Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2022-23 and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077; FXFR13350700640 FF07J00000 223]
RIN 1018-BF10
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska—2022-23 and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY:
Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska for the 2022-2023 and 2023-24 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. This rule also revises the customary and traditional use determinations for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the last fish cycle.
DATES:
This rule is effective July 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
The comments received on the proposed rule as well as the Board meeting transcripts are available at
https://www.regulations.gov
in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077. Board meeting transcripts are also available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management website (
https://www.doi.gov/subsistence
).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Sue Detwiler, Assistant Regional Director, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 or
subsistence@fws.gov.
For questions specific to National Forest System lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Regional Subsistence Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 302-7354 or
gregory.risdahl@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) jointly implement the Federal Subsistence Management Program. This program provides a preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska. The Secretaries published temporary regulations to carry out this program in the
Federal Register
on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114) and published final regulations in the
Federal Register
on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The Program has subsequently amended these regulations a number of times. Because this program is a joint effort between Interior and Agriculture, these regulations are located in two titles of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): title 36, “Parks, Forests, and Public Property,” and title 50, “Wildlife and Fisheries,” at 36 CFR 242.1-242.28 and 50 CFR 100.1-100.28, respectively. 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 subpart B of these regulations, the Secretaries established a Federal Subsistence Board (FSB or Board) to administer the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Board comprises:
• A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
• The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
• The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service;
• The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management;
• The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
• The Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service (USFS); and
• Two public members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of regulations for subparts C and D, which, among other things, set forth program eligibility and specific harvest seasons and limits.
In administering the program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into 10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Regional Advisory Council (Council or RAC). The RACs provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands in Alaska. The Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user interests within each region.
The Board addresses customary and traditional (C&T) use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. Section __.24 (customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published in the
Federal Register
on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). 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 1992, the Board has made a number of customary and traditional use determinations at the request of affected subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were published in the
Federal Register
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.
69 FR 5018
February 3, 2004
Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 40174
July 1, 2004
Wildlife.
70 FR 13377
March 21, 2005
Fish/Shellfish.
70 FR 36268
June 22, 2005
Wildlife.
71 FR 15569
March 29, 2006
Fish/Shellfish.
71 FR 37642
June 30, 2006
Wildlife.
72 FR 12676
March 16, 2007
Fish/Shellfish.
72 FR 73426
December 27, 2007
Wildlife/Fish.
73 FR 35726
June 26, 2008
Wildlife.
74 FR 14049
March 30, 2009
Fish/Shellfish.
75 FR 37918
June 30, 2010
Wildlife.
76 FR 12564
March 8, 2011
Fish/Shellfish.
77 FR 35482
June 13, 2012
Wildlife.
79 FR 35232
June 19, 2014
Wildlife.
81 FR 52528
August 8, 2016
Wildlife.
83 FR 3079
January 23, 2018
Fish.
83 FR 50758
October 9, 2018
Wildlife.
84 FR 39744
August 12, 2019
Fish.
85 FR 74796
November 23, 2020
Wildlife.
Current Rule
The Departments published a proposed rule on February 23, 2021 (86 FR 10899), to amend the wildlife sections of subparts C and D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100. The proposed rule opened a comment period, which closed on May 24, 2021. The Departments advertised the proposed rule by mail, email, web page, social media, radio, and newspaper. During that period, the RACs met and, in addition to other Council business, generated proposals and received suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board received 58 proposals for changes to subparts C and D and reviewed 15 wildlife closure reviews. In addition to the proposals listed below, 4 comments on the proposed rule were received from the public. Three were in support of the proposed rule based on conservation concerns and providing a subsistence lifestyle for rural Alaskans. The one comment in opposition, stated that wildlife should be “left alone and not disturbed”. Title VIII of ANILCA reguires the Secretaries to promulgate regulations and provide for a preference on the take of fish and wildlife resources for nonwasteful subsistence uses.
After the comment period closed, the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The proposals were also available online. The public then had an additional 45 days in which to comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations.
The 10 RACs met again, received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective regions. The Councils had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, a Council Chair, or a designated representative, presented each Council's recommendations at the Board meeting that was held April 12-15, 2022. These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of RAC recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native corporation consultations, public comments, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) recommendations. The public received extensive opportunity to review and comment on all changes.
Of the 58 proposals, one was withdrawn by the proponent, one was a deferred proposal from the previous rulemaking cycle pertaining to fish regulations, 25 were on the Board's non-consensus agenda, and 31 were on the consensus agenda. The consensus agenda is made up of proposals for which there is agreement among the affected Councils, a majority of the Interagency Staff Committee, and the ADF&G concerning a proposed regulatory action. Anyone may request that the Board remove a proposal from the consensus agenda and place it on the non-consensus agenda. The Board votes en masse on the consensus agenda after deliberation and action on the non-consensus agenda.
Board actions on each proposal and closure review are listed below. When making decisions, the Board may use, but is not limited to, the following guidelines for consideration of whether a proposal: provides a subsistence priority on public lands, is supported by substantial scientific and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) evidence, recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation, provides opportunity, and would not be detrimental or place undue burden on rural Alaskan subsistence users.
Analysis and justification for the action taken on each proposal are available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the Federal Subsistence Management Programs website (
http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm
) or at
https://www.regulations.gov
in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077.
Proposal No.
Species or issue
Unit(s)
General description
Federal Subsistence Board action
WP22-01
General regulations
Statewide
Define who is/is not a participant in a community harvest program
Adopt.
WP22-02
Various
6, 9, 10, 22, 23, 26
Rescind restrictions for designated hunters in areas with community harvest systems in place
Adopt.
WP22-xx
Moose
3
Require the use of locking tags
Withdrawn.
WP22-03
Wolves
2
Establish precise requirements for information taking for the harvest of wolves
Adopt with Office of Subsistence Management (OSM) and Southcentral RAC (SCRAC) modification to remove the 7-day reporting requirement.
WP22-04
Elk
1-4
Establish a hunt with a year-round season
Adopt.
WP22-05
Elk
3
Establish a hunt under a draw permit system
Reject.
WP22-06
Moose
3
Establish a quota and place restrictions on harvest limit
Reject.
WP22-07
Deer
4
Closure to non-federally qualified users, Admiralty Island
Defer until 2023 FSB winter meeting to gather more data and address options to prevent user conflict.
WP22-08
Deer
4
Place a harvest restriction on non-federally qualified users
Defer until 2023 FSB winter meeting to gather more data and address options to prevent user conflict.
WP22-09
Deer
4
Closure to non-federally qualified users, Lisianki Strait
Reject.
WP22-10
Deer
4
Reduce bag limit to non-federally qualified subsistence hunters
Defer until 2023 FSB winter meeting to gather more data and address options to prevent user conflict.
WP22-11
Goat
5A
Rescind the harvest quota
Adopt with OSM modification to remove the language describing an announcement of the quota from unit-specific regulations and maintain in the delegation of authority letter only.
WCR22-01
Deer
2
Prince of Wales Island closed Aug. 1-15, except for use by federally qualified subsistence users; non-federally qualified users may harvest only two bucks
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-02
Moose
5
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench—seasonal closures to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WP22-12
Deer
6D
Revise hunt areas and season dates
Adopt with SCRAC modification to restrict the January season harvest limit to one deer in all of Unit 6.
WP22-13
Deer
6
Add deer to designated hunter list
Reject.
WP22-14
Black bear
6
Increase harvest limit
Reject.
WP22-15
General trapping
7
Adjust language to restrict trapping in a portion of USFS lands in Unit 7
Reject.
WP22-16
Moose
15A, 15B
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-17
Moose
7
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-18
Moose
15A, 15B
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-19
Moose
15C
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Reject.
WP22-20
Moose
15C
C&T use determination (Cooper Landing)
Reject.
WP22-21
Caribou
7
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-22
Caribou
15B, 15C
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt as modified by SCRAC to remove Unit 15C.
WP22-23
Goat
7
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-24
Goat
15
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt as modified by SCRAC to remove Unit 15C.
WP22-25a
Sheep
7
C&T use determination (Cooper Landing)
Adopt.
WP22-25b
Sheep
7
Establish hunt
Adopt with OSM modification to establish a Federal drawing permit hunt for sheep in Unit 7 with a harvest limit of one ram with full curl horn or larger, and delegate authority to the Seward District Ranger of the Chugach National Forest to close the season and set the harvest quota, the number of permits to be issued, and any needed permit conditions via delegation of authority letter only.
WP22-26a
Sheep
7
C&T use determination (Moose Pass)
Adopt.
WP22-26b
Sheep
7
Establish hunt
Take no action.
WP22-27
Sheep
15
C&T use determination (Cooper Landing and Ninilchik)
Adopt with SCRAC modification to recognize C&T determination of sheep for Cooper Landing only in Units 15A and 15B (remove 15C).
WP22-28
Moose
7
Extend hunting season by 5 days from Sep. 25
Adopt with SCRAC modification to shift the season to Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
WP22-29
Moose
7
Extend hunting season
Take no action.
WP22-30
Moose
15
Extend hunting season
Adopt with SCRAC modification to shift the season to Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
WP22-31
Moose
15
Extend hunting season
Take no action.
WP22-32
Bear, Caribou, Sheep, Moose
15
C&T use determination (North Fork Rural Community)
Reject.
WP22-33
Black bear
11, 12
Rescind sealing requirement
Adopt.
WP22-34
Sheep
11, 12
Change salvage requirements for sheep; meat-on-bone salvage requirement
Reject.
WP22-35
Caribou
11
Establish a may-be-announced season
Adopt with OSM modification to delegate authority to the WRST superintendent to announce season dates, harvest quotas, and the number of permits to be issued; to define harvest areas; and to open and close the season via a delegation of authority letter only.
WP22-36
Moose, Caribou
11, 12, 13
Incorporate WSA 20-02 temporary regulations into permanent regulations
Adopt with the OSM modification and a Board amendment to define the hunt area for the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission community harvest system in Unit 12.
WP22-37
Ptarmigan
9D
C&T use determination (Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, Belkofski, Sanak, Pauloff Harbor, Unga, Nelson Lagoon)
Adopt with OSM modification; all residents of Unit 9D.
WP22-38a
Caribou
10
Add Cold Bay and Nelson Lagoon to existing C&T determination
Adopt.
WP22-38b
Caribou
10
Allow federally qualified subsistence users access to Federal public lands for the taking of caribou
Adopt with OSM and Kodiak/Aleutians RAC modification; to remove the closure from the unit-specific regulations and delegate authority to the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Refuge Manager to open and close Federal public lands to non-federally qualified users annually based on the current population status of the Unimak caribou herd in consultation with ADF&G staff via delegation of authority letter.
WP22-39
Hare
9, 17
Establish specific harvest regulations for Alaska hare
Adopt with OSM modification revising the definition of hare and with Bristol Bay RAC to change the season closing date to March 31.
WP22-40
Wolves, Wolverine
9B, 9C 17B, 17C
Allow the use of snowmachines to position wolves and wolverines
Defer to Jan 2023 FSB meeting to allow additional time to revise text.
WP22-41
Caribou
9A, 9C
Delegate authority to the Togiak NWR manager to open/close seasons, announce harvest limits, and set sex restrictions via delegation of authority letter
Adopt.
WCR22-05
Moose
9
9C, Naknek River—Dec. closure to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-07
Caribou
17
Nushagak Peninsula—closed to non-federally qualified users unless pop. >900 caribou
Maintain status quo.
WP22-42
Moose
18 Remainder
Increase the harvest limit
Adopt.
WP22-43
Moose
18
Revise the delegation of authority for the Refuge Manager to adjust harvest limits based on water levels
Reject.
WP22-44
Moose
18
Change season dates and establish a may-be-announced season
Adopt with OSM modification to revise the regulatory language and to delegate authority to the Yukon Delta NWR manager to announce the winter season and set harvest quotas via delegation of authority letter only.
WP22-45
Hare
18, 22, 23
Establish specific harvest regulations for Alaska hare
Adopt with OSM modification to shorten the season to Aug. 1-May 31 and to modify the definition of hare.
WP22-46
Brown bear
24B
Increase harvest limit
Adopt.
WP22-47
Caribou
22
Allow the harvest of calves
Reject.
WP22-48
Moose
22A
Revise hunt area boundaries
Adopt.
WP22-49
Moose
22A
Remove federally qualified restriction; change to match hunting season established for residents and nonresidents by Alaska Board of Game
Adopt.
WCR22-09b
Moose
22
Unit 22A Unalakleet drainage—closed except to Unalakleet residents
Modify the closure; only open to federally qualified subsistence users.
WCR22-09c
Moose
22
Unit 22A remainder—seasonal closure to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-11/12
Moose
22
WCR22-11: Unit 22B, W. Darby Mtns-Fall—closed to non-federally qualified users. WCR22-12: Unit 22B, W Darby Mtns-Winter—closed except by White Mtn. and Golovin
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-13
Moose
22
Unit 22D, Kougarok, Kuzitrin, Pilgrim drainages—closed except by Unit 22C and 22D residents
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-14
Moose
22
Unit 22D, W Tisuk and Canyon drainage—closed except by Unit 22C and 22D residents
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-16
Moose
22
Unit 22E—closed to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WP22-50
Beaver
23
Trapping: Increase harvest limit to “no limit”
Adopt with OSM modification to combine Unit 23 trapping areas.
WCR22-18
Sheep
23
Unit 23-Baird Mtns—closed to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WCR22-27
Musk ox
23
Unit 23, Cape Krusenstern National Monument—closed to residents of Point Hope
Eliminate closure as recommended by OSM.
WCR22-45
Caribou
23
Unit 23-Noatak—closed to non-federally qualified users
Maintain status quo.
WP22-51
Moose
20B
Remove Minto Flats registration hunt
Adopt.
WP22-52
Moose
25A
Lengthen season
Adopt with Eastern Interior RAC and ADF&G modification to extend the season in the Coleen, Firth, and Old Crow River drainages only.
WP22-53
Arctic fox
25
Establish season/harvest limits
Adopt.
WCR22-22
Moose
25
Unit 25D west—closed except by 25D west residents
Maintain status quo.
WP22-54
Moose
26A
Revise the hunt area
Adopt with OSM modification to revise the hunt area descriptor.
WP22-55
Musk ox
26A
Establish a hunt
Adopt with OSM modification to revise the hunt area descriptor, require drawing permits, and delegate authority to manage the hunt to the BLM Arctic District Office Manager.
WP22-56
Brown bear
26A
Harvest limit
Adopt.
WCR22-25
Musk ox
26
Unit 26C—closed except by Kaktovik residents
Maintain status quo.
FP21-10
Salmon
Lower Copper River Harvest Area
Implement salmon subsistence fishery; harvest limit
Adopt with OSM modification and Board amendment to allow fishing by dip net and rod and reel only, delay the start of the fishery to June 1, and prohibit dip-netting by boats.
These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Advisory Council recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native corporation consultations, public and ADF&G comments. The proposals indicated above as “adopted” are reflected in the rule portion of this document as revisions to the subsistence management regulations. 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 has provided extensive opportunity for public input and involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act requirements, including publishing a proposed rule in the
Federal Register
, participation in multiple 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 (36 CFR 242.20 and 50 CFR 100.20). Therefore, the Board believes that sufficient public notice and opportunity for involvement have been given to affected persons regarding Board decisions.
In the more than 30 years that the Program has been operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective date of the subsistence regulations. A lapse in regulatory control could affect the continued viability of fish or wildlife populations and future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule effective upon the date set forth in
DATES
to ensure continued operation of the subsistence program.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement that described four alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28, 1992. The Record of Decision (ROD) on Subsistence Management for Federal Public Lands in Alaska was signed April 6, 1992. The selected alternative in the FEIS (Alternative IV) defined the administrative framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence regulations.
A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
. The Secretary of the Interior, with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, determined that expansion of Federal jurisdiction does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the human environment and, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS process on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes, unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife populations. The final section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD and concluded that the Program, under Alternative IV with an annual process for setting
subsistence regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but will not likely restrict subsistence uses significantly.
During the subsequent environmental assessment process for extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of this rule was conducted in accordance with section 810. That evaluation also supported the Secretaries' determination that the rule will not reach the “may significantly restrict” threshold that would require notice and hearings under ANILCA section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
This final rule does not contain any new collections of information that require Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.
). OMB has reviewed and approved the collections of information associated with the subsistence regulations at 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, and assigned OMB Control Number 1018-0075, with an expiration date of January 31, 2024. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget will review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends. The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further that regulations must be based on the best available science and that the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent with these requirements.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
) requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which include small businesses, organizations, or governmental jurisdictions. In general, the resources to be harvested under this rule are already being harvested and consumed by the local harvester and do not result in an additional dollar benefit to the economy. However, we estimate that two million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per pound, this amount would equate to about $6 million in food value Statewide. Based upon the amounts and values cited above, the Departments certify that this rulemaking will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801
et seq.
), this rule is not a major rule. It does not have an effect on the economy of $100 million or more, will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, and does not have significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence priority on public lands. The scope of this Program is limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no potential takings of private property implications as defined by Executive Order 12630.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502
et seq.,
that this rulemaking will not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or State governments or private entities. The implementation of this rule is by Federal agencies, and there is no cost imposed on any State or local entities or tribal governments.
Executive Order 12988
The Secretaries have determined that these regulations meet the applicable standards provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from exercising subsistence management authority over fish and wildlife resources on Federal lands unless it meets certain requirements.
Executive Order 13175
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Title VIII, does not provide specific rights to tribes for the subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native corporations opportunities to consult on this rule. Consultation with Alaska Native corporations are based on Public Law 108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public Law 108-447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267, which provides that: “The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and all Federal agencies shall hereafter consult with Alaska Native corporations on the same basis as Indian tribes under Executive Order No. 13175.”
The Secretaries, through the Board, provided a variety of opportunities for consultation: commenting on proposed changes to the existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the Regional Council meetings; engaging in dialogue at the Board's meetings; and providing input in person, by mail, email, or phone at any time during the rulemaking process.
On April 12, 2022, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations a specific opportunity to consult on this rule prior to the start of its public regulatory meeting. Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations were notified by mail and telephone and were given the opportunity to attend via teleconference.
Executive Order 13211
This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare statements of energy effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this rule is not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 13211, affecting energy supply, distribution, or use, and no statement of energy effects is required.
Drafting Information
Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations under the guidance of Sue Detwiler of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by
• Chris McKee, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management;
• Kim Jochum, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service;
• Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
• Jill Klein, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and
• Gregory Risdahl, Alaska Regional Office, USDA Forest Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART __—SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA
1. The authority citation for 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100 continues to read as follows:
Authority:
16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C—Board Determinations
2. Amend § __.24 by revising table 1 to paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
§ __.24
Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (
a
)(1)
Area
Species
Determination
Unit 1
Black Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 1
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 1
Deer
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 1
Goat
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 1
Moose
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 2
Black Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 2
Deer
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 3
Black Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 3
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 3
Deer
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 3
Elk
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 3
Moose
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 4
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 4
Deer
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 4
Goat
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 5
Black Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 5
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 5
Deer
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 5
Goat
Residents of Units 1-5.
Unit 5
Moose
Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5
Wolf
Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A
Black Bear
Residents of Yakutat and Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents of Whittier.
Unit 6, remainder
Black Bear
Residents of Units 6C and 6D, excluding residents of Whittier.
Unit 6
Brown Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A
Goat
Residents of Units 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D
Goat
Residents of Units 6C and 6D.
Unit 6A
Moose
Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6B and Unit 6C
Moose
Residents of Units 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6D
Moose
Residents of Unit 6D.
Unit 6A
Wolf
Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 6, remainder
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 7
Brown Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7
Caribou
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose Pass.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area
Goat
Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, remainder
Goat
Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatilek.
Unit 7
Moose
Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, and Tatitlek.
Unit 7
Sheep
Residents of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass.
Unit 7
Ruffed Grouse
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 8
Brown Bear
Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
Unit 8
Deer
Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8
Elk
Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8
Goat
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9D
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B
Black Bear
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C.
Unit 9A
Brown Bear
Residents of Pedro Bay.
Unit 9B
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 9B.
Unit 9C
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and Levelock.
Unit 9D
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).
Unit 9E
Brown Bear
Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17.
Unit 9C
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik.
Unit 9D
Caribou
Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass.
Unit 9E
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E
Moose
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D
Moose
Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9D
Ptarmigan
Residents of Unit 9D.
Unit 9B
Sheep
Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B.
Unit 9
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit 9E
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, Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 10, remainder
Caribou
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 10
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 11
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 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.
Unit 11, remainder
Black Bear
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River
Brown Bear
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12.
Unit 11, remainder
Brown Bear
Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Unit 11
Goat
Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot Lake, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110 Mentasta Pass), and Nabesna Road (mileposts 25-46).
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River
Moose
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder
Moose
Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford 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, Tonsina, residents along the Nabesna Road—Mileposts 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Mileposts 0-62 (McCarthy Road).
Unit 11, remainder
Sheep
Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the Tok Cutoff—Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road—Mileposts 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Mileposts 0-62 (McCarthy Road).
Unit 11
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 11
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, and Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 11
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 12
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina, Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
Unit 12
Caribou
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake
Moose
Residents of Units 12 and 13C, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border
Moose
Residents of Units 12 and 13C and Healy Lake.
Unit 12, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Units 12 and 13A-D, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 12
Sheep
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
Unit 12
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 13
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 13 and Slana.
Unit 13B
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110), 13, 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely), and Chickaloon.
Unit 13C
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and Chickaloon.
Unit 13E
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters).
Unit 13D
Goat
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D
Moose
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana.
Unit 13B
Moose
Residents of Units 13 and 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely) and Chickaloon and Slana.
Unit 13C
Moose
Residents of Units 12 and 13, Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot Lake, and Slana.
Unit 13E
Moose
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of Denali National Park headquarters).
Unit 13D
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 13
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 13
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed Sharp-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 13
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 14C
Brown Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14
Goat
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14
Moose
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14A and Unit 14C
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Black Bear
Residents of Ninilchik.
Unit 15C
Black Bear
Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Nanwalek.
Unit 15
Brown Bear
Residents of Ninilchik.
Unit 15B
Caribou
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15C
Caribou
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Goat
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15C
Goat
Residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Moose
Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15C
Moose
Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Sheep
Residents of Cooper Landing and Ninilchik.
Unit 15C
Sheep
Residents of Ninilchik.
Unit 15
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed)
Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 15
Grouse (Spruce)
Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 15
Grouse (Ruffed)
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16B
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 16B.
Unit 16
Brown Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16A
Moose
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16B
Moose
Residents of Unit 16B.
Unit 16
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 16
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 16
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 17
Beaver
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17.
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.
Unit 17, remainder
Black Bear
Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17.
Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum.
Unit 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 17 and Kwethluk.
Unit 17A, remainder
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17B, that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak and Akiachak.
Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit 17C
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 17.
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 Units 9B, 17, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, and Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Lime Village, Stony River, and Tuluksak.
Units 17A and 17B, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Kwethluk, Lime Village, and Stony River.
Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17B
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Akiachak, Akiak, Bethel, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Lime Village, Napakiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, Stony River, Tuluksak, and Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17, remainder
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime Village, and Stony River.
Unit 17A, those portions north and west of a line beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwestern end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and to the Unit 17A boundary to the northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake and northeast towards the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake to the Unit 17A boundary
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, and Platinum.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17A, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay and Platinum.
Units 17B, beginning at the Unit 17B boundary, those portions north and west of a line running from the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, and northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum.
Unit 17B, that portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Baym, Levelock, Nondalton, and Platinum.
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C
Moose
Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 18
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 18, Unit 19A living downstream of the Holokuk River, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak.
Unit 18
Brown Bear
Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mountain Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak.
Unit 18
Caribou
Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, Manokotak, Stebbins, St. Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, that portion of the 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, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk.
Unit 18, that portion north of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Village, and all drainages north of the Yukon River downstream from Marshall
Moose
Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, St. Michael, Stebbins, and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 18, Lower Kalskag, and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18
Musk Ox
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 18
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 19C and Unit 19D
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 18 and 19 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River.
Unit 19C
Brown Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19D
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 19A and D, Tuluksak, and Lower Kalskag.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B
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, and Russian Mission.
Unit 19C
Caribou
Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida.
Unit 19D
Caribou
Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute, and Stony River.
Unit 19A and Unit 9B
Moose
Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk River
Moose
Residents of Eek and Quinhagak.
Unit 19C
Moose
Residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19D
Moose
Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina.
Unit 19
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 20D
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 20F
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20E
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.
Unit 20F
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20A
Caribou
Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters.
Unit 20B
Caribou
Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Unit 20C
Caribou
Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, and those domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and between mileposts 300 and 309, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters.
Unit 20D and Unit 20E
Caribou
Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 20F, 25, 12 (north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve), Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto.
Unit 20F
Caribou
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20A
Moose
Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters.
Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area
Moose
Residents of Minto and Nenana.
Unit 20B, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Unit 20C
Moose
Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), Cantwell, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, those domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters.
Unit 20D
Moose
Residents of Unit 20D and Tanacross.
Unit 20E
Moose
Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle, Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 20F
Moose
Residents of Unit 20F, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, and Stevens Village.
Unit 20E
Sheep
Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, and Dot Lake, Healy Lake, Northway, Tanacross, Tetlin, and Tok.
Unit 20F
Wolf
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20, remainder
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 20D
Grouse, (Spruce, Ruffed and Sharp-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 20D
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 21
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Unit 21A
Caribou
Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C
Caribou
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana.
Unit 21D
Caribou
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia.
Unit 21E
Caribou
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna.
Unit 21A
Moose
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C
Moose
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and Galena.
Unit 21D
Moose
Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby.
Unit 21E, south of a line beginning at the western boundary of Unit 21E near the mouth of Paimiut Slough, extending easterly along the south bank of Paimiut Slough to Upper High Bank, and southeasterly in the direction of Molybdenum Mountain to the juncture of Units 19A, 21A, and 21E
Moose
Residents of Unit 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Russian Mission.
Unit 21E remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission.
Unit 21
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 22A
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk.
Unit 22B
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 22B.
Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E
Black Bear
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 22
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22A
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, Kotlik, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and Alakanuk.
Unit 22, remainder
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, 22 (excluding residents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, and 24.
Unit 22
Moose
Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22A
Musk Ox
All rural residents.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains
Musk Ox
Residents of Units 22B and 22C.
Unit 22B, remainder
Musk Ox
Residents of Unit 22B.
Unit 22C
Musk Ox
Residents of Unit 22C.
Unit 22D
Musk Ox
Residents of Units 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E (excluding St. Lawrence Island).
Unit 22E
Musk Ox
Residents of Unit 22E (excluding Little Diomede Island).
Unit 22
Wolf
Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of the Yukon River, and Kotlik.
Unit 22
Grouse (Spruce)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 22
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 23
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk.
Unit 23
Brown Bear
Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Unit 23
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, Galena, 22, 23, 24 including residents of Wiseman but not including other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, and 26A.
Unit 23
Moose
Residents of Unit 23.
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage
Musk Ox
Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage.
Unit 23, remainder
Musk Ox
Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland River drainage.
Unit 23
Sheep
Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle.
Unit 23
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 23
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 23
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and White-tailed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, 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.
Unit 24, remainder
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 24, that portion south of 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 Unit 24.
Unit 24, remainder
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 24.
Unit 24
Caribou
Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana.
Unit 24
Moose
Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.
Unit 24
Sheep
Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia.
Unit 24
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 1626.
Unit 25D
Black Bear
Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 25D
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 25, remainder
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle.
Unit 25A
Caribou
Residents of Units 24A and 25.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C
Caribou
Residents of Units 12 (north of Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve), 20D, 20E, 20F, and 25, and Eureka, Livengood, Manley, and Minto.
Unit 25D
Caribou
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 25A
Moose
Residents of Units 25A and 25D.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C
Moose
Residents of Units 20D, 20E, 25B, 25C, 25D, Tok and Livengood.
Unit 25D, west
Moose
Residents of Unit 25D West.
Unit 25D, remainder
Moose
Residents of remainder of Unit 25.
Unit 25A
Sheep
Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C
Sheep
Residents of Units 20E, 25B, 25C, and 25D.
Unit 25D
Wolf
Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 25, remainder
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 26
Brown Bear
Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope.
Unit 26A and C
Caribou
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope.
Unit 26B
Caribou
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 26
Moose
Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and Anaktuvuk Pass.
Unit 26A
Musk Ox
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
Unit 26B
Musk Ox
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik.
Unit 26C
Musk Ox
Residents of Kaktovik.
Unit 26A
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope.
Unit 26B
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman.
Unit 26C
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie.
Unit 26
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
3. Amend § __.25 by:
a. In paragraph (a), revising the definition of “Hare or hares”;
b. Adding paragraph (c)(5); and
c. Revising paragraph (e).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
§ __.25
Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations.
(a) * * *
Hare or hares
collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra or Alaska hare.
(c) * * *
(5) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a participant in a community harvest system counts toward both the community harvest limit or quota for that species as well as individual harvest limits, Federal or State, for each participant in that community harvest system; however, the take does not count toward individual harvest limits, Federal or State, of any non-participant.
(i) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by someone who is not a participant in a community harvest system does not count toward any community harvest limit or quota.
(ii) For the purposes of this provision, all residents of the community are deemed participants in the community harvest unless the Board-approved framework requires registration as a prerequisite to harvesting or receiving any fish, wildlife, or shellfish pursuant to that community harvest, in which case only those who register are deemed participants in that community harvest.
(e)
Hunting by designated harvest permit.
If you are a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient), you may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take deer, moose, and caribou, and in Units 1-5, goats, on your behalf unless unit-specific regulations in § __.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 except for goats, where designated hunters may have no more than one harvest limit in possession at any one time, and unless otherwise specified in unit-specific regulations in § __.26.
4. Amend § __.26 by revising paragraphs (e), (j)(1), and (n) to read as follows:
§ 100.26
Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(e)
Possession and transportation of wildlife.
Except as specified in paragraph (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.
(j) * * * (1) Sealing requirements for brown bear taken apply in all Units, except as specified in this paragraph (j). Sealing requirements for black bears of all color phases taken apply in Units 1-7, 13-17, and 20.
(n)
Unit regulations.
You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species and marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1 June 30. Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section.
(1)
Unit 1.
Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1A consists of all drainages south of the latitude of Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all drainages of Ernest Sound.
(ii) Unit 1B consists of all drainages between the latitude of Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and Seward Passage.
(iii) Unit 1C consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay.
(iv) Unit 1D consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of Berners Bay.
(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;
(B) Unit 1A—in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage, is closed to the taking of bear;
(C) Unit 1B—the Anan Creek drainage within 1 mile of Anan Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the taking of bear; and
(D) Unit 1C:
(
1
) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's parking area; and
(
2
) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier.
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C, Juneau area, on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area; and
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail (including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop Trail.
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 1 to Paragraph (
n
)(1)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Sep. 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only
Sep. 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, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15-Dec. 31
Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit
July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth
Goat:
Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only
No open season.
Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay—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 Unit 1B, that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet
No open season.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder—2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat. The taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited
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 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
Sep. 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
Sep. 5-Oct. 15.
Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only
Sep. 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 one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only
Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 bull by State registration permit only
Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1C, Berners Bay—1 bull by drawing permit
Sep.15-Oct. 15 (will be announced).
Only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Berners Bay drainages moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the USDA Forest Service, Juneau office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 25% (rounded up to the next whole number) of bull moose permits
Unit 1D
No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal and the east fork of the Bradfield River—5 wolves
Aug. 1-May 31.
Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D—5 wolves
Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession
Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 1—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
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Muskrat: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
(2)
Unit 2.
Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east of the longitude of the westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
(ii) [Reserved]
Table 2 to Paragraph (
n
)(2)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Sep. 1-June 30.
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. Female deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15-Jan. 31. Harvest ticket number five must be used when recording the harvest of a female deer, but may be used for recording the harvest of a male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in order except when recording a female deer on tag number five
July 24-Jan. 31.
The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeastern portion (lands south of the West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound draining into Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward into Clarence Strait), are closed to hunting of deer Aug. 1-15, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Non-federally qualified users may only harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit
Jul 1-Jun 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the hunter for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take
Sep. 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
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 l imit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be sequentially numbered, marked with the date and location recorded by the trapper for each wolf, and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of take
Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
(3)
Unit 3.
(i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B, north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island; and
(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 1 mile south of the Blind Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 3 to Paragraph (
n
)(3)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Sep. 1-June 30.
Deer:
Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands and that portion of Kupreanof Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage—1 buck
Oct. 1-Nov. 7.
Unit 3, remainder—2 bucks
Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Dec. 1-31, season to be announced.
Elk:
Unit 3, Etolin, Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby, and Kashevarof Islands
No open season.
Unit 3 remainder—1 elk by Federal registration permit
July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides by State registration permit only
Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 1-May 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 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
Nov. 10-May 15.
Unit 3, except Mitkof Island—No limit
Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit (except on Kuiu Island)
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit
Dec. 1-31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
(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); and
(D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwestern point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit does not count in an individual's one bear every 4 regulatory years limit.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 4 to Paragraph (
n
)(4)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Brown Bear:
Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N lat., 136°21′ W long.) to Rodgers Point (57°35′ N lat., 135°33′ W long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57°34′ N lat., 135°25′ W long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56°44′ N lat. 134°38′ W long.) including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only
Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 31.
Unit 4, remainder—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit only
Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar. 15-May 20.
Deer: 6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only Sep. 15-Jan. 31
Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit
July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only
Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 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
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
(5)
Unit 5.
(i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, including the Guyot Hills:
(A) Unit 5A consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay, Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays; In Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench is defined as that area east of the Hubbard Glacier, north of Nunatak fiord, and north and east of the East Nunatak Glacier to the Canadian border.
(B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands within Glacier Bay National Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag if you
have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(E) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 5 to Paragraph (
n
)(5)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Sep. 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only
Sep. 1-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 5A—1 buck
Nov. 1-30.
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
No open season.
Unit 5A, remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit only
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, west of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Oct. 8-21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations
Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Dangerous River—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. From Sep. 16-30, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations
Sep. 16-Nov. 15.
Unit 5B—1 bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 bulls have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5B
Sep. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in 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
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Lynx: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
(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; and
(D) Unit 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15. In addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D between June 16 and June 30. The harvest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears taken with bait between June 16 and June 30.
(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of artificial lights.
(C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Eyak to take one moose from Federal lands in Unit 6B or 6C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.
(D) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled, or temporarily disabled may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his or her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D. The designated hunter must obtain a
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one time.
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine.
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old Chenega Memorial and other traditional memorial potlatch ceremonies. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
Table 6 to Paragraph (
n
)(6)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State registration permit is required
Sep. 1-June 30.
Deer:
5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31. Only 1 of the 5-deer harvest limit may be taken between Jan. 1-31
Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Goats:
Unit 6A and B—1 goat by State registration permit only
Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
Unit 6C
No open season.
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registration permit only. In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat seasons will be closed by the Cordova District Ranger when harvest limits for that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242—2 goats, RG243—4 goats, RG244 and RG245 combined—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1 goat
Aug. 20-Feb. 28.
Moose:
Unit 6C—1 antlerless moose by Federal drawing permit only
Sep. 1-Oct. 31.
Permits for the portion of the antlerless moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1-Oct. 31 hunt may be available for redistribution for a Nov. 1-Dec. 31 hunt.
Unit 6C—1 bull by Federal drawing permit only
Sep. 1-Dec. 31.
In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household receiving a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not receive a Federal permit. The annual harvest quota will be announced by the U.S. Forest Service, Cordova Office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 100% of the antlerless moose permits and 75% of the bull permits. Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of moose except by federally qualified users with a Federal permit for Unit 6C moose, Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 6, remainder
No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession
May 1-Oct. 31.
Coyote:
Unit 6A and D—2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6B and 6C—No limit
July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No open season.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession
Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 1-May 15.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit
Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit
Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D—No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
(7)
Unit 7.
(i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of
150° W long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150° W long., from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords National Park.
(B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 1.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15, except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]
Table 7 to Paragraph
(n)(7)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 7, north of the Sterling Highway and west of the Seward Highway—1 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The Seward District Ranger will close the Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested by Federal registration permit
Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Unit 7, remainder
No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal Drawing permit. Nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken
Aug. 10-Nov 14.
Moose:
Unit 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay—Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek
No open season.
Unit 7, remainder—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession
May 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: No limit
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No open season.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 7, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 7, remainder—5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 10 per day, 20 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Ruffed):
No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 beaver per season
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Jan. 1-31.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 8.
Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale, Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other adjacent islands.
(i) Unit-specific regulations: If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10 through Apr. 30.
(ii) [Reserved]
Table 8 to Paragraph
(n)(8)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 2 permits may be issued in Akhiok; up to 1 permit may be issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 3 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; up to 2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits may be issued in Port Lions. Permits will be issued by the Kodiak Refuge Manager
Dec. 1-Dec. 15. Apr. 1-May 15.
Deer: Unit 8, all lands within the Kodiak Archipelago within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, including lands on Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—3 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only Oct. 1-Jan. 31
Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Elk: Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only. The season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, when the combined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd
Sep. 15-Nov. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: 30 beaver per season
Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
(9)
Unit 9.
(i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands, including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Islands:
(A) Unit 9A consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16 (Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(B) Unit 9B consists of the Kvichak River drainage except those lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage.
(C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the Naknek River drainage, lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(D) Unit 9D consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American Bay, including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of the Shumagin Islands.
(E) Unit 9E consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai National Park; and
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested animal parts from Aug. 1 through Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9C within the Naknek River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek drainage; however, you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of the Naknek River and Big Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 9B from April 1 through May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from April 1 through 30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag in Unit 9B, except that portion within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440 permit holders may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag. The season will be closed when 4 females or 10 bears have been taken, whichever occurs first. The permits will be issued and closure announcements made by the Superintendent Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
(D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 10-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State.
(E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) of Units 9C and 9E may designate another federally qualified subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to take bull caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report and turn over all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction on the number of possession limits the designated hunter may have in his/her possession at any one time.
(F) For Unit 9D, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(G) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island) only.
(H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 9E with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State locking tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
Table 9 to Paragraph
(n)
(9)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B; and 13.440 permit holders—1 bear by Federal registration permit only
July 1-June 30.
The season will be closed by the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent when 4 females or 10 bear have been taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only
Sep. 1-May 31.
Unit 9C—1 bear by Federal registration permit only
Oct. 1-May 31.
The season will be closed by the Katmai National Park and Preserve Superintendent in consultation with BLM and FWS land managers and ADF&G, when 6 females or 10 bear have been taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9E—1 bear by Federal registration permit
Sep. 25-Dec. 31.
Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9A—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 9B—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Unit 9C, that portion within the Alagnak River drainage—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north, and Graveyard Creek and Coffee Creek—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9C and Egegik.
May be announced.
Unit 9D—1-4 caribou by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
Unit 9E—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Unit 9E, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
May be announced.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—1 ram with
3/4
curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only. By announcement of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent, the summer/fall season will be closed when up to 5 sheep are taken and the winter season will be closed when up to 2 sheep are taken.
July 15-Oct. 15.
Jan. 1-Apr. 1.
Unit 9B, remainder—1 ram with
7/8
curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 9, remainder—1 ram with
7/8
curl or larger horn
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Moose:
Unit 9A—1 bull by State registration permit
Sep. 1-15.
Unit 9B—1 bull by State registration permit
Sep. 1-20.
Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull by State registration permit
Sep. 1-20.
Dec. 1-31.
Unit 9C, that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull by State registration permit. Public lands are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Dec. 1-31.
Unit 9C, remainder—1 bull by State registration permit
Sep. 1-20.
Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
Unit 9D—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Izembek Refuge Manager to the harvest of moose when a total of 10 bulls have been harvested between State and Federal hunts.
Dec. 15-Jan. 20.
Unit 9E—1 bull by State registration permit; however, only antlered bulls may be taken Dec. 1-Jan. 31
Sep. 1-25.
Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E—2 beaver per day
Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit
Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare:
Snowshoe hare: No limit
July 1-June 30.
Alaska hare: 1 per day, 4 per season
Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 10 per day, 20 in possession
Aug. 10-last day of Feb.
Trapping
Beaver:
No limit
Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
2 beaver per day; only firearms may be used
Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
(10)
Unit 10.
(i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and the Pribilof Islands.
(ii) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands.
(iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through December 31 or May 10 through 25, one brown bear for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only at the request of a local organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island) only.
Table 10 to Paragraph (
n
)(10)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Caribou:
Unit 10, Unimak Island only—1 bull by Federal registration permit
Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Unit 10, remainder—No limit
July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 11.
Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or Unit 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office.
(C) For federally qualified subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina, a community harvest system for moose is authorized on Federal public lands within Unit 11, subject to the framework established by the Federal Subsistence Board.
(
1
) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(
2
) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(
3
) Community harvest limit for the species authorized in the community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the participants in the system.
(
4
) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1-Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accompanying adult 60 years of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep harvested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and accompanying adult.
Table 11 to Paragraph
(n)
(11)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear
Aug. 10-June 15.
Caribou: 1 bull by Federal registration permit
May be announced.
Sheep:
1 ram
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older. Ewes accompanied by lambs or lambs may not be taken
Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
Goat:
Unit 11, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve that is bounded by the Chitina and Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River and glacier on the southeast, and the Root Glacier on the east—1 goat by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
Unit 11, the remainder of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 goat by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Unit 11, that portion outside of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
No open season.
Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, to the harvest of goats when a total of 45 goats has been harvested between Federal and State hunts.
Moose:
Unit 11, that portion draining into the east bank of the Copper River upstream from and including the Slana River drainage—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit
Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Unit 11, that portion south and east of a line running along the north bank of the Chitina River, the north and west banks of the Nazina River, and the west bank of West Fork of the Nazina River, continuing along the western edge of the West Fork Glacier to the summit of Regal Mountain—1 bull by Federal registration permit. However, during the period Aug. 20-Sep. 20, only an antlered bull may be taken
Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Nov. 20-Jan. 20.
Unit 11, remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Muskrat: No limit
Sep. 20-June 10.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession
June 1-Oct. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit
Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 12.
Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black and brown bear between April 15 and June 30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller than
3/32
-inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during April and October.
(C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office.
(D) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized on Federal public lands in Unit 12 within the Tok and Little Tok River drainages south of the Tok River bridge and east of the Tok Cutoff Road, and within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River upstream from the southern boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and that portion of Unit 12 that is east of the Nabesna River and south of the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border. This community harvest system is for federally qualified subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina and is subject to the framework established by the Federal Subsistence Board.
(
1
) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(
2
) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(
3
) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the participants in the system.
(
4
) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
(
5
) Participants must abide by customary and traditional use determinations.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1-Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accompanying adult 60 years of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be federally qualified subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep harvested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and accompanying adult.
Table 12 to Paragraph (
n
)(12)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear
Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12, that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park that lies west of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier. All hunting of caribou is prohibited on Federal public lands.
No open season.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 bull by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of caribou except by federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Unit 12, remainder—1 bull
Sep. 1-20.
Unit 12, remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be announced. Dates for a winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30, and sex of the animals to be taken will be announced by the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation with the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory Committee
Winter season to be announced.
Sheep:
Unit 12—1 ram with full curl or larger horn
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Unit 12, that portion within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older
Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
Moose:
Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to Pickerel Lake—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit
Aug. 24-Sep. 20.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 antlered bull
Aug. 24-Sep. 30.
Unit 12, that portion within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River upstream from the southern boundary of Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit only
Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
Unit 12, remainder—1 bull
Aug. 24-28.
Sep. 8-20.
Beaver: Unit 12, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—6 beaver per season. Meat from harvested beaver must be salvaged for human consumption
Sep. 20-May 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit. Hide or meat must be salvaged. Traps, snares, bow and arrow, or firearms may be used
Sep. 15-Jun 10.
Coyote: No limit
Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit
Sep. 20-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit
Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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Unit 13.
(i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the east bank of the Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the west bank of the Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the Slana River drainages north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the Delta River upstream from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the drainages into the Nenana River upstream from the southeastern corner of Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River upstream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into the east bank of the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali National Park) upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River; the drainages into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the north and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River; the drainages into the east bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; the drainages of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13A consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the south bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning.
(B) Unit 13B consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River, then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13, then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River, then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning.
(C) Unit 13C consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier.
(D) Unit 13D consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 13A.
(E) Unit 13E consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(13) are permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting Aug. 5-25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle benchmark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway, then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to the head of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Cantwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River.
(C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Middle
Fork trails, or other trails designated by the Board, you may not use motorized vehicles for subsistence hunting in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13B bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the Richardson Highway to the Middle Fork Trail at approximately Mile 170, then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for hunting, including the transportation of hunters, their hunting gear, and/or parts of game from July 26 through September 30 in the Tonsina Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13D bounded on the west by the Richardson Highway from the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at Tonsina, on the north along the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgerton Highway to Chitina, on the east by the Copper River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) Upon written request by the Camp Director to the Glennallen Field Office, 2 caribou, sex to be determined by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10 through Sep. 30 or Oct. 21 through Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the Hudson Lake Residential Treatment Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose may be taken Aug. 1 through Sep. 20. The animals may be taken by any federally qualified hunter designated by the Camp Director. The hunter must have in his/her possession the permit and a designated hunter permit during all periods that are being hunted.
(C) A community harvest system for caribou and moose is authorized on Federal public lands within Unit 13, subject to the framework established by the Federal Subsistence Board, for federally qualified subsistence users living within the Ahtna traditional communities of Cantwell, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, and Tazlina.
(
1
) The boundaries of the communities are the most recent Census Designated Places as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.
(
2
) Participants in the community harvest system may not designate another individual to harvest on their behalf any species for which they register within the community harvest system but may serve as a designated hunter, pursuant to 50 CFR 100.25(e).
(
3
) The community harvest limit for the species authorized in the community harvest system is the sum of individual harvest limits of the participants in the system.
(
4
) Harvest reporting will take the form of reports collected from hunters by the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and submitted directly to the land managers and the Office of Subsistence Management, rather than through Federal registration permits, joint State/Federal registration permits, or State harvest tickets.
Table 13 to Paragraph
(n)
(13)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of harvest. That portion within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent after 4 bears have been harvested
Aug. 10-May 31.
Caribou:
Units 13A and 13B—2 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The sex of animals that may be taken will be announced by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the Bureau of Land Management in consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologist and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional Advisory Council and the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council
Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
Unit 13, remainder—2 bulls by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Use Area—1 ram with
7/8
curl or larger horn
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Moose:
Unit 13E—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit will be issued per household
Aug. 1-Sep. 20.
Unit 13, remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 1-Sep. 20.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession
June 15-Sep. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit
Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: Unit 13—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit
Sep. 25-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 14.
(i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the northern side of Turnagain Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, drainages into Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in Unit 13, drainages into the northern side of Cook Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into the south and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the western side drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west by the east bank of the Susitna River, on the north by the north bank of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east along the hydrologic divide separating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages to the outlet creek at lake 4408, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik Glacier and along the northern side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6 boundary;
(B) Unit 14B consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A; and
(C) Unit 14C consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservations; and
(B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including Rainbow Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
Table 14 to Paragraph
(n)
(14)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 14C—1 bear
July 1-June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14C—1 beaver per day, 1 in possession
May 15-Oct. 31.
Coyote: Unit 14C—2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14C—2 foxes
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14C—5 hares per day
Sep. 8-Apr. 30.
Lynx: Unit 14C—2 lynx
Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: Unit 14C—5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14C—1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): Unit 14C—5 per day, 10 in possession
Sep. 8-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 14C—10 per day, 20 in possession
Sep. 8-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 14C, that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River and the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park—20 beaver per season
Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14C—1 fox
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: Unit 14C—No limit
Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
Marten: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 14C—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine: Unit 14C—2 wolverines
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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Unit 15.
(i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude line 150°00′ W crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in Turnagain Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 150°00′ W to the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along the Chugach National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian Lake; and including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the Chugach National Forest boundary:
(A) Unit 15A consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the north bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake;
(B) Unit 15B consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the north bank of the Kenai River and the northern shore of Skilak Lake, and north of the north bank
of the Kasilof River, the northern shore of Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier; and
(C) Unit 15C consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
(ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that may be taken only from October 1 through March 1 by bow and arrow only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3), then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak Lake, then westerly along the northern shore of Skilak Lake to Lower Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its westernmost junction with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15;
(B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area;
(C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15B east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier; and
(D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel trap or snare.
Table 15 to Paragraph
(n)
(15)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear:
Units 15A and 15B—2 bears by Federal registration permit
July 1-June 30.
Unit 15C—3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 15—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Federal registration permit. The season may be opened or closed by announcement from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Sep. 1-Nov. 30, to be announced and Apr. 1-June 15, to be announced.
Caribou:
Unit 15B, within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Unit 15C, north of the Fox River and east of Windy Lake—1 caribou by Federal drawing permit
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Unit 15, remainder
No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal drawing permit. Kids or nannies accompanied by kids may not be taken
Aug. 10-Nov. 14.
Moose:
Unit 15A—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area
No open season.
Units 15A remainder, 15B, and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
Units 15B and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only. The Kenai NWR Refuge Manager is authorized to close the October-November season based on conservation concerns, in consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
Unit 15C—1 cow by Federal registration permit only
Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
Sheep: 1 ram with
3/4
curl horn or larger by Federal drawing permit
Aug 10-Sep. 20.
Coyote: No limit
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 15, that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 15, remainder—5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Ruffed)
No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 15A and 15B—20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 15C—20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Unit 15C—5 per day, 10 in possession
Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 beaver per season
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 1 Fox
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Jan. 1-31.
Marten:
Unit 15B, that portion east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier
No open season.
Remainder of Unit 15—No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 15—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: Unit 15B and C—No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 16.
(i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet between Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the western side of the Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the western side of the Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna River, and drainages into the southern side of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage of the Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16A consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River, east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna Glacier; and
(B) Unit 16B consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(16) are permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) [Reserved]
Table 16 to Paragraph
(n)
(16)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Caribou: 1 caribou
Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
Unit 16B, Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage—1 bull
Sep. 1-15.
Unit 16B, Denali National Preserve only—1 bull by Federal registration permit. One Federal registration permit for moose issued per household
Sep. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 16B, remainder—1 bull
Sep. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit
July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit
Oct. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx: No limit
Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit
Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 17.
(i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands:
(A) Unit 17A consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
(B) Unit 17B consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage and the Wood River drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley; and
(C) Unit 17C consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit 17B, from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 17 from April 15 through May 31. You may not take beaver with a firearm under a trapping license on National Park Service lands.
(D) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be used to assist in the taking of a caribou, and caribou may be shot from a stationary snowmachine. “Assist in the taking of a caribou” means a snowmachine may be used to approach within 300 yards of a caribou at speeds under 15 miles per hour, in a manner that does not involve repeated approaches or that causes a caribou to run. A snowmachine may not be used to contact an animal or to pursue a fleeing caribou.
Table 17 to Paragraph (
n
)(17)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears
Aug. 1-May 31.
Brown Bear: Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only
Sep. 1-May 31.
Caribou: Unit 17A, all drainages west of Right Hand Point—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Units 17A and 17C, that portion of 17A and 17C consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay—up to 5 caribou by Federal registration permit
Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by federally qualified users unless the population estimate exceeds 900 caribou.
Units 17A, remainder and 17C, remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit of up to 2 caribou by State registration permit will be determined at the time the season is announced
Season may be announced between Aug. 1 and Mar. 31.
Units 17B and 17C, that portion of 17C east of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or larger horn
Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
Moose: Unit 17A—1 bull by State registration permit; or
Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
1 antlerless moose by State registration permit; or
Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
Unit 17A—up to 2 moose; one antlered bull by State registration permit, one antlerless moose by State registration permit
Up to a 31-day season may be announced between Dec. 1 and the last day of Feb.
Units 17B and 17C—one bull
Aug. 20-Sep. 15. Dec. 1-31.
During the period Aug. 20-Sep. 15—one bull by State registration permit; or
During the period Sep. 1-15—one bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with three or more brow tines on at least one side with a State harvest ticket; or
During the period Dec. 1-31—one antlered bull by State registration permit.
Coyote: 2 coyotes
Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit
Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes
Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
Hare:
Snowshoe hare: No limit
July 1-June 30.
Alaska hare: 1 per day, 4 per season
Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Lynx: 2 lynx
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine
Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 17—No limit
Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 17—2 beaver per day. Only firearms may be used
Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Lynx: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Otter: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Unit 18.
(i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers westerly and downstream from a line starting at the downriver boundary of Paimiut on the north bank of the Yukon River then south across the Yukon River to the northern terminus of the Paimiut Portage, then south along the Paimiut Portage to its intersection with Arhymot Lake, then south along the northern and western bank of Arhymot Lake to the outlet at Crooked Creek (locally known as Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek downstream to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along the west side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank of Mud Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River (locally known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west bank of this unnamed slough downstream to its confluence with the Kuskokwim River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its southerly bank, then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River upriver to the confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as Old River, then across Old River to the downriver terminus of the island formed by Old River and the Kuskokwim River, then along the north bank of the main channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then along the south and west bank of
Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek, then along the west bank of Ophir Creek to its headwaters at 61°10.22′ N lat., 159° 46.05″ W long., and the drainages flowing into the Bering Sea from Cape Newenham on the south to and including the Pastolik River drainage on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthews, and adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River, and all seaward waters and lands within 3 miles of these coastlines.
(ii) In the Kalskag Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, you are not allowed to use aircraft for hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the Area and points outside the Area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 18 from April 1 through June 10.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.
(D) You may take moose from a boat moving under power in that portion of Unit 18 west of a line running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60°59.41′ Latitude; W 162°22.14′ Longitude), continuing upriver along a line
1/2
mile south and east of, and paralleling a line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank west to the Unit 18 border.
(E) Taking of wildlife in Unit 18 while in possession of lead shot size T, .20 caliber or less in diameter, is prohibited.
(F) You may not pursue with a motorized vehicle an ungulate that is at or near a full gallop.
(G) You may use artificial light when taking a bear at a den site.
Table 18 to Paragraph (
n
)(18)
Harvest limits
Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration permit only
Sep. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 18, that portion to the east and south of the Kuskokwim River—up to 2 caribou by State registration permit
Season may be announced between Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 18, remainder—up to 2 caribou by State registration pe
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