Alaska Administrative Code
Title 5 - Fish and Game
Part 3 - Game
Chapter 92 - Statewide Provisions
Article 1 - General
5 AAC 92.008 - Harvest guideline levels

Universal Citation: 5 AK Admin Code 92.008

Current through August 30, 2024

For purposes of management of the named species, the department shall manage harvest by hunting and trapping as follows:

(1) wolves: the annual harvest of wolves in Unit 2 should be managed to maintain the unitwide population within a range of 150 - 200 wolves;

(2) black bears: the annual harvest of black bears on Kuiu Island in Unit 3 by nonresident hunters shall be managed so that in any given consecutive three-year period, the average annual harvest does not exceed 120 bears;

(3) musk oxen in Unit 22 and Unit 23 Southwest:: the annual combined state and federal harvest of musk oxen, and cow harvest where specified, in Unit 22 and Unit 23 Southwest may not exceed up to 15 percent, including up to 10 percent cows, of the current population estimate in the hunt area.

(4) musk oxen on Nelson Island in Unit 18: the harvest of musk oxen on Nelson Island in Unit 18 shall be managed by registration permit hunts based on the harvestable portion of the population, as follows:

(A) if 150 permits are available, 65 of the available permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis in the five villages of Nightmute, Tununak, Newtok, Chefornak, and Toksook Bay on an annual rotating basis; remaining permits after issuance will be issued as follows:
(i) 20 of the available permits will be issued in Bethel;

(ii) 65 of the available permits will be issued online, with up to five issued to nonresidents;

(B) if more or less than 150 permits are available, 44 percent of the available permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis in the five villages of Nightmute, Tununak, Newtok, Chefomak, and Toksook Bay on an annual rotating basis; remaining permits after issuance will be issued as follows:
(i) 12 percent of the available permits will be issued in Bethel; and

(ii) 44 percent of the available permits will be issued online, with up to eight percent allocated to nonresidents;

(iii) in order to achieve the desired number of permits, distribution will be adjusted proportionately until the permits available at Nightmute, Tununak, Newtok, Chefornak, and Toksook Bay reaches no less than 40 permits; the permits available online and at Bethel will then continue to be reduced proportionately.

Authority:AS 16.05.255

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