subsistence uses.
• How the change will affect other
uses.
• Communities that have used the
resource.
• Where the resource has been
harvested.
• Months in which the resource has
been harvested.
(8) Proposals for Emergency or
Temporary Special Actions—A special
action is an out-of-cycle change in a
season, harvest limit, or method of
harvest. The Federal Subsistence Board
may take a special action to restrict,
close, open, or reopen the taking of fish
and wildlife on Federal public lands: (1)
to ensure the continued viability of a
particular fish or wildlife population;
(2) to ensure continued subsistence use;
and (3) for reasons of public safety or
administration. Members of the public
may request a special action by
providing:
• Contact information (name,
organization, address, telephone
number, fax number, email address).
• Description of the requested action.
• Any unusual or significant changes
in resource abundance or unusual
conditions affecting harvest
opportunities that could not reasonably
have been anticipated and that
potentially could have significant
adverse effects on the health of fish and
wildlife populations or subsistence
users.
• The necessity of the requested
action if required for reasons of public
safety or administration.
• Extenuating circumstances that
necessitate a regulatory change before
the next regulatory review.
(9) Requests for Reconsideration—
Any person adversely affected by a new
regulation may request that the Federal
Subsistence Board reconsider its
decision by filing a written request
within 60 days after a regulation takes
effect or is published in the Federal
Register, whichever comes first.
Requests for reconsideration must
provide the Board with sufficient
narrative evidence and argument to
show why the action by the Board
should be reconsidered. The Board will
accept a request for reconsideration only
if it is based upon information not
previously considered by the Board,
demonstrates that the existing
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information used by the Board is
incorrect, or demonstrates that the
Board’s interpretation of information,
applicable law, or regulation is in error
or contrary to existing law. Requests for
reconsideration must include:
• Contact information (name,
organization, address, telephone
number, fax number, email address).
• Regulation and the date of Federal
Register publication.
• Statement of how the person is
adversely affected by the action.
• Statement of the issues raised by
the action, with specific reference to: (1)
information not previously considered
by the Board; (2) information used by
the Board that is incorrect; and (3) how
the Board’s interpretation of
information, applicable law, or
regulation is in error or contrary to
existing law.
(10) Other Permits and Reports
a. Traditional/Cultural/Educational
Permits—Organizations desiring to
harvest fish or wildlife for traditional,
cultural, or educational reasons must
provide a letter stating that the
requesting program has instructors,
enrolled students, minimum attendance
requirements, and standards for
successful completion. Harvest must be
reported, and any animals harvested
will count against any established
Federal harvest quota for the area in
which it is harvested.
b. Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under Ice
Permits—Persons who want to set up
and operate fishwheels and fyke nets, or
use a net under the ice must provide:
(1) Name and contact information and
other household member who will use
the equipment. Fishwheels must be
marked with registration permit
number; organization’s name and
address (if applicable), and primary
contact person name and telephone
number; under ice nets must be marked
with the permittee’s name and address.
(2) Species of fish taken, number of
fish taken, and dates of use.
The new reporting and/or
recordkeeping requirements identified
below require approval by OMB:
(1) Reports and Recommendations—
Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
are required to send an annual report to
the Federal Subsistence Board
informing them of regional concerns or
problems pertaining to subsistence on
Federal public lands. In turn, the Board
is required to respond to each of the
Councils’ annual reports and address
their concerns and possible courses of
actions or solutions.
(2) Customary Trade Sales—The
Board manages each region differently
regarding customary trade, based
primarily on cultural beliefs and
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traditional practices. As needed,
decisions also include conservation
concerns. This requirement is in place
to monitor customary trade and ensure
that subsistence resources are for
subsistence users and not commercial
trade.
(3) Transfer of Subsistence-Caught
Fish, Wildlife, or Shellfish—This
reporting requirement safeguards the
harvester and individual who receives
the harvested animal. It protects both
parties to show that an illegal
commercial enterprise is not ongoing or
that the animal was not poached.
(4) Meeting Request—The Board shall
meet at least twice per year and at such
other times as deemed necessary.
Meetings shall occur at the call of the
Chair, but any member may request a
meeting. There is no specified format to
request a meeting. Usually, the Service
recommends to the Board that they have
a meeting on a special topic, such as
pending litigation. This is not a
common occurrence.
(5) Cooperative Agreements—The
Board may enter into cooperative
agreements or otherwise cooperate with
Federal agencies, the State, Native
organizations, local governmental
entities, and other persons and
organizations, including international
entities to effectuate the purposes and
policies of the Federal subsistence
management program or to coordinate
respective management responsibilities.
Currently, cooperative agreements are
not generally used, and we are reporting
a placeholder burden of one response.
(6) Alternative Permitting Processes—
Developing alternative permitting
processes relating to the subsistence
taking of fish and wildlife ensures
continued opportunities for subsistence.
Currently, this requirement is not
generally used, and we are reporting a
placeholder burden of one response in
our burden estimate.
(7) Request for Individual Customary
and Traditional Use Determinations—
The Federal Subsistence Board has
determined that rural Alaska residents
of the listed communities, areas, and
individuals have customary and
traditional use of the specified species
on Federal public land in the specified
areas. Persons granted individual
customary and traditional use
determinations will be notified in
writing by the Board. The Service and
the local NPS Superintendent will
maintain the list of individuals having
customary and traditional use on
National Parks and Monuments. A copy
of the list is available upon request.
Currently, this requirement is not
generally used, and we are reporting a
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placeholder burden of one response in
our burden estimate.
(8) Management Plans—Management
plans are not routinely used. When
created by the State or Alaska Native
communities for overall management of
a specific area, the plans are submitted
to the appropriate Federal agencies for
review/comment. Currently, this
requirement is not generally used, and
we are reporting a placeholder burden
of one response in our burden estimate.
(9) Labeling/Marking Requirements—
• Bear baiting—The requirement to
mark bear baiting stations and provide
contact information is for public safety
since attempting to draw bears into a
certain area could cause a significant
hazard for the public not involved in
hunting activities. Requirements to
register a bait station with the State is
to provide a single location for the
public to find information of possible
hazards prior to using public lands.
• Evidence of sex and identity—In
certain areas and with certain species of
both wildlife and fish, evidence of sex
and identity are required for biological
purposes and the data is used for future
management decisions. This
information is critical to assist in
assessing the health of a population, the
male/female ratios, ages of harvested
animals, identifying different genetic
populations, and other important factors
needed for sound management
decisions.
• Marking of fish gear—The marking
of various fishing gear types
(fishwheels, crab pots, certain types of
nets or their supporting buoys, stakes,
etc.) with contact information is based
on the fact that these gear types are
generally unattended while catching
fish. This information is used to
differentiate between users harvesting
under Federal or State regulations and
also to protect the owners of the gear
should it be damaged or carried away.
The contact information can be used to
return the often-expensive gear to the
proper owner. Requirements as to the
location of the contact information on
the gear types is to ease the task of field
managers so they can, if needed,
identify gear from a boat and not have
to land to search for the contact
information. In marine waters, the
information is used by the U.S. Coast
Guard for safety in navigation concerns.
The above reasons also hold true
regarding registering a fishwheel with
the State or the Federal program.
• Marking of subsistence-caught
fish—Requirements in certain areas to
mark subsistence-caught fish by removal
of the tips of the tail or dorsal fin is used
to identify fish harvested under Federal
regulations and not under State sport or
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commercial regulations. This is needed
as Federal subsistence harvest limits are
often larger than sport fishing bag limits
and protects the user from possible
citations from State law enforcement.
• Sealing requirements—Sealing
requirements for animals, primarily
bears and wolves, differ in parts of the
State. This requirement not only allows
biologists to gather important data to
evaluate the health of the various
populations but is also integral in
preventing the illegal harvest and
trafficking of animals and their parts.
reporting a placeholder burden of one
response in our burden estimate.
(10) 3rd Party Notifications (Tags,
Marks, or Collar Notification and
Return)—Users must present the tags,
markings, or collars to ADF&G, or the
agency conducting the research. Much
of this equipment may be used again,
and the information regarding the take
of the animal is important to
management decisions.
Copies of the forms used with this
information collection are available to
the public by submitting a request to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer using one of the
methods identified in ADDRESSES.
Title of Collection: Federal
Subsistence Regulations and Associated
Forms, 50 CFR part 100 and 36 CFR part
242.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0075.
Form Numbers: Forms 3–2300, 3–
2321 through 3–2323, 3–2326 through
3–2328, 3–2378, and 3–2379.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and State, local, and Tribal
governments. Most respondents are
individuals who are federally defined
rural residents in Alaska.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 15,426.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 15,426.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 40
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,947.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for applications; annually or on
occasion for reports, recordkeeping, and
labeling/marking requirements.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: None.
On February 27, 2023, we published
proposed regulations (RIN 1018–BG72;
88 FR 12285) to announce our intention
to request OMB approval of the
revisions to this collection explained in
question 2 and the simultaneous
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In that proposed rule, we solicited
comments for 60 days on the
information collections in this
submission, ending on April 28, 2023.
We did not receive any comments in
response to the information collections
contained in the proposed rule.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, and in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
any aspect of this information
collection, including:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this rulemaking are a matter
of public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Send your written comments and
suggestions on this information
collection by the date indicated in
DATES to OMB, with a copy to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/PERMA
(JAO), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by
email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018–
0075 in the subject line of your
comments.
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Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
14094)
Executive Order 14094 reaffirms the
principles of E.O. 12866 and E.O. 13563
and states that regulatory analysis
should facilitate agency efforts to
develop regulations that serve the
public interest, advance statutory
objectives, and are consistent with E.O.
12866 and E.O. 13563. Regulatory
analysis, as practicable and appropriate,
shall recognize distributive impacts and
equity, to the extent permitted by law.
E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that
regulations must be based on the best
available science and that the
rulemaking process must allow for
public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed
this rule in a manner consistent with
these requirements.
E.O. 12866, as reaffirmed by E.O.
13563 and E.O. 14094, provides that the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) in OMB will review all
significant rules. OIRA has determined
that this rule is not significant.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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. In general,
the resources to be harvested under this
rule are already being harvested and
consumed by the local harvester and do
not result in an additional dollar benefit
to the economy. However, we estimate
that two million pounds of meat are
harvested by subsistence users annually
and, if given an estimated dollar value
of $3.00 per pound, this amount would
equate to about $6 million in food value
Statewide. Based upon the amounts and
values cited above, the Departments
certify 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.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act
Under the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801
et seq.), this rule is not a major rule. It
does not have an effect on the economy
of $100 million or more, will not cause
a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, and does not have
significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or the ability
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of U.S.-based enterprises to compete
with foreign-based enterprises.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the
Secretaries to administer a subsistence
priority on public lands. The scope of
this Program is limited by definition to
certain public lands. Likewise, these
regulations have no potential takings of
private property implications as defined
by Executive Order 12630.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretaries have determined and
certify pursuant to the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et
seq., that this rulemaking will not
impose a cost of $100 million or more
in any given year on local or State
governments or private entities. The
implementation of this rule is by
Federal agencies, and there is no cost
imposed on any State or local entities or
Tribal governments.
Executive Order 12988
The Secretaries have determined that
these regulations meet the applicable
standards provided in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988,
regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
In accordance with Executive Order
13132, the rule does not have sufficient
federalism implications to warrant the
preparation of a federalism summary
impact statement. Title VIII of ANILCA
precludes the State from exercising
subsistence management authority over
fish and wildlife resources on Federal
lands unless it meets certain
requirements.
Executive Order 13175
Title VIII of ANILCA does not provide
specific rights to Tribes for the
subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and
shellfish. However, the Board provided
federally recognized Tribes and Alaska
Native corporations opportunities to
consult on this rule. Consultation with
Alaska Native corporations are based on
Public Law 108–199, div. H, Sec. 161,
Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended
by Public Law 108–447, div. H, title V,
Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267,
which provides that: ‘‘The Director of
the Office of Management and Budget
and all Federal agencies shall hereafter
consult with Alaska Native corporations
on the same basis as Indian tribes under
Executive Order No. 13175.’’
The Secretaries, through the Board,
provided a variety of opportunities for
consultation: commenting on proposed
changes to the existing rule; engaging in
dialogue at the Regional Council
meetings; engaging in dialogue at the
Board’s meetings; and providing input
in person, by mail, email, or phone at
any time during the rulemaking process.
On April 2, 2024, the Board provided
federally recognized Tribes and Alaska
Native Corporations a specific
opportunity to consult on this rule prior
to the start of its public regulatory
meeting. Federally recognized Tribes
and Alaska Native Corporations were
notified by mail and telephone and were
given the opportunity to attend via
teleconference.
Executive Order 13211
This Executive order requires
agencies to prepare statements of energy
effects when undertaking certain
actions. However, this rule is not a
significant regulatory action under E.O.
13211, affecting energy supply,
distribution, or use, and no statement of
energy effects is required.
Drafting Information
Theo Matuskowitz drafted these
regulations under the guidance of Amee
Howard of the Office of Subsistence
Management, Alaska Regional Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anchorage, Alaska. Additional
assistance was provided by:
• Chris McKee, Alaska State Office,
Bureau of Land Management;
• Kim Jochum, Alaska Regional
Office, National Park Service;
• Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
• Jill Klein, Alaska Regional Office,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
• Gregory Risdahl, Alaska Regional
Office, 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, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board amends title 36, part 242, and
title 50, part 100, of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as set forth below.
PART ll—SUBSISTENCE
MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR
PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36
CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd,
3101–3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C.
1733.
Subpart C—Board Determinations
■ 2. Amend ll.24 by revising table 1
to paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
§ ll.24 Customary and traditional use
determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
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Brown bear .........................................
Deer ....................................................
Goat ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Deer ....................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Deer ....................................................
Elk .......................................................
Moose .................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Deer ....................................................
Goat ....................................................
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5 ........................................................................
5 ........................................................................
5 ........................................................................
5 ........................................................................
5 ........................................................................
5 ........................................................................
6A ......................................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Deer ....................................................
Goat ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 6, remainder ......................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 6 ........................................................................
Unit 6A ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Goat ....................................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
6C and Unit 6D .................................................
6A ......................................................................
6B and Unit 6C .................................................
6D ......................................................................
6A ......................................................................
Goat ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 6, remainder ......................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 7 ........................................................................
Unit 7 ........................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area ...........................
Unit 7, remainder ......................................................
Goat ....................................................
Goat ....................................................
Unit 7 ........................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 7 ........................................................................
Unit 7 ........................................................................
Unit 8 ........................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Ruffed grouse .....................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
8 ........................................................................
8 ........................................................................
8 ........................................................................
9D ......................................................................
9A and Unit 9B .................................................
9A ......................................................................
9B ......................................................................
9C ......................................................................
Deer ....................................................
Elk .......................................................
Goat ....................................................
Bison ...................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 9D ......................................................................
Unit 9E ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Caribou
Caribou
Caribou
Caribou
Residents of Units 1–5.
Residents of Units 1–5.
Residents of Units 1–5.
Residents of Units 1–5.
Residents of Unit 5A.
Residents of Unit 5A.
Residents of Yakutat and Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents of Whittier.
Residents of Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents
of Whittier.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and
Tatitlek.
Residents of Units 6C and 6D.
Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Residents of Units 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Residents of Unit 6D.
Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose
Pass.
Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port
Graham, Seldovia, and Tatilek.
Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass, and Tatitlek.
Residents of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay,
Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
Residents of Unit 8.
Residents of Unit 8.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C.
Residents of Pedro Bay.
Residents of Unit 9B.
Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and
Levelock.
Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).
Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik
Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point,
Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik.
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17.
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik.
Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass.
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove,
Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Residents of Unit 9D.
Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro
Bay, Port Alsworth, and Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve within Unit 9B.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17.
Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).
Residents of Akutan, Cold Bay, False Pass, King
Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
No Federal subsistence priority.
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Unit
Unit
Unit
9A and Unit 9B .................................................
9C ......................................................................
9D ......................................................................
9E ......................................................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
...............................................
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E ....................
Unit 9D ......................................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 9D ......................................................................
Unit 9B ......................................................................
Ptarmigan ...........................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 9 ........................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E ....................
Unit 10 Unimak Island ..............................................
Unit 10 Unimak Island ..............................................
Beaver ................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 10, remainder ....................................................
Unit 10 ......................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 11 ......................................................................
Bison ...................................................
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Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ..........................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 11, remainder ....................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ..........................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 11, remainder ....................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ..........................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 11, remainder ....................................................
Unit 11 ......................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Goat ....................................................
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ..........................
Moose .................................................
Unit 11, remainder ....................................................
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River ..........................
Moose .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 11, remainder ....................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 11 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 11 ......................................................................
Unit 12 ......................................................................
Grouse (spruce, blue, ruffed, and
sharp-tailed).
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and whitetailed).
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 12 ......................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the WrangellSt. Elias National Preserve north and east of a
line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail
from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and
Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border.
Unit 12, remainder ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and
Units 11 and 12.
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25–
46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts
79–110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and
Units 11 and 12.
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25–
46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts
79–110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A–D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Residents of Units 11, 13A–D, and Chickaloon.
Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Dot Lake, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79–
110 Mentasta Pass), and Nabesna Road (mileposts 25–46).
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A–D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Residents of Units 11, 13A–D, and Chickaloon.
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina,
Tonsina, residents along the Nabesna Road—
mileposts 0–46 (Nabesna Road), and residents
along the McCarthy Road—mileposts 0–62
(McCarthy Road).
Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/
South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the Tok Cutoff—mileposts 79–
110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the
Nabesna Road—mileposts 0–46 (Nabesna
Road), and residents along the McCarthy
Road—mileposts 0–62 (McCarthy Road).
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, and Chickaloon, 15,
16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina,
Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Residents of Units 12 and 13C, Dot Lake, and
Healy Lake.
Unit 12 ......................................................................
Sheep .................................................
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Residents of Units 12 and 13C and Healy Lake.
Moose .................................................
Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Units
12 and 13A–D, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and
Healy Lake.
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
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Unit 12 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 13 ......................................................................
Unit 13B ....................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 13C ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 13A and Unit 13D .............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 13E ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 13D ....................................................................
Unit 13A and Unit 13D .............................................
Unit 13B ....................................................................
Goat ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 13C ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 13E ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 13D ....................................................................
Unit 13 ......................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 13 ......................................................................
14C ....................................................................
14 ......................................................................
14 ......................................................................
14A and Unit 14C .............................................
15A and Unit 15B .............................................
15C ....................................................................
Grouse (spruce, blue, ruffed, and
sharp-tailed).
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and whitetailed).
Brown bear .........................................
Goat ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 15 ......................................................................
Unit 15B ....................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 15C ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 15A and Unit 15B .............................................
Goat ....................................................
Unit 15C ....................................................................
Goat ....................................................
Unit 15A and Unit 15B .............................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 15C ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 15A and Unit 15B .............................................
Unit 15C ....................................................................
Unit 15 ......................................................................
15 ......................................................................
15 ......................................................................
16B ....................................................................
16 ......................................................................
16A ....................................................................
16B ....................................................................
16 ......................................................................
16 ......................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and whitetailed).
Grouse (spruce) ..................................
Grouse (ruffed) ...................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Unit 13 and Slana.
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79–110),
13, 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely),
and Chickaloon.
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79–110),
13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and Chickaloon.
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and
the area along the Parks Highway between
mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of
Denali National Park headquarters).
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana.
Residents of Units 13 and 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely) and Chickaloon and Slana.
Residents of Units 12 and 13, Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, Dot Lake, and Slana.
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding
residents of Denali National Park headquarters).
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Ninilchik.
Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and
Nanwalek.
Residents of Ninilchik.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek,
Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek,
Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek,
Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik, Moose
Pass, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham,
and Seldovia.
Residents of Cooper Landing and Ninilchik.
Residents of Ninilchik.
Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 16 ......................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed) ................
Unit 13 ......................................................................
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No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 16B.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 16B.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
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Unit 16 ......................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and whitetailed).
Beaver ................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17.
Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and
Akiachak.
Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17.
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
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Unit 17 ......................................................................
Unit 17A and that portion of 17B draining into
Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17, remainder ....................................................
Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line
beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the
Unit 17A boundary.
Unit 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary,
those portions north and west of a line running
from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake,
northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,
and northeast to the point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17A, remainder .................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Residents of Unit 17 and Kwethluk.
Brown bear .........................................
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
Bay, and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, and Akiachak.
Unit 17B, that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake
and Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit 17C ..........................
Unit 17A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River,
Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main
course of the Togiak River.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages.
Units 17A and 17B, those portions north and west
of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at
the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,
northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak National Wildlife
Refuge within Unit 17B.
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 17, remainder ....................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line
beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and to the Unit
17A boundary to the northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake and northeast towards
the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit
17A boundary.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages.
Unit 17A, remainder .................................................
Moose .................................................
Units 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary,
those portions north and west of a line running
from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake,
northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake,
and northeast to the point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion within the Togiak National
Wildlife Refuge.
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C ...........................
Moose .................................................
Unit 17 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 18 ......................................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 18 ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
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Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
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Residents of Unit 17.
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak,
Stony River, and Tuntutuliak.
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Lime
Village, Stony River, and Tuluksak.
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Kwethluk, Lime Village,
and Stony River.
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, Tuluksak,
and Tuntutuliak.
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime Village,
and Stony River.
Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk,
and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
Bay, and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
Bay, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
Baym, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum.
Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Unit 18, Unit 19A living downstream
of the Holokuk River, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak.
Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Mountain Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak.
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Unit 18 ......................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage
upstream of Russian Mission and that portion of
the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream of, but
not including, the Tuluksak River drainage.
Unit 18, that portion north of a line from Cape
Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Village, and all drainages north of the Yukon River
downstream from Marshall.
Unit 18, remainder ....................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 18, Nelson Island and Nunivak Island ..............
Unit 18, remainder ....................................................
Unit 18 ......................................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 19C and Unit 19D .............................................
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit 19E ............................
Bison ...................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 19C ....................................................................
Unit 19D ....................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit 19E ............................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 19C ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 19D ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, Unit 19E ...................................
Moose .................................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
19B, west of the Kogrukluk River .....................
19C ....................................................................
19D ....................................................................
19 ......................................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 20D ....................................................................
Unit 20F ....................................................................
Bison ...................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 20E ....................................................................
Unit 20F ....................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 20A ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 20B ....................................................................
Unit 20C ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 20D and Unit 20E .............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 20F ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 20A ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area .................
Unit 20B, remainder .................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
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Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, Manokotak,
Stebbins, St. Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and
Upper Kalskag.
Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Lower
Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk.
Moose .................................................
Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, St. Michael,
Stebbins, and Upper Kalskag.
Moose .................................................
Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, and Upper
Kalskag.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Rural residents of Unit 18.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 18 and 19 within the
Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and
including, the Johnson River.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 19A, 19D, and 19E Tuluksak,
and Lower Kalskag.
Residents of Units 19A, 19B, and 19E, and Unit
18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River,
and residents of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, and Russian Mission.
Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath,
Nikolai, and Telida.
Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute,
and Stony River.
Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19.
Residents of Eek and Quinhagak.
Residents of Unit 19.
Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.
Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.
Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters.
Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika
River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina,
Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida, and those domiciled between
mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway
and between mileposts 300 and 309, excluding
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 20F, 25, 12 (north of
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve), Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto.
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot
Springs.
Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley
Village, and the area along the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Residents of Minto and Nenana.
Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
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Area
Species
Determination
Unit 20C ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 20D ....................................................................
Unit 20E ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 20F ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 20E ....................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 20F ....................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 20, remainder ....................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 20D ....................................................................
Unit 20D ....................................................................
Grouse, (spruce, ruffed, and sharptailed).
Ptarmigan (rock and willow) ...............
Unit 21 ......................................................................
Unit 21A ....................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 21B and Unit 21C .............................................
Unit 21D ....................................................................
Unit 21E ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 21A ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 21B and Unit 21C .............................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 21D ....................................................................
Unit 21E, south of a line beginning at the western
boundary of Unit 21E near the mouth of Paimiut
Slough, extending easterly along the south bank
of Paimiut Slough to Upper High Bank, and
southeasterly in the direction of Molybdenum
Mountain to the juncture of Units 19A, 21A, and
21E.
Unit 21E remainder ..................................................
Unit 21 ......................................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion within
Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), Cantwell,
Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, those domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the
Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
Residents of Unit 20D and Tanacross.
Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle,
Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta
Lake.
Residents of Unit 20F, Manley Hot Springs, Minto,
and Stevens Village.
Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, and Dot
Lake, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin,
and Tok.
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia.
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna.
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath,
Aniak, and Crooked Creek.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and
Galena.
Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby.
Residents of Unit 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Russian Mission.
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
22A ....................................................................
22B ....................................................................
22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E ............................
22 ......................................................................
22A ....................................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Black bear ...........................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 22, remainder ....................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Moose .................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Musk ox ..............................................
22 ......................................................................
22A ....................................................................
22B, west of the Darby Mountains ...................
22B, remainder .................................................
22C ....................................................................
22D ....................................................................
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Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk.
Residents of Unit 22B.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 22.
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, Kotlik, Emmonak, Hooper
Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point, Russian
Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and Alakanuk.
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, 22 (excluding residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, and 24.
Residents of Unit 22.
All rural residents.
Residents of Units 22B and 22C.
Residents of Unit 22B.
Residents of Unit 22C.
Residents of Units 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E (excluding St. Lawrence Island).
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Unit 22E ....................................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Unit 22 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 22 ......................................................................
Grouse (spruce) ..................................
Unit 22 ......................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow) ...............
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and
including the Buckland River drainage.
Moose .................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Unit 23, remainder ....................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed) ................
Unit 23 ......................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and whitetailed).
Black bear ...........................................
Residents of Unit 22E (excluding Little Diomede
Island).
Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of
the Yukon River, and Kotlik.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles,
Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and
Koyukuk.
Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, Galena, 22, 23, 24, including
residents of Wiseman but not including other
residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, and 26A.
Residents of Unit 23.
Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound
and west of and including the Buckland River
drainage.
Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the
Buckland River drainage.
Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the
Arctic Circle.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24, and
Wiseman, but not including any other residents
of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area.
Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area.
Residents of Stevens Village and Unit 24.
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Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder ....................................................
Black bear ...........................................
Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain,
and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder ....................................................
Unit 24 ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 24 ......................................................................
Unit 24 ......................................................................
Moose .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 24 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
Unit
25D ....................................................................
25D ....................................................................
25, remainder ....................................................
25A ....................................................................
25B and Unit 25C .............................................
Black bear ...........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Brown bear .........................................
Caribou ...............................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 25D ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 25A ....................................................................
Unit 25B and Unit 25C .............................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 25D, west ..........................................................
Unit 25D, remainder .................................................
Unit 25A ....................................................................
Moose .................................................
Moose .................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 25B and Unit 25C .............................................
Unit 25D ....................................................................
Unit 25, remainder ....................................................
Sheep .................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Wolf .....................................................
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Caribou ...............................................
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Residents of Unit 24.
Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk,
Stevens Village, and Tanana.
Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.
Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic
Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
Residents of Unit 25D.
Residents of Unit 25D.
Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle.
Residents of Units 24A and 25.
Residents of Units 12 (north of Wrangell-St. Elias
National Preserve), 20D, 20E, 20F, and 25, and
Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto.
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot
Springs.
Residents of Units 25A and 25D.
Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, Tok
and Livengood.
Residents of Unit 25D West and Birch Creek.
Residents of remainder of Unit 25.
Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie.
Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, and 25D.
Residents of Unit 25D.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)—Continued
Area
Species
Determination
Unit 26 ......................................................................
Brown bear .........................................
Unit 26A and C .........................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 26B ....................................................................
Caribou ...............................................
Unit 26 ......................................................................
Moose .................................................
Unit 26A ....................................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Unit 26B ....................................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Unit 26C ....................................................................
Unit 26A ....................................................................
Musk ox ..............................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 26B ....................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 26C ....................................................................
Sheep .................................................
Unit 26 ......................................................................
Wolf .....................................................
Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe BayDeadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk
Pass, and Point Hope.
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area.
Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe BayDeadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
Residents of Kaktovik.
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Wiseman.
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and
Venetie.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11–13, Chickaloon, and 16–26.
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Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of
Fish and Wildlife
3. Amend § ll.26 by revising
paragraph (n) to read as follows:
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§ 100.26
Subsistence taking of wildlife.
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(n) Unit regulations. You may take for
subsistence unclassified wildlife, all
squirrel species, and marmots in all
Units, without harvest limits, for the
period of July 1–June 30. Unit-specific
restrictions or allowances for
subsistence taking of wildlife are
identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through
(26) of this section.
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all
mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those
islands east of the center line of
Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to
Caamano Point, and all islands in
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north
of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1A 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 1B 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
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Passage, Blake Channel (excluding
Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and
Seward Passage.
(iii) Unit 1C 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 1D 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 1A—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 1B—the Anan Creek drainage
within 1 mile of Anan Creek
downstream from the mouth of Anan
Lake, including the area within a 1-mile
radius from the mouth of Anan Creek
Lagoon, is closed to the taking of bear.
(D) Unit 1C:
(1) You may not hunt within onefourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Visitor’s Center, and the Center’s
parking area; and
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(2) You may not take mountain goat
in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by
the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek
from its mouth to its confluence with
Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth
of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall
Glacier.
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for
subsistence uses in Unit 1C, Juneau
area, on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of
the mainland coast between the end of
Thane Road and the end of Glacier
Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall
Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the
Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to
Mendenhall Lake, on the north by
Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the
Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest
Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest
Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest
Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation
Area; and
(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:
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(A) You may hunt black bear with bait
in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D between April
15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates,
bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat,
unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a
trap or snare during an open Federal
trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or
beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take
beaver under a trapping license during
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an open beaver season, except on
National Park Service lands.
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(1)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .......................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only ..........................................................
Deer:
Unit 1A—4 antlered deer ........................................................................................................................................
Unit 1B—2 antlered deer ........................................................................................................................................
Unit 1C—4 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15–Dec. 31 .....................................................
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw
with front teeth.
Goat:
Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only .........................................................................................................................
Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay—1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa
Anna Inlet.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder—2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first
goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat. The taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1C, drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the south bank of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier
and River—1 goat by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and
Taku Glacier.
Unit 1C, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ...............................................................................
Unit 1D, that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1D, that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad ...................
Unit 1D, remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ...............................................................................
Moose:
Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit .........................................................................................
Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with
2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spikefork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by
State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 bull by State registration permit only .....................
Unit 1C, Berners Bay—1 bull by drawing permit ...................................................................................................
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Only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Berners Bay
drainages moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the
USDA Forest Service, Juneau office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be
25% (rounded up to the next whole number) of bull moose permits.
Unit 1D ....................................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day .................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf:
Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal and the east fork of the Bradfield River—5 wolves ..........................
Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D—5 wolves .........................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 1–June 30.
Sep. 15–Dec. 31.
Mar. 15–May 31.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
July 1–June 30.
No open season.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
July 24–Dec. 31.
Oct. 1–Nov. 30.
No open season.
Aug. 1–Nov. 30.
Sep. 15–Nov. 30.
No open season.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
Sep. 5–Oct. 15.
Sep. 15–Oct. 15.
Sep. 15–Oct. 15.
Sep. 15–Oct. 15.
Sep.15–Oct. 15 (will be announced).
No open season.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 15.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Dec. 1–Feb. 15.
Aug.
Aug.
Nov.
Aug.
Aug.
1–May 31.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Feb. 15.
1–May 15.
1–May 15.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
10–May 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 1—No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
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TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(1)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of
Wales Island and all islands west of the
center lines of Clarence Strait and
Kashevarof Passage, south and east of
the center lines of Sumner Strait, and
east of the longitude of the westernmost
point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates,
bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat,
unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a
trap or snare during an open Federal
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 1.
trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or
beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take
beaver under a trapping license during
an open beaver season, except on
National Park Service lands.
(ii) [Reserved]
TABLE 2 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(2)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .......................................................................
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. Female deer may be taken only during the period
Oct. 15–Jan. 31. Harvest ticket number five must be used when recording the harvest of a female deer but
may be used for recording the harvest of a male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in order except when
recording a female deer on tag number five.
The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeastern portion (lands south of the
West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound draining into Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward into Clarence
Strait), are closed to hunting of deer Aug. 1–15, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Non-federally qualified users may only harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit .......................................................................................................................
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw
with front teeth.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day .................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the
hunter for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ............................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 1–June 30.
July 24–Jan. 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Jul 1–Jun 30.
Nov.
Sep.
Dec.
Sep.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 15.
Aug. 1–May 15.
Aug. 1–May 15.
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the
trapper for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take.
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all
islands west of Unit 1B, 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,
Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin,
Wrangell, and Deer Islands.
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(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you
may not take ungulates, bear, wolves,
and wolverine along a strip one-fourth
mile wide on each side of the Mitkof
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Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Nov.
10–May 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
15–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 1.
Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal
Lake campground.
(B) You may not take black bears in
the Petersburg Creek drainage on
Kupreanof Island.
(C) You may not hunt in the Blind
Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows
and a strip one-fourth-mile wide on
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each side of Blind Slough, from the
hunting closure markers at the
southernmost portion of Blind Island to
the hunting closure markers 1 mile
south of the Blind Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates,
bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat,
unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a
trap or snare during an open Federal
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trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or
beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take
beaver under a trapping license during
an open beaver season, except on
National Park Service lands.
TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(3)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .......................................................................
Deer:
Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands and that portion of Kupreanof Island on the Lindenberg
Peninsula east of the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage—1 buck.
Unit 3, remainder—2 bucks ....................................................................................................................................
Sep. 1–June 30.
Oct. 1–Nov. 7.
Aug. 1–Nov. 30.
Dec. 1–31, season to be
announced.
Elk:
Unit 3, Etolin Island Area, Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby, and Kashevarof Islands ...................................................
Unit 3 remainder—1 elk by Federal registration permit .........................................................................................
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw
with front teeth.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, or antlers with 2
brow tines on both sides by State registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day .................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
No open season.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Oct. 15.
Sep.
Nov.
Sep.
Dec.
Aug.
Nov.
Aug.
Aug.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–May 31.
10–Feb. 15.
1–May 15.
1–May 15.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
10–May 15.
10–May 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
1–Feb. 15.
1–31.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 1.
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Beaver:
Unit 3, Mitkof Island—No limit ................................................................................................................................
Unit 3, except Mitkof Island—No limit ....................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten:
No limit (except on Kuiu Island) .............................................................................................................................
Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit ....................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all
islands south and west of Unit 1C and
north of Unit 3 including Admiralty,
Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian,
Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take brown bears in
the Seymour Canal Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all
drainages into northwestern Seymour
Canal between Staunch Point and the
southernmost tip of the unnamed
peninsula separating Swan Cove and
King Salmon Bay including Swan and
Windfall Islands.
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(B) You may not take brown bears in
the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty
Island) including all lands within onefourth mile of Salt Lake above
Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell
Bay.
(C) You may not take brown bears in
the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof
Island), that area within the Port
Althorp watershed south of a line from
Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap
Rock).
(D) You may not use any motorized
land vehicle for brown bear hunting in
the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use
Area (NECCUA) consisting of all
portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island
north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the
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drainage divide from the northwestern
point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick
Portage, including all drainages into
Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a
boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves,
or wolverine from a boat, unless you are
certified as disabled.
(B) Five Federal registration permits
will be issued by the Sitka or Hoonah
District Ranger for the taking of brown
bear for educational purposes associated
with teaching customary and traditional
subsistence harvest and use practices.
Any bear taken under an educational
permit does not count in an individual’s
one bear every 4 regulatory years limit.
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(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a
trap or snare during an open Federal
trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or
beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take
beaver under a trapping license during
an open beaver season, except on
National Park Service lands.
TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(4)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, brown:
Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N
lat., 136° 21′ W long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35′ N lat., 135° 33′ W long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point
(57° 34′ N lat., 135° 25′ W long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44′ N lat. 134° 38′ W long.) including the
drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every 4 regulatory years
by State registration permit only.
Unit 4, remainder—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only .........................................
Deer:
6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15–Jan. 31 ......................................................................
Federal public lands on Admiralty Island and islands in the interior bays of Admiralty Island draining into
Chatham Strait south of the Thayer Creek drainage and north of Woody Point but excluding the Hasselborg
Lake and Hasselborg Creek drainages are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1–10, except by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Federal public lands on Chichagof Island draining into Icy Strait east of Chicken Creek drainage, including
Port Frederick drainages; and Chatham Strait drainages south of Point Augusta and north of East Point, including Freshwater Bay drainages are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1–10, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Federal public lands within drainages flowing into Lisianski Inlet, Lisianski Strait, and Stag Bay south of a line
connecting Soapstone and Column points and north of a line connecting Point Theodore and Point Urey
are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1–10, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these
regulations.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit .......................................................................................................................
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw
with front teeth.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only ..............................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day .................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 15–Dec. 31.
Mar. 15–May 31.
Sep. 15–Dec. 31.
Mar. 15–May 20.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
July 1–June 30.
Aug.
Sep.
Nov.
Sep.
Dec.
Aug.
Nov.
Aug.
Aug.
1–Dec. 31.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Feb. 15.
1–May 15.
1–May 15.
Nov.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
10–May 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
10–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 1.
Trapping
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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 5A 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; In
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench is defined as
that area east of the Hubbard Glacier,
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north of Nunatak fiord, and north and
east of the East Nunatak Glacier to the
Canadian border.
(B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder
of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses on public lands within
Glacier Bay National Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
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(B) You may not shoot ungulates,
bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat,
unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit
5 with a Federal registration permit in
lieu of a State metal locking tag if you
have obtained a Federal registration
permit prior to hunting.
(D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a
trap or snare during an open Federal
trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or
beaver may be legally retained.
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(E) A firearm may be used to take
beaver under a trapping license during
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an open beaver season, except on
National Park Service lands.
TABLE 5 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(5)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear .......................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only ...............................................................................................
Deer:
Unit 5A—1 buck .....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 5B ....................................................................................................................................................................
Goat:
Unit 5A—that area between the Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the north and east sides
of Nunatak Fjord.
Unit 5A, remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit only ...........................................................................
Unit 5B—1 goat by Federal registration permit only ..............................................................................................
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5
moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, west of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit
only. From Oct. 8–21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit
only. From Sep. 16–30, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations.
Unit 5B—1 bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 bulls have been taken
from the entirety of Unit 5B.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black and silver phases): 2 foxes ........................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day .................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ............................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–May 31.
Nov. 1–30.
No open season.
No open season.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 15–Feb. 15.
Oct. 8–Nov. 15.
Sep. 16–Nov. 15.
Sep. 1–Dec. 15.
Sep.
Nov.
Sep.
Dec.
Aug.
Nov.
Aug.
Aug.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Feb. 15.
1–May 15.
1–May 15.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
10–May 15.
10–Feb. 15.
10–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
10–Feb. 15.
10–Feb. 15.
1–Feb. 15.
10–Feb. 15.
10–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 1.
Trapping
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black and silver phases): No limit ........................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska
drainages east of Palm Point near
Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and
Kayak Islands.
(B) Unit 6B 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
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of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood
Point.
(C) Unit 6C 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 6D consists of the remainder
of Unit 6.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15. In
addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D
between June 16 and June 30. The
harvest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears
taken with bait between June 16 and
June 30.
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(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B
and 6C with the aid of artificial lights.
(C) One permit will be issued by the
Cordova District Ranger to the Native
Village of Eyak to take one moose from
Federal lands in Unit 6B or 6C for their
annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.
(D) A federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) who is either blind, 65
years of age or older, at least 70 percent
disabled, or temporarily disabled may
designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take any moose,
deer, black bear, and beaver on his or
her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D.
The designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients but may have no
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more than one harvest limit in his or her
possession at any one time.
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years
old at the start of the hunt may not be
issued a Federal subsistence permit to
harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose,
wolf, and wolverine.
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years
old may harvest black bear, deer, goat,
moose, wolf, and wolverine under the
direct, immediate supervision of a
licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The
animal taken is counted against the
adult’s harvest limit. The adult is
responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued
by the Cordova District Ranger to the
Native Village of Chenega annually to
harvest up to five deer total from
Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their
annual Old Chenega Memorial and
other traditional memorial potlatch
ceremonies. Permits will have effective
dates of July 1–June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued
by the Cordova District Ranger to the
Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest
up to five deer total from Federal public
lands in Unit 6D for their annual
Cultural Heritage Week. Permits will
have effective dates of July 1–June 30.
TABLE 6 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(6)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State registration permit is required ........................................................................
Deer:
5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1–Jan. 31. Only 1 of the 5-deer harvest limit
may be taken between Jan. 1–31.
Goat:
Unit 6A and B—1 goat by State registration permit only .......................................................................................
Unit 6C ....................................................................................................................................................................
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal
registration permit only. In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat seasons will be closed by the Cordova District Ranger when harvest limits for that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242—2
goats, RG243—4 goats, RG244 and RG245 combined—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats,
RG252—1 goat.
Moose:
Unit 6C—1 antlerless moose by Federal drawing permit only ..............................................................................
Permits for the portion of the antlerless moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1–Oct. 31 hunt may be available for redistribution for a Nov. 1–Dec. 31 hunt.
Unit 6C—1 bull by Federal drawing permit only ....................................................................................................
In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for
Unit 6C moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the U.S.
Forest Service, Cordova Office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 100% of
the antlerless moose permits and 75% of the bull permits.
Unit 6, remainder ....................................................................................................................................................
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession. .................................................................................................................
Coyote:
Unit 6A and D—2 coyotes ......................................................................................................................................
Unit 6B and 6C—No limit .......................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): ....................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession ..............................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 1–June 30.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 20–Jan. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 20–Feb. 28.
Sep. 1–Oct. 31.
Sep. 1–Dec. 31.
No open season.
May 1–Oct. 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
No open season.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 1–May 15.
Aug. 1–May 15.
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote:
Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit ........................................
Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D—No limit .....................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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
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drainages into the south side of
Turnagain Arm west of and including
the Portage Creek drainage, and east of
150° W long., and all Kenai Peninsula
drainages east of 150° W long., from
Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
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Dec. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
10–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Jan. 31.
10–June 10.
10–Mar. 31
10–Mar. 31.
10–Feb. 28.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords
National Park.
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(B) You may not hunt in the Portage
Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which
consists of Portage Creek drainages
between the Anchorage-Seward
Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear
Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of
Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron
Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse,
ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with
shotguns after September 1.
(C) You may not hunt, trap, or take
wildlife within a quarter mile of wildlife
crossing structures along the Sterling
Highway.
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(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15,
except in the drainages of Resurrection
Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]
TABLE 7 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(7)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 7, north of the Sterling Highway and west of the Seward Highway—1 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The Seward District Ranger will close the Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested by Federal registration permit.
Unit 7, remainder ....................................................................................................................................................
Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken ........................................
Moose:
Unit 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay—Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by
residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either
antler, by Federal registration permit only.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit ..........................................................................
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ..................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): ....................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf:
Unit 7, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves .............................................................
Unit 7, remainder—5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce): 10 per day, 20 in possession ............................................................................................................
Grouse (ruffed): .............................................................................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Dec. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Nov 14.
No open season.
Aug. 20–Sep. 25.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
May 1–Oct. 10.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
No open season.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 beavers per season ....................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you
may take beaver with a firearm in Unit
8 from Nov. 10 through Apr. 30.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Jan. 1–31.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–May 15.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
(B) You may hunt brown bear in Unit
8 with a Federal registration permit in
lieu of a State locking tag if you have
obtained a Federal registration permit
prior to hunting.
(ii) [Reserved]
TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(8)
Harvest limits
Open season
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Hunting
Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 2 permits may be issued in Akhiok; up to 1 permit
may be issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 3 permits may be issued in Old
Harbor; up to 2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits may be issued in Port Lions. Permits
will be issued by the Kodiak Refuge Manager.
Deer:
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Apr. 1–May 15.
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TABLE 8 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(8)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Archipelago within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, including lands on
Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only Oct. 1–
Jan. 31.
Unit 8, remainder ....................................................................................................................................................
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
No open season.
Elk:
Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Archipelago within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, including lands on
Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only. The
season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, when the
combined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd.
Unit 8, remainder ....................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 15–Nov. 30.
No open season.
Sep. 1–Feb. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
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Beaver: 30 beavers per season ....................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
(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 9A 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 9B consists of the Kvichak
River drainage except those lands
drained by the Kvichak River/Bay
between the Alagnak River drainage and
the Naknek River drainage.
(C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak
(Branch) River drainage, the Naknek
River drainage, lands drained by the
Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak
River drainage and the Naknek River
drainage, and all land and water within
Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(D) Unit 9D 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 9E consists of the remainder
of Unit 9.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses in Katmai National
Park; and
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(B) You may not use motorized
vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and
transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts from Aug. 1 through Nov.
30 in the Naknek Controlled Use Area,
which includes all of Unit 9C within the
Naknek River drainage upstream from
and including the King Salmon Creek
drainage; however, you may use a
motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King
Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp
roads and on the King Salmon Creek
trail, and on frozen surfaces of the
Naknek River and Big Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you
may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit
9B from April 1 through May 31 and in
the remainder of Unit 9 from April 1
through 30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident
tag in Unit 9B, except that portion
within the Lake Clark National Park and
Preserve, if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve, residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, and that portion of the park
resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440
permit holders may hunt brown bear by
Federal registration permit in lieu of a
resident tag. The season will be closed
when 4 females or 10 bears have been
taken, whichever occurs first. The
permits will be issued and closure
announcements made by the
Superintendent of Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve.
(D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen,
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port
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Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
10–Apr. 30.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Jan. 31.
10–Jan. 31.
10–June 10.
10–Jan. 31.
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10
bull moose in Unit 9B for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal
registration permit from July 1 through
June 30. Permits will be issued to
individuals only at the request of a local
organization. This 10-moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted for
potlatches by the State.
(E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a
federally qualified subsistence user
(recipient) of Units 9C and 9E may
designate another federally qualified
subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to
take bull caribou on his or her behalf.
The designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report and
turn over all meat to the recipient. There
is no restriction on the number of
possession limits the designated hunter
may have in his/her possession at any
one time.
(F) For Unit 9D, a federally qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take caribou on his
or her behalf. The designated hunter
must obtain a designated hunter permit
and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt
for any number of recipients but may
have no more than four harvest limits in
his/her possession at any one time.
(G) The communities of False Pass,
King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and
Nelson Lagoon annually may each take,
from October 1 through December 31 or
May 10 through 25, one brown bear for
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of
a Federal registration permit. A permit
will be issued to an individual only at
the request of a local organization. The
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brown bear may be taken from either
Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island)
only.
(H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit
9E with a Federal registration permit in
lieu of a State locking tag if you have
obtained a Federal registration permit
prior to hunting.
(I) In Units 9B and 9C, a
snowmachine may be used to approach
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and pursue a wolf or wolverine
provided the snowmachine does not
contact a live animal.
TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(9)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton,
Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B; and
13.440 permit holders—1 bear by Federal registration permit only.
The season will be closed by the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent when 4
females or 10 bears have been taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only ..............................................................
Unit 9C—1 bear by Federal registration permit only ............................................................................
The season will be closed by the Katmai National Park and Preserve Superintendent in consultation with BLM and FWS land managers and ADF&G, when 6 females or 10 bears have been
taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9E—1 bear by Federal registration permit ....................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 9A—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit ..........................................................................
Unit 9B—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit ..........................................................................
Unit 9C, that portion within the Alagnak River drainage excluding Katmai National Preserve—up to
2 caribou by State registration permit.
Unit 9C, that portion within Katmai National Preserve—1 caribou by Federal registration permit.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Igiugig and
Kokhanok hunting under these regulations.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north, and Graveyard Creek and Coffee Creek—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit.
Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9C and Egegik.
Unit 9D—1–4 caribou by Federal registration permit only ....................................................................
Unit 9E—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9C, Unit 9E, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—1 ram with 3⁄4 curl or larger
horn by Federal registration permit only. By announcement of the Lake Clark National Park and
Preserve Superintendent, the summer/fall season will be closed when up to 5 sheep are taken
and the winter season will be closed when up to 2 sheep are taken.
Unit 9B, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only .................
Unit 9, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn ...........................................................................
Moose:
Unit 9A—1 bull by State registration permit ..........................................................................................
Unit 9B—1 bull by State registration permit ..........................................................................................
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Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull by State registration permit.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull by State registration
permit. Public lands are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by State registration permit .......................................................................
Unit 9D—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Izembek Refuge Manager to the harvest of moose when a total of 10 bulls have
been harvested between State and Federal hunts.
Unit 9E—1 bull by State registration permit; however, only antlered bulls may be taken Dec. 1–Jan.
31.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E—2 beavers per day ...............................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes .........................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per season ........................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ...................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–May 31.
Oct. 1–May 31.
Sep. 25–Dec. 31.
Apr. 15–May 25.
Season may be announced between
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Season may be announced between
Aug. 1–Mar. 31.
Season may be announced between
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Season may be announced between
Aug. 1–Sep. 30 or Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
Season may be announced between
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
May be announced.
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
Nov. 15–Mar. 31.
May be announced.
July 15–Oct. 15.
Jan. 1–Apr. 1.
Aug. 10–Oct. 10.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Sep.
Aug.
Dec.
Sep.
Dec.
Aug.
Dec.
1–15.
27–Sep. 25.
1–Jan. 15.
1–20.
1–31.
20–Sep. 20.
1–31.
Sep. 1–20.
Dec. 15–Jan. 15.
Dec. 15–Jan. 20.
Sep. 1–25.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Apr. 15–May 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Dec. 1–Mar. 15.
Sep. 1–Feb. 15.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
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TABLE 9 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(9)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...........................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 10 per day, 20 in possession ...................................................
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–last day of Feb.
Trapping
Beaver:
No limit ...................................................................................................................................................
2 beavers per day; only firearms may be used ....................................................................................
Coyote: No limit ............................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit ......................................................................
Lynx: No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit ............................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ...........................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit ........................................................................................................................................
(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the
Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and
the Pribilof Islands.
(ii) You may not take any wildlife
species for subsistence uses on Otter
Island in the Pribilof Islands.
(iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only,
a federally qualified subsistence user
(recipient) may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to
take caribou on his or her behalf. The
designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients but may have no
more than four harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
(iv) The communities of False Pass,
King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and
Oct. 10–Mar. 31.
Apr. 15–May 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–June 10.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nelson Lagoon annually may each take,
from October 1 through December 31 or
May 10 through 25, one brown bear for
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of
a Federal registration permit. A permit
will be issued to an individual only at
the request of a local organization. The
brown bear may be taken from either
Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island)
only.
TABLE 10 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(10)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Caribou:
Unit 10, Unimak Island only—1 bull by Federal registration permit .....................................................
Unit 10, remainder—No limit .................................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes .........................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ........................................................................
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Feb. 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
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Coyote: 2 coyotes .........................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit ............................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ...........................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit ........................................................................................................................................
(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:
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(A) You may use bait to hunt black
and brown bear between April 15 and
June 15.
(B) One moose without calf may be
taken from June 20 through July 31 in
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve in Unit 11 or Unit 12 for the
Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters
from either Chistochina or Mentasta
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July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–June 10.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Village may be designated by the Mt.
Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive
the Federal subsistence harvest permit.
The permit may be obtained from a
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve office.
(C) For federally qualified subsistence
users living within the Ahtna traditional
communities of Chistochina, Chitina,
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Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina, a
community harvest system for moose is
authorized on Federal public lands
within Unit 11, subject to the framework
established by the Federal Subsistence
Board.
(1) The boundaries of the
communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community
harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their
behalf any species for which they
register within the community harvest
system but may serve as a designated
hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) Community harvest limit for the
species authorized in the community
harvest system is the sum of individual
harvest limits of the participants in the
system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the
form of reports collected from hunters
by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource
Commission and submitted directly to
land managers and the Office of
Subsistence Management, rather than
through Federal registration permits,
joint State/Federal registration permits,
or State harvest tickets.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a
pair of a minor and an elder to hunt
sheep during the Aug. 1–Oct. 20 hunt.
The following conditions apply:
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(A) The permittees must be a minor
aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or
older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must
be federally qualified subsistence users
with a positive customary and
traditional use determination for the
area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the
direct immediate supervision of the
accompanying adult, who is responsible
for ensuring that all legal requirements
are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested
with this permit. The sheep harvested
will count against the harvest limits of
both the minor and accompanying
adult.
TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(11)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear .......................................................................................................................................................
Caribou: 1 bull by Federal registration permit ...............................................................................................................
Sheep:
1 ram ......................................................................................................................................................................
1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older. Ewes accompanied by
lambs or lambs may not be taken.
Goat:
Unit 11, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve that is bounded by the Chitina
and Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River and glacier on the southeast, and the Root Glacier on
the east—1 goat by Federal registration permit only.
Unit 11, the remainder of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 goat by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 11, that portion outside of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve .............................................
Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
and Preserve, to the harvest of goats when a total of 45 goats has been harvested between Federal and
State hunts.
Moose:
Unit 11, that portion draining into the east bank of the Copper River upstream from and including the Slana
River drainage—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit.
Unit 11, that portion south and east of a line running along the north bank of the Chitina River, the north and
west banks of the Nazina River, and the west bank of West Fork of the Nazina River, continuing along the
western edge of the West Fork Glacier to the summit of Regal Mountain—1 bull by Federal registration permit. However, during the period Aug. 20–Sep. 20, only an antlered bull may be taken.
Unit 11, remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only ...............................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ..................................................................................................................
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 15.
May be announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 1–Oct. 20.
Aug. 25–Dec. 31.
Aug. 10–Dec. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 20–Sep. 20.
Aug. 20–Sep. 20.
Nov. 20–Jan. 20.
Aug. 20–Sep. 20.
Sep. 20–June 10.
June 1–Oct. 10.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
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Trapping
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
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Sep.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
25–May 31.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Feb. 28.
10–June 10.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Mar. 31.
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TABLE 11 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(11)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the
Tanana River drainage upstream from
the Robertson River, including all
drainages into the east bank of the
Robertson River, and the White River
drainage in Alaska, but excluding the
Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
and brown bear between April 15 and
June 30; you may use bait to hunt
wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or
a snare using cable smaller than 3/32inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves
in Unit 12 during April and October.
(C) One moose without calf may be
taken from June 20 through July 31 in
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve in Unit 11 or Unit 12 for the
Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters
from either Chistochina or Mentasta
Village may be designated by the Mt.
Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive
the Federal subsistence harvest permit.
The permit may be obtained from a
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve office.
(D) A community harvest system for
caribou and moose is authorized on
Federal public lands in Unit 12 within
the Tok and Little Tok River drainages
south of the Tok River bridge and east
of the Tok Cutoff Road, and within the
Nabesna River drainage west of the east
bank of the Nabesna River upstream
from the southern boundary of Tetlin
National Wildlife Refuge and that
portion of Unit 12 that is east of the
Nabesna River and south of the Pickerel
Lake Winter Trail running southeast
from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian
border. This community harvest system
is for federally qualified subsistence
users living within the Ahtna traditional
communities of Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina and is
subject to the framework established by
the Federal Subsistence Board.
(1) The boundaries of the
communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community
harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their
behalf any species for which they
register within the community harvest
system but may serve as a designated
hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) The community harvest limit for
the species authorized in the
community harvest system is the sum of
individual harvest limits of the
participants in the system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the
form of reports collected from hunters
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource
Commission and submitted directly to
the land managers and the Office of
Subsistence Management, rather than
through Federal registration permits,
joint State/Federal registration permits,
or State harvest tickets.
(5) Participants must abide by
customary and traditional use
determinations.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a
pair of a minor and an elder to hunt
sheep during the Aug. 1–Oct. 20 hunt.
The following conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor
aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or
older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must
be federally qualified subsistence users
with a positive customary and
traditional use determination for the
area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the
direct immediate supervision of the
accompanying adult, who is responsible
for ensuring that all legal requirements
are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested
with this permit. The sheep harvested
will count against the harvest limits of
both the minor and accompanying
adult.
TABLE 12 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(12)
Harvest limits
Open season
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Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear .......................................................................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 12, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve that lies west of the Nabesna
River and the Nabesna Glacier. All hunting of caribou is prohibited on Federal public lands.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 bull by Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of caribou except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 12, remainder—1 bull .....................................................................................................................................
Unit 12, remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be announced. Dates for a winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30, and sex of the animals to be
taken will be announced by the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation with the WrangellSt. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists,
and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game
Advisory Committee.
Sheep:
Unit 12—1 ram with full curl or larger horn ............................................................................................................
Unit 12, that portion within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 ram with full curl horn or larger
by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older.
Moose:
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July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
Sep. 1–20.
Winter season to be announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 1–Oct. 20.
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Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias
National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running
southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 antlered bull.
Unit 12, that portion within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River upstream
from the southern boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit only.
Unit 12, remainder—1 bull .....................................................................................................................................
Beaver: Unit 12, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—6 beavers per season. Meat from harvested beaver must be salvaged for human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Aug. 24–Sep. 20.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Aug. 24–Sep. 30.
Aug. 20–Sep. 20.
Aug. 24–28.
Sep. 8–20.
Sep. 20–May 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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Beaver: No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or firearms may be used ............
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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 southeastern corner
of Denali National Park at Windy; the
drainage into the Susitna River
upstream from its junction with the
Chulitna River; the drainage into the
east bank of the Chulitna River
upstream to its confluence with
Tokositna River; the drainages of the
Chulitna River (south of Denali National
Park) upstream from its confluence with
the Tokositna River; the drainages into
the north bank of the Tokositna River
upstream to the base of the Tokositna
Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna
Glacier; the drainages into the east bank
of the Susitna River between its
confluences with the Talkeetna and
Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the
north and east bank of the Talkeetna
River including the Talkeetna River to
its confluence with Clear Creek, the
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eastside drainages of a line going up the
south bank of Clear Creek to the first
unnamed creek on the south, then up
that creek to lake 4408, along the
northeastern shore of lake 4408, then
southeast in a straight line to the
northernmost fork of the Chickaloon
River; the drainages into the east bank
of the Chickaloon River below the line
from lake 4408; the drainages of the
Matanuska River above its confluence
with the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13A 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
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Oct. 15–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–Mar. 15.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Sep. 20–June 10.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
unnamed stream into the Tyone River,
then down the Tyone River to the
Susitna River, then down the south
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 13B 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 13C consists of that portion
of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and
Gakona Glacier.
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(D) Unit 13D consists of that portion
of Unit 13 south of Unit 13A.
(E) Unit 13E consists of the remainder
of Unit 13.
(ii) Within the following areas, the
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses on lands within Mount
McKinley National Park as it existed
prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence
uses as authorized by this paragraph
(n)(13) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali
National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized
vehicles or pack animals for hunting
Aug. 5–25 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 benchmark Miller,
then west to include all drainages of
Augustana Creek and Black Rapids
Glacier, then north and east to include
all drainages of McGinnis Creek to its
confluence with the Delta River, then
east in a straight line across the Delta
River to Mile 236.7 Richardson
Highway, then north along the
Richardson Highway to its junction with
the Alaska Highway, then east along the
Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the
west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the
Cantwell Glacier, then west along the
north bank of the Cantwell Glacier and
Miller Creek to the Delta River.
(C) Except for access and
transportation of harvested wildlife on
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Middle
Fork trails, or other trails designated by
the Board, you may not use motorized
vehicles for subsistence hunting in the
Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The
Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists
of that portion of Unit 13B 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
Middle Fork Trail at approximately Mile
170, then westerly along the trail to the
Gulkana River, then southerly along the
east bank of the Gulkana River to its
confluence with Sourdough Creek, the
point of beginning.
(D) You may not use any motorized
vehicle or pack animal for hunting,
including the transportation of hunters,
their hunting gear, and/or parts of game
from July 26 through September 30 in
the Tonsina Controlled Use Area. The
Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of
that portion of Unit 13D bounded on the
west by the Richardson Highway from
the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at
Tonsina, on the north along the south
bank of the Tonsina River to where the
Edgerton Highway crosses the Tonsina
River, then along the Edgerton Highway
to Chitina, on the east by the Copper
River from Chitina to the Tiekel River,
and on the south by the north bank of
the Tiekel River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) Upon written request by the Camp
Director to the Glennallen Field Office,
2 caribou, sex to be determined by the
Glennallen Field Office Manager of the
BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10
through Sep. 30 or Oct. 21 through Mar.
31 by Federal registration permit for the
Hudson Lake Residential Treatment
Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose may
be taken Aug. 1 through Sep. 20. The
animals may be taken by any federally
qualified hunter designated by the
Camp Director. The hunter must have in
his/her possession the permit and a
designated hunter permit during all
periods that are being hunted.
(C) A community harvest system for
caribou and moose is authorized on
Federal public lands within Unit 13,
subject to the framework established by
the Federal Subsistence Board, for
federally qualified subsistence users
living within the Ahtna traditional
communities of Cantwell, Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona,
Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina.
(1) The boundaries of the
communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community
harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their
behalf any species for which they
register within the community harvest
system but may serve as a designated
hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) The community harvest limit for
the species authorized in the
community harvest system is the sum of
individual harvest limits of the
participants in the system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the
form of reports collected from hunters
by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource
Commission and submitted directly to
the land managers and the Office of
Subsistence Management, rather than
through Federal registration permits,
joint State/Federal registration permits,
or State harvest tickets.
TABLE 13 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(13)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of harvest. That portion within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent after 4 bears have been
harvested.
Caribou:
Units 13A and 13B—up to 2 caribou by Federal registration permit only .............................................................
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Unit 13, remainder—2 bulls by Federal registration permit only ...........................................................................
Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Use Area—1 ram
with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 13E—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit will be issued per household.
Unit 13, remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only ...................................................
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ..................................................................................................................
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
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Aug. 10–May 31.
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
Oct. 21–Mar. 31.
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
Oct. 21–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 1–Sep. 20.
Aug. 1–Sep. 20.
June 15–Sep. 10.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
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Harvest limits
Open season
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Nov.
Aug.
Sep.
Aug.
Aug.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Apr. 30.
1–Feb. 28.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: Unit 13—No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of
drainages into the northern 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 northern side
of Cook Inlet east of the Susitna River,
drainages into the east bank of the
Susitna River downstream from the
Talkeetna River, and drainages into the
south and west bank of the Talkeetna
River to its confluence with Clear Creek,
the western side drainages of a line
going up the south bank of Clear Creek
to the first unnamed creek on the south,
then up that creek to lake 4408, along
the northeastern shore of lake 4408,
then southeast in a straight line to the
northernmost fork of the Chickaloon
River:
(A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in
Unit 14 bounded on the west by the east
bank of the Susitna River, on the north
by the north bank of Willow Creek and
Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east
along the hydrologic divide separating
the Susitna River and Knik Arm
drainages to the outlet creek at lake
4408, on the east by the eastern
boundary of Unit 14, and on the south
by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank
of the Knik River from its mouth to its
junction with Knik Glacier, across the
face of Knik Glacier and along the
northern side of Knik Glacier to the Unit
6 boundary.
(B) Unit 14B consists of that portion
of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A.
Sep. 25–May 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Sep. 25–June 10.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Oct. 15–Apr. 30.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
(C) Unit 14C consists of that portion
of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses in the Fort Richardson
and Elmendorf Air Force Base
Management Areas, consisting of the
Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military
Reservations; and
(B) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses in the Anchorage
Management Area, consisting of all
drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort
Richardson military reservations and
north of and including Rainbow Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(14)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: Unit 14C—1 bear ......................................................................................................................................
Beaver: Unit 14C—1 beaver per day, 1 in possession .................................................................................................
Coyote: Unit 14C—2 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): Unit 14C—2 foxes .....................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: Unit 14C—5 hares per day ...............................................................................................................
Lynx: Unit 14C—2 lynx ..................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: Unit 14C—5 wolves ..............................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: Unit 14C—1 wolverine .................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): Unit 14C—5 per day, 10 in possession ...........................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): Unit 14C—10 per day, 20 in possession ..................................................
July 1–June 30.
May 15–Oct. 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 15.
Sep. 8–Apr. 30.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Sep. 8–Mar. 31.
Sep. 8–Mar. 31.
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Trapping
Beaver: Unit 14C, that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson Creek, the Twentymile
River and the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park—20 beavers per season.
Coyote: Unit 14C—No limit ...........................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): Unit 14C—1 fox .........................................................................
Lynx: Unit 14C—No limit ...............................................................................................................................................
Marten: Unit 14C—No limit ............................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14C—No limit ...........................................................................................................................
Muskrat: Unit 14C—No limit ..........................................................................................................................................
Otter: Unit 14C—No limit ...............................................................................................................................................
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Nov.
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
10–Feb. 28.
10–Feb. 28.
15–Jan. 31.
10–Jan. 31.
10–Jan. 31.
10–May 15.
10–Feb. 28.
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TABLE 14 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(14)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Wolf: Unit 14C—No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: Unit 14C—2 wolverines ...............................................................................................................................
(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°00′ W crosses the
coastline of Chickaloon Bay in
Turnagain Arm, including that area
lying west of longitude line 150°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 15A consists of that portion
of Unit 15 north of the north bank of the
Kenai River and the northern shore of
Skilak Lake.
(B) Unit 15B consists of that portion
of Unit 15 south of the north bank of the
Kenai River and the northern shore of
Skilak Lake, and north of the north bank
of the Kasilof River, the northern shore
of Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and
Tustumena Glacier.
(C) Unit 15C consists of the remainder
of Unit 15.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife, except
for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that
may be taken only from October 1
through March 1 by bow and arrow
only, in the Skilak Loop Management
Area, which consists of that portion of
Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning
at the easternmost 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
northern shore of Skilak Lake to Lower
Skilak Lake Campground, then
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake
Campground Road and the Skilak Loop
Road to its westernmost junction with
the Sterling Highway, then easterly
along the Sterling Highway to the point
of beginning.
(B) You may not hunt, trap, or take
wildlife within a quarter mile of wildlife
crossing structures along the Sterling
Highway.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not trap furbearers for
subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife
Management Area.
(C) You may not trap marten in that
portion of Unit 15B east of the Kenai
River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and
Skilak Glacier.
(D) You may not take red fox in Unit
15 by any means other than a steel trap
or snare.
TABLE 15 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(15)
Harvest limits
Open season
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Hunting
Bear, black:
Units 15A and 15B—2 bears by Federal registration permit .................................................................................
Unit 15C—3 bears ..................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: Unit 15—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Federal registration permit. The season may be opened
or closed by announcement from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with ADF&G
and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.
Caribou:
Unit 15B, within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit ....
Unit 15C, north of the Fox River and east of Windy Lake—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit .......................
Unit 15, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Kids or nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken ............................
Moose:
Unit 15A—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area ................................................................................................
Units 15A remainder, 15B, and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow
tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only.
Units 15B and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either
antler, by Federal registration permit only. The Kenai NWR Refuge Manager is authorized to close the October–November season based on conservation concerns, in consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the
Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.
Unit 15C—1 cow by Federal registration permit only ............................................................................................
Sheep: 1 ram with 3⁄4 curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit ...........................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf:
Unit 15, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ...........................................................
Unit 15, remainder—5 wolves ................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................................................................................
Grouse (ruffed) ..............................................................................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed):
Unit 15A and 15B—20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................................................
Unit 15C—20 per day, 40 in possession ...............................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Nov. 30, to be announced and Apr. 1–June
15, to be announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Nov. 14.
No open season.
Aug. 20–Sep. 25.
Oct. 20–Nov. 10.
Aug. 20–Sep. 25.
Aug 10–Sep. 20.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Dec. 31.
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Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 15C—5 per day, 10 in possession .................................................................................................................
Jan. 1–Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 beavers per season ....................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 1 fox ...........................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten:
Unit 15B, that portion east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier .............................
Remainder of Unit 15—No limit .............................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: Unit 15—No limit .................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: Unit 15B and C—No limit ............................................................................................................................
(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
western side of the Susitna River
(including the Susitna River) upstream
to its confluence with the Chulitna
River; the drainages into the western
side of the Chulitna River (including the
Chulitna River) upstream to the
Tokositna River, and drainages into the
southern side of the Tokositna River
upstream to the base of the Tokositna
Glacier, including the drainage of the
Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16A 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; and
(B) Unit 16B consists of the remainder
of Unit 16.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Jan. 1–31.
No open season.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–May 15.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses in the Mount McKinley
National Park, as it existed prior to
December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as
authorized by this paragraph (n)(16) are
permitted in Denali National Preserve
and lands added to Denali National Park
on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) [Reserved]
TABLE 16 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(16)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Caribou: 1 caribou .........................................................................................................................................................
Moose:
Unit 16B, Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage—1 bull .........
Unit 16B, Denali National Preserve only—1 bull by Federal registration permit. One Federal registration permit for moose issued per household.
Unit 16B, remainder—1 bull ...................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ..........................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Oct. 31.
Sep. 1–15.
Sep. 1–30.
Dec. 1–Feb. 28.
Sep. 1–30.
Dec. 1–Feb. 28.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Feb. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
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Trapping
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
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Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Dec. 15–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Nov. 10–Jan. 31.
Nov. 10–June 10.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
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 17A consists of the drainages
between Cape Newenham and Cape
Constantine, and Hagemeister Island
and the Walrus Islands.
(B) Unit 17B 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 17C consists of the remainder
of Unit 17.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and
in legal hunting camps, you may not use
any motorized vehicle for hunting
ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine,
including transportation of hunters and
parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna
Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit
17B, from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident
tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you
may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit
17 from April 15 through May 31. You
may not take beaver with a firearm
under a trapping license on National
Park Service lands.
(D) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be
used to assist in the taking of a caribou,
and caribou may be shot from a
stationary snowmachine. ‘‘Assist in the
taking of a caribou’’ means a
snowmachine may be used to approach
within 300 yards of a caribou at speeds
under 15 miles per hour, in a manner
that does not involve repeated
approaches or that causes a caribou to
run. A snowmachine may not be used
to contact an animal or to pursue a
fleeing caribou.
TABLE 17 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(17)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 2 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only ...................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 17A, all drainages west of Right Hand Point—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit .........................
Units 17A and 17C, that portion of 17A east of the Ungalikthluk River and South of Buchia Ridge, and within
the lower Kulukak River drainage south of Buchia Ridge and within the Kanik River drainage downstream
of the Tithe Creek, that portion of 17C south of the Igushik River and south of and including the Tuklung
River drainage—up to 5 caribou by Federal registration permit.
Public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by federally qualified users unless the population estimate exceeds 900 caribou.
Units 17A, remainder and 17C, remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit of up to 2 caribou by State
registration permit will be determined at the time the season is announced.
Units 17B and 17C, that portion of 17C east of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes—up to 2 caribou by
State registration permit.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or larger horn .....................................................................................................................
Moose:
Unit 17A—1 bull by State registration permit; or ...................................................................................................
1 antlerless moose by State registration permit; or ...............................................................................................
Unit 17A—up to 2 moose; one antlered bull by State registration permit, one antlerless moose by State registration permit.
Units 17B and 17C—one bull .................................................................................................................................
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES5
During the period Aug. 20–Sep. 15—one bull by State registration permit; or
During the period Sep. 1–15—one bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with three or more brow
tines on at least one side with a State harvest ticket; or
During the period Dec. 1–31—one antlered bull by State registration permit.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per season .........................................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ..........................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .........................................................................................
Aug. 1–May 31.
Sep. 1–May 31.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 1–Mar. 31.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1 and Mar.
31.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 25–Sep. 25.
Aug. 25–Sep. 25.
Up to a 31-day season may
be announced between
Dec. 1 and the last day of
Feb.
Aug. 20–Sep. 15.
Dec. 1–31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Dec. 1–Mar. 15.
Sep. 1–Feb. 15.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 10–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 17—No limit ....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 17—2 beavers per day. Only firearms may be used .....................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
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Apr. 15–May 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
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TABLE 17 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(17)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: 2 muskrats ......................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of
that area draining into the Yukon and
Kuskokwim Rivers westerly and
downstream from a line starting at the
downriver boundary of Paimiut on the
north bank of the Yukon River then
south across the Yukon River to the
northern terminus of the Paimiut
Portage, then south along the Paimiut
Portage to its intersection with Arhymot
Lake, then south along the northern and
western bank of Arhymot Lake to the
outlet at Crooked Creek (locally known
as Johnson River), then along the south
bank of Crooked Creek downstream to
the northern terminus of Crooked Creek
to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage
(locally known as the Mud Creek
Tramway), then along the west side of
the tramway to Mud Creek, then along
the westerly bank of Mud Creek
downstream to an unnamed slough of
the Kuskokwim River (locally known as
First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then
along the west bank of this unnamed
slough downstream to its confluence
with the Kuskokwim River, then
southeast across the Kuskokwim River
to its southerly bank, then along the
south bank of the Kuskokwim River
upriver to the confluence of a
Kuskokwim River slough locally known
as Old River, then across Old River to
the downriver terminus of the island
formed by Old River and the
Kuskokwim River, then along the north
bank of the main channel of Old River
to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then
along the south and west bank of
Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then
directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir
Creek, then along the west bank of
Ophir Creek to its headwaters at
61°10.22′ N lat., 159°46.05′ W long., 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.
Matthews, and adjacent islands between
Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River,
and all seaward waters and lands within
3 miles of these coastlines.
(ii) In the Kalskag Controlled Use
Area, which consists of that portion of
Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower
Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River,
northwesterly to Russian Mission on the
Yukon River, then east along the north
bank of the Yukon River to the old site
of Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag,
you are not allowed to use aircraft for
hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or
wolverine, including the transportation
of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf,
or wolverine part; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a hunter
or ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine
part by aircraft between publicly owned
airports in the Controlled Use Area or
between a publicly owned airport
within the Area and points outside the
Area.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
10–Mar.
10–Mar.
10–Feb.
10–Feb.
10–Feb.
10–Mar.
10–Mar.
10–Feb.
31.
31.
28.
28.
28.
31.
31.
28.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you
may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit
18 from April 1 through June 10.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident
tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) You may take caribou from a boat
moving under power in Unit 18.
(D) You may take moose from a boat
moving under power in that portion of
Unit 18 west of a line running from the
mouth of the Ishkowik River to the
closest point of Dall Lake, then to the
east bank of the Johnson River at its
entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake
(N 60°59.41′ Latitude; W 162°22.14′
Longitude), continuing upriver along a
line 1⁄2 mile south and east of, and
paralleling a line along the southerly
bank of the Johnson River to the
confluence of the east bank of Crooked
Creek, then continuing upriver to the
outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following
the south bank west to the Unit 18
border.
(E) Taking of wildlife in Unit 18 while
in possession of lead shot size T, .20
caliber or less in diameter, is prohibited.
(F) You may not pursue with a
motorized vehicle an ungulate that is at
or near a full gallop.
(G) You may use artificial light when
taking a bear at a den site.
TABLE 18 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(18)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: 1 bear by State registration permit only ..................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 18, that portion to the east and south of the Kuskokwim River—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit.
Unit 18, remainder—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit .........................................................................
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Sep. 1–May 31.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
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TABLE 18 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(18)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Moose: Unit 18, that portion east of a line running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall
Lake, then to the east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60°59.41′
Latitude; W162°22.14′ Longitude), continuing upriver along a line 1⁄2 mile south and east of, and paralleling a
line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then
continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank east of the Unit 18 border and
then north of and including the Eek River drainage—1 antlered bull by State registration permit during the fall
season
or
Up to 1 moose by Federal permit during a may-be-announced winter season ...........................................................
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Atmautlauk,
Bethel, Eek, Kalskag, Kasigluk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Lower Kalskag, Napakiak,
Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, Quinhagak, Tuluksak, and Tuntutuliak.
Unit 18, south of the Eek River drainage and north of and including the Carter Bay drainage—1 antlered bull
by State registration permit.
Unit 18, that portion that drains into Kuskokwim Bay south of Carter Bay drainage—1 antlered bull by State
registration permit.
Or
1 moose by State registration permit .....................................................................................................................
Sep. 1–Oct. 15.
May be announced between
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Unit 18, remainder—3 moose, only one of which may be antlered. Antlered bulls may not be harvested from
Oct. 1 through Nov. 30.
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes ................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season .........................................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 5 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 10 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 2 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ..........................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 15 per day, 30 in possession .........................................................................................
Sep. 1–Oct. 15.
Sep. 1–30.
A season may be announced between Dec. 1
and the last day of Feb.
Aug. 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–May 31.
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–May 30.
Trapping
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the
Kuskokwim River drainage upstream,
excluding the drainages of Arhymot
Lake, from a line starting at the outlet
of Arhymot Lake at Crooked Creek
(locally known as Johnson River), then
along the south bank of Crooked Creek
downstream to the northern terminus of
Crooked Creek to the YukonKuskokwim Portage (locally known as
the Mud Creek Tramway), then along
the west side of the tramway to Mud
Creek, then along the westerly bank of
Mud Creek downstream to an unnamed
slough of the Kuskokwim River (locally
known as First Slough or Kalskag
Slough), then along the west bank of
this unnamed slough downstream to its
confluence with the Kuskokwim River,
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then southeast across the Kuskokwim
River to its southerly bank, then along
the south bank of the Kuskokwim River
upriver to the confluence of a
Kuskokwim River slough locally known
as Old River, then across Old River to
the downriver terminus of the island
formed by Old River and the
Kuskokwim River, then along the north
bank of the main channel of Old River
to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then
along the south and west bank of
Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then
directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir
Creek then along the west bank of Ophir
Creek to its headwaters at 61°10.22′ N
lat., 159°46.05′ W long.:
(A) Unit 19A consists of the
Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
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Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–June 10.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
from and including the George River
drainage and downstream from and
excluding the Downey Creek drainage.
(B) Unit 19B 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 19C 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 northwestern corner
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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 19D consists of that portion
drained by the Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from and including
the Swift River drainage, excluding Unit
19C.
(E) Unit 19E consists of the remainder
of Unit 19.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses on lands within Mount
McKinley National Park as it existed
prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence
uses as authorized by this paragraph
(n)(19) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali
National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) In the Upper Kuskokwim
Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 19D upstream from
the mouth of the Selatna River, but
excluding the Selatna and Black River
drainages, to a line extending from
Dyckman Mountain on the northern
Unit 19D boundary southeast to the
1,610-foot crest of Munsatli Ridge, then
south along Munsatli Ridge to the 2,981foot peak of Telida Mountain, then
northeast to the intersection of the
western boundary of Denali National
Preserve with the Minchumina-Telida
winter trail, then south along the
western boundary of Denali National
Preserve to the southern boundary of
Unit 19D, you may not use aircraft for
hunting moose, including transportation
of any moose hunter or moose part;
however, this does not apply to
transportation of a moose hunter or
moose part by aircraft between publicly
owned airports in the Controlled Use
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Area, or between a publicly owned
airport within the area and points
outside the area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident
tag in those portions of Units 19A and
19B downstream of and including the
Aniak River drainage if you have
obtained a State registration permit
prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 19C, individual residents
of Nikolai may harvest sheep during the
Aug. 10 to Sep. 20 season and not have
that animal count against the
community harvest limit (during the
Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 season). Individual
residents of Nikolai that harvest a sheep
under State regulations may not
participate in the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30
community harvest.
TABLE 19 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(19)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: Units 19A and 19B, those portions which are downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage—1 bear by State registration permit.
Units 19A, remainder; 19B, remainder; 19D; and 19E—1 bear ............................................................................
Caribou: Units 19A, 19B, and 19E (excluding rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)—up to 2 caribou by State
registration permit.
Unit 19C—1 caribou ...............................................................................................................................................
Unit 19D, south and east of the Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim River—1 caribou .............
Unit 19D, remainder—1 caribou .............................................................................................................................
Unit 19, residents 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 through Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a community
reporting system.
Sheep: 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger ......................................................................................................................
Unit 19C, that portion within the Denali National Park and Preserve-residents of Nikolai only—no individual
harvest limit, but a community harvest quota will be set annually by the Denali National Park and Preserve
Superintendent; rams or ewes without lambs only. Reporting will be by a community reporting system.
Moose: Unit 19, residents of Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit, but a village harvest quota of 28 bulls
(including those taken under the State permits). Reporting will be by a community reporting system.
Unit 19A—1 antlered bull by Federal drawing permit or a State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by residents of Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and
Crooked Creek hunting under these regulations.
Unit 19B—1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side .................
Unit 19C—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................
Unit 19C—1 bull by State registration permit .........................................................................................................
Unit 19D, that portion of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within the North Fork drainage upstream
from the confluence of the South Fork to the mouth of the Swift Fork—1 antlered bull.
Unit 19D, remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area—1 bull ........................................................
Unit 19D, remainder—1 antlered bull .....................................................................................................................
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Unit 19E, Lime Village Management Area—2 bulls by State or Federal registration permit ................................
Unit 19E—1 antlered bull by State registration permit available in Sleetmute and Stoney River on July 24.
Permits issued on a first come, first served basis (number of permits to be announced annually).
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: Unit 19D—10 wolves per day ..............................................................................................................................
Unit 19, remainder—5 wolves ................................................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Season may be announced
between Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 10–Oct. 10.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Oct. 1–Mar. 30.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–20.
Sep. 1–20.
Sep. 1–20.
Jan. 15–Feb. 15.
Sep. 1–30.
Sep.
Dec.
Sep.
Dec.
Aug.
Nov.
Sep.
1–30.
1–Feb. 28.
1–30.
1–15.
10–Sep. 25.
20–Mar 31.
1–5.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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TABLE 19 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(19)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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 20A 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 20B consists of drainages into
the northern bank of the Tanana River
from and including Hot Springs Slough
upstream to and including the Banner
Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 20C 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 20D 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 20E consists of drainages into
the south bank of the Yukon River
upstream from and including the
Charley River drainage, and the Ladue
River drainage.
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(F) Unit 20F consists of the remainder
of Unit 20.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for
subsistence uses on lands within Mount
McKinley National Park as it existed
prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence
uses as authorized by this paragraph
(n)(20) are permitted in Denali National
Preserve and lands added to Denali
National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized
vehicles or pack animals for hunting
Aug. 5–25 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 benchmark 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 of the 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) You may not use firearms,
snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area,
which consists of those portions of
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5
miles from each side of the Dalton
Highway from the Yukon River to
milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,
except as follows: Residents living
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Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
1–June 10.
1–Mar. 31.
1–Mar. 31.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–June 10.
1–Apr. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Mar. 31.
within the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area may use
snowmobiles only for the subsistence
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed
highway vehicles only on designated
roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The
residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
Stevens Village, and residents living
within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife.
(D) You may not use any motorized
vehicle for hunting August 5–September
20 in the Glacier Mountain Controlled
Use Area, which consists of that portion
of Unit 20E bounded by a line beginning
at Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then
north along the highway to Eagle, then
west along the cat trail from Eagle to
Crooked Creek, then from Crooked
Creek southwest along the west bank of
Mogul Creek to its headwaters on North
Peak, then west across North Peak to the
headwaters of Independence Creek, then
southwest along the west bank of
Independence Creek to its confluence
with the North Fork of the Fortymile
River, then easterly along the south
bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile
River to its confluence with Champion
Creek, then across the North Fork of the
Fortymile River to the south bank of
Champion Creek and easterly along the
south bank of Champion Creek to its
confluence with Little Champion Creek,
then northeast along the east bank of
Little Champion Creek to its
headwaters, then northeasterly in a
direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor
Highway; however, this does not
prohibit motorized access via, or
transportation of harvested wildlife on,
the Taylor Highway or any airport.
(E) You may by permit hunt moose on
the Minto Flats Management Area,
which consists of that portion of Unit 20
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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
3 miles above Old Minto, then along the
north bank of the Tanana River
(including all channels and sloughs
except Swan Neck Slough), to the
confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana
Rivers and then northerly to the point
of beginning.
(F) You may hunt moose only by bow
and arrow in the Fairbanks Management
Area. The Area consists of that portion
of Unit 20B bounded by a line from the
confluence of Rosie Creek and the
Tanana River, northerly along Rosie
Creek to Isberg Road, then northeasterly
on Isberg Road to Cripple Creek Road,
then northeasterly on Cripple Creek
Road to the Parks Highway, then north
on the Parks Highway to Alder Creek,
then westerly to the middle fork of
Rosie Creek through section 26 to the
Parks Highway, then east along the
Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then
upstream along Alder Creek to its
confluence with Emma Creek, then
upstream along Emma Creek to its
headwaters, then northerly along the
hydrographic divide between
Goldstream Creek drainages and Cripple
Creek drainages to the summit of Ester
Dome, then down Sheep Creek to its
confluence with Goldstream Creek, then
easterly along Goldstream Creek to
Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep
Creek Road to Murphy Dome Road, then
west on Murphy Dome Road to Old
Murphy Dome Road, then east on Old
Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot
Highway, then south on the Elliot
Highway to Goldstream Creek, then
easterly along Goldstream Creek to its
confluence with First Chance Creek,
Davidson Ditch, then southeasterly
along the Davidson Ditch to its
confluence with the tributary to
Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then
downstream along the tributary to its
confluence with Goldstream Creek, then
in a straight line to First Chance Creek,
then up First Chance Creek to Tungsten
Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek
to its confluence with Ruby Creek, then
upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro
Road, then south on Esro Road to Chena
Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena
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Hot Springs Road to Nordale Road, then
south on Nordale Road to the Chena
River, to its intersection with the TransAlaska Pipeline right of way, then
southeasterly along the easterly edge of
the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right of way
to the Chena River, then along the north
bank of the Chena River to the Moose
Creek dike, then southerly along the
Moose Creek dike to its intersection
with the Tanana River, and then
westerly along the north bank of the
Tanana River to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear April 15–June 30; you may use bait
to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap or a
snare using cable smaller than 3/32-inch
diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in
Unit 20E during April and October.
(C) Residents of Units 20 and 21 may
take up to three moose per regulatory
year for the celebration known as the
Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the
terms of a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be issued to individuals at
the request of the Native Village of
Tanana only. This three-moose limit is
not cumulative with that permitted by
the State.
TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(20)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: Unit 20A—1 bear .....................................................................................................................................
Unit 20E—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................
Caribou: Unit 20E—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a joint State/Federal registration permit ...........................
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Unit 20F, north of the Yukon River—1 caribou ......................................................................................................
Unit 20F, east of the Dalton Highway and south of the Yukon River—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a
joint State/Federal registration permit.
Moose: Unit 20A—1 antlered bull .................................................................................................................................
Unit 20B—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve west of the Toklat River, excluding lands
within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980—1 antlered bull; however,
white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken.
Unit 20C, remainder—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white)
moose may not be taken.
Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—1 bull ....................................................
Unit 20E, that portion drained by the Middle Fork of the Fortymile River upstream from and including the Joseph Creek drainage—1 bull.
Unit 20E, remainder—1 bull by joint Federal/State registration permit .................................................................
Unit 20F, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only.
Unit 20F, remainder—1 antlered bull .....................................................................................................................
Sheep: Unit 20E—1 ram with full-curl horn or larger ....................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–May 31.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Sep. 1–May 31.
Fall season between Aug. 1
and Sep. 30, to be announced.
Winter season between Oct.
21 and Mar. 31, to be announced.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Fall season between Aug. 1
and Sep. 30, to be announced.
Winter season between Oct.
21 and Mar. 31, to be announced.
Sep. 1–20.
Sep. 1–20.
Sep. 1–30.
Nov. 15–Dec. 15.
Sep. 1–30.
Aug. 20–Sep. 30.
Aug. 20–Sep. 30.
Aug. 20–Sep. 30.
Sep. 1–25.
Sep. 1–30.
Dec. 1–10.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
No open season.
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TABLE 20 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(20)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Beaver: Unit 20E—Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—6 beavers per season. Meat from harvested beaver
must be salvaged for human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and that portion of 20C east of the Teklanika River—2 lynx ....................................................
Unit 20E—2 lynx .....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder—2 lynx .....................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—No limit .........................................
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—25 muskrat ....................................................
Unit 20, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Wolf:
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—1 wolf during the Aug. 10–Oct. 31 period; 5
wolves during the Nov. 1–Apr. 30 period, for a total of 6 wolves for the season.
Unit 20, remainder—10 wolves ..............................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): Units 20A, 20B, 20C, 20E, and 20F—15 per day, 30 in possession .......
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): Unit 20, those portions within 5 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 possession ................................................................................................
Sep. 20–May 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Sep. 20–June 10.
Nov. 1–June 10.
No open season.
Aug.
Nov.
Aug.
Sep.
Aug.
Aug.
10–Oct. 31.
1–Apr. 30.
10–Apr. 30.
1–Mar. 31.
10–Mar. 31.
10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
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Beaver: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit .........................................................................................................
Unit 20E—No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or firearms may be used
Coyote: Unit 20E—No limit ............................................................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and 20C east of the Teklanika River—No limit .........................................................................
Unit 20E—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Units 20F and 20C, remainder—No limit ...............................................................................................................
Marten: Unit 20E—No limit ............................................................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: Unit 20E—No limit ..........................................................................................................................................
Unit 20, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit .............................................................................................................
Unit 20E—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of
drainages into the Yukon River and
Arhymot Lake upstream from a line
starting at the downriver boundary of
Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon
River then south across the Yukon River
to the northern terminus of the Paimiut
Portage, then south along the Portage to
its intersection with Arhymot Lake, then
south along the northern and western
bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at
Crooked Creek (locally known as
Johnson River) drainage then 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
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River
drainage:
(A) Unit 21A consists of the Innoko
River drainage upstream from and
including the Iditarod River drainage.
(B) Unit 21B consists of the Yukon
River drainage upstream from Ruby and
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east of the Ruby-Poorman Road,
downstream from and excluding the
Tozitna River and Tanana River
drainages, and excluding the Melozitna
River drainage upstream from Grayling
Creek.
(C) Unit 21C 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 21D 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 21E consists of that portion
of Unit 21 in the Yukon River and
Arhymot Lake drainages upstream from
a line starting at the downriver
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Sep. 15–June 10.
Oct. 15–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Dec. 15–Feb. 15.
Nov. 1–Mar. 15.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–Mar. 15
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Sep. 20–June 10.
Nov. 1–June 10.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 30.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
boundary of Paimiut on the north bank
of the Yukon River, then south across
the Yukon River to the northern
terminus of the Paimiut Portage, then
south along the Portage to its
intersection with Arhymot Lake, then
along the northern and western bank of
Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crooked
Creek (locally known as Johnson River)
drainage, then 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 at 64°52.58′ N lat.,
157°43.10′ W long., then northerly to
the confluences of the Honhosa and
Kateel Rivers at 65°28.42′ N lat.,
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157°44.89′ W long., then northeasterly
to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek
and the Huslia River (65°57′ N lat.,
156°41′ W long.) at 65°56.66′ N lat.,
156°40.81′ W long., then easterly to the
confluence of the forks of the Dakli
River at 66°02.56′ N lat., 156° 12.71′ W
long., then easterly to the confluence of
McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at
66°00.31′ N lat., 155°18.57′ W long.,
then southwesterly to the crest of
Hochandochtla Mountain at 65°31.87′ N
lat., 154°52.18′ W long., then southwest
to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek at
65°3.00′ N lat., 156°06.43′ W long., then
southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at
64°49.35′ N lat., 157° 21.73′ W long.,
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 extending 2
miles easterly 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) In Unit 21D, you may hunt brown
bear by State registration permit in lieu
of a resident tag if you have obtained a
State registration permit prior to
hunting. Aircraft may not be used 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
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parts by regularly scheduled flights to
and between communities by carriers
that normally provide scheduled service
to this area, nor does it apply to
transportation of aircraft to or between
publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 30; and
in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area,
you may also use bait to hunt black bear
between September 1 and September 25.
(B) If you have a trapping license, you
may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit
21(E) from Nov. 1 through June 10.
(C) The residents of Units 20 and 21
may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration
known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,
under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to
individuals only at the request of the
Native Village of Tanana. This threemoose limit is not cumulative with that
permitted by the State.
(D) The residents of Unit 21 may take
up to three moose per regulatory year
for the celebration known as the Kaltag/
Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a
Federal registration permit. Permits will
be issued to individuals only at the
request of the Native Village of Kaltag or
Nulato. This three-moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted by the
State.
TABLE 21 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(21)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Unit 21D—1 bear by State registration permit only ...............................................................................................
Unit 21, remainder—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 21A—1 caribou ...............................................................................................................................................
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Unit 21B, that portion north of the Yukon River and downstream from Ukawutni Creek ......................................
Unit 21C, the Dulbi and Melozitna River drainages downstream from Big Creek ................................................
Unit 21B, remainder, Unit 21C, remainder, and Unit 21E—1 caribou ...................................................................
Unit 21D, north of the Yukon River and east of the Koyukuk River—caribou may be taken during a winter
season to be announced.
Unit 21D, remainder—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow, and calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ..........................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested .........................................................................................................................................
Moose:
Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge downstream from and including the Little
Mud River drainage—1 bull. A State registration permit is required Sep. 5–25. A Federal registration permit
is required Sep. 26–Oct. 1.
Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge downstream from and including the Little
Mud River drainage—1 antlered bull. A Federal registration permit is required during the 5-day season and
will be limited to one per household.
Units 21A and 21B, remainder—1 bull ..................................................................................................................
Unit 21C—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
Dec. 10–20.
No open season.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
Winter season to be announced.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Feb. 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Sep. 5–Oct. 1.
Five-day season to be announced between Dec. 1
and Mar. 31.
Aug. 20–Sep. 25.
Nov. 1–30.
Sep. 5–25.
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TABLE 21 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(21)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 21D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 bull by State registration permit; 1 antlerless moose by Federal
permit if authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR manager. Harvest of cow
moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. A harvestable surplus of cows will be determined for a quota.
Sep. 1–25.
Mar. 1–5 season to be announced.
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar. 1–5 season and if authorized by announcement by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR manager and BLM Central Yukon field office manager.
Unit 21D, that portion south of the south bank of the Yukon River, downstream of the up-river entrance of
Kala Slough and west of Kala Creek—1 moose by State registration permit.
Antlerless moose may be taken only during Sep. 21–25 season if authorized jointly by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/
Innoko NWR Manager and the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager.
Antlerless moose may be harvested during the winter season .............................................................................
Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited ................................................................................
Unit 21D, remainder—1 moose by State registration permit. Antlerless moose may be taken only during Sep.
21–25 and the Mar. 1–5 season if authorized jointly by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR Manager and the
BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. During the Aug. 22–31 and Sep. 5–25 seasons, a State registration permit is required. During the Mar. 1–5
season, a Federal registration permit is required.
Unit 21E—1 moose; however, only bulls may be taken Aug. 25–Sep. 30 ............................................................
During the Feb. 15–Mar. 15 season, a Federal registration permit is required. The permit conditions and any
needed closures for the winter season will be announced by the Innoko NWR manager after consultation
with the ADF&G area biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional Advisory Council and the
Middle Yukon Fish and Game Advisory Committee as stipulated in a letter of delegation. Moose may not
be taken within one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon Rivers during the winter season.
Beaver:
Unit 21E—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Unit 21, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare (snowshoe and tundra): No limit ..........................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 5 wolves ...............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Apr. 10–15 season to be
announced.
Aug. 22–31.
Sep. 5–25.
Mar. 1–31 season may be
announced.
Or
Aug. 22–31.
Sep. 5–25.
Mar. 1–5 season to be announced.
Aug. 25–Sep. 30.
Feb. 15–Mar. 15.
Nov. 1–June 10.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(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 22A 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 22B consists of Norton Sound
drainages from, but excluding, the
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Ungalik River drainage to, and
including, the Topkok Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 22C 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 22D 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 22E 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.
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Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
1–June 10.
1–Mar. 31.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–June 10.
1–Apr. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Mar. 31.
(ii) You may hunt brown bear by State
registration permit in lieu of a resident
tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
Aircraft may not be used 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:
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(A) If you have a trapping license, you
may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit
22 during the established seasons.
(B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a
trap or snare, may be used for
subsistence purposes.
(C) A snowmachine may be used to
position a hunter to select individual
caribou for harvest provided that the
animals are not shot from a moving
snowmachine.
(D) The taking of one bull moose and
up to three musk oxen by the
community of Wales is allowed for the
celebration of the Kingikmuit Dance
Festival under the terms of a Federal
registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals only at the request
of the Native Village of Wales. The
harvest may occur only within regularly
established seasons in Unit 22E. The
harvest will count against any
established quota for the area.
(E) A federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to
take musk oxen on his or her behalf.
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The designated hunter must get a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients in the course of a
season, but have no more than two
harvest limits in his/her possession at
any one time, except in Unit 22E where
a resident of Wales or Shishmaref acting
as a designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients, but have no more
than four harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
TABLE 22 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(22)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black:
Units 22A and 22B—3 bears .................................................................................................................................
Unit 22, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Units 22A, 22D remainder, and 22E—1 bear by State registration permit only ....................................................
Unit 22B—2 bears by State registration permit .....................................................................................................
Unit 22C—1 bear by State registration permit only ...............................................................................................
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage, west of the west bank of the unnamed creek originating at the Unit boundary opposite the headwaters of McAdam’s Creek and west of the west bank of
Canyon Creek to its confluence with Tuksuk Channel—2 bears by Federal registration permit.
Caribou:
Unit 22B, that portion west of Golovnin Bay and west of a line along the west bank of the Fish and Niukluk
Rivers to the mouth of the Libby River, and excluding all portions of the Niukluk River drainage upstream
from and including the Libby River drainage—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State registration permit.
Calves may not be taken.
Units 22A, that portion north of the Golsovia River drainage, 22B remainder, that portion of Unit 22D in the
Kuzitrin River drainage (excluding the Pilgrim River drainage), and the Agiapuk River drainages, including
the tributaries, and Unit 22E, that portion east of and including the Tin Creek drainage—15 caribou, only 1
may be a cow by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken.
Unit 22A, remainder—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State registration permit. Calves may not be taken
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Unit 22D, that portion in the Pilgrim River drainage—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State registration
permit. Calves may not be taken.
Units 22C, 22D remainder, 22E remainder—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State registration permit.
Calves may not be taken.
Moose:
Unit 22A, that portion north of the Egavik Creek drainage—1 bull. Federal public lands are closed to hunting
Sep. 21–Aug. 31 except by federally qualified users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22A, that portion in the Unalakleet drainage and all drainages flowing into Norton Sound north of the
Golsovia River drainage and south of and including the Egavik Creek drainage—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by federally qualified users hunting under these regulations. The BLM Anchorage Field Office is delegated authority to close the season in
consultation with ADF&G.
Unit 22A, remainder—1 bull. However, during the period Jan.1–Feb. 15, only an antlered bull may be taken.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose, Oct. 1–Aug. 31, except by federally qualified subsistence users.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures
will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and
ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by either Federal or State registration permit. Quotas and any
needed season closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents
of White Mountain and Golovin hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22B, remainder—1 bull ...................................................................................................................................
Unit 22C—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................
Unit 22D, that portion within the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim River drainages—1 bull by State registration
permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the
BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except
by residents of Units 22D and 22C hunting under these regulations.
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No open season.
Aug. 1–May 31.
Aug. 1–May 31.
Aug. 1–Oct. 31.
Apr. 1–May 31.
July 1–June 30.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
May 1–Sep. 30, season
may be announced.
July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30, season
may be announced.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
May 1–Sep. 30, season
may be announced.
July 1–June 30, season
may be announced.
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
Aug. 15–Sep. 14.
Aug. 1–Sep. 30.
Jan. 1–Feb. 15.
Sep. 1–14.
Jan. 1–31.
Aug. 1–Jan. 31.
Sep. 1–14.
Sep. 1–14.
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TABLE 22 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(22)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the
BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the
BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except
by residents of Units 22D and 22C hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, remainder—1 bull by State registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of
moose except by federally qualified subsistence users.
Unit 22D, remainder—1 antlered bull by State registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of moose except by federally qualified subsistence users.
Unit 22E—1 antlered bull. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Musk ox:
Unit 22B—1 bull by Federal drawing permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of
musk ox except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 bull by Federal drawing permit
or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of musk ox except by residents of Nome and
Teller hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion within the Kuzitrin River drainages—1 bull by Federal drawing permit or State permit.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except for residents of Council, Golovin, White
Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, remainder—1 bull by Federal drawing permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of musk ox except by residents of Elim, White Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22E—1 bull by Federal drawing permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of
musk ox except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beavers .........................................................................................................
Unit 22, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Coyote ............................................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes ................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes .....................................................................................
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season .........................................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Marten:
Units 22A and 22B—No limit .................................................................................................................................
Unit 22, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 3 wolverines .................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ............................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow):
Units 22A and 22B east of and including the Niukluk River drainage—40 per day, 80 in possession ................
Unit 22E—20 per day, 40 in possession ...............................................................................................................
Unit 22, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................................
Sep. 1–14.
Dec. 1–31.
Aug. 10–Sep. 14
Season may be announced,
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
No open season.
Nov. 1–June 10.
No open season.
No open season.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Aug. 1–May 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
No open season.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
July 15–May 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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Trapping
Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beavers .........................................................................................................
Unit 22C ..................................................................................................................................................................
Coyote ............................................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of
Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and
Arctic Ocean drainages from and
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No open season.
No open season.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 1–June 10.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
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(A) You may not use aircraft in any
manner either for hunting of ungulates,
bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for
transportation of hunters or harvested
species in the Noatak Controlled Use
Area for the period August 15–
September 30. The Area consists of that
portion of Unit 23 in a corridor
extending 5 miles on either side of the
Noatak River beginning at the mouth of
the Noatak River, and extending
upstream to the mouth of Sapun Creek.
This closure does not apply to the
transportation of hunters or parts of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by
regularly scheduled flights to
communities by carriers that normally
provide scheduled air service.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) You may not use aircraft in any
manner for brown bear hunting,
including transportation of hunters,
bears, or parts of bears; however, this
does not apply to transportation of bear
hunters or bear parts by regularly
scheduled flights to and between
communities by carriers that normally
provide scheduled service to this area,
nor does it apply to transportation of
aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou while
hunting from a boat moving under
power in Unit 23.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on
method of take found in this section,
you may also take swimming caribou
with a firearm using rimfire cartridges.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you
may take beaver with a firearm in all of
Unit 23 from Nov. 1 through June 10.
(D) For the Baird and DeLong
Mountain sheep hunts—a federally
qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another federally
qualified subsistence user to take sheep
on his or her behalf. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter
permit and must return a completed
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harvest report. The designated hunter
may hunt for only one recipient in the
course of a season and may have both
his and the recipients’ harvest limits in
his/her possession at the same time.
(E) A snowmachine may be used to
position a hunter to select individual
caribou for harvest provided that the
animals are not shot from a moving
snowmachine. On BLM-managed lands
only, a snowmachine may be used to
position a caribou, wolf, or wolverine
for harvest provided that the animals are
not shot from a moving snowmachine.
(F) A federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to
take musk oxen on his or her behalf.
The designated hunter must get a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients but have no more
than two harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
TABLE 23 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(23)
Harvest limits
Open season
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Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown: Unit 23—2 bears by State subsistence registration permit .....................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 23, that portion which includes all drainages north and west of, and including, the Singoalik River drainage—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow, by State registration permit as follows:
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested. However, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 15–Oct. 14 ........
Federal public lands are closed to caribou hunting Aug. 1–Oct. 31, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations unless the Western Arctic Caribou herd population estimate exceeds 200,000 caribou.
Unit 23, remainder—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow, by State registration permit, as follows:
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested. However, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 31–Oct. 14 ........
Federal public lands are closed to caribou hunting Aug. 1–Oct. 31, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations unless the Western Arctic Caribou herd population estimate exceeds 200,000 caribou.
Federal public lands within a 10-mile-wide corridor (5 miles either side) along the Noatak River from the
western boundary of Noatak National Preserve upstream to the confluence with the Cutler River; within
the northern and southern boundaries of the Eli and Agashashok River drainages, respectively; and
within the Squirrel River drainage are closed to caribou hunting except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Sheep:
Unit 23, south of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Rivers (Baird Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking
of sheep except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 23, north of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong
Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains) except for that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve—1 sheep by Federal registration permit.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve—1 sheep.
Moose:
Unit 23, that portion north and west of and including the Singoalik River drainage, and all lands draining into
the Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers—1 antlered bull.
No person may take a calf.
Unit 23, remainder—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................
No person may take a calf.
Musk ox:
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July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
July 15–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
July 31–Mar. 31.
May be
announced.
May be
announced.
May be
announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–Dec. 31.
Aug. 1–Dec. 31.
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TABLE 23 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(23)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage—1 bull by Federal
drawing permit or State permit.
Unit 23, Cape Krusenstern National Monument—1 bull by Federal drawing permit .............................................
Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Kobuk River drainage—1 bull by State permit or Federal drawing
permit.
Unit 23, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season .........................................................................................................................
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 15 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ..........................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ....................................................................
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–Mar. 15.
No open season.
July 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
Aug. 1–May 31.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
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Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black,and silver phases): No limit ........................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the
Koyukuk River drainage upstream from
but not including the Dulbi River
drainage:
(A) Unit 24A consists of the Middle
Fork of the Koyukuk River drainage
upstream from but not including the
Harriet Creek and North Fork Koyukuk
River drainages, to the South Fork of the
Koyukuk River drainage upstream from
Squaw Creek, the Jim River Drainage,
the Fish Creek drainage upstream from
and including the Bonanza Creek
drainage, to the 1,410 ft. peak of the
hydrologic divide with the northern fork
of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N lat.
66°33.303′ W long. 151°03.637′ and
following the unnamed northern fork of
the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the
confluence of the southern fork of the
Kanuti Chalatna River at N lat.
66°27.090′ W long. 151°23.841′, 4.2
miles SSW (194 degrees true) of
Clawanmenka Lake and following the
unnamed southern fork of the Kanuti
Chalatna Creek to the hydrologic divide
with the Kanuti River drainage at N lat.
66°19.789′ W long. 151°10.102′, 3.0
miles ENE (79 degrees true) from the
2,055 ft. peak on that divide, and the
Kanuti River drainage upstream from
the confluence of an unnamed creek at
N lat. 66°13.050′ W long. 151°05.864′,
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0.9 miles SSE (155 degrees true) of a
1,980 ft. peak on that divide, and
following that unnamed creek to the
Unit 24 boundary on the hydrologic
divide to the Ray River drainage at N lat.
66°03.827′ W long. 150°49.988′ at the
2,920 ft. peak of that divide.
(B) Unit 24B consists of the Koyukuk
River Drainage upstream from Dog
Island to the Subunit 24A boundary.
(C) Unit 24C consists of the Hogatza
River Drainage, the Koyukuk River
Drainage upstream from Batza River on
the north side of the Koyukuk River and
upstream from and including the Indian
River Drainage on the south side of the
Koyukuk River to the Subunit 24B
boundary.
(D) Unit 24D consists of the remainder
of Unit 24.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms,
snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles, or motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area,
which consists of those portions of
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5
miles from each side of the Dalton
Highway from the Yukon River to
milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,
except as follows: Residents living
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July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 1–June 10.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
within the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area may use
snowmobiles only for the subsistence
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed
highway vehicles only on designated
roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The
residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, and
Stevens Village, and residents living
within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife.
(B) You may not use aircraft for
hunting moose, including transportation
of any moose hunter or moose part in
the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which
consists of that portion of Unit 24
bounded by a line from the Bettles Field
VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake,
to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end
of Lake Todatonten (including all waters
of these lakes), to the northernmost
headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the
highest peak of Double Point Mountain,
then back to the Bettles Field VOR;
however, this does not apply to
transportation of a moose hunter or
moose part by aircraft between publicly
owned airports in the controlled use
area or between a publicly owned
airport within the area and points
outside the area.
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(C) You may not use aircraft for
hunting moose, including transportation
of any moose hunter or moose part in
the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area,
which consists of those portions of
Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from
the north bank of the Yukon River at
Koyukuk at 64°52.58′ N lat., 157°43.10′
W long., then northerly to the
confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel
Rivers at 65°28.42′ N lat., 157°44.89′ W
long., then northeasterly to the
confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and
the Huslia River (65°57 N lat., 156°41 W
long.) at 65°56.66′ N lat., 156°40.81′ W
long., then easterly to the confluence of
the forks of the Dakli River at 66°02.56′
N lat., 156°12.71′ W long., then easterly
to the confluence of McLanes Creek and
the Hogatza River at 66°00.31′ N lat.,
155°18.57′ W long., then southwesterly
to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain
at 65°31.87′ N lat., 154°52.18′ W long.,
then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek at 65°13.00′ N lat.,
156° 06.43′ W long., then southwest to
Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at 64° 49.35′ N.
lat., 157°21.73′ W long., then westerly
along the north bank of the Yukon River
(including Koyukuk Island) to the point
of beginning. However, this does not
apply to transportation of a moose
hunter or moose part by aircraft between
publicly owned airports in the
controlled use area or between a
publicly owned airport within the area
and points outside the area. All hunters
on the Koyukuk River passing the
ADF&G-operated check station at Ella’s
Cabin (15 miles upstream from the
Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are
required to stop and report to ADF&G
personnel at the check station.
(iii) You may hunt brown bear by
State registration permit in lieu of a
resident tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. You
may not use aircraft 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.
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However, this prohibition does not
apply to transportation of bear hunters
or bear parts by regularly scheduled
flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to
or between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 30; and
in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area,
you may also use bait to hunt black bear
Sep. 1–25.
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with
a trap or snare intended for red fox, may
be used for subsistence purposes.
(C) If you are a resident of Units 24A,
24B, or 24C, during the dates of Oct. 15–
Apr. 30, you may use an artificial light
when taking a black bear, including a
sow accompanied by cub(s), at a den
site within the portions of Gates of the
Arctic National Park and Preserve that
are within Units 24A, 24B, or 24C.
TABLE 24 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(24)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Unit 24B, that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park—2 bears by State registration permit ................
Unit 24 remainder—1 bear by State registration permit ........................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 24A, that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River—1 caribou ....................................................
Unit 24B, that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from and including that portion of
the Kanuti-Kilolitna River drainage, bounded by the southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna Creek, then
downstream along the east bank of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its confluence with the Kanuti River—1 caribou.
Unit 24A remainder—5 caribou per day as follows:
Calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested .................................................................................................................................
Unit 24B remainder—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow, as follows:
Calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
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Cows may be harvested .................................................................................................................................
Units 24C, 24D—15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow, as follows:
Calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested .................................................................................................................................
Sheep:
Units 24A and 24B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents only), that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National
Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes, and a daily possession limit of 3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of which may be a ewe.
Units 24A and 24B (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents), those portions within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 ram, by Federal registration permit only, with exception for residents of Alatna and Allakaket
who will report by a National Park Service community harvest system.
Federal public lands within Unit 24A are closed to the taking of sheep for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 24A, except that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 ram by Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep for the 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 regulatory years for
all users.
Unit 24, remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger horn ..........................................................................................
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Aug. 10–June 30
Aug. 10–June 30
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Feb. 1–June 30.
July 15–Apr. 30.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Feb. 1–June 30.
July 15–Apr. 30.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Feb. 1–June 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
July 15–Dec. 31.
Aug. 1–Apr. 30.
Aug. 20–Sep. 30.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
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TABLE 24 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(24)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Unit 24A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit .......................................................................................
Unit 24B, that portion within the John River Drainage—1 moose by State harvest ticket ....................................
Or
1 antlered bull by State registration permit ............................................................................................................
Unit 24B, remainder—1 antlered bull by State harvest ticket ................................................................................
Or
1 antlered bull by State registration permit ............................................................................................................
Federal public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, as described in Federal regulations, are closed to taking of moose Apr. 16–Dec. 14, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Units 24C and 24D, that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area and Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge—1 bull.
1 antlerless moose by Federal permit if authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. A harvestable surplus of cows will be determined for a quota.
Or
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar. 1–5 season and if authorized by announcement by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited. Announcement for the March and April
seasons and harvest quotas will be made after consultation with the ADF&G Area Biologist and the Chairs
of the Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, and the Middle Yukon and Koyukuk
River Fish and Game Advisory Committees.
Unit 24C, remainder and Unit 24D, remainder—1 antlered bull. During the Sep. 5–25 season, a State registration permit is required.
Coyote: 10 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior
to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit ..............................................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 15 wolves; however, no more than 5 wolves may be taken prior to Nov. 1 .......................................................
Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no more than 1 wolverine may be taken prior to Nov. 1 ........................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ....................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .........................................................................................
Aug. 25–Oct. 1.
Aug. 1–Dec. 14.
Dec. 15–Apr. 15.
Aug. 25–Oct. 1.
Dec. 15–Apr. 15.
Sep. 1–25.
Mar. 1–5 to be announced.
Apr. 10–15 to be announced.
Aug. 25–Oct. 1.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx:
Unit 24A—no limit ...................................................................................................................................................
Units 24B, 24C, and 24D—no limit ........................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
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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 25A consists of the Hodzana
River drainage upstream from the
Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage
upstream from and including the East
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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 25B consists of the Little
Black River drainage upstream from but
not including the Big Creek drainage,
the Black River drainage upstream from
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Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
1–Mar 31.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–Feb. 28.
1–June 10.
1–Apr. 15.
1–Apr. 30.
1–Mar. 31.
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
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(C) Unit 25C consists of drainages into
the south bank of the Yukon River
upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20E
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 25D consists of the remainder
of Unit 25.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms,
snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area, which
consists of those portions of Units 20,
24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from
each side of the Dalton Highway from
the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows:
Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area
may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may
use licensed highway vehicles only on
designated roads within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
The residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, and
Stevens Village, and residents living
within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife.
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep
Management Area consists of that
portion of Unit 25A north and west of
Arctic Village, which is bounded on the
east by the East Fork Chandalar River
beginning at the confluence of Red
Sheep Creek and proceeding
southwesterly downstream past Arctic
Village to the confluence with Crow
Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest
Creek, through Portage Lake, to its
confluence with the Junjik River; then
down the Junjik River past Timber Lake
and a larger tributary, to a major,
unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for
approximately 6 miles where the stream
forks into two roughly equal drainages;
the boundary follows the easternmost
fork, proceeding almost due north to the
headwaters and intersects the
Continental Divide; the boundary then
follows the Continental Divide easterly,
through Carter Pass, then easterly and
northeasterly approximately 62 miles
along the divide to the headwaters of
the most northerly tributary of Red
Sheep Creek then follows southerly
along the divide designating the eastern
extreme of the Red Sheep Creek
drainage then to the confluence of Red
Sheep Creek and the East Fork
Chandalar River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black
bear between April 15 and June 30 and
between August 1 and September 25; in
Unit 25D you may use bait to hunt
brown bear between April 15 and June
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30 and between August 1 and
September 25; you may use bait to hunt
wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may take caribou and moose
from a boat moving under power in Unit
25.
(C) The taking of bull moose outside
the seasons provided in this part for
food in memorial potlatches and
traditional cultural events is authorized
in Unit 25D west provided that:
(1) The person organizing the
religious ceremony or cultural event
contacts the Refuge Manager, Yukon
Flats National Wildlife Refuge, prior to
taking or attempting to take bull moose
and provides to the Refuge Manager the
name of the decedent, the nature of the
ceremony or cultural event, number to
be taken, and the general area in which
the taking will occur.
(2) Each person who takes a bull
moose under this section must submit a
written report to the Refuge Manager,
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge,
not more than 15 days after the harvest
specifying the harvester’s name and
address, and the date(s) and location(s)
of the taking(s).
(3) No permit or harvest ticket is
required for taking under this section;
however, the harvester must be an
Alaska rural resident with customary
and traditional use in Unit 25D west.
(4) Any moose taken under this
provision counts against the annual
quota of 60 bulls.
TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Bear, black:
Units 25A, 25B, and 25C—3 bears or 3 bears by State community harvest permit .............................................
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Unit 25D—5 bears ..................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Units 25A and 25B—1 bear ...................................................................................................................................
Unit 25C—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25D—2 bears every regulatory year ..............................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 25A—in those portions west of the east bank of the East Fork of the Chandalar River extending from its
confluence with the Chandalar River upstream to Guilbeau Pass and north of the south bank of the
mainstem of the Chandalar River at its confluence with the East Fork Chandalar River west (and north of
the south bank) along the West Fork Chandalar River—10 caribou.
However, only bulls may be taken May 16–June 30.
Unit 25C—up to 3 caribou, to be announced, by a joint Federal/State registration permit ..................................
Unit 25D, that portion of Unit 25D drained by the west fork of the Dall River west of 150° W long.—1 bull .......
Units 25A remainder, 25B, and Unit 25D, remainder—10 caribou ........................................................................
Sheep:
Unit 25A, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area .....................................................
Units 25A, Arctic Village Sheep Management Area—2 rams by Federal registration permit only .......................
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July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
Aug. 10–June 30.
Sep. 1–May 31.
July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
Fall season between Aug. 1
and Sep. 30, to be announced.
Winter season between Oct.
21 and Mar. 31, to be announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 30.
Dec. 1–31.
July 1–Apr. 30.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 25A remainder—3 sheep by Federal registration permit only ........................................................................
Units 25B, 25C, and 25D—1 ram with full-curl horn or larger ...............................................................................
Moose:
Unit 25A, that portion within the Coleen, Firth, and Old Crow River drainages—1 antlered bull .........................
Unit 25A remainder—1 antlered bull ......................................................................................................................
Unit 25B, that portion within Yukon-Charley National Preserve—1 bull ................................................................
Unit 25B, that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from, but excluding the Coleen River
drainage—1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B, that portion, other than Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, draining into the north bank of the
Yukon River upstream from and including the Kandik River drainage, including the islands in the Yukon
River—1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B remainder—1 antlered bull ......................................................................................................................
Unit 25C—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................
Unit 25D (west), that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit 25D boundary on Preacher Creek,
then downstream along Preacher Creek, Birch Creek, and Lower Mouth of Birch Creek to the Yukon River,
then downstream along the north bank of the Yukon River (including islands) to the confluence of the
Hadweenzic River, then upstream along the west bank of the Hadweenzic 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 25D boundary—1 bull by a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be available in the following villages: Beaver (25 permits), Birch Creek (10 permits), and Stevens
Village (25 permits). Permits for residents of 25D (west) who do not live in one of the three villages will be
available by contacting the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Office in Fairbanks or a local Refuge Information Technician.
Moose hunting on public land in Unit 25D (west) is closed at all times except for residents of Unit 25D (west)
hunting under these regulations. The moose season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager Yukon Flats NWR when 60 moose have been harvested in the entirety (from Federal and non-Federal
lands) of Unit 25D (west).
Unit 25D, remainder—1 antlered moose ...............................................................................................................
Beaver:
Units 25A, 25B, and 25D—1 beaver per day; 1 in possession .............................................................................
Units 25A, 25B, and 25D—no limit ........................................................................................................................
Unit 25C ..................................................................................................................................................................
Coyote: 10 coyotes .................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken
prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit .......................................................................................................................................
Lynx:
Unit 25C—2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—2 lynx .....................................................................................................................................
Muskrat:
Units 25B and 25C, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—No limit ................................
Unit 25, remainder ..................................................................................................................................................
Wolf:
Unit 25A—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—10 wolves ..............................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...........................................................................................................................................
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed):
Unit 25C—15 per day, 30 in possession ...............................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow):
Unit 25C, those portions within 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)—20 per day, 40 in possession ...............
Unit 25, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession .......................................................................................................
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug.
Dec.
Aug.
Dec.
Aug.
Aug.
Dec.
Sep.
Dec.
25–Sep. 25.
1–20.
25–Sep. 25.
1–10.
20–Oct. 15.
25–Oct. 15.
1–10.
5–Oct. 15.
1–15.
Aug.
Dec.
Aug.
Aug.
25–Oct. 15.
1–15.
20–Oct. 15.
25–Feb. 28.
Aug. 25–Oct. 15.
Dec. 1–20.
June 11–Aug. 31.
Sep. 1–June 10.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Dec. 1–Jan. 31.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–June 10.
No open season.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Aug. 10–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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Beaver:
Unit 25C—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—50 beavers ............................................................................................................................
Coyote: No limit ......................................................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit ...............................................................................
Fox, Arctic: No limit ................................................................................................................................................
Lynx: No limit ..........................................................................................................................................................
Marten:
Unit 25B—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .....................................................................................................................................
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Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
Nov. 1–last day of Feb.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
Nov. 1–Mar. 15.
Nov. 1–Feb. 28.
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TABLE 25 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(25)—Continued
Harvest limits
Open season
Muskrat: No limit .....................................................................................................................................................
Otter: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit ..........................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine:
Unit 25C—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................
Unit 25, remainder—No limit ..................................................................................................................................
(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 26A 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 26B consists of that portion
of Unit 26 east of Unit 26A, 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 26C consists of the remainder
of Unit 26.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking
of wildlife for subsistence uses is
prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any
manner for moose hunting, including
transportation of moose hunters or parts
of moose during the periods July. 1–Sep.
14 and Jan. 1–Mar. 31 in Unit 26A;
however, this does not apply to
transportation of moose hunters, their
gear, or moose parts by aircraft between
publicly owned airports.
(B) You may not use firearms,
snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except
aircraft and boats, in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area,
which consists of those portions of
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5
miles from each side of the Dalton
Highway from the Yukon River to
milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,
except as follows: Residents living
within the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area may use
snowmobiles only for the subsistence
taking of wildlife. You may use licensed
highway vehicles only on designated
roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The
residents of Alatna, Allakaket,
Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
Stevens Village, and residents living
within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife.
(iii) You may not use aircraft in any
manner for brown bear hunting,
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.
Nov. 1–June 10.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
Nov. 1–Mar. 31.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat
moving under power in Unit 26.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on
method of take found in this section,
you may also take swimming caribou
with a firearm using rimfire cartridges.
(C) In Kaktovik, a federally qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take sheep or musk
ox on his or her behalf. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter
permit and must return a completed
harvest report. The designated hunter
may hunt for any number of recipients
but may have no more than two harvest
limits in his/her possession at any one
time.
(D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep
hunts, a federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to
take sheep on his or her behalf. The
designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for only
one recipient in the course of a season
and may have both his and the
recipient’s harvest limits in his/her
possession at the same time.
TABLE 26 TO PARAGRAPH (n)(26)
Harvest limits
Open season
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Bear, black: 3 bears ......................................................................................................................................................
Bear, brown:
Unit 26A, that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park—2 bear by State subsistence registration permit.
Unit 26A remainder—1 bear by State subsistence registration permit ..................................................................
Unit 26B—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................................
Unit 26C—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................................
Caribou:
Unit 26A—west of the Colville River drainage upstream from the Nuka River and drainages of the Chukchi
Sea, south and west of and including the Kuk and Kugrua River drainages—15 caribou, only 1 may be a
cow, by State registration permit as follows:
Calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested; however, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July 16–Oct. 15
Unit 26A remainder—5 caribou per day by State registration permit as follows:
Calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
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July 1–June 30.
July 1–June 30.
Jan. 1–Dec. 31.
Aug. 10–June 30.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Dec. 6–June 30.
July 16–Mar. 15.
July 1–Oct. 15.
Dec. 6–June 30.
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Harvest limits
Open season
Up to 3 cows per day may be harvested; however, cows accompanied by calves may not be taken July
16–Oct. 15.
Unit 26B, that portion south of 69° 30′ N lat. and west of the Dalton Highway—5 caribou per day as follows:
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested .................................................................................................................................
Unit 26B remainder—5 caribou per day as follows:
Bulls may be harvested ...................................................................................................................................
Cows may be harvested .................................................................................................................................
Unit 26C—10 caribou per day ................................................................................................................................
You may not transport more than 5 caribou per regulatory year from Unit 26 except to the community of
Anaktuvuk Pass.
Sheep:
Units 26A and 26B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents only), that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National
Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes and a daily possession limit of 3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of which may be a ewe.
Unit 26A (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents), those portions within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3
sheep.
Unit 26A, that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal
registration permit.
Unit 26B, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or larger
horn by Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands in Unit 26B west of the Sagavanirktok River are closed to the taking of sheep for the
2024–2025 and 2025–2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 26A, remainder and 26B, remainder, including the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve—1 ram with 7⁄8
curl or larger horn.
Federal public lands in Unit 26B west of the Sagavanirktok River are closed to the taking of sheep for the
2024–2025 and 2025–2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 26C—3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10–Sep. 20 season is restricted to 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl or
larger horn. A Federal registration permit is required for the Oct. 1–Apr. 30 season.
Moose:
Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 bull.
Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 moose; however, you may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River enters, following
the Alaktak River to 155°00′ W longitude excluding the Colville River drainage—1 moose; however, you
may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A, remainder—1 bull ...................................................................................................................................
Unit 26B, excluding the Canning River drainage—1 bull ......................................................................................
Units 26B, remainder and 26C—1 moose by Federal registration permit by residents of Kaktovik only. Federal
public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by a Kaktovik resident holding a Federal registration
permit and hunting under these regulations.
Musk ox:
Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River enters, following
the Alaktak River to 155°00′ W longitude south to the Unit 26A border—1 musk ox by Federal drawing permit.
Units 26A remainder and 26B ................................................................................................................................
Unit 26C—1 musk ox by Federal registration permit only .....................................................................................
Public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox, except by rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik
hunting under these regulations.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ..........................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes ................................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases):
Units 26A and 26B—10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1 .............................
Unit 26C—10 foxes ................................................................................................................................................
Hare (snowshoe and tundra): No limit ..........................................................................................................................
Lynx: 2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: 15 wolves .............................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: 5 wolverine ..................................................................................................................................................
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession .........................................................................................
July 16–Mar. 15.
July 1–Oct. 14.
Dec. 10–June 30.
July 1–Apr. 30.
July 1–June 30.
July 1–May 15.
July 1–Apr. 30.
July 15–Dec. 31.
Aug. 1–Apr. 30.
Season may be announced.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Aug. 10–Sep. 20.
Oct. 1–Apr. 30.
Aug. 1–Sep. 14.
Feb. 15–Apr. 15.
July 1–Sep. 14.
Aug. 1–Sep. 14.
Sep. 1–14.
May be announced.
Aug.1–Mar. 15.
No open Federal season.
May be announced between
July 15–Mar. 31.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 15.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
July 1–June 30.
Nov. 1–Apr. 15.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
Sep. 1–Mar. 31.
Aug. 10–Apr. 30.
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Coyote: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit ...............................................................................................................
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver phases): No limit .......................................................................................
Lynx: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Marten: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................
Mink and Weasel: No limit .............................................................................................................................................
Muskrat: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................
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Harvest limits
Open season
Otter: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolf: No limit .................................................................................................................................................................
Wolverine: No limit .........................................................................................................................................................
Crystal Leonetti
Director, DOI Office of Subsistence
Management.
Gregory Risdahl,
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA–Forest
Service.
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2024-25
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105; FXFR13350700640-245-FF07J00000]
RIN 1018-BG72
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses in Alaska for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 regulatory
years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial
process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in
even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations
in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and
traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.
This rule also revises the customary and traditional use determinations
for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the
last fish cycle.
DATES: This rule is effective August 29, 2024.
Information Collection Requirements: If you wish to comment on the
information collection requirements in this rule, please note that the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is required to make a decision
concerning the collection of information contained in this rule between
30 and 60 days after the date of publication of this rule in the
Federal Register. Therefore, comments should be submitted to OMB by
September 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The comments received on the proposed rule as well as the
Board meeting transcripts are available at https://www.regulations.gov
in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105. Board meeting transcripts are also
available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East
Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or on the Office of
Subsistence Management website (https://www.doi.gov/subsistence).
Information Collection Requirements: Written comments and
suggestions on the information collection requirements should be
submitted within 30 days of publication of this document to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of
your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W),
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] (email).
Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0075 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Crystal Lionetti, Director,
Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 or
[email protected]. For questions specific to National Forest
System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Regional Subsistence Program
Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 302-7354 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) jointly implement the
Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Program provides a
preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses
on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska. The term ``subsistence
uses'' means the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska
residents of wild, renewable resources for direct personal or family
consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation
or for other specified purposes. The Secretaries published temporary
regulations to carry out the Program in the Federal Register on June
29, 1990 (55 FR 27114), and published final regulations in the Federal
Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940).
The Program managers have subsequently amended these regulations
many times. Because this program is a joint effort between Interior and
Agriculture, these regulations are located in two titles of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR): title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public
Property,'' and title 50, ``Wildlife and Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-
242.28 and 50 CFR 100.1-100.28, respectively. Consequently, to indicate
that identical changes affect regulations in both titles 36 and 50, in
this document we present references to specific sections of the CFR as
shown in the following example: Sec. __.24.
The Program regulations contain subparts as follows: Subpart A,
General Provisions; Subpart B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board
Determinations; and Subpart D, Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
Consistent with subpart B of these regulations, the Secretaries
established a Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Federal
Subsistence Management Program. The Board comprises:
A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS);
The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service (NPS);
The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM);
The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA);
The Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service (USDA-
FS); and
Two public members appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of
regulations for subparts C and D, which, among other things, set forth
program eligibility, including determinations of which areas or
communities in Alaska are nonrural, and specific harvest seasons and
limits. The Board receives analytical and administrative assistance
from the Interagency Staff Committee, which comprises senior technical
experts from FWS, NPS, BLM, BIA, and USDA-FS (per Sec. __.10(d)(7)).
In administering the Program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (RAC). The RACs 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 Federal public lands in Alaska. The
RAC members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user interests
within each region.
The Board conducts rulemaking for the Program on a biennial
schedule with the process of revising the fish and shellfish
regulations and the process for
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revising the wildlife regulations occurring during opposite years. The
Board addresses ``customary and traditional use'' determinations during
the applicable biennial cycle. The regulations at Sec. __.4 define
``customary and traditional use'' as ``a long-established, consistent
pattern of use, incorporating beliefs and customs which have been
transmitted from generation to generation.'' Since establishment of the
Program regulations in 1992, the Board has made a number of customary
and traditional use determinations at the request of affected
subsistence users. These determinations have resulted in revisions to
the regulations at Sec. __.24. Those modifications, along with some
administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register as
follows:
Table 1--Modifications to Sec. __.24, Customary and Traditional Use Determinations
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Rule made changes to the following provisions of
Federal Register citation Date of publication __.24
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59 FR 27462....................... May 27, 1994............. Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
59 FR 51855....................... October 13, 1994......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
60 FR 10317....................... February 24, 1995........ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
61 FR 39698....................... July 30, 1996............ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
62 FR 29016....................... May 29, 1997............. Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
63 FR 35332....................... June 29, 1998............ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
63 FR 46148....................... August 28, 1998.......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
64 FR 1276........................ January 8, 1999.......... Fish/Shellfish.
66 FR 10142....................... February 13, 2001........ Fish/Shellfish.
67 FR 5890........................ February 7, 2002......... Fish/Shellfish.
68 FR 7276........................ February 12, 2003........ Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 5018........................ February 3, 2004......... Fish/Shellfish.
70 FR 13377....................... March 21, 2005........... Fish/Shellfish.
71 FR 15569....................... March 29, 2006........... Fish/Shellfish.
72 FR 12676....................... March 16, 2007........... Fish/Shellfish.
72 FR 73426....................... December 27, 2007........ Wildlife/Fish.
74 FR 14049....................... March 30, 2009........... Fish/Shellfish.
76 FR 12564....................... March 8, 2011............ Fish/Shellfish.
77 FR 35482....................... June 13, 2012............ Wildlife.
79 FR 35232....................... June 19, 2014............ Wildlife.
81 FR 52528....................... August 8, 2016........... Wildlife.
83 FR 3079........................ January 23, 2018......... Fish.
83 FR 50758....................... October 9, 2018.......... Wildlife.
84 FR 39744....................... August 12, 2019.......... Fish.
85 FR 74796....................... November 23, 2020........ Wildlife.
87 FR 44846....................... July 26, 2022............ Wildlife.
89 FR 14746....................... February 29, 2024........ Fish.
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Current Rulemaking Action
The Departments published a proposed rule, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2024-25 and 2025-26 Subsistence
Taking of Wildlife Regulations, on February 27, 2023 (88 FR 12285), to
amend the regulations in subparts C and D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR
part 100 for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, and methods
and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses.
The proposed rule opened a comment period, which closed on April
12, 2023. The Departments advertised the proposed rule on the Program's
web page and by mail, email, social media, radio, and newspaper. During
that period, the RACs met and, in addition to other business, received
suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board received a total
of 40 proposals. Two of those proposals were withdrawn by the
proponent. An additional two proposals were classified as invalid
because they were administrative, as opposed to regulatory, in nature.
The Board received 38 proposals for changes to the subparts C (for
revisions to customary and traditional use determinations) and D
regulations (which are specific provisions regarding the take of fish
and wildlife). In addition, 18 wildlife closure reviews were presented
for comment as required by Board policy, which specifies a review of
each closure at least every 4 years. No closure reviews or proposals
were deferred from previous fish or wildlife regulatory cycles.
The public submitted 38 comments, which are available for review at
https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105. We
reviewed and considered all public comments received on the proposed
rule. Most of the comments were proposal submissions in response to the
request for proposals outlined in the proposed rule. Most other
comments reflected the same concerns or issues that were also included
in those proposals that were presented to the Board and were,
therefore, considered during Board deliberations on the proposals. The
remaining public comments pertained to issues outside the scope of this
rulemaking action.
After the comment period closed, the Board prepared a booklet
describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The
proposals were also published on the Program's website. The public then
had more than 30 days, until June 30, 2023, to comment on the proposed
regulatory changes.
The 10 RACs met again, received public comments, and formulated
their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective
regions. Therefore, the public received extensive opportunity to review
and comment on all changes.
The RACs had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and
making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, a RAC Chair, or a
designated representative, presented each RAC's recommendations at the
Board's public meeting of April 2-5, 2024.
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Summary of Board Actions on Proposals and Closure Reviews
The Board's actions on each wildlife proposal and closure review
are listed in table 2 below. When making decisions, the Board may use,
but is not limited to, the following guidelines for consideration of
whether a proposal:
provides a subsistence priority on public lands;
is supported by substantial scientific and traditional
ecological knowledge (TEK) evidence;
recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation;
provides opportunity; and
would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural
Alaskan subsistence users.
Consensus agenda: The consensus agenda is made up of proposals and
closure reviews for which there is agreement among the affected RACs, a
majority of the Interagency Staff Committee members, and the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) concerning a proposed regulatory
action. Anyone may request that the Board remove a proposal or a
closure review from the consensus agenda and place it on the non-
consensus agenda. Proposals or closure reviews taken off the consensus
agenda follow the Board process for non-consensus items and are
deliberated and voted on individually. Of the 36 wildlife proposals and
18 wildlife closure reviews, 32 were on the Board's non-consensus
agenda, and 22 were on the consensus agenda. The Board votes en masse
on the consensus agenda after deliberation and action on all other
proposals.
Of the proposals on the consensus agenda, the Board adopted six,
adopted one with modification, rejected two, and took no action on one.
Of the closure reviews on the consensus agenda, the Board retained the
status quo on 10, and rescinded two. Analysis and justification for the
action taken on each proposal on the consensus agenda can be found in
the Board meeting book and transcripts. Documents are available for
review at the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM), 1011 East Tudor
Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503; at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2022-0105; or on the OSM
website (https://www.doi.gov/subsistence).
Non-consensus agenda: Of the proposals on the non-consensus agenda,
the Board adopted five, adopted 15 with modification, rejected one,
deferred one and took no action on four. Of the closure reviews on the
non-consensus agenda, the Board modified one, and retained the status
quo on five. Because all Board actions on non-consensus proposals and
closure reviews aligned with recommendations of the affected RAC(s),
Board justifications for these actions can be found by reading the RAC
recommendation(s) in the respective proposal analysis and reviewing the
Board meeting transcripts. Documents are available for review at the
Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121,
Anchorage, AK 99503; at https://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FWS-
R7-SM-2022-0105; or on the OSM website (https://www.doi.gov/subsistence).
Request for Reconsideration: The Board received a request to
reconsider their prior action on fisheries proposal FP21-10, which
established a dipnet/rod and reel fishery on a portion of the Lower
Copper River in the Prince William Sound Area. After full analysis, the
request was rejected because it did not provide information not
previously considered by the Board, did not demonstrate that existing
information used by the Board was incorrect, and did not demonstrate
that the Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or
regulation was in error or contrary to existing law.
Table 2--Federal Subsistence Board Actions on Proposed Revisions to the Regulations for the Federal Subsistence
Management Program
[C&T = customary and traditional use]
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Federal
Subsistence
General Board (FSB)
Proposal No. Species or issue Unit(s) description action and
basis for
decision
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WP24-01.................. Brown bear............... Statewide............... General Deferred until
regulations: 2024 FSB
Allow for sale summer work
of brown bear session to
hides. gather more
information
and address
options of
applicability
in areas with
a 1-bear
harvest limit.
WP24-02.................. Goat..................... 1C...................... Portion of Unit Adopt.
1C: Extend the Provides a
season to Jul subsistence
24-Dec. 31. priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-03.................. Goat..................... 1C...................... Portion of Unit Take no action.
1C: Extend the Based on action
season to Aug. taken on WP24-
1-Nov. 30; 02.
close the Aug.
1-31 season,
except for
take by
federally
qualified
subsistence
users.
WP24-04.................. Deer..................... 4....................... Close a portion Adopt with
of Admiralty Southeast RAC
Island Nov. 1- (SERAC)
15, except for modification
take by to reduce the
federally closure area
qualified and the
subsistence closure
users. duration to
Nov. 1-10.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-05.................. Deer..................... 4....................... Close the Adopt with
Northeast SERAC
Chichagof modification
Controlled Use to reduce the
Area Nov. 1- closure area
15, except for by removing
take by Wildlife
federally Analysis areas
qualified 4222 and 3526
subsistence and reduce
users. closure
duration to
Nov. 1-10.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-06.................. Deer..................... 4....................... Close a portion Adopt with
of Chichagof SERAC
Island Nov. 1- modification
15, except for to reduce the
take by closure
federally duration to
qualified Nov. 1-10.
subsistence Provides a
users. subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-07.................. Furbearers............... 7, 14C.................. Clarify Federal Reject.
trapping Unnecessary
regulations. regulations:
municipality
of Anchorage
ordinances do
not apply to
Federal
subsistence
users.
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WP24-08.................. All...................... 7, 15................... Establish Adopt.
hunting and Recognizes
trapping principles of
setbacks from fish and
wildlife wildlife
crossing conservation.
structures
along the
Sterling
Highway.
WP24-09.................. Caribou.................. 13A, 13B................ Modify harvest Adopt.
limit; Recognizes
delegate principles of
authority to fish and
manage the wildlife
hunt. conservation.
WCR24-03................. Moose.................... 7....................... That portion of Maintain status
Unit 7 quo.
draining into Recognizes
Kings Bay: principles of
Closed, except fish and
by residents wildlife
of Chenega and conservation.
Tatitlek. Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
WCR24-41................. Moose.................... 6....................... Unit 6C: Closed Rescind the
Nov. 1-Dec. closure.
31, except for Recognizes
take by principles of
federally fish and
qualified wildlife
subsistence conservation.
users. Would not be
detrimental to
or place undue
burden on
rural Alaskan
subsistence
users.
WP24-10.................. Brown bear............... 8....................... Eliminate State Adopt.
locking tag Would not be
requirement. detrimental to
or place undue
burden on
rural Alaska
subsistence
users.
WP24-11.................. Deer..................... 8....................... Remove Adopt with
antlerless Kodiak
restriction. Aleutians RAC
modification
to retain the
antlerless
restriction
and increase
the harvest
limit to four
deer.
Provides
opportunity.
WCR24-04................. Caribou.................. 9C...................... Unit 9C, Maintain status
remainder: quo.
Closed, except Provides a
by residents subsistence
of Unit 9C and priority on
Egegik. public lands.
WCR24-06................. Caribou.................. 9E...................... Unit 9E: Maintain status
Closed, except quo.
by residents Provides a
of Unit 9C, subsistence
Nelson Lagoon, priority on
and Sand Point. public lands.
WP24-12.................. Moose.................... 9B...................... Extend fall Adopt with
season by 5 modification
days to Sept. to also extend
25. the season by
5 days at the
beginning.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-13.................. Moose.................... 9B...................... Extend fall Take no action.
season by 5 Based on action
days to Sept. taken on WP24-
25. 12.
WP24-14.................. Moose.................... 9B...................... Extend fall Take no action.
season by 5 Based on action
days to Sept. taken on WP24-
25. 12.
WP24-15.................. Caribou.................. 9C...................... Establish hunt Adopt with OSM
in Katmai modification
National to establish a
Preserve; may-be-
close Federal announced
public lands season, close
except by Katmai
residents of National
Igiugig. Preserve
except to
residents of
Igiugig and
Kokhanok, and
delegate
authority to
the Katmai
National Park
and Preserve
Superintendent
to announce
the annual
harvest quota,
announce and
open/close a
season,
determine the
number of
permits issued
annually, set
sex
restrictions,
and set permit
conditions via
delegation of
authority
letter only.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24--(no number Moose, deer.............. 6....................... Rescind the Invalid.
assigned). delegation of
authority
letter (DAL).
WP24-16.................. Caribou.................. 9E...................... Add residents Adopt.
of Unit 9C to Provides
the opportunity.
communities
eligible to
harvest
(ANILCA
section 804
restriction).
WP24-17.................. Caribou.................. 9E...................... Add King Take no action.
Salmon, Based on action
Naknek, and taken on WP24-
South Naknek 16.
to the
communities
eligible to
harvest
(ANILCA
section 804
restriction).
WP24-18.................. Caribou.................. 17A, 17C................ Expand hunt Adopt with
area for the modification
Nushagak to further
Peninsula expand the
caribou herd. hunt area and
modify the DAL
to reflect the
new hunt area
boundary and
delegate
additional
authority to
``set harvest
areas.''
Provides
opportunity.
WP24--(no number Caribou.................. 17...................... Modify the DAL Invalid.
assigned). for the
Nushagak
Peninsula
caribou herd.
WP24-19.................. Moose.................... 18...................... Extend season Adopt with OSM
in a portion modification
of Unit 18 by to modify the
15 days to hunt area
Oct. 15. descriptor.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-20.................. Moose.................... 18...................... Modify the Adopt.
harvest limit, Provides
permit opportunity.
requirements,
and DAL for
the winter
season in a
portion of
Unit 18.
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WP24-21.................. Moose.................... 18...................... Add Adopt with
Konigiganak, Yukon-Kuskokwi
Kwigillingok, m Delta RAC
and Quinhagak modification
to the to also add
communities Kipnuk to the
eligible to communities
harvest in a eligible to
portion of harvest in a
Unit 18 portion of
(ANILCA Unit 18
section 804 (ANILCA
restriction). section 804
restriction).
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-22.................. Musk ox.................. 18...................... Recognize C&T Adopt.
by residents Provides a
of Unit 18. subsistence
priority on
public lands.
WP24-23.................. Musk ox.................. 18...................... Establish hunt Reject.
on the Recognizes
mainland principles of
portion of fish and
Unit 18. wildlife
conservation.
WCR24-38................. Moose.................... 18...................... A portion of Maintain status
Unit 18: quo.
Closed except Provides
by residents opportunity.
of Provides a
Tuntutuliak, subsistence
Eek, Napakiak, priority on
Napaskiak, public lands.
Kasigluk,
Nunapitchuk,
Atmaulauk,
Oscarville,
Bethel,
Kwethluk,
Akiakchak,
Akiak,
Tuluksak Lower
Kalskag, and
Kalskag.
WP24-24.................. n/a...................... 19A..................... Divide into two Adopt with OSM
subunits. modification
to clarify
regulatory
language.
Would not be
detrimental to
or place undue
burden on
rural Alaskan
subsistence
users.
WP24-25.................. Sheep.................... 24A, 24B................ Reduce harvest Adopt.
limit within Recognizes
Gates of the principles of
Arctic fish and
National Park. wildlife
conservation.
WP24-26.................. Sheep.................... 24A, 26B................ Unit 24A and Adopt.
portion of Recognizes
Unit 26B: principles of
Closed to all fish and
users for 2 wildlife
years. conservation.
WCR24-20................. Moose.................... 24...................... Kanuti Modify the
Controlled Use closure as
Area: Closed, recommended by
except for OSM to
take by eliminate the
federally closure during
qualified the winter
subsistence season (Dec.
users. 15-Apr. 15)
and clarify
regulatory
language.
Maintain
meaningful
subsistence
priority.
Would not be
detrimental to
or place undue
burden on
rural Alaskan
subsistence
users.
WCR24-43................. Moose.................... 19...................... Unit 19A, Maintain status
remainder: quo.
Closed, except Recognizes
by residents principles of
of Tuluksak, fish and
Lower Kalskag, wildlife
Upper Kalskag, conservation.
Aniak, Provides a
Chuathbaluk, subsistence
and Crooked priority on
Creek. public lands.
WP24-27.................. Musk ox.................. 22, 23.................. Change permit Adopt.
system to Would not be
Federal detrimental to
drawing or place undue
permits; burden on
standardize rural Alaskan
DALs. subsistence
users.
WCR24-10................. Musk ox.................. 22B..................... Unit 22B: Maintain status
Closed, except quo.
for take by Provides a
federally subsistence
qualified priority on
subsistence public lands.
users.
WCR24-15................. Moose.................... 22D..................... Unit 22D, Maintain status
remainder: quo.
Closed, except Provides a
for take by subsistence
federally priority on
qualified public lands.
subsistence
users.
WCR24-28................. Musk ox.................. 22D..................... Unit 22D, that Maintain status
portion west quo.
of the Tisuk Provides a
River drainage subsistence
and Canyon priority on
Creek: Closed, public lands.
except by
residents of
Nome and
Teller.
WCR24-29................. Musk ox.................. 22D..................... Unit 22D, Maintain status
remainder: quo.
Closed, except Provides a
by residents subsistence
of Elim, White priority on
Mountain, public lands.
Nome, Teller,
and Brevig
Mission.
WCR24-30................. Musk ox.................. 22E..................... Unit 22E: Maintain status
Closed, except quo.
for take by Provides a
federally subsistence
qualified priority on
subsistence public lands.
users.
WCR24-44................. Musk ox.................. 22D..................... Unit 22D within Maintain status
the Kuzitrin quo.
River Provides a
drainage: subsistence
Closed, except priority on
by residents public lands.
of Council,
Golovin, White
Mountain,
Nome, Teller,
and Brevig
Mission.
WP24-28.................. Caribou.................. 21D, 22, 23, 24, 26A.... Reduce harvest Adopt with
limit to four Western
caribou/year; Interior RAC
only one may (WIRAC, Seward
be a cow. Peninsula RAC
(SPRAC),
Northwest
Arctic RAC
(NWARAC), and
North Slope
RAC (NSRAC)
modification
to exclude the
eastern
portion of
Unit 26A and
reduce the
harvest limit
to 15 caribou/
year, only 1
may be a cow.
Provides
opportunity.
Recognizes
principles of
fish and
wildlife
conservation.
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WP24-29.................. Caribou.................. 23...................... Reduce harvest Adopt with
limit to four WIRAC, SPRAC,
caribou/year; NWARAC, and
only one may NSRAC
be a cow. modification
to exclude the
eastern
portion of
Unit 26A and
reduce the
harvest limit
to 15 caribou/
year, only 1
may be a cow.
Provides
opportunity.
Recognizes
principles of
fish and
wildlife
conservation.
WP24-30.................. Caribou.................. 23...................... Close Federal Adopt with OSM
public lands modification
Aug. 1-Oct. to include a
31, except for population
take by threshold
federally removing the
qualified closure when
subsistence the Western
users. Arctic caribou
herd
population
exceeds
200,000
caribou.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
WP24-31.................. Caribou.................. 23...................... Close Federal Adopt with OSM
public lands modification
Aug. 1-Oct. to include a
31, except for population
take by threshold
federally removing the
qualified closure when
subsistence the Western
users. Arctic caribou
herd
population
exceeds
200,000
caribou.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
WCR24-19................. Musk ox.................. 23...................... Unit 23, south Rescind the
of Kotzebue closure.
Sound and west Provides
of and opportunity.
including the Would not be
Buckland River detrimental to
drainage: or place undue
Closed, except burden on
for take by rural Alaskan
federally subsistence
qualified users.
subsistence
users.
WP24-32.................. Marten................... 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25.. Extend trapping Adopt with
season by 15 Eastern
days to Mar. Interior RAC
15. modification
to extend the
season only in
Units 20E and
25B.
Provides a
subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-33.................. Moose.................... 25B, 25C, 25D remainder. Extend season Adopt.
closing date Provides a
to Oct. 15. subsistence
priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WP24-34.................. Moose.................... 25D West................ Withdrawn...... N/A
(withdrawn).
WP24-35.................. Moose.................... 25D West................ Withdrawn...... N/A
(withdrawn).
WP24-36.................. Sheep.................... 25A..................... Rescind C&T for Reject.
Kaktovik. Provides
opportunity.
WCR24-21................. Sheep.................... 25...................... Arctic Village Maintain status
Sheep quo.
Management Provides a
Area: Closed, subsistence
except for priority on
take by public lands.
federally
qualified
subsistence
users.
WCR24-35................. Caribou.................. 12...................... Southeastern Maintain status
portion of quo.
Unit 12: Recognizes
Closed, except principles of
for take by fish and
federally wildlife
qualified conservation.
subsistence Provides a
users. subsistence
priority on
public lands.
WCR24-42................. Caribou.................. 12...................... Southwestern Maintain status
portion of quo.
Unit 12: Recognizes
Closed to all principles of
users. fish and
wildlife
conservation.
WP24-37.................. Musk ox.................. 26C..................... Change season Take no action.
to ``may be Based on action
announced'' taken on WP24-
Nov. 1-Mar. 38.
31; delegate
authority to
the Arctic
National
Wildlife
Refuge (NWR)
manager to
manage the
hunt; and
remove
regulatory
language.
WP24-38.................. Musk ox.................. 26C..................... Change season Adopt with OSM
to ``may be modification
announced''; to delegate
liberalize the additional
harvest limit; authority to
delegate the Arctic NWR
authority to manager to set
the Arctic NWR sex
manager to restriction
manage the via a DAL
hunt; and only.
remove Provides a
regulatory subsistence
language. priority on
public lands.
Provides
opportunity.
WCR24-31................. Moose.................... 26B, 26C................ Units 26B, Maintain status
remainder, and quo.
26C: Closed, Provides a
except by subsistence
residents of priority on
Kaktovik. public lands.
RFR22-01................. Salmon................... Prince William Sound Reconsideration Oppose.
Area. of FP21-10 Provides a
establishing a subsistence
dipnet and rod priority in
and reel public waters.
fishery.
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The final regulations in this document reflect Board review and
consideration of RAC recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native
corporation consultations, and public and ADF&G comments. The proposals
indicated above in table 2 as ``adopted'' are reflected in the rule
portion of this document as revisions to the Program
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regulations. Minor edits and spelling corrections have also been made
to these final regulations. Because this rule concerns public lands
managed by a bureau or bureaus in both the Departments of Agriculture
and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part
242 and 50 CFR part 100.
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
Administrative Procedure Act Compliance
The Board has provided extensive opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act
requirements, including publishing a proposed rule in the Federal
Register, participation in multiple RAC meetings, additional public
review and comment on all proposals for regulatory change, and
opportunity for additional public comment during the Board meeting
prior to deliberation. Additionally, an administrative mechanism exists
(and has been used by the public) to request reconsideration of the
Board's decision on any particular proposal for regulatory change (36
CFR 242.20 and 50 CFR 100.20). Therefore, the Board believes that
sufficient public notice and opportunity for involvement have been
given to affected persons regarding Board decisions.
In the more than 30 years that the Program has been operating, no
benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective
date of the subsistence regulations. A lapse in regulatory control
could affect the continued viability of fish or wildlife populations
and future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans and would
generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the
Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule
effective upon the date set forth in DATES to ensure continued
operation of the subsistence program.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A draft environmental impact statement that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. The final
environmental impact statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992. The record of decision (ROD) on Subsistence Management for
Federal Public Lands in Alaska was signed April 6, 1992. The selected
alternative in the FEIS (alternative IV) defined the administrative
framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence regulations.
A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal
jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary of the Interior, with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, determined that expansion
of Federal jurisdiction does not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the human environment and, therefore, signed a
Finding of No Significant Impact.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. 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. The final
section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD
and concluded that the Program, under Alternative IV with an annual
process for setting subsistence regulations, may have some local
impacts on subsistence uses, but will not likely restrict subsistence
uses significantly.
During the subsequent environmental assessment process for
extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of this
rule was conducted in accordance with section 810. That evaluation also
supported the Secretaries' determination that the rule will not reach
the ``may significantly restrict'' threshold that would require notice
and hearings under ANILCA section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
This rule contains existing and new information collections. All
information collections require approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). We may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB has reviewed and approved
the information collection requirements associated with subsistence
management regulations on public lands in Alaska and assigned the OMB
Control Number 1018-0075.
In accordance with the PRA and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on our proposal to renew, with
revisions, OMB Control Number 1018-0075. This input will help us assess
the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the
public's reporting burden, and it will help the public understand these
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
We request OMB approval to renew the existing reporting and/or
recordkeeping requirements identified below:
(1) Form 3-2326, ``Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report''--Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who
want to harvest wildlife.
Applicants provide information on the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number.
Question 1 identifies whether the applicant hunted or used
a designated hunter.
Questions 2a through 2e identify success rates by time,
location, and take of animal.
Question 3 identifies date of take and biological data of
animal.
(2) Form 3-2327, ``Designated Hunter Application, Permit, and
Report''--Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want
to harvest wildlife for other federally qualified subsistence users.
Applicants provide information on the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number.
Applicants provide a list of names of other persons they
hunted for, their harvest ticket/registration permit, and their
community to ensure they are federally qualified subsistence users.
Remaining information provides harvest data such as unit,
drainage or specific location, and number, by sex, of animals taken.
(3) Form 3-2328, ``Federal Subsistence Fishing Application, Permit,
and Report''--Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who
want to harvest fish.
Applicants provide information on the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user;
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(2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number.
Remaining information identifies dates, locations, types
of gear, fish species, and number of fish harvested for biological and
anthropological analysis.
Depending on in-season management requirements, a
condition may be included for certain fisheries that requires a time-
specific reporting requirement. This management tool is used only when
conservation concerns exist that may require the emergency closure of
the fishery to prevent overharvest.
Must be completed and returned by date designated on
permit.
(4) Form 3-2378, ``Designated Fishing Application, Permit, and
Report''--Completed by federally qualified subsistence users who want
to harvest fish for other federally qualified subsistence users.
Federally qualified subsistence users may designate another federally
qualified subsistence user to take fish on their behalf. The designated
subsistence user must obtain a designated harvest permit prior to
attempting to harvest fish and must return a completed harvest report.
The designated subsistence user may fish for any number of
beneficiaries but may have no more than two harvest limits in their
possession at any one time. Subsistence users may not designate more
than one person to take or attempt to take fish on their behalf at one
time. Subsistence users may not personally take or attempt to take fish
at the same time that their designated subsistence user is taking or
attempting to take fish on their behalf.
Applicants provide information on the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number.
Applicants identify both for whom they fished and their
subsistence permit number. The permit number verifies they are
federally qualified users and tracks usage by communities.
Remaining information tracks species taken, number
retained, and gear for biological and anthropological analysis.
(5) Form 3-2379, ``Federal Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form''--Completed by federally qualified subsistence
users who want to take part in customary trade. Staff anthropologists
use the information to make customary and traditional use
determinations and to write an analysis based on the provisions in
section 804 of ANILCA. These analyses further reduce the pool of
eligible subsistence users and may allocate harvests by community, in
part, based on documented uses of the resource.
Applicants provide information on the permit to identify:
(1) They are a federally qualified subsistence user;
(2) Their community of primary residence for community harvest
allocations; and
(3) The unit, season, hunt number, and permit number.
Remaining information tracks date of sales, buyers, and
buyers' addresses, total dollar amount, species taken, and fish parts.
(6) Petition to Repeal Subsistence Rules and Regulations (Nonform
Requirement)--If the State of Alaska enacts and implements laws that
are consistent with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA, the State may
submit a petition to the Secretary of the Interior for repeal of
Federal subsistence rules. The State's petition shall:
(1) Be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture;
(2) Include the entire text of applicable State legislation
indicating compliance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA; and
(3) Set forth all data and arguments available to the State in
support of legislative compliance with sections 803, 804, and 805 of
ANILCA.
If the Secretaries find that the State's petition contains adequate
justification, a rulemaking proceeding for repeal of the regulations in
this part will be initiated. If the Secretaries find that the State's
petition does not contain adequate justification, the petition will be
denied by letter or other notice, with a statement of the grounds for
denial.
(7) Propose Changes to Federal Subsistence Regulations--The Board
will accept proposals for changes to the Federal subsistence
regulations in subparts C or D of 356 CFR part 242 or 50 CFR part 100
according to a published schedule, except for proposals for emergency
and temporary special actions, which the Board will accept according to
procedures set forth in Sec. __.19. Members of the public may propose
changes to the subsistence regulations by providing:
Contact information (name, organization, address, phone
number, fax number, email address).
Type of change (harvest season, harvest limit, method and
means of harvest, customary and traditional use determination).
Regulation to be changed.
Language for proposed regulation.
Why the change should be made.
Impact on populations.
How the change will affect subsistence uses.
How the change will affect other uses.
Communities that have used the resource.
Where the resource has been harvested.
Months in which the resource has been harvested.
(8) Proposals for Emergency or Temporary Special Actions--A special
action is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method
of harvest. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a special action to
restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on
Federal public lands: (1) to ensure the continued viability of a
particular fish or wildlife population; (2) to ensure continued
subsistence use; and (3) for reasons of public safety or
administration. Members of the public may request a special action by
providing:
Contact information (name, organization, address,
telephone number, fax number, email address).
Description of the requested action.
Any unusual or significant changes in resource abundance
or unusual conditions affecting harvest opportunities that could not
reasonably have been anticipated and that potentially could have
significant adverse effects on the health of fish and wildlife
populations or subsistence users.
The necessity of the requested action if required for
reasons of public safety or administration.
Extenuating circumstances that necessitate a regulatory
change before the next regulatory review.
(9) Requests for Reconsideration--Any person adversely affected by
a new regulation may request that the Federal Subsistence Board
reconsider its decision by filing a written request within 60 days
after a regulation takes effect or is published in the Federal
Register, whichever comes first. Requests for reconsideration must
provide the Board with sufficient narrative evidence and argument to
show why the action by the Board should be reconsidered. The Board will
accept a request for reconsideration only if it is based upon
information not previously considered by the Board, demonstrates that
the existing
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information used by the Board is incorrect, or demonstrates that the
Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or regulation is
in error or contrary to existing law. Requests for reconsideration must
include:
Contact information (name, organization, address,
telephone number, fax number, email address).
Regulation and the date of Federal Register publication.
Statement of how the person is adversely affected by the
action.
Statement of the issues raised by the action, with
specific reference to: (1) information not previously considered by the
Board; (2) information used by the Board that is incorrect; and (3) how
the Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or
regulation is in error or contrary to existing law.
(10) Other Permits and Reports
a. Traditional/Cultural/Educational Permits--Organizations desiring
to harvest fish or wildlife for traditional, cultural, or educational
reasons must provide a letter stating that the requesting program has
instructors, enrolled students, minimum attendance requirements, and
standards for successful completion. Harvest must be reported, and any
animals harvested will count against any established Federal harvest
quota for the area in which it is harvested.
b. Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under Ice Permits--Persons who want to
set up and operate fishwheels and fyke nets, or use a net under the ice
must provide:
(1) Name and contact information and other household member who
will use the equipment. Fishwheels must be marked with registration
permit number; organization's name and address (if applicable), and
primary contact person name and telephone number; under ice nets must
be marked with the permittee's name and address.
(2) Species of fish taken, number of fish taken, and dates of use.
The new reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements identified
below require approval by OMB:
(1) Reports and Recommendations--Subsistence Regional Advisory
Councils are required to send an annual report to the Federal
Subsistence Board informing them of regional concerns or problems
pertaining to subsistence on Federal public lands. In turn, the Board
is required to respond to each of the Councils' annual reports and
address their concerns and possible courses of actions or solutions.
(2) Customary Trade Sales--The Board manages each region
differently regarding customary trade, based primarily on cultural
beliefs and traditional practices. As needed, decisions also include
conservation concerns. This requirement is in place to monitor
customary trade and ensure that subsistence resources are for
subsistence users and not commercial trade.
(3) Transfer of Subsistence-Caught Fish, Wildlife, or Shellfish--
This reporting requirement safeguards the harvester and individual who
receives the harvested animal. It protects both parties to show that an
illegal commercial enterprise is not ongoing or that the animal was not
poached.
(4) Meeting Request--The Board shall meet at least twice per year
and at such other times as deemed necessary. Meetings shall occur at
the call of the Chair, but any member may request a meeting. There is
no specified format to request a meeting. Usually, the Service
recommends to the Board that they have a meeting on a special topic,
such as pending litigation. This is not a common occurrence.
(5) Cooperative Agreements--The Board may enter into cooperative
agreements or otherwise cooperate with Federal agencies, the State,
Native organizations, local governmental entities, and other persons
and organizations, including international entities to effectuate the
purposes and policies of the Federal subsistence management program or
to coordinate respective management responsibilities. Currently,
cooperative agreements are not generally used, and we are reporting a
placeholder burden of one response.
(6) Alternative Permitting Processes--Developing alternative
permitting processes relating to the subsistence taking of fish and
wildlife ensures continued opportunities for subsistence. Currently,
this requirement is not generally used, and we are reporting a
placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate.
(7) Request for Individual Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations--The Federal Subsistence Board has determined that rural
Alaska residents of the listed communities, areas, and individuals have
customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal
public land in the specified areas. Persons granted individual
customary and traditional use determinations will be notified in
writing by the Board. The Service and the local NPS Superintendent will
maintain the list of individuals having customary and traditional use
on National Parks and Monuments. A copy of the list is available upon
request. Currently, this requirement is not generally used, and we are
reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden estimate.
(8) Management Plans--Management plans are not routinely used. When
created by the State or Alaska Native communities for overall
management of a specific area, the plans are submitted to the
appropriate Federal agencies for review/comment. Currently, this
requirement is not generally used, and we are reporting a placeholder
burden of one response in our burden estimate.
(9) Labeling/Marking Requirements--
Bear baiting--The requirement to mark bear baiting
stations and provide contact information is for public safety since
attempting to draw bears into a certain area could cause a significant
hazard for the public not involved in hunting activities. Requirements
to register a bait station with the State is to provide a single
location for the public to find information of possible hazards prior
to using public lands.
Evidence of sex and identity--In certain areas and with
certain species of both wildlife and fish, evidence of sex and identity
are required for biological purposes and the data is used for future
management decisions. This information is critical to assist in
assessing the health of a population, the male/female ratios, ages of
harvested animals, identifying different genetic populations, and other
important factors needed for sound management decisions.
Marking of fish gear--The marking of various fishing gear
types (fishwheels, crab pots, certain types of nets or their supporting
buoys, stakes, etc.) with contact information is based on the fact that
these gear types are generally unattended while catching fish. This
information is used to differentiate between users harvesting under
Federal or State regulations and also to protect the owners of the gear
should it be damaged or carried away. The contact information can be
used to return the often-expensive gear to the proper owner.
Requirements as to the location of the contact information on the gear
types is to ease the task of field managers so they can, if needed,
identify gear from a boat and not have to land to search for the
contact information. In marine waters, the information is used by the
U.S. Coast Guard for safety in navigation concerns. The above reasons
also hold true regarding registering a fishwheel with the State or the
Federal program.
Marking of subsistence-caught fish--Requirements in
certain areas to mark subsistence-caught fish by removal of the tips of
the tail or dorsal fin is used to identify fish harvested under Federal
regulations and not under State sport or
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commercial regulations. This is needed as Federal subsistence harvest
limits are often larger than sport fishing bag limits and protects the
user from possible citations from State law enforcement.
Sealing requirements--Sealing requirements for animals,
primarily bears and wolves, differ in parts of the State. This
requirement not only allows biologists to gather important data to
evaluate the health of the various populations but is also integral in
preventing the illegal harvest and trafficking of animals and their
parts. reporting a placeholder burden of one response in our burden
estimate.
(10) 3rd Party Notifications (Tags, Marks, or Collar Notification
and Return)--Users must present the tags, markings, or collars to
ADF&G, or the agency conducting the research. Much of this equipment
may be used again, and the information regarding the take of the animal
is important to management decisions.
Copies of the forms used with this information collection are
available to the public by submitting a request to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer using one of the methods
identified in ADDRESSES.
Title of Collection: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated
Forms, 50 CFR part 100 and 36 CFR part 242.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0075.
Form Numbers: Forms 3-2300, 3-2321 through 3-2323, 3-2326 through
3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and State, local, and
Tribal governments. Most respondents are individuals who are federally
defined rural residents in Alaska.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 15,426.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 15,426.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 40
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,947.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or
on occasion for reports, recordkeeping, and labeling/marking
requirements.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None.
On February 27, 2023, we published proposed regulations (RIN 1018-
BG72; 88 FR 12285) to announce our intention to request OMB approval of
the revisions to this collection explained in question 2 and the
simultaneous renewal of OMB Control No. 1018-0075. In that proposed
rule, we solicited comments for 60 days on the information collections
in this submission, ending on April 28, 2023. We did not receive any
comments in response to the information collections contained in the
proposed rule.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, and in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the
public and other Federal agencies to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this rulemaking are a
matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Send your written comments and suggestions on this information
collection by the date indicated in DATES to OMB, with a copy to the
Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/PERMA (JAO), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018-0075 in the subject line of your
comments.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and
14094)
Executive Order 14094 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 and
E.O. 13563 and states that regulatory analysis should facilitate agency
efforts to develop regulations that serve the public interest, advance
statutory objectives, and are consistent with E.O. 12866 and E.O.
13563. Regulatory analysis, as practicable and appropriate, shall
recognize distributive impacts and equity, to the extent permitted by
law. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that regulations must be based on
the best available science and that the rulemaking process must allow
for public participation and an open exchange of ideas. We have
developed this rule in a manner consistent with these requirements.
E.O. 12866, as reaffirmed by E.O. 13563 and E.O. 14094, provides
that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in OMB
will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this rule
is not significant.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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.
In general, the resources to be harvested under this rule are already
being harvested and consumed by the local harvester and do not result
in an additional dollar benefit to the economy. However, we estimate
that two million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users
annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per pound,
this amount would equate to about $6 million in food value Statewide.
Based upon the amounts and values cited above, the Departments certify
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.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), this rule is not a major rule. It does not have an
effect on the economy of $100 million or more, will not cause a major
increase in costs or prices for consumers, and does not have
significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or the ability
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of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence priority on public lands. The scope of this Program is
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these
regulations have no potential takings of private property implications
as defined by Executive Order 12630.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this
rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given
year on local or State governments or private entities. The
implementation of this rule is by Federal agencies, and there is no
cost imposed on any State or local entities or Tribal governments.
Executive Order 12988
The Secretaries have determined that these regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988, regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
federalism summary impact statement. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the
State from exercising subsistence management authority over fish and
wildlife resources on Federal lands unless it meets certain
requirements.
Executive Order 13175
Title VIII of ANILCA does not provide specific rights to Tribes for
the subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, the
Board provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native
corporations opportunities to consult on this rule. Consultation with
Alaska Native corporations are based on Public Law 108-199, div. H,
Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public Law 108-
447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267, which
provides that: ``The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
and all Federal agencies shall hereafter consult with Alaska Native
corporations on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order
No. 13175.''
The Secretaries, through the Board, provided a variety of
opportunities for consultation: commenting on proposed changes to the
existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the Regional Council meetings;
engaging in dialogue at the Board's meetings; and providing input in
person, by mail, email, or phone at any time during the rulemaking
process.
On April 2, 2024, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes
and Alaska Native Corporations a specific opportunity to consult on
this rule prior to the start of its public regulatory meeting.
Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations were
notified by mail and telephone and were given the opportunity to attend
via teleconference.
Executive Order 13211
This Executive order requires agencies to prepare statements of
energy effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this rule is
not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 13211, affecting energy
supply, distribution, or use, and no statement of energy effects is
required.
Drafting Information
Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations under the guidance of
Amee Howard of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional
assistance was provided by:
Chris McKee, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management;
Kim Jochum, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service;
Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs;
Jill Klein, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and
Gregory Risdahl, Alaska Regional Office, 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, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART __--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA
0
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C--Board Determinations
0
2. Amend __.24 by revising table 1 to paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Area Species Determination
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 1........................ Black bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Moose............ Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 2........................ Black bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 2........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Black bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Elk.............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Moose............ Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
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Unit 5........................ Black bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5........................ Wolf............. Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A....................... Black bear....... Residents of Yakutat
and Units 6C and 6D,
excluding residents
of Whittier.
Unit 6, remainder............. Black bear....... Residents of Units 6C
and 6D, excluding
residents of
Whittier.
Unit 6........................ Brown bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 6A....................... Goat............. Residents of Units
5A, 6C, Chenega Bay,
and Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D........... Goat............. Residents of Units 6C
and 6D.
Unit 6A....................... Moose............ Residents of Units
5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6B and Unit 6C........... Moose............ Residents of Units
6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6D....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 6D.
Unit 6A....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units
5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 6, remainder............. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 7........................ Brown bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 7........................ Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope, and
Moose Pass.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt Goat............. Residents of Port
area. Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, remainder............. Goat............. Residents of Chenega
Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham,
Seldovia, and
Tatilek.
Unit 7........................ Moose............ Residents of Chenega
Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass,
and Tatitlek.
Unit 7........................ Sheep............ Residents of Cooper
Landing and Moose
Pass.
Unit 7........................ Ruffed grouse.... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 8........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Old
Harbor, Akhiok,
Larsen Bay, Karluk,
Ouzinkie, and Port
Lions.
Unit 8........................ Deer............. Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8........................ Elk.............. Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8........................ Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 9D....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B........... Black bear....... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 17A, 17B,
and 17C.
Unit 9A....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Pedro
Bay.
Unit 9B....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 9B.
Unit 9C....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 9C,
Igiugig, Kakhonak,
and Levelock.
Unit 9D....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Units 9D
and 10 (Unimak
Island).
Unit 9E....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Chignik,
Chignik Lagoon,
Chignik Lake,
Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
Perryville, Pilot
Point, Ugashik, and
Port Heiden/Meshik.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B........... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, and 17.
Unit 9C....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 17, and
Egegik.
Unit 9D....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 9D,
Akutan, and False
Pass.
Unit 9E....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 9E, 17,
Nelson Lagoon, and
Sand Point.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Moose............ Residents of Units
Unit 9E. 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D....................... Moose............ Residents of Cold
Bay, False Pass,
King Cove, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand
Point.
Unit 9D....................... Ptarmigan........ Residents of Unit 9D.
Unit 9B....................... Sheep............ Residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton,
Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, and Lake
Clark National Park
and Preserve within
Unit 9B.
Unit 9........................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Beaver........... Residents of Units
Unit 9E. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and
17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Brown bear....... Residents of Units 9D
and 10 (Unimak
Island).
Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Caribou.......... Residents of Akutan,
Cold Bay, False
Pass, King Cove,
Nelson Lagoon, and
Sand Point.
Unit 10, remainder............ Caribou.......... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 10....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 11....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
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Unit 11, north of the Sanford Black bear....... Residents of
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Unit 11, remainder............ Black bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46),
Slana, Tazlina, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110),
Tonsina, and Unit
11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Brown bear....... Residents of
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Unit 11, remainder............ Brown bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46),
Slana, Tazlina, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110),
Tonsina, and Unit
11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Caribou.......... Residents of Units
River. 11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
Unit 11....................... Goat............. Residents of Unit 11,
Chitina,
Chistochina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Dot Lake, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110
Mentasta Pass), and
Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46).
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Moose............ Residents of Units
River. 11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Dot Lake,
Gakona, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Healy Lake,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the
Nabesna Road--
mileposts 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
mileposts 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
Unit 11, remainder............ Sheep............ Residents of Chisana,
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the
Tok Cutoff--
mileposts 79-110
(Mentasta Pass),
residents along the
Nabesna Road--
mileposts 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
mileposts 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
Unit 11....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 11....................... Grouse (spruce, Residents of Units
blue, ruffed, 11, 12, 13, and
and sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16,
tailed). 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 11....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 12, 13,
white-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 12....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 12,
Dot Lake,
Chistochina, Gakona,
Mentasta Lake, and
Slana.
Unit 12....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 12,
Chistochina, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake,
and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12, that portion within Moose............ Residents of Units 12
the Tetlin National Wildlife and 13C, Dot Lake,
Refuge and those lands within and Healy Lake.
the Wrangell-St. Elias
National Preserve north and
east of a line formed by the
Pickerel Lake Winter Trail
from the Canadian border to
Pickerel Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of Moose............ Residents of Units 12
the Nabesna River and Nabesna and 13C and Healy
Glacier, and south of the Lake.
Winter Trail running
southeast from Pickerel Lake
to the Canadian border.
Unit 12, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 11
north of 62nd
parallel, Units 12
and 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
Unit 12....................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
Chistochina, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake,
Mentasta Lake, and
Slana.
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Unit 12....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 13....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 13
and Slana.
Unit 13B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road and Tok
Cutoff Road,
mileposts 79-110),
13, 20D (excluding
residents of Fort
Greely), and
Chickaloon.
Unit 13C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road and Tok
Cutoff Road,
mileposts 79-110),
13, Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
and Chickaloon.
Unit 13E...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, and the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and
239 (excluding
residents of Denali
National Park
headquarters).
Unit 13D...................... Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D......... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, and
Slana.
Unit 13B...................... Moose............ Residents of Units 13
and 20D (excluding
residents of Fort
Greely) and
Chickaloon and
Slana.
Unit 13C...................... Moose............ Residents of Units 12
and 13, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, Dot
Lake, and Slana.
Unit 13E...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, Slana, and
the area along the
Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239
(excluding residents
of Denali National
Park headquarters).
Unit 13D...................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 13....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 13....................... Grouse (spruce, Residents of Units
blue, ruffed, 11, 13, Chickaloon,
and sharp- 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
tailed). 23.
Unit 13....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 14C...................... Brown bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14....................... Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14....................... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14A and Unit 14C......... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Black bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15C...................... Black bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik, Port
Graham, and
Nanwalek.
Unit 15....................... Brown bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Moose Pass, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Goat............. Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope, Moose
Pass, Nanwalek,
Ninilchik, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Goat............. Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Moose............ Residents of Cooper
Landing, Ninilchik,
Moose Pass,
Nanwalek, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Moose............ Residents of
Ninilchik, Nanwalek,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Sheep............ Residents of Cooper
Landing and
Ninilchik.
Unit 15C...................... Sheep............ Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Unit 15.
willow, and
white-tailed).
Unit 15....................... Grouse (spruce).. Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 15....................... Grouse (ruffed).. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16B...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit
16B.
Unit 16....................... Brown bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16A...................... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16B...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
16B.
Unit 16....................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 16....................... Grouse (spruce Residents of Units
and ruffed). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
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Unit 16....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 17....................... Beaver........... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and
17.
Unit 17A and that portion of Black bear....... Residents of Units 9A
17B draining into Nuyakuk and B, 17, Akiak,
Lake and Tikchik Lake. and Akiachak.
Unit 17, remainder............ Black bear....... Residents of Units 9A
and B, and 17.
Unit 17A, those portions north Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
and west of a line beginning Akiak, Akiachak,
from the Unit 18 boundary at Goodnews Bay,
the northwestern end of Kwethluk, and
Nenevok Lake, to the southern Platinum.
point of upper Togiak Lake,
and northeast towards the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake to the Unit 17A boundary.
Unit 17B, beginning at the Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 17
Unit 17B boundary, those and Kwethluk.
portions north and west of a
line running from the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, northeast to the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, and northeast to the
point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the
Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17A, remainder........... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
Akiak, Akiachak,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17B, that portion Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
draining into Nuyakuk Lake Akiak, and Akiachak.
and Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 17.
17C.
Unit 17A, that portion west of Caribou.......... Residents of Units
the Izavieknik River, Upper 9B, 17, Eek,
Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and Goodnews Bay, Lime
the main course of the Togiak Village, Napakiak,
River. Platinum, Quinhagak,
Stony River, and
Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17A, that portion north Caribou.......... Residents of Units
of Togiak Lake that includes 9B, 17, Akiak,
Izavieknik River drainages. Akiachak, Lime
Village, Stony
River, and Tuluksak.
Units 17A and 17B, those Caribou.......... Residents of Units
portions north and west of a 9B, 17, Kwethluk,
line beginning from the Unit Lime Village, and
18 boundary at the Stony River.
northwestern end of Nenevok
Lake, to the southern point
of upper Togiak Lake, and
northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake,
northeast to the point where
the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion of Caribou.......... Residents of Units
Togiak National Wildlife 9B, 17, Akiachak,
Refuge within Unit 17B. Akiak, Bethel, Eek,
Goodnews Bay, Lime
Village, Napakiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
Stony River,
Tuluksak, and
Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime
Village, and Stony
River.
Unit 17A, those portions north Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
and west of a line beginning Goodnews Bay,
from the Unit 18 boundary at Kwethluk, and
the northwestern end of Platinum.
Nenevok Lake, to the southern
point of upper Togiak Lake,
and to the Unit 17A boundary
to the northeast towards the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake and northeast towards
the northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake to the Unit 17A boundary.
Unit 17A, that portion north Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
of Togiak Lake that includes Akiak, Akiachak,
Izavieknik River drainages. Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17A, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Units 17B, beginning at the Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Unit 17B boundary, those Akiak, Akiachak,
portions north and west of a Goodnews Bay,
line running from the Levelock, Nondalton,
southern point of upper and Platinum.
Togiak Lake, northeast to the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, and northeast to the
point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the
Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion within Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
the Togiak National Wildlife Akiak, Akiachak,
Refuge. Goodnews Baym,
Levelock, Nondalton,
and Platinum.
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
17C. Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 18....................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit 18,
Unit 19A living
downstream of the
Holokuk River, Holy
Cross, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Twin Hills,
and Togiak.
Unit 18....................... Brown bear....... Residents of
Akiachak, Akiak,
Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Kwethluk, Mountain
Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
St. Marys, and
Tuluksak.
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Unit 18....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 18,
Lower Kalskag,
Manokotak, Stebbins,
St. Michael, Togiak,
Twin Hills, and
Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, that portion of the Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
Yukon River drainage upstream Upper Kalskag, Lower
of Russian Mission and that Kalskag, Aniak, and
portion of the Kuskokwim Chuathbaluk.
River drainage upstream of,
but not including, the
Tuluksak River drainage.
Unit 18, that portion north of Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
a line from Cape Romanzof to Lower Kalskag, St.
Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Michael, Stebbins,
Village, and all drainages and Upper Kalskag.
north of the Yukon River
downstream from Marshall.
Unit 18, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
Lower Kalskag, and
Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, Nelson Island and Musk ox.......... No Federal
Nunivak Island. subsistence
priority.
Unit 18, remainder............ Musk ox.......... Rural residents of
Unit 18.
Unit 18....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 19C and Unit 19D......... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit Brown bear....... Residents of Units 18
19E. and 19 within the
Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream
from, and including,
the Johnson River.
Unit 19C...................... Brown bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 19D...................... Brown bear....... Residents of Units
19A, 19D, and 19E
Tuluksak, and Lower
Kalskag.
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit Caribou.......... Residents of Units
19E. 19A, 19B, and 19E,
and Unit 18 within
the Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream
from, and including,
the Johnson River,
and residents of St.
Marys, Marshall,
Pilot Station, and
Russian Mission.
Unit 19C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19C, Lime Village,
McGrath, Nikolai,
and Telida.
Unit 19D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19D, Lime Village,
Sleetmute, and Stony
River.
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, Unit 19E.. Moose............ Residents of Unit 18
within Kuskokwim
River drainage
upstream from and
including the
Johnson River, and
residents of Unit
19.
Unit 19B, west of the Moose............ Residents of Eek and
Kogrukluk River. Quinhagak.
Unit 19C...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19D...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19
and Lake Minchumina.
Unit 19....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 20D...................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 20F...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20E...................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 12
and Dot Lake.
Unit 20F...................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of
Cantwell, Nenana,
and those domiciled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
20B, Nenana, and
Tanana.
Unit 20C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 20C
living east of the
Teklanika River,
residents of
Cantwell, Lake
Minchumina, Manley
Hot Springs, Minto,
Nenana, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida, and
those domiciled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway and
between mileposts
300 and 309,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20D and Unit 20E......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20D, 20E, 20F, 25,
12 (north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Preserve), Eureka,
Livengood, Manley,
and Minto.
Unit 20F...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20F and 25D and
Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20A...................... Moose............ Residents of
Cantwell, Minto,
Nenana, McKinley
Village, and the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and
239, excluding
residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20B, Minto Flats Moose............ Residents of Minto
Management Area. and Nenana.
Unit 20B, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20B, Nenana, and
Tanana.
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Unit 20C...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 20C
(except that portion
within Denali
National Park and
Preserve and that
portion east of the
Teklanika River),
Cantwell, Manley Hot
Springs, Minto,
Nenana, those
domiciled between
mileposts 300 and
309 of the Parks
Highway, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida,
McKinley Village,
and the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20D...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 20D
and Tanacross.
Unit 20E...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20E, Unit 12 north
of the Wrangell-St.
Elias National
Preserve, Circle,
Central, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and
Mentasta Lake.
Unit 20F...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20F, Manley Hot
Springs, Minto, and
Stevens Village.
Unit 20E...................... Sheep............ Residents of Units
20E, 25B, 25C, 25D,
and Dot Lake, Healy
Lake, Northway,
Tanacross, Tetlin,
and Tok.
Unit 20F...................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20, remainder............ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 20D...................... Grouse, (spruce, Residents of Units
ruffed, and 11, 13, Chickaloon,
sharp-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 20D...................... Ptarmigan (rock Residents of Units
and willow). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 21....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
Unit 21A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21D, 21E,
Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
McGrath, and
Takotna.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Tanana.
Unit 21D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Huslia.
Unit 21E...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked
Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Unit 21A...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Takotna,
McGrath, Aniak, and
Crooked Creek.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C......... Moose............ Residents of Units
21B, 21C, Tanana,
Ruby, and Galena.
Unit 21D...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21D, Huslia, and
Ruby.
Unit 21E, south of a line Moose............ Residents of Unit
beginning at the western 21E, Aniak,
boundary of Unit 21E near the Chuathbaluk,
mouth of Paimiut Slough, Kalskag, Lower
extending easterly along the Kalskag, and Russian
south bank of Paimiut Slough Mission.
to Upper High Bank, and
southeasterly in the
direction of Molybdenum
Mountain to the juncture of
Units 19A, 21A, and 21E.
Unit 21E remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 21E
and Russian Mission.
Unit 21....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 22A...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit 22A
and Koyuk.
Unit 22B...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit
22B.
Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit Black bear....... No Federal
22E. subsistence
priority.
Unit 22....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, 22 (except
residents of St.
Lawrence Island),
23, 24, Kotlik,
Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Scammon Bay, Chevak,
Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot
Station, Pitka's
Point, Russian
Mission, St. Marys,
Nunam Iqua, and
Alakanuk.
Unit 22, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, 22
(excluding residents
of St. Lawrence
Island), 23, and 24.
Unit 22....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22A...................... Musk ox.......... All rural residents.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Musk ox.......... Residents of Units
Mountains. 22B and 22C.
Unit 22B, remainder........... Musk ox.......... Residents of Unit
22B.
Unit 22C...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of Unit
22C.
Unit 22D...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of Units
22B, 22C, 22D, and
22E (excluding St.
Lawrence Island).
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Unit 22E...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of Unit 22E
(excluding Little
Diomede Island).
Unit 22....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units
23, 22, 21D north
and west of the
Yukon River, and
Kotlik.
Unit 22....................... Grouse (spruce).. Residents of Units
11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 22....................... Ptarmigan (rock Residents of Units
and willow). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 23....................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit 23,
Alatna, Allakaket,
Bettles, Evansville,
Galena, Hughes,
Huslia, and Koyukuk.
Unit 23....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
Unit 23....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, Galena, 22,
23, 24, including
residents of Wiseman
but not including
other residents of
the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area, and 26A.
Unit 23....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 23.
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Musk ox.......... Residents of Unit 23
Sound and west of and south of Kotzebue
including the Buckland River Sound and west of
drainage. and including the
Buckland River
drainage.
Unit 23, remainder............ Musk ox.......... Residents of Unit 23
east and north of
the Buckland River
drainage.
Unit 23....................... Sheep............ Residents of Point
Lay and Unit 23
north of the Arctic
Circle.
Unit 23....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 23....................... Grouse (spruce Residents of Units
and ruffed). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 23....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village, Unit 24,
the public lands composing or and Wiseman, but not
immediately adjacent to the including any other
Dalton Highway Corridor residents of the
Management Area. Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
Unit 24, remainder............ Black bear....... Residents of Unit 24
and Wiseman, but not
including any other
residents of the
Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
Unit 24, that portion south of Brown bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village and Unit 24.
the public lands composing or
immediately adjacent to the
Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder............ Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 24.
Unit 24....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 24,
Galena, Kobuk,
Koyukuk, Stevens
Village, and Tanana.
Unit 24....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 24,
Koyukuk, and Galena.
Unit 24....................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 24
residing north of
the Arctic Circle,
Allakaket, Alatna,
Hughes, and Huslia.
Unit 24....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 25D...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25D...................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25, remainder............ Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 25
and Eagle.
Unit 25A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
24A and 25.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units 12
(north of Wrangell-
St. Elias National
Preserve), 20D, 20E,
20F, and 25, and
Eureka, Livengood,
Manley, and Minto.
Unit 25D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20F and 25D and
Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 25A...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
25A and 25D.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Moose............ Residents of Units
20D, 20E, 25B, 25C,
25D, Tok and
Livengood.
Unit 25D, west................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 25D
West and Birch
Creek.
Unit 25D, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of
remainder of Unit
25.
Unit 25A...................... Sheep............ Residents of Arctic
Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and
Venetie.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Sheep............ Residents of Units
20E, 25B, 25C, and
25D.
Unit 25D...................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25, remainder............ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
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Unit 26....................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 26
(excluding the
Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), Anaktuvuk
Pass, and Point
Hope.
Unit 26A and C................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
Unit 26B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and Unit
24 within the Dalton
Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 26....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 26
(excluding the
Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), Point
Hope, and Anaktuvuk
Pass.
Unit 26A...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
Point Lay, and
Wainwright.
Unit 26B...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
Unit 26C...................... Musk ox.......... Residents of
Kaktovik.
Unit 26A...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
Unit 26B...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and
Wiseman.
Unit 26C...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Arctic Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Point Hope,
and Venetie.
Unit 26....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
0
3. Amend Sec. __.26 by revising paragraph (n) to read as follows:
Sec. 100.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
* * * * *
(n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified
wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific
restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are
identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section.
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1A 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 1B 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 1C 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 1D 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 1A--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 1B--the Anan Creek drainage within 1 mile of Anan Creek
downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-
mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the
taking of bear.
(D) Unit 1C:
(1) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the
Center's parking area; and
(2) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard
bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its
confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek
north to the Mendenhall Glacier.
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C,
Juneau area, on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area; and
(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:
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(A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D
between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 1 to Paragraph (n)(1)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Bear, brown: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
State registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 1A--4 antlered deer.................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1B--2 antlered deer.................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1C--4 deer; however, female deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
taken only Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of ......................
their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch
section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Goat:
Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only.......... No open season.
Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay-- Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
1 goat by State registration permit only;
the taking of kids or nannies accompanied
by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, that portion on the No open season.
Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide
between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder--2 goats; a Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
State registration permit will be required
for the taking of the first goat and a
Federal registration permit for the taking
of a second goat. The taking of kids or
nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1C, drainages of the Chilkat Range July 24-Dec. 31.
south of the south bank of the Endicott
River--1 goat by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1C, that portion draining into Lynn Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler
River and Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat
by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, that portion draining into Stephens No open season.
Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle
Glacier and River and Taku Glacier.
Unit 1C, remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 1D, that portion lying north of the Sep. 15-Nov. 30.
Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines
highway--1 goat by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1D, that portion lying between Taiya No open season.
Inlet and River and the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad.
Unit 1D, remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1A--1 antlered bull by Federal Sep. 5-Oct. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 1B--1 antlered bull with spike-fork or Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on
one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on
both sides, by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1C, that portion south of Point Hobart Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
including all Port Houghton drainages--1
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one
side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both
sides, by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
Berners Bay--1 bull by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1C, Berners Bay--1 bull by drawing Sep.15-Oct. 15 (will
permit. be announced).
Only one moose permit may be issued per ......................
household. A household receiving a State
permit for Berners Bay drainages moose may
not receive a Federal permit. The annual
harvest quota will be announced by the USDA
Forest Service, Juneau office, in
consultation with ADF&G. The Federal
harvest allocation will be 25% (rounded up
to the next whole number) of bull moose
permits.
Unit 1D..................................... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day................. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal Aug. 1-May 31.
and the east fork of the Bradfield River--5
wolves.
Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D--5 wolves... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: Unit 1--No limit........................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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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. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
(ii) [Reserved]
Table 2 to Paragraph (n)(2)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one may be a July 24-Jan. 31.
female deer. Female deer may be taken only
during the period Oct. 15-Jan. 31. Harvest
ticket number five must be used when
recording the harvest of a female deer but
may be used for recording the harvest of a
male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in
order except when recording a female deer
on tag number five.
The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales ......................
Island, excluding the southeastern portion
(lands south of the West Arm of
Cholmondeley Sound draining into
Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward
into Clarence Strait), are closed to
hunting of deer Aug. 1-15, except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Non-federally qualified users may only ......................
harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public
lands in Unit 2
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit....... Jul 1-Jun 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of ......................
their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch
section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day................. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
sequentially numbered, marked with the date and
location recorded by the hunter for each wolf,
and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of
take.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in Aug. 1-May 15.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
sequentially numbered, marked with the date and
location recorded by the trapper for each wolf,
and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of
take.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B,
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, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell,
and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear,
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground.
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage
on Kupreanof Island.
(C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell
Narrows and a strip one-fourth-mile wide on
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each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the
southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers 1
mile south of the Blind Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 3 to Paragraph (n)(3)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Oct. 1-Nov. 7.
Islands and that portion of Kupreanof
Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of
the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage--1
buck.
Unit 3, remainder--2 bucks.................. Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Dec. 1-31, season to
be announced.
Elk:
Unit 3, Etolin Island Area, Zarembo, Bushy, No open season.
Shrubby, and Kashevarof Islands.
Unit 3 remainder--1 elk by Federal July 1-June 30.
registration permit.
Successful hunters must send a photo of
their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch
section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50- Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either
antler, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both
sides by State registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day................. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-May 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Unit 3, Mitkof Island--No limit............. Nov. 10-May 15.
Unit 3, except Mitkof Island--No limit...... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit (except on Kuiu Island)............ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit..... Dec. 1-31.
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. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 1C and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof,
Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take brown bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour
Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed
peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and
Windfall Islands.
(B) You may not take brown bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt
Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay.
(C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area
(Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south
of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock).
(D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear
hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA)
consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of
Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwestern
point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages
into Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear,
wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka
or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational
purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence
harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit
does not count in an individual's one bear every 4 regulatory years
limit.
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(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 4 to Paragraph (n)(4)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, brown:
Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
line that follows the crest of the island Mar. 15-May 31.
from Rock Point (58[deg] N lat., 136[deg]
21' W long.) to Rodgers Point (57[deg] 35'
N lat., 135[deg] 33' W long.) including
Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof
Island south and west of a line that
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 4 regulatory years by
State registration permit only.
Unit 4, remainder--1 bear every 4 regulatory Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
years by State registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 20.
Deer:
6 deer; however, female deer may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
only Sep. 15-Jan. 31.
Federal public lands on Admiralty Island and
islands in the interior bays of Admiralty
Island draining into Chatham Strait south
of the Thayer Creek drainage and north of
Woody Point but excluding the Hasselborg
Lake and Hasselborg Creek drainages are
closed to deer hunting Nov. 1-10, except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Federal public lands on Chichagof Island
draining into Icy Strait east of Chicken
Creek drainage, including Port Frederick
drainages; and Chatham Strait drainages
south of Point Augusta and north of East
Point, including Freshwater Bay drainages
are closed to deer hunting Nov. 1-10,
except by federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations.
Federal public lands within drainages
flowing into Lisianski Inlet, Lisianski
Strait, and Stag Bay south of a line
connecting Soapstone and Column points and
north of a line connecting Point Theodore
and Point Urey are closed to deer hunting
Nov. 1-10, except by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these
regulations.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit....... July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of
their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch
section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only.. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day................. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (spruce, blue, and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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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 5A 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; In Unit 5A,
Nunatak Bench is defined as that area east of the Hubbard Glacier,
north of Nunatak fiord, and north and east of the East Nunatak Glacier
to the Canadian border.
(B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands
within Glacier Bay National Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag if you have obtained a
Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
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(E) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 5 to Paragraph (n)(5)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal registration Sep. 1-May 31.
permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5A--1 buck............................. Nov. 1-30.
Unit 5B..................................... No open season.
Goat:
Unit 5A--that area between the Hubbard No open season.
Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the
north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord.
Unit 5A, remainder--1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 5B--1 goat by Federal registration Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench--1 moose by State Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
registration permit only. The season will
be closed when 5 moose have been taken from
the Nunatak Bench.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, west of the Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
Dangerous River--1 bull by joint State/
Federal registration permit only. From Oct.
8-21, public lands will be closed to taking
of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Sep. 16-Nov. 15.
Dangerous River--1 bull by joint State/
Federal registration permit only. From Sep.
16-30, public lands will be closed to
taking of moose, except by residents of
Unit 5A hunting under these regulations.
Unit 5B--1 bull by State registration permit Sep. 1-Dec. 15.
only. The season will be closed when 25
bulls have been taken from the entirety of
Unit 5B.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: 5 hares per day................. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in Aug. 1-May 15.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
phases): No limit.
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-Mar. 1.
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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 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point
near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands.
(B) Unit 6B 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 6C 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 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15. In addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D between June 16 and June
30. The harvest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears taken with bait between
June 16 and June 30.
(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of
artificial lights.
(C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the
Native Village of Eyak to take one moose from Federal lands in Unit 6B
or 6C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.
(D) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is
either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled,
or temporarily disabled may designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his
or her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no
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more than one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one time.
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may
not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer,
goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine.
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear,
deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate
supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal
taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is
responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five
deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old
Chenega Memorial and other traditional memorial potlatch ceremonies.
Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest up to five deer
total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural
Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
Table 6 to Paragraph (n)(6)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State Sep. 1-June 30.
registration permit is required.
Deer:
5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31. Only 1 of
the 5-deer harvest limit may be taken
between Jan. 1-31.
Goat:
Unit 6A and B--1 goat by State registration Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
permit only.
Unit 6C..................................... No open season.
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, Aug. 20-Feb. 28.
RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)--1
goat by Federal registration permit only.
In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat
seasons will be closed by the Cordova
District Ranger when harvest limits for
that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas
are as follows: RG242--2 goats, RG243--4
goats, RG244 and RG245 combined--2 goats,
RG249--4 goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--1
goat.
Moose:
Unit 6C--1 antlerless moose by Federal Sep. 1-Oct. 31.
drawing permit only.
Permits for the portion of the antlerless
moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1-
Oct. 31 hunt may be available for
redistribution for a Nov. 1-Dec. 31 hunt.
Unit 6C--1 bull by Federal drawing permit Sep. 1-Dec. 31.
only.
In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be
issued per household. A household receiving
a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not
receive a Federal permit. The annual
harvest quota will be announced by the U.S.
Forest Service, Cordova Office, in
consultation with ADF&G. The Federal
harvest allocation will be 100% of the
antlerless moose permits and 75% of the
bull permits.
Unit 6, remainder........................... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....... May 1-Oct. 31.
Coyote:
Unit 6A and D--2 coyotes.................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6B and 6C--No limit.................... July 1-June 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver No open season.
phases):.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession.... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
and east of the Heney Range--No limit.
Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D--No Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
limit.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai
Fjords National Park.
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(B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7,
which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward
Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of
Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt
grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September
1.
(C) You may not hunt, trap, or take wildlife within a quarter mile
of wildlife crossing structures along the Sterling Highway.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15, except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]
Table 7 to Paragraph (n)(7)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 7, north of the Sterling Highway and Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
west of the Seward Highway--1 caribou by
Federal registration permit only. The
Seward District Ranger will close the
Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested
by Federal registration permit.
Unit 7, remainder........................... No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Nannies Aug. 10-Nov 14.
accompanied by kids may not be taken.
Moose:
Unit 7, that portion draining into Kings No open season.
Bay--Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by residents of
Chenega Bay and Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder--1 antlered bull with Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more brow tines on either antler, by
Federal registration permit only.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Federal drawing permit.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....... May 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: No limit................................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver No open season.
phases):.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 10 per day, 20 in possession... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (ruffed):................................ No open season.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: 20 beavers per season................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Jan. 1-31.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a
firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10 through Apr. 30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 8 with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State locking tag if you have obtained a Federal
registration permit prior to hunting.
(ii) [Reserved]
Table 8 to Paragraph (n)(8)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal registration Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
permit only. Up to 2 permits may be issued in Apr. 1-May 15.
Akhiok; up to 1 permit may be issued in Karluk;
up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up
to 3 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; up to
2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to
2 permits may be issued in Port Lions. Permits
will be issued by the Kodiak Refuge Manager.
Deer:
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Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Archipelago within the Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge, including lands on Kodiak,
Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands--4 deer;
however, antlerless deer may be taken only
Oct. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 8, remainder........................... No open season.
Elk:
Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Sep. 15-Nov. 30.
Archipelago within the Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge, including lands on Kodiak,
Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands--1 elk per
household by Federal registration permit
only. The season will be closed by
announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge, when the combined
Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the
herd.
Unit 8, remainder........................... No open season.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: 30 beavers per season................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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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 9A 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 9B consists of the Kvichak River drainage except those
lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River
drainage and the Naknek River drainage.
(C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the
Naknek River drainage, lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between
the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage, and all land
and water within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(D) Unit 9D 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 9E consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai
National Park; and
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts from Aug. 1 through Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use
Area, which includes all of Unit 9C within the Naknek River drainage
upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek drainage; however,
you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp,
and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen
surfaces of the Naknek River and Big Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 9B from April 1 through May 31 and in the remainder of
Unit 9 from April 1 through 30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag in Unit 9B, except that portion within the Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve, if you have obtained a State registration
permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents of
Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and that
portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440 permit holders
may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a
resident tag. The season will be closed when 4 females or 10 bears have
been taken, whichever occurs first. The permits will be issued and
closure announcements made by the Superintendent of Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve.
(D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit
from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only
at the request of a local organization. This 10-moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State.
(E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) of Units 9C and 9E may designate another federally
qualified subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to take bull caribou on
his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report and turn over
all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction on the number of
possession limits the designated hunter may have in his/her possession
at any one time.
(F) For Unit 9D, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take
caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report.
The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may
have no more than four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one
time.
(G) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point,
and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through
December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit
will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local
organization. The
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brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island)
only.
(H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 9E with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State locking tag if you have obtained a Federal
registration permit prior to hunting.
(I) In Units 9B and 9C, a snowmachine may be used to approach and
pursue a wolf or wolverine provided the snowmachine does not contact a
live animal.
Table 9 to Paragraph (n)(9)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and July 1-June 30.
Preserve--Rural residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, residents of that portion of the
park resident zone in Unit 9B; and 13.440
permit holders--1 bear by Federal
registration permit only.
The season will be closed by the Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve Superintendent
when 4 females or 10 bears have been taken,
whichever occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 bear by State Sep. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 9C--1 bear by Federal registration Oct. 1-May 31.
permit only.
The season will be closed by the Katmai
National Park and Preserve Superintendent
in consultation with BLM and FWS land
managers and ADF&G, when 6 females or 10
bears have been taken, whichever occurs
first.
Unit 9E--1 bear by Federal registration Sep. 25-Dec. 31.
permit. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9A--up to 2 caribou by State Season may be
registration permit. announced between
Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 9B--up to 2 caribou by State Season may be
registration permit. announced between
Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Unit 9C, that portion within the Alagnak Season may be
River drainage excluding Katmai National announced between
Preserve--up to 2 caribou by State Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 9C, that portion within Katmai National Season may be
Preserve--1 caribou by Federal registration announced between
permit. Federal public lands are closed to Aug. 1-Sep. 30 or
the taking of caribou except by residents Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
of Igiugig and Kokhanok hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Season may be
Naknek River from the north, and Graveyard announced between
Creek and Coffee Creek--up to 2 caribou by Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
State registration permit.
Unit 9C, remainder--1 bull by Federal May be announced.
registration permit or State permit.
Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of caribou except by residents of
Unit 9C and Egegik.
Unit 9D--1-4 caribou by Federal registration Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
permit only. Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
Unit 9E--1 bull by Federal registration May be announced.
permit or State permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of caribou
except by residents of Unit 9C, Unit 9E,
Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Clark July 15-Oct. 15.
National Park and Preserve--1 ram with \3/ Jan. 1-Apr. 1.
4\ curl or larger horn by Federal
registration permit only. By announcement
of the Lake Clark National Park and
Preserve Superintendent, the summer/fall
season will be closed when up to 5 sheep
are taken and the winter season will be
closed when up to 2 sheep are taken.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
larger horn by Federal registration permit
only.
Unit 9, remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 9A--1 bull by State registration permit Sep. 1-15.
Unit 9B--1 bull by State registration permit Aug. 27-Sep. 25.
Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Sep. 1-20.
Naknek River from the north--1 bull by Dec. 1-31.
State registration permit.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Naknek River from the south--1 bull by Dec. 1-31.
State registration permit. Public lands are
closed during December for the hunting of
moose, except by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 9C, remainder--1 bull by State Sep. 1-20.
registration permit. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Unit 9D--1 bull by Federal registration Dec. 15-Jan. 20.
permit. Federal public lands will be closed
by announcement of the Izembek Refuge
Manager to the harvest of moose when a
total of 10 bulls have been harvested
between State and Federal hunts.
Unit 9E--1 bull by State registration Sep. 1-25.
permit; however, only antlered bulls may be Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
taken Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E--2 beavers per day....... Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per season........... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
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Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 10 Aug. 10-last day of
per day, 20 in possession. Feb.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
No limit.................................... Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
2 beavers per day; only firearms may be used Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
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) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on
Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands.
(iii) In Unit 10--Unimak Island only, a federally qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number
of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
(iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand
Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through
December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit
will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local
organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit
10 (Unimak Island) only.
Table 10 to Paragraph (n)(10)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Caribou:
Unit 10, Unimak Island only--1 bull by Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Federal registration permit.
Unit 10, remainder--No limit................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... July 1-June 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
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Trapping
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Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... July 1-June 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): 2 foxes.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15
and June 15.
(B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July
31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or
Unit 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either
Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford
Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit.
The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve office.
(C) For federally qualified subsistence users living within the
Ahtna traditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina,
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Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina, a community
harvest system for moose is authorized on Federal public lands within
Unit 11, subject to the framework established by the Federal
Subsistence Board.
(1) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which
they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a
designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) Community harvest limit for the species authorized in the
community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the
participants in the system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from
hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted
directly to land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management,
rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal
registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder
to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1-Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions
apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified
subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use
determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of
the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep
harvested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and
accompanying adult.
Table 11 to Paragraph (n)(11)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 1 bear............................. Aug. 10-June 15.
Caribou: 1 bull by Federal registration permit.. May be announced.
Sheep:
1 ram....................................... Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
1 sheep by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
by persons 60 years of age or older. Ewes
accompanied by lambs or lambs may not be
taken.
Goat:
Unit 11, that portion within the Wrangell- Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
St. Elias National Park and Preserve that
is bounded by the Chitina and Nizina rivers
on the south, the Kennicott River and
glacier on the southeast, and the Root
Glacier on the east--1 goat by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 11, the remainder of the Wrangell-St. Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Elias National Park and Preserve--1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
Unit 11, that portion outside of the No open season.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve.
Federal public lands will be closed by ......................
announcement of the Superintendent,
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve, to the harvest of goats when a
total of 45 goats has been harvested
between Federal and State hunts.
Moose:
Unit 11, that portion draining into the east Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
bank of the Copper River upstream from and
including the Slana River drainage--1
antlered bull by joint Federal/State
registration permit.
Unit 11, that portion south and east of a Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
line running along the north bank of the Nov. 20-Jan. 20.
Chitina River, the north and west banks of
the Nazina River, and the west bank of West
Fork of the Nazina River, continuing along
the western edge of the West Fork Glacier
to the summit of Regal Mountain--1 bull by
Federal registration permit. However,
during the period Aug. 20-Sep. 20, only an
antlered bull may be taken.
Unit 11, remainder--1 antlered bull by Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Federal registration permit only.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Sep. 20-June 10.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....... June 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
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.
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Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15
and June 30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller
than 3/32-inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during
April and October.
(C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July
31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or
Unit 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either
Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford
Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit.
The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve office.
(D) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized
on Federal public lands in Unit 12 within the Tok and Little Tok River
drainages south of the Tok River bridge and east of the Tok Cutoff
Road, and within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of
the Nabesna River upstream from the southern boundary of Tetlin
National Wildlife Refuge and that portion of Unit 12 that is east of
the Nabesna River and south of the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail running
southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border. This community
harvest system is for federally qualified subsistence users living
within the Ahtna traditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina and is
subject to the framework established by the Federal Subsistence Board.
(1) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which
they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a
designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the
community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the
participants in the system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from
hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted
directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management,
rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal
registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
(5) Participants must abide by customary and traditional use
determinations.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder
to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1-Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions
apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified
subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use
determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of
the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep
harvested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and
accompanying adult.
Table 12 to Paragraph (n)(12)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 1 bear............................. Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12, that portion within the Wrangell- No open season.
St. Elias National Park and Preserve that
lies west of the Nabesna River and the
Nabesna Glacier. All hunting of caribou is
prohibited on Federal public lands.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
River and the Nabesna Glacier and south of
the Winter Trail running southeast from
Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border--1
bull by Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands are closed to the ......................
harvest of caribou except by federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 12, remainder--1 bull.................. Sep. 1-20.
Unit 12, remainder--1 caribou may be taken Winter season to be
by a Federal registration permit during a announced.
winter season to be announced. Dates for a
winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and
Apr. 30, and sex of the animals to be taken
will be announced by the Tetlin National
Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation
with the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska
Department of Fish and Game area
biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern
Interior Regional Advisory Council and
Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game
Advisory Committee.
Sheep:
Unit 12--1 ram with full curl or larger horn Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Unit 12, that portion within Wrangell-St. Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
Elias National Park and Preserve--1 ram
with full curl horn or larger by Federal
registration permit only by persons 60
years of age or older.
Moose:
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Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin Aug. 24-Sep. 20.
National Wildlife Refuge and those lands Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
within the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Preserve north and east of a line formed by
the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the
Canadian border to Pickerel Lake--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna Aug. 24-Sep. 30.
River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the
Winter Trail running southeast from
Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border--1
antlered bull.
Unit 12, that portion within the Nabesna Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
River drainage west of the east bank of the
Nabesna River upstream from the southern
boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife
Refuge--1 antlered bull by joint Federal/
State registration permit only.
Unit 12, remainder--1 bull.................. Aug. 24-28.
Sep. 8-20.
Beaver: Unit 12, Wrangell-St. Elias National Sep. 20-May 15.
Park and Preserve--6 beavers per season. Meat
from harvested beaver must be salvaged for
human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Sep. 15-Jun 10.
Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or firearms may
be used.
Coyote: No limit................................ Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Sep. 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 southeastern corner
of Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River
upstream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into
the east bank of the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with
Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali
National Park) upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River;
the drainages into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to
the base of the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna
Glacier; the drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between
its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages
into the north and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the
Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside
drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first
unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the
northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to
the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River; the drainages into the
east bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; the
drainages of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the
Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13A 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
south 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 13B 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 13C consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the Gakona
River and Gakona Glacier.
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(D) Unit 13D consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 13A.
(E) Unit 13E consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(13) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting
Aug. 5-25 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 benchmark Miller, then west to
include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids Glacier, then
north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek to its
confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line across
the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway, then north along the
Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska Highway, then east
along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the Johnson River, then
south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to
the head of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the
Cantwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River.
(C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Middle Fork trails, or other trails
designated by the Board, you may not use motorized vehicles for
subsistence hunting in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The Sourdough
Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13B 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 Middle Fork Trail at approximately Mile 170, then westerly along
the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly along the east bank of
the Gulkana River to its confluence with Sourdough Creek, the point of
beginning.
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for
hunting, including the transportation of hunters, their hunting gear,
and/or parts of game from July 26 through September 30 in the Tonsina
Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of that
portion of Unit 13D bounded on the west by the Richardson Highway from
the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at Tonsina, on the north along
the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway
crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgerton Highway to Chitina,
on the east by the Copper River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and
on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) Upon written request by the Camp Director to the Glennallen
Field Office, 2 caribou, sex to be determined by the Glennallen Field
Office Manager of the BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10 through Sep. 30 or
Oct. 21 through Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the Hudson
Lake Residential Treatment Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose may be
taken Aug. 1 through Sep. 20. The animals may be taken by any federally
qualified hunter designated by the Camp Director. The hunter must have
in his/her possession the permit and a designated hunter permit during
all periods that are being hunted.
(C) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized
on Federal public lands within Unit 13, subject to the framework
established by the Federal Subsistence Board, for federally qualified
subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of
Cantwell, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina.
(1) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census
Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(2) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate
another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which
they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a
designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(3) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the
community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the
participants in the system.
(4) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from
hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted
directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management,
rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal
registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
Table 13 to Paragraph (n)(13)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali Aug. 10-May 31.
National Park must be sealed within 5 days of
harvest. That portion within Denali National
Park will be closed by announcement of the
Superintendent after 4 bears have been
harvested.
Caribou: ......................
Units 13A and 13B--up to 2 caribou by Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Federal registration permit only. Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
Unit 13, remainder--2 bulls by Federal Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
registration permit only. Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D and the Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled
Use Area--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or larger
horn.
Moose:
Unit 13E--1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 1-Sep. 20.
registration permit only; only 1 permit
will be issued per household.
Unit 13, remainder--1 antlered bull moose by Aug. 1-Sep. 20.
Federal registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....... June 15-Sep. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
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Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: Unit 13--No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Sep. 25-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the northern
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 northern side of Cook
Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the
Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into
the south and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with
Clear Creek, the western side drainages of a line going up the south
bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up
that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408,
then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the
Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west
by the east bank of the Susitna River, on the north by the north bank
of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east along the
hydrologic divide separating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages
to the outlet creek at lake 4408, on the east by the eastern boundary
of Unit 14, and on the south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of
the Knik River from its mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across
the face of Knik Glacier and along the northern side of Knik Glacier to
the Unit 6 boundary.
(B) Unit 14B consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A.
(C) Unit 14C consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort
Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of
the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservations; and
(B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage
Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and
Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including
Rainbow Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
Table 14 to Paragraph (n)(14)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: Unit 14C--1 bear................... July 1-June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14C--1 beaver per day, 1 in May 15-Oct. 31.
possession.
Coyote: Unit 14C--2 coyotes..................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): Unit 14C--2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: Unit 14C--5 hares per day....... Sep. 8-Apr. 30.
Lynx: Unit 14C--2 lynx.......................... Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: Unit 14C--5 wolves........................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14C--1 wolverine................ Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): Unit 14C--5 per day, Sep. 8-Mar. 31.
10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): Unit Sep. 8-Mar. 31.
14C--10 per day, 20 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: Unit 14C, 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 beavers per season.
Coyote: Unit 14C--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): Unit 14C--1 fox.
Lynx: Unit 14C--No limit........................ Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
Marten: Unit 14C--No limit...................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14C--No limit............. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 14C--No limit..................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 14C--No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Wolf: Unit 14C--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine: Unit 14C--2 wolverines............... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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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 15A consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the north
bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake.
(B) Unit 15B consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the north
bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake, and
north of the north bank of the Kasilof River, the northern shore of
Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier.
(C) Unit 15C consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and
hares that may be taken only from October 1 through March 1 by bow and
arrow only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost
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 northern 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 westernmost junction
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to
the point of beginning.
(B) You may not hunt, trap, or take wildlife within a quarter mile
of wildlife crossing structures along the Sterling Highway.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop
Wildlife Management Area.
(C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15B east of the
Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier.
(D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a
steel trap or snare.
Table 15 to Paragraph (n)(15)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black:
Units 15A and 15B--2 bears by Federal July 1-June 30.
registration permit.
Unit 15C--3 bears........................... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Unit 15--1 bear every 4 regulatory Sep. 1-Nov. 30, to be
years by Federal registration permit. The announced and Apr. 1-
season may be opened or closed by announcement June 15, to be
from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager announced.
after consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of
the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council.
Caribou:
Unit 15B, within the Kenai National Wildlife Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Refuge Wilderness Area--1 caribou by
Federal drawing permit.
Unit 15C, north of the Fox River and east of Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Windy Lake--1 caribou by Federal drawing
permit.
Unit 15, remainder.......................... No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Kids or Aug. 10-Nov. 14.
nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken.
Moose:
Unit 15A--Skilak Loop Wildlife Management No open season.
Area.
Units 15A remainder, 15B, and 15C--1 Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on
either antler, by Federal registration
permit only.
Units 15B and 15C--1 antlered bull with Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more brow tines on either antler, by
Federal registration permit only. The Kenai
NWR Refuge Manager is authorized to close
the October-November season based on
conservation concerns, in consultation with
ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral
Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Unit 15C--1 cow by Federal registration Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
permit only.
Sheep: 1 ram with \3/4\ curl horn or larger by Aug 10-Sep. 20.
Federal drawing permit.
Coyote: No limit................................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (ruffed)................................. No open season.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): ......................
Unit 15A and 15B--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Unit 15C--20 per day, 40 in possession...... Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
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Unit 15C--5 per day, 10 in possession....... Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
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Trapping
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Beaver: 20 beavers per season................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): 1 fox.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Jan. 1-31.
Marten:
Unit 15B, that portion east of the Kenai No open season.
River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and
Skilak Glacier.
Remainder of Unit 15--No limit.............. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 15--No limit........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: Unit 15B 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 western side of the
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence
with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the western side of the
Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna
River, and drainages into the southern side of the Tokositna River
upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage
of the Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16A 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; and
(B) Unit 16B consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount
McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(16) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) [Reserved]
Table 16 to Paragraph (n)(16)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Caribou: 1 caribou.............................. Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
Unit 16B, Redoubt Bay Drainages south and Sep. 1-15.
west of, and including the Kustatan River
drainage--1 bull.
Unit 16B, Denali National Preserve only--1 Sep. 1-30.
bull by Federal registration permit. One Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Federal registration permit for moose
issued per household.
Unit 16B, remainder--1 bull................. Sep. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Oct. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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 17A consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands.
(B) Unit 17B 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 17C consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you
may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves,
and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled
Use Area consisting of Unit 17B, from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior
to hunting.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 17 from April 15 through May 31. You may not take beaver
with a firearm under a trapping license on National Park Service lands.
(D) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be used to assist in the taking
of a caribou, and caribou may be shot from a stationary snowmachine.
``Assist in the taking of a caribou'' means a snowmachine may be used
to approach within 300 yards of a caribou at speeds under 15 miles per
hour, in a manner that does not involve repeated approaches or that
causes a caribou to run. A snowmachine may not be used to contact an
animal or to pursue a fleeing caribou.
Table 17 to Paragraph (n)(17)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 2 bears............................ Aug. 1-May 31.
Bear, brown: Unit 17--1 bear by State Sep. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Caribou:
Unit 17A, all drainages west of Right Hand Season may be
Point--up to 2 caribou by State announced between
registration permit. Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Units 17A and 17C, that portion of 17A east Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
of the Ungalikthluk River and South of
Buchia Ridge, and within the lower Kulukak
River drainage south of Buchia Ridge and
within the Kanik River drainage downstream
of the Tithe Creek, that portion of 17C
south of the Igushik River and south of and
including the Tuklung River drainage--up to
5 caribou by Federal registration permit.
Public lands are closed to the taking of
caribou except by federally qualified users
unless the population estimate exceeds 900
caribou.
Units 17A, remainder and 17C, remainder-- Season may be
selected drainages; a harvest limit of up announced between
to 2 caribou by State registration permit Aug. 1 and Mar. 31.
will be determined at the time the season
is announced.
Units 17B and 17C, that portion of 17C east Season may be
of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes--up announced between
to 2 caribou by State registration permit. Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or larger horn...... Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Moose:
Unit 17A--1 bull by State registration Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
permit; or.
1 antlerless moose by State registration Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
permit; or.
Unit 17A--up to 2 moose; one antlered bull Up to a 31-day season
by State registration permit, one may be announced
antlerless moose by State registration between Dec. 1 and
permit. the last day of Feb.
Units 17B and 17C--one bull................. Aug. 20-Sep. 15.
Dec. 1-31.
During the period Aug. 20-Sep. 15--one bull
by State registration permit; or
During the period Sep. 1-15--one bull with
spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers
with three or more brow tines on at least
one side with a State harvest ticket; or
During the period Dec. 1-31--one antlered
bull by State registration permit.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
phases): 2 foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per season........... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:
Unit 17--No limit........................... Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 17--2 beavers per day. Only firearms Apr. 15-May 31.
may be used.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the
Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers westerly and downstream from a line starting
at the downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon
River then south across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the
Paimiut Portage, then south along the Paimiut Portage to its
intersection with Arhymot Lake, then south along the northern and
western bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crooked Creek (locally
known as Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek
downstream to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon-
Kuskokwim Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along
the west side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank
of Mud Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River
(locally known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west
bank of this unnamed slough downstream to its confluence with the
Kuskokwim River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its
southerly bank, then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River
upriver to the confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as
Old River, then across Old River to the downriver terminus of the
island formed by Old River and the Kuskokwim River, then along the
north bank of the main channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek
(Whitefish Creek), then along the south and west bank of Igyalleq Creek
to Whitefish Lake, then directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek,
then along the west bank of Ophir Creek to its headwaters at
61[deg]10.22' N lat., 159[deg]46.05' W long., 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. Matthews, and
adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River, and all
seaward waters and lands within 3 miles of these coastlines.
(ii) In the Kalskag Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the
Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River,
then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of
Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, you are not allowed to use
aircraft for hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including
the transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine
part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a hunter or
ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft between publicly
owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned
airport within the Area and points outside the Area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 18 from April 1 through June 10.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior
to hunting.
(C) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.
(D) You may take moose from a boat moving under power in that
portion of Unit 18 west of a line running from the mouth of the
Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank
of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N
60[deg]59.41' Latitude; W 162[deg]22.14' Longitude), continuing upriver
along a line \1/2\ mile south and east of, and paralleling a line along
the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east
bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot
Lake, then following the south bank west to the Unit 18 border.
(E) Taking of wildlife in Unit 18 while in possession of lead shot
size T, .20 caliber or less in diameter, is prohibited.
(F) You may not pursue with a motorized vehicle an ungulate that is
at or near a full gallop.
(G) You may use artificial light when taking a bear at a den site.
Table 18 to Paragraph (n)(18)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 1 bear by State registration permit Sep. 1-May 31.
only.
Caribou:
Unit 18, that portion to the east and south Season may be
of the Kuskokwim River--up to 2 caribou by announced between
State registration permit. Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 18, remainder--up to 2 caribou by State Season may be
registration permit. announced between
Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
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Moose: Unit 18, that portion east of a line Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to May be announced
the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the between Dec. 1-Jan.
east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance 31.
into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60[deg]59.41'
Latitude; W162[deg]22.14' Longitude),
continuing upriver along a line \1/2\ mile
south and east of, and paralleling a line along
the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the
confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek,
then continuing upriver to the outlet at
Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank
east of the Unit 18 border and then north of
and including the Eek River drainage--1
antlered bull by State registration permit
during the fall season
or..............................................
Up to 1 moose by Federal permit during a may-be-
announced winter season.
Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by residents of
Akiachak, Akiak, Atmautlauk, Bethel, Eek,
Kalskag, Kasigluk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak,
Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Lower Kalskag,
Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk,
Oscarville, Quinhagak, Tuluksak, and
Tuntutuliak.
Unit 18, south of the Eek River drainage and Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
north of and including the Carter Bay
drainage--1 antlered bull by State
registration permit.
Unit 18, that portion that drains into Sep. 1-30.
Kuskokwim Bay south of Carter Bay drainage--
1 antlered bull by State registration
permit.
Or
1 moose by State registration permit........ A season may be
announced between
Dec. 1 and the last
day of Feb.
Unit 18, remainder--3 moose, only one of Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
which may be antlered. Antlered bulls may
not be harvested from Oct. 1 through Nov.
30.
Beaver: No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes.... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season........... Aug. 1-May 31.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 5 lynx.................................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolf: 10 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 2 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-May 30.
possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Mar. 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, excluding the drainages of Arhymot Lake, from a line starting
at the outlet of Arhymot Lake at Crooked Creek (locally known as
Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek downstream
to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon- Kuskokwim
Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along the west
side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank of Mud
Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River (locally
known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west bank of
this unnamed slough downstream to its confluence with the Kuskokwim
River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its southerly bank,
then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River upriver to the
confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as Old River, then
across Old River to the downriver terminus of the island formed by Old
River and the Kuskokwim River, then along the north bank of the main
channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then along
the south and west bank of Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then
directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek then along the west bank
of Ophir Creek to its headwaters at 61[deg]10.22' N lat.,
159[deg]46.05' W long.:
(A) Unit 19A consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
from and including the George River drainage and downstream from and
excluding the Downey Creek drainage.
(B) Unit 19B 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 19C 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
northwestern corner
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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 19D consists of that portion drained by the Kuskokwim
River drainage upstream from and including the Swift River drainage,
excluding Unit 19C.
(E) Unit 19E consists of the remainder of Unit 19.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(19) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980.
(B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 19D upstream from the mouth of the Selatna River,
but excluding the Selatna and Black River drainages, to a line
extending from Dyckman Mountain on the northern Unit 19D boundary
southeast to the 1,610-foot crest of Munsatli Ridge, then south along
Munsatli Ridge to the 2,981-foot peak of Telida Mountain, then
northeast to the intersection of the western boundary of Denali
National Preserve with the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then south
along the western boundary of Denali National Preserve to the southern
boundary of Unit 19D, you may not use aircraft for hunting moose,
including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however,
this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part
by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area,
or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside
the area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag in those portions of Units 19A and 19B downstream of and
including the Aniak River drainage if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 19C, individual residents of Nikolai may harvest sheep
during the Aug. 10 to Sep. 20 season and not have that animal count
against the community harvest limit (during the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30
season). Individual residents of Nikolai that harvest a sheep under
State regulations may not participate in the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30
community harvest.
Table 19 to Paragraph (n)(19)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Units 19A and 19B, those portions Aug. 10-June 30.
which are downstream of and including the Aniak
River drainage--1 bear by State registration
permit.
Units 19A, remainder; 19B, remainder; 19D; Aug. 10-June 30.
and 19E--1 bear.
Caribou: Units 19A, 19B, and 19E (excluding Season may be
rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)--up to announced between
2 caribou by State registration permit. Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 19C--1 caribou......................... Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19D, south and east of the Kuskokwim Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
River--1 caribou.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 caribou.............. Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
Unit 19, residents domiciled in Lime Village July 1-June 30.
only--no individual harvest limit but a
village harvest quota of 200 caribou; cows
and calves may not be taken from Apr. 1
through Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Sheep: 1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn or larger..... Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Unit 19C, that portion within the Denali Oct. 1-Mar. 30.
National Park and Preserve-residents of
Nikolai only--no individual harvest limit,
but a community harvest quota will be set
annually by the Denali National Park and
Preserve Superintendent; rams or ewes
without lambs only. Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Moose: Unit 19, residents of Lime Village only-- July 1-June 30.
no individual harvest limit, but a village
harvest quota of 28 bulls (including those
taken under the State permits). Reporting will
be by a community reporting system.
Unit 19A--1 antlered bull by Federal drawing Sep. 1-20.
permit or a State permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of moose
except by residents of Tuluksak, Lower
Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
and Crooked Creek hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 19B--1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch Sep. 1-20.
antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow
tines on one side.
Unit 19C--1 antlered bull................... Sep. 1-20.
Unit 19C--1 bull by State registration Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
permit.
Unit 19D, that portion of the Upper Sep. 1-30.
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 19D, remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Sep. 1-30.
Controlled Use Area--1 bull. Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 antlered bull........ Sep. 1-30.
Dec. 1-15.
Unit 19E, Lime Village Management Area--2 Aug. 10-Sep. 25.
bulls by State or Federal registration Nov. 20-Mar 31.
permit.
Unit 19E--1 antlered bull by State Sep. 1-5.
registration permit available in Sleetmute
and Stoney River on July 24. Permits issued
on a first come, first served basis (number
of permits to be announced annually).
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 19D--10 wolves per day............... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 19, remainder--5 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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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 20A 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 20B consists of drainages into the northern bank of the
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and
including the Banner Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 20C 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 20D 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 20E 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 20F consists of the remainder of Unit 20.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(20) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting
Aug. 5-25 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 benchmark 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 of the 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) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor
may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of
wildlife.
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting August 5-
September 20 in the Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which
consists of that portion of Unit 20E bounded by a line beginning at
Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle,
then west along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from
Crooked Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its
headwaters on North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters
of Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of
Independence Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the
Fortymile River, then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork
of the Fortymile River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then
across the North Fork of the Fortymile River to the south bank of
Champion Creek and easterly along the south bank of Champion Creek to
its confluence with Little Champion Creek, then northeast along the
east bank of Little Champion Creek to its headwaters, then
northeasterly in a direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor Highway;
however, this does not prohibit motorized access via, or transportation
of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any airport.
(E) You may by permit hunt moose on the Minto Flats Management
Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20
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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 3 miles above Old Minto, then along the north
bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and sloughs except
Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana Rivers
and then northerly to the point of beginning.
(F) You may hunt moose only by bow and arrow in the Fairbanks
Management Area. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 20B bounded
by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River,
northerly along Rosie Creek to Isberg Road, then northeasterly on
Isberg Road to Cripple Creek Road, then northeasterly on Cripple Creek
Road to the Parks Highway, then north on the Parks Highway to Alder
Creek, then westerly to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through section
26 to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder
Creek, then upstream along Alder Creek to its confluence with Emma
Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then northerly
along the hydrographic divide between Goldstream Creek drainages and
Cripple Creek drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep
Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along
Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road to
Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome
Road, then east on Old Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then
south on the Elliot Highway to Goldstream Creek, then easterly along
Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, Davidson
Ditch, then southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its confluence
with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then downstream
along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a
straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to
Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its confluence with
Ruby Creek, then upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro Road, then south on
Esro Road to Chena Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena Hot Springs
Road to Nordale Road, then south on Nordale Road to the Chena River, to
its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right of way, then
southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
right of way to the Chena River, then along the north bank of the Chena
River to the Moose Creek dike, then southerly along the Moose Creek
dike to its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly along
the north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear April 15-June 30; you may
use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap or a snare using cable smaller
than 3/32-inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 20E during
April and October.
(C) Residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals at the request of the Native Village of Tanana
only. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by
the State.
Table 20 to Paragraph (n)(20)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Unit 20A--1 bear................... Sep. 1-May 31.
Unit 20E--1 bear............................ Aug. 10-June 30.
Unit 20, remainder--1 bear.................. Sep. 1-May 31.
Caribou: Unit 20E--up to 3 caribou, to be Fall season between
announced, by a joint State/Federal Aug. 1 and Sep. 30,
registration permit. to be announced.
Winter season between
Oct. 21 and Mar. 31,
to be announced.
Unit 20F, north of the Yukon River--1 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
caribou.
Unit 20F, east of the Dalton Highway and Fall season between
south of the Yukon River--up to 3 caribou, Aug. 1 and Sep. 30,
to be announced, by a joint State/Federal to be announced.
registration permit. Winter season between
Oct. 21 and Mar. 31,
to be announced.
Moose: Unit 20A--1 antlered bull................ Sep. 1-20.
Unit 20B--1 antlered bull................... Sep. 1-20.
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali Sep. 1-30.
National Park and Preserve west of the Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
Toklat River, excluding lands within Mount
McKinley National Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980--1 antlered bull;
however, white-phased or partial albino
(more than 50 percent white) moose may not
be taken.
Unit 20C, remainder--1 antlered bull; Sep. 1-30.
however, white-phased or partial albino
(more than 50 percent white) moose may not
be taken.
Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
Rivers National Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 20E, that portion drained by the Middle Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
Fork of the Fortymile River upstream from
and including the Joseph Creek drainage--1
bull.
Unit 20E, remainder--1 bull by joint Federal/ Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
State registration permit.
Unit 20F, that portion within the Dalton Sep. 1-25.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1
antlered bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 20F, remainder--1 antlered bull........ Sep. 1-30.
Dec. 1-10.
Sheep: Unit 20E--1 ram with full-curl horn or Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
larger.
Unit 20, remainder.......................... No open season.
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Beaver: Unit 20E--Yukon-Charley Rivers National Sep. 20-May 15.
Preserve--6 beavers per season. Meat from
harvested beaver must be salvaged for human
consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and that portion of 20C Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
east of the Teklanika River--2 lynx.
Unit 20E--2 lynx............................ Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 20, remainder--2 lynx.................. Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon- Sep. 20-June 10.
Charley Rivers National Preserve--No limit.
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali Nov. 1-June 10.
National Park and Preserve--25 muskrat.
Unit 20, remainder.......................... No open season.
Wolf:
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
National Park and Preserve--1 wolf during Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
the Aug. 10-Oct. 31 period; 5 wolves during
the Nov. 1-Apr. 30 period, for a total of 6
wolves for the season.
Unit 20, remainder--10 wolves............... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): Units Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
20A, 20B, 20C, 20E, and 20F--15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): Unit 20, those Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
portions within 5 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.
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Trapping
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Beaver: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F--No limit.. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 20E--No limit. Hide or meat must be Sep. 15-June 10.
salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or
firearms may be used.
Coyote: Unit 20E--No limit...................... Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Unit 20, remainder--No limit................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and 20C east of the Dec. 15-Feb. 15.
Teklanika River--No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit.......................... Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Units 20F and 20C, remainder--No limit...... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: Unit 20E--No limit...................... Nov. 1-Mar. 15
Unit 20, remainder--No limit................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: Unit 20E--No limit..................... Sep. 20-June 10.
Unit 20, remainder--No limit................ Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F--No limit.... Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 20E--No limit.......................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon
River and Arhymot Lake upstream from a line starting at the downriver
boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River then south
across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the Paimiut Portage,
then south along the Portage to its intersection with Arhymot Lake,
then south along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake to the
outlet at Crooked Creek (locally known as Johnson River) drainage then
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 drainage upstream from the Dulbi River
drainage:
(A) Unit 21A consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from
and including the Iditarod River drainage.
(B) Unit 21B 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
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek.
(C) Unit 21C 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 21D 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 21E consists of that portion of Unit 21 in the Yukon River
and Arhymot Lake drainages upstream from a line starting at the
downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River,
then south across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the
Paimiut Portage, then south along the Portage to its intersection with
Arhymot Lake, then along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake
to the outlet at Crooked Creek (locally known as Johnson River)
drainage, then 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 at 64[deg]52.58' N lat., 157[deg]43.10' W
long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel
Rivers at 65[deg]28.42' N lat.,
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157[deg]44.89' W long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy
Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65[deg]57' N lat., 156[deg]41' W
long.) at 65[deg]56.66' N lat., 156[deg]40.81' W long., then easterly
to the confluence of the forks of the Dakli River at 66[deg]02.56' N
lat., 156[deg] 12.71' W long., then easterly to the confluence of
McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66[deg]00.31' N lat.,
155[deg]18.57' W long., then southwesterly to the crest of
Hochandochtla Mountain at 65[deg]31.87' N lat., 154[deg]52.18' W long.,
then southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65[deg]3.00' N lat.,
156[deg]06.43' W long., then southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at
64[deg]49.35' N lat., 157[deg] 21.73' W long., 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 extending 2 miles easterly 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) In Unit 21D, you may hunt brown bear by State registration
permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any
manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State
registration permit, including transportation of hunters, bears, or
parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear
hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between
communities by carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this
area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between
publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to
hunt black bear between September 1 and September 25.
(B) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1 through June 10.
(C) The residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of
Tanana. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by
the State.
(D) The residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Kaltag/Nulato
Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits
will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village
of Kaltag or Nulato. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that
permitted by the State.
Table 21 to Paragraph (n)(21)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Unit 21D--1 bear by State registration Aug. 10-June 30.
permit only.
Unit 21, remainder--1 bear.................. Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 21A--1 caribou......................... Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
Dec. 10-20.
Unit 21B, that portion north of the Yukon No open season.
River and downstream from Ukawutni Creek.
Unit 21C, the Dulbi and Melozitna River No open season.
drainages downstream from Big Creek.
Unit 21B, remainder, Unit 21C, remainder, Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
and Unit 21E--1 caribou.
Unit 21D, north of the Yukon River and east Winter season to be
of the Koyukuk River--caribou may be taken announced.
during a winter season to be announced.
Unit 21D, remainder--15 caribou, only 1 may
be a cow, and calves may not be taken.
Bulls may be harvested...................... July 1-Oct. 14.
Feb. 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested....................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Moose:
Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna Sep. 5-Oct. 1.
National Wildlife Refuge downstream from
and including the Little Mud River
drainage--1 bull. A State registration
permit is required Sep. 5-25. A Federal
registration permit is required Sep. 26-
Oct. 1.
Unit 21B, that portion within the Nowitna Five-day season to be
National Wildlife Refuge downstream from announced between
and including the Little Mud River Dec. 1 and Mar. 31.
drainage--1 antlered bull. A Federal
registration permit is required during the
5-day season and will be limited to one per
household.
Units 21A and 21B, remainder--1 bull........ Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
Nov. 1-30.
Unit 21C--1 antlered bull................... Sep. 5-25.
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Unit 21D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area--1 Sep. 1-25.
bull by State registration permit; 1 Mar. 1-5 season to be
antlerless moose by Federal permit if announced.
authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/
Nowitna/Innoko NWR manager. Harvest of cow
moose accompanied by calves is prohibited.
A harvestable surplus of cows will be
determined for a quota.
Or
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there Apr. 10-15 season to
is no Mar. 1-5 season and if authorized by be announced.
announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko
NWR manager and BLM Central Yukon field
office manager.
Unit 21D, that portion south of the south Aug. 22-31.
bank of the Yukon River, downstream of the Sep. 5-25.
up-river entrance of Kala Slough and west Mar. 1-31 season may
of Kala Creek--1 moose by State be announced.
registration permit.
Antlerless moose may be taken only during
Sep. 21-25 season if authorized jointly by
the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR Manager and
the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager.
Antlerless moose may be harvested during the
winter season.
Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves
is prohibited.
Unit 21D, remainder--1 moose by State Aug. 22-31.
registration permit. Antlerless moose may Sep. 5-25.
be taken only during Sep. 21-25 and the Mar. 1-5 season to be
Mar. 1-5 season if authorized jointly by announced.
the Koyukuk/Nowitna/Innoko NWR Manager and
the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager.
Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves
is prohibited. During the Aug. 22-31 and
Sep. 5-25 seasons, a State registration
permit is required. During the Mar. 1-5
season, a Federal registration permit is
required.
Unit 21E--1 moose; however, only bulls may Aug. 25-Sep. 30.
be taken Aug. 25-Sep. 30.
During the Feb. 15-Mar. 15 season, a Federal Feb. 15-Mar. 15.
registration permit is required. The permit
conditions and any needed closures for the
winter season will be announced by the
Innoko NWR manager after consultation with
the ADF&G area biologist and the Chairs of
the Western Interior Regional Advisory
Council and the Middle Yukon Fish and Game
Advisory Committee as stipulated in a
letter of delegation. Moose may not be
taken within one-half mile of the Innoko or
Yukon Rivers during the winter season.
Beaver:
Unit 21E--No limit.......................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 21, remainder.......................... No open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (snowshoe and tundra): No limit............ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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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 22A 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 22B consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok
Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 22C 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 22D 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 22E consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and
Fairway Rock.
(ii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu
of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit
prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used 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:
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(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 22 during the established seasons.
(B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare, may be used
for subsistence purposes.
(C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot
from a moving snowmachine.
(D) The taking of one bull moose and up to three musk oxen by the
community of Wales is allowed for the celebration of the Kingikmuit
Dance Festival under the terms of a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native
Village of Wales. The harvest may occur only within regularly
established seasons in Unit 22E. The harvest will count against any
established quota for the area.
(E) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take musk
oxen on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must get a designated
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients in the course
of a season, but have no more than two harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time, except in Unit 22E where a resident of
Wales or Shishmaref acting as a designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients, but have no more than four harvest limits in his/
her possession at any one time.
Table 22 to Paragraph (n)(22)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black:
Units 22A and 22B--3 bears.................. July 1-June 30.
Unit 22, remainder.......................... No open season.
Bear, brown:
Units 22A, 22D remainder, and 22E--1 bear by Aug. 1-May 31.
State registration permit only.
Unit 22B--2 bears by State registration Aug. 1-May 31.
permit.
Unit 22C--1 bear by State registration Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
permit only. Apr. 1-May 31.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk July 1-June 30.
River drainage, west of the west bank of
the unnamed creek originating at the Unit
boundary opposite the headwaters of
McAdam's Creek and west of the west bank of
Canyon Creek to its confluence with Tuksuk
Channel--2 bears by Federal registration
permit.
Caribou:
Unit 22B, that portion west of Golovnin Bay Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
and west of a line along the west bank of May 1-Sep. 30, season
the Fish and Niukluk Rivers to the mouth of may be announced.
the Libby River, and excluding all portions
of the Niukluk River drainage upstream from
and including the Libby River drainage--15
caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State
registration permit. Calves may not be
taken.
Units 22A, that portion north of the July 1-June 30.
Golsovia River drainage, 22B remainder,
that portion of Unit 22D in the Kuzitrin
River drainage (excluding the Pilgrim River
drainage), and the Agiapuk River drainages,
including the tributaries, and Unit 22E,
that portion east of and including the Tin
Creek drainage--15 caribou, only 1 may be a
cow by State registration permit. Calves
may not be taken.
Unit 22A, remainder--15 caribou, only 1 may July 1-June 30, season
be a cow by State registration permit. may be announced.
Calves may not be taken.
Unit 22D, that portion in the Pilgrim River Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
drainage--15 caribou, only 1 may be a cow May 1-Sep. 30, season
by State registration permit. Calves may may be announced.
not be taken.
Units 22C, 22D remainder, 22E remainder--15 July 1-June 30, season
caribou, only 1 may be a cow by State may be announced.
registration permit. Calves may not be
taken.
Moose:
Unit 22A, that portion north of the Egavik Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Creek drainage--1 bull. Federal public
lands are closed to hunting Sep. 21-Aug. 31
except by federally qualified users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22A, that portion in the Unalakleet Aug. 15-Sep. 14.
drainage and all drainages flowing into
Norton Sound north of the Golsovia River
drainage and south of and including the
Egavik Creek drainage--1 bull by Federal
registration permit. Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of moose except by
federally qualified users hunting under
these regulations. The BLM Anchorage Field
Office is delegated authority to close the
season in consultation with ADF&G.
Unit 22A, remainder--1 bull. However, during Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
the period Jan.1-Feb. 15, only an antlered Jan. 1-Feb. 15.
bull may be taken. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of moose, Oct. 1-Aug.
31, except by federally qualified
subsistence users.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains--1 Sep. 1-14.
bull by State registration permit. Quotas
and any needed closures will be announced
by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of
the BLM, in consultation with NPS and
ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of moose except by federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains--1 Jan. 1-31.
bull by either Federal or State
registration permit. Quotas and any needed
season closures will be announced by the
Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM,
in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal
public lands are closed to the taking of
moose except by residents of White Mountain
and Golovin hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22B, remainder--1 bull................. Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 22C--1 antlered bull................... Sep. 1-14.
Unit 22D, that portion within the Kougarok, Sep. 1-14.
Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim River drainages--1
bull by State registration permit. Quotas
and any needed closures will be announced
by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of
the BLM, in consultation with NPS and
ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of moose except by residents of
Units 22D and 22C hunting under these
regulations.
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Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk Sep. 1-14.
River drainage and Canyon Creek--1 bull by
State registration permit. Quotas and any
needed closures will be announced by the
Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM,
in consultation with NPS and ADF&G.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk Dec. 1-31.
River drainage and Canyon Creek--1 bull by
Federal registration permit. Quotas and any
needed closures will be announced by the
Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM,
in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal
public lands are closed to the taking of
moose except by residents of Units 22D and
22C hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 bull by State Aug. 10-Sep. 14
registration permit. Federal public lands
are closed to the harvest of moose except
by federally qualified subsistence users.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 antlered bull by Season may be
State registration permit. Federal public announced, Dec. 1-
lands are closed to the harvest of moose Jan. 31.
except by federally qualified subsistence
users.
Unit 22E--1 antlered bull. Federal public Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
lands are closed to the taking of moose
except by federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations.
Musk ox:
Unit 22B--1 bull by Federal drawing permit Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
or State permit. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of musk ox except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion west of the Tisuk Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
River drainage and Canyon Creek--1 bull by
Federal drawing permit or State permit.
Federal public lands are closed to the
harvest of musk ox except by residents of
Nome and Teller hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion within the Kuzitrin Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
River drainages--1 bull by Federal drawing
permit or State permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of musk ox
except for residents of Council, Golovin,
White Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig
Mission hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 bull by Federal Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
drawing permit or State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to the taking of
musk ox except by residents of Elim, White
Mountain, Nome, Teller, and Brevig Mission
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22E--1 bull by Federal drawing permit Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
or State permit. Federal public lands are
closed to the harvest of musk ox except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22, remainder.......................... No open season.
Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--50 beavers.... Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 22, remainder.......................... No open season.
Coyote.......................................... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes.... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
phases): 10 foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season........... Aug. 1-May 31.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ Sep. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
Units 22A and 22B--No limit................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 22, remainder.......................... No open season.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine: 3 wolverines......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow):
Units 22A and 22B east of and including the Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Niukluk River drainage--40 per day, 80 in
possession.
Unit 22E--20 per day, 40 in possession...... July 15-May 15.
Unit 22, remainder--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--50 beavers.... Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 22C.................................... No open season.
Coyote.......................................... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea,
and Arctic Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River
drainage to Cape Lisburne.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
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(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of hunters
or harvested species in the Noatak Controlled Use Area for the period
August 15-September 30. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 23 in
a corridor extending 5 miles on either side of the Noatak River
beginning at the mouth of the Noatak River, and extending upstream to
the mouth of Sapun Creek. This closure does not apply to the
transportation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by carriers
that normally provide scheduled air service.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear
hunting, including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears;
however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou while hunting from a boat moving under
power in Unit 23.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in
this section, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm using
rimfire cartridges.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a
firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1 through June 10.
(D) For the Baird and DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--a federally
qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally
qualified subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf. The
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for
only one recipient in the course of a season and may have both his and
the recipients' harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time.
(E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot
from a moving snowmachine. On BLM-managed lands only, a snowmachine may
be used to position a caribou, wolf, or wolverine for harvest provided
that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine.
(F) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take musk
oxen on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must get a designated
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but have no
more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
Table 23 to Paragraph (n)(23)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Unit 23--2 bears by State July 1-June 30.
subsistence registration permit.
Caribou:
Unit 23, that portion which includes all
drainages north and west of, and including,
the Singoalik River drainage--15 caribou,
only 1 may be a cow, by State registration
permit as follows:
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested. However, cows July 15-Apr. 30.
accompanied by calves may not be taken
July 15-Oct. 14.
Federal public lands are closed to ......................
caribou hunting Aug. 1-Oct. 31, except
by federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations
unless the Western Arctic Caribou herd
population estimate exceeds 200,000
caribou.
Unit 23, remainder--15 caribou, only 1 may
be a cow, by State registration permit, as
follows:
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested. However, cows July 31-Mar. 31.
accompanied by calves may not be taken
July 31-Oct. 14.
Federal public lands are closed to ......................
caribou hunting Aug. 1-Oct. 31, except
by federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations
unless the Western Arctic Caribou herd
population estimate exceeds 200,000
caribou.
Federal public lands within a 10-mile- ......................
wide corridor (5 miles either side)
along the Noatak River from the western
boundary of Noatak National Preserve
upstream to the confluence with the
Cutler River; within the northern and
southern boundaries of the Eli and
Agashashok River drainages,
respectively; and within the Squirrel
River drainage are closed to caribou
hunting except by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these
regulations.
Sheep:
Unit 23, south of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, May be
and the Noatak River, and west of the announced.
Cutler and Redstone Rivers (Baird
Mountains)--1 sheep by Federal registration
permit. Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of sheep except by federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 23, north of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, May be
and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk announced.
River (DeLong Mountains)--1 sheep by
Federal registration permit.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains) May be
except for that portion within Gates of the announced.
Arctic National Park and Preserve--1 sheep
by Federal registration permit.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
that portion within Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve--1 ram with \7/
8\ curl or larger horn.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains), Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
that portion within Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve--1 sheep.
Moose:
Unit 23, that portion north and west of and July 1-Dec. 31.
including the Singoalik River drainage, and
all lands draining into the Kukpuk and
Ipewik Rivers--1 antlered bull.
No person may take a calf.
Unit 23, remainder--1 antlered bull......... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
No person may take a calf.
Musk ox:
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Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
and including the Buckland River drainage--
1 bull by Federal drawing permit or State
permit.
Unit 23, Cape Krusenstern National Monument-- Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
1 bull by Federal drawing permit.
Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Kobuk River drainage--1 bull by State
permit or Federal drawing permit.
Unit 23, remainder.......................... No open season.
Beaver: No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): No limit.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per season........... Aug. 1-May 31.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves................................. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... July 1-June 30.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and white-tailed): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black,and silver Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage
upstream from but not including the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 24A consists of the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from but not including the Harriet Creek and North
Fork Koyukuk River drainages, to the South Fork of the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from Squaw Creek, the Jim River Drainage, the Fish
Creek drainage upstream from and including the Bonanza Creek drainage,
to the 1,410 ft. peak of the hydrologic divide with the northern fork
of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N lat. 66[deg]33.303' W long.
151[deg]03.637' and following the unnamed northern fork of the Kanuti
Chalatna Creek to the confluence of the southern fork of the Kanuti
Chalatna River at N lat. 66[deg]27.090' W long. 151[deg]23.841', 4.2
miles SSW (194 degrees true) of Clawanmenka Lake and following the
unnamed southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the hydrologic
divide with the Kanuti River drainage at N lat. 66[deg]19.789' W long.
151[deg]10.102', 3.0 miles ENE (79 degrees true) from the 2,055 ft.
peak on that divide, and the Kanuti River drainage upstream from the
confluence of an unnamed creek at N lat. 66[deg]13.050' W long.
151[deg]05.864', 0.9 miles SSE (155 degrees true) of a 1,980 ft. peak
on that divide, and following that unnamed creek to the Unit 24
boundary on the hydrologic divide to the Ray River drainage at N lat.
66[deg]03.827' W long. 150[deg]49.988' at the 2,920 ft. peak of that
divide.
(B) Unit 24B consists of the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from
Dog Island to the Subunit 24A boundary.
(C) Unit 24C consists of the Hogatza River Drainage, the Koyukuk
River Drainage upstream from Batza River on the north side of the
Koyukuk River and upstream from and including the Indian River Drainage
on the south side of the Koyukuk River to the Subunit 24B boundary.
(D) Unit 24D consists of the remainder of Unit 24.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles, or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, and Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife.
(B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Kanuti
Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 24 bounded
by a line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east side of Fish Creek
Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end of Lake Todatonten (including
all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost headwaters of Siruk
Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point Mountain, then back to the
Bettles Field VOR; however, this does not apply to transportation of a
moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports
in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within
the area and points outside the area.
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(C) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Koyukuk
Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Units 21 and
24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk
at 64[deg]52.58' N lat., 157[deg]43.10' W long., then northerly to the
confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65[deg]28.42' N lat.,
157[deg]44.89' W long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy
Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65[deg]57 N lat., 156[deg]41 W long.)
at 65[deg]56.66' N lat., 156[deg]40.81' W long., then easterly to the
confluence of the forks of the Dakli River at 66[deg]02.56' N lat.,
156[deg]12.71' W long., then easterly to the confluence of McLanes
Creek and the Hogatza River at 66[deg]00.31' N lat., 155[deg]18.57' W
long., then southwesterly to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at
65[deg]31.87' N lat., 154[deg]52.18' W long., then southwest to the
mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65[deg]13.00' N lat., 156[deg] 06.43' W
long., then southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at 64[deg] 49.35' N.
lat., 157[deg]21.73' W long., then westerly along the north bank of the
Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning.
However, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or
moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area
and points outside the area. All hunters on the Koyukuk River passing
the ADF&G-operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream
from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to
ADF&G personnel at the check station.
(iii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu
of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit
prior to hunting. You may not use aircraft 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 prohibition does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or
bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to
hunt black bear Sep. 1-25.
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.
(C) If you are a resident of Units 24A, 24B, or 24C, during the
dates of Oct. 15-Apr. 30, you may use an artificial light when taking a
black bear, including a sow accompanied by cub(s), at a den site within
the portions of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve that are
within Units 24A, 24B, or 24C.
Table 24 to Paragraph (n)(24)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Unit 24B, that portion within Gates of the Aug. 10-June 30
Arctic National Park--2 bears by State
registration permit.
Unit 24 remainder--1 bear by State Aug. 10-June 30
registration permit.
Caribou:
Unit 24A, that portion south of the south Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
bank of the Kanuti River--1 caribou.
Unit 24B, that portion south of the south Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from and
including that portion of the Kanuti-
Kilolitna River drainage, bounded by the
southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna
Creek, then downstream along the east bank
of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its
confluence with the Kanuti River--1 caribou.
Unit 24A remainder--5 caribou per day as ......................
follows:
Calves may not be taken.................
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 14.
Feb. 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested................... July 15-Apr. 30.
Unit 24B remainder--15 caribou, only 1 may ......................
be a cow, as follows:
Calves may not be taken.................
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 14.
Feb. 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested................... July 15-Apr. 30.
Units 24C, 24D--15 caribou, only 1 may be a ......................
cow, as follows:
Calves may not be taken.................
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 14.
Feb. 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Sheep:
Units 24A and 24B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents July 15-Dec. 31.
only), that portion within the Gates of the
Arctic National Park--community harvest
quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which
may be ewes, and a daily possession limit
of 3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of
which may be a ewe.
Units 24A and 24B (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
residents), those portions within the Gates
of the Arctic National Park--1 ram, by
Federal registration permit only, with
exception for residents of Alatna and
Allakaket who will report by a National
Park Service community harvest system.
Federal public lands within Unit 24A are ......................
closed to the taking of sheep for the 2024-
2025 and 2025-2026 regulatory years for all
users.
Unit 24A, except that portion within the Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
Gates of the Arctic National Park--1 ram by
Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands are closed to the ......................
taking of sheep for the 2024-2025 and 2025-
2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 24, remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
larger horn.
Moose:
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Unit 24A--1 antlered bull by Federal Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
registration permit.
Unit 24B, that portion within the John River Aug. 1-Dec. 14.
Drainage--1 moose by State harvest ticket.
Or ......................
1 antlered bull by State registration permit Dec. 15-Apr. 15.
Unit 24B, remainder--1 antlered bull by Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
State harvest ticket.
Or ......................
1 antlered bull by State registration permit Dec. 15-Apr. 15.
Federal public lands in the Kanuti
Controlled Use Area, as described in
Federal regulations, are closed to taking
of moose Apr. 16-Dec. 14, except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Units 24C and 24D, that portion within the Sep. 1-25.
Koyukuk Controlled Use Area and Koyukuk
National Wildlife Refuge--1 bull.
1 antlerless moose by Federal permit if Mar. 1-5 to be
authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/ announced.
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager
and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon
Field Office. Harvest of cow moose
accompanied by calves is prohibited. A
harvestable surplus of cows will be
determined for a quota.
Or ......................
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there Apr. 10-15 to be
is no Mar. 1-5 season and if authorized by announced.
announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna
National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM
Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field
Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by
calves is prohibited. Announcement for the
March and April seasons and harvest quotas
will be made after consultation with the
ADF&G Area Biologist and the Chairs of the
Western Interior Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council, and the Middle
Yukon and Koyukuk River Fish and Game
Advisory Committees.
Unit 24C, remainder and Unit 24D, remainder-- Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
1 antlered bull. During the Sep. 5-25
season, a State registration permit is
required.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.............................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 15 wolves; however, no more than 5 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
may be taken prior to Nov. 1.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no more than 1 Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
wolverine may be taken prior to Nov. 1.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed): 15 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Lynx:
Unit 24A--no limit.......................... Nov. 1-Mar 31.
Units 24B, 24C, and 24D--no limit........... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(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 25A 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 25B 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.
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(C) Unit 25C consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon
River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20E 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 25D consists of the remainder of Unit 25.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, and Stevens
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife.
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area consists of that
portion of Unit 25A north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded
on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the
confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream
past Arctic Village to the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing
up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the
Junjik River; then down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger
tributary, to a major, unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for
approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into two roughly equal
drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost
due north to the headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the
boundary then follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter
Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the
divide to the headwaters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep
Creek then follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern
extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red
Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30 and between August 1 and September 25; in Unit 25D you may use bait
to hunt brown bear between April 15 and June 30 and between August 1
and September 25; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power
in Unit 25.
(C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this
part for food in memorial potlatches and traditional cultural events is
authorized in Unit 25D west provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event
contacts the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge,
prior to taking or attempting to take bull moose and provides to the
Refuge Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or
cultural event, number to be taken, and the general area in which the
taking will occur.
(2) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must
submit a written report to the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National
Wildlife Refuge, not more than 15 days after the harvest specifying the
harvester's name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the
taking(s).
(3) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in Unit 25D west.
(4) Any moose taken under this provision counts against the annual
quota of 60 bulls.
Table 25 to Paragraph (n)(25)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black:
Units 25A, 25B, and 25C--3 bears or 3 bears July 1-June 30.
by State community harvest permit. July 1-June 30.
Unit 25D--5 bears........................... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Units 25A and 25B--1 bear................... Aug. 10-June 30.
Unit 25C--1 bear............................ Sep. 1-May 31.
Unit 25D--2 bears every regulatory year..... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 25A--in those portions west of the east July 1-June 30.
bank of the East Fork of the Chandalar
River extending from its confluence with
the Chandalar River upstream to Guilbeau
Pass and north of the south bank of the
mainstem of the Chandalar River at its
confluence with the East Fork Chandalar
River west (and north of the south bank)
along the West Fork Chandalar River--10
caribou.
However, only bulls may be taken May 16-June
30..
Unit 25C--up to 3 caribou, to be announced, Fall season between
by a joint Federal/State registration Aug. 1 and Sep. 30,
permit. to be announced.
Winter season between
Oct. 21 and Mar. 31,
to be announced.
Unit 25D, that portion of Unit 25D drained Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
by the west fork of the Dall River west of Dec. 1-31.
150[deg] W long.--1 bull.
Units 25A remainder, 25B, and Unit 25D, July 1-Apr. 30.
remainder--10 caribou.
Sheep:
Unit 25A, that portion within the Dalton No open season.
Highway Corridor Management Area.
Units 25A, Arctic Village Sheep Management Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Area--2 rams by Federal registration permit
only.
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Federal public lands are closed to the ......................
taking of sheep except by federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 25A remainder--3 sheep by Federal Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
registration permit only.
Units 25B, 25C, and 25D--1 ram with full- Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
curl horn or larger.
Moose:
Unit 25A, that portion within the Coleen, Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
Firth, and Old Crow River drainages--1 Dec. 1-20.
antlered bull.
Unit 25A remainder--1 antlered bull......... Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
Dec. 1-10.
Unit 25B, that portion within Yukon-Charley Aug. 20-Oct. 15.
National Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 25B, that portion within the Porcupine Aug. 25-Oct. 15.
River drainage upstream from, but excluding Dec. 1-10.
the Coleen River drainage--1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B, that portion, other than Yukon- Sep. 5-Oct. 15.
Charley Rivers National Preserve, draining Dec. 1-15.
into the north bank of the Yukon River
upstream from and including the Kandik
River drainage, including the islands in
the Yukon River--1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B remainder--1 antlered bull......... Aug. 25-Oct. 15.
Dec. 1-15.
Unit 25C--1 antlered bull................... Aug. 20-Oct. 15.
Unit 25D (west), that portion lying west of Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
a line extending from the Unit 25D boundary
on Preacher Creek, then downstream along
Preacher Creek, Birch Creek, and Lower
Mouth of Birch Creek to the Yukon River,
then downstream along the north bank of the
Yukon River (including islands) to the
confluence of the Hadweenzic River, then
upstream along the west bank of the
Hadweenzic 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 25D boundary--1
bull by a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be available in the following
villages: Beaver (25 permits), Birch Creek
(10 permits), and Stevens Village (25
permits). Permits for residents of 25D
(west) who do not live in one of the three
villages will be available by contacting
the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
Office in Fairbanks or a local Refuge
Information Technician.
Moose hunting on public land in Unit 25D
(west) is closed at all times except for
residents of Unit 25D (west) hunting under
these regulations. The moose season will be
closed by announcement of the Refuge
Manager Yukon Flats NWR when 60 moose have
been harvested in the entirety (from
Federal and non-Federal lands) of Unit 25D
(west).
Unit 25D, remainder--1 antlered moose....... Aug. 25-Oct. 15.
Dec. 1-20.
Beaver:
Units 25A, 25B, and 25D--1 beaver per day; 1 June 11-Aug. 31.
in possession.
Units 25A, 25B, and 25D--no limit........... Sep. 1-June 10.
Unit 25C.................................... No open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.......................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit.................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx:
Unit 25C--2 lynx............................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 25, remainder--2 lynx.................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
Units 25B and 25C, that portion within Yukon- Nov. 1-June 10.
Charley Rivers National Preserve--No limit.
Unit 25, remainder.......................... No open season.
Wolf:
Unit 25A--No limit.......................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 25, remainder--10 wolves............... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and sharp-tailed):
Unit 25C--15 per day, 30 in possession...... Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 25, remainder--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow):
Unit 25C, those portions within 5 miles of Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Route 6 (Steese Highway)--20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Unit 25, remainder--20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Unit 25C--No limit.......................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 25, remainder--50 beavers.............. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: No limit............................ Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Fox, Arctic: No limit....................... Nov. 1-last day of
Feb.
Lynx: No limit.............................. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Marten:
Unit 25B--No limit.......................... Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 25, remainder--No limit................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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Muskrat: No limit........................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit............................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit.............................. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
Unit 25C--No limit.......................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Unit 25, remainder--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 26A 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 26B consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 26A,
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 26C consists of the remainder of Unit 26.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner for moose hunting,
including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose during the
periods July. 1-Sep. 14 and Jan. 1-Mar. 31 in Unit 26A; however, this
does not apply to transportation of moose hunters, their gear, or moose
parts by aircraft between publicly owned airports.
(B) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor
may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of
wildlife.
(iii) You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear
hunting, including transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears.
However, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear
parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in
this section, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm using
rimfire cartridges.
(C) In Kaktovik, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take
sheep or musk ox on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
(D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts, a federally qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for only one
recipient in the course of a season and may have both his and the
recipient's harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time.
Table 26 to Paragraph (n)(26)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears............................ July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Unit 26A, that portion within Gates of the July 1-June 30.
Arctic National Park--2 bear by State
subsistence registration permit.
Unit 26A remainder--1 bear by State July 1-June 30.
subsistence registration permit.
Unit 26B--1 bear............................ Jan. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 26C--1 bear............................ Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 26A--west of the Colville River ......................
drainage upstream from the Nuka River and
drainages of the Chukchi Sea, south and
west of and including the Kuk and Kugrua
River drainages--15 caribou, only 1 may be
a cow, by State registration permit as
follows:
Calves may not be taken. ......................
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 14.
Dec. 6-June 30.
Cows may be harvested; however, cows July 16-Mar. 15.
accompanied by calves may not be taken
July 16-Oct. 15
Unit 26A remainder--5 caribou per day by ......................
State registration permit as follows:
Calves may not be taken. ......................
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 15.
Dec. 6-June 30.
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Up to 3 cows per day may be harvested; July 16-Mar. 15.
however, cows accompanied by calves may
not be taken July 16-Oct. 15.
Unit 26B, that portion south of 69[deg] 30' ......................
N lat. and west of the Dalton Highway--5
caribou per day as follows:
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-Oct. 14.
Dec. 10-June 30.
Cows may be harvested................... July 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 26B remainder--5 caribou per day as ......................
follows:
Bulls may be harvested.................. July 1-June 30.
Cows may be harvested................... July 1-May 15.
Unit 26C--10 caribou per day................ July 1-Apr. 30.
You may not transport more than 5 caribou ......................
per regulatory year from Unit 26 except to
the community of Anaktuvuk Pass.
Sheep:
Units 26A and 26B (Anaktuvuk Pass residents July 15-Dec. 31.
only), that portion within the Gates of the
Arctic National Park--community harvest
quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which
may be ewes and a daily possession limit of
3 sheep per person, no more than 1 of which
may be a ewe.
Unit 26A (excluding Anaktuvuk Pass Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
residents), those portions within the Gates
of the Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 26A, that portion west of Howard Pass Season may be
and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)--1 announced.
sheep by Federal registration permit.
Unit 26B, that portion within the Dalton Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Highway Corridor Management Area--1 ram
with \7/8\ curl or larger horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Federal public lands in Unit 26B west of the ......................
Sagavanirktok River are closed to the
taking of sheep for the 2024-2025 and 2025-
2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 26A, remainder and 26B, remainder, Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
including the Gates of the Arctic National
Preserve--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or larger
horn.
Federal public lands in Unit 26B west of the ......................
Sagavanirktok River are closed to the
taking of sheep for the 2024-2025 and 2025-
2026 regulatory years for all users.
Unit 26C--3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Aug. 10-Sep. 20 season is restricted to 1 Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
ram with \7/8\ curl or larger horn. A
Federal registration permit is required for
the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season.
Moose:
Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River Aug. 1-Sep. 14.
drainage upstream from and including the
Anaktuvuk River drainage--1 bull.
Unit 26A, that portion of the Colville River Feb. 15-Apr. 15.
drainage upstream from and including the
Anaktuvuk River drainage--1 moose; however,
you may not take a calf or a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern July 1-Sep. 14.
shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak
River enters, following the Alaktak River
to 155[deg]00' W longitude excluding the
Colville River drainage--1 moose; however,
you may not take a calf or a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A, remainder--1 bull................. Aug. 1-Sep. 14.
Unit 26B, excluding the Canning River Sep. 1-14.
drainage--1 bull.
Units 26B, remainder and 26C--1 moose by May be announced.
Federal registration permit by residents of
Kaktovik only. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of moose except by a
Kaktovik resident holding a Federal
registration permit and hunting under these
regulations.
Musk ox:
Unit 26A, that portion west of the eastern Aug.1-Mar. 15.
shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak
River enters, following the Alaktak River
to 155[deg]00' W longitude south to the
Unit 26A border--1 musk ox by Federal
drawing permit.
Units 26A remainder and 26B................. No open Federal
season.
Unit 26C--1 musk ox by Federal registration May be announced
permit only. between July 15-Mar.
31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of ......................
musk ox, except by rural Alaska residents
of the village of Kaktovik hunting under
these regulations.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): 2 foxes.... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver
phases):
Units 26A and 26B--10 foxes; however, no Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Unit 26C--10 foxes.......................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (snowshoe and tundra): No limit............ July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
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Trapping
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Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white phases): No limit... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, black, and silver Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 1-June 10.
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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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Crystal Leonetti
Director, DOI Office of Subsistence Management.
Gregory Risdahl,
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA-Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-19025 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3411-15-P; 4333-15-P