Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D1996-1997 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
Federal RegisterJul 30, 1996
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, bag
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1996-1997 regulatory year. The rulemaking
is necessary because 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--1995-1996 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations'', which expire on July 31, 1996. This rule also amends the
Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence
Board (Section ____.24 of Subpart C). This rule also restates and
extends Sections ____.26, Subsistence Taking of Fish and ____.27,
Subsistence Taking of Shellfish.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Section ____.24 is effective August 1, 1996. Section
____.25 is effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997. Sections
____.26 and ____.27 are effective January 1, 1997, through December 31,
1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of
Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503;
telephone (907) 786-3864. 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 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 rule and agree with
its substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an
agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the
Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR Part 242 and
50 CFR Part 100.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1
to 100.23 and 36 CFR Secs. 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply
to this rule for Secs. ____.23-____.25. Therefore, all definitions
located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4 and 36 CFR Sec. 242.4 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 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 continuation of the
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proceedings in the consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation and a
petition to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture addressing
jurisdiction in navigable waters, no attempt is being made to alter the
fish and shellfish portions of the regulations (Sections ____.26 and
____.27) until final guidance has been received regarding the
jurisdictional authority of the Federal government over navigable
waters in general, and specifically with respect to the waters at issue
in Native Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United States of America et
al.
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 1996.
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 29-May 3, 1996, meeting, the Board
made additional determinations in addition to 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 1996-1997 seasons and bag limits, and
methods and means were published on August 15, 1995, in the Federal
Register (60 FR 42085-42118). 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 101 proposals for change to Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Because of the large
number of proposals submitted or contained in the agency files from
previous years, the Regional Councils were asked to prioritize for
Board action, those proposals relating to Customary and Traditional Use
Determinations. Subsequent to the 60-day review period, the Board
prepared a booklet describing the 67 proposals for analysis and Board
action 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. The final comment period, the
dates of the later Regional Council meetings, the date of the Board
meeting and the August 1 versus July 1 effective date of these
regulations reflect the impact of the Federal furloughs that occurred
in November, December, and January.
Section ____.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section ____.27
(Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on June 15, 1995
(60 FR 31542). Fish and shellfish regulations are effective from
January 1 through December 31 each year. Due to litigation and
petitions to the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, both
relating to extended jurisdiction to navigable waters, the fish and
shellfish regulations were not revised for 1997 but, rather, are
extended through December 31, 1997.
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board rejected twelve proposals and parts of two others based
on recommendations from the respective Regional Council and additional
factors. Except in four instances, the Board action to reject the
proposals reflect Regional Council recommendations. Two of the rejected
proposals were rendered moot by adoption of other proposals.
Three proposals requested that public lands be closed to hunting or
fishing by non-Federally qualified users. The Board determined that the
biological and harvest data did not support a need to close the areas
in order to protect the subsistence user's opportunity to harvest
wildlife. In at least one instance, the proposal area encompassed non-
Federal lands.
Two proposals requested opening a moose season in an area; one
proposal asked that a spike/fork-50 inch antler restriction be removed;
one proposal asked for a cow moose season; and two proposals asked for
longer goat seasons. In all of those cases, examination of the
biological data indicated that the target population could not
withstand the proposed harvest.
The Board also rejected three proposals requesting that customary
and traditional use determinations be revised for sheep, moose and
goats in certain areas. In each case, either the cultural resource data
did not substantiate the request or the use did not occur on Federal
lands.
The Board also deferred action on 13 proposals in order to collect
additional data, or allow communities or Regional Councils additional
time to review the issues and provide additional information.
Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board
The Board adopted 36 proposals and parts of 2 others. 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.
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by the
respective Regional Councils except one and were based on meeting
customary and traditional uses, 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.
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Statewide Proposals
One proposal affecting the entire State was acted on by the Board
resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.25. The
change relaxed regulations relating to use of motorized vehicles and
brought Federal and State regulations into more agreement.
Southeast Region
Thirteen proposals affecting the Southeast 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 Southeast
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for brown bear for Unit 1.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for deer for Unit 4.
Provided for the taking of wildlife for ceremonial
purposes in Units 1--5.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for goat for Unit 4.
Revised the season for goat in Unit 5.
Removed the moose hunting closure of Federal public lands
in a portion of Unit 1(B) and opened a season in Unit 1(C).
Revised the season for goat in Unit 3.
Opened a season for moose in a portion of Unit 5(A) and
changed season dates in another part of Unit 5(A).
Southcentral Region
Eleven proposals affecting the Southcentral 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 Southcentral
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Provided for a customary and traditional use determination
for black bear in Unit 15(C).
Clarified the closure of Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air
Force Base to subsistence hunting.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for black bear in Unit 6.
Provided for a hunt for Mentasta herd caribou in Unit 11.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for moose and caribou in Units 13 and 20.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
Three proposals affecting the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on
by the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the
Kodiak/Aleutians Region and has been incorporated in this final rule:
Changed the customary and traditional use determination
for brown bear in Unit 8.
Bristol Bay Region
Eleven proposals affecting the Bristol Bay 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 Bristol Bay
Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Provided for a limited number of permits for brown bears
in Unit 9(B).
Opened a season for Mulchatna herd caribou in Unit 17(A).
Continued and lengthened the season for Nushagak herd
caribou in Unit 17(A).
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for sheep in Unit 9(B).
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. ____.24. The following Board action affects the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta Region and has been incorporated in this final rule:
Revised the customary and traditional use determinations
for black bear in Unit 18.
Western Interior Region
Six 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:
Extends the boundaries of the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area to include all of Unit 24.
Closed to non-qualified Federal subsistence users, Federal
lands within one-half mile along a portion of the Koyukuk River during
a September moose season.
Extended the moose season in a portion of Unit 24.
Seward Peninsula Region
Five 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:
Expanded the harvest limits for brown bears in Unit 22.
Revised a customary and traditional use determination for
caribou in Unit 22.
Increased the harvest quota for muskox in Unit 22(D) to
eight bulls.
Created a hunting season for various furbearers.
Northwest Arctic Region
One proposal affecting the Northwest Arctic Region was acted on by
the Board; it did not result in any changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25. The following Board action affects the
Northwest Arctic:
Defers for one year any changes to the Noatak Controlled
Use Area.
Eastern Interior Region
Nine proposals affecting the Eastern Interior 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
Eastern Interior Region and have been incorporated in this final rule:
Add a winter season for caribou in Units 20(F) and 25(D).
Add an additional moose season for Unit 12.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for moose for Unit 25(A).
North Slope Region
Three proposals affecting the North Slope Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24
and Sec. ____.25. One Request for Reconsideration from the 1995-96
regulatory cycle was also deliberated by the Board. The following Board
actions affect the North Slope Region and have been incorporated in
this final rule:
Revised the season for brown bear for Subunits A and B and
eliminated the requirement for a Federal registration permit in Subunit
26(A).
Revised and clarified the customary and traditional use
determination for caribou in Unit 26.
Revised the moose season and harvest limit in Unit 26.
Lengthened the season and harvest quota for muskox in Unit
26.
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
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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 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. They apply to the use of
public lands in Alaska. The information collection requirements
described below have been submitted to OMB for extension approval. This
collection of information will not be required until it has been
approved by OMB.
The collection of information will be achieved through the use of
the Federal Subsistence Hunt Permit Application. This collection
information will establish whether the applicant qualifies to
participate in a Federal subsistence hunt on public land in Alaska and
will provide a report of harvest and location of harvest.
The likely respondents to this collection of information are rural
Alaska residents who wish to participate in specific subsistence hunts
on Federal land. The collected information is necessary to determine
harvest success and harvest location in order to make management
decisions relative to the conservation of healthy wildlife populations.
The annual burden of reporting and recordkeeping is estimated to
average 0.25 hours per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and
reviewing the form. The estimated number of likely respondents under
this rule is less than 5,000, yielding a total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden of 1,250 hours or less.
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, DC 20240; and the
Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project
(Subsistence), Washington, DC 20503. Additional information collection
requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under Subpart B.
The Board finds that additional public notice and comment
requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) for this
final rule are impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. A lapse in regulatory control could seriously affect the
continued viability of wildlife populations, adversely impact future
subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would generally fail
to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the Board finds good
cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.553(b)(B) to waive the public notice and
comment procedures prior to publication of this rule. The Board finds
good cause under 5 U.S.C.553(d)(3) to make this rule effective August
1, 1996.
Economic Effects--This rule was not subject to OMB review under
Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) requires preparation of flexibility analyses for rules
that will have a significant effect on a substantial number of small
entities, which include small businesses, organizations or governmental
jurisdictions. The Departments have determined that this rulemaking
will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of
small entities within the meaning of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of
small entities, such as ammunition, snowmachine, and gasoline dealers.
The number of small entities affected is unknown; 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.
In general, the resources harvested under this rule will be
consumed by the local harvester and do not result in a dollar benefit
to the economy. However, it is estimated that 2 million pounds of meat
are harvested by the local subsistence users annually and, if given a
dollar value of $3.00 per pound, would equate to $6 million State wide.
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence preference on public lands. The scope of this program is
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these
regulations have no potential takings of private property implications
as defined by Executive Order 12630.
The Service has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded
Mandates Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking will not
impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or
state governments or private entities.
The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988.
Drafting Information--These regulations were drafted by William
Knauer under the guidance of Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of
Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional guidance was provided by Peggy
Fox, Alaska
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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 PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part
100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C--Board Determinations
2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
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.
When there is a determination for specific communities or areas of
residence in a Unit, all other communities not listed for that species
in that Unit have no Federal subsistence for that species in that Unit.
If no determination has been made for a species in a Unit, all rural
Alaska residents are eligible to harvest fish or wildlife under this
Part.
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Area Species Determination
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(1) Wildlife Determinations
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Unit 1(C)............................... Black Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(C) and Haines,
Gustavus, Klukwan, and Hoonah.
1(A).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(A) except no
subsistence for residents of Hyder.
1(B).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg,
and Wrangell, except no subsistence for
residents of Hyder.
1(C).................................... Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 1(C), Haines,
Hoonah, Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell,
except no subsistence for residents of
Gustavus.
1(D).................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of 1(D).
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 drainages only... Moose...................... No determination.
1(B) North of the LeConte Glacier and Moose...................... No subsistence.
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,
Wrangell, and Yakutat.
4....................................... Goat....................... Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee,
Pelican, Funter Bay, Angoon, Port
Alexander, and Elfin Cove.
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 and residents of
6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for
Whittier.
6, Remainder............................ Black Bear................. Residents of Unit 6(C) and 6(D), except
no subsistence for Whittier.
6....................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence.
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 area............. Goat....................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
7....................................... Moose...................... No subsistence.
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7....................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence.
Unit 8.................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen
Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
8....................................... Deer....................... Residents of Unit 8.
8....................................... Elk........................ No subsistence.
8....................................... Goat....................... No subsistence.
Unit 9(D)............................... Bison...................... 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.
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(B).................................... Sheep...................... Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen,
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth.
9 Remainder............................. Sheep...................... No determination.
9....................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
Chickaloon and 16-26.
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 the communities and areas of
Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina and Tonsina; Residents along the
Tok Cuttoff--Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta
Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road--
Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and
residents along the McCarthy Road--
Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road). However,
no subsistence for the communities and
areas of Cantwell, Lake Louise, Paxson,
North Slana Homestead, South Slana
Homestead, Sourdough, Tanacross, Tok;
residents along the Lake Louise Road--
Milepost 0-14; residents on the Glenn
Highway--Milepost 78-180 (east Glenn
Highway and west Glenn Highway).
11...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
Chickaloon and 16-26.
11...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
11...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
Unit 12................................. Brown Bear................. No subsistence.
12...................................... Caribou-Nelchina Herd...... Residents of Northway and Tetlin.
12...................................... Caribou-40 Mile Herd....... Residents of Unit 12, north of Wrangell-
St. Elias National Park and Preserve and
rural residents of Unit 20(D) and (E).
12 South of a line from Noyes Mountain, Moose...................... Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd
southeast of the confluence of parallel (excluding North Slana
Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River. Homestead and South Slana Homestead);
and residents of Unit 12, 13(A)-(D) and
the residents of Chickaloon and
residents of Dot Lake.
12 East of the Nabesna River, south of Moose...................... Residents of Unit 12.
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.
13...................................... Caribou Nelchina Herd...... Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
residents of Chickaloon, and 12 (along
Nabesna Road).
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13(E)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of McKinley Village, and the
area along the Parks Highway between
milepost 216 and 239 (except no
subsistence for residents of Denali
National Park headquarters).
13(D)................................... Goat....................... No subsistence.
13...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon.
13(E)................................... Moose...................... Residents of McKinley Village, and the
area along the Parks Highway between
milepost 216 and 239 (except no
subsistence for residents of Denali
National Park headquarters).
13 Tok and Delta Management Areas....... Sheep...................... No subsistence.
13(D)................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence.
13...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-26.
13...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed & Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 & 23.
13...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of 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.
Unit 15(C).............................. Black Bear................. Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek
only.
15 Remainder............................ Black Bear................. No subsistence.
15...................................... Brown Bear................. No subsistence.
15(C), Port Graham and English Bay hunt Goat....................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
areas.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area............... Goat....................... Residents Seldovia area.
15(A)................................... Moose...................... No subsistence.
15(B) and (C)........................... Moose...................... Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port
Graham, and Seldovia.
15...................................... Sheep...................... No subsistence.
15...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
15...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of 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 the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-26.
16...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
16...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of 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 portions north and Brown Bear................. Residents of Kwethluk.
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 portions north and Caribou.................... Residents of Kwethluk.
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 portions north and Moose...................... Residents of Kwethluk.
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,.
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.
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17...................................... Wolf....................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13 and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 18................................. Black Bear................. Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit
19(A) living downstream of the Holokuk
River, and residents of Chuathbaluk,
Aniak, Lower Kalskag, Holy Cross,
Stebbins, St. Michael, and Togiak.
18...................................... Brown Bear................. Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek,
Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mt. Village,
Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St.
Mary's, and Tuluksak.
18...................................... Caribou (Kilbuck caribou INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL
herd only). 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 River............. Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky,
caribou herd). Chevak, 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 Kilbuck Residents of Kwethluk.
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, Yanert, and 20(C) Caribou.................... No determination, except no subsistence
herds) and (D). for residents of households of the
Denali National Park Headquarters.
20(D) and 20(E)......................... Caribou 40-Mile Herd....... Residents of Unit 12 north of Wrangell
Park-Preserve, rural residents of 20(D)
and residents of 20(E).
20(A)................................... Moose...................... Residents of Cantwell, Minto, and Nenana,
McKinley Village, the area along the
Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and
239, except no subsistence for residents
of 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, Telida, McKinley
Village, and the area along the Parks
Highway between mileposts 216 and 239.
No subsistence for residents of
households of the Denali National Park
Headquarters.
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 Management Areas....... Sheep...................... No subsistence.
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, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
20(D)................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
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Unit 21................................. Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Unit 21 and 23.
21...................................... Caribou, Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the
Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents
of 23 and 24.
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 the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 22................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 22
22(A)................................... Caribou,................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents
of Units 22 (except residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and residents
of Kotlik, Emmonak, Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point,
Russian Mission, St. Mary's, Sheldon
Point, and Alakanuk.
22 Remainder............................ Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents
of Units 22 (except residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, 24.
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, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
22...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
Unit 23................................. Brown Bear................. Rural residents of Units 21 and 23.
23...................................... Caribou Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the
Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents
of Unit 23, 24, and 26(A).
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of, Caribou Western Arctic Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the
and including, the Buckland River Caribou Herd only. Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents
drainage. of Unit 22 (except residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and 26(A).
23 Remainder............................ Caribou other than the No determination
Western Arctic Caribou
Herd.
23...................................... Moose...................... Residents of Unit 23.
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west of Muskox..................... Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue
and including the Buckland River Sound and west of and including the
drainage. 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 the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-26.
23...................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D),
22 and 23.
23...................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the
White-tailed). residents 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, Alatna 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 25(D).
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.
Unit 26................................. Brown Bear................. Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe
Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex) and
residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point
Hope.
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26(A)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.
26(B)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman.
26(C)................................... Caribou.................... Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.
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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KOTZEBUE-NORTHERN AREA-Northern District All finfish................ Residents of the Northern District,
except for those domiciled in State of
Alaska Unit 26-B.
Kotzebue District....................... Salmon, sheefish, char..... Residents of the Kotzebue District.
NORTON SOUND-PORT CLARENCE AREA......... Salmon..................... Residents of the Norton Sound-Port
Clarence Area.
YUKON AREA.............................. Salmon..................... Residents of the Yukon Area, including
the communities of Stebbins.
Yukon River Fall chum Residents of the Yukon River drainage,
salmon. including the communities of Stebbins,
Scammon Bay, and Chevak.
Freshwater fish species, Residents of the Yukon Area.
including 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 western-most tip Herring and herring roe.... Residents within 20 miles of the coast
of the Naskonant Peninsula and the between the westernmost tip of the
terminus of the Ishowik River and Naskonant Peninsula and the terminus of
around Nunivak Island. the Ishowik River and on Nunivak Island.
BRISTOL BAY AREA--Nushagak District, Salmon..................... Residents of the Nushagak District and
including drainages flowing into the freshwater drainages flowing into the
district. district.
Naknek-Kvichek District--Naknek River Salmon..................... Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River
drainage. drainages.
Naknek-Kvichek District--Iliamna-Lake Salmon..................... Residents of the Iliamna-Lake Clark
Clark drainage. drainage.
Togiak District, including drainages Salmon and other freshwater Residents of the Togiak District,
flowing into the district. finfish. freshwater drainages flowing into the
district, and the community of
Manokotak.
KODIAK AREA--except the Mainland Salmon..................... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough,
District, all waters along the except those residing on the Kodiak
southside of the Alaska Peninsula Coast Guard Base.
bounded by the 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 Semidi Island, King crab.................. Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough
the North Mainland, and the South except those residents on the Kodiak
Mainland Sections. Coast Guard base.
COOK INLET AREA--Port Graham Subdistrict Dolly Varden............... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
Port Graham Subdistrict and Koyuktolik Salmon..................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
Subdistrict.
Tyonek Subdistrict...................... Salmon..................... Residents of the village of Tyonek.
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PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--South-Western Salmon..................... Residents of the Southwestern District
District and Green Island. which is mainland 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 AREA--North of a Salmon..................... Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and
line from Porcupine Point to Granite Ellamar.
Point, and south of a line from Point
Lowe to Tongue Point.
YAKUTAT AREA--Freshwater upstream from Salmon..................... Residents of the area east of Yakutat
the terminus of streams and rivers of Bay, including the islands within
the Yakutat Area from the Doame River Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River
to the Tsiu River. drainage, and south of and including
Knight Island.
Freshwater upstream from the terminus of Dolly Varden char, Residents of the area east of Yakutat
streams and rivers of the Yakutat Area steelhead trout, and smelt. Bay, including the islands within
from the Doame River to Point Manby. Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River
drainage, and south of and including
Knight Island.
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA--District 1-- Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Saxman.
Section 1-E in waters of the Naha River char.
and Roosevelt Lagoon.
District 1--Section 1-F in Boca de Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Saxman.
Quadra in waters of Sockeye Creek and char.
Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards of the
terminus of Sockeye Creek.
District 2--North of the latitude of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kasaan and in
northern-most tip of Chasina Point and char. the drainage of the southeastern shore
west of a line from the northern-most of the Kasaan Peninsula west of 132
tip of Chasina Point to the eastern- deg.20' W. long. and east of 132 deg.25'
most tip of Grindall Island to the W. long.
eastern-most tip of the Kasaan
Peninsula.
District 3--Section 3-A................. Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the townsite of Hydaburg.
char.
District 3--Section 3-B in waters east Salmon, Dolly Varden char, Residents of the City of Klawock and on
of a line from Point Ildefonso to and steelhead trout. Prince of Wales Island within the
Tranquil Point. 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 in waters of Salmon, Dolly Varden char, Residents of the City of Klawock and on
Sarkar Lakes. and steelhead trout. Prince 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 line from Point Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in
Barrie to Boulder Point. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
Keku Strait south of Point White and
north of Portage Bay boat harbor.
District 9--Section 9-A................. Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in
char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
Keku Strait south of Point White and
north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.
District 9--Section 9-B north of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in
latitude of Swain Point. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
Keku Strait south of Point White and
north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.
District 10--West of a line from Pinta Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in
Point to False Point Pybus. char. Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into
Keku Strait south of Point White and
north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.
District 12--South of a line from Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Angoon and along
Fishery Point to south Passage Point char. the western shore of Admiralty Island
and north of the latitude of Point north of the latitude of Sand Island,
Caution. south of the latitude of Thayer Creek,
and west of 134 deg.30' W. long.,
including Killisnoo Island.
District 13--Section 13-A south of the Sockeye salmon............. Residents of the City and Borough of
latitude of Cape Edward. Sitka in drainages which empty into
Section 13-B north of the latitude of
Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-B north of the Sockeye salmon............. Residents of the City and Borough of
latitude of Redfish Cape. Sitka in 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 east of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Angoon and along
longitude of Point Elizabeth. char. the 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 and 14-C...... Salmon, smelt and Dolly Residents of the City of Hoonah and in
Varden char. Chichagof Island drainages on the
eastern shore of Port Frederick from
Gartina Creek to Point Sophia.
District 15--Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers Salmon and smelt........... Residents west of the Haines highway
between Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of
the Chilkat River, Haines, excluding
residents in the drainage of Excursion
Inlet.
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(b) [Reserved]
Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR 36 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
Sec. ____.25 is added effective August 1, 1996, through June 30, 1997,
to read as follows:
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 the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations in this
part.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread
of 50 inches or more.
Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by
horn growth annuli.
Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf or wolverine.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse and sharp-tailed
grouse.
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be
taken by any one person in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the
taking occurs.
Highway means the driveable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same
residence. Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established
hunting seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized
by a required hunting license.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in
Alaska including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air or water
conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the
prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are
issued by registration or other means.
Poison means any substance which is toxic, or poisonous upon
contact or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or
persons.
Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which
the animal was
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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 paragraph (i) of this
section.
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 this
section as Units.
Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate,
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part,
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
(b) Wildlife may be taken for subsistence uses by any method,
except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal statute.
Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a
violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal
regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area
closed by this part is prohibited.
(1) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (k)(1)
through (26) of this section, 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 land or air vehicle, when
that vehicle is in motion or from a motor-driven boat when the boat's
progress from the motor's power has not ceased;
(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 paragraphs (k)(1)
through (26) of this section. 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 paragraph (b)(1)
of this section:
(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;
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(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 paragraph (c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4) of this
section, 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) or as
otherwise provided for by this Part, an animal taken as part of a
community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest
limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska
regulations.
(3) Harvest limits.
(i) Harvest limits, including those related to ceremonial uses,
authorized by this section 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, this paragraph (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, this paragraph
(c)(10)(iii) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts that have
been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared for
consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be stored or
consumed.
(d) A person who takes an animal that has been marked or tagged for
scientific studies must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or
the agency identified on the collar or marker, when and where the
animal was taken. Any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other
identification must be retained with the hide until it is sealed, if
sealing is required; in all cases, any identification equipment must be
returned to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls.
(1) Sealing requirements for bear shall apply to brown bears taken
in all Units, except as specified below, and black bears of all color
phases taken in Units 1-7, 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
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Management Area is removed from the area, it must first be sealed by an
ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of
sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of
the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must
first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks,
Galena, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative
shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the
bear.
(iv) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 is removed from
the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(v) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9(B) is removed
from the area, it must first be sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Port Alsworth or King Salmon; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative shall remove and retain the skin of the skull and front
claws of the bear.
(4) No person may falsify any information required on the sealing
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in
accordance with State regulations.
(f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. No
person may possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13(E), and 14-16 or the untanned skin of
a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or
outside the state, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized
representative of ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
(g) A person who takes a species listed in paragraph (f) of this
section 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 paragraph (f) of this section.
(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 this section 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 paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of this section.
Additional Unit-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence
taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26) of
this section.
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 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
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uses is prohibited on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail;
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and
1(D) between April 15 and June 15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony,
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking
will occur;
(2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
(3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
(4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will
occur;
(D) 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30.
a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
years by State registration Mar. 15-May 31.
permit only.
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, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken
only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island No open season.
only.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north of Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
the Bradfield Canal and the
North Fork of the Bradfield
River, excluding that portion
between LeConte Bay and the
North Fork of Bradfield River/
Canal. 1 goat by State
registration permit only; the
taking of kids or nannies
accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1(B)--that portion between Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
LeConte Bay and the North Fork
of Bradfield River/Canal. 2
goats; a State registration
permit will be required for the
taking of the first goat and a
Federal registration permit for
the taking of a second goat; the
taking of kids or nannies
accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)-- Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder--2 goats by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining
into Lynn Canal and Stephens
Passage between Antler River and
Eagle Glacier and River--1 goat
by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining No open season.
into 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 Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
State registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
north of the Katzehin River and
northeast of the Haines highway--
1 goat by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying No open season.
between Taiya Inlet and River
and the White Pass and Yukon
Railroad.
Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
State registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1(B)--south and east of Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
LeConte Bay and Glacier--1
antlered bull with spike-fork or
50-inch antlers or 3 or more
brow tines on either antler, by
State registration permit.
Remainder of Unit 1(B)........... No open season.
Unit 1(C), that portion south of Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Point Hobart including all Port
Houghton drainages--1 antlered
bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines
on either antler, by State
registration permit.
Remainder of Unit 1(C)--excluding Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
drainages of Berners Bay--1
antlered bull by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)........................ No open season.
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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.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:
Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)--No limit Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and
Silver Phases):
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(C) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony,
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking
will occur;
(2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
(3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
(4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will
occur;
(D) 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30.
a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
4 deer; however, no more than one Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
may be 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.
Wolf:
No limit......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(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) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony,
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking
will occur;
(2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
(3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
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(4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will
occur;
(D) 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30.
a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Woewodski Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Island, 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 Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
deer.
Moose:
Unit 3--Mitkof and Wrangell Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Islands--1 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............ Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
No limit.........................
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island.....
No limit......................... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and
Silver Phases):
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf:
No limit......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit......................... Nov. 10.-Apr. 30.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 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
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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) The taking of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1--5 provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony,
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking
will occur;
(2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
(3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
(4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will
occur;
(D) Chichagof Island is closed to the use of any motorized land
vehicle for the taking of marten, mink, and weasel.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
and west of a line that follows Mar. 15-May 31.
the crest of the 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 Mar. 15-May 20.
Northeast Chichagof Controlled
Use Area--1 bear every four
regulatory years by State
registration permit only.
Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
four regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 20.
registration permit only.
Deer:
6 deer; however, antlerless deer Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
may be taken only from Sept. 15-
Jan. 31.
Goat:
1 goat by State registration Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only.
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 Dec. 1-May 15.
Chatham Strait--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4.............. No open season.
Coyote:
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and
Silver Phases):
No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Lynx:
No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
limit.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit.... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
limit.
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 of wildlife outside the seasons or harvest limits
provided in this part for food in traditional religious ceremonies
which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial
potlatches, is authorized in Units 1-5 provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contact the appropriate Federal land management agency prior to taking
or attempting to take game and provides to the appropriate Federal land
managing agency the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony,
the species and number to be taken, the Unit(s) in which the taking
will occur;
(2) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fish and
wildlife conservation;
(3) Each person who takes wildlife under this section must, as soon
as practicable, and not more than 15 days after the harvest, submit a
written report to the appropriate Federal land managing agency,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number, sex and
species of wildlife taken, the date and locations of the taking, and
the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony was held;
(4) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in that area where the harvesting will
occur;
(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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be Sept. 1-June 30.
a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear:
1 bear by Federal registration Sept. 1-May 31.
permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5(A)--1 buck................ Nov.1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5(B)........................ No open season.
Goat:
1 goat by Federal registration Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1 moose Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
by State registration permit
only. The season will be closed
when 5 moose have been taken
from the Nunatak Bench.
Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench-- Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
1 antlered bull by Federal
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).
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Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
State 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.
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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
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Black Bear:
1 bear........................... Sept. 1-June 30.
Deer:
4 deer; however, antlerless deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
may be taken only from Oct. 1-
Dec. 31.
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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, Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)--1
goat by Federal registration
permit only.
In each of the Unit 6(D) .................................
subareas, goat seasons will be
closed when harvest limits for
that subarea are reached.
Harvest quotas are as follows:
RG242--2 goats, RG244--2 goats,
RG249--2 goats, RG266--4 goats,
RG252--1 goat.
Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and No open season.
RG245)--The 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 July 1-June 30.
River 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 No open season.
Silver 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.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession..... Aug. 1-May 15.
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Trapping
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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 Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
River 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
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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.
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Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit......................... July 1-June 30.
Wolf:
Unit 7--that portion within the Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Kenai 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
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