DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SUMMARY: This proposed rule establishes regulations for seasons,

harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for

subsistence uses during the 1995-1996 regulatory year. This rulemaking

is necessary because subpart D regulations require annual public

review. When final, this rule making will replace hunting and trapping

regulations in ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in

Alaska, Subpart D--1994-1995 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife

Regulations,'' which expire on June 30, 1995.

DATES: Written public comments and proposals to change this proposed

rule will be accepted through November 11, 1994. Federal Subsistence

Regional Advisory Councils (Regional Councils) will hold public

meetings on this proposed rulemaking from October 3-November 4, 1994,

at the following locations in Alaska: Anchorage, Barrow, Bethel,

Fairbanks, Galena, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Naknek, Nome, and Sitka. Written

proposals to change subpart D regulations will be compiled and

distributed for additional public review during the second week of

November 1994. A second 30-day public comment period will follow

distribution of the compiled proposal packet. Written public comments

on distributed proposals will be accepted during the second public

comment period. Comments on proposals to change subpart D regulations

may be presented to the Regional Councils at their meetings. The

Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will deliberate and take final action

on proposals received that request changes to this proposed rule at a

public meeting to be held in Anchorage during April 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and proposals for changes to these proposed

regulations may be sent to the Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska

99503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Richard S. Pospahala, Office

of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503;

telephone (907) 786-3447. For questions specific to National Forest

System lands, contact Norman R. Howse, Assistant Director Subsistence,

USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, Alaska

99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-8890.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Changes From 1994-1995 Seasons and Bag Limit Regulations

Subpart D regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require

development of an entire new rule each year. Consequently, this

proposed rule reflects regulation changes for the 1995-1996 regulatory

year that are approved by the Board. Regulations contained in this

proposed rule will take effect on July 1, 1995, unless elements are

changed by subsequent Board action following the public review process

outlined herein.

The text of the 1994-1995 subpart D final rule served as the

foundation for the 1995-1996 subpart D proposed rule. Minor editorial

changes to the 1994-1995 final rule have been made to clarify and

enhance Federal subsistence management program regulations for the

1995-1996 regulatory year. The other proposed regulatory changes

include:

Reopening the season for mountain goats in the Frosty

Bay area now that logging is completed.

Shortening the lynx trapping season in a number of

Units to protect the population in a low-cycle period.

Revising the moose season in Unit 18 based on a Request

for Reconsideration received following the publication of the 1994-

1995 subpart D regulations.

Closing the season for sheep in Units 23 and 26(A) west

of Howard Pass and the Redstone and Cutler Rivers to protect a low

sheep population experiencing poor lamb recruitment.

Subpart D regulations were originally established from a framework

of State of Alaska fish and game regulations.

Subsistence Taking of Fish and Shellfish Regulations

This proposed rule contains no subsistence fishing or shellfish

taking provisions.

On July 15, 1993, the Native American Rights Fund, on behalf of a

number of individuals and organizations, submitted a petition to the

Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture requesting

that they include navigable waters within the definition of ``public

lands'' as used in implementing Title VIII. This was a request for

administrative relief. The Secretaries continue their evaluation of

this petition.

On March 30, 1994, the U.S. District Court for Alaska issued a

decision in the consolidated Katie John, et al. v. the United States,

et al. litigation. The court concluded that the Secretaries are

entitled to manage fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for the

purposes of providing the subsistence priority mandated in Title VIII

of ANILCA. The court further concluded that, for the purposes of Title

VIII, ``public lands'' includes all navigable waterways in Alaska. The

court then issued a stay of the decision for 60 days to allow the

filing of an appeal and ordered that the stay would remain in effect,

pending an appellate decision, if one or more appeals were filed.

Because the Federal government has successfully petitioned the Ninth

Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to appeal from the district

court's decision, the stay presently remains in effect.

Because the petition for rulemaking is still under consideration by

the secretaries and because of the stayed court decision relative to

actual Federal jurisdiction, the Board believes that issuing

regulations immediately, assuming additional authority or revising

existing regulations are not warranted and, in fact, appear to be

inappropriate at this time. However, any comments or proposals received

will be carefully considered and retained for use when the regulations

are revised the next time. Therefore, the existing fish and shellfish

regulations were extended (59 FR 32923, dated June 27, 1994) until

December 31, 1995, or until the Secretaries direct the revision of the

subsistence fish and shellfish regulations based on a revised area of

jurisdiction, or until the court directs the preparation of regulations

implementing its order.

Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C

Subparts A, B, and C of the Subsistence Management Regulations for

Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.24 and 36 CFR 100.1 to

100.24, remain effective and apply to this proposed rule for subpart D.

Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 100.4

apply to regulations found in this subpart. The identified sections

include definitions for the following terms:

Regulatory year which ``means July 1 through June 30'';

Federal lands which ``means lands and waters and interests

therein title to which is in the United States''; and

Public land or public lands which ``means lands situated in

Alaska which are Federal lands, except--

(1) land selections of the State of Alaska which have been

tentatively approved or validly selected under the Alaska Statehood

Act and lands which have been confirmed to, validly selected by, or

granted to the Territory of Alaska or the State under any other

provision of Federal Law;

(2) land selections of a Native Corporation made under the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which have not been conveyed to

a Native Corporation, unless any such selection is determined to be

invalid or is relinquished; and

(3) lands referred to in Section 19(b) of the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act.''

Navigable Waters

At this time, Federal subsistence management program regulations

apply to all non-navigable waters located on public lands and to

navigable waters located on the public lands identified at 50 CFR

100.3(b) and 36 CFR 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska, subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964)

published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is intended to

enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to manage submerged

lands, title to which is held by the United States government.

Public Review Process--Regulation Comments, Proposals, and Public

Meetings

Written comments or proposed regulation changes may be submitted in

writing to the address identified at the beginning of this rulemaking

by November 11, 1994. Comments or proposals may also be presented at

Regional Council meetings to be held from October 3-November 4, 1994 in

Anchorage, Barrow, Bethel, Fairbanks, Galena, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Naknek,

Nome, and Sitka.

Proposals should be specific to subpart D regulations, including

changes to subsistence seasons, harvest limits, and/or methods and

means. Proposals submitted to the Board should include, at minimum, the

following information:

a. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual or

organization submitting the proposal;

b. The section and/or paragraph of the proposed rule for which

the change is being suggested;

c. A statement explaining why the change is necessary;

d. A proposed solution;

e. Suggested wording for the regulation addition or change; and

f. Any supporting information.

Proposals which fail to include the above information, or proposals

which are beyond the scope of authorities in subpart D, may be

rejected. PROPOSALS FOR CHANGES IN CUSTOMARY AND TRADITIONAL USE

ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, CHANGES RELATING TO FISH OR SHELLFISH

REGULATIONS, AND CHANGES TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME. The public is encouraged to use standardized

proposal forms to submit recommendations to the Board. Proposal forms

may be obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the address

listed above.

Following public distribution of proposals for changes to the 1995-

1996 proposed subpart D regulations, a second 30-day comment period

will be provided to allow public review of those proposals that will be

considered by the Board. A second series of Regional Council meetings

will be held in February 1995, to assist in developing recommendations

to the Board. Written comments on proposals may be submitted to the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before conclusion of the second comment

period which is presently scheduled to end on January 13, 1995. The

Board will discuss and evaluate proposed changes to this rule during a

public meeting scheduled to be held in Anchorage, April 1995. The

public may provide additional oral testimony on specific proposals

before the Board at that time.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils

Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management for

Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence

Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11 (1992)

and 50 CFR 100.11 (1992), and for the purposes identified therein,

Alaska has been divided into ten subsistence resource regions, each of

which is to be represented by a Regional Council. Charters for these

Regional Councils were approved and signed by former Secretary Lujan on

January 19, 1993. The Regional Councils provide a forum for rural

residents with personal knowledge of local conditions and resource

requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence management of

fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The Regional Councils have a

substantial role in helping residents of the region reviewing this

proposed rule and making comments on it. Presently, the Regional

Councils are composed of no fewer than seven and no more than thirteen

members who are residents of the region and are knowledgeable of local

subsistence concerns. Regional Council members serve a three-year term

with one-third of the terms expiring annually. An extensive recruitment

effort for new Regional Council members occurs each fall. The Regional

Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user

diversity within each region. Moreover, the Council Chairs present

their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1995.

Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act Compliance

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four

alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program

was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document

described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence

management as identified through public meetings, written comments and

staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four

alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would

implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an

appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations

presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding

subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,

1992.

Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the

FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the

Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, it was the

decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the

Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-

Forest Service, to implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS

and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal

Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the

selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework

of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing

regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for

Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964, May

29, 1992) implements the Federal Subsistence Management Program and

includes a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence hunting and

fishing regulations.

Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA

The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord

subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over

the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes,

unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife

populations. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS

process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appears in the

April 6, 1992, ROD which concluded that the Federal Subsistence

Management Program, under Alternative IV with an annual process for

setting hunting and fishing regulations, may have some local impacts on

subsistence uses, but it does not appear that the program may

significantly restrict subsistence uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

These rules contain information collection requirements subject to

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under 44 U.S.C. 3501-

3520. They apply to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information

collection requirements described above are approved by the OMB under

44 U.S.C. 3501 and have been assigned clearance number 1018-0075.

Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average .1382

hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions,

gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form.

Direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form

to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

1849 C Street, NW, MS 224 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 20240; and the Office

of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1018-0075),

Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information collection requirements

may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B. Such

requirements will be submitted to OMB for approval prior to their

implementation.

This rule was not subject to Office of Management and Budget review

under Executive Order 12866.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)

requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules that will have a

significant effect on a substantial number of small entities, which

include small businesses, organizations or governmental jurisdictions.

The Departments have determined that this rulemaking will not have a

significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;

the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result

from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate

effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of

small entities. The number of small entities affected is unknown; but,

the fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will,

in most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands

indicates that they will not be significant.

These regulations do not meet the threshold criteria of

``Federalism Effects'' as set forth in Executive Order 12612. Title

VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a subsistence

preference on public lands. The scope of this program is limited by

definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these regulations have no

significant takings implication relating to any property rights as

outlined by Executive Order 12630.

Drafting Information

These regulations were drafted by William Knauer under the guidance

of Richard S. Pospahala, of the Office of Subsistence Management,

Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage,

Alaska. Additional guidance was provided by Thomas H. Boyd, Alaska

State Office, Bureau of Land Management; John Hiscock, Alaska Regional

Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area Office,

Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Norman Howse, USDA-Forest Service.

List of Subjects

36 CFR Part 242

Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National

forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,

Wildlife.

50 CFR Part 100

Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, Public lands,

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 36, Part 242, and

Title 50, Part 100, of the Code of Federal Regulations, are proposed to

be amended as set forth below.

PART ______--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC

LANDS IN ALASKA

1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part

100 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.

3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.

2. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.

______ .25 is proposed to be revised to read:

Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife

Sec. ______ .25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.

(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all

regulations contained in this section.

ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used

to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding

helicopters.

Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation

Administration, Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.

Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).

Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding

from the head of a caribou, deer, or moose.

Antlered means any caribou, deer, or moose having at least one

visible antler.

Antlerless means any caribou, deer, or moose not having visible

antlers attached to the skull.

Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.

Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a

crossbow, or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds

arrows at full draw.

Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more

steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than

seven-eighths inch.

Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler,

typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the

nose.

Buck means any male deer.

Bull means any male moose, caribou, or musk oxen.

Closed season means the time when wildlife may not be taken.

Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year

of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its

first year of life.

Designated hunter means a Federally qualified, licensed hunter who

may take all or a portion of another Federally qualified, licensed

hunter's harvest limit(s) only under situations approved by the Board.

Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and,

those parts of black bear, brown and grizzly bear, caribou, deer,

mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used

for human consumption which are: The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket,

front quarters as far as the juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna

(elbow), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-

fibula (hock) and that portion of the animal between the front and

hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed above does not

include: Meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible

by the method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably

lost as a result of boning or close trimming of the bones, or viscera.

Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread

of 50 inches or more.

Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which

has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer

surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are

broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by

horn growth annuli.

Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,

marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying

squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.

Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,

including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed

grouse.

Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly

called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.

Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be

taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the

taking occurs.

Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.

Household means that group of people residing in the same

residence.

Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting

seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a

required hunting license.

Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in

Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.

Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air or water

conveyance.

Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or

trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the

prescribed season period.

Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.

Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are

issued by registration or other means.

Poison means any substance which is toxic, or poisonous upon

contact or ingestion.

Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a

given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion

or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or

persons.

Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,

including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.

Ram means a male Dall sheep.

Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is

issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.

Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date

and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed

by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order

applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined

by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.

Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested

animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes

collecting and recording information about the conditions under which

the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted

for sealing, or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for

biological information.

Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the

tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle,

described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or

with both horns broken.

Skin, hide, pelt or fur mean any tanned or untanned external

covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur or

pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws

attached.

Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on

either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.

Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture,

collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.

Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length

of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.

Transportation means to ship, convey, carry or transport by any

means whatever, and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance,

carriage, or transportation.

Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping

seasons and with a required trapping license.

Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of

animals not otherwise classified by the definitions herein, or

regulated under other Federal law as listed in Sec. ______ .25(i).

Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,

caribou, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.

Unit means one of the 26 geographical areas in the State of Alaska

known as Game Management Units, or GMU, and collectively listed in

Sec. ______ .25 as Units.

Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate,

bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part,

product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.

(b) Wildlife may be taken for subsistence uses by any method,

except as prohibited below or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife

for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of this

regulation. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation.

Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by

these regulations is prohibited.

(1) Except for special provisions found at Sec. ______ .25(k)(1)

through (26), the following methods and means of taking wildlife for

subsistence uses are prohibited:

(i) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;

(ii) Using any poison;

(iii) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of

individuals, equipment or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not

apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an

emergency rescue operation in a life threatening situation;

(iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized vehicle, except from a motor-

driven boat if the motor has been completely shut off, and the boat's

progress from the motor's power has ceased;

(v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;

(vi) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a

shotgun larger than 10 gauge;

(vii) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle,

rifle or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of

ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine, except that--

(A) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use

a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine.

(B) A muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-

caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated

slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, moose, musk oxen and

mountain goat;

(viii) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial

light, radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed

arrow, bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread

over nine inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11

inches;

(ix) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a

valid hunting license may use snares to take unclassified wildlife,

ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession of a valid

trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;

(x) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;

(xi) Using hooks to physically snag, impale or otherwise take

wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;

(xii) Using a crossbow in any area restricted to hunting by bow and

arrow only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine;

(xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow,

unless the bow is capable of casting a 7/8 inch wide broadhead-tipped

arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead

together weigh at least one ounce (437.5 grains);

(xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine;

except, bait may be used to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping

license, and, bait may be used to take black bears with a hunting

license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at

Sec. ______.25(k)(1) through (26). Baiting of black bears is subject to

the following restrictions:

(A) No person may establish a black bear bait station unless he or

she first registers the site with ADF&G;

(B) A person using bait shall clearly mark the site with a sign

reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays the person's

hunting license number and ADF&G assigned number;

(C) Only biodegradable materials may be used for bait; only the

head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife

may be used for bait;

(D) No person may use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly

maintained road or trail;

(E) No person may use bait within one mile of a house or other

permanent dwelling, or within one mile of a developed campground, or

developed recreational facility;

(F) A person using bait shall remove litter and equipment from the

bait station site when hunting is completed;

(G) No person may give or receive remuneration for the use of a

bait station, including barter or exchange of goods;

(H) No person may have more than two bait stations with bait

present at any one time;

(xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bear, wolves or wolverine;

(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves,

wolverine, or other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. following the day in

which airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly

scheduled commercial aircraft); however this restriction does not apply

to subsistence taking of deer;

(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).

(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a

subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.

(3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for

subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are

prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at

Sec. ______.25(b)(1):

(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup

or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;

(ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;

(iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,

except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established

seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this

subpart;

(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less

than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten

season in the same Unit;

(v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);

(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use

of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile

of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;

(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm

before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel

occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to

dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare;

(c) Possession and Transportation of Wildlife.

(1) Except as specified in Sec. ______.25(c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4), or

as otherwise provided, no person may take a species of wildlife in any

Unit, or portion of a Unit, if that person's total statewide take of

that species has already been obtained under Federal and State

regulations in other Units, or portions of other Units.

(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any

member of a community with an established community harvest limit for

that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that

species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ______.6(f)(3), an

animal taken by an individual as part of a community harvest limit

counts toward that individual's harvest limit for that species taken

under Federal or State regulations for areas outside of the community

harvest area.

(3) Individual harvest limits.

(i) Harvest limits authorized by Sec. ______.25 and bag limits

established in State regulations may not be accumulated.

(ii) Wildlife taken by a designated hunter for another person

pursuant to Sec. ______.6(f)(2), counts toward the individual harvest

limit of the person for whom the wildlife is taken.

(4) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species

and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for the same species are

separate and distinct. This means that a person who has taken a harvest

limit for a particular species under a trapping season may take

additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a hunting

season or vice versa.

(5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit

having a harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear per year counts

against a one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years harvest

limit in other Units; an individual may not take more than one brown/

grizzly bear in a regulatory year.

(6) A harvest limit applies to the number of animals that can be

taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest limits for grouse,

ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated by the number that

may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan are also

regulated by the number that can be held in possession.

(7) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives

wildlife shall furnish, upon a request made by a Federal or State

agent, a signed statement describing the following: Names and addresses

of persons who gave and received wildlife, the time and place that the

wildlife was taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a

qualified subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence

user to take wildlife on his or her behalf in accordance with

Sec. ______.6, the permit shall be furnished in place of a signed

statement.

(8) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take

wildlife on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in accordance with

Sec. ______.6, shall promptly deliver the wildlife to that rural Alaska

resident.

(9) No person may possess, transport, give, receive or barter

wildlife that was taken in violation of Federal or State statutes or a

regulation promulgated thereunder.

(10) Evidence of sex and identity.

(i) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is restricted to a ram, no

person may possess or transport a harvested sheep unless both horns

accompany the animal.

(ii) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is

restricted to one sex in the local area, no person may possess or

transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient

portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate

conclusively the sex of the animal; however, Sec. ______.25(c)(10)(ii)

does not apply to the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered

and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon

arrival at the location where it is to be consumed.

(iii) If a moose harvest limit includes an antler size or

configuration restriction, no person may possess or transport the moose

carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its

parts. A person possessing a set of antlers with less than the required

number of brow tines on one antler shall leave the antlers naturally

attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however,

Sec. ______.25(c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its

parts that have been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise

prepared for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be

stored or consumed.

(d) A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged for

scientific studies must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or

the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the

animal was taken. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other

identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if

sealing is required; in all cases, any identification equipment must be

returned to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.

(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls.

(1) Sealing requirements for bear shall apply to brown bears taken

in all Units, except as specified below, and black bears of all color

phases taken in Units 1-6, 11-14, 16, and 20.

(2) No person may possess or transport from Alaska, the untanned

skin or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by

an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or

Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear

taken under a registration permit in the Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, Unit

5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed unless removed from the area.

(3) A person who possesses a bear shall keep the skin and skull

together until a representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary

premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin;

however, this provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the

Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown

Bear Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from

the Management Area or Unit.

(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, no

person may possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have

the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate

conclusively the sex of the bear.

(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must first be

sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at

the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain

the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.

(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern

Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must

first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks,

Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative

shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the

bear.

(iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from

the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in

Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove

and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.

(v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed

from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in

Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G

representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front

claws of the bear.

(4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing

certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in

accordance with State regulations.

(f) Sealing of beaver lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No

person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a

marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of

a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or

outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized

representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.

(g) A person who takes a species listed in Sec. ________.25(f) but

who is unable to present the skin in person, must complete and sign a

temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary sealing

form and skin are presented to an authorized representative of ADF&G

for sealing consistent with requirements listed in Sec. ________.25(f).

(h) Utilization of Wildlife.

(1) No person may use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or

as bait, except for the following:

(i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife;

(ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;

(iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse and ptarmigan; however,

the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan may not be used as animal food

or bait;

(iv) Unclassified wildlife.

(2) A person taking wildlife for subsistence shall salvage the

following parts for human use:

(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink,

weasel or otter;

(ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide

of brown bears taken in the Western and Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear

Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) need not be salvaged;

(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;

(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots,

beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.

(3) Failure to salvage edible meat of ungulates, bear, or grouse

and ptarmigan is prohibited.

(4) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if

such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person,

including theft of the harvested wildlife, unanticipated weather

conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.

(i) The regulations found in Sec. ________.25 do not apply to the

subsistence taking and use of wildlife regulated pursuant to the Fur

Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 927, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the Endangered Species

Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and the

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), or any

amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of wildlife, covered by

these Acts, will conform to the specific provisions contained in these

Acts, as amended, and any implementing regulations.

(j) Rural residents, non-rural residents, and nonresidents not

specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from hunting or trapping

on public lands in an area, may hunt or trap on public lands in

accordance with the appropriate State regulations.

(k) Unit Regulations. Subsistence taking of unclassified wildlife,

all squirrel species, and marmots is allowed in all Units, without

harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Subsistence taking of

wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of the

established Unit harvest limits, is prohibited unless otherwise

modified by subsequent regulation. Taking of wildlife under State

regulations on public lands is permitted, except as otherwise

restricted at Sec. ________.25(k)(1) through (26). Additional Unit-

specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife

are identified at Sec. ________.25(k) (1) through (26).

(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon

Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line

of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all

islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:

(i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages south of the latitude of

Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all

drainages of Ernest Sound;

(ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages between the latitude of

Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all

drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands

east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between

Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding

Blake Island), Ernest Sound and Seward Passage;

(iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into

Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the

latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all

mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude

of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;

(iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the

latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of

Berners Bay;

(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all

taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;

(B) Unit 1(A)--in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage

downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage,

is closed to the taking of bear;

(C) Unit 1(B)--the Anan Creek drainage is closed to the taking of

black bear;

(D) Unit 1(C):

(1) The area within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S.

Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's

parking area, is closed to hunting;

(2) The area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier,

Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a

line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier, is

closed to the taking of mountain goat;

(vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the trapping of furbearers for

subsistence uses is prohibited on the following public lands:

(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between

the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;

(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the

Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana

Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall

Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service

Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;

(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier

Recreation Area;

(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as

designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,

Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail

(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan

Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts

Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point

Bishop Trail.

(vii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and

1(D) between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1--June 30.

or glacier bear.

BROWN BEAR:

1 bear every four regulatory years by Sept. 15--Dec. 31.

State registration permit only. Mar. 15--May 31.

DEER:

Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer.............. Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer.............. Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

deer may be taken only from Sept. 15--

Dec. 31.

GOAT:

Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only.... No open season.

Unit 1(B)--that portion north of the Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

Bradfield Canal and the North Fork of

the Bradfield River. 1 goat by State

registration permit only; that portion

between LeConte Bay and the North Fork

of Bradfield River/Canal will require a

Federal registration permit for the

taking of a second goat; the taking of

kids or nannies accompanied by kids is

prohibited.

Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)--Remainder--2 Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

goats by State registration permit only.

Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into Oct. 1--Nov. 30.

Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between

Antler River and Eagle Glacier and

River--1 goat by State registration

permit only.

Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into No open season.

Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between

Eagle Glacier and River and Taku

Glacier, and all drainages of the

Chilkat Range south of the Endicott

River.

Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by State Aug. 1--Nov. 30.

registration permit only.

Unit 1(D)--that portion lying north of Sept. 15--Nov. 30.

the Katzehin River and northeast of the

Haines highway--1 goat by State

registration permit only.

Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between No open season.

Taiya Inlet and River and the White

Pass and Yukon Railroad.

Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by State Aug. 1--Dec. 31.

registration permit only.

MOOSE:

Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull.............. Sept. 15--Oct. 15

Unit 1(B)--south and east of LeConte Bay Sept. 15--Oct. 15.

and Glacier--1 antlered bull with spike-

fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more

brow tines on either antler, by Federal

registration permit only. Public lands

within the Stikine River drainage are

closed to the taking of moose, except

in accordance with these regulations by

qualified rural residents during

seasons identified above.

Remainder of Unit 1(B).................. No open season.

Unit 1(C)--excluding drainages of Sept. 15--Oct. 15.

Berners Bay--1 antlered bull by State

registration permit only.

Unit 1(D)............................... No open season.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1--Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1--Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1--Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 1--Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10--Feb. 15.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1--May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1--May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 1 (A), (B), and (C)--No limit...... Dec. 1--May 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Dec. 1--Feb. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10--Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10--Apr. 30.

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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all

islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof

Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east

of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.

(i) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.

(ii) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1-June 30.

or glacier bear.

DEER:

4 antlered deer......................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 1-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-May 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

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(3) Unit 3.

(i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B), north of Unit

2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east of the center

line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof,

Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on

each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake

campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and

wolverine;

(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to

the taking of black bears;

(C) Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-

fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure

markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting

closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge, are closed

to all hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1-June 30.

or glacier bear.

DEER:

Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski Island, Oct. 15-Oct. 31.

Butterworth Islands, and that portion

of Kupreanof Island which includes

Lindenburg Peninsula east of the

Portage Bay/Duncan Canal Portage--1

antlered deer by State registration

permit only; however, the city limits

of Petersburg and Kupreanof are closed

to hunting.

Remainder of Unit 3--2 antlered deer.... Aug. 1-Nov. 30.

MOOSE:

Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell Islands--1 Oct. 1-Oct. 15.

antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-

inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on

either antler by State registration

permit only.

Remainder of Unit 3..................... No open season.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 1-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 3--Mitkof Island--No limit......... Dec. 1-Apr. 15.

Unit 3--except Mitkof Island--No limit.. Dec. 1-May 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

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(4) Unit 4.

(i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and

north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian,

Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all

drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the

southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King

Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking

of bears;

(B) The Salt Lake Bay Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all

lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the

head of Mitchell Bay, is closed to the taking of bears;

(C) Port Althorp (Chichagof Island), that area within the Port

Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point

(Trap Rock), is closed to the taking of brown bears;

(D) Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of

all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of Tenakee Inlet and

east of the drainage divide from the northwest point of Gull Cove to

Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and

Mud Bay, is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown

bear hunting, or for the taking of marten, mink, or weasel.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Boats may not be used to take bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and west Sept. 15-Dec. 31.

of a line that follows the crest of the Mar. 15-May 31.

island from Rock Point (58 deg. N.

lat., 136 deg. 21' W. long.), to

Rodgers Point (57 deg. 35' N. lat., 135

deg. 33' W. long.) including Yakobi and

other adjacent islands; Baranof Island

south and west of a line which follows

the crest of the island from Nismeni

Point (57 deg. 34' N. lat., 135 deg.

25' W. long.), to the entrance of Gut

Bay (56 deg. 44' N. lat. 134 deg. 38'

W. long.) including the drainages into

Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other

adjacent islands--1 bear every four

regulatory years by State registration

permit only.

Unit 4--that portion in the Northeast Mar. 15-May 20.

Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear

every four regulatory years by State

registration permit only.

Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every four Sept. 15-5--Dec. 31.

regulatory years by State registration Mar. 15-May 20.

permit only.

DEER:

6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Jan. 31.

taken only from Sept. 15--Jan. 31.

GOAT:

1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 1-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 4--that portion east of Chatham Dec. 1--May 15.

Strait--No limit.

Remainder of Unit 4..................... No open season.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black, and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MARTEN:

Unit 4--Chichagof Island................ No open season.

Remainder of Unit 4--No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

Unit 4--Chichagof Island................ No open season.

Remainder of Unit 4--No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

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(5) Unit 5.

(i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands

between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay, including the

Guyot Hills;

(A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay,

Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and

includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;

(B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5;

(ii) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to

all taking of wildlife for subsistence uses.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled.

(C) Unit 5 is open to brown bear hunting by Federal registration

permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; no State metal locking tag

is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 5, provided that the hunter

has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.

(D) The taking by residents of Unit 5(A) of up to 10 moose per

regulatory year in Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench, is allowed for

ceremonial potlatches and other ceremonial uses, under the terms of a

Federal registration permit. Moose may be taken from August 1 through

December 31. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request

of a local organization. This 10 moose limit is not cumulative with any

potlatch moose permitted by the State.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

2 bears, no more than one may be a blue Sept. 1-June 30.

or glacier bear.

BROWN BEAR:

1 bear by Federal registration permit Sept. 1-May 31.

only.

DEER:

Unit 5(A)--1 buck....................... Nov. 1-Nov. 30.

Unit 5(B)............................... No open season.

GOAT:

1 goat by State registration permit only Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

MOOSE:

Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench--1 Oct. 15-Nov. 15.

antlered bull by State registration

permit only. The season will be closed

when 60 antlered bulls have been taken

from the Unit. The season will be

closed in that portion west of the

Dangerous River when 30 antlered bulls

have been taken in that area. From Oct.

15-Oct. 21, public lands will be closed

to taking of moose, except by rural

Alaska residents of Unit 5(A).

Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State Sept. 1-Dec. 15.

registration permit only. The season

will be closed when 25 antlered bulls

have been taken from the entirety of

Unit 5(B).

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

5 hares per day......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 1-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

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(6) Unit 6.

(i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound

drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills)

to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent

islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper River drainage

upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings

River drainages:

(A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm

Point near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;

(B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin

drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the

Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;

(C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages west of the west bank of the

Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,

and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into

the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;

(D) Unit 6(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 6;

(ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for

subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) The Goat Mountain goat observation area, which consists of that

portion of Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by Miles Lake and Miles

Glacier, on the south and east by Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant

Glacier, and on the west by the Copper River, is closed to the taking

of mountain goat;

(B) The Heney Range goat observation area, which consists of that

portion of Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River Highway and west of the

Eyak River, is closed to the taking of mountain goat.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15;

(B) Coyotes may be taken in Units 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of

artificial lights.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

1 bear.................................. Sept. 1-June 30.

DEER:

4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

taken only from Nov. 1-Dec. 31.

GOATS:

Unit 6(A), (B)--1 goat by State Aug. 20-Jan. 31.

registration permit only.

Unit 6(C)............................... No open season.

Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG224, Aug. 20-Jan. 31.

RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--1 goat by

Federal registration permit only.

In each of the Unit 6(D) subareas, goat ..........................

seasons will be closed when harvest

limits for that subarea are reached.

Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242--2

goats, RG243--2 goats, RG224--2 goats,

RG249--2 goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--

1 goat.

Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)--The taking of No open season.

goats is prohibited on all public lands.

COYOTE:

Unit 6(A) and (D)--2 coyotes............ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

Unit 6(B)--No limit..................... July 1-June 30.

Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River July 1-June 30.

Highway and east of the Heney Range--No

limit.

Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit........ July 1-June 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

5 per day, 10 in possession............. Aug. 1-May 15.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 1-May 15.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Trapping--20 beaver per season.......... Dec. 1-Mar. 31.

COYOTE:

Unit 6(A), (B) and (D)--No limit........ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 6(C)--South of the Copper River Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

Highway and east of the Heney Range--No

limit.

Remainder of Unit 6(C)--No limit........ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(7) Unit 7.

(i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point

and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages,

and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the Russian River,

the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and

including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150 deg. W. long.,

and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150 deg. W. long., from

Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Kenai Fjords National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;

(B) The Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of

Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and

Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek,

Glacier Creek and Byron Glacier, is closed to hunting; however, grouse,

ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels may be hunted with shotguns after

September 1.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15; except Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

Unit 7--3 bears......................... July 1-June 30.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

WOLF:

Unit 7--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

National Wildlife Refuge--2 wolves.

Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves............. Aug. 10--Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

20 Beaver per season.................... Dec. 1-Mar. 31.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the

centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale,

Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and

Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other

adjacent islands.

(i) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in

Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

(ii) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

DEER:

Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island Aug. 1-Oct. 31.

north of a line from the head of

Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57 deg.

52' N. lat., 152 deg. 58' W. long.),

and east of a line from the outlet of

Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and

from Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati Point

at Whale Passage, and that portion of

Kodiak Island east of a line from the

mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth at

Elbow Creek, and adjacent small islands

in Chiniak Bay--1 deer; however,

antlerless deer may be taken only from

Oct. 25-Oct. 31.

Unit 8--that portion of Kodiak Island Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

and adjacent islands south and west of

a line from the head of Terror Bay to

the head of the south-western most arm

of Ugak Bay--5 deer; however,

antlerless deer may be taken only from

Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

Remainder of Unit 8--5 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.

antlerless deer may be taken only from

Oct. 1-Dec. 31; no more than 1

antlerless deer may be taken from Oct.

1-Nov. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10--Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31

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(9) Unit 9.

(i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands

including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean drainages west of

and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages into the south side

of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of Bristol Bay east of

Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin Islands:

(A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into

Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16

(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and

Preserve;

(B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak River drainage;

(C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the

Naknek River drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National

Park and Preserve;

(D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a

line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American

Bay including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of

the Shumagin Islands;

(E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 9;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Katmai National Park is closed to all subsistence uses;

(B) The use of motorized vehicles, excluding aircraft, boats, or

snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested

animal parts, is prohibited from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek

Controlled Use Area, which includes all of Unit 9(C) within the Naknek

River drainage upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek

drainage; however, this restriction does not apply to a motorized

vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and

on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of the Naknek

River and Big Creek.

(C) A firearm may be used to take beaver in Unit 9(B) under a

trapping license from April 1-May 31.

(D) Unit 9(B) (Nondalton residents only) is open to brown bear

hunting by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no

resident tag is required for taking a brown bear in Unit 9(B), provided

that the hunter has obtained a Federal registration permit prior to

hunting.

(E) The taking by residents of Nondalton of up to 6 bull moose per

regulatory year in Unit 9(B) is allowed for ceremonial potlatches,

under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose may be

taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to

individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 6 moose

limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the

State.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 9(B)--Rural residents of Nondalton Oct. 1-Oct. 21.

only--1 bear by Federal registration ..........................

permit only. May 10-May 25.

Unit 9(B)--1 bear every four regulatory Oct. 1-Oct. 21. (odd years

years. only);

May 10-May 25 (even years

only).

Unit 9(E)--1 bear by Federal Oct. 1-Dec. 31.

registration permit only. May 10-May 25.

CARIBOU:

Unit 9(A) and (C)--4 caribou; however, Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

no more than 2 caribou may be taken

Aug. 10-Sept. 30 and no more than 1

caribou may be taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.

Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no more Aug. 1-Apr. 15.

than 2 may be bulls.

Unit 9(D)--............................. No open season.

Unit 9(E)--that portion south of Seal July 1-Apr. 30.

Cape on the Pacific side of the Alaska

Peninsula divide--4 caribou; only bulls

may be taken between July 1 and Aug. 9.

Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou....... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

SHEEP:

1 ram with \7/8\ curl horn.............. Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

MOOSE:

Unit 9(A)--1 antlered bull.............. Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

Unit 9(B)--1 antlered bull.............. Aug. 20-Sept. 15.

Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

the Naknek River from the north--1 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

antlered bull.

Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

the Naknek River from the south--1 Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

antlered bull. However, during the

December hunt, antlerless moose may be

taken by Federal registration permit

only. The antlerless season will be

closed when 5 antlerless moose have

been taken. Public lands are closed

during December for the hunting of

moose, except by eligible rural Alaska

residents during seasons identified

above.

Remainder of Unit 9(C)--1 moose; Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

however, antlerless moose may be taken Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

only from Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

Unit 9(E)--1 antlered bull.............. Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Mar. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 9(B)--40 beaver per season; Jan. 1-May 31.

however, no more than 20 may be taken

between Apr. 1-May 31.

Remainder of Unit 9-40 beaver per season Jan. 1-Mar. 31.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(10) Unit 10.

(i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island and the

Pribilof Islands;

(ii) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any

wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

CARIBOU:

Unit 10--Unimak Island only............. No open season.

Remainder of Unit 10--No limit.......... July 1-June 30.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the

headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area

drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River

between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles

Glacier.

(i) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15.

(B) [Reserved]

(ii) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

CARIBOU: No open season.

SHEEP:

1 sheep................................. Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

MOOSE:

1 antlered bull......................... Aug. 25-Sept. 20.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.

Public lands are closed to the taking of

wolverine except by eligible rural

Alaska residents during seasons

identified above.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Jan. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

2 wolverine............................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

Public lands are closed to the taking of

wolverine except by eligible rural

Alaska residents during seasons

identified above.

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(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage

upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the

east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in

Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.

(i) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

30;

(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 12 during April and October with a

steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch

diameter, is prohibited.

(ii) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

CARIBOU:

Unit 12--that portion west of the No open season.

Nabesna River within the drainages of

Jack Creek, Platinum Creek, and

Totschunda Creek--The taking of caribou

is prohibited on public lands.

Unit 12--that portion lying east of the No open season.

Nabesna River and south of the Winter

Trail running southeast from Pickerel

Lake to the Canadian border--The taking

of caribou is prohibited on public

lands.

Remainder of Unit 12--1 bull............ Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

1 bull caribou may be taken by a Federal Winter season to be

registration permit during a winter announced by the Board.

season to be announced for the rural

Alaska residents of Tetlin and Northway

only.

MOOSE:

Unit 12--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15. Nov. 20-

Tanana, Nabesna, and Chisana Rivers Nov. 30.

east of the Tetlin Reservation boundary

and north of the Winter Trail from

Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border--1

antlered bull.

Unit 12--that portion lying east of the Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Nabesna River and south of the Winter

Trail running southeast from Pickerel

Lake to the Canadian border--1 antlered

bull.

Unit 12--Remainder--1 antlered bull..... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.

may be taken prior to Oct. 1.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

15 beaver per season.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Jan. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Sept. 20-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Oct. 1-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

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(13) Unit 13.

(i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the east bank of the

Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the west bank of the

Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the Slana River drainages

north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the Delta River upstream

from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the drainages into the

Nenana River upstream from the southeast corner of Denali National Park

at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River upstream from its

junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into the east bank of

the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with Tokositna River; the

drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali National Park)

upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River; the drainages

into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of the

Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna Glacier; the

drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between its

confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into

the north bank of the Talkeetna River; the drainages into the east bank

of the Chickaloon River; the drainages of the Matanuska River above its

confluence with the Chickaloon River:

(A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a

line beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn

Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the

Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot

of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper

River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its

junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of

the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana

River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the

Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide

into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone

River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the

southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then

up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down

Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary

of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;

(B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a

line beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana

River, then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River,

then up the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13,

then westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier,

then southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the

Susitna River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across

the divide to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River,

then down the West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the

Gulkana River and the Copper River, the point of beginning;

(C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the

Gakona River and Gakona Glacier;

(D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit

13(A);

(E) Unit 13(E) consists of the remainder of Unit 13;

(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for

subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior

to December 2, 1980 are closed to subsistence. Subsistence uses as

authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(13) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is

prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the

boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of

Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench

mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and

Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of

McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a

straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,

then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska

Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the

Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and

Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the

north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;

(C) except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on

Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers Lake trails, or other trails

designated by the Board, the use of motorized vehicles for subsistence

hunting, is prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The

Sourdough Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13(B)

bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and

the Gulkana River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the

Richardson Highway at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the

Richardson Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at approximately Mile 170,

then westerly along the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly

along the east bank of the Gulkana River to its confluence with

Sourdough Creek, the point of beginning.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

CARIBOU:

2 caribou by Federal registration permit Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Jan. 5-Mar. 31.

Oil Pipeline right-of-way is

prohibited. The right-of-way is

identified as the area occupied by the

pipeline (buried or above ground) and

the cleared area 25 feet on either side

of the pipeline.

SHEEP:

Unit 13--excluding Unit 13(D) and the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

Tok and Delta Management Areas--1 ram

with \7/8\ curl horn.

MOOSE:

1 antlered bull moose by Federal Aug. 25-Sept. 20.

registration permit only; only 1 permit

will be issued per household.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine. Public lands are closed to Sept. 1-Jan. 31.

the taking of wolverine, except by

eligible rural Alaska residents during

seasons identified above.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

30 beaver per season.................... Oct. 10-Apr. 30.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Jan. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

2 wolverine. Public lands are closed to Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

the taking of wolverine, except by

eligible rural Alaska residents during

seasons identified above.

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(14) Unit 14.

(i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side of Turnagain

Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage, drainages into

Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in

Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook Inlet east of the

Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River

downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into the south bank

of the Talkeetna River:

(A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west

by the Susitna River, on the north by Willow Creek, Peters Creek, and

by a line from the head of Peters Creek to the head of the Chickaloon

River, on the east by the eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the south

by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of the Knik River from its

mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across the face of Knik

Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6

boundary;

(B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit

14(A);

(C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit

14(A);

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) the Fort Richardson Management Area, consisting of the Fort

Richardson Military Reservation, is restricted to the subsistence

taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine by permit only;

(B) the Anchorage Management Area, consisting of all drainages

south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north

of and including Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence taking of

wildlife for subsistence uses.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to hunt black bear between

April 15 and May 25;

(B) In Unit 14(B), bait may be used to hunt black bear between

April 15 and May 31.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

Unit 14(A) and (C)--1 bear.............. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 14(A)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Oct. 10. May 1-

years. May 25.

COYOTE:

Unit 14(A) and (C)--2 coyotes........... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

Unit 14--2 foxes........................ Nov. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

Unit 14(A)--5 hares per day............. July 1-June 30.

Unit 14(C)--5 hares per day............. Sept. 8-Apr. 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

Unit 14(A)--15 per day, 30 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 14(C)--5 per day, 10 in possession. Sept. 8-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 14(A)--10 per day, 20 in possession Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 14(C)--10 per day, 20 in possession Sept. 8-Mar. 31.

Remainder of Unit 14--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

possession.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 14(A)--30 beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

Unit 14(C)--that portion within the Dec. 1-Apr. 15.

drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek,

Peterson Creek, the Twentymile River

and the drainages of Knik River outside

Chugach State Park--20 beaver per

season.

COYOTE:

Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 14(C)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

Unit 14(C)--1 fox....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.

OTTER:

Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 14(C)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

Unit 14(A)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

Unit 14(C)--No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(15) Unit 15.

(i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and

adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook Inlet and

Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude line

150 deg.00' W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in Turnagain

Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line 150 deg.00' W. to

the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along the Chugach

National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian Lake; and

including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the Chugach

National Forest boundary:

(A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the

Kenai River and Skilak Lake;

(B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the

Kenai River and Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof River, Tustumena

Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;

(C) Unit 15(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 15;

(ii) The Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that

portion of Unit 15(A) bounded by a line beginning at the eastern most

junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3),

then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly

along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak

Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower

Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake

Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its western most junction

with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to

the point of beginning, is closed to the taking of wildlife, except

that grouse and ptarmigan may be taken only from October 1-March 1 by

bow and arrow only;

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15;

(B) The Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area is closed to

subsistence trapping of furbearers;

(C) That portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai River, Skilak

Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier is closed to the trapping of

marten;

(D) Taking a red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel

trap or snare is prohibited.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

WOLF:

Unit 15--that portion within the Kenai Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

National Wildlife Refuge--2 Wolves.

Unit 15--Remainder--5 Wolves............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 Wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 15 (A) and (B)--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

possession.

Unit 15 (C)--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Dec. 31.

possession.

Unit 15 (C)--5 per day, 10 in possession Jan. 1-Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

20 Beaver per season.................... Dec. 1-Mar. 31.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

1 Fox................................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

Unit 15(B)--that portion east of the No open season.

Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River

and Skilak Glacier.

Remainder of Unit 15--No limit.......... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.

OTTER:

Unit 15 (A) and (B)--No limit........... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

Unit 15 (C)--No limit................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLVERINE:

Unit 15 (B) and (C)--No limit........... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(16) Unit 16.

(i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet between

Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek drainage,

Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the Susitna River

(including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the

Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the Chulitna River

(including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna River, and

drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River upstream to the

base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage of the Kahiltna

Glacier:

(A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east

bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River,

east of the east bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna

Glacier;

(B) Unit 16(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 16;

(ii) The Mount McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to

December 2, 1980, is closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses as

authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(16) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

CARIBOU:

1 caribou............................... Aug. 10-Oct. 31.

MOOSE:

Unit 16(B)--Redoubt Bay Drainages south Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

and west of, and including the Kustatan

River drainage--1 antlered bull.

Remainder of Unit 16(B)--1 moose; Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

however, antlerless moose may be taken Dec. 1-Feb. 28.

only from Sept. 25-Sept. 30 and from

Dec. 1-Feb. 28 by Federal registration

permit only.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Dec. 15-Jan. 15.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

30 beaver per season.................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(17) Unit 17.

(i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Bering

Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all islands between

these points including Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands:

(A) Unit 17(A) consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and

Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;

(B) Unit 17(B) consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream

from, and including the Mulchatna River drainage, and the Wood River

drainage upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley;

(C) Unit 17(C) consists of the remainder of Unit 17;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legally permitted hunting

camps, the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit

17(B), is closed from Aug. 1-Nov. 1 to the use of any motorized vehicle

for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine, including

transportation of hunters and parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or

wolverine;

(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of

Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)

downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown

bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no

resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

15.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 17(A) and that portion of Unit Sept. 1-May 31.

17(B) draining into the Nuyakuk Lake

and Tikchik Lake--1 bear.

Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 bear every Sept. 20-Oct. 10.

four regulatory years. May 10-May 25.

Unit 17(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 10-Oct. 10.

years. Apr. 10-May 25.

CARIBOU:

Unit 17(A) and (C)--that portion of Jan. 1-Mar. 31.

17(A) and (C) consisting of the

Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik

River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills,

west to Tvativak Bay--1 caribou by

Federal registration permit. Public

lands are closed to the taking of

caribou except by the residents of

Togiak, Twin Hills, Manokotak,

Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark's Point,

and Ekuk during seasons identified

above.

Unit 17(B) and (C)--that portion of Aug. 1-Apr. 15.

17(C) east of the Nushagak River--5

caribou; however, no more than 2

caribou may be bulls.

SHEEP:

1 ram with full curl horn or larger..... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

MOOSE:

Unit 17(B)--that portion that includes Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

all the Mulchatna River drainage

upstream from and including the

Chilchitna River drainage--1 antlered

bull.

Remainder of Unit 17(B)--1 antlered Aug. 20-Sept. 20.

bull; however, during the period Aug. Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by

State registration permit only.

Unit 17(C)--that portion that includes Aug. 20-Sept. 15.

the Iowithla drainage and Sunshine

Valley and all lands west of Wood River

and south of Aleknagik Lake--1 antlered

bull; however, during the period Aug.

20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by

State registration permit only.

Remainder of Unit 17(C)--1 antlered Aug. 20-Sept. 15.

bull; however, during the period Aug. Dec. 1-Dec. 31.

20-Aug. 31 bull moose may be taken by

State registration permit only.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Mar. 15.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Feb. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 17(A)--20 beaver per season........ Jan. 1-Feb. 28.

Unit 17(B) and (C)--20 beaver per season Jan. 1-Feb. 28.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

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(18) Unit 18.

(i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the Yukon and

Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn between Lower

Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into the Bering Sea from

Cape Newenham on the south to and including the Pastolik River drainage

on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and adjacent islands between Cape

Newenham and the Pastolik River;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) The Kalskag Controlled Use Area which consists of that portion

of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River,

northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River, then east along

the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back

to Lower Kalskag is closed to the use of aircraft for hunting any

ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including the transportation of any

hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this does

not apply to transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or

wolverine part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the

Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within the Area

and points outside the Area;

(B) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area which consists of

Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)

downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown

bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no

resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license

in Unit 18 from Apr. 1-Jun. 10.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

1 bear.................................. Sept. 1-May 31.

CARIBOU:

Unit 18--that portion south of the Yukon Dec. 15-Jan. 9.

River--Kilbuck caribou herd; rural Feb. 23-Mar. 15.

Alaska residents domiciled in Tuluksak,

Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel,

Oscarville, Napaaskiak, Napakiak,

Kasigiuk, Atmauthluak, Nunapitchuk,

Tuntutuliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews

Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills,

only. A Federal registration permit is

required. The number of permits

available for these hunts will be

determined at a later date. The taking

of caribou will be prohibited when a

total Unit harvest of 130 bulls has

been reached in either or both hunts

administered by the Board or ADF&G.

Remainder of Unit 18.................... No open season.

MOOSE:

Unit 18--that portion north and west of Sept. 5-Sept. 25.

a line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak

Mountain, and then to Mountain Village,

and west of, but not including, the

Andreafsky River drainage--1 antlered

bull.

Unit 18--those portions in the Kanektok No open season.

and Goodnews drainages.

Remainder of Unit 18--1 antlered bull. A Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

10-day hunt (1 bull, evidence of sex Winter season to be

required) will be opened by announced.

announcement sometime between Dec. 1

and Feb. 28.

Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to ..........................

the hunting of moose, except by rural

Alaska residents of Unit 18 and Upper

Kalskag during seasons identified above.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.

may be taken prior to Oct. 1.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-May 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

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(19) Unit 19.

(i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from

Lower Kalskag:

(A) Unit 19(A) consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream

from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and

downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south

bank, excluding Unit 19(B);

(B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from

and including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage

upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south

of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at

Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage

upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and

including the Can Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east

of a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 miles south of the

northwest corner of the original Mt. McKinley National Park boundary)

to the peak of Lone Mountain, then due west to Big River, including the

Big River drainage upstream from that line, and including the Swift

River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork drainage;

(D) Unit 19(D) consists of the remainder of Unit 19;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior

to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses

as authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(19) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) The Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of that

portion of Unit 19(D) upstream from the mouth of Big River including

the drainages of the Big River, Middle Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and

Tonzona River, and bounded by a line following the west bank of the

Swift Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim River to 152 deg. 50' W.

long., then north to the boundary of Denali National Preserve, then

following the western boundary of Denali National Preserve north to its

intersection with the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then west to the

crest of Telida Mountain, then north along the crest of Munsatli Ridge

to elevation 1,610, then northwest to Dyckman Mountain and following

the crest of the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nowitna

drainage, and the divide between the Kuskokwim River and the Nixon Fork

River to Loaf bench mark on Halfway Mountain, then south to the west

side of Big River drainage, the point of beginning, is closed during

moose hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose,

including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part; however,

this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part

by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area,

or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside

the area;

(C) The Western Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, which consists

of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19(A) and (B)

downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, is open to brown

bear hunting by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag; no

resident tag is required for taking brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area, provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

30.

(B) [Reserved].

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 19 (A) and (B) that portion which Sept. 1-May 31.

is downstream of and including the

Aniak River drainage--1 bear.

Remainder of Unit 19 (A), (B), and (D)-- Sept. 10-May 25.

1 bear every four regulatory years.

CARIBOU:

Unit 19(A) north of Kuskokwim River--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

caribou. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

Unit 19(A) south of the Kuskokwim River, Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

and Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska

residents of Lime Village)--4 caribou.

Unit 19(C)--1 caribou................... Aug. 10-Oct. 10.

Unit 19(D) south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.

Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 caribou...... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents July 1-June 30.

domiciled in Lime Village only; no

individual harvest limit but a village

harvest quota of 200 caribou; cows and

calves may not be taken from Apr. 1-

Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a

community reporting system.

SHEEP:

1 ram with 7/8 curl..................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.

MOOSE:

Unit 19--Rural Alaska residents of Lime July 1-June 30.

Village only--No individual harvest

limit, but a village harvest quota of

40 moose (including those taken under

the State Tier II system); either sex.

Reporting will be by a community

reporting system.

Unit 19(A)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.

moose may be taken only from Jan. 1- Jan. 1-Jan. 10.

Jan. 10 and Feb. 1-Feb. 5. Feb. 1-Feb. 5.

Unit 19(B)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Unit 19(C)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Oct. 10.

Unit 19(D)--that portion of the Upper Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within

the North Fork drainage upstream from

the confluence of the South Fork to the

mouth of the Swift Fork--1 antlered

bull.

Unit 19(D)--remainder of the Upper Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area--1 bull. Dec. 1-Feb. 28.

Remainder of Unit 19(D)--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

Dec. 1-Dec. 15.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.

may be taken prior to Oct. 1.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

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(20) Unit 20.

(i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from and

including the Tozitna River drainage to and including the Hamlin Creek

drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream

from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue River and

Fortymile River drainages and the Tanana River drainage north of Unit

13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson River:

(A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the

south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of

the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana

River from its confluence with the Delta River downstream to its

confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east

bank of the Nenana River:

(B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages into the north bank of the

Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and

including the Banner Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the

east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north

bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;

(D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the

east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the

west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the

Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream

to, but excluding the Banner Creek drainage;

(E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages into the south bank of the

Yukon River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and

the Ladue River drainage;

(F) Unit 20(F) consists of the remainder of Unit 20;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) Lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior

to December 2, 1980, are closed to subsistence uses. Subsistence uses

as authorized by Sec. ______.25(k)(20) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) Use of motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting is

prohibited from Aug. 5-Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the

boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of

Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle bench

mark Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and

Black Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of

McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a

straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,

then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska

Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the

Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and

Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the

north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River;

(C) The Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of

those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from

each side of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of

the Dalton Highway, is closed to the use of motorized vehicles, except

aircraft and boats, and to licensed highway vehicles, snowmobiles, and

firearms except as provided below. The use of snowmobiles is authorized

only for the subsistence taking of wildlife by residents living within

the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of licensed

highway vehicles is limited only to designated roads within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area. The use of firearms within the

Corridor is authorized only for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket,

Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents

living within the Corridor;

(D) The Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of

that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a line beginning at Mile 140 of

the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, then west

along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked

Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters on

North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters of

Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence

Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the Fortymile River,

then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the Fortymile

River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork

of the Fortymile River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly

along the south bank of Champion Creek to its confluence with Little

Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion

Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a direct line to Mile

140 on the Taylor Highway, is closed to the use of any motorized

vehicle for hunting from August 5-September 20; however, this does not

prohibit motorized access via, or transportation of harvested wildlife

on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;

(E) The Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that portion

of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then

northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome,

then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to

the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a

point where it joins the Tanana River three miles above Old Minto, then

along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and

sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and

Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning, is open

to moose hunting by permit only;

(F) The Fairbanks Management Area, which consists of the Goldstream

subdivision 0SE \1/4\ SE \1/4\, Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2

North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B)

bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana

River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the divide between Rosie Creek

and Cripple Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its confluence with Ester

Creek, then up Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready Bullion Creek,

then up Ready Bullion Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then down

Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly

along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, then

up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele

Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, then

southerly along the pipeline right-of-way to the Chena River, then

along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then

southerly along Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana

River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to

the point of beginning, is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only;

(G) The Ferry Trail Management Area, which consists of that portion

of Unit 20(A) bounded on the north by the Rex Trail; on the west by the

east bank of the Nenana River from its intersection with the Rex Trail

south to the divide forming the north boundary of the Lignite Creek

drainage; on the south by that divide easterly and southerly to the

headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak, then along a

southwesterly line to the confluence of Healy Creek and Coal Creek,

then upstream easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to the north

fork of Healy Creek, then along the north fork of Healy Creek to its

headwaters; on the east by a straight line from the headwaters of Healy

Creek to the headwaters of Dexter Creek, then along Dexter Creek to the

Totatlanika River, then down the east bank of the Totatlanika River to

the Rex Trail is open to caribou hunting by permit only.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

30;

(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E) during April and October with

a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller than \3/32\ inch

diameter, is prohibited;

(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the

residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the

Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration

permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of

the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative

with that permitted by the State.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 20--except Unit 20(E)--1 bear every Sept. 1-May 31.

four regulatory years.

CARIBOU:

Unit 20(E)--1 bull by Federal Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

registration permit only; the season Dec. 1-Feb. 28.

will close when a harvest quota for the

Fortymile herd has been reached. The

harvest quota will be determined by the

Board after consultation with ADF&G and

announced before the season opening.

Unit 20(F)--Tozitna River drainage--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

caribou; however, only bull caribou may Nov. 26-Dec. 10.

be taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Mar. 1-Mar. 15.

Unit 20(F)--south of the Yukon River.... No open season.

Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 bull......... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

MOOSE:

Unit 20(A)--the Ferry Trail Management Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Area--1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch

antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow

tines on one side.

Remainder of Unit 20(A)--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Unit 20(B)--that portion within the Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Minto Flats Management Area--1 bull by Jan. 10-Feb. 28.

Federal registration permit only.

Unit 20(B)--the drainage of the Middle Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Fork of the Chena River and that

portion of the Salcha River Drainage

upstream from and including Goose

Creek--1 antlered bull.

Remainder of Unit 20(B)--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-Sept. 20.

Unit 20(C)--1 antlered bull; however, Sept. 1-Sept. 30.

white-phased or partial albino (more

than 50 percent white) moose may not be

taken.

Unit 20(E)--that portion drained by the Sept. 1-Sept. 15.

Ladue, Sixty-mile, and Forty-mile

Rivers (all forks) from Mile 9\1/2\ to

Mile 145 Taylor Highway, including the

Boundary Cutoff Road--1 antlered bull.

Remainder of Unit 20(E)--that portion Sept. 5-Sept. 25.

draining into the Yukon River upstream

from and including the Charley River

drainage to and including the Boundary

Creek drainages and the Taylor Highway

from mile 145 to Eagle--1 antlered bull.

Unit 20(F)--that portion within the Sept. 1-Sept. 25.

Dalton Highway Corridor Management

Area--1 antlered bull by Federal

registration permit only.

Remainder of Unit 20(F)--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-Sept. 25.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.

may be taken prior to Oct. 1.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

Unit 20(E)--2 lynx...................... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

Remainder of Unit 20--2 lynx............ Dec. 1--Jan. 31.

WOLF:

10 wolves............................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

Unit 20(D)--that portion south of the Aug. 25-Mar. 31.

Tanana River and west of the Johnson

River--15 per day, 30 in possession,

provided that not more than 5 per day

and 10 in possession are sharp-tailed

grouse.

Unit 20--Remainder--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

possession.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 20--those portions within five Aug. 10-Mar. 31.

miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor

Highway, both to Eagle and the Alaska-

Canada boundary) and that portion of

Alaska Route 4 (Richardson Highway)

south of Delta Junction--20 per day, 40

in possession.

Unit 20--Remainder--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10--Apr. 30.

possession.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

20(E), and 20(D)--that portion draining

into the north bank of the Tanana

River, including the islands in the

Tanana River--25 beaver.

Remainder of Unit 20(D)--15 beaver...... Feb. 1-Apr. 15.

Unit 20(F)--50 beaver................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

COYOTE:

Unit 20(E)--No limit.................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

Remainder Unit 20--No limit............. Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Dec. 1-Jan. 15.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

Unit 20(E)--No limit.................... Sept. 20-June 10.

Remainder of Unit 20--No limit.......... Sept. 20-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

WOLF:

Unit 20(E)--No limit.................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.

Remainder of Unit 20--No limit.......... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1--Feb. 28.

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(21) Unit 21.

(i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon River upstream

from Paimiut to, but not including the Tozitna River drainage on the

north bank, and to, but not including the Tanana River drainage on the

south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River upstream and including from

the Dulbi River drainage:

(A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from

and including the Iditarod River drainage, and the Nowitna River

drainage upstream from the Little Mud River;

(B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from

Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding

the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the Nowitna

River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River, and excluding the

Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;

(C) Unit 21(C) consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream

from Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and

including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;

(D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon River drainage from and

including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the

area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River

drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the

Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;

(E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut

upstream to, but not including the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the

Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage;

(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence

uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those

portions of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of

the Yukon River at Koyukuk, then northerly to the confluences of the

Honhosa and Kateel Rivers, then northeasterly to the confluences of

Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65 deg. 57' N. lat., 156 deg.

41' W. long.), then easterly to the south end of Solsmunket Lake, then

east to Hughes, then south to Little Indian River, then southwesterly

to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain, then southwest to the mouth of

Cottonwood Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, then westerly along the

north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point

of beginning, is closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use of

aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose

hunter or moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of

a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned

airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport

within the area and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk

River passing the ADF&G operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15

miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to

stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station;

(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that

portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of

Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,

then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River,

then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west

bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately

45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River,

then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with

Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its

mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose

hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including

transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does

not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by

aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or

between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the

area.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June

30.

(B) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in

Unit 21(E) from Apr. 1-June 1.

(C) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the

residents of Unit 20 and 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the

Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration

permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of

the Native Village of Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative

with that permitted by the State.

(D) The taking of up to three moose per regulatory year by the

residents of Unit 21 is allowed for the celebration known as the

Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration

permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of

the Native Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not

cumulative with that permitted by the State.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

1 bear every four regulatory years...... Sept. 1-May 31.

CARIBOU:

Unit 21(A), (B), (C), and (E)--1 Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

caribou..

Unit 21(D)--North of the Yukon River and Aug. 10-Sept. 30.

east of the Koyukuk River 1 caribou; Winter season to be

however, 2 additional caribou may be announced.

taken during a winter season to be

announced.

Unit 21(D)--Remainder (Western Arctic July 1-June 30.

Caribou herd)--5 caribou per day;

however, cow caribou may not be taken

May 16-June 30.

MOOSE:

Unit 21(A)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 5-Sept. 30.

Nov. 1-Nov. 30.

Unit 21(B) and (C)--1 antlered bull..... Sept. 5-Sept. 25

Unit 21(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Sept. 5-Sept. 25.

moose may be taken only from Sept. 21- Feb. 1-Feb. 5.

Sept. 25 and Feb. 1-Feb. 5; moose may

not be taken within one-half mile of

the Yukon River during the February

season.

Unit 21(E)--1 moose; however, only Sept. 5-Sept. 25.

antlered bulls may be taken from Sept. Feb. 1-Feb. 10.

5-Sept. 25.

COYOTE:

2 coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes Sept. 1-Mar. 15.

may be taken prior to Oct. 1.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

WOLF:

5 wolves................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

20 per day, 40 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

BEAVER:

Unit 21(E)--No Limit.................... Nov. 1-June 1.

Remainder of Unit 21--No Limit.......... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

COYOTE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

LYNX:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MARTEN:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MINK AND WEASEL:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

MUSKRAT:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-June 10.

OTTER:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

WOLVERINE:

No limit................................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

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(22) Unit 22.

(i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait,

Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but excluding, the

Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but not including,

the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound, and all

adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the Goodhope

and Pastolik Rivers:

(A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but

excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik

River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;

(B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but

excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok

Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages

from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the

Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;

(D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into

the Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and

including Cape York, and St. Lawrence Island;

(E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,

and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the

Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and

Fairway Rock.

(ii) Unit-specific regulations;

(A) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license in

Unit 22 during the established seasons.

(B) Snowmachines may be used to take caribou and moose in Unit 22

during established seasons; however, shooting from a snowmachine in

motion is prohibited.

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Harvest limits Open season

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HUNTING

BLACK BEAR:

3 bears................................. July 1-June 30.

BROWN BEAR:

Unit 22(C)--1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 1-Oct. 31.

years. May 10-May 25.

Remainder of Unit 22--1 bear every four Sept. 1-Oct. 31.

regulatory years. Apr. 15-May 25.

CARIBOU:

Unit 22 (A) and (B)--5 caribou per day; July 1-June 30

however, cow caribou may not be taken

May 16-June 30.

MOOSE:

Unit 22(A)--1 antlered bull............. Aug. 1-Sept. 30.

Dec. 1-Jan. 31.

Unit 22(B)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.

moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-

Dec. 31; no person may take a cow

accompanied by a calf.

Unit 22(C)--1 antlered bull............. Sept. 1-Sept. 14.

Unit 22(D)--1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.

moose may be taken only from Dec. 1-

Dec. 31; no person may take a cow

accompanied by a calf.

Unit 22(E)--1 moose; no person may take Aug. 1-Mar. 31.

a cow accompanied by a calf.

COYOTE:

2 Coyotes............................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX ARCTIC (Blue and White Phase):

2 foxes................................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.

FOX, RED (including Cross, Black and Silver

Phases):

10 foxes................................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

HARE (Snowshoe and Tundra):

No limit................................ July 1-June 30.

LYNX:

2 lynx.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

WOLF:

No limit................................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

WOLVERINE:

1 wolverine............................. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.

GROUSE (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-

tailed):

15 per day, 30 in possession............ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

PTARMIGAN (Rock, Willow, and

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