Rule2022-15409
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2022-23 and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
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July 26, 2022
Effective
July 26, 2022
Issuing agencies
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Abstract
This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses in Alaska for the 2022-2023 and 2023-24 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. This rule also revises the customary and traditional use determinations for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the last fish cycle.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44846-44894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15409]
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Vol. 87
Tuesday,
No. 142
July 26, 2022
Part III
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50 CFR Part 100
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2022-23
and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 142 / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 / Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077; FXFR13350700640 FF07J00000 223]
RIN 1018-BF10
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2022-23 and 2023-24 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, and methods and means related to the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses in Alaska for the 2022-2023 and 2023-24 regulatory
years. The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) completes the biennial
process of revising subsistence hunting and trapping regulations in
even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and shellfish regulations
in odd-numbered years; public proposal and review processes take place
during the preceding year. The Board also addresses customary and
traditional use determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.
This rule also revises the customary and traditional use determinations
for wildlife, the general regulations, and a deferred proposal from the
last fish cycle.
DATES: This rule is effective July 26, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The comments received on the proposed rule as well as the
Board meeting transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
in Docket No. FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077. Board meeting transcripts are also
available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East
Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503, or on the Office of
Subsistence Management website (<a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Sue Detwiler, Assistant
Regional Director, Office of Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0a3a5b2a3b9a3a4b5beb3b590b6a7a3feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e99a9c8b9a809a9d8c878a8ca98f9e9ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>. For questions specific to National Forest System
lands, contact Gregory Risdahl, Regional Subsistence Program Leader,
USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; (907) 302-7354 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d3c6d1d3dbc6cd9ac6ddc7d0d5dcd8f4c1c7d0d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f584d5a58504d46114d564c5b5e57537f4a4c5b5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) jointly implement the
Federal Subsistence Management Program. This program provides a
preference for take of fish and wildlife resources for subsistence uses
on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska. The Secretaries published
temporary regulations to carry out this program in the Federal Register
on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114) and published final regulations in the
Federal Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The Program has
subsequently amended these regulations a number of times. Because this
program is a joint effort between Interior and Agriculture, these
regulations are located in two titles of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR): title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public Property,''
and title 50, ``Wildlife and Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-242.28 and 50
CFR 100.1-100.28, respectively. The regulations contain subparts as
follows: Subpart A, General Provisions; Subpart B, Program Structure;
Subpart C, Board Determinations; and Subpart D, Subsistence Taking of
Fish and Wildlife.
Consistent with subpart B of these regulations, the Secretaries
established a Federal Subsistence Board (FSB or Board) to administer
the Federal Subsistence Management Program. The Board comprises:
<bullet> A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service;
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service;
<bullet> The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management;
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service (USFS);
and
<bullet> Two public members appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of
regulations for subparts C and D, which, among other things, set forth
program eligibility and specific harvest seasons and limits.
In administering the program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a
Regional Advisory Council (Council or RAC). The RACs 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 Federal public lands in Alaska. The
Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and user
interests within each region.
The Board addresses customary and traditional (C&T) use
determinations during the applicable biennial cycle. Section __.24
(customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published
in the Federal Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The regulations
at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define ``customary and traditional
use'' as ``a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating
beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from generation to
generation . . . .'' Since 1992, the Board has made a number of
customary and traditional use determinations at the request of affected
subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some administrative
corrections, were published in the Federal Register as follows:
Modifications to Sec. __.24
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Rule made changes to
Federal Register citation Date of publication the following
provisions of __.24
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59 FR 27462................. May 27, 1994........ Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
59 FR 51855................. October 13, 1994.... Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
60 FR 10317................. February 24, 1995... Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
61 FR 39698................. July 30, 1996....... Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
62 FR 29016................. May 29, 1997........ Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
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63 FR 35332................. June 29, 1998....... Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
63 FR 46148................. August 28, 1998..... Wildlife and Fish/
Shellfish.
64 FR 1276.................. January 8, 1999..... Fish/Shellfish.
64 FR 35776................. July 1, 1999........ Wildlife.
65 FR 40730................. June 30, 2000....... Wildlife.
66 FR 10142................. February 13, 2001... Fish/Shellfish.
66 FR 33744................. June 25, 2001....... Wildlife.
67 FR 5890.................. February 7, 2002.... Fish/Shellfish.
67 FR 43710................. June 28, 2002....... Wildlife.
68 FR 7276.................. February 12, 2003... Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 5018.................. February 3, 2004.... Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 40174................. July 1, 2004........ Wildlife.
70 FR 13377................. March 21, 2005...... Fish/Shellfish.
70 FR 36268................. June 22, 2005....... Wildlife.
71 FR 15569................. March 29, 2006...... Fish/Shellfish.
71 FR 37642................. June 30, 2006....... Wildlife.
72 FR 12676................. March 16, 2007...... Fish/Shellfish.
72 FR 73426................. December 27, 2007... Wildlife/Fish.
73 FR 35726................. June 26, 2008....... Wildlife.
74 FR 14049................. March 30, 2009...... Fish/Shellfish.
75 FR 37918................. June 30, 2010....... Wildlife.
76 FR 12564................. March 8, 2011....... Fish/Shellfish.
77 FR 35482................. June 13, 2012....... Wildlife.
79 FR 35232................. June 19, 2014....... Wildlife.
81 FR 52528................. August 8, 2016...... Wildlife.
83 FR 3079.................. January 23, 2018.... Fish.
83 FR 50758................. October 9, 2018..... Wildlife.
84 FR 39744................. August 12, 2019..... Fish.
85 FR 74796................. November 23, 2020... Wildlife.
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Current Rule
The Departments published a proposed rule on February 23, 2021 (86
FR 10899), to amend the wildlife sections of subparts C and D of 36 CFR
part 242 and 50 CFR part 100. The proposed rule opened a comment
period, which closed on May 24, 2021. The Departments advertised the
proposed rule by mail, email, web page, social media, radio, and
newspaper. During that period, the RACs met and, in addition to other
Council business, generated proposals and received suggestions for
proposals from the public. The Board received 58 proposals for changes
to subparts C and D and reviewed 15 wildlife closure reviews. In
addition to the proposals listed below, 4 comments on the proposed rule
were received from the public. Three were in support of the proposed
rule based on conservation concerns and providing a subsistence
lifestyle for rural Alaskans. The one comment in opposition, stated
that wildlife should be ``left alone and not disturbed''. Title VIII of
ANILCA reguires the Secretaries to promulgate regulations and provide
for a preference on the take of fish and wildlife resources for
nonwasteful subsistence uses.
After the comment period closed, the Board prepared a booklet
describing the proposals and distributed it to the public. The
proposals were also available online. The public then had an additional
45 days in which to comment on the proposals for changes to the
regulations.
The 10 RACs met again, received public comments, and formulated
their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective
regions. The Councils had a substantial role in reviewing the proposed
rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover, a Council
Chair, or a designated representative, presented each Council's
recommendations at the Board meeting that was held April 12-15, 2022.
These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of RAC
recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native corporation consultations,
public comments, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
recommendations. The public received extensive opportunity to review
and comment on all changes.
Of the 58 proposals, one was withdrawn by the proponent, one was a
deferred proposal from the previous rulemaking cycle pertaining to fish
regulations, 25 were on the Board's non-consensus agenda, and 31 were
on the consensus agenda. The consensus agenda is made up of proposals
for which there is agreement among the affected Councils, a majority of
the Interagency Staff Committee, and the ADF&G concerning a proposed
regulatory action. Anyone may request that the Board remove a proposal
from the consensus agenda and place it on the non-consensus agenda. The
Board votes en masse on the consensus agenda after deliberation and
action on the non-consensus agenda.
Board actions on each proposal and closure review are listed below.
When making decisions, the Board may use, but is not limited to, the
following guidelines for consideration of whether a proposal: provides
a subsistence priority on public lands, is supported by substantial
scientific and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) evidence,
recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation, provides
opportunity, and would not be detrimental or place undue burden on
rural Alaskan subsistence users.
Analysis and justification for the action taken on each proposal
are available for review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011
East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the
Federal Subsistence Management Programs website (<a href="http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm">http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm</a>) or at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket No.
FWS-R7-SM-2020-0077.
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Federal
Proposal No. Species or issue Unit(s) General Subsistence
description Board action
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WP22-01.............. General regulations....... Statewide................. Define who is/is Adopt.
not a
participant in
a community
harvest program.
WP22-02.............. Various................... 6, 9, 10, 22, 23, 26...... Rescind Adopt.
restrictions
for designated
hunters in
areas with
community
harvest systems
in place.
WP22-xx.............. Moose..................... 3......................... Require the use Withdrawn.
of locking tags.
WP22-03.............. Wolves.................... 2......................... Establish Adopt with
precise Office of
requirements Subsistence
for information Management
taking for the (OSM) and
harvest of Southcentral
wolves. RAC (SCRAC)
modification
to remove the
7-day
reporting
requirement.
WP22-04.............. Elk....................... 1-4....................... Establish a hunt Adopt.
with a year-
round season.
WP22-05.............. Elk....................... 3......................... Establish a hunt Reject.
under a draw
permit system.
WP22-06.............. Moose..................... 3......................... Establish a Reject.
quota and place
restrictions on
harvest limit.
WP22-07.............. Deer...................... 4......................... Closure to non- Defer until
federally 2023 FSB
qualified winter meeting
users, to gather more
Admiralty data and
Island. address
options to
prevent user
conflict.
WP22-08.............. Deer...................... 4......................... Place a harvest Defer until
restriction on 2023 FSB
non-federally winter meeting
qualified users. to gather more
data and
address
options to
prevent user
conflict.
WP22-09.............. Deer...................... 4......................... Closure to non- Reject.
federally
qualified
users, Lisianki
Strait.
WP22-10.............. Deer...................... 4......................... Reduce bag limit Defer until
to non- 2023 FSB
federally winter meeting
qualified to gather more
subsistence data and
hunters. address
options to
prevent user
conflict.
WP22-11.............. Goat...................... 5A........................ Rescind the Adopt with OSM
harvest quota. modification
to remove the
language
describing an
announcement
of the quota
from unit-
specific
regulations
and maintain
in the
delegation of
authority
letter only.
WCR22-01............. Deer...................... 2......................... Prince of Wales Maintain status
Island closed quo.
Aug. 1-15,
except for use
by federally
qualified
subsistence
users; non-
federally
qualified users
may harvest
only two bucks.
WCR22-02............. Moose..................... 5......................... Unit 5A, except Maintain status
Nunatak Bench-- quo.
seasonal
closures to non-
federally
qualified users.
WP22-12.............. Deer...................... 6D........................ Revise hunt Adopt with
areas and SCRAC
season dates. modification
to restrict
the January
season harvest
limit to one
deer in all of
Unit 6.
WP22-13.............. Deer...................... 6......................... Add deer to Reject.
designated
hunter list.
WP22-14.............. Black bear................ 6......................... Increase harvest Reject.
limit.
WP22-15.............. General trapping.......... 7......................... Adjust language Reject.
to restrict
trapping in a
portion of USFS
lands in Unit 7.
WP22-16.............. Moose..................... 15A, 15B.................. C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-17.............. Moose..................... 7......................... C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-18.............. Moose..................... 15A, 15B.................. C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-19.............. Moose..................... 15C....................... C&T use Reject.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-20.............. Moose..................... 15C....................... C&T use Reject.
determination
(Cooper
Landing).
WP22-21.............. Caribou................... 7......................... C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-22.............. Caribou................... 15B, 15C.................. C&T use Adopt as
determination modified by
(Moose Pass). SCRAC to
remove Unit
15C.
WP22-23.............. Goat...................... 7......................... C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-24.............. Goat...................... 15........................ C&T use Adopt as
determination modified by
(Moose Pass). SCRAC to
remove Unit
15C.
WP22-25a............. Sheep..................... 7......................... C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Cooper
Landing).
WP22-25b............. Sheep..................... 7......................... Establish hunt.. Adopt with OSM
modification
to establish a
Federal
drawing permit
hunt for sheep
in Unit 7 with
a harvest
limit of one
ram with full
curl horn or
larger, and
delegate
authority to
the Seward
District
Ranger of the
Chugach
National
Forest to
close the
season and set
the harvest
quota, the
number of
permits to be
issued, and
any needed
permit
conditions via
delegation of
authority
letter only.
WP22-26a............. Sheep..................... 7......................... C&T use Adopt.
determination
(Moose Pass).
WP22-26b............. Sheep..................... 7......................... Establish hunt.. Take no action.
WP22-27.............. Sheep..................... 15........................ C&T use Adopt with
determination SCRAC
(Cooper Landing modification
and Ninilchik). to recognize
C&T
determination
of sheep for
Cooper Landing
only in Units
15A and 15B
(remove 15C).
WP22-28.............. Moose..................... 7......................... Extend hunting Adopt with
season by 5 SCRAC
days from Sep. modification
25. to shift the
season to Aug.
20-Sep. 25.
WP22-29.............. Moose..................... 7......................... Extend hunting Take no action.
season.
WP22-30.............. Moose..................... 15........................ Extend hunting Adopt with
season. SCRAC
modification
to shift the
season to Aug.
20-Sep. 25.
WP22-31.............. Moose..................... 15........................ Extend hunting Take no action.
season.
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WP22-32.............. Bear, Caribou, Sheep, 15........................ C&T use Reject.
Moose. determination
(North Fork
Rural
Community).
WP22-33.............. Black bear................ 11, 12.................... Rescind sealing Adopt.
requirement.
WP22-34.............. Sheep..................... 11, 12.................... Change salvage Reject.
requirements
for sheep; meat-
on-bone salvage
requirement.
WP22-35.............. Caribou................... 11........................ Establish a may- Adopt with OSM
be-announced modification
season. to delegate
authority to
the WRST
superintendent
to announce
season dates,
harvest
quotas, and
the number of
permits to be
issued; to
define harvest
areas; and to
open and close
the season via
a delegation
of authority
letter only.
WP22-36.............. Moose, Caribou............ 11, 12, 13................ Incorporate WSA Adopt with the
20-02 temporary OSM
regulations modification
into permanent and a Board
regulations. amendment to
define the
hunt area for
the Ahtna
Intertribal
Resource
Commission
community
harvest system
in Unit 12.
WP22-37.............. Ptarmigan................. 9D........................ C&T use Adopt with OSM
determination modification;
(Cold Bay, King all residents
Cove, Sand of Unit 9D.
Point,
Belkofski,
Sanak, Pauloff
Harbor, Unga,
Nelson Lagoon).
WP22-38a............. Caribou................... 10........................ Add Cold Bay and Adopt.
Nelson Lagoon
to existing C&T
determination.
WP22-38b............. Caribou................... 10........................ Allow federally Adopt with OSM
qualified and Kodiak/
subsistence Aleutians RAC
users access to modification;
Federal public to remove the
lands for the closure from
taking of the unit-
caribou. specific
regulations
and delegate
authority to
the Izembek
National
Wildlife
Refuge (NWR)
Refuge Manager
to open and
close Federal
public lands
to non-
federally
qualified
users annually
based on the
current
population
status of the
Unimak caribou
herd in
consultation
with ADF&G
staff via
delegation of
authority
letter.
WP22-39.............. Hare...................... 9, 17..................... Establish Adopt with OSM
specific modification
harvest revising the
regulations for definition of
Alaska hare. hare and with
Bristol Bay
RAC to change
the season
closing date
to March 31.
WP22-40.............. Wolves, Wolverine......... 9B, 9C 17B, 17C........... Allow the use of Defer to Jan
snowmachines to 2023 FSB
position wolves meeting to
and wolverines. allow
additional
time to revise
text.
WP22-41.............. Caribou................... 9A, 9C.................... Delegate Adopt.
authority to
the Togiak NWR
manager to open/
close seasons,
announce
harvest limits,
and set sex
restrictions
via delegation
of authority
letter.
WCR22-05............. Moose..................... 9......................... 9C, Naknek Maintain status
River--Dec. quo.
closure to non-
federally
qualified users.
WCR22-07............. Caribou................... 17........................ Nushagak Maintain status
Peninsula--clos quo.
ed to non-
federally
qualified users
unless pop.
>900 caribou.
WP22-42.............. Moose..................... 18 Remainder.............. Increase the Adopt.
harvest limit.
WP22-43.............. Moose..................... 18........................ Revise the Reject.
delegation of
authority for
the Refuge
Manager to
adjust harvest
limits based on
water levels.
WP22-44.............. Moose..................... 18........................ Change season Adopt with OSM
dates and modification
establish a may- to revise the
be-announced regulatory
season. language and
to delegate
authority to
the Yukon
Delta NWR
manager to
announce the
winter season
and set
harvest quotas
via delegation
of authority
letter only.
WP22-45.............. Hare...................... 18, 22, 23................ Establish Adopt with OSM
specific modification
harvest to shorten the
regulations for season to Aug.
Alaska hare. 1-May 31 and
to modify the
definition of
hare.
WP22-46.............. Brown bear................ 24B....................... Increase harvest Adopt.
limit.
WP22-47.............. Caribou................... 22........................ Allow the Reject.
harvest of
calves.
WP22-48.............. Moose..................... 22A....................... Revise hunt area Adopt.
boundaries.
WP22-49.............. Moose..................... 22A....................... Remove federally Adopt.
qualified
restriction;
change to match
hunting season
established for
residents and
nonresidents by
Alaska Board of
Game.
WCR22-09b............ Moose..................... 22........................ Unit 22A Modify the
Unalakleet closure; only
drainage--close open to
d except to federally
Unalakleet qualified
residents. subsistence
users.
WCR22-09c............ Moose..................... 22........................ Unit 22A Maintain status
remainder--seas quo.
onal closure to
non-federally
qualified users.
WCR22-11/12.......... Moose..................... 22........................ WCR22-11: Unit Maintain status
22B, W. Darby quo.
Mtns-Fall--clos
ed to non-
federally
qualified
users. WCR22-
12: Unit 22B, W
Darby Mtns-
Winter--closed
except by White
Mtn. and
Golovin.
WCR22-13............. Moose..................... 22........................ Unit 22D, Maintain status
Kougarok, quo.
Kuzitrin,
Pilgrim
drainages--clos
ed except by
Unit 22C and
22D residents.
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WCR22-14............. Moose..................... 22........................ Unit 22D, W Maintain status
Tisuk and quo.
Canyon
drainage--close
d except by
Unit 22C and
22D residents.
WCR22-16............. Moose..................... 22........................ Unit 22E--closed Maintain status
to non- quo.
federally
qualified users.
WP22-50.............. Beaver.................... 23........................ Trapping: Adopt with OSM
Increase modification
harvest limit to combine
to ``no limit''. Unit 23
trapping
areas.
WCR22-18............. Sheep..................... 23........................ Unit 23-Baird Maintain status
Mtns--closed to quo.
non-federally
qualified users.
WCR22-27............. Musk ox................... 23........................ Unit 23, Cape Eliminate
Krusenstern closure as
National recommended by
Monument--close OSM.
d to residents
of Point Hope.
WCR22-45............. Caribou................... 23........................ Unit 23-Noatak-- Maintain status
closed to non- quo.
federally
qualified users.
WP22-51.............. Moose..................... 20B....................... Remove Minto Adopt.
Flats
registration
hunt.
WP22-52.............. Moose..................... 25A....................... Lengthen season. Adopt with
Eastern
Interior RAC
and ADF&G
modification
to extend the
season in the
Coleen, Firth,
and Old Crow
River
drainages
only.
WP22-53.............. Arctic fox................ 25........................ Establish season/ Adopt.
harvest limits.
WCR22-22............. Moose..................... 25........................ Unit 25D west-- Maintain status
closed except quo.
by 25D west
residents.
WP22-54.............. Moose..................... 26A....................... Revise the hunt Adopt with OSM
area. modification
to revise the
hunt area
descriptor.
WP22-55.............. Musk ox................... 26A....................... Establish a hunt Adopt with OSM
modification
to revise the
hunt area
descriptor,
require
drawing
permits, and
delegate
authority to
manage the
hunt to the
BLM Arctic
District
Office
Manager.
WP22-56.............. Brown bear................ 26A....................... Harvest limit... Adopt.
WCR22-25............. Musk ox................... 26........................ Unit 26C--closed Maintain status
except by quo.
Kaktovik
residents.
FP21-10.............. Salmon.................... Lower Copper River Harvest Implement salmon Adopt with OSM
Area. subsistence modification
fishery; and Board
harvest limit. amendment to
allow fishing
by dip net and
rod and reel
only, delay
the start of
the fishery to
June 1, and
prohibit dip-
netting by
boats.
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These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of
Regional Advisory Council recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native
corporation consultations, public and ADF&G comments. The proposals
indicated above as ``adopted'' are reflected in the rule portion of
this document as revisions to the subsistence management regulations.
Because this rule concerns public lands managed by an agency or
agencies in both the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior,
identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR
part 100.
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
Administrative Procedure Act Compliance
The Board has provided extensive opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act
requirements, including publishing a proposed rule in the Federal
Register, participation in multiple Regional Council meetings,
additional public review and comment on all proposals for regulatory
change, and opportunity for additional public comment during the Board
meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an administrative
mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to request
reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular proposal for
regulatory change (36 CFR 242.20 and 50 CFR 100.20). Therefore, the
Board believes that sufficient public notice and opportunity for
involvement have been given to affected persons regarding Board
decisions.
In the more than 30 years that the Program has been operating, no
benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective
date of the subsistence regulations. A lapse in regulatory control
could affect the continued viability of fish or wildlife populations
and future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would
generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the
Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule
effective upon the date set forth in DATES to ensure continued
operation of the subsistence program.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement that described four
alternatives for developing a Federal Subsistence Management Program
was distributed for public comment on October 7, 1991. The Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published on February 28,
1992. The Record of Decision (ROD) on Subsistence Management for
Federal Public Lands in Alaska was signed April 6, 1992. The selected
alternative in the FEIS (Alternative IV) defined the administrative
framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence regulations.
A 1997 environmental assessment dealt with the expansion of Federal
jurisdiction over fisheries and is available at the office listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary of the Interior, with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, determined that expansion
of Federal jurisdiction does not constitute a major Federal action
significantly affecting the human environment and, therefore, signed a
Finding of No Significant Impact.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process on the Federal Subsistence Management Program. 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. The final
section 810 analysis determination appeared in the April 6, 1992, ROD
and concluded that the Program, under Alternative IV with an annual
process for setting
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subsistence regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence
uses, but will not likely restrict subsistence uses significantly.
During the subsequent environmental assessment process for
extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of this
rule was conducted in accordance with section 810. That evaluation also
supported the Secretaries' determination that the rule will not reach
the ``may significantly restrict'' threshold that would require notice
and hearings under ANILCA section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
This final rule does not contain any new collections of information
that require Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). OMB has reviewed and approved the
collections of information associated with the subsistence regulations
at 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, and assigned OMB Control Number
1018-0075, with an expiration date of January 31, 2024. We may not
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget will
review all significant rules. OIRA has determined that this rule is not
significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while
calling for improvements in the nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most
innovative, and least burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends.
The executive order directs agencies to consider regulatory approaches
that reduce burdens and maintain flexibility and freedom of choice for
the public where these approaches are relevant, feasible, and
consistent with regulatory objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes further
that regulations must be based on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed this rule in a manner consistent
with these requirements.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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.
In general, the resources to be harvested under this rule are already
being harvested and consumed by the local harvester and do not result
in an additional dollar benefit to the economy. However, we estimate
that two million pounds of meat are harvested by subsistence users
annually and, if given an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per pound,
this amount would equate to about $6 million in food value Statewide.
Based upon the amounts and values cited above, the Departments certify
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.
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), this rule is not a major rule. It does not have an
effect on the economy of $100 million or more, will not cause a major
increase in costs or prices for consumers, and does not have
significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment,
productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence priority 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.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Secretaries have determined and certify pursuant to the
Unfunded Mandates Reform 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 imposed on any State or local entities or tribal governments.
Executive Order 12988
The Secretaries have determined that these regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988, regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
federalism summary impact statement. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the
State from exercising subsistence management authority over fish and
wildlife resources on Federal lands unless it meets certain
requirements.
Executive Order 13175
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Title VIII,
does not provide specific rights to tribes for the subsistence taking
of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However, the Board provided federally
recognized Tribes and Alaska Native corporations opportunities to
consult on this rule. Consultation with Alaska Native corporations are
based on Public Law 108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat.
452, as amended by Public Law 108-447, div. H, title V, Sec. 518, Dec.
8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3267, which provides that: ``The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget and all Federal agencies shall
hereafter consult with Alaska Native corporations on the same basis as
Indian tribes under Executive Order No. 13175.''
The Secretaries, through the Board, provided a variety of
opportunities for consultation: commenting on proposed changes to the
existing rule; engaging in dialogue at the Regional Council meetings;
engaging in dialogue at the Board's meetings; and providing input in
person, by mail, email, or phone at any time during the rulemaking
process.
On April 12, 2022, the Board provided federally recognized Tribes
and Alaska Native Corporations a specific opportunity to consult on
this rule prior to the start of its public regulatory meeting.
Federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations were
notified by mail and telephone and were given the opportunity to attend
via teleconference.
Executive Order 13211
This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare statements of
energy effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this rule is
not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 13211, affecting energy
supply, distribution, or use, and no statement of energy effects is
required.
Drafting Information
Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations under the guidance of
Sue Detwiler of the Office of Subsistence Management, Alaska Regional
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by
<bullet> Chris McKee, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management;
<bullet> Kim Jochum, Alaska Regional Office, National Park Service;
<bullet> Dr. Glenn Chen, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs;
<bullet> Jill Klein, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and
<bullet> Gregory Risdahl, Alaska Regional Office, USDA Forest Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART __--SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA
0
1. The authority citation for 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C--Board Determinations
0
2. Amend Sec. __.24 by revising table 1 to paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. __.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)(1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Area Species Determination
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 1........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 1........................ Moose............ Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 2........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 2........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Elk.............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 3........................ Moose............ Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 4........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1-
5.
Unit 5........................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5........................ Wolf............. Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Yakutat
and Units 6C and 6D,
excluding residents
of Whittier.
Unit 6, remainder............. Black Bear....... Residents of Units 6C
and 6D, excluding
residents of
Whittier.
Unit 6........................ Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 6A....................... Goat............. Residents of Units
5A, 6C, Chenega Bay,
and Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D........... Goat............. Residents of Units 6C
and 6D.
Unit 6A....................... Moose............ Residents of Units
5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6B and Unit 6C........... Moose............ Residents of Units
6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6D....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 6D.
Unit 6A....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units
5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 6, remainder............. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 7........................ Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 7........................ Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope, and
Moose Pass.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt Goat............. Residents of Port
area. Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, remainder............. Goat............. Residents of Chenega
Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham,
Seldovia, and
Tatilek.
Unit 7........................ Moose............ Residents of Chenega
Bay, Cooper Landing,
Hope, Moose Pass,
and Tatitlek.
Unit 7........................ Sheep............ Residents of Cooper
Landing and Moose
Pass.
Unit 7........................ Ruffed Grouse.... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 8........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Old
Harbor, Akhiok,
Larsen Bay, Karluk,
Ouzinkie, and Port
Lions.
Unit 8........................ Deer............. Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8........................ Elk.............. Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8........................ Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 9D....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B........... Black Bear....... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 17A, 17B,
and 17C.
Unit 9A....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Pedro
Bay.
Unit 9B....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 9B.
Unit 9C....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 9C,
Igiugig, Kakhonak,
and Levelock.
Unit 9D....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 9D
and 10 (Unimak
Island).
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Unit 9E....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Chignik,
Chignik Lagoon,
Chignik Lake,
Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
Perryville, Pilot
Point, Ugashik, and
Port Heiden/Meshik.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B........... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, and 17.
Unit 9C....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 17, and
Egegik.
Unit 9D....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 9D,
Akutan, and False
Pass.
Unit 9E....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 9E, 17,
Nelson Lagoon, and
Sand Point.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Moose............ Residents of Units
Unit 9E. 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D....................... Moose............ Residents of Cold
Bay, False Pass,
King Cove, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand
Point.
Unit 9D....................... Ptarmigan........ Residents of Unit 9D.
Unit 9B....................... Sheep............ Residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton,
Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, and Lake
Clark National Park
and Preserve within
Unit 9B.
Unit 9........................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Beaver........... Residents of Units
Unit 9E. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and
17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 9D
and 10 (Unimak
Island).
Unit 10 Unimak Island......... Caribou.......... Residents of Akutan,
Cold Bay, False
Pass, King Cove,
Nelson Lagoon, and
Sand Point.
Unit 10, remainder............ Caribou.......... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 10....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 11....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Black Bear....... Residents of
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Unit 11, remainder............ Black Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46),
Slana, Tazlina, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110),
Tonsina, and Unit
11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Brown Bear....... Residents of
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Unit 11, remainder............ Brown Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46),
Slana, Tazlina, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110),
Tonsina, and Unit
11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Caribou.......... Residents of Units
River. 11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
Unit 11....................... Goat............. Residents of Unit 11,
Chitina,
Chistochina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Dot Lake, Tok
Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110
Mentasta Pass), and
Nabesna Road
(mileposts 25-46).
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Moose............ Residents of Units
River. 11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
River. Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Dot Lake,
Gakona, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Healy Lake,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the
Nabesna Road--
Mileposts 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
Mileposts 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
Unit 11, remainder............ Sheep............ Residents of Chisana,
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South
Wrangell/South Park,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the
Tok Cutoff--Milepost
79-110 (Mentasta
Pass), residents
along the Nabesna
Road--Mileposts 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
Mileposts 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
Unit 11....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 11....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 12, 13, and
Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 11....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 12, 13,
tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 12....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12,
Dot Lake,
Chistochina, Gakona,
Mentasta Lake, and
Slana.
Unit 12....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 12,
Chistochina, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake,
and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12, that portion within Moose............ Residents of Units 12
the Tetlin National Wildlife and 13C, Dot Lake,
Refuge and those lands within and Healy Lake.
the Wrangell-St. Elias
National Preserve north and
east of a line formed by the
Pickerel Lake Winter Trail
from the Canadian border to
Pickerel Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of Moose............ Residents of Units 12
the Nabesna River and Nabesna and 13C and Healy
Glacier, and south of the Lake.
Winter Trail running
southeast from Pickerel Lake
to the Canadian border.
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Unit 12, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 11
north of 62nd
parallel, Units 12
and 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
Unit 12....................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
Chistochina, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake,
Mentasta Lake, and
Slana.
Unit 12....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 13....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 13
and Slana.
Unit 13B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road and Tok
Cutoff Road,
mileposts 79-110),
13, 20D (excluding
residents of Fort
Greely), and
Chickaloon.
Unit 13C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road and Tok
Cutoff Road,
mileposts 79-110),
13, Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
and Chickaloon.
Unit 13E...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, and the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and
239 (excluding
residents of Denali
National Park
headquarters).
Unit 13D...................... Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D......... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, and
Slana.
Unit 13B...................... Moose............ Residents of Units 13
and 20D (excluding
residents of Fort
Greely) and
Chickaloon and
Slana.
Unit 13C...................... Moose............ Residents of Units 12
and 13, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, Dot
Lake, and Slana.
Unit 13E...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, Slana, and
the area along the
Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239
(excluding residents
of Denali National
Park headquarters).
Unit 13D...................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 13....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 13....................... Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed 11, 13, Chickaloon,
Sharp-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22 and
23.
Unit 13....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13, Chickaloon,
tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22 and
23.
Unit 14C...................... Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14....................... Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14....................... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 14A and Unit 14C......... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Black Bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15C...................... Black Bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik, Port
Graham, and
Nanwalek.
Unit 15....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Moose Pass, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Goat............. Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope, Moose
Pass, Nanwalek,
Ninilchik, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Goat............. Residents of Cooper
Landing, Hope,
Nanwalek, Ninilchik,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Moose............ Residents of Cooper
Landing, Ninilchik,
Moose Pass,
Nanwalek, Port
Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15C...................... Moose............ Residents of
Ninilchik, Nanwalek,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B......... Sheep............ Residents of Cooper
Landing and
Ninilchik.
Unit 15C...................... Sheep............ Residents of
Ninilchik.
Unit 15....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Unit 15.
Willow, and
White-tailed).
Unit 15....................... Grouse (Spruce).. Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 15....................... Grouse (Ruffed).. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16B...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
16B.
Unit 16....................... Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16A...................... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16B...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
16B.
Unit 16....................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 16....................... Grouse (Spruce Residents of Units
and Ruffed). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22 and
23.
Unit 16....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13, Chickaloon,
tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22 and
23.
Unit 17....................... Beaver........... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and
17.
Unit 17A and that portion of Black Bear....... Residents of Units 9A
17B draining into Nuyakuk and B, 17, Akiak,
Lake and Tikchik Lake. and Akiachak.
Unit 17, remainder............ Black Bear....... Residents of Units 9A
and B, and 17.
Unit 17A, those portions north Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
and west of a line beginning Akiak, Akiachak,
from the Unit 18 boundary at Goodnews Bay,
the northwestern end of Kwethluk, and
Nenevok Lake, to the southern Platinum.
point of upper Togiak Lake,
and northeast towards the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake to the Unit 17A boundary.
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Unit 17B, beginning at the Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17
Unit 17B boundary, those and Kwethluk.
portions north and west of a
line running from the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, northeast to the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, and northeast to the
point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the
Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17A, remainder........... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
Akiak, Akiachak,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17B, that portion Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
draining into Nuyakuk Lake Akiak and Akiachak.
and Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17B, remainder, and Unit Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17.
17C.
Unit 17A, that portion west of Caribou.......... Residents of Units
the Izavieknik River, Upper 9B, 17, Eek,
Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and Goodnews Bay, Lime
the main course of the Togiak Village, Napakiak,
River. Platinum, Quinhagak,
Stony River, and
Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17A, that portion north Caribou.......... Residents of Units
of Togiak Lake that includes 9B, 17, Akiak,
Izavieknik River drainages. Akiachak, Lime
Village, Stony
River, and Tuluksak.
Units 17A and 17B, those Caribou.......... Residents of Units
portions north and west of a 9B, 17, Kwethluk,
line beginning from the Unit Lime Village, and
18 boundary at the Stony River.
northwestern 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 17B, that portion of Caribou.......... Residents of Units
Togiak National Wildlife 9B, 17, Akiachak,
Refuge within Unit 17B. Akiak, Bethel, Eek,
Goodnews Bay, Lime
Village, Napakiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
Stony River,
Tuluksak, and
Tuntutuliak.
Unit 17, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Lime
Village, and Stony
River.
Unit 17A, those portions north Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
and west of a line beginning Goodnews Bay,
from the Unit 18 boundary at Kwethluk, and
the northwestern end of Platinum.
Nenevok Lake, to the southern
point of upper Togiak Lake,
and to the Unit 17A boundary
to the northeast towards the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake and northeast towards
the northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake to the Unit 17A boundary.
Unit 17A, that portion north Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
of Togiak Lake that includes Akiak, Akiachak,
Izavieknik River drainages. Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17A, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Goodnews Bay and
Platinum.
Units 17B, beginning at the Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Unit 17B boundary, those Akiak, Akiachak,
portions north and west of a Goodnews Bay,
line running from the Levelock, Nondalton,
southern point of upper and Platinum.
Togiak Lake, northeast to the
northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, and northeast to the
point where the Unit 17
boundary intersects the
Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion within Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
the Togiak National Wildlife Akiak, Akiachak,
Refuge. Goodnews Baym,
Levelock, Nondalton,
and Platinum.
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
17C. Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
Unit 17....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 18....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 18,
Unit 19A living
downstream of the
Holokuk River, Holy
Cross, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Twin Hills,
and Togiak.
Unit 18....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of
Akiachak, Akiak,
Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Kwethluk, Mountain
Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
St. Marys, and
Tuluksak.
Unit 18....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 18,
Lower Kalskag,
Manokotak, Stebbins,
St. Michael, Togiak,
Twin Hills, and
Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, that portion of the Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
Yukon River drainage upstream Upper Kalskag, Lower
of Russian Mission and that Kalskag, Aniak, and
portion of the Kuskokwim Chuathbaluk.
River drainage upstream of,
but not including, the
Tuluksak River drainage.
Unit 18, that portion north of Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
a line from Cape Romanzof to Lower Kalskag, St.
Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain Michael, Stebbins,
Village, and all drainages and Upper Kalskag.
north of the Yukon River
downstream from Marshall.
Unit 18, remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
Lower Kalskag, and
Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18....................... Musk Ox.......... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 18....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 19C and Unit 19D......... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B......... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 18
and 19 within the
Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream
from, and including,
the Johnson River.
Unit 19C...................... Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 19D...................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units
19A and D, Tuluksak,
and Lower Kalskag.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
19A and 19B, Unit 18
within the Kuskokwim
River drainage
upstream from, and
including, the
Johnson River, and
residents of St.
Marys, Marshall,
Pilot Station, and
Russian Mission.
Unit 19C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19C, Lime Village,
McGrath, Nikolai,
and Telida.
Unit 19D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19D, Lime Village,
Sleetmute, and Stony
River.
Unit 19A and Unit 9B.......... Moose............ Residents of Unit 18
within Kuskokwim
River drainage
upstream from and
including the
Johnson River, and
residents of Unit
19.
Unit 19B, west of the Moose............ Residents of Eek and
Kogrukluk River. Quinhagak.
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Unit 19C...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19D...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19
and Lake Minchumina.
Unit 19....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 20D...................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 20F...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20E...................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12
and Dot Lake.
Unit 20F...................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of
Cantwell, Nenana,
and those domiciled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
20B, Nenana, and
Tanana.
Unit 20C...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 20C
living east of the
Teklanika River,
residents of
Cantwell, Lake
Minchumina, Manley
Hot Springs, Minto,
Nenana, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida, and
those domiciled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway and
between mileposts
300 and 309,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20D and Unit 20E......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20D, 20E, 20F, 25,
12 (north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Preserve), Eureka,
Livengood, Manley,
and Minto.
Unit 20F...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20F and 25D and
Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 20A...................... Moose............ Residents of
Cantwell, Minto,
Nenana, McKinley
Village, and the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and
239, excluding
residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20B, Minto Flats Moose............ Residents of Minto
Management Area. and Nenana.
Unit 20B, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20B, Nenana, and
Tanana.
Unit 20C...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 20C
(except that portion
within Denali
National Park and
Preserve and that
portion east of the
Teklanika River),
Cantwell, Manley Hot
Springs, Minto,
Nenana, those
domiciled between
mileposts 300 and
309 of the Parks
Highway, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida,
McKinley Village,
and the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239,
excluding residents
of households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Unit 20D...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 20D
and Tanacross.
Unit 20E...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20E, Unit 12 north
of the Wrangell-St.
Elias National
Preserve, Circle,
Central, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and
Mentasta Lake.
Unit 20F...................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20F, Manley Hot
Springs, Minto, and
Stevens Village.
Unit 20E...................... Sheep............ Residents of Units
20E, 25B, 25C, 25D,
and Dot Lake, Healy
Lake, Northway,
Tanacross, Tetlin,
and Tok.
Unit 20F...................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20, remainder............ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 20D...................... Grouse, (Spruce, Residents of Units
Ruffed and Sharp- 11, 13, Chickaloon,
tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 20D...................... Ptarmigan (Rock Residents of Units
and Willow). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 21....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
Unit 21A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21D, 21E,
Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
McGrath, and
Takotna.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Tanana.
Unit 21D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Huslia.
Unit 21E...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked
Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Unit 21A...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Takotna,
McGrath, Aniak, and
Crooked Creek.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C......... Moose............ Residents of Units
21B, 21C, Tanana,
Ruby, and Galena.
Unit 21D...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21D, Huslia, and
Ruby.
Unit 21E, south of a line Moose............ Residents of Unit
beginning at the western 21E, Aniak,
boundary of Unit 21E near the Chuathbaluk,
mouth of Paimiut Slough, Kalskag, Lower
extending easterly along the Kalskag, and Russian
south bank of Paimiut Slough Mission.
to Upper High Bank, and
southeasterly in the
direction of Molybdenum
Mountain to the juncture of
Units 19A, 21A, and 21E.
Unit 21E remainder............ Moose............ Residents of Unit 21E
and Russian Mission.
Unit 21....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 22A...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 22A
and Koyuk.
Unit 22B...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
22B.
Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit Black Bear....... No Federal
22E. subsistence
priority.
Unit 22....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 22.
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Unit 22A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, 22 (except
residents of St.
Lawrence Island),
23, 24, Kotlik,
Emmonak, Hooper Bay,
Scammon Bay, Chevak,
Marshall, Mountain
Village, Pilot
Station, Pitka's
Point, Russian
Mission, St. Marys,
Nunam Iqua, and
Alakanuk.
Unit 22, remainder............ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, 22
(excluding residents
of St. Lawrence
Island), 23, and 24.
Unit 22....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22A...................... Musk Ox.......... All rural residents.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Musk Ox.......... Residents of Units
Mountains. 22B and 22C.
Unit 22B, remainder........... Musk Ox.......... Residents of Unit
22B.
Unit 22C...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of Unit
22C.
Unit 22D...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of Units
22B, 22C, 22D, and
22E (excluding St.
Lawrence Island).
Unit 22E...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of Unit 22E
(excluding Little
Diomede Island).
Unit 22....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units
23, 22, 21D north
and west of the
Yukon River, and
Kotlik.
Unit 22....................... Grouse (Spruce).. Residents of Units
11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 22....................... Ptarmigan (Rock Residents of Units
and Willow). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 23....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 23,
Alatna, Allakaket,
Bettles, Evansville,
Galena, Hughes,
Huslia, and Koyukuk.
Unit 23....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
Unit 23....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21D west of the
Koyukuk and Yukon
Rivers, Galena, 22,
23, 24 including
residents of Wiseman
but not including
other residents of
the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area, and 26A.
Unit 23....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 23.
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Musk Ox.......... Residents of Unit 23
Sound and west of and south of Kotzebue
including the Buckland River Sound and west of
drainage. and including the
Buckland River
drainage.
Unit 23, remainder............ Musk Ox.......... Residents of Unit 23
east and north of
the Buckland River
drainage.
Unit 23....................... Sheep............ Residents of Point
Lay and Unit 23
north of the Arctic
Circle.
Unit 23....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 23....................... Grouse (Spruce Residents of Units
and Ruffed). 11, 13, Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 23....................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13, Chickaloon,
tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village, Unit 24,
the public lands composing or and Wiseman, but not
immediately adjacent to the including any other
Dalton Highway Corridor residents of the
Management Area. Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
Unit 24, remainder............ Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 24
and Wiseman, but not
including any other
residents of the
Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
Unit 24, that portion south of Brown Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village and Unit 24.
the public lands composing or
immediately adjacent to the
Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder............ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 24.
Unit 24....................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 24,
Galena, Kobuk,
Koyukuk, Stevens
Village, and Tanana.
Unit 24....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 24,
Koyukuk, and Galena.
Unit 24....................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 24
residing north of
the Arctic Circle,
Allakaket, Alatna,
Hughes, and Huslia.
Unit 24....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and
1626.
Unit 25D...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25D...................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25, remainder............ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 25
and Eagle.
Unit 25A...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
24A and 25.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Caribou.......... Residents of Units 12
(north of Wrangell-
St. Elias National
Preserve), 20D, 20E,
20F, and 25, and
Eureka, Livengood,
Manley, and Minto.
Unit 25D...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
20F and 25D and
Manley Hot Springs.
Unit 25A...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
25A and 25D.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Moose............ Residents of Units
20D, 20E, 25B, 25C,
25D, Tok and
Livengood.
Unit 25D, west................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 25D
West.
Unit 25D, remainder........... Moose............ Residents of
remainder of Unit
25.
Unit 25A...................... Sheep............ Residents of Arctic
Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and
Venetie.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C......... Sheep............ Residents of Units
20E, 25B, 25C, and
25D.
Unit 25D...................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
25D.
Unit 25, remainder............ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 26....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 26
(excluding the
Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), Anaktuvuk
Pass, and Point
Hope.
Unit 26A and C................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
Unit 26B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and Unit
24 within the Dalton
Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 26....................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 26
(excluding the
Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial
Complex), Point
Hope, and Anaktuvuk
Pass.
Unit 26A...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
Point Lay, and
Wainwright.
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Unit 26B...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
Unit 26C...................... Musk Ox.......... Residents of
Kaktovik.
Unit 26A...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
Unit 26B...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and
Wiseman.
Unit 26C...................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Arctic Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Point Hope,
and Venetie.
Unit 26....................... Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13,
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
0
3. Amend Sec. __.25 by:
0
a. In paragraph (a), revising the definition of ``Hare or hares'';
0
b. Adding paragraph (c)(5); and
0
c. Revising paragraph (e).
The revisions and addition read as follows:
Sec. __.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish:
general regulations.
(a) * * *
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra or
Alaska hare.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(5) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a participant in a
community harvest system counts toward both the community harvest limit
or quota for that species as well as individual harvest limits, Federal
or State, for each participant in that community harvest system;
however, the take does not count toward individual harvest limits,
Federal or State, of any non-participant.
(i) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by someone who is not a
participant in a community harvest system does not count toward any
community harvest limit or quota.
(ii) For the purposes of this provision, all residents of the
community are deemed participants in the community harvest unless the
Board-approved framework requires registration as a prerequisite to
harvesting or receiving any fish, wildlife, or shellfish pursuant to
that community harvest, in which case only those who register are
deemed participants in that community harvest.
* * * * *
(e) Hunting by designated harvest permit. If you are a federally
qualified subsistence user (recipient), you may designate another
federally qualified subsistence user to take deer, moose, and caribou,
and in Units 1-5, goats, on your behalf unless unit-specific
regulations in Sec. __.26 preclude or modify the use of the designated
hunter system or allow the harvest of additional species by a
designated hunter. 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
except for goats, where designated hunters may have no more than one
harvest limit in possession at any one time, and unless otherwise
specified in unit-specific regulations in Sec. __.26.
* * * * *
0
4. Amend Sec. __.26 by revising paragraphs (e), (j)(1), and (n) to
read as follows:
Sec. 100.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
* * * * *
(e) Possession and transportation of wildlife. Except as specified
in paragraph (f)(1) 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.
* * * * *
(j) * * * (1) Sealing requirements for brown bear taken apply in
all Units, except as specified in this paragraph (j). Sealing
requirements for black bears of all color phases taken apply in Units
1-7, 13-17, and 20.
* * * * *
(n) 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. Unit-specific
restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are
identified at paragraphs (n)(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 1A 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 1B 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 1C 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 1D consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the
latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of
Berners Bay.
(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;
(B) Unit 1A--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 1B--the Anan Creek drainage within 1 mile of Anan Creek
downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-
mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the
taking of bear; and
(D) Unit 1C:
(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; and
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(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 1C,
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; and
(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 1A, 1B, and 1D
between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 1 to Paragraph (n)(1)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
State registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer: ......................
Unit 1A--4 antlered deer.................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1B--2 antlered deer.................... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1C--4 deer; however, female deer may be Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
taken only Sep. 15-Dec. 31.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit....... July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their ......................
elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of
the lower jaw with front teeth
Goat: ......................
Unit 1A, Revillagigedo Island only.......... No open season.
Unit 1B, that portion north of LeConte Bay-- Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
1 goat by State registration permit only;
the taking of kids or nannies accompanied
by kids is prohibited.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, that portion on the No open season.
Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide
between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B, remainder--2 goats; a Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
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 1C, that portion draining into Lynn Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
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 1C, that portion draining into Stephens No open season.
Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle
Glacier and River and Taku Glacier.
Unit 1C, remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 1D, that portion lying north of the Sep. 15-Nov. 30.
Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines
highway--1 goat by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1D, that portion lying between Taiya No open season.
Inlet and River and the White Pass and
Yukon Railroad.
Unit 1D, remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose: ......................
Unit 1A--1 antlered bull by Federal Sep. 5-Oct. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 1B--1 antlered bull with spike-fork or Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on
one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on
both sides, by State registration permit
only.
Unit 1C, that portion south of Point Hobart Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
including all Port Houghton drainages--1
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one
side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both
sides, by State registration permit only.
Unit 1C, remainder, excluding drainages of Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
Berners Bay--1 bull by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1C, Berners Bay--1 bull by drawing Sep.15-Oct. 15 (will
permit. be announced).
Only one moose permit may be issued per ......................
household. A household receiving a State
permit for Berners Bay drainages moose may
not receive a Federal permit. The annual
harvest quota will be announced by the USDA
Forest Service, Juneau office, in
consultation with ADF&G. The Federal
harvest allocation will be 25% (rounded up
to the next whole number) of bull moose
permits
Unit 1D..................................... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: ......................
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Units 1A and 1B, south of Bradfield Canal Aug. 1-May 31.
and the east fork of the Bradfield River--5
wolves.
Units 1B, remainder, 1C, and 1D--5 wolves... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: Unit 1--No limit........................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit.......................
Muskrat: No limit............................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
(ii) [Reserved]
Table 2 to Paragraph (n)(2)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one may be a July 24-Jan. 31.
female deer. Female deer may be taken only
during the period Oct. 15-Jan. 31. Harvest
ticket number five must be used when
recording the harvest of a female deer, but
may be used for recording the harvest of a
male deer. Harvest tickets must be used in
order except when recording a female deer
on tag number five.
The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales
Island, excluding the southeastern portion
(lands south of the West Arm of
Cholmondeley Sound draining into
Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward
into Clarence Strait), are closed to
hunting of deer Aug. 1-15, except by
federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Non-federally qualified users may only
harvest up to 2 male deer on Federal public
lands in Unit 2.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit....... Jul 1-Jun 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their
elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of
the lower jaw with front teeth.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves taken will be Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
sequentially numbered, marked with the date and
location recorded by the hunter for each wolf,
and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of
take.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in Aug. 1-May 15.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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. All wolves taken will be Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
sequentially numbered, marked with the date and
location recorded by the trapper for each wolf,
and all hides must be sealed within 15 days of
take.
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Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B,
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, Kashevaroff, 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; and
(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 1 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 shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 3 to Paragraph (n)(3)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Oct. 1-Nov. 7.
Islands and that portion of Kupreanof
Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of
the Portage Bay-Duncan Canal Portage--1
buck.
Unit 3, remainder--2 bucks.................. Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Dec. 1-31, season to
be announced.
Elk:
Unit 3, Etolin, Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby, and No open season.
Kashevarof Islands.
Unit 3 remainder--1 elk by Federal July 1-June 30.
registration permit.
Successful hunters must send a photo of
their elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch
section of the lower jaw with front teeth.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50- Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either
antler, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both
sides by State registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-May 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Unit 3, Mitkof Island--No limit............. Nov. 10-May 15.
Unit 3, except Mitkof Island--No limit...... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit (except on Kuiu Island)............ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Kuiu Island portion of Unit 3. No limit..... Dec. 1-31.
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. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 1C 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:
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(A) You may not take brown 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 brown 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); and
(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 northwestern
point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages
into Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear,
wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka
or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational
purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence
harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit
does not count in an individual's one bear every 4 regulatory years
limit.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(D) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 4 to Paragraph (n)(4)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Brown Bear:
Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar.
line that follows the crest of the island 15-May 31.
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 that 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 4 regulatory years by
State registration permit only.
Unit 4, remainder--1 bear every 4 regulatory Sep. 15-Dec. 31. Mar.
years by State registration permit only. 15-May 20.
Deer: 6 deer; however, female deer may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
only Sep. 15-Jan. 31.
Elk: 1 elk by Federal registration permit....... July 1-June 30.
Successful hunters must send a photo of their
elk antlers to ADF&G and a 5-inch section of
the lower jaw with front teeth.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only.. Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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-Mar. 1.
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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 5A 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; In Unit 5A,
Nunatak Bench is defined as that area east of the Hubbard Glacier,
north of Nunatak fiord, and north and east of the East Nunatak Glacier
to the Canadian border.
(B) Unit 5B 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 shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are 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
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have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open
Federal trapping season for wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally
retained.
(E) A firearm may be used to take beaver under a trapping license
during an open beaver season, except on National Park Service lands.
Table 5 to Paragraph (n)(5)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a Sep. 1-June 30.
blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration Sep. 1-May 31.
permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5A--1 buck............................. Nov. 1-30.
Unit 5B..................................... No open season.
Goat:
Unit 5A--that area between the Hubbard No open season.
Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier on the
north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord.
Unit 5A, remainder--1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 5B--1 goat by Federal registration Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench--1 moose by State Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
registration permit only. The season will
be closed when 5 moose have been taken from
the Nunatak Bench.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, west of the Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
Dangerous River--1 bull by joint State/
Federal registration permit only. From Oct.
8-21, public lands will be closed to taking
of moose, except by residents of Unit 5A
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench, east of the Sep. 16-Nov. 15.
Dangerous River--1 bull by joint State/
Federal registration permit only. From Sep.
16-30, public lands will be closed to
taking of moose, except by residents of
Unit 5A hunting under these regulations.
Unit 5B--1 bull by State registration permit Sep. 1-Dec. 15.
only. The season will be closed when 25
bulls have been taken from the entirety of
Unit 5B.
Coyote: 2 coyotes............................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day................ Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in Aug. 1-May 15.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.................................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
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(6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the
Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague,
and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie
Juan and Kings River drainages:
(A) Unit 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point
near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6B consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
(C) Unit 6C consists of drainages west of the west bank of the
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet; and
(D) Unit 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15. In addition, you may use bait in Unit 6D between June 16 and June
30. The harvest quota in Unit 6D is 20 bears taken with bait between
June 16 and June 30.
(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of
artificial lights.
(C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the
Native Village of Eyak to take one moose from Federal lands in Unit 6B
or 6C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.
(D) A federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is
either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled,
or temporarily disabled may designate another federally qualified
subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his
or her behalf in Unit 6 and goat in Unit 6D. The designated hunter must
obtain a
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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 one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one
time.
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may
not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer,
goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine.
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear,
deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate
supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal
taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is
responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five
deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old
Chenega Memorial and other traditional memorial potlatch ceremonies.
Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest up to five deer
total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural
Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
Table 6 to Paragraph (n)(6)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Black Bear: 1 bear. In Unit 6D, a State Sep. 1-June 30.
registration permit is required.
Deer:
5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31. Only 1 of
the 5-deer harvest limit may be taken
between Jan. 1-31.
Goats:
Unit 6A and B--1 goat by State registration Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
permit only.
Unit 6C..................................... No open season.
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, Aug. 20-Feb. 28.
RG245, RG249, RG266, and RG252 only)--1
goat by Federal registration permit only.
In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat
seasons will be closed by the Cordova
District Ranger when harvest limits for
that subarea are reached. Harvest quotas
are as follows: RG242--2 goats, RG243--4
goats, RG244 and RG245 combined--2 goats,
RG249--4 goats, RG266--4 goats, RG252--1
goat.
Moose:
Unit 6C--1 antlerless moose by Federal Sep. 1-Oct. 31.
drawing permit only.
Permits for the portion of the antlerless
moose quota not harvested in the Sep. 1-
Oct. 31 hunt may be available for
redistribution for a Nov. 1-Dec. 31 hunt.
Unit 6C--1 bull by Federal drawing permit Sep. 1-Dec. 31.
only.
In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be
issued per household. A household receiving
a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not
receive a Federal permit. The annual
harvest quota will be announced by the U.S.
Forest Service, Cordova Office, in
consultation with ADF&G. The Federal
harvest allocation will be 100% of the
antlerless moose permits and 75% of the
bull permits. Federal public lands are
closed to the harvest of moose except by
federally qualified users with a Federal
permit for Unit 6C moose, Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 6, remainder........................... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession....... May 1-Oct. 31.
Coyote:
Unit 6A and D--2 coyotes.................... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6B and 6C--No limit.................... July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver No open season.
Phases):.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit....................... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx.................................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves.................................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.......................... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession.... Aug. 1-May 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: No limit................................ Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
Unit 6C, south of the Copper River Highway Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
and east of the Heney Range--No limit.
Units 6A, 6B, 6C, remainder, and 6D--No Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Phases): No limit.
Marten: No limit................................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit....................... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit............................... Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31
Wolf: No limit.................................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit............................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between
Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River
drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the
Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west
of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of
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150[deg] W long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150[deg] W
long., from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take
[…truncated; see source link]Indexed from Federal Register on July 26, 2022.
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