Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D1998-1999 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
Federal RegisterJun 29, 1998
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 1998-1999 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--1997-1998 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
Regulations'', which expire on June 30, 1998. This rule also amends the
Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence
Board (Section ____.24 of Subpart C) and restates and extends Sections
____.26, Subsistence Taking of Fish and ____.27, Subsistence Taking of
Shellfish.
DATES: Section ____.24 is effective July 1, 1998. Section ____.25 is
effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. Sections ____.26 and
____.27 are effective January 1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of
Subsistence Management, telephone (907) 786-3888. For questions
specific to National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson,
Regional Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska
Region, telephone (907) 271-2540.
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 will be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and
50 CFR part 100.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to
100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this
rule for Secs. ____.23-____.25. Therefore, all definitions located at
50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 apply to regulations found in this
subpart.
Navigable Waters
At this time, Federal subsistence management program regulations
apply to all non-navigable waters located on public lands and to
navigable waters located on the public lands identified at 50 CFR
100.3(b) and 36 CFR 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964)
published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is intended to
enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to manage submerged
lands, title to which is held by the United States government.
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
these 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 proceedings in the
consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation, a petition to the Secretaries
of the Interior and Agriculture addressing jurisdiction in navigable
waters, and activities in the State Legislature, 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 242.11 (1992) and 50 CFR 100.11 (1992), and for the purposes
identified therein, Alaska has been divided into ten subsistence
resource regions, each of which is 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
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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 May 1998.
Summary of Changes
Section ____.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was
originally 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 effected 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; 60 FR 10317, published
February 24, 1995; 61 FR 39698, published July 30, 1996; and 62 FR
29016, published May 29, 1997.) During its May 4-May 6, 1998, 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 1998-1999 seasons and harvest limits, and
methods and means were published on July 25, 1997, in the Federal
Register (62 FR 39987-40029). 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 109 proposals for change to Customary and
Traditional Use Determinations or to Subpart D. Subsequent to the 60-
day review period, the Board prepared a booklet describing 109
proposals and 5 Requests for Reconsideration that were deferred from
the 1997-1998 Board cycle and distributed it to the public. The public
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. Eight of the proposals
were withdrawn from consideration and three Special Actions were
included for deliberation at the May Board meeting. These final
regulations reflect Board review and consideration of Regional Council
recommendations and public comments submitted to the Board.
Section ____.26 (Subsistence taking of fish) and Section ____.27
(Subsistence taking of shellfish) were last published on May 29, 1997,
(62 FR 29016). 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 are not revised, but rather, are extended through
December 31, 1999.
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board rejected 28 proposals, Requests for Reconsideration, or
Special Actions based on recommendations from the respective Regional
Council and additional factors. Seven of the rejected proposals were
rendered moot by adoption of other proposals.
Five proposals requested that seasons for deer be shortened or
eliminated. The Board determined that the biological and harvest data
did not support a need to close or shorten seasons in order to protect
the population or the subsistence users' opportunity to harvest
wildlife.
The Board also rejected three proposals requesting that customary
and traditional use determinations be revised for bear or moose in
certain areas. In each case, the cultural resource data did not
substantiate the request.
One proposal requesting same-day airborne hunting of caribou was
rejected based on testimony that it was not a customary and traditional
method of harvest and on possible conflicts with the Airborne Hunting
Act.
One proposal requesting shooting of caribou from a moving snow-
machine was rejected based on a conservation concern related to
indiscriminate wounding of animals.
Four proposals requested expanding seasons for beaver, moose,
marten, mink, and weasel and establishing a season for muskox. These
proposals were rejected based on concern for low populations in the
specific locales.
The Board rejected one proposal that would have required meat to be
left on the bone until removed from the field. This proposal was
rejected as unduly imposing on the subsistence user without good cause.
The Board also rejected the five Requests for Reconsideration
because additional data supporting their original decisions were
presented at the respective Regional Council meetings.
The Board also deferred action on 16 proposals and part of one
other 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 64 proposals or Special Actions and parts of 1
other. 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, except one, were recommended for
adoption by at least one of the Regional Councils 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. Some additional changes
are a result of Board actions occurring over the past year. Additional
technical clarifications and removal of excess materials have been made
which result in a more readable document.
Southeast Region
Eighteen proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April
1997 affecting residents of the Southeast Region were acted on by the
Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Opened a closed area to moose hunting in Unit 1(B).
Established a customary and traditional use determination
for black bear, brown bear, deer, and goat in Unit 1(C).
Added a requirement for a Federal registration permit for
a doe hunt in Unit 2.
Opened a moose season in a previously closed area in Unit
3.
Established a customary and traditional use determination
for goat and wolf in Units 5 and 6(A).
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Southcentral Region
Eighteen proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April
1997 affecting residents in the Southcentral Region were acted on by
the Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found
in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Revised the lynx trapping season in a number of Units.
Opened Federal public lands to hunting and trapping of
otter in Unit 6.
Closed Federal public lands to hunting caribou in Unit 11.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for black bear, brown bear, and goat in Unit 11.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for goat, brown bear, caribou, sheep, and moose in Unit 11.
Established a goat season in Unit 11.
Established a special sheep hunt for the elderly in Unit
11.
Established a customary and traditional use determination
for brown bear in Unit 13.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for caribou in Unit 13 and black bear in Unit 16.
Extended the season for caribou in Unit 13.
Continued a moose season in Unit 15.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
Four proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997
affecting residents of the Kodiak/Aleutians Region were acted on by the
Board during their May meeting resulting in the following changes to
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Opened an elk hunt in Unit 8.
Extended the deer season in Unit 8.
Changed the customary and traditional use determination
for caribou in part of Unit 10.
Bristol Bay Region
Seventeen proposals and two Special Actions affecting residents of
the Bristol Bay Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the
following changes to the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and
Sec. ____.25.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for brown bear in part of Unit 9.
Revised the seasons for caribou, brown bear, moose, and
various furbearers in Units 9 and 17.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for black bear and brown bear in Unit 17.
Revised the season and harvest restrictions for caribou in
Units 9, 17, and 19.
Revised the harvest restrictions for moose in Unit 9, 17,
and 19.
Revised the season and harvest limit for various
furbearers in Unit 17.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region
Two proposals affecting residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Closed an area to moose hunting in a portion of Unit 18.
Western Interior Region
Twenty-one proposals affecting residents of the Western Interior
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Revised the customary and traditional use determinations
for brown bear and caribou in Unit 19.
Revised the customary and traditional use determinations
for moose and caribou in Unit 21.
Revised the seasons for beaver, moose, wolf, and caribou
in Units 19, 21, and 24.
Seward Peninsula Region
Seven proposals, one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997,
and one Special Action affecting residents of the Seward Peninsula
Region were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to
the regulations found in Sec. ____.24.
Established a cooperative hunt program with the State for
muskox in Unit 22.
Revised seasons and/or harvest restrictions for brown
bear, beaver, moose, and wolverine in Unit 22.
Northwest Arctic Region
Two proposals affecting residents of the Northwest Arctic Region
was acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to the
regulations found in Sec. ____.24.
Revised customary and traditional use determinations for
sheep and black bear in Unit 23.
Eastern Interior Region
Nine proposals affecting residents of the Eastern Interior Region
were acted on by the Board resulting in the following changes to the
regulations found in Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Revised the seasons and harvest restrictions for moose in
Units 20 and 25.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for brown bear, caribou, sheep, and moose for Unit 12.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for caribou for Units 20 and 25.
Established a season for brown bear in Units 12 and 20.
North Slope Region
Two proposals and one Request for Reconsideration from April 1997
affecting residents of the North Slope Region were acted on by the
Board resulting in the following changes to the regulations found in
Sec. ____.24 and Sec. ____.25.
Revised the harvest limit for sheep in part of Unit 26.
The Board finds that additional public notice under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule are unnecessary,
and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive
opportunity for public input and involvement over and above standard
APA requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council
meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for
regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during
the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an
administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to
request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular
proposal for regulatory change. Over the seven years the Program has
been operating, there has been no benefit to the public demonstrated by
the delaying the effective date of the regulations. 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 prior to publication of
this rule. The Board finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make
this rule effective July 1, 1998.
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance--A Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four alternatives for developing
a Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed for public
comment on October 7, 1991. That document described the major issues
associated with Federal subsistence management as identified through
public meetings, written comments and staff analysis and examined the
environmental consequences of the four
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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) implemented the Federal Subsistence Management
Program and included 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 appeared 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 approved by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and have
been assigned clearance number 1018-0075, which expires 5/31/2000.
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, D.C. 20240; and
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project
(Subsistence), Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information
collection requirements may be imposed if Local Advisory Committees
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act are established under
Subpart B.
Economic Effects
This rule was not subject to OMB review under Executive Order
12866. Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write regulations
that are easy to understand. We invite your comments on how to make
this rule easier to understand, including answers to questions such as
the following: (1) Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated? (2)
Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that interferes with
its clarity? (3) Does the format of the rule (grouping and order of
sections, use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its
clarity? (4) Would the rule be easier to understand if it were divided
into more (but shorter) sections? (A ``section'' appears in bold type
and is preceded by the symbol ``Sec. '' and a numbered heading; for
example, Sec. [____.24 Customary and traditional determinations.]) (5)
Is the description of the rule in the Supplementary Information section
of the preamble helpful in understanding the rule? What else could we
do to make the rule easier to understand. Send a copy of any comments
that concern how we could make this rule easier to understand to:
Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, Room 7229,
1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. You may also e-mail the
comments to this address: E[email protected].
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 implementation of this rule
is by Federal agencies and
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there is no cost involved to any state or local entities or tribal
governments.
The Service has determined that these final regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988.
In accordance with Executive Order 12612, the rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from
exercising management authority over wildlife resources on Federal
lands.
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 Curt
Wilson, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management; Sandy
Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service; Ida
Hildebrand, 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, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART____--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA
1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part
100 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C--Board Determinations
2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
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............. Residents of Unit 1(C), 1(D), 3, and residents
of Hoonah, Pelican, Point Baker, Sitka, and
Tenakee Springs.
1(A)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1(A) except no subsistence for
residents of Hyder.
1(B)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg, and
Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents
of Hyder.
1(C)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1(C), Haines, Hoonah, Kake,
Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no
subsistence for residents of Gustavus.
1(D)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of 1(D).
1(A)................................. Deer................... Residents of 1(A) and 2.
1(B)................................. Deer................... Residents of Unit 1(A), residents of 1(B), 2 and
3.
1(C)................................. Deer................... Residents of 1(C) and (D), and residents of
Hoonah, Kake, and Petersburg.
1(D)................................. Deer................... No Federal subsistence priority.
1(B)................................. Goat................... Residents of Units 1(B) and 3.
1(C)................................. Goat................... Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg,
and Hoonah.
1(B)................................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.
1(C) Berner's Bay.................... Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
1(D)................................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 1(D).
Unit 2............................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
2.................................... Deer................... 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.
3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands....... Moose.................. Residents of Units 1(B), 2, and 3.
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............................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 5(A).
5.................................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Yakutat.
5.................................... Deer................... Residents of Yakutat.
5.................................... Goat................... Residents of Unit 5(A)
5.................................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 5(A).
5.................................... Wolf................... 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 Federal subsistence priority.
6(A)................................. Goat................... Residents of Unit 5(A), 6(C), Chenega Bay and
Tatilek.
6(C) and (D)......................... Goat................... Residents of Unit 6(C) and (D).
6(A)................................. Moose.................. Unit 6(A)--Residents of Units 5(A), 6(A), 6(B)
and 6(C).
6(B) and (C)......................... Moose.................. Residents of Units 6(A), 6(B) and 6(C).
6(D)................................. Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
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6(A)................................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 5(A), 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chicaloon,
and 16-26.
6, remainder......................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 7............................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
7.................................... Caribou................ No Federal subsistence priority.
7, Brown Mountain hunt area.......... Goat................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
7, that portion draining into Kings Moose.................. Residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek.
Bay.
7, Remainder......................... Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
7.................................... Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 8............................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay,
Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
8.................................... Deer................... Residents of Unit 8.
8.................................... Elk.................... Residents of Unit 8.
8.................................... Goat................... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9(D)............................ Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
9(A) and (B)......................... Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17(A), (B),
and (C).
9(A)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Pedro Bay.
9(B)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 9(B).
9(C) and (D)......................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
9(E)................................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
Perryville, and Port Heiden/Meshik.
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 Federal subsistence priority.
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.
9(A), (B), (C), & (E)................ Beaver................. Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island................ Caribou................ Residents of False Pass, King Cove, and Sand
Point.
10, Remainder........................ Caribou................ No determination.
10................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 11.............................. Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
11, north of the Sanford River....... Black Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and
Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder........................ Black Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit
11.
11, north of the Sanford River....... Brown Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and
Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder........................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit
11.
11, north of the Sanford River....... Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)-(D) and
the residents of Chickaloon and Dot Lake.
11, remainder........................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 11 and 13 (A)-(D) and the
residents of Chickaloon.
11................................... Goat................... Residents of Unit 11 and the residents of
Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, Tazlina,
Tonsina, and Dot Lake.
11, north of the Sanford River....... Moose.................. Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)-(D) and
the residents of Chickaloon and Dot Lake.
11, remainder........................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 11 and Unit 13 (A) -(D) and
the residents of Chickaloon.
11, north of the Sanford River....... Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 12 and the communities and
areas of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina;
Residents along the Nabesna Road--Milepost 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and residents along the
McCarthy Road--Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road).
11, remainder 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 Cutoff--Milepost 79-110 (Mentasta
Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road--
Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and residents
along the McCarthy Road--Milepost 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
11................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
11................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
Ruffed and Sharp- of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
tailed).
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11................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
and White-tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 12.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake, Chistochina,
Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
12................................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
12, South of a line from Noyes Moose.................. Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel
Mountain, southeast of the (excluding North Slana Homestead and South
confluence of Tatschunda Creek to Slana Homestead); and residents of Unit 12,
Nabesna River. 13(A)-(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy Lake.
12, East of the Nabesna River and Moose.................. Residents of Unit 12 and Healy Lake.
Nabesna Glacier, south of the Winter
Trail from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian Border.
12, Remainder........................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
12................................... Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 12 and residents of
Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta
Lake.
12................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 13.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 13.
13(B)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, residents of Unit 20(D) except Fort
Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon.
13(C)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot
Lake and Healy Lake.
13(A) & (D).......................... Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon.
13(E)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon,
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 Federal subsistence priority.
13(A), (B), and (D).................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon.
13(C)................................ Moose.................. Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon and Dot Lake.
13(E)................................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon and 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)................................ Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
13................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
13................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed & Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23.
13................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 & 23.
Unit 14(B) and (C)................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
14................................... Goat................... No Federal subsistence priority.
14................................... Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
14(A) and (C)........................ Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15(C)........................... Black Bear............. Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only.
15, Remainder........................ Black Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
15................................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
15(C), Port Graham and English Bay Goat................... Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
hunt areas.
15(C), Seldovia hunt area............ Goat................... Residents Seldovia area.
15................................... Moose.................. Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham,
and Seldovia.
15................................... Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
15................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Unit 15.
and White-tailed).
15................................... Grouse (Spruce)........ Residents of Unit 15.
15................................... Grouse (Ruffed)........ No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16(B)........................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 16(B).
16................................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
16(A)................................ Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
16(B)................................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 16(B).
16................................... Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
16................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
16................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed and Sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
tailed).
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16................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A) and that portion of 17(B) Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), 17, and
draining into Nuyakuk Lake and residents of Akaik and Akiachak.
Tikchik Lake.
17, remainder........................ Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17.
17(A)................................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Akiak,
Akiachak, Goodnews Bay and Platinum.
17(A) and (B) Those portions north Brown Bear............. Residents of Kwethluk.
and west of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17(B), that portion draining into Brown Bear............. Residents of Akaik and Akiachak.
Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake.
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 Caribou................ Residents of Kwethluk.
and west of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17(A) and (B) Those portions north Moose.................. Residents of Kwethluk.
and west of a line beginning from
the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17(A)................................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 17 and residents of Goodnews
Bay and Platinum; however, no subsistence for
residents of Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak.
17(B) and (C)........................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 17, and residents of
Nondalton, Levelock, Goodnews Bay and Platinum.
17................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
17................................... Beaver................. Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 18.............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit 19(A)
living downstream of the Holokuk River, and
residents of Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael,
Twin Hills, and Togiak.
18................................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Kwethluk, Mt. Village, Napaskiak, Platinum,
Quinhagak, St. Mary's, and Tuluksak.
18................................... Caribou (Kilbuck INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE
caribou herd only). 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, Chevak,
caribou herd). Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk,
Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station,
Pitka's Point, Russian Mission, St. Mary's, St.
Michael, Scammon Bay, Sheldon Point, and
Stebbins.
18, Remainder........................ Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Kwethluk.
caribou herd).
18, that portion of the Yukon River Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper
drainage upstream of Russian Mission Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk.
and that portion of the Kuskokwim
River drainage upstream of, but not
including the Tuluksak River
drainage.
18, remainder........................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper
Kalskag and Lower Kalskag.
18................................... Muskox................. No Federal subsistence priority.
18................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 19(C),(D)....................... Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
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19(A) and (B)........................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 19 and 18 within the Kuskokwim
River drainage upstream from, and including,
the Johnson River.
19(C)................................ Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
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 Units 19(A) and 19(B), residents of
Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage
upstream from, and including, the Johnson
River, and residents of St. Marys, Marshall,
Pilot Station, Russian Mission.
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 Federal subsistence priority.
20(F)................................ Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 20(F)and residents of Stevens
Village and Manley.
20(E)................................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.
20(F)................................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 20(F)and residents of Stevens
Village and Manley.
20(A)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those
domiciled between milepost 216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway. No subsistence priority for
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
20(B)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Unit 20(B), Nenana, and Tanana.
20(C)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Unit 20(C) living east of the
Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake
Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenena,
Nikolai, Tanana, Talida, and those domiciled
between milepost 216 and 239 of the Parks
Highway and between milepost 300 and 309. No
subsistence priority for residents of
households of the Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20(D) and (E)........................ Caribou................ Residents of 20(D), 20(E) and Unit 12 north of
the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve.
20(F)................................ Caribou................ Residents of 20(F), 25(D), and Manley.
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--residents of Unit 20(B), and
residents of Nenana and Tanana.
20(C)................................ Moose.................. 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.................. Residents of Unit 20(D) and residents of
Tanacross.
20(F)................................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20(F), Manley, Minto and
Stevens Village.
20(F)................................ Wolf................... Residents of Unit 20(F), and residents of
Stevens Village and Manley.
20, remainder........................ Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
20(D)................................ Grouse, (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed and Sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
tailed).
20(D)................................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 21.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 21 and 23.
21(A)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(D), 21(E) and Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
21(B) & (C).......................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and
Tanana.
21(D)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and
Huslia.
21(E)................................ Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(E) and Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, 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, Ruby, 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(A)........................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 22(A) and Koyuk.
22(B)................................ Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 22(B).
22(C), (D), and (E).................. Black Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
22................................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 22.
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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, Hooper Bay,
Scammon Bay, Chevak, 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 23, 22, 21(D) north and west
of the Yukon River, and residents of Kotlik.
22................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed and Sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
tailed).
22................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 23.............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket,
Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia,
and Koyukuk.
23................................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 21 and 23.
23................................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, residents of Galena, and
residents of Units 22, 23, 24 including
residents of Wiseman but not including other
residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area, and 26(A).
23................................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 23.
23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west Muskox................. Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and
of and including the Buckland River west of and including the Buckland River
drainage. drainage.
23, Remainder........................ Muskox................. Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the
Buckland River drainage.
23................................... Sheep.................. Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the
Arctic Circle.
23................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
23................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed and Sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
tailed).
23................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear............. Residents of Stevens Village and residents of
Caribou Mountain, and within the Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any
public lands composing or other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor
immediately adjacent to the Dalton Management Area.
Highway Corridor Management Area.
24, remainder........................ Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not
including any other residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
24, that portion south of Caribou Brown Bear............. Residents of Stevens Village and residents of
Mountain, and within the public Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any
lands composing or immediately other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor
adjacent to the Dalton Highway Management Area.
Corridor Management Area.
24, remainder........................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not
including any other residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
24................................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not
including any other residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area; residents of
Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and
Tanana.
24................................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 24, and residents of Koyukuk
and Galena.
24................................... Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the
Arctic Circle and residents of Allakaket,
Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia.
24................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 25(D)........................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 25(D).
25(D)................................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 25(D).
25, remainder........................ Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
25(D)................................ Caribou................ Residents of 29(F), 25(D), and Manley.
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 Federal subsistence priority.
25(D)................................ Wolf................... Residents of Unit 25(D).
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25, remainder........................ Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 26.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial Complex) and residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.
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)................................ Muskox................. Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
26(C)................................ Muskox................. Residents of Kaktovik.
26(A)................................ Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
26(B)................................ Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Wiseman.
26(C)................................ Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic
Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope,
and Venetie.
26................................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
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KOTZEBUE-NORTHERN AREA--Northern All finfish............ Residents of the Northern District, except for
District. 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
community of Stebbins.
Yukon River Fall chum Residents of the Yukon River drainage, including
salmon. the communities of Stebbins, Scammon Bay,
Hooper Bay, and Chevak.
Freshwater fish Residents of the Yukon Area.
species, 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 Herring and herring roe Residents within 20 miles of the coast between
tip of the Naskonant Peninsula and the westernmost tip of the Naskonant Peninsula
the terminus of the Ishowik River and the terminus of the Ishowik River and on
and around Nunivak Island. 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 drainage.
Clark drainage.
Togiak District, including drainages Salmon and other Residents of the Togiak District, freshwater
flowing into the district. freshwater finfish. drainages flowing into the district, and the
community of Manokotak.
KODIAK AREA--except the Mainland Salmon................. Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, except
District, which is all waters along those residing on the Kodiak Coast Guard Base.
the southside of the Alaska
Peninsula 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 Imuya Bay
near Kilokak Rocks (57 deg.11'22''
North latitude, 156 deg.20'30'' W
longitude).
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KODIAK AREA--except the Semidi King crab.............. Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough except
Island, the North Mainland, and the those residents on the Kodiak Coast Guard base.
South Mainland Sections
COOK INLET AREA--Port Graham Dolly Varden........... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
Subdistrict.
Port Graham Subdistrict and Salmon................. Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.
Koyuktolik Subdistrict.
Tyonek Subdistrict................... Salmon................. Residents of the village of Tyonek.
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA--South- Salmon................. Residents of the Southwestern District which is
Western District and Green Island. 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 Salmon................. Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay,
from the terminus of streams and including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west
rivers of the Yakutat Area from the of the Situk River drainage, and south of and
Doame River to the Tsiu River. including Knight Island.
Freshwater upstream from the terminus Dolly Varden char, Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay,
of streams and rivers of the Yakutat steelhead trout, and including the islands within Yakutat Bay, west
Area from the Doame River to Point smelt. of the Situk River drainage, and south of and
Manby. including Knight Island.
SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA--District Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Saxman.
1--Section 1-E in waters of the Naha char.
River 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 char.
and Hugh Smith Lake within 500 yards
of the terminus of Sockeye Creek
District 2--North of the latitude of Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kasaan and in the
the northern-most tip of Chasina char. drainage of the southeastern shore of the
Point and west of a line from the Kasaan Peninsula west of 132 deg. 20' W. long.
northern-most tip of Chasina Point and east of 132 deg. 25' W. long.
to the eastern-most tip of Grindall
Island to the 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 Salmon, Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince
east of a line from Point Ildefonso char, and steelhead of Wales Island within the boundaries of the
to Tranquil Point. trout. 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 Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince
Sarkar Lakes. char, and steelhead of Wales Island within the boundaries of the
trout. 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 Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof
Point Barrie to Boulder Point. char. Island drainages emptying into Keku Strait
south of Point White and north of the Portage
Bay boat harbor.
District 9--Section 9-A.............. Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof
char. 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 Kupreanof
latitude of Swain Point. char. 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 Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof
Pinta Point to False Point Pybus. char. 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 the
Fishery Point to south Passage Point char. western shore of Admiralty Island north of the
and north of the latitude of Point latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude
Caution. of Thayer Creek, and west of 134 deg. 30' W.
long., including Killisnoo Island.
District 13--Section 13-A south of Sockeye salmon......... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in
the latitude of Cape Edward. drainages which empty into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-B north of Sockeye salmon......... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in
the latitude of Redfish Cape. drainages which empty into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C............ Sockeye salmon......... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in
drainages which empty into Section 13-B north
of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.
District 13--Section 13-C east of the Salmon and Dolly Varden Residents of the City of Angoon and along the
longitude of Point Elizabeth. char. 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 Chichagof
Varden char. Island drainages on the eastern shore of Port
Frederick from Gartina Creek to Point Sophia.
District 15--Chilkat and Chilkoot Salmon and smelt....... Residents west of the Haines highway between
Rivers. Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of the Chilkat
River, but not elsewhere in Klukwan; and, those
residents of other areas of the city and
borough of Haines, excluding residents in the
drainage of Excursion Inlet. Hai of 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 part 242 and 50 CFR part 100,
Sec. ____.25 is added effective July 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999, 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
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authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes collecting and
recording information about the conditions under which the animal was
harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted for sealing, or
surrendering a specific portion of the animal for biological
information.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle,
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or
with both horns broken.
Skin, hide, pelt or fur mean any tanned or untanned external
covering of an animal's body; excluding bear. The skin, hide, fur or
pelt of a bear shall mean the entire external covering with claws
attached.
Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
Take or Taking means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture,
collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length
of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.
Transportation means to ship, convey, carry or transport by any
means whatever, and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance,
carriage, or transportation.
Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping
seasons and with a required trapping license.
Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph
(a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of
this section.
Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,
caribou, 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) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-
caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, 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:
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(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that any muskrat pushup
or feeding house may be disturbed in the course of trapping;
(ii) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(iii) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,
except that firearms may be used in certain Units with established
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less
than five and seven-eighths inches during any closed mink and marten
season in the same Unit;
(v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats Management Area with the use
of an aircraft for ground transportation, or by landing within one mile
of a beaver trap or set used by the transported person;
(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm
before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare.
(c) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as
specified in paragraphs (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 take of that species
already obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State
regulations equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit.
(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to 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 harvest 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.
(11) All edible meat from caribou and moose harvested in Units
9(B), 17 and 19(B) prior to October 1 must remain on the bones of the
front quarters and hind quarters until the meat is removed from the
field or is processed for human consumption.
(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, 11-17,
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
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removed from the Management Area or Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, no
person may possess or transport the hide of a bear which does not have
the penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the bear.
(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Western Alaska
Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area, it must first be
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at
the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain
the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in the Northwestern
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area is removed from the area or presented
for commercial tanning within the Management Area, it must first be
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Barrow, Fairbanks, Galena, Nome,
or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall
remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iv) If 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.
(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.
(1) Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must be sealed on or before the 30th
day after the date of taking.
(2) The radius and ulna of the left foreleg must remain naturally
attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the hide is
sealed.
(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 within one mile of Anan
Creek downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within
a one mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the
taking of black bear and brown bear;
(D) Unit 1(C):
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(1) The area within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S.
Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's
parking area, is closed to hunting;
(2) The area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier,
Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a
line from the mouth of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier, is
closed to the taking of mountain goat;
(vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the trapping of furbearers for
subsistence uses is prohibited on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail;
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear in Units 1(A), 1(B), and
1(D) between April 15 and June 15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(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
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may Sept. 1-June 30.
be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
years by State registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer............ Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer............ Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-
Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo Island only.. No open season.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north of Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
LeConte Bay. 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)--Remainder--2 Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
goats by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage
between Antler River and Eagle
Glacier and River, and all drainages
of the Chilkat Range south of the
Endicott River--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion draining into No open season.
Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet
between Eagle Glacier and River and
Taku Glacier.
Remainder of Unit 1(C)--1 goat by Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
State registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying north of Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
the Katzehin River and northeast of
the Haines highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying between No open season.
Taiya Inlet and River and the White
Pass and Yukon Railroad.
Remainder of Unit 1(D)--1 goat by Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
State registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull............ Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1(B) 1 antlered bull with spike- Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more
brow tines on either antler, by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(C), that portion south of Point Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Hobart including all Port Houghton
drainages--1 antlered bull with spike-
fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more
brow tines on either antler, by State
registration permit only.
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 Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases):2 foxes.
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- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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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 Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit............................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit........................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit............................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the western most point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(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
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may Sept. 1-June 30.
be 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 by Federal registration
permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes..
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
day.
Lynx: 2 lynx.............................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves............................ Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
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.
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Otter: No limit........................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit............................ Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1(B),
north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east
of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu,
Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell,
and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, a strip one-fourth mile wide on
each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake
campground is closed to the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves and
wolverine;
(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island is closed to
the taking of black bears;
(C) Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-
fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure
markers at the southernmost portion of Blind Island to the hunting
closure markers one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge, are closed
to all hunting.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Boats may not be used to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(C) 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
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may Sept. 1-June 30.
be 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 deer.. Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Moose: Unit 3--1 antlered bull with spike- Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow
tines on either antler by State
registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
day.
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- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island No limit........ Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island No limit. Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit............................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit........................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit............................ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit....................... Nov. 10.-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 1(C) and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof,
Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) The Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the
southernmost tip of the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King
Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall Islands, is closed to the taking
of bears;
(B) The Salt Lake 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 Closed Area (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.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
west of a line that follows the crest Mar. 15-May 31.
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 Northeast Mar. 15-May 20.
Chichagof Controlled Use Area--1 bear Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
every four regulatory years by State
registration permit only
Remainder of Unit 4--1 bear every four Mar. 15-May 20.
regulatory years by State
registration permit only
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes..
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
day.
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- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1.-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Unit 4--that portion east of Chatham Dec. 1-May 15.
Strait--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4................... No open season.
Coyote: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit............................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit.... Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit......... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No limit.... Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit......... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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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.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may Sept. 1-June 30.
be 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 by Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
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--1 Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
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).
Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by State Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit only. The season
will be closed when 25 antlered bulls
have been taken from the entirety of
Unit 5(B).
Coyote: 2 coyotes......................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
day.
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- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
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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 Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
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.
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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; howe
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