Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
Federal RegisterJun 15, 1995
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SUMMARY: This final rule republishes the customary and traditional use
determinations and establishes regulations for seasons, bag limits,
methods, and means related to taking of fish and wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1995-1996 regulatory year. The rulemaking
is necessary because there have been numerous changes to Subpart C;
and, Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. This
rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations included in the
``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. This rule also revises
Section ______.24 of Subpart C, the Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board in a more orderly form
and with various recent amendments. This rule also revises Sections
______.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and ______.27 (Subsistence
taking of shellfish), including correcting amendments.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Section ______.24 becomes effective July 1, 1995.
Section ______.25 becomes effective July 1, 1995, and remains effective
through June 30, 1996. Sections ______.26 and ______.27 become
effective July 1, 1995, and remain effective through December 31, 1996.
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 Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence Program
Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau,
Alaska 99802-1628, telephone (907) 586-7921.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) requires that the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a
joint program to grant a preference for subsistence uses of fish and
wildlife resources on public lands, unless the State of Alaska enacts
and implements laws of general applicability which are consistent with
ANILCA, and which provide for the subsistence definition, preference,
and participation specified in Sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State
to delete the rural preference from the subsistence statute, and
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990.
As a result of the McDowell decision, the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on
July 1, 1990, responsibility for implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA
on public lands. On June 29, 1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska were published in the Federal
Register (55 FR 27114-27170). Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of
these regulations, a Federal Subsistence Board (Board) was established
to administer the Federal subsistence management program. The Board's
composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior
with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska Regional
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional Director,
U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management; the Alaska Area Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through
the Board, these agencies have participated in development of
regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D
regulations. All Board members have reviewed this final rule and agree
with its substance. Because this final rule relates to public lands
managed by an agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture
and the Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR Part
242 and 50 CFR Part 100.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C of the Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1 to 100.24 and 36 CFR
Secs. 100.1 to 100.24, remain effective and apply to this rule for
subpart D. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4 and
36 CFR Sec. 100.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart. The
identified sections include definitions for the following terms:
``Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein title
to which is in the United States''; and
``public land or public lands 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
Sec. 100.3(b) and 36 CFR Sec. 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.
The Board recognizes Judge Holland's order granting preliminary
relief to the plaintiffs in the case of the Native Village of Quinhagak
et al. v. United States of America et al. Therefore, to the extent that
the proposed regulations would continue any existing restrictions on
the taking of rainbow trout by the [[Page 31543]] residents of
Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay in the Kanektok, Arolik, and Goodnews
Rivers, those regulations will not be enforced pending completion of
proceedings in that case. However, in light of the 9th Circuit decision
in Katie John, et al. v. U.S., the Secretaries are developing
amendments to parts of subpart A dealing with the definitions of
navigable waters and public lands. Once that final determination is
made by the Secretaries, the regulations in subparts C and D will
likely be modified.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the
Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska,
36 CFR Sec. 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100 Sec. 242.11 (1992), and for
the purposes identified therein, Alaska has been divided into ten
subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional
Councils provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of
local conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in
the subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska pubic lands.
The Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural,
and user diversity within each region.
The Regional Councils have had a substantial role in reviewing the
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover,
the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, presented
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in April 1995.
Summary of Changes
Section ______.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations)
was published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992.
Since that time, the Board has made a number of Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations at the request of affected subsistence
users. Those modifications, along with some administrative corrections,
were published in the Federal Register (59 FR 27462, published May 27,
1994; 59 FR 51855, published October 13, 1994; and 60 FR 10317,
published February 24, 1995.) During its April 10-14, 1995, meeting,
the Board made additional determinations in conjunction with various
annual season and harvest limit changes. The public has had extensive
opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Additional details on
the recent Board modifications are contained in the section on Analysis
of Proposals Adopted by the Board.
Section ______.25 (Subpart D) regulations are subject to an annual
cycle and require development of an entire new rule each year. Proposed
Subpart D regulations for the 1995-1996 seasons and bag limits, and
methods and means were published on September 2, 1994, in the Federal
Register (59 FR 45924-45961). A 60-day comment period providing for
public review of the proposed rule and calling for proposals was
advertised by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period the
Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council
business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. Overall,
the Board received a total of 80 proposals, 71 within the scope of
authority under Subpart D. Of the other nine, four were withdrawn by
the originator, four were deferred for further study within the
customary and traditional use determination process, and one was
resolved by an earlier Board action. Subsequent to the 60-day review
period, the Board prepared a booklet describing the 71 proposals for
change to Subpart D and distributed it to the public. The public then
had an additional 30 days in which to comment on the proposals for
changes to the regulations. The ten Regional Councils met again,
received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to the
Board on proposals for their respective regions. These final
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council
recommendations and public comments submitted to the Board.
Section ______.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section
______.27 (Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on June
1, 1993, (58 FR 31252). Fish and shellfish regulations are effective
from January 1 through December 31 each year. Due to a pending appeal
of litigation and petitions to the Secretaries of the Interior and
Agriculture, both relating to extended jurisdiction to navigable
waters, the 1994 fish and shellfish regulations were not revised for
1995 but, rather, were extended through December 31, 1995 by interim
regulation, published June 27, 1994 (59 FR 32923.)
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board rejected 18 proposals based on recommendations from the
respective Regional Council and additional factors. Except in one
instance as indicated, the Board actions to reject the proposals
reflect Regional Council recommendations.
The Board addressed and rejected five proposals to institute or
increase seasons and harvest limits on black bears and brown bears.
These proposals were for the purpose of reducing the bear population in
an area or rid an area of ``problem'' bears. The Seward Peninsula
Regional Council did recommend adoption of one of these proposals
relating to brown bear in Unit 22. The Board has determined that the
removal of problem animals or the take of animals in defense of life
and property is properly addressed under State regulations; but based
on the concerns expressed by the Seward Peninsula Regional Council,
will study whether the taking bears in defense of life and property
should be covered as part of the Federal Subsistence Management
Program.
Four proposals requested that public lands on the Alaska Peninsula
be closed to hunting by non-Federally qualified users. The Board
determined that the biological data did not support a need to close the
areas in order to protect the subsistence user's opportunity to harvest
wildlife.
Four proposals requested that season dates or harvest limits be
changed. These proposals were rejected because the requests were
accommodated by the adoption of other proposals.
Two proposals requested opening antlerless moose hunting in certain
areas; one proposal asked that a spike/fork-50 inch antler restriction
be removed; and one proposal asked that a caribou season be instituted.
In all of these cases, examination of the biological data indicated
that the target population could not withstand the proposed harvest.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have reduced the harvest
limit for coyote. There was no biological justification to limit the
subsistence take in the area.
The Board also deferred action on five proposals in order to
collect additional data, examine jurisdictional issues, or allow
communities or the Regional Council to provide additional needed
regulatory information.
Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board
The Board adopted 48 proposals for the 1995-1996 regulatory year.
Some of these proposals were adopted as submitted and others were
adopted with modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council
or developed during the Board's public deliberations. [[Page 31544]]
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the
respective Regional Councils and were based on meeting customary and
traditional harvest practices or protecting wildlife populations.
Detailed information relating to justification on each proposal may be
found in the Board meeting transcripts, available for review at the
Office of Subsistence Management at the address listed previously.
Southeast Region
Four proposals affecting the Southeast Region were acted on by the
Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ______.25.
The following Board actions affect the Southeast Region and have been
incorporated in this final rule:
Added an antlerless deer season in Unit 2 to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Instituted a designated hunter system for deer in Units 1-
5 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Instituted a designated hunter system for moose in Unit 5
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Opened a trapping season for marten, mink, and weasel in a
portion of Unit 4 to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns, but prohibited the use of motorized vehicles for trapping
access to prevent overharvest and protect the viability of the
populations.
Southcentral Region
Five proposals affecting the Southcentral Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Southcentral
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Extended the caribou season in Unit 13 to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Closed the goat season in a small hunt area in Unit 6(D)
to protect the viability of the population.
Opened the moose season in Unit 13 earlier to accommodate
local customary and traditional use patterns.
Closed the red fox and lynx hunting seasons in Unit 6 to
protect the viability of the populations.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
Two proposals affecting the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25 and Sec. ______.27. The following Board actions affect
the Kodiak/Aleutians Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Instituted a designated hunter system for deer in Unit 8
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Limited the capacity of king crab pots to protect the
viability of the population.
Bristol Bay Region
Eight proposals affecting the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Bristol Bay
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Changed the harvest regime for caribou for Unit 9(C) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns and to protect
the viability of the population.
Closed a portion of Unit 9(E) to the hunting of caribou to
protect the viability of the population.
Provided for the harvest by five villages of moose for
ceremonial purposes to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns.
Opened the moose season in Unit 9(C) earlier to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Changed the season dates and instituted a spike/fork-50
inch antler restriction to accommodate local customary and traditional
use patterns and to protect the viability of the population.
Extended the season and changed other portions of the
regulations for Unit 9(B) sheep (two proposals) to accommodate local
customary and traditional use patterns.
Lengthened the season for beaver in Unit 9, increased the
harvest limit, and allowed firearms to be used to take beaver to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region
Two proposals affecting the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region were acted
on by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Revised the way the harvest quota is set for the Kilbuck
caribou herd in Unit 18.
Instituted a caribou season in a portion of Unit 18 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Western Interior Region
Three proposals affecting the Western Interior Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Western Interior
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 19(A) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Changed the season dates for moose in Units 21(A) and
21(E) to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Added a closure zone along the Innoko River during the
February moose season to protect the viability of the population.
Seward Peninsula Region
Eight proposals affecting the Seward Peninsula Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board actions affect the
Seward Peninsula Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Extended the moose season in Unit 22(A) for the residents
of that unit only to accommodate local customary and traditional use
patterns.
Established a positive customary and traditional use
determination for muskox for some residents of Units 22 and 23.
Established a muskox hunt for portions of Units 22 and 23
to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns and closed
Federal lands to non-Federally qualified subsistence users.
Closed the coyote hunting season in Unit 22 to protect the
viability of the population.
Reduced the hare season in Unit 22 to protect the
viability of the population.
Reduced the wolf hunting season to protect the viability
of the population and to accommodate local customary and traditional
use patterns.
Recognized that nets may be legally used to harvest
ptarmigan.
Increased the harvest limit for ptarmigan in portions of
Unit 22 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Northwest Arctic Region
Two proposals affecting the Northwest Arctic Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.24 and Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect
the Northwest Arctic Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Expanded and revised the description of the Noatak
Controlled [[Page 31545]] Use Area in Unit 23 to provide a consistent
description with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 23 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Established a muskox hunt for portions of Unit 23 (See
Seward Peninsula Region above.)
Eastern Interior Region
Seven proposals affecting the Eastern Interior Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ______.25. The following Board actions affect the Eastern Interior
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Permitted the use of boats and snowmachines to take
caribou and moose in Unit 25 to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Increased the size of the Arctic Village Sheep Management
Area to protect the opportunity for subsistence harvest.
Changed the season for caribou in Unit 20(E) to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Lengthened the moose season and revised subarea boundaries
for Units 20(E) and 25(B) to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Converted a November moose hunt to a registration hunt to
aid in protecting the viability of the population.
Closed the sheep season in a portion of Unit 25(A) where
no subsistence hunting occurs.
Established a beaver hunting season in a portion of Unit
25 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
North Slope Region
Seven proposals affecting the North Slope Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. XXX.24 and Sec. XXX.25. The following Board actions
affect the North Slope Region and have been incorporated in this final
rule:
Closed a portion of the Federal lands in Units 26(A) and
26(B) to caribou hunting by non-Federally qualified users in order to
protect the opportunity for subsistence users to harvest caribou.
Revised the seasons and harvest limits for brown bear in
Unit 26 to accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Increased the harvest limit for caribou in Unit 26 to
accommodate local customary and traditional use patterns.
Included Nuiqsut in the list of communities having a
customary and traditional use determination for sheep in Unit 26(C).
Established customary and traditional use determinations
for muskox for communities in Units 26(A) and 26(B).
Increased the hunting harvest limits for wolf and
wolverine (two proposals) in Unit 26 to accommodate local customary and
traditional use patterns.
Two additional items were also adopted. The first action rectified
a customary and traditional use determination that had split the
community of Chickaloon. The Board indicated that a community should be
treated as a whole without regard for a line that happens to bisect
that community. The Southcentral Regional Council supported this
action. The second action confirmed a season opening in a portion of
Denali National Park that had been instituted last year and was
intended to continue in future years. This was also supported by the
affected Regional Councils.
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,
published 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 OMB review under Executive Order
12866. [[Page 31546]]
Economic Effects
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; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska
Regional Office, National Park Service; John Borbridge, Alaska Area
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken Thompson, 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 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 C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
Sec. ______.24 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. ______.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) Rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have
been determined to have customary and traditional subsistence use of
the specified species on Federal public lands in the specified areas:
(1) Wildlife determinations.
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Area Species Determination
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Unit 1(C)................ Black Bear......... Rural residents of Unit
1(C) and Haines,
Gustavus, Klukwan, and
Hoonah.
1........................ Brown Bear......... No determination, except
no subsistence for
residents of Wrangell,
Klukwan, Haines and
Skagway.
1(A)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of 1(A)
and 2.
1(B)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of Unit
1(A), residents of
1(B), 2 and 3.
1(C)..................... Deer............... Rural residents of 1(C)
and (D), and residents
of Hoonah and Gustavus.
1(D)..................... Deer............... No subsistence.
1(B)..................... Goat............... No determination, except
no subsistence for
residents of
Petersburg, Kupreanof
and outlying areas.
1(C)..................... Goat............... Residents of Haines,
Klukwan, and Hoonah.
1(B) The Stikine River Moose.............. No determination.
drainages only.
1(B) North of the LeConte Moose.............. No subsistence.
Glacier and 1(C)
Berner's Bay.
1(D)..................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 1(D).
Unit 2................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
2........................ Deer............... Rural residents of Unit
1(A) and residents of
Units 2 and 3.
Unit 3................... Deer............... Residents of Unit 1(B)
and 3, and residents of
Port Alexander, Port
Protection, Pt. Baker,
and Meyer's Chuck.
Unit 4................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 4 and
Kake.
4........................ Deer............... Residents of Unit 4 and
residents of Kake,
Gustavus, Haines,
Petersburg, Pt. Baker,
Klukwan, Port
Protection, and
Wrangell.
Unit 5................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Yakutat.
5........................ Deer............... Residents of Yakutat.
5........................ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 5(A).
Unit 6(A)................ Black Bear......... Residents of Yakutat.
6(B) and (C)............. Black Bear......... Residents of Unit 6(B)
and (C), except
Cordova.
6(D)..................... Black Bear......... Residents of Chenega Bay
and Tatilek.
6........................ Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
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6(C) and (D)............. Goat............... Rural residents of Unit
6(C) and (D).
6........................ Moose.............. No subsistence.
6........................ Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 7................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
7........................ Caribou............ No subsistence.
7, Brown Mountain hunt Goat............... Residents of Port Graham
area. and English Bay.
7........................ Moose.............. No subsistence.
7........................ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Unit 8................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
8........................ Deer............... Residents of Unit 8.
8........................ Elk................ No subsistence.
8........................ Goat............... No subsistence.
9(A), (C) and (D)........ Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
9(B)..................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 9(B).
9(E)..................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Chignik
Lake, Ivanof Bay and
Perryville.
Unit 9(D)................ Bison.............. No subsistence.
9(A) and (B)............. Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
9(C) and 17.
9(C)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 9(B),
9(C), 17 and residents
of Egegik.
9(D)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 9(D),
and residents of False
Pass.
9(E)..................... Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
(C), (E), 17, and
residents of Nelson
Lagoon and Sand Point.
9(A), (B), (C) and (E)... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 9(A),
(B), (C) and (E).
9(D)..................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
9........................ Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chicakaloon and 16-26.
Unit 10 Unimak Island.... Caribou............ Residents of False Pass.
10 Remainder............. Caribou............ No determination.
10....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 11.................. Bison.............. No subsistence.
11....................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
11....................... Caribou............ Mentasta Herd--residents
of Units 11, 12 (along
Nabesna Road) and 13
(A)-(D) and the
residents of
Chickaloon.
11....................... Goat............... No Subsistence.
11....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 11,
residents of Unit 12
(along Nabesna Road)
and Unit 13 (A)-(D) and
the residents of
Chickaloon.
11....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Chisana,
Chistochina, Chitina,
Cooper Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, McCarthy
Road, Mentasta Lake,
Mentasta Pass (milepost
79-110) Nabesna Road,
Slana, McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, and Tonsina.
However no subsistence
for Cantwell, east
Glenn Highway (milepost
110-180) and to
milepost 14 on the Lake
Louise Road, Homestead
North, Homestead South,
Lake Louise, Paxson,
Sourdough, Tanacross,
Tok, and west Glenn
Highway (milepost 78-
110).
11....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
11....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
11....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 12.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
12....................... Caribou--Nelchina Residents of Northway
Herd. and Tetlin.
12....................... Caribou--40 Mile Residents of Unit 12,
Herd. north of Wrangell Park
Preserve and rural
residents of Unit 20(D)
and (E).
12 South of a line from Moose.............. Residents of Unit 11
Noyes Mountain, north of 62nd parallel
southeast of the and excluding BLM
confluence of Tatschunda parcels of north and
Creek to Nabesna River. south Slana; and
residents of Unit 12,
13(A)-(D) and the
residents of Chickaloon
and residents of Dot
Lake.
12 East of the Nabesna Moose.............. Residents of Unit 12.
River, south of the
Winter Trail from
Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian Border.
12 Remainder of Unit 12.. Moose.............. Residents of Unit 12 and
residents of Dot Lake
and Mentasta Lake.
12 Tok Management area... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
12 Remainder of Unit 12.. Sheep.............. No determination.
12....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 13.................. Brown Bear......... No Subsistence.
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13....................... Caribou Nelchina Residents of Units 11,
Herd. 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 12
(along Nabesna Road).
13(D).................... Goat............... No subsistence.
13....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 13 and
the residents of
Chickaloon.
13(E).................... Moose.............. No subsistence for
residents of McKinley
Village and the area
along the Parks Highway
between milepost 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
13 Tok and Delta Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Management Areas.
13(D).................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
13....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
13....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed & 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 & 23.
13....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 & 23.
Unit 14(B) and (C)....... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
14....................... Goat............... No subsistence.
14....................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
14(A) and (C)............ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
15....................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
15(C), Port Dick and Goat............... Residents of Port Graham
English Bay hunt areas. and English Bay.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area Goat............... Residents of Seldovia
area.
15 (A) and (B)........... Moose.............. No subsistence.
15(C), that portion Moose.............. Residents of Port Graham
southwest of a line from and English Bay.
Point Pogibshi to the
point of land between
Rocky Bay and Windy Bay.
15(C), Port Dick and Moose.............. No subsistence.
English Bay hunt areas.
15....................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
15....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
15....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 16.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
16(A).................... Moose.............. No subsistence.
16(B).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 16(B).
16....................... Sheep.............. No subsistence.
16....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
16....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
16....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A)............... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 17,
and residents of
Goodnews Bay and
Platinum.
17 (A) and (B) Those Brown Bear......... Residents of Kwethluk.
portions north and west
of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at
the northwest end of
Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and
northeast to the
northern point of
Nuyakuk Lake, northeast
to the point where the
Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun
Hills.
17 (B) and (C)........... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 17.
17....................... Caribou............ Residents of Units 9(B),
17 and residents of
Lime Village and Stony
River.
17 (A) and (B) Those Caribou............ Residents of Kwethluk.
portions north and west
of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at
the northwest end of
Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and
northeast to the
northern point of
Nuyakuk Lake, northeast
to the point where the
Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun
Hills.
17 (A) and (B) Those Moose.............. Residents of Kwethluk.
portions north and west
of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at
the northwest end of
Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and
northeast to the
northern point of
Nuyakuk Lake, northeast
to the point where the
Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun
Hills.
17(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 17 and
residents of Goodnews
Bay and Platinum.
17(B) and (C)............ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 17,
and residents of
Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay and
Platinum.
17....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
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Unit 18.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Akiachak,
Akiak, Eek, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Mt.
Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
St. Mary's, and
Tuluksak.
18....................... Caribou (Kilbuck INTERIM DETERMINATION BY
caribou herd only). FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE
BOARD (12/18/91):
residents of Tuluksak,
Akiak, Akiachak,
Kwethluk, Bethel,
Oscarville, Napaskiak,
Napakiak, Kasigluk,
Atmanthluak,
Nunapitchuk,
Tuntutliak, Eek,
Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Platinum, Togiak,
and Twin Hills.
18 North of the Yukon Caribou (except Residents of Alakanuk,
River. Kilbuck caribou Andreafsky, Chevak,
herd). Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Kotlik, Kwethluk,
Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot Station,
Pitka's Point, Russian
Mission, St. Mary's,
St. Michael, Scammon
Bay, Sheldon Point, and
Stebbins.
18 Remainder............. Caribou (except Residents of Kwethluk.
Kilbuck caribou
herd).
18....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 18 and
residents of Upper
Kalskag.
18....................... Muskox............. No subsistence.
18....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 19(C), (D).......... Bison.............. No subsistence.
19(A).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 19(A),
(D), and Residents of
Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag
and Kwethluk.
19(B).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Kwethluk.
19(C).................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
19(D).................... Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 19(A)
and (D), and residents
of Tulusak and Lower
Kalskag.
19(A) and (B)............ Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(A)
and (B) and Kwethluk;
and residents of Unit
18 in Kuskokwim
Drainage and Kuskokwim
Bay during the winter
season.
19(C).................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(C),
and residents of Lime
Village, McGrath,
Nikolai, and Telida.
19(D).................... Caribou............ Residents of Unit 19(D),
and residents of Lime
Village, Sleetmute and
Stony River.
19(A) and (B)............ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 18
within Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from
and including the
Johnson River, and Unit
19.
19(C).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 19.
19(D).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 19 and
residents of Lake
Minchumina.
19....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 20(D)............... Bison.............. No subsistence.
20(E).................... Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
20(A), (C) (Delta, Caribou............ No determination, except
Yanert, and 20(C) herds) no subsistence for
and (D). residents of McKinley
Village, the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
20(D) and 20(E).......... Caribou 40-mile Residents of Unit 12
Herd. north of Wrangell Park-
Preserve, rural
residents of 20(D) and
residents of 20(E).
20(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Cantwell,
Minto, and Nenana. No
subsistence for
residents of McKinley
Village, the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216
and 239 and households
of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
20(B).................... Moose.............. Minto Flats Management
Area--residents of
Minto and Nenana.
20(B).................... Moose.............. Remainder--rural
residents of Unit
20(B), and residents of
Nenana and Tanana.
20(C).................... Moose.............. Rural residents of Unit
20(C) (except that
portion within Denali
National Park and
Preserve and that
portion east of the
Teklanika River), and
residents of Cantwell,
Manley, Minto, Nenana,
the Parks Highway from
milepost 300-309,
Nikolai, Tanana and
Telida. No subsistence
for residents of
McKinley Village, the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and 239
and households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20(D).................... Moose.............. Rural residents of Unit
20(D) and residents of
Tanacross.
20(F).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 20(F),
Manley, Minto and
Stevens Village.
20 Tok and Delta Sheep.............. No subsistence.
Management Areas.
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20....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
20(D).................... Grouse, (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13, 15, 16, 20(D), 22
Sharp-tailed). and 23.
20(D).................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13, 15, 16, 20(D), 22
tailed). and 23.
Unit 21.................. Brown Bear......... Rural residents of Unit
21 and 23.
21....................... Caribou, Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of 22(A),
(B), 23, 24, and 26(A).
21(A) and (E)............ Caribou............ Residents of Unit 21(A)
and Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
Grayling, Holy Cross,
McGrath, Shageluk and
Takotna.
21(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(A),
(E), Takotna, McGrath,
Aniak and Crooked
Creek.
21(B) and (C)............ Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(B)
and (C), residents of
Tanana and Galena.
21(D).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(D),
and residents of Huslia
and Ruby.
21(E).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 21(E)
and residents of
Russian Mission.
21....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
Unit 22.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Units 22.
22....................... Caribou, Western Residents of Units 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of Units
22(A), (B), 23, 24, and
26(A).
22....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 22.
22(B).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(B).
22(C).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(C).
22(D).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(D)
excluding St. Lawrence
Island.
22(E).................... Muskox............. Residents of Unit 22(E)
excluding Little
Diomede Island.
22....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
22....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13 and the residents of
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
22....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13 and the residents of
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 23.................. Brown Bear......... Rural residents of Units
21 and 23.
23....................... Caribou Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and
residents of Unit
22(A), (B), 23, 24, and
26(A).
23....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 23.
23 South of Kotzebue Muskox............. Residents of Unit 23
Sound and west of and South of Kotzebue Sound
including the Buckland and west of and
River draingage. including the Buckland
River drainage.
23 Remainder............. Muskox............. No subsistence.
23....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Unit 23
north of the Arctic
Circle.
23....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and 16-26.
23....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units 11,
Blue, Ruffed and 13, and the residents
Sharp-tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
23....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units 11,
Willow and White- 13, and the residents
tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 24.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 24 and
Wiseman, but not
including any other
residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor
Management Area.
24....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 24,
and residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass, Koyukuk
and Galena.
24....................... Sheep.............. Residents of Unit 24
residing north of the
Arctic Circle and
residents of Allakaket,
Atatna and Anaktuvuk
Pass.
24....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 25.................. Brown Bear......... No subsistence.
25(A).................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 25(A)
and residents of
Venetie only.
25(D) West............... Moose.............. Residents of Beaver,
Birch Creek and Stevens
Village.
25(D) Remainder.......... Moose.............. Residents of Remainder
of Unit 25.
25(A).................... Sheep.............. Residents of Arctic
Village, Chalkytsik,
Fort Yukon, Kaktovik
and Venetie.
25(B) and (C)............ Sheep.............. No subsistence.
25....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
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Unit 26.................. Brown Bear......... Residents of Unit 26
(except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex) and residents
of Anaktuvuk Pass and
Point Hope.
26....................... Caribou Western Residents of Unit 21(D)
Arctic Caribou west of the Koyukuk and
Herd only. Yukon Rivers, and 23,
24, and 26(A).
26(B).................... Caribou Central Residents of Anaktuvuk
Arctic Herd. Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut
and Wiseman.
26....................... Moose.............. Residents of Unit 26,
(except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), and residents
of Point Hope and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
26(A).................... Muskox............. Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
Point Lay, and
Wainwright.
26(B).................... Musk Oxen.......... Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
26(C).................... Musk Oxen.......... Residents of Kaktovik.
26(A) and (B)............ Sheep.............. Residents of Anaktuvuk
Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut
and Wiseman.
26(C).................... Sheep.............. Residents of Arctic
Village, Chalkytsik,
Fort Yukon, Kaktovik,
Nuiqsut and Venetie.
26....................... Wolf............... Residents of Units 6, 9,
10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
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(2) Fish and shellfish determinations.
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Area Species Determination
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KOTZEBUE--NORTHERN AREA-- All finfish........ Residents of the
Northern District. Northern District,
except for those
domiciled in State of
Alaska Unit 26-B.
Kotzebue District........ Salmon, sheefish, Residents of the
char. Kotzebue District.
NORTON SOUND--PORT Salmon............. Residents of the Norton
CLARENCE AREA. Sound--Port Clarence
Area.
YUKON AREA............... Salmon............. Residents of the Yukon
Area, including the
community of Stebbins.
Yukon River, Fall Residents of the Yukon
chum, salmon. River drainage,
including the
communities of
Stebbins, Scammon Bay,
Hooper Bay, and Chevak.
Freshwater fish Residents of the Yukon
species, including Area.
sheefish,
whitefish,
lamprey, burbot,
sucker, grayling,
pike, char, and
blackfish.
KUSKOKWIM AREA........... Salmon............. Residents of the
Kuskokwim Area, except
those persons residing
on the United States
military installation
located on Cape
Newenham, Sparevohn
USAFB, and Tatalina
USAFB.
Rainbow trout...... Residents of the
communities of
Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Eek,
Akiak, and Platinum.
Pacific cod........ Residents of the
communities of Chevak,
Newtok, Tununak,
Toksook Bay, Nightmute,
Chefornak, Kipnuk,
Mekoryuk, Kwigillingok,
Kongiganak, Eek, and
Tuntutuliak.
Waters adjacent to the Herring and herring Residents within 20
western-most tip of the roe. miles of the coast
Naskonant Peninsula and between the westernmost
the terminus of the tip of the Naskonant
Ishowik River and around Peninsula and the
Nunivak Island. terminus of the Ishowik
River and on Nunivak
Island.
BRISTOL BAY AREA-- Salmon............. Residents of the
Nushagak District, Nushagak District and
including drainages freshwater drainages
flowing into the flowing into the
district. district.
Naknek-Kvichek District-- Salmon............. Residents of the Naknek
Naknek River drainage. and Kvichak River
drainages.
Naknek-Kvichek District-- Salmon............. Residents of the Iliamna-
Iliamna-Lake Clark Lake Clark drainage.
drainage.
Togiak District, Salmon and other Residents of the Togiak
including drainages freshwater finfish. District, freshwater
flowing into the drainages flowing into
district. the district, and the
community of Manokotak.
KODIAK AREA--except the Salmon............. Residents of the Kodiak
Mainland District, all Island Borough, except
waters along the those residing on the
southside of the Alaska Kodiak Coast Guard
Peninsula bounded by the Base.
latitude of Cape Douglas
(58 deg.52' North
latitude) mid-stream
Shelikof Strait, and
west of the longitude of
the southern entrance of
Kmuya Bay near Kilokak
Rocks (57 deg.11'22''
North latitude, 156
deg.20'30'' W longitude).
KODIAK AREA--except the King crab.......... Residents of the Kodiak
Semidi Island, the North Island Borough except
Mainland, and the South those residents on the
Mainland Sections. Kodiak Coast Guard
base.
COOK INLET AREA--Port Dolly Varden....... Residents of Port Graham
Graham Subdistrict. and English Bay.
Port Graham Subdistrict Salmon............. Residents of Port Graham
and Koyuktolik and English Bay.
Subdistrict.
Tyonek Subdistrict....... Salmon............. Residents of the village
of Tyonek.
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PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Salmon............. Residents of the
AREA--South-Western Southwestern District
District and Green which is mainland
Island. waters from the outer
point on the north
shore of Granite Bay to
Cape Fairfield, and
Knight Island, Chenega
Island, Bainbridge
Island, Evans Island,
Elrington Island,
Latouche Island and
adjacent islands.
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND Salmon............. Residents of the
AREA--North of a line villages of Tatitlek
from Porcupine Point to and Ellamar.
Granite Point, and south
of a line from Point
Lowe to Tongue Point.
YAKUTAT AREA--Freshwater Salmon............. Residents of the area
upstream from the east of Yakutat Bay,
terminus of streams and including the islands
rivers of the Yakutat within Yakutat Bay,
Area from the Doame west of the Situk River
River to the Tsiu River. drainage, and south of
and including Knight
Island.
Freshwater upstream from Dolly Varden char, Residents of the area
the terminus of streams steelhead trout, east of Yakutat Bay,
and rivers of the and smelt. including the islands
Yakutat Area from the within Yakutat Bay,
Doame River to Point west of the Situk River
Manby. drainage, and south of
and including Knight
Island.
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
AREA--District 1-- Varden char. Saxman.
Section 1-E in waters of
the Naha River and
Roosevelt Lagoon.
District 1--Section 1-F Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
in Boca de Quadra in Varden char. Saxman.
waters of Sockeye Creek
and Hugh Smith Lake
within 500 yards of the
terminus of Sockeye
Creek.
District 2--North of the Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
latitude of the northern- Varden Char. Kasaan and in the
most tip of Chasina drainage of the
Point and west of a line southeastern shore of
from the northern-most the Kasaan Peninsula
tip of Chasina Point to west of 132 deg.20' W.
the eastern-most tip of long. and east of 132
Grindall Island to the deg.25' W. long.
eastern-most tip of the
Kasaan Peninsula.
District 3--Section 3-A.. Salmon and Dolly Residents of the
Varden char. townsite of Hydaburg.
District 3--Section 3-B Salmon, Dolly Residents of the City of
in waters east of a line Varden char, and Klawock and on Prince
from Point Ildefonso to steelhead trout. of Wales Island within
Tranquil Point. the boundaries of the
Klawock Heenya
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989, and
those residents of the
City of Craig and on
Prince of Wales Island
within the boundaries
of the Shan Seet
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989.
District 3--Section 3-C Salmon, Dolly Residents of the City of
in waters of Sarkar Varden char, and Klawock and on Prince
Lakes. steelhead trout. of Wales Island within
the boundaries of the
Klawock Heenya
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989, and
those residents of the
City of Craig and on
Prince of Wales Island
within the boundaries
of the Shan Seet
Corporation land
holdings as they exist
in January 1989.
District 5--North of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Point Barrie Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
to Boulder Point. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 9--Section 9-A.. Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 9--Section 9-B Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
north of the latitude of Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
Swain Point. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 10--West of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Pinta Point to Varden char. Kake and in Kupreanof
False Point Pybus. Island drainages
emptying into Keku
Strait south of Point
White and north of the
Portage Bay boat
harbor.
District 12--South of a Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
line from Fishery Point Varden char. Angoon and along the
to south Passage Point western shore of
and north of the Admiralty Island north
latitude of Point of the latitude of Sand
Caution. Island, south of the
latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134
deg.30' W. long.,
including Killisnoo
Island.
District 13--Section 13-A Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
south of the latitude of and Borough of Sitka in
Cape Edward. drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-B Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
north of the latitude of and Borough of Sitka in
Redfish Cape. drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C Sockeye salmon..... Residents of the City
and Borough of Sitka in
drainages which empty
into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C Salmon and Dolly Residents of the City of
east of the longitude of Varden char. Angoon and along the
Point Elizabeth. western shore of
Admiralty Island north
of the latitude of Sand
Island, south of the
latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134
deg.30' W. long.,
including Killisnoo
Island.
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District 14--Section 14-B Salmon, smelt and Residents of the City of
and 14-C. Dolly Varden char. Hoonah and in Chichagof
Island drainages on the
eastern shore of Port
Frederick from Gartina
Creek to Point Sophia.
District 15--Chilkat and Salmon and smelt... Residents west of the
Chilkoot Rivers. Haines highway between
Mile 20 and Mile 24 and
east of the Chilkat
River, but not
elsewhere in Klukwan;
and, those residents of
other areas of the city
and borough of Haines,
excluding residents in
the drainage of
Excursion Inlet.
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3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. --
----.25 is added to read as follows:
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.
Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident
qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in
accordance with these Federal Subsistence Management Regulations.
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 [[Page 31554]] 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
subpart. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation.
Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area closed by this
subpart 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 nets and snares to take unclassified
wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession
of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
(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 [[Page 31555]] 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
in this paragraph (e), and black bears of all color phases taken in
Units 1-7, 11-16, 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 [[Page 31556]] 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 be
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:
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(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.
(C) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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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 or Sept. 1-June 30.
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 deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
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 Lynn Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler
River and Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat
by State registration permit only.
Unit 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 the Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
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 Berners Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
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.
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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 westernmost 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.
(C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
(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 or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Deer:
4 deer; however, no more than one may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may
be taken only during the period Oct. 15-
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.
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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.
(C) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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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 or Sept. 1-June 30.
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.
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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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
(C) Chichagof Island is closed to the use of any motorized land
vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting:
Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and west of Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
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-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.
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Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit........ Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit............. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit........ Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
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.
(E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer or
moose on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number
of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
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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 or Sept. 1-June 30.
glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear by Federal registration permit only Sept. 1-May 31.
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:
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Beaver:
No limit.................................. Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver
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, RG244, RG249, Aug 20-Jan. 31.
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, RG244--2 goats, RG249--2 goats,
RG266--4 goats, RG252--1 goat.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and RG245)--The No open season.
taking of 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 No open season.
Phases).
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra)
No limit.................................. July 1-June 30.
Lynx.......................................... No open season.
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.
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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.
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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) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take deer on
his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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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 and Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
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
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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 under a trapping license to take beaver
in Unit 9(B) from April 1-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from
April 1-April 30.
(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 in Unit 9(B) by residents of Newhalen, Nondalton,
Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth of up to a total per regulatory
year of 10 bull moose among the communities is allowed for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Bull moose
may be taken from July 1 through June 30. Permits, available to all 5
communities, will be issued until all 10 permits are used to
individuals only at the request of a local organization. This 10 moose
limit is not cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the
State.
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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 May 10-May 25.
permit only.
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 registration Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only. May 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9(A)--4 caribou; however, no more Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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(C)--4 caribou; however, no more Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
than 1 may be a cow, no more than 2
caribou may be taken Aug. 10-Nov. 30, and
no more than 1 caribou may be taken per
calendar month between Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Unit 9(B)--5 caribou; however no more than Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
2 may be bulls.
Unit 9(D)--closed to all hunting of No open season.
caribou.
Unit 9(E)--that portion southwest of the No open season.
headwaters of Fireweed and Blueberry
Creeks (north of Mt. Veniaminof) to and
including the Sandy River drainage on the
Bristol Bay side of the Alaska Peninsula;
and that portion south of Seal Cape to
Ramsey Bay on the Pacific side of the
Alaska Peninsula divide is closed to all
hunting of caribou.
Remainder of Unit 9(E)--4 caribou......... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Sheep:
Unit 9(B)--Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth
only--1 ram with 7/8 curl horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 9--1 ram with 7/8 curl Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn.
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 the Sept. 1-Sept. 15
Naknek River from the north--1 antlered Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
bull.
Unit 9(C)--that portion draining into the Aug. 20-S
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