Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D2000-2001 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would revise regulations for seasons,
harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses during the 2000-2001 regulatory year. The rulemaking
is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review
cycle. When final, this rulemaking will replace the wildlife
regulations included in the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D--1999-2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish
and Wildlife Regulations,'' which expire on June 30, 2000. This rule
would also amend the Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of
the Federal Subsistence Board (Section __.24 of Subpart C).
DATES: The Federal Subsistence Board must receive your written public
comments and proposals to change this proposed rule no later than
November 5, 1999. Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
(Regional Councils) will hold public meetings to receive proposals to
change regulations contained in this proposed rule from September 28-
October 28, 1999, at various locations in Alaska. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional information on meetings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments and proposals to the Office
of Subsistence Management, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of
Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to
National Forest System lands, contact Ken Thompson, Regional
Subsistence Program Manager, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907)
271-2540.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting Locations and Written Comment Procedures
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will hold meetings on this
proposed rule at the following locations in Alaska:
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Southeast Regional Council............... Angoon...................... October 27, 1999.
Southcentral Regional Council............ Anchorage................... October 14, 1999.
Kodiak/Aleutians Regional Council........ King Cove................... September 28, 1999.
Bristol Bay Regional Council............. Naknek...................... October 5, 1999.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Council... Quinhagak................... October 12, 1999.
Western Interior Regional Council........ Aniak....................... October 13, 1999.
Seward Peninsula Regional Council........ Anchorage................... October 18, 1999.
Northwest Arctic Regional Council........ Anchorage................... October 19, 1999.
Eastern Interior Regional Council........ Fort Yukon.................. October 6, 1999.
North Slope Regional Council............. Anchorage................... October 19, 1999.
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We will publish notice of specific dates, times, and meeting
locations in local and statewide newspapers prior to the meetings. We
may need to change locations and dates based on weather or local
circumstances. The amount of work on each Regional Council's agenda
will determine the length of the Regional Council meetings. We will
compile and distribute for additional public review during early
November 1999 the written proposals to change Subpart D hunting and
trapping regulations and customary and traditional use determinations
in Subpart C. A 30-day public comment period will follow distribution
of the compiled proposal packet. We will accept written public comments
on distributed proposals during the public comment period. You may
present comments on published proposals to change hunting and trapping
and customary and traditional use determination regulations to the
Regional Councils at their winter meetings; locations, dates, and times
to be announced. The Board will deliberate and take final action on
proposals received that request changes to this proposed rule at a
public meeting to be held in Anchorage during May 2000.
The Board's review of your comments and proposals will be
facilitated by you providing the following information: (a) Your name,
address, and telephone number; (b) The section and/or paragraph of the
proposed rule for which your change is being suggested; (c) A statement
explaining why the change is necessary; (d) The proposed wording
change; (e) Any additional information you believe will help the Board
in evaluating your proposal. Proposals which fail to include the above
information, or proposals which are beyond the scope of authorities in
Sec. __.24, Subpart C and Sec. __.25, Subpart D, may be rejected. The
Board may defer review and action on some proposals if workload exceeds
work capacity of staff, Regional Councils, or Board. These deferrals
will be based on recommendations of the affected Regional Council,
staff members and on the basis of least harm to the subsistence user.
Proposals should be specific to customary and traditional use
determinations or to subsistence hunting and trapping seasons, harvest
limits, and/or methods and means.
Public Review Process--Regulation Comments, Proposals, and Public
Meetings
You may submit written comments or proposed regulation changes in
writing to the address identified at the beginning of this rulemaking
by November 5, 1999. You may also present comments or proposals at
Regional Council meetings to be held from September 28--October 28,
1999.
The Board Will Not Consider Proposals for Changes Relating to Fish
or Shellfish Regulations, and Changes to the Overall Program by at This
Time. Fish and shellfish regulations are currently extended through
September 30, 1999. A separate rulemaking process resulted from the
consolidated ``Katie John'' litigation and petitions to the Secretaries
regarding extended
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jurisdiction. Those regulations were published in the Federal Register
January 8, 1999, (64 FR 1276) and become effective October 1, 1999. The
Board will be calling for proposed changes to those regulations early
in 2000.
Following public distribution of proposals for changes to the 2000-
2001 proposed regulations, we will provide a comment period to allow
public review of those proposals that will be considered by the Board.
We will also hold a second series of Regional Council meetings in
February and March 2000, to assist the Regional Councils in developing
recommendations to the Board. You may submit written comments on
proposals to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before conclusion of
the comment period which is presently scheduled to end on January 14,
2000. The Board will discuss and evaluate proposed changes to this rule
during a public meeting scheduled to be held in Anchorage, May 2000.
The public may provide additional oral testimony on specific proposals
before the Board at that time.
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 versus 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, the Departments established a Federal Subsistence
Board to administer the Federal subsistence management program. The
Board's composition includes a Chair appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the Alaska
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the Alaska Regional
Director, U.S. National Park Service; the Alaska State Director, U.S.
Bureau of Land Management; the Alaska Area Director, U.S. Bureau of
Indian Affairs; and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service.
Through the Board, these agencies have participated in development of
regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D
regulations. All Board members have reviewed this rule and agree with
its substance. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an
agency or agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the
Interior, identical text would be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and
50 CFR part 100.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR Secs. 100.1
to 100.23 and 36 CFR Secs. 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply
to this rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR Sec. 100.4
and 36 CFR Sec. 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
Sec. 100.3(b) and 36 CFR Sec. 242.3(b) of the Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR
22940-22964) published May 29, 1992. Nothing in these regulations is
intended to enlarge or diminish authorities of the Departments to
manage submerged lands, title to which is held by the United States
government.
The Board recognizes Judge Holland's order granting preliminary
relief to the plaintiffs in the case of the Native Village of Quinhagak
et al. versus 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. versus 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 (1992), and for the purposes
identified therein, we divide Alaska into ten subsistence resource
regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional Councils provide a
forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local conditions
and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the subsistence
management of fish and wildlife on Alaska pubic lands. The Regional
Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user
diversity within each region.
The Regional Councils have a substantial role in reviewing the
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover,
the Council Chairs, or their designated representatives, will present
their Council's recommendations at the Board meeting in May 2000.
Proposed Changes from 1999-2000 Seasons and Bag Limit Regulations
Subpart D regulations are subject to an annual cycle and require
development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and traditional
use determinations are also subject to an annual review process
providing for modification each year. The text of the 1999-2000
Subparts C and D Final Rule served as the foundation for the 2000-2001
Subparts C and D proposed rule. The regulations contained in this
proposed rule will take effect on July 1, 2000, unless elements are
changed by
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subsequent Board action following the public review process outlined
herein.
Conformance with Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. That document
described the major issues associated with Federal subsistence
management as identified through public meetings, written comments and
staff analysis and examined the environmental consequences of the four
alternatives. Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, and C) that would
implement the preferred alternative were included in the DEIS as an
appendix. The DEIS and the proposed administrative regulations
presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding
subsistence hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart D). The Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992.
Based on the public comment received, the analysis contained in the
FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and the
Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, it was the
decision of the Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Forest Service, to implement Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS
and FEIS (Record of Decision on Subsistence Management for Federal
Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the
selected alternative in the FEIS defined the administrative framework
of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing
regulations. The final rule for Subsistence Management Regulations for
Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940-22964,
published May 29, 1992) 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 were approved
by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and were assigned clearance number 1018-
0075, which expires 5/31/2000. The information requirements described
below will be submitted to OMB for approval beyond that date. We will
not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to a
collection of information request unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
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.
Other Requirements
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: USFWS, Office of Subsistence Management, Thomas H. Boyd, 1011 E.
Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. You may also e-mail the comments
to this address: Bill__K[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
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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 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.
In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994,
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal
Governments'' (59 FR 22951) and 512 DM 2, we have evaluated possible
effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and have determined that
there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating
agency in this rulemaking.
Drafting Information
William Knauer drafted these regulations under the guidance of
Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska
Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska.
Peggy Fox, 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 provided additional guidance.
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 proposes to amend 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. We propose for the authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242
and 50 CFR Part 100 to continue 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. We propose to amend Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part
100, by revising Sec. __.24(a)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) Wildlife determinations.
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Area Species Determination
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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.
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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 Tatitlek.
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.
6(A).......................... Wolf............. Residents of Units
5(A), 6, 9, 10
(Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 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 Moose............ Residents of Chenega
Kings Bay. Bay and Tatitlek.
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).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit
9(C).
9(D).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units
9(D) and 10 (Unimak
Island).
9(E).......................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Chignik,
Chignik Lagoon,
Chignik Lake,
Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
Perryville, Pilot
Point, Ugashik, 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............ Residents of Cold
Bay, False Pass,
King Cove, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand
Point.
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......... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units
9(D) and 10 (Unimak
Island)
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.
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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, Healy
Lake, 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, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
11, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Units
11, 13 (A)-(D), and
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, Healy Lake,
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................. 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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 12, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
11............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 12, 13 and the
tailed). residents 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
Mountain, southeast of the north of 62nd
confluence of Tatschunda parallel (excluding
Creek to Nabesna River. North Slana
Homestead and South
Slana Homestead);
and residents of
Unit 12, 13(A)-(D)
and the residents of
Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
12, east of the Nabesna River Moose............ Residents of Unit 12
and Nabesna Glacier, south of and Healy Lake
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) and (D)................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 13
and the residents of
Chickaloon.
13(B)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units
13, 20(D) except
Fort Greely, and the
residents of
Chickaloon.
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13(C)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units
12, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, 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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed & 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 & 23.
13............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
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 Goat............. Residents of Port
Bay hunt areas. Graham and Nanwalek.
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, Residents of Unit 15.
Willow 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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
16............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A) and that portion of Black Bear....... Residents of Units
17(B) draining into Nuyakuk 9(A) and (B), 17,
Lake and Tikchik Lake. and residents of
Akiak and Akiachak.
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 Brown Bear....... Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
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 Brown Bear....... Residents of Akiak
into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik and Akiachak.
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.
Unit 17(A, that portion west Caribou.......... Residents of Goodnews
of the Izaveieknik River, Bay, Platinum,
Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Quinhagak, Eek,
Lake, and the main course of Tuntutuliak, and
the Togiak River. Napakiak.
17(A) and (B), those portions Caribou.......... Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
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.
Unit 17(B), that portion of Caribou.......... Residents of Bethel,
Togiak National Wildlife Goodnews Bay,
Refuge within Unit 17(B). Platinum, Quinhagak,
Eek, Tuntutuliak,
and Napakiak.
17(A) and (B), those portions Moose............ Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
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.
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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
caribou herd by Federal
only). Subsistence Board
(12/18/91):
residents of
Tuluksak, Akiak,
Akiachak, Kwethluk,
Bethel, Oscarville,
Napaskiak, Napakiak,
Kasigluk,
Atmanthluak,
Nunapitchuk,
Tuntutliak, Eek,
Quinhagak, Goodnews
Bay, Platinum,
Togiak, and Twin
Hills.
18, north of the Yukon River.. Caribou (except Residents of
Kilbuck caribou Alakanuk,
herd). Andreafsky, Chevak,
Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Kotlik, Kwethluk,
Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot
Station, Pitka's
Point, Russian
Mission, St. Marys,
St. Michael, Scammon
Bay, Sheldon Point,
and Stebbins.
18, remainder................. Caribou (except Residents of
Kilbuck caribou Kwethluk.
herd).
18, that portion of the Yukon Moose............ Residents of Unit 18
River drainage upstream of and residents of
Russian Mission and that Upper Kalskag, Lower
portion of the Kuskokwim Kalskag, Aniak, and
River drainage upstream of, Chuathbaluk.
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.
19(A) and (B)................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 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 Units
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.
Unit 19(B), west of the Moose............ Residents of Eek and
Kogrukluk River. Quinhagak.
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.
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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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22, and 23.
20(D)......................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 21....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
21(A)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21(A), 21(D), 21(E),
Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
McGrath, and
Takotna.
21(B) & (C)................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21(B), 21(C), 21(D),
and Tanana.
21(D)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21(B), 21(C), 21(D),
and Huslia.
21(E)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21(A), 21(E) and
Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
McGrath, and
Takotna.
21(A)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21(A), (E), Takotna,
McGrath, Aniak, and
Crooked Creek.
21(B) and (C)................. Moose............ Residents of Units
21(B) and (C),
Tanana, Ruby, and
Galena.
21(D)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21(D), 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.
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. Marys,
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.
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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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22, and 23.
22............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
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 Muskox........... Residents of Unit 23
and west of and including the South of Kotzebue
Buckland River drainage. Sound and west of
and including the
Buckland River
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, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22, and 23.
23............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village and
the public lands composing or residents of Unit 24
immediately adjacent to the and Wiseman, but not
Dalton Highway Corridor including any other
Management Area. residents of the
Dalton 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 Brown Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village and
the public lands composing or residents of Unit 24
immediately adjacent to the and Wiseman, but not
Dalton Highway Corridor including any other
Management Area. residents of the
Dalton Highway
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,
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 20(F),
25(D), and Manley.
25(A)......................... Moose............ Residents of Units
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).
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,
Anaktuvuk Pass and
Point Hope.
26(B)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and
Wiseman.
26(C)......................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass and
Point Hope.
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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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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
3. We propose to amend Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part
100, by revising Sec. __.25 effective July 1, 2000, through June 30,
2001, 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, elk, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one
visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, 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, elk, 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, elk,
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
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white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit which authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted
for sealing or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for
biological information.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle,
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or
with both horns broken.
Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means 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, elk, 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) Hunters may take wildlife 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, elk, 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 to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine
in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only;
(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, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping
license, and, you may use bait 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) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must
register the site with ADF&G;
(B) When using bait you must clearly mark the site with a sign
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays your hunting
license number and ADF&G assigned number;
(C) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may use
only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and
wildlife for bait;
(D) You may not use bait within one-quarter mile of a publicly
maintained road or trail;
(E) You may not 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) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the
bait station site when done hunting;
(G) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait
station, including barter or exchange of goods;
(H) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present
at any one time;
(xv) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, 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
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travel occurred (except for flights in regularly scheduled commercial
aircraft); however, this restriction does not apply to subsistence
taking of deer;
(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
(3) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers, for
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b)(1)
of this section:
(i) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a
muskrat pushup or feeding house 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 you may use firearms 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, you may not take a species of wildlife in any Unit,
or portion of a Unit, if your total take of that species already
obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations
equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that Unit.
(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 if you have taken a harvest
limit for a particular species under a trapping season, you 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) You may not 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, you
may not 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, you may not 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, you may not possess or transport the moose
carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the carcass or its
parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required
number of brow tines on one antler, you must 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) You must leave all edible meat from caribou and moose
harvested in Units 9(B), 17, and 19(B) prior to October 1 on the bones
of the front quarters and hind quarters until you remove the meat from
the field or process it for human consumption.
(d) If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for
scientific studies, you 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. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio,
tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if
sealing is required; in all cases, you must return any identification
equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for
bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified
in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units
1-7, 11-17, and 20.
(2) You may not 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,
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Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
(3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a
representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth
from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this
provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within the Western
Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear
Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) which are not removed from the
Management Area or Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you
may not 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, you must first
have it 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 you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in the
Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear Management Area from the area or present
it for commercial tanning within the Management Area, you must be first
have it 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 you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from
the area, you must first have it 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) You may not 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.
You may not 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) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th
day after the date of taking.
(2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg
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) You may not 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,
you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food
or bait;
(iv) Unclassified wildlife.
(2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must 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) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse and
ptarmigan.
(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. 1091, 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. You may take for subsistence unclassified
wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. You may not take for
subsistence wildlife outside established Unit seasons, or in excess of
the established Unit harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by
the Board. You may take wildlife under State regulations on public
lands, 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;
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(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):
(1) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the
Center's parking area;
(2) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard
bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its
confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek
north to the Mendenhall Glacier;
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1(C),
Juneau area, on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail;
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D)
between April 15 and June 15;
(B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
(C) You may take 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, if:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contacts 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, and 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
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 31.
registration permit only.
Deer:
Unit 1(A)--4 antlered deer.... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(B)--2 antlered deer.... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1(C)--4 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken
only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1(A)--Revillagigedo No open season.
Island only.
Unit 1(B)--that portion north Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
of 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 Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
between LeConte Bay and the
North Fork of Bradfield River/
Canal. 2 goats; a State
registration permit will be
required for the taking of
the first goat and a Federal
registration permit for the
taking of a second goat; the
taking of kids or nannies
accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)-- Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
remainder--2 goats by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
draining into Lynn Canal and
Stephens Passage between
Antler River and Eagle
Glacier and River, and all
drainages of the Chilkat
Range south of the Endicott
River--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(C)--that portion No open season.
draining into Stephens
Passage and Taku Inlet
between Eagle Glacier and
River and Taku Glacier.
Unit 1(C)--remainder--1 goat Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
north of the Katzehin River
and northeast of the Haines
highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1(D)--that portion lying No open season.
between Taiya Inlet and River
and the White Pass and Yukon
Railroad.
Unit 1(D)--remainder--1 goat Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
by State registration permit
only.
Moose:
Unit 1(A)--1 antlered bull.... Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Unit 1(B)--1 antlered bull Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow
tines on either antler, by
State registration permit
only.
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Unit 1(C), that portion south Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
of Point Hobart including all
Port Houghton drainages--1
antlered bull with spike-fork
or 50-inch antlers or 3 or
more brow tines on either
antler, by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1(C)--remainder, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
excluding drainages of
Berners Bay--1 antlered bull
by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1(D)..................... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
hares per 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)-- Dec. 1-May 15.
No limit.
Coyote: No limit.................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and 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) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
(C) You may take 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, if:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contacts 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, and 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
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer: 4 deer; however, no more Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
than one 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, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
hares per 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................. Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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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.................... 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, you may not take ungulates, bear,
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage
on Kupreanof Island;
(C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell
Narrows and a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough,
from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind
Island to the hunting closure markers one mile south of the Blind
Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, unless you are certified as disabled;
(C) You may take 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, if:
(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, and 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
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island, Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Woewodski 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.
Unit 3--remainder--2 antlered Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
deer.
Moose: 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, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
hares per 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island--No Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
limit.
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island-- Dec. 1-May 15.
No limit.
Coyote: No limit.................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and 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.
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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) You may not take bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour
Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed
peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and
Windfall Islands;
(B) You may not take bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty
Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above
Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay;
(C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area
(Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south
of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock);
(D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear
hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA)
consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of
Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwest point
of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into
Port Frederick and Mud Bay;
(E) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for the taking of
marten, mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may not use boats to take bear, wolves, or wolverine,
unless you are 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) You may take 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, if:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contacts 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, and 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.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Brown Bear:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
and west of a line that Mar. 15-May 31.
follows the crest of the
island from Rock Point (58
deg. N. lat., 136 deg. 21' W.
long.) to Rodgers Point (57
deg. 35' N. lat., 135 deg.
33' W. long.) including
Yakobi and other adjacent
islands; Baranof Island south
and west of a line which
follows the crest of the
island from Nismeni Point (57
deg. 34' N. lat., 135 deg.
25' W. long.) to the entrance
of Gut Bay (56 deg. 44' N.
lat. 134 deg. 38' W. long.)
including the drainages into
Gut Bay and including Kruzof
and other adjacent islands--1
bear every four regulatory
years by State registration
permit only.
Unit 4--that portion in the Mar. 15-May 20.
Northeast Chichagof
Controlled Use Area--1 bear
every four regulatory years
by State registration permit
only.
Unit 4--remainder--1 bear Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
every four regulatory years Mar. 15-May 20.
by State registration permit
only.
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
deer may be taken only from Sept.
15--Jan. 31.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
hares per 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1.-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 4--that portion east of Dec. 1-May 15.
Chatham Strait--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4........... No open season.
Coyote: No limit.................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No Dec. 1--Dec. 31.
limit.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island--No Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
limit.
Remainder of Unit 4--No limit. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............... Nov. 10-Apr. 30
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(5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and
islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay,
including the Guyot Hills:
(A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay,
Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and
includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;
(B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands
within Glacier Bay National Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not use boats to take ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, except for persons certified as disabled;
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you have obtained a
Federal registration permit prior to hunting;
(D) You may take 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, if:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony, or designee,
contacts 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, and 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal Sept. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5(A)--1 buck............. Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5(B)..................... No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench--1 Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
moose by State registration
permit only. The season will
be closed when 5 moose have
been taken from the Nunatak
Bench.
Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
Bench--1 antlered bull by
Federal registration permit
only. The season will be
closed when 60 antlered bulls
have been taken from the
Unit. The season will be
closed in that portion west
of the Dangerous River when
30 antlered bulls have been
taken in that area. From Oct.
15-Oct. 21, public lands will
be closed to taking of moose,
except by residents of Unit
5(A).
Unit 5(B)--1 antlered bull by Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
State registration permit
only. The season will be
closed when 25 antlered bulls
have been taken from the
entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote: 2 coyotes................. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes..
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
hares per 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
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