# Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D-2005-06 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A05-12160 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Rule - **Published:** June 22, 2005 - **Citation:** 70 FR 36268 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100 RIN 1018-AT70 Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D—2005-06 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2005-06 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the subsistence harvest of wildlife in Alaska are subject to an annual public review cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations that expire on June 30, 2005. This rule also amends the regulations that establish which Alaska residents are eligible to take specific species for subsistence uses. DATES: Sections __.24(a)(1) and __.25 are effective July 1, 2005. Section __.26 is effective July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Steve Kessler, Regional Subsistence Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907) 786-3888. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), Congress found that “the situation in Alaska is unique in that, in most cases, no practical alternative means are available to replace the food supplies and other items gathered from fish and wildlife which supply rural residents dependent on subsistence uses * * *” and that “continuation of the opportunity for subsistence uses of resources on public and other lands in Alaska is threatened * * *.” As a result, Title VIII requires, among other things, that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife resources on public lands in Alaska, unless the State of Alaska enacts and implements laws of general applicability that are consistent with ANILCA and that provide for the subsistence definition, preference, and participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA. The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December 1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State to delete the rural preference from its subsistence statute and, therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the effect of the decision until July 1, 1990. As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal Register (55 FR 27114). As a result of this joint process between Interior and Agriculture, these regulations can be found in both Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 36, “Parks, Forests, and Public Property,” and Title 50, “Wildlife and Fisheries,” at 36 CFR 242.1-28 and 50 CFR 100.1-28, respectively. The regulations contain subparts as follows: Subpart A, General Provisions; Subpart B, Program Structure, Subpart C, Board Determinations; and Subpart D, Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife. Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of these regulations, as revised May 7, 2002 (67 FR 30559), the Departments established a Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Board's composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of Land Management; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through the Board, these agencies participated in the development of regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D regulations. Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11 (2002) and 50 CFR 100.11 (2002), and for the purposes identified therein, we divide Alaska into 10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional Councils provide a forum for rural residents, who have personal knowledge of local conditions and resource requirements, to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user diversity within each region. Current Rule Because the Subpart D regulations, which establish seasons and harvest limits and methods and means, are subject to an annual cycle, they require development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and traditional use determinations (Subpart C) are also subject to an annual review process providing for modification each year. Section __.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992. The regulations at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define “customary and traditional use” as “a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from generation to generation * * *.” Since that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and Traditional Use Determinations at the request of impacted subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register as follows: Modifications to § __.24 Federal Register citation Date of publication Rule made changes to the following provisions of __.24 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. 64 FR 35776 July 1, 1999 Wildlife. 65 FR 40730 June 30, 2000 Wildlife. 66 FR 10142 February 13, 2001 Fish/Shellfish. 66 FR 33744 June 25, 2001 Wildlife. 67 FR 5890 February 7, 2002 Fish/Shellfish. 67 FR 43710 June 28, 2002 Wildlife. 68 FR 7276 February 12, 2003 Fish/Shellfish. During its May 20-22, 2003, meeting, the Board did not make any additional customary and traditional use determinations. 69 FR 5018 February 3, 2004 Fish/Shellfish. 69 FR 40174 July 1, 2004 Wildlife. 70 FR 13377 March 21, 2005 Fish/Shellfish. The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture published a proposed rule on August 31, 2004 (69 FR 53023), to amend Subparts C and D of 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100. The proposed rule opened a comment period, which closed on October 22, 2004. The Departments advertised the proposed rule by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period, the Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board received a total of 21 proposals for changes to Subparts C and D. After the proposal period closed, the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The booklet was also made available online. The public then had an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations. The 10 Regional Councils met again, received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective regions. The Regional Councils had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting of May 3-4, 2005. These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council recommendations and public comments. The public has had extensive opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Of the 21 proposals, the Board adopted 10 plus parts of 2 others and rejected or deferred action on 9 plus parts of 2 others. Additional details on the recent Board modifications are contained below in Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board. Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart. Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board The Board rejected or took no action on nine proposals and parts of two others. One proposal requested reduced season lengths for wolf hunting in numerous Units around the State. This proposal was rejected because there are no conservation concerns that warrant the action and it would be an unnecessary restriction on subsistence users. Because of its actions taken on another similar proposal, the Board took no action on one proposal that requested the revision of definitions related to handicrafts and the expansion of the number of items from bears that could be used in the production of handicrafts for sale in Units 1-5. One proposal requested a special caribou harvest limit for disabled hunters in Unit 13A and 13B. This proposal was rejected because the designated hunter program and Board action on another proposal made this proposal unnecessary. One proposal requested the cutting of antlers from moose or separation from the skull plate. The Board rejected this proposal as an unnecessary restriction on subsistence users. The Board took no action on one proposal that requested changes in the moose season in part of Unit 24 because of Board actions taken on another similar proposal for the Western Interior Region. The Board deferred action on five proposals plus part of one other in order to allow communities, agencies, and the respective Regional Councils additional time to review the issues and to coordinate actions to achieve conservation concerns while still protecting subsistence opportunities. Summary of Proposals Adopted by the Board The Board adopted 10 proposals and parts of 2 others. Some of these proposals were adopted as submitted. Others were adopted with modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council, modifications developed during the analysis process, or modifications developed during the Board's public deliberations. All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by at least one of the Regional Councils, although further modifications may have been made during Board discussions, and were based on meeting customary and traditional uses or harvest practices, or on protecting wildlife populations. Detailed information relating to justification for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska, or on the Office of Subsistence Management Web site ( http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html ). Additional minor technical clarifications have been made, resulting in a more readable document. Multiple Regions The Board adopted part of one proposal, resulting in the following change in the regulations found in § __.25, which affect residents of multiple Regions. • Expanded and clarified the definition of handicrafts. Southeast Region The Board adopted one proposal and part of another affecting residents of the Southeast Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in §§ __.25 and __.26. • Removed the registration permit requirement for deer in Unit 2 and instituted a harvest report requirement. • Revised the evidence of sex requirement for deer in Units 1-5. Southcentral Region The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the Southcentral Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § __.26. • Established a minimum age for receiving a permit to harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, or wolverine in Unit 6. • Established a joint elder/youth sheep hunt in Units 11 and 12. • Authorized the BLM Field Manager to determine the sex of caribou that may be taken in portions of Unit 13. Western Interior Region The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Western Interior Region, resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § __.26. • Revised the season and hunt areas for moose in portions of Unit 24 and authorized announcement of antlerless moose seasons by local field managers. Seward Peninsula Region The Board adopted one proposal and part of another proposal affecting residents of the Seward Peninsula Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § __.26. • Reduced the harvest quota and procedures for both the fall and winter seasons for moose in Unit 22B. Northwest Arctic Region The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the Northwest Arctic Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in § __.26. • Lengthened the brown bear season in Unit 23. • Establish a limited muskox harvest for part of Unit 23. • Increased the harvest limit and lengthened the season for wolf in Unit 23. Eastern Interior Region The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of the Eastern Interior Region, resulting in the following change to the regulations found in § __.24. • Revised the customary and traditional use determination for moose in portions of Unit 12 to include residents of Chistochina. Additionally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Subsistence Management used its delegated authority to adjust lynx seasons and harvest limits consistent with the ADF&G Lynx Harvest Management Strategy. The Office of Subsistence Management, in May 2005, exercised this authority and added or adjusted lynx hunting seasons in Units 7, 14C, 15, 16, and 20 and trapping seasons in Units 11, 13, 14C, 16, and 20. We also added a definition of “snagging” to § __.25 that the Board adopted during its January 11-13, 2005, meeting. These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council recommendations and public comments. All Board members have reviewed this rule and agree with its substance. Because this rule concerns public lands managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100. Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities Administrative Procedure Act Compliance The Board finds that additional public notice under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule is unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive opportunity for public input and involvement in excess of standard APA requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular proposal for regulatory change. Over the 15 years the Program has been operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective date of the regulations. A lapse in regulatory control could seriously affect the continued viability of wildlife populations and adversely impact 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) to make this rule effective less than 30 days after publication. National Environmental Policy Act Compliance A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence management as identified through public meetings, written comments, and staff analyses and examined the environmental consequences of four alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28, 1992. Based on the public comments received, the analysis contained in the FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest Service, implemented Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C, implemented the Federal Subsistence Management Program and included a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing regulations. The following Federal Register documents pertain to this rulemaking: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C: Federal Register Documents Pertaining to the Final Rule Federal Register citation Date of publication Category Details 57 FR 22940 May 29, 1992 Final Rule “Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; Final Rule” was published in the Federal Register. 64 FR 1276 January 8, 1999 Final Rule Amended to include subsistence activities occurring on inland navigable waters in which the United States has a reserved water right and to identify specific Federal land units where reserved water rights exist. Extended the Federal Subsistence Board's management to all Federal lands selected under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska Statehood Act and situated within the boundaries of a Conservation System Unit, National Recreation Area, National Conservation Area, or any new national forest or forest addition, until conveyed to the State of Alaska or to an Alaska Native Corporation. Specified and clarified Secretaries' authority to determine when hunting, fishing, or trapping activities taking place in Alaska off the public lands interfere with the subsistence priority. 66 FR 31533 June 12, 2001 Interim Rule Expanded the authority that the Board may delegate to agency field officials and clarified the procedures for enacting emergency or temporary restrictions, closures, or openings. 67 FR 30559 May 7, 2002 Final Rule In response to comments the June 12, 2003, interim rule, amended the operating regulations. Also corrected some inadvertent errors and oversights of previous rules. 68 FR 7703 February 18, 2003 Direct Final Rule This rule clarified how old a person must be to receive certain subsistence use permits and removed the requirement that Regional Councils must have an odd number of members. 68 FR 23035 April 30, 2003 Affirmation of Direct Final Rule Received no adverse comments on the direct final rule (67 FR 30559). Adopted direct final rule. 69 FR 60957 October 14, 2004 Final Rule This rule clarified the membership qualifications for Regional Advisory Council membership and relocated the definition of “regulatory year” from Subpart A to Subpart D of the regulations. An environmental assessment was prepared in 1997 on the expansion of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available from the office listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture determined that the expansion of Federal jurisdiction did not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the human environment, and has, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact. Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife populations. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD, which concluded that the Federal Subsistence Management Program may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but the program is not likely to significantly restrict subsistence uses. Paperwork Reduction Act This rule does not contain any new information collection requirements that need Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). This rule applies to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information collection requirements described in this rule are already approved by OMB and have been assigned control number 1018-0075, which expires August 31, 2006. We will not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Other Requirements This rule was not deemed significant for OMB review under Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities, which include small businesses, organizations, or governmental jurisdictions. The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities; the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of small entities, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers. The number of small entities affected is unknown; however, the fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates that the effects will not be significant. In general, the resources to be harvested under this rule are already being harvested and consumed by the local harvester and do not result in an additional dollar benefit to the economy. However, we estimate that 2 million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per pound, would equate to about $6 million in food value Statewide. Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence preference on public lands. The scope of this program is limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no potential takings of private property implications as defined by Executive Order 12630. The Service has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq. , that this rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or State governments or private entities. The implementation of this rule is by Federal agencies, and no cost is involved to any State or local entities or tribal governments. The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 on Civil Justice Reform. In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from exercising management authority over wildlife resources on Federal lands. In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994, “Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments” (59 FR 22951), 512 DM 2, and E.O. 13175, we have evaluated possible effects on federally recognized Indian tribes and have determined that there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating agency in this rulemaking. On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 on regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or use. This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. As this rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 13211, affecting energy supply, distribution, or use, this action is not a significant action and no Statement of Energy Effects is required. Drafting Information—William Knauer drafted these regulations under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Taylor Brelsford, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; Warren Eastland, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Greg Bos, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Steve Kessler, Alaska Regional Office, USDA—Forest Service provided additional guidance. List of Subjects 36 CFR Part 242 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 50 CFR Part 100 Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 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 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. In subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § __.24(a)(1) is revised to read as follows: § __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations. (a) * * * (1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have a customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal public lands within the listed areas: Area Species Determination Unit 1C Black Bear Residents of Unit 1C, 1D, 3, Hoonah, Pelican, Point Baker, Sitka, and Tenakee Springs. 1A Brown Bear Residents of Unit 1A, except no subsistence for residents of Hyder. 1B Brown Bear Residents of Unit 1A, Petersburg, and Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents of Hyder. 1C Brown Bear Residents of Unit 1C, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents of Gustavus. 1D Brown Bear Residents of 1D. 1A Deer Residents of Units 1A and 2. 1B Deer Residents of Units 1A, 1B, 2, and 3. 1C Deer Residents of 1C, 1D, Hoonah, Kake, and Petersburg. 1D Deer No Federal subsistence priority. 1B Goat Residents of Units 1B and 3. 1C Goat Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg, and Hoonah. 1B Moose Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4. 1C Berner's Bay Moose No Federal subsistence priority. 1D Moose Residents of Unit 1D. Unit 2 Deer Residents of Unit 1A, 2, and 3. Unit 3 Deer Residents of Unit 1B, 3, Port Alexander, Port Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer's Chuck. 3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands Moose Residents of Units 1B, 2, and 3. Unit 4 Brown Bear Residents of Unit 4 and Kake. 4 Deer Residents of Unit 4, Kake, Gustavus, Haines, Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port Protection, Wrangell, and Yakutat. 4 Goat Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican, Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin Cove. Unit 5 Black Bear Residents of Unit 5A. 5 Brown Bear Residents of Yakutat. 5 Deer Residents of Yakutat. 5 Goat Residents of Unit 5A 5 Moose Residents of Unit 5A. 5 Wolf Residents of Unit 5A. Unit 6A Black Bear Residents of Yakutat and Unit 6C and 6D, except no subsistence for Whittier. 6, remainder Black Bear Residents of Unit 6C and 6D, except no subsistence for Whittier. 6 Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 6A Goat Residents of Unit 5A, 6(C), Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek. 6C and D Goat Residents of Unit 6C and D. 6A Moose Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B and 6C. 6B and C Moose Residents of Units 6A, 6B and 6C. 6D Moose No Federal subsistence priority. 6A Wolf Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 6, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 7 Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 7 Caribou No Federal subsistence priority. 7, Brown Mountain hunt area. Goat Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek. 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay Moose Residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. 7, remainder Moose No Federal subsistence priority. 7 Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. 7 Ruffed Grouse No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 8 Brown Bear Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions. 8 Deer Residents of Unit 8. 8 Elk Residents of Unit 8. 8 Goat No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 9D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. 9A and B Black Bear Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C. 9A Brown Bear Residents of Pedro Bay. 9B Brown Bear Residents of Unit 9B. 9C Brown Bear Residents of Unit 9C. 9D Brown Bear Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island). 9E Brown Bear Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik. 9A and B Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C and 17. 9C Caribou Residents of Unit 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik. 9D Caribou Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, False Pass. 9E Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson Lagoon and Sand Point. 9A, B, C and E Moose Residents of Unit 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E. 9D Moose Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. 9B Sheep Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and residents of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B. 9, remainder Sheep No determination. 9 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 9A, B, C, & E Beaver Residents of Units 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, False Pass, King Cove, and Sand Point. 10, remainder Caribou No determination. 10 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 11 Bison No Federal subsistence priority. 11, north of the Sanford River Black Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. 11, remainder Black Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit 11. 11, north of the Sanford River Brown Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. 11, remainder Brown Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit 11. 11, north of the Sanford River Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. 11, remainder Caribou Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon. 11 Goat Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot Lake. 11, north of the Sanford River Moose Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. 11, remainder Moose Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon. 11, north of the Sanford River Sheep 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 and Tonsina; residents along the Nabesna Road—Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road). 11, remainder Sheep Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina; residents along the Tok Cutoff—Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road—Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road). 11 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 11 Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 15, 20D, 22 and 23. 11 Ptarmign (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 12 Brown Bear Residents of Units 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina, Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. 12 Caribou Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12, that portion west of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, south of a line from Noyes Mountain to the confluence of Tatschunda Creek with the Nabesna River Moose Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Unit 12, 13A-D and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, south of the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian Border Moose Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, and Healy Lake. 12, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12 Sheep Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 13 Brown Bear Residents of Unit 13 and Slana. 13B Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, residents of Unit 20D except Fort Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon. 13C Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake and Healy Lake. 13A and D Caribou Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon. 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 (except no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13D Goat No Federal subsistence priority. 13A and D Moose Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana. 13B Moose Residents of Units 13, 20D except Fort Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon and Slana. 13C Moose Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot and Slana. 13E Moose Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (except no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13D Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. 13 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 13 Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed & Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 23. 13 Ptarmigan (Rock Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 23. Unit 14C Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 14 Goat No Federal subsistence priority. 14 Moose No Federal subsistence priority. 14A and C Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 15C Black Bear Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only. 15, remainder Black Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 15 Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 15C, Port Graham and English Bay hunt areas Goat Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek. 15C, Seldovia hunt area Goat Residents Seldovia area. 15 Moose Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. 15 Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. 15 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Unit 15. 15 Grouse (Spruce) Residents of Unit 15. 15 Grouse (Ruffed) No Federal subsistence priority. Unit 16B Black Bear Residents of Unit 16B. 16 Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 16A Moose No Federal subsistence priority. 16B Moose Residents of Unit 16B. 16 Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. 16 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 16 Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. 16 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23. Unit 17A and that portion of 17B draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Black Bear Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and Akiachak. 17, remainder Black Bear Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17. 17A Brown Bear Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. 17A and B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Brown Bear Residents of Kwethluk. 17B, that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake Brown Bear Residents of Akiak and Akiachak. 17B and C Brown Bear Residents of Unit 17. 17 Caribou Residents of Units 9B, 17, Lime Village and Stony River. Unit 17A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course of the Togiak River Caribou Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak. Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Caribou Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak. 17A and B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Caribou Residents of Kwethluk. Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17B Caribou Residents of Bethel, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak, Akiachak, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak. 17A and B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills Moose Residents of Kwethluk. 17A Moose Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay and Platinum; however, no subsistence for residents of Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak. 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages Moose Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. Unit 17B, that portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Moose Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. 17B and C Moose Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. 17 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 17 Beaver Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17. 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. 18 Brown Bear Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mt. Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak. 18 Caribou Residents of Unit 18, Manokotak, Stebbins, St. Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag. 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 Moose Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk. 18, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, and Lower Kalskag. 18 Muskox No Federal subsistence priority. 18 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 19C and D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. 19A and B Brown Bear Residents of Units 19 and 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River. 19C Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 19D Brown Bear Residents of Units 19A and D, Tulusak and Lower Kalskag. 19A and B Caribou Residents of Units 19A and 19B, Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River, and residents of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, Russian Mission. 19C Caribou Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida. 19D Caribou Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute, and Stony River. 19A and B Moose Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and Unit 19. Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk River Moose Residents of Eek and Quinhagak. 19C Moose Residents of Unit 19. 19D Moose Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina. 19 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 20D Bison No Federal subsistence priority. 20F Black Bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley. 20E Brown Bear Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake. 20F Brown Bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley. 20A Caribou Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway. No subsistence priority for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20B Caribou Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. 20C Caribou Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai, Tanana, Talida, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and between mileposts 300 and 309. No subsistence priority for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20D and E Caribou Residents of 20D, 20E, and Unit 12 north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. 20F Caribou Residents of 20F, 25D, and Manley. 20A Moose Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, except no subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20B, Minto Flats Management Area Moose Residents of Minto and Nenana. 20B, remainder Moose Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana. 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, Minto, Nenana, the Parks Highway from milepost 300-309, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239. No subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20D Moose Residents of Unit 20D and residents of Tanacross. 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. 20F Moose Residents of Unit 20F, Manley, Minto, and Stevens Village. 20F Wolf Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village and Manley. 20, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 20D Grouse, (Spruce, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. 20D Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 21 Brown Bear Residents of Units 21 and 23. 21A Caribou Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21B and C Caribou Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana. 21D Caribou Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia. 21E Caribou Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21A Moose Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek. 21B and C Moose Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and Galena. 21D Moose Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby. 21E Moose Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission. 21 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 22A Black Bear Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk. 22B Black Bear Residents of Unit 22B. 22C, D, and E Black Bear No Federal subsistence priority. 22 Brown Bear Residents of Unit 22 22A Caribou Residents of Unit 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. 22, remainder Caribou Residents of Unit 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, and 24. 22 Moose Residents of Unit 22. 22B, west of the Darby Mountains Muskox Residents of Unit 22B and 22C. 22B, remainder Muskox Residents of Unit 22B. 22C Muskox Residents of Unit 22C. Unit 22D, that portion within the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim River drainages Muskox Residents of Unit 22C, White Mountain, and Unit 22D excluding St. Lawrence Island. 22D, remainder Muskox Residents of Unit 22D excluding St. Lawrence Island. 22E Muskox Residents of Unit 22E excluding Little Diomede Island. 22 Wolf Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of the Yukon River, and Kotlik. 22 Grouse (Spruce) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. 22 Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 23 Black Bear Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk. 23 Brown Bear Residents of Units 21 and 23. 23 Caribou Residents of Unit 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. 23 Moose Residents of Unit 23. 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including Buckland River drainage Muskox Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage. 23, remainder Muskox Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland River drainage. 23 Sheep Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle. 23 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. 23 Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. 23 Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed) Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23. Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Black Bear Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24, remainder Black Bear Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Brown Bear Residents of Stevens Village and residents of Unit 24. 24, remainder Brown Bear Residents of Unit 24. 24 Caribou Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana. 24 Moose Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena. 24 Sheep Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia. 24 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16-26. Unit 25D Black Bear Residents of Unit 25D. 25D Brown Bear Residents of Unit 25D. 25, remainder Brown Bear Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle. 25D Caribou Residents of 20F, 25D, and Manley. 25A Moose Residents of Units 25A and 25D. 25D, west Moose Residents of Unit 25D West. 25D, remainder Moose Residents of remainder of Unit 25. 25A Sheep Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie. 25B and C Sheep No Federal subsistence priority. 25D Wolf Residents of Unit 25D. 25, remainder Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Unit 26 Brown Bear Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. 26A and C Caribou Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26B Caribou Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and residents of Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 26 Moose Residents of Unit 26, (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and Anaktuvuk Pass. 26A Muskox Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. 26B Muskox Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik. 26C Muskox Residents of Kaktovik. 26A Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. 26B Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26C Sheep Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie. 26 Wolf Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16-26. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife 3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § __.25 is revised to read as follows: § __.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations. (a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all regulations contained in this part: Abalone iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone and which is more than 1 inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24 inches (610 mm) in length, with all prying edges rounded and smooth. ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Airborne means transported by aircraft. Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding helicopters. Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement. Anchor means a device used to hold a fishing vessel or net in a fixed position relative to the beach; this includes using part of the seine or lead, a ship's anchor, or being secured to another vessel or net that is anchored. Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone). Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding from the head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose. Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one visible antler. Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having visible antlers attached to the skull. Bait means any material excluding a scent lure that is placed to attract an animal by its sense of smell or taste; however, those parts of legally taken animals that are not required to be salvaged and which are left at the kill site are not considered bait. Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and is set from and hauled to the beach. Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear. Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds arrows at full draw. Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than seven-eighths inch. Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler, typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the nose. Buck means any male deer. Bull means any male moose, caribou, elk, or musk oxen. Cast net means a circular net with a mesh size of no more than 12 inches and weights attached to the perimeter which, when thrown, surrounds the fish and closes at the bottom when retrieved. Char means the following species: Arctic char ( Salvelinus alpinis ); lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush ); brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ), and Dolly Varden ( Salvelinus malma ). Closed season means the time when fish, wildlife, or shellfish may not be taken. Crab means the following species: Red king crab ( Paralithodes camshatica ); blue king crab ( Paralithodes platypus ); brown king crab ( Lithodes aequispina ); scarlet king crab Lithodes couesi ; all species of tanner or snow crab ( Chionoecetes spp.); and Dungeness crab ( Cancer magister ). Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its first year of life. Depth of net means the perpendicular distance between cork line and lead line expressed as either linear units of measure or as a number of meshes, including all of the web of which the net is composed. Designated hunter or fisherman means a Federally qualified hunter or fisherman who may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified hunter's or fisherman's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board. Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid frame; the maximum straight-line distance between any two points on the net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed 5 feet; the depth of the bag must be at least one-half of the greatest straight-line distance, as measured through the net opening; no portion of the bag may be constructed of webbing that exceeds a stretched measurement of 4.5 inches; the frame must be attached to a single rigid handle and be operated by hand. Diving gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment, including SCUBA equipment; a tethered, umbilical, surface-supplied unit; or snorkel. Drainage means all of the lands and waters comprising a watershed, including tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which contribute to the water supply of the watershed. Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet that has not been intentionally staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed in one place. Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and, those parts of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used for human consumption, which are: The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far as the distal (bottom) joint of the radius-ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed in this definition does not include: Meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera. For black bear, brown and grizzly bear, “edible meat” means the meat of the front quarter and hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap). Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations in this part. Field means an area outside of established year-round dwellings, businesses, or other developments usually associated with a city, town, or village; field does not include permanent hotels or roadhouses on the State road system or at State or Federally maintained airports. Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread of 50 inches or more. Fish wheel means a fixed, rotating device, with no more than four baskets on a single axle, for catching fish, which is driven by river current or other means. Freshwater of streams and rivers means the line at which freshwater is separated from saltwater at the mouth of streams and rivers by a line drawn headland to headland across the mouth as the waters flow into the sea. Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by horn growth annuli. Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf, or wolverine. Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap fish. Gear means any type of fishing apparatus. Gillnet means a net primarily designed to catch fish by entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the surface of the water. Grappling hook means a hooked device with flukes or claws, which is attached to a line and operated by hand. Groundfish or bottomfish means any marine fish except halibut, osmerids, herring and salmonids. Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse. Hand purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by pursing the lead line; pursing may only be done by hand power, and a free-running line through one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed. Handicraft means a finished product made by a rural Alaskan resident from the nonedible byproducts of fish or wildlife and is composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural materials. The shape and appearance of the natural material must be substantially changed by the skillful use of hands, such as sewing, weaving, drilling, lacing, beading, carving, etching, scrimshawing, painting, or other means, and incorporated into a work of art, regalia, clothing, or other creative expression, and can be either traditional or contemporary in design. The handicraft must have substantially greater monetary and aesthetic value than the unaltered natural material alone. Handline means a hand-held and operated line, with one or more hooks attached. Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare. Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be taken by any one person or designated group, per specified time period, in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the taking occurs even if part or all of the harvest is preserved. A fish, when landed and killed by means of rod and reel becomes part of the harvest limit of the person originally hooking it. Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live herring over extended periods of time. Highway means the drivable surface of any constructed road. Household means that group of people residing in the same residence. Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only. Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a required hunting license. Hydraulic clam digger means a device using water or a combination of air and water used to harvest clams. Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks, drawn through the water by hand, and which are operated during periods of ice cover from holes cut in the ice, or from shore ice and which are drawn through the water by hand. Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a seine, set gillnet, or other length of net, or a length of fencing employed for guiding fish into a fish wheel, fyke net, or dip net. Legal limit of fishing gear means the maximum aggregate of a single type of fishing gear permitted to be used by one individual or boat, or combination of boats in any particular regulatory area, district, or section. Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached. Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck. Mechanical clam digger means a mechanical device used or capable of being used for the taking of clams. Mechanical jigging machine means a mechanical device with line and hooks used to jig for halibut and bottomfish, but does not include hand gurdies or rods with reels. Mile means a nautical mile when used in reference to marine waters or a statute mile when used in reference to fresh water. Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air, or water conveyance. Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the prescribed season period. Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter. Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are issued by registration or other means. Poison means any substance that is toxic or poisonous upon contact or ingestion. Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or persons. Possession limit means the maximum number of fish, grouse, or ptarmigan a person or designated group may have in possession if the they have not been canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved so as to be fit for human consumption after a 15-day period. Pot means a portable structure designed and constructed to capture and retain live fish and shellfish in the water. Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan. Purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and which can be closed at the bottom by means of a free-running line through one or more rings attached to the lead line. Ram means a male Dall sheep. Registration permit means a permit that authorizes hunting and is issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions. Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17. Regulatory year means July 1 through June 30, except for fish and shellfish for which it means April 1 through March 31. Ring net means a bag-shaped net suspended between no more than two frames; the bottom frame may not be larger in perimeter than the top frame; the gear must be nonrigid and collapsible so that free movement of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when the net is employed. Rockfish means all species of the genus Sebastes. Rod and reel means either a device upon which a line is stored on a fixed or revolving spool and is deployed through guides mounted on a flexible pole, or a line that is attached to a pole. In either case, bait or an artificial fly or lure is used as terminal tackle. This definition does not include the use of rod and reel gear for snagging. Salmon means the following species: pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ); sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ); chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ); coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ); and chum salmon ( Oncorhynchus keta ). Salmon stream means any stream used by salmon for spawning, rearing, or for traveling to a spawning or rearing area. Salvage means to transport the edible meat, skull, or hide, as required by regulation, of a regulated fish, wildlife, or shellfish to the location where the edible meat will be consumed by humans or processed for human consumption in a manner which saves or prevents the edible meat from waste, and preserves the skull or hide for human use. Scallop dredge means a dredge-like device designed specifically for and capable of taking scallops by being towed along the ocean floor. Sea urchin rake means a hand-held implement, no longer than 4 feet, equipped with projecting prongs used to gather sea urchins. Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes collecting and recording information about the conditions under which the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted for sealing or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for biological information. Set gillnet means a gillnet that has been intentionally set, staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed. Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle, described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or with both horns broken. Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams. Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external covering of an animal's body. However, for bear, the skin, hide, pelt, or fur means the external covering with claws attached. Snagging means hooking or attempting to hook a fish elsewhere than in the mouth. Spear means a shaft with a sharp point or fork-like implement attached to one end which is used to thrust through the water to impale or retrieve fish and which is operated by hand. Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls. Stretched measure means the average length of any series of 10 consecutive meshes measured from inside the first knot and including the last knot when wet; the 10 meshes, when being measured, shall be an integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpendicular to the selvages; measurements shall be made by means of a metal tape measure while the 10 meshes being measured are suspended vertically from a single peg or nail, under 5-pound weight. Subsistence fishing permit means a subsistence harvest permit issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game or the Federal Subsistence Board. Take or Taking means to fish, pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct. Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch. To operate fishing gear means any of the following: to deploy gear in the water; to remove gear from the water; to remove fish or shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or to possess a gillnet containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a gillnet which is completely clear of the water is not considered to be operating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement. Transportation means to ship, convey, carry, or transport by any means whatever and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance, carriage, or transportation. Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping seasons and with a required trapping license. Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture fish or shellfish, and includes beam, otter, or pelagic trawl. Troll gear means a power gurdy troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures or baited hooks which are drawn through the water by a power gurdy; hand troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures or baited hooks which are drawn through the water from a vessel by hand trolling, strip fishing, or other types of trolling, and which are retrieved by hand power or hand-powered crank and not by any type of electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, or other assisting device or attachment; or dinglebar troll gear consisting of one or more lines, retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel is making way. Trout means the following species: cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki ) and rainbow/steelhead trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ). Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph (a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of this section. Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen. Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in this section as Units. Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof. (b) Taking fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting, trapping, or fishing during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. You may not take for subsistence fish, wildlife, or shellfish outside established Unit or Area seasons, or in excess of the established Unit or Area harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by the Board. You may take fish, wildlife, or shellfish under State regulations on public lands, except as otherwise restricted at §§ __.26 through __.28. Unit/Area-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, or shellfish are identified at §§ __.26 through __.28. (c) Harvest limits. (1) Harvest limits authorized by this section and harvest limits established in State regulations may not be accumulated. (2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a designated individual for another person pursuant to § __.10(d)(5)(ii) counts toward the individual harvest limit of the person for whom the fish, wildlife, or shellfish is taken. (3) A harvest limit applies to the number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish that can be taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits for grouse, ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also regulated by the number that can be held in possession. (4) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives fish, wildlife, or shellfish shall furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State agent, a signed statement describing the following: Names and addresses of persons who gave and received fish, wildlife, or shellfish; the time and place that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was taken; and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence user to take fish, wildlife, or shellfish on his or her behalf in accordance with § __.10(d)(5)(ii), the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed statement. (d) Fishing by designated harvest permit. (1) Any species of fish that may be taken by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken under a designated harvest permit. (2) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you (beneficiary) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take fish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and must return a completed harvest report. The designated fisherman may fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time. (3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid designated fishing permit when taking, attempting to take, or transporting fish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary. (4) The designated fisherman may not fish with more than one legal limit of gear. (5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take fish on your behalf at one time. You may not personally take or attempt to take fish at the same time that a designated fisherman is taking or attempting to take fish on your behalf. (e) Hunting by designated harvest permit. In Units 1-8, 9D, 10-16, or 18-26, if you are a Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient), you may designate another Federally qualified subsistence user to take deer, moose and caribou on your behalf unless you are a member of a community operating under a community harvest system or unless Unit specific regulations in Section __.26 preclude or modify the use of the designated hunter system or allow the harvest of additional species by a designated hunter. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time, unless otherwise specified in unit-specific regulations in § __.26. (f) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take fish, wildlife, or shellfish on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with § __.10(d)(5)(ii) shall promptly deliver the fish, wildlife, or shellfish to that rural Alaska resident and may not charge the recipient for his/her services in taking the fish, wildlife, or shellfish or claim for themselves the meat or any part of the harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish. (g) [Reserved]. (h) Permits. If a subsistence fishing or hunting permit is required by this part, the following permit conditions apply unless otherwise specified in this section: (1) You may not take more fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit; (2) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing or hunting; (3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing, hunting, or transporting subsistence-taken fish, wildlife, or shellfish; (4) If specified on the permit, you shall keep accurate daily records of the harvest, showing the number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by species, location and date of harvest, and other such information as may be required for management or conservation purposes; and (5) If the return of harvest information necessary for management and conservation purposes is required by a permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar year, unless you demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable circumstances. (i) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter fish, wildlife, or shellfish that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a regulation promulgated hereunder. (j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or shellfish. (1) You may not use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as allowed for in § __.26, § __.27, or § __.28, or except for the following: (i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife; (ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer; (iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse, or ptarmigan; however, you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food or bait; (iv) Unclassified wildlife. (2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must salvage the following parts for human use: (i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, or otter; (ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide of brown bears taken in Units 5, 9B, 17, 18, portions of 19A and 19B, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be salvaged; (iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear; (iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots, beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife. (3) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse, and ptarmigan. (4) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-caught fish or shellfish; however, you may use for bait or other purposes whitefish, herring, and species for which bag limits, seasons, or other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this section, as well as the head, tail, fins, and viscera of legally-taken subsistence fish. (5) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person, including theft of the harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish, unanticipated weather conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal. (6) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a black bear. (i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a black bear taken from Units 1, 2, 3, or 5. (ii) [Reserved]. (7) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a brown bear taken from Units 1-5, 9A-C, 9E, 12, 17, 20, and 25. (i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a brown bear taken from Units 1, 4, or 5. (ii) [Reserved]. (8) You may sell the raw fur or tanned pelt with or without claws attached from legally harvested furbearers. (k) The regulations found in this part do not apply to the subsistence taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish regulated pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), or to any amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish, covered by these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations. (l) Rural residents, nonrural residents, and nonresidents not specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from fishing, hunting, or trapping on public lands in an area, may fish, hunt, or trap on public lands in accordance with the appropriate State regulations. 4. In subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § __.26 is added effective July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, to read as follows: § __.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife. (a) You may take wildlife for subsistence uses by any method, except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. (b) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited: (1) Shooting from, on, or across a highway; (2) Using any poison; (3) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of individuals, equipment, or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an emergency rescue operation in a life-threatening situation; (4) Taking wildlife from a motorized land or air vehicle, when that vehicle is in motion or from a motor-driven boat when the boat's progress from the motor's power has not ceased; (5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife; (6) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a shotgun larger than 10 gauge; (7) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle, rifle, or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, except that— (i) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine; (ii) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, musk oxen, and mountain goat; (8) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread over 9 inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 inches; (9) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a valid hunting license may use nets and snares to take unclassified wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers; (10) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear; (11) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag; (12) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only; (13) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow, unless the bow is capable of casting a 7/8 inch wide broadhead-tipped arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead together weigh at least 1 ounce (437.5 grains); (14) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; except, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping license, and you may use bait to take black bears with a hunting license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears is subject to the following restrictions: (i) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must register the site with ADF&G; (ii) When using bait, you must clearly mark the site with a sign reading “black bear bait station” that also displays your hunting license number and ADF&G-assigned number; (iii) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may use only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife for bait; (iv) You may not use bait within 1/4 mile of a publicly maintained road or trail; (v) You may not use bait within 1 mile of a house or other permanent dwelling, or within 1 mile of a developed campground or developed recreational facility; (vi) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the bait station site when done hunting; (vii) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait station, including barter or exchange of goods; (viii) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present at any one time; (15) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves, or wolverine; (16) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 a.m. following the day in which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly scheduled commercial aircraft); however, this restriction does not apply to subsistence taking of deer, the setting of snares or traps, or the removal of furbearers from traps or snares; (17) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s). (c) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations. (d) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers for subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b) of this section: (1) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a muskrat pushup or feeding house in the course of trapping; (2) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house; (3) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, except that you may use firearms in certain Units with established seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this subpart; (4) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less than 5 7/8 inches during any closed mink and marten season in the same Unit; (5) Using a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap); (6) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm before 3 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare. (e) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as specified in paragraph (e)(2) or (f)(1) of this section, or as otherwise provided, you may not take a species of wildlife in any unit, or portion of a unit, if your total take of that species already obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that unit. (2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any member of a community with an established community harvest limit for that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to § __.10(d)(5)(iii) or as otherwise provided for by this part, an animal taken as part of a community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska regulations. (f) Harvest limits. (1) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are separate and distinct. This means that if you have taken a harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping season, you may take additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting season or vice versa. (2) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit having a harvest limit of “one brown/grizzly bear per year” counts against a “one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years” harvest limit in other Units. You may not take more than one brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year. (3) The Assistant Regional Director for Subsistence Management, FWS, is authorized to open, close, or adjust Federal subsistence lynx seasons and to set harvest and possession limits for lynx in Units 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20A, 20B, 20C east of the Teklanika River, 20D, and 20E, with a maximum season of November 1-February 28. This delegation may be exercised only when it is necessary to conserve lynx populations or to continue subsistence uses, only within guidelines listed within the ADF&G Lynx Harvest Management Strategy, and only after staff analysis of the potential action, consultation with the appropriate Regional Council Chairs, and Interagency Staff Committee concurrence. (g) Evidence of sex and identity. (1) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is restricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal. (2) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is restricted to one sex in the local area, you may not possess or transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate conclusively the sex of the animal, except that in Units 1-5 antlers are also considered proof of sex for deer if the antlers are naturally attached to an entire carcass, with or without the viscera; and except in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 24, where you may possess either sufficient portions of the external sex organs (still attached to a portion of the carcass) or the head (with or without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain attached), to indicate the sex of the harvested moose; however, this paragraph (g)(2) does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon arrival at the location where it is to be consumed. (3) If a moose harvest limit requires an antlered bull, an antler size, or configuration restriction, you may not possess or transport the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however, this paragraph (g)(3) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts that have been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be stored or consumed. (h) You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters and hind quarters of caribou and moose harvested in Units 9B, 17, 18, and 19B prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of moose harvested in Unit 21 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and moose harvested in Unit 24 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. Meat of the front quarters, hind quarters, or ribs from a harvested moose or caribou may be processed for human consumption and consumed in the field; however, meat may not be removed from the bones for purposes of transport out of the field. (i) If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for scientific studies, you must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the animal was taken. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is required; in all cases, you must return any identification equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment. (j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units 1-7, 11-17, and 20. (2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear taken under a registration permit in Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be sealed unless removed from the area. (3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A which are not removed from the Unit. (i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you may not possess or transport the hide of a bear that does not have the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate conclusively the sex of the bear. (ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 9B, 17, 18, and 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage is removed from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A from the area or present it for commercial tanning within the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Galena, Nome, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (v) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9E from Unit 9, you must first have it sealed by an authorized sealing representative. At the time of sealing, the representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear. (4) You may not falsify any information required on the sealing certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in accordance with State regulations. (k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13E, and 14-16 or the untanned skin of a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or outside the State, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized representative in accordance with State or Federal regulations. In Unit 18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to be sold or commercially tanned. (1) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th day after the date of taking. (2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg naturally attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the hide is sealed. (l) If you take a species listed in paragraph (k) of this section but are unable to present the skin in person, you must complete and sign a temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary sealing form and skin are presented to an authorized representative of ADF&G for sealing consistent with requirements listed in paragraph (k) of this section. (m) You may take wildlife, outside of established season or harvest limits, for food in traditional religious ceremonies, that are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, under the following provisions: (1) The harvest does not violate recognized principles of wildlife conservation and uses the methods and means allowable for the particular species published in the applicable Federal regulations. The appropriate Federal land manager will establish the number, species, sex, or location of harvest, if necessary, for conservation purposes. Other regulations relating to ceremonial harvest may be found in the unit-specific regulations in § __.26(n). (2) No permit or harvest ticket is required for harvesting under this section; however, the harvester must be a Federally qualified subsistence user with customary and traditional use in the area where the harvesting will occur. (3) In Units 1 B 26 (except for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies in Units 20F, 21, 24, or 25): (i) A tribal chief, village council president or the chief's or president's designee for the village in which the religious ceremony will be held, or a Federally qualified subsistence user outside of a village or tribal-organized ceremony, must notify the nearest Federal land manager that a wildlife harvest will take place. The notification must include the species, harvest location, and number of animals expected to be taken. (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village council president or designee, or other Federally qualified subsistence user must create a list of the successful hunters and maintain these records including the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony will be held. If requested, this information must be available to an authorized representative of the Federal land manager. (iii) The tribal chief, village council president or designee, or other Federally qualified subsistence user outside of the village in which the religious ceremony will be held must report to the Federal land manager the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals taken as soon as practicable, but not more than 15 days after the wildlife is taken. (4) In Units 20F, 21, 24, and 25 (for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies only): (i) Taking wildlife outside of established season and harvest limits is authorized if it is for food for the traditional Koyukon/Gwich'in Potlatch Funerary or Mortuary ceremony and if it is consistent with conservation of healthy populations. (ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village council president, or the chief's or president's designee for the village in which the religious ceremony will be held must create a list of the successful hunters and maintain these records. The list must be made available, after the harvest is completed, to a Federal land manager upon request. (iii) As soon as practical, but not more than 15 days after the harvest, the tribal chief, village council president, or designee must notify the Federal land manager about the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals taken. (n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (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 one mile of Anan Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a one mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the taking of black bear and brown bear; (D) Unit 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; ( 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; (D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail (including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop Trail; (vii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 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. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sept.-June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. 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, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Goat: Unit 1A—Revillagigedo Island only No open season. 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1A and 1B—that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa Ana Inlet No open season. Unit 1A and 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Unit 1C—that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier and River, and all drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the Endicott River—1 goat by the State registration permit only Oct. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1C—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier No open season. Unit 1C—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 1D—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Nov. 30. Unit 1D—that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad No open season. Unit 1D—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Moose: Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit Sept. 5-Oct. 15. Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1C—that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1C—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Unit 1D No open season. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1.-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed); 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 1A, B, and C—No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10.-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (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. (ii) [Reserved] Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Deer: 4 Deer; however, no more than one may be an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 31. You are required to report all harvests using a joint Federal/State harvest report July 24-Dec. 31. The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island are closed to hunting of deer from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, except by Federally-qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves. The Forest Supervisor (or designee) may close the Federal hunting and trapping season in consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, when the combined Federal-State harvest quota is reached Sept. 1-Mar. 31. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: No limit Dec. 1-May 15 Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 15-Mar. 15. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (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, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands. (ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands: (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground; (B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island; (C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15; (B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Deer: Unit 3—Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands—1 antlered deer Oct. 15-Oct. 31. Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer Aug. 1-Nov. 30. Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow times or either antler by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Sliver Phase): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 3—Mitkof Island—No limit Dec. 1-Apr. 15. Unit 3—except Mitkof Island—No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10.-Apr. 30. (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 northwest 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 for the taking of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit does not count in an individual's one bear every four regulatory years limit. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Brown Bear: Unit 4—Chichag of 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 which 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 four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 31. Unit 4—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Sept. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 20. Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31 Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1.-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: Unit 4—that portion east of Chatham Strait—No limit Dec. 1-May 15. Remainder of Unit 4 No open season. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, including the Guyot Hills: (A) Unit 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; (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. Harvest limits Open season HUNTING Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear Sept. 1-June 30. Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only Sept. 1-May 31. Deer: Unit 5A—1 buck Nov. 1-Nov. 30. Unit 5B No open season. Goat: Unit 5A—that area between the Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord—1 goat by Federal registration permit. The Yakutat District Ranger and ADF&G will jointly announce the harvest quota prior to the season. A minimum of two goats in the harvest quota will be reserved for Federally qualified subsistence users. The season will be closed by local announcement when the quota has been taken. The harvest quota and season announcements will be made in consultation with NPS and local residents Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Unit 5A—remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit. The Yakutat District Ranger and ADF&G will jointly announce the harvest quota prior to the season. A minimum of four goats in the harvest quota will be reserved for Federally qualified subsistence users. The season will be closed by local announcement when the quota has been taken. The harvest quota and season announcements will be made in consultation with NPS and local residents Aug. 1-Jan. 31. Unit 5B—1 goat by Federal registration permit only Aug. 1-Jan. 31. 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 Nov. 15-Feb. 15. Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. The season will be closed when 60 bulls have been taken from the Unit. The season will be closed in that portion west of the Dangerous River when 30 bulls have been taken in that area. From Oct. 8-Oct. 21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations Oct. 8-Nov. 15. Unit 5B—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 antlered bulls have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5B Sept. 1-Dec. 15. Coyote: 2 coyotes Sept. 1-Apr. 30. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes Nov. 1-Feb. 15. Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day Sept. 1- Apr. 30. Lynx: 2 lynx Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Wolf: 5 wolves Aug. 1-Apr. 30. Wolverine: 1 wolverine Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession Aug. 1-May 15. TRAPPING Beaver: No limit Nov. 10-May 15. Coyote: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Lynx: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Marten: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Mink and Weasel: No limit Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Muskrat: No limit Dec. 1-Feb. 15. Otter: No limil Nov. 10-Feb. 15. Wolf: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. Wolverine: No limit Nov. 10-Apr. 30. (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 [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. 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