Rule2026-21849
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2026-27 and 2027-28 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
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Published
October 27, 2026
Effective
October 27, 2026
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Abstract
This final rule revises regulations for hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to taking of wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 regulatory years. The Federal Subsistence Board (hereafter referred to as "the Board") is on a schedule of completing the process of revising subsistence taking of wildlife regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence taking of fish 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 cycle. This final rule revises the existing subsistence wildlife taking regulations, the general regulations on subsistence taking of fish and wildlife, customary and traditional use determinations, and addresses a deferred proposal regarding eulachon harvest in District 1 from the last fish cycle and a deferred proposal regarding brown bear hide sales from the last wildlife cycle. This final rule also makes administrative corrections to the regulations and corrects errors discovered since the last rulemaking.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67482-67528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21849]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary of the Interior
43 CFR Part 51
[Docket No. DOI-2024-0011; 267D0102DM DS61900000 DMSN00000.000000
DX61901]
RIN 1090-AB29
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2026-27 and 2027-28 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; Office of Subsistence Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule revises regulations for hunting and trapping
seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to taking of
wildlife for subsistence uses during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 regulatory
years. The Federal Subsistence Board (hereafter referred to as ``the
Board'') is on a schedule of completing the process of revising
subsistence taking of wildlife regulations in even-numbered years and
subsistence taking of fish 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 cycle. This final rule revises the
existing subsistence wildlife taking regulations, the general
regulations on subsistence taking of fish and wildlife, customary and
traditional use determinations, and addresses a deferred proposal
regarding eulachon harvest in District 1 from the last fish cycle and a
deferred proposal regarding brown bear hide sales from the last
wildlife cycle. This final rule also makes administrative corrections
to the regulations and corrects errors discovered since the last
rulemaking.
DATES: This rule is effective October 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The comments received in response to the proposed rule are
available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket No. DOI-2024-0011.
Federal Subsistence Board meeting transcripts are available for review
on the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM) website (<a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence</a>); and at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket
No. DOI-2024-0011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
Office of Subsistence Management, Attention: Crystal Leonetti,
Director; (907) 786-3888 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d1d7c0d1cbd1d6c7ccc1c7e2cbcdd18cc6cdcb8cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc8f899e8f958f8899929f99bc95938fd2989395d29b938a">[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#b0d7c2d5d7dfc2c99ec2d9c3d4d1d8dcf0c5c3d4d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c6b7e696b637e75227e657f686d64604c797f686d226b637a">[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 (hereafter referred to as ``the
Secretaries'') jointly implement the Federal Subsistence Management
Program (hereafter referred to as ``the Program''). The Program
provides a priority for take of fish and wildlife resources for
nonwasteful subsistence uses on Federal public lands and waters in
Alaska. Only Alaska residents of areas identified as rural are eligible
to participate in the Program. The Secretaries published temporary
regulations to carry out the Program in the Federal Register on June
29, 1990 (55 FR 27114), and final regulations on May 29, 1992 (57 FR
22940). Program officials have subsequently amended these regulations
many times. Because the Program is a joint effort between the
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, these regulations are
located in two titles of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): The
Agriculture regulations are at title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public
Property,'' and the Interior regulations are at title 43, ``Public
Lands: Interior,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-28 and 43 CFR 51.1-28, respectively.
Consequently, to indicate that identical changes are proposed for
regulations in both titles 36 and 43, in this document we will present
references to specific sections of the CFR as shown in the following
example: Sec. __.24.
The Program 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 the Board to administer the Program. The Board comprises:
<bullet> A Chair appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with
concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
<bullet> Five public members appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture;
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs;
<bullet> The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM);
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, National Park Service (NPS);
<bullet> The Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS); and
<bullet> The Pacific Geographic Area Regional Forester, U.S. Forest
Service.
Through the Board, these agencies and public members participate in
the development of regulations for subparts C and D. Subpart C sets
forth important Board determinations regarding program eligibility
(i.e., which areas of Alaska are considered rural and which species are
harvested in those areas as part of a ``customary and traditional use''
for subsistence purposes). Subpart D sets forth specific seasons,
limits, and other harvest parameters and requirements.
In administering the Program, the Secretaries divided Alaska into
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Council). The Councils
provide a forum for rural residents with personal knowledge of local
conditions and resource requirements to have a meaningful role in the
subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands in
Alaska. The Council members represent varied geographical, cultural,
and user interests within each region.
The Board conducts rulemaking for the Program on a biennial
schedule with the process of revising the fish and shellfish
regulations and the process for revising the wildlife regulations
occurring during opposite years. The Board addresses ``customary and
traditional use'' determinations during the applicable biennial cycle.
The regulations at Sec. __.4 define ``customary and traditional use''
as ``a
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long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating beliefs and
customs which have been transmitted from generation to generation.''
Since establishment of the Program regulations in 1992, the Board has
made a number of customary and traditional use determinations at the
request of affected subsistence users. These determinations have
resulted in revisions to the regulations at Sec. __.24. Those
modifications, along with some administrative corrections, were
published in the Federal Register as follows:
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Current Rulemaking Action
The Departments published a proposed rule, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2026-27 and 2027-28 Subsistence
Taking of Wildlife Regulations, on January 21, 2025 (90 FR 6922), to
amend the regulations in subparts C and D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR
part 100 for seasons, harvest limits, and methods and means related to
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses. Since the Department of the
Interior Federal subsistence regulations were subsequently relocated
from 50 CFR part 100 (90 FR 34148, July 18, 2025), the regulations
referenced in the remainder of this document will be 36 CFR part 242
and 43 CFR part 51.
The proposed rule opened a comment period that closed on April 4,
2025. The Departments advertised the proposed rule on the Program's web
page and social media, and it was sent via email. The Councils met
between February 19 and April 2, 2025, and in addition to other
business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board
received a total of 84 proposals, 1 of which was classified as invalid.
The invalid proposal requested a change to the Unit 2 black bear
harvest limit for nonresidents, which is outside of the Board's
authority. The Board received 7 valid proposals for changes to subpart
C (customary and traditional use determinations) and 76 valid proposals
for changes to subpart D regulations (which are specific provisions
regarding the take of fish and wildlife). In addition, 18 wildlife
closure reviews were presented for comment as required
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by Board policy that specifies a review of each closure at least every
4 years. The Board also addressed one request for reconsideration
submitted in response to the Board changing the status of Ketchikan
from nonrural to rural, and one deferred proposal from the previous
fish and shellfish regulatory cycle (90 FR 34152, July 18, 2025).
The public submitted twelve general comments, which are available
for review at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> in Docket No. DOI-2024-0011.
Most of these comments supported some combination of the proposed rule
and the Title VIII rural priority and conservation mandate. Another
comment expressed concern for effects on wildlife populations but
supported the Board's holistic decision-making process. The remaining
comment supported including proposed meeting dates to maximize
participation. We provided fall and winter meeting dates and locations
for the ten Councils. We did not provide specific dates for the Board
meeting because the dates were unknown. The remaining public comment
was outside the scope of this rulemaking action.
After the comment period closed, the Board posted the proposals on
the Program website and distributed a news release notifying the public
on May 7, 2025. The public then had 55 days, until June 30, 2025, to
comment on the proposed regulatory changes.
The 10 Councils met again between September 16, 2025, and March 13,
2026, received public comments, and formulated their recommendations to
the Board on proposals and closure reviews for their respective
regions. The public also had an opportunity to comment at the Board
meeting. Therefore, the public received extensive opportunity to review
and comment on all changes.
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's public meeting held April 21-24, 2026.
Summary of Board Actions on Proposals and Closure Reviews
The Board's actions on each proposal and closure review are listed
in table 2 below. When making decisions, the Board may consider, among
other factors, whether a proposal:
<bullet> provides a subsistence priority on public lands;
<bullet> is supported by substantial scientific evidence and
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK);
<bullet> recognizes principles of fish and wildlife conservation;
<bullet> provides opportunity; and
<bullet> would not be detrimental to or place undue burden on rural
Alaskan subsistence users.
The Board considered 83 wildlife proposals and 18 wildlife closure
reviews during the 2026-28 wildlife regulatory cycle. The Board adopted
51 of the proposals, deferred 5, approved the withdrawal of 3 (WP26-27
and WP26-41/42), rejected 12, and took no action on 12. The Board acted
on 18 wildlife closure reviews, voting to retain status quo on 13 of
them, rescind 3, and take no action on 2. The Board adopted deferred
fisheries proposal FP25-02 as modified by the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council and determined the requests for
reconsideration of Ketchikan's rural status (RFR25-01) do not meet the
threshold for further consideration.
Consensus agenda: The consensus agenda is made up of proposals and
closure reviews for which there is agreement concerning a proposed
regulatory action among the affected Councils, a majority of the
Interagency Staff Committee members, and the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game (ADF&G). Anyone may request that the Board remove a proposal
or a closure review from the consensus agenda and place it on the non-
consensus agenda. Proposals or closure reviews may be taken off the
consensus agenda following the agreement of at least one Board member;
such proposals or closure reviews then follow the Board's process for
non-consensus items and are deliberated and voted on individually.
Wildlife proposals WP26-22 regarding trapping setbacks in Unit 7, WP26-
62b regarding establishing a muskox hunt in Unit 22A, and WP26-66
regarding wolf hunting in Unit 23 were moved from the consensus agenda
to the non-consensus agenda at the request of the public and agreement
by the Board. Of the proposals and closure reviews being considered, 39
were on the consensus agenda. The Board votes en masse on the consensus
agenda after deliberation and action on all other proposals.
Of the proposals on the consensus agenda, the Board adopted 17 as
they were written, adopted 3 with modifications, rejected 8, and took
no action on 5. Of the closure reviews on the consensus agenda, the
Board retained the status quo on four and rescinded two. Analysis and
justification for the action taken on each proposal on the consensus
agenda can be found in the Board meeting book and transcripts for the
meeting that occurred April 21-24, 2026 in Anchorage, AK.
Non-consensus agenda: Of the proposals and closure reviews being
considered, 59 were on the Board's non-consensus agenda. The Board
adopted 15 as written, adopted 16 with modification, deferred 5,
rejected 4, took no action on 7, and withdrew 3. Of the closure reviews
on the non-consensus agenda, the Board retained the status quo on nine,
retained one with modification, rescinded one, and took no action on
one. Analysis and justification for the action taken on each item on
the non-consensus agenda can be found in the Board meeting book and
transcripts.
All of the documents referenced in this section are available for
review at the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road,
Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, AK 99503 or on the OSM website (<a href="https://www.doi.gov/subsistence">https://www.doi.gov/subsistence</a>).
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The final regulations in this document reflect Board review and
consideration of Council recommendations, Tribal and Alaska Native
corporation consultations, and public and ADF&G comments. Proposals and
closure reviews in table 2 with a Board action of ``adopt,'' ``adopt
with modification,'' ``rescind,'' or ``modify'' are reflected in the
regulation promulgation section of this document as amendments to the
Program regulations. Because this rule concerns public lands managed by
a bureau or bureaus in both the Departments of Agriculture and the
Interior, identical text will be incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and
43 CFR part 51.
This rule also makes administrative corrections to the regulations
and corrects errors discovered since the last rulemaking (table 3).
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BILLING CODE 3411-15-C; 4334-13-C
One of the corrected errors resulted from the publication process
of the final rule published on July 26, 2022 (87 FR 44846). That rule
mistakenly identified the start of the moose hunting season in Unit 3
as September 1 instead of September 15. The September 15 start date was
set in 1996 (61 FR 39698) and has not been changed by any subsequent
action. There were no proposals to change season dates for moose in
Unit 3 during the 2022 wildlife regulatory cycle leading to 87 FR
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originally adopted by the Board after notice and comment rulemaking
pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. This rule replaces
September 1 with September 15 in section __.26(n)(3) to reflect the
date set by the Board in 1996 that was erroneously changed to September
1 in 2022.
The remaining changes corrected a spelling error, removed closures
no longer in effect, and made minor changes to Board adopted regulatory
language that improve regulatory clarity. In the first change to
language adopted by the Board, regarding Unit 23 muskrat hunting, the
season description was changed from ``No Closed Season'' to ``July 1-
June 30''. While there is functionally no difference between the two
season descriptions, the change was made to be consistent with year-
round season descriptions throughout regulation. In the second change
to language adopted by the Board, concerning Unit 26C musk ox, the word
``Federal'' was added before the words ``public lands'' to be
consistent with other federal subsistence regulations referring to such
lands.
Compliance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
Administrative Procedure Act Compliance
The Board has provided extensive opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 551 et seq.), including publishing a proposed rule in the
Federal Register, participation in multiple 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 to request reconsideration of the Board's decision on
any proposal for regulatory change (36 CFR 242.20 and 43 CFR 51.20).
Therefore, the Board believes that sufficient public notice and
opportunity for involvement have been given to affected persons
regarding Board decisions.
The administrative correction to the Unit 3 moose season start date
was not identified as a proposed change in the proposed rule. We find
that there is good cause to make this change without notice and comment
under the Administrative Procedure Act at 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). First, we
find that notice and comment is unnecessary because the change merely
fixes an inadvertent error in the publication process and thus would
not have benefitted from public input. In addition, it is impractical
to make this correction with notice and comment because such notice and
comment would delay making the correction until after September 1, 2026
and thus likely lead to continued confusion as to when hunting can
begin.
The notice and comment process is also unnecessary for the
remaining administrative changes not identified in the proposed rule,
which include correcting a spelling error, removing closures no longer
in effect, and making changes to Board-adopted language that improve
regulatory clarity. In these cases, we find good cause that the notice
and comment process is unnecessary because the changes are of a
technical nature, are not substantial, and are unlikely to be of
interest to the public.
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
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.
DOI conducted a Determination of NEPA Adequacy of the 1992 and 1997
documents and determined that there were no changes that warrant a new
NEPA review in accordance with DOI NEPA Manual Section 3.1.
Section 810 of ANILCA
An ANILCA section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process on the 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
subsistence regulations, may have some local impacts on subsistence
uses, but will not likely restrict subsistence uses significantly.
During the subsequent 1997 environmental assessment process for
extending fisheries jurisdiction, an evaluation of the effects of the
subsistence program regulations was conducted in accordance with
section 810. That evaluation also supported the Secretaries'
determination that the regulations will not reach the threshold that
would require notice and hearings under ANILCA section 810(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
This 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 43 CFR part 51 and assigned OMB Control Number 1090-0014.
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. This control number has an expiration date of 09/30/
2028.
Regulatory Planning and Review--Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
This rule has been determined to be significant for purposes of
Executive Order 12866 and has been submitted for review by the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of E.O. 12866 while calling for
improvements in the Nation's regulatory system to promote
predictability, to
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reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, most innovative, and least
burdensome tools for achieving regulatory ends. E.O. 13563 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 these proposed revisions and additions to the CFR 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 2 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.
Congressional Review Act
Under the Congressional Review Act, which was adopted as Subtitle E
of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801
et seq.), this rule is not a major rule as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
It will 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 will
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
This rule will not effect a taking of private property or otherwise
have takings implications under E.O. 12630. A takings implication
assessment is not required. The scope of federal subsistence management
is limited by definition to certain public lands and waters in Alaska.
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. This rule will
be implemented by Federal agencies with 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 E.O.
12988, regarding civil justice reform.
Executive Order 13132
Under the criteria in section 1 of E.O. 13132, this rule does not
have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
federalism summary impact statement. This rule only affects use of
federally administered lands and waters. It has no direct effects on
other areas. A federalism summary impact statement is not required.
Executive Order 13175
Title VIII of ANILCA does not provide rights specific to Tribes for
the subsistence taking of wildlife, fish, and shellfish. However,
proposed regulations may have Tribal implications, and the Board
provided federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations
opportunities to consult on this rule. Consultations with Alaska Native
Corporations are based on Public Law 108-199, div. H, Sec. 161, 118
Stat. 452 (Jan. 23, 2004), as amended by Public Law 108-447, div. H,
title V, Sec. 518, 118 Stat. 3267 (Dec. 8, 2004), 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.'' In
addition, the Department of the Interior manual acknowledges DOI's
responsibility to communicate meaningfully with federally recognized
Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations on a government-to-government
basis at 512 DM 4, 5, 6, and 7.
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 21, 2026, 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
in person and via teleconference.
Executive Order 13211
E.O. 13211 requires agencies to prepare statements of energy
effects when undertaking certain actions. However, this rule is not a
significant regulatory action affecting energy supply, distribution, or
use, and no statement of energy effects is required under E.O. 13211.
Executive Order 14153
E.O. 14153 directs all bureaus of the Department of the Interior to
consider the Alaskan cultural significance of hunting and fishing and
the statutory priority of subsistence management required by ANILCA, to
conduct meaningful consultation with the State fish and wildlife
management agencies prior to enacting regulations that affect the
ability of Alaskans to hunt and fish on public lands, and to ensure to
the greatest extent possible that hunting and fishing opportunities on
Federal lands are consistent with similar opportunities on State lands.
The Board offered consultation with the State of Alaska on all
matters addressed during this regulatory cycle. In addition, the State
was afforded opportunities to provide input into the analyses of all
the proposed changes to the regulations and to provide comments to the
Councils and the Board on regulatory matters being considered. The
Board considered all comments and information provided by the State in
this process. The Board also reviewed applicable State regulations. We
minimized deviations from State hunting and fishing opportunities to
the extent possible while still meeting the ANICLA mandates for the
Program.
Executive Order 14192
E.O. 14192 requires that, for each new regulation issued, at least
10 prior regulations be identified for elimination. The purpose is to
ensure that the cost of planned regulations is responsibly managed and
controlled through a rigorous regulatory budgeting process. DOI has
determined this rule is not an E.O. 14192 regulatory action because
this rulemaking is related to routine
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hunting and fishing regulatory actions, as described in M-25-28,
``Guidance Implementing Section 3 of Executive Order 14192, Titled
``Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation'' .
Drafting Information
Justin Koller drafted this under the guidance of Director Crystal
Leonetti of the Office of Subsistence Management, Department of the
Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and
Budget, Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by:
<bullet> Jonathan (Brent) Vickers, Alaska State Office, Bureau of
Land Management;
<bullet> Eva Patton, 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, Subsistence Program Leader, Pacific
Geographic Area, USDA-Forest Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish and shellfish,
National forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Wildlife.
43 CFR Part 51
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish and shellfish,
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 43, part 51, 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 both 36 CFR Part 242 and 43 CFR Part 51
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)
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Area Species Determination
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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....... Residents of Cordova,
Chenega Bay, and
Tatitlek.
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.
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Unit 8........................ Brown bear....... Residents of Old
Harbor, Akhiok,
Larsen Bay, Karluk,
Ouzinkie, Port
Lions, and the
Kodiak Island road
system east of the
line from Crag Point
south to the
westernmost point of
Saltery Cove,
including Anton
Larsen Bay but not
including residents
of Kodiak Station
Census Designated
Place.
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).
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.
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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--
mileposts 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, 11, 12, 13, and
and sharp- Chickaloon, 15, 16,
tailed). 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 11....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 12, 13,
white-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.
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,
and sharp- 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
tailed). 23.
Unit 13....................... Ptarmigan (rock, Residents of Units
willow, and 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-tailed). 15, 16, 20D, 22, and
23.
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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 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-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.
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.
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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 Bay,
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, Nelson Island and Musk ox.......... No Federal
Nunivak Island. subsistence
priority.
Unit 18, remainder............ Musk ox.......... Rural residents of
Unit 18.
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, Unit 19B, and Unit Brown bear....... Residents of Units 18
19E. 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, 19D, and 19E
Tuluksak, and Lower
Kalskag.
Unit 19A, Unit 19B, and Unit Caribou.......... Residents of Units
19E. 19A, 19B, and 19E,
and 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, Unit 19B, Unit 19E.. 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.
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.
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Unit 20F...................... Black bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley
Hot Springs.
Unit 20E...................... Brown bear....... Residents of Unit 12,
20E, 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 11, 13, Chickaloon,
sharp-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.
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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.
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.......... Residents of Unit
22A.
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 11, 13, Chickaloon,
white-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 16-
26.
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.
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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 and Birch
Creek.
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.
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 revising paragraphs (j)(6)(i), (j)(7)
introductory text, and (j)(7)(i) and adding paragraph (j)(14) to read
as follows:
Sec. __.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish:
general regulations.
* * * * *
(j) * * *
(6) * * *
(i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20E, 25A, and 25B you may sell
handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones,
teeth, sinew, or skulls of a black bear taken from Units 1, 2, 3, 5,
20E, 25A, or 25B.
* * * * *
(7) If you are a federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell
handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including
claws, of a brown bear taken from Units 1-5, 8, 9A-C, 9E, 12, 17, 20,
22, 23, 24B (only that portion within Gates of the Arctic National
Park), 25, or 26.
(i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles
made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or
skulls of a brown bear taken from Units 1, 4, or 5. In Unit 8, you may
sell handicrafts made from any nonedible byproducts of brown bear taken
from Unit 8, except gallbladders.
* * * * *
(14) You may request a Customary Trade Permit to sell the hide with
or without claws attached of a brown bear legally harvested under
Federal subsistence regulations providing the hide is purchased within
the United States for personal use and not to be resold. These
customary trade sales must be immediately recorded on a Customary Trade
Permit and must be returned within the time frame specified on the
permit. The hide must be sealed, the seal must remain on the hide, and
the seal number must be included in any advertisement of sale.
* * * * *
0
4. Amend Sec. __.26 by:
0
a. Revising paragraphs (d)(2) and (3);
0
b. Revising table 2 to paragraph (n)(2);
0
c. Revising table 3 to paragraph (n)(3);
0
d. Revising table 5 to paragraph (n)(5);
0
e. Revising table 6 to paragraph (n)(6);
0
f. Revising paragraph (n)(7);
0
g. Revising table 8 to paragraph (n)(8);
0
h. Revising paragraph (n)(9);
0
i. Revising table 11 to paragraph (n)(11);
0
j. Revising table 12 to paragraph (n)(12);
0
k. Revising table 13 to paragraph (n)(13);
0
l. Revising paragraph (n)(17);
0
m. Revising table 18 to paragraph (n)(18);
0
n. Revising paragraph (n)(19);
0
o. Revising table 20 to paragraph (n)(20);
0
p. Revising table 22 to paragraph (n)(22);
0
q. Revising table 23 to paragraph (n)(23);
0
r. Revising table 24 to paragraph (n)(24);
0
s. Revising paragraph (n)(25); and
0
t. Revising table 26 to paragraph (n)(26).
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The revisions read as follows:
Sec. __.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house, except that you may
disturb or destroy a beaver house in Unit 18;
(3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a
representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth
from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this
paragraph (d)(3) does not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5,
9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A, and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak
River drainage, and Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A and which are not
removed from the Unit;
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you
may not possess or transport the hide of a bear that does not have the
penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the bear.
(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 9B, 17, 18, and
19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage is
removed from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G
representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath.
(iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 21D,
22, 23, 24, and 26A from the area or present it for commercial tanning
within the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G
representative in Barrow, Galena, Nome, or Kotzebue.
(iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from
the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat.
(v) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9E from
Unit 9, you must first have it sealed by an authorized sealing
representative.
* * * * *
(n) * * *
(2) * * *
Table 2 to Paragraph (n)(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more Sep. 1-June 30.
than 1 may be a blue or
glacier bear.
Deer:
Residents of Unit 2--5 July 24-Jan. 31.
deer; however, no more
than 1 may be a female
deer. Female deer may be
taken only during the
period Oct. 15-Jan. 31.
Harvest ticket number 5
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 5.
Residents of Units 1A July 24-Dec. 31
(excluding Ketchikan), 1B,
and 3-4 bucks.
Residents of Units 1C, 1D, Aug. 1-Dec. 31
4, 5, and Ketchikan--2
bucks.
Federal public lands in
Unit 2 are closed to deer
hunting from Jul. 24-Aug.
15, except by federally
qualified subsistence
users hunting under this
part.
Non-federally qualified
users may only harvest 1
male deer on Federal
public lands in Unit 2.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.............. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Elk: 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.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver 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 Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
taken will be 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 1-May 15.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. All wolves Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
taken will be 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.
Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 10-Mar. 1.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(3) * * *
Table 3 to Paragraph (n)(3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more Sep. 1-June 30.
than 1 may be a blue or
glacier bear.
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Deer:
Unit 3, Mitkof, Woewodski, Oct. 1-Nov. 7.
and Butterworth 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 Island Area, No open season.
Zarembo, Bushy, Shrubby,
and Kashevarof Islands.
Unit 3 remainder--1 elk by July 1-June 30.
Federal 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 Sep. 15-Oct. 15.
spike-fork or 50-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, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 1-May 15.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:
Unit 3, Mitkof Island--No Nov. 10-May 15.
limit.
Unit 3, except Mitkof Nov. 10-May 15.
Island--No limit.
Coyote: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten:
No limit (except on Kuiu Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Island).
Kuiu Island portion of Unit Dec. 1-31.
3. No limit.
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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * * * *
(5) * * *
Table 5 to Paragraph (n)(5)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 2 bears, no more Sep. 1-June 30.
than 1 may be a blue or
glacier bear.
Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal Sep. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5A--1 buck............ Nov. 1-30.
Unit 5B.................... No open season.
Goat:
Unit 5A--that area between No open season.
the Hubbard Glacier and
the West Nunatak Glacier
on the north and east
sides of Nunatak Fjord.
Unit 5A, remainder--1 goat Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 5B--1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench--1 Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
moose by State
registration permit only.
The season will be closed
when 5 moose have been
taken from the Nunatak
Bench.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
Bench, west of the
Dangerous River--1 bull by
joint State/Federal
registration permit only.
From Oct. 8-21, Federal
public lands are closed to
the taking of moose,
except by federally
qualified subsistence
users hunting under this
part.
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Sep. 16-Nov. 15.
Bench, east of the
Dangerous River--1 bull by
joint State/Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 5B--1 bull by State Sep. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit 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, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
black and silver phases): 2
foxes.
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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 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 1-May 15.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
black and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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) * * *
Table 6 to Paragraph (n)(6)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 1 bear. In Unit Sep. 1-June 30.
6D, a State registration
permit is required.
Bear, brown:
Units 6A, 6B, 6C--1 bear by Aug. 1-June 30
Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 6D--1 bear by Federal Aug. 1-June 30
permit only.
Deer:
5 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
deer may be taken only
from Oct. 1-Jan. 31. Only
1 of the 5-deer harvest
limit may be taken between
Jan. 1-31.
Goat:
Unit 6A and B--1 goat by Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
State registration permit
only.
Unit 6C.................... No open season.
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, Aug. 20-Feb. 28.
RG243, RG244, 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 Sep. 1-Oct. 31.
by Federal 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 Sep. 1-Dec. 31.
drawing permit 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.
Unit 6, remainder.......... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 3 in July 1-June 30.
possession.
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, No open season.
black, and silver 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 Aug. 1-May 15.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 1-May 15.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
Unit 6C, south of the Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Copper River Highway and
east of the Heney Range--
No limit.
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Units 6A, 6B, 6C, Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
remainder, and 6D--No
limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
black, and silver 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 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 wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai
Fjords National Park.
(B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7,
which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward
Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of
Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt
grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September
1.
(C) You may not hunt, trap, or take wildlife within a quarter mile
of wildlife crossing structures along the Sterling Highway.
(D) Those portions within 50 yards of the Quartz Creek, Crescent
Creek, and Russian River campgrounds are closed to trapping; however,
trapping is allowed within 50 yards of the campgrounds if the traps are
elevated 3 feet above hard ground, enclosed, under water, or under ice.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15, except in the drainages of Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]
Table 7 to Paragraph (n)(7)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 7, north of the Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Sterling Highway and west
of the Seward Highway--1
caribou by Federal
registration permit only.
The Seward District Ranger
will close the Federal
season when 5 caribou are
harvested by Federal
registration permit.
Unit 7, remainder.......... No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal Aug. 10-Nov 14.
drawing permit. Nannies
accompanied by kids may
not be taken.
Moose:
Unit 7, that portion No open season.
draining into Kings Bay--
Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of
moose except by residents
of Chenega Bay and
Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder--1 Aug. 20-Sep. 25.
antlered bull with spike- Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
fork or 50-inch antlers or
with 3 or more brow tines
on either antler, by
Federal registration
permit only.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
horn or larger by Federal
drawing permit.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 May 1-Oct. 10.
in possession.
Coyote: No limit........... Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, No open season.
black, and silver phases):.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx............... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 7, that portion within Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
the Kenai National
Wildlife Refuge--2 wolves.
Unit 7, remainder--5 wolves Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine..... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 10 per Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
day, 20 in possession.
Grouse (ruffed):........... No open season.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
and white-tailed): 20 per
day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 20 beavers per season.. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Jan. 1-31.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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Table 8 to Paragraph (n)(8)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, brown: 1 bear by Federal Dec. 1-Dec. 15. Apr. 1-May 15.
registration permit only. Up
to 2 permits may be issued in
Akhiok; up to 1 permit may be
issued in Karluk; up to 3
permits may be issued in
Larsen Bay; up to 3 permits
may be issued in Old Harbor;
up to 2 permits may be issued
in Ouzinkie; up to 2 permits
may be issued in Port Lions;
and up to 4 permits may be
issued to the residents of the
Kodiak Island road system east
of the line from Crag Point
south to the westernmost point
of Saltery Cove, including
Anton Larsen Bay. Permits will
be issued by the Refuge
Manager, Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge.
Deer:
Unit 8, all lands within Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
the Kodiak Archipelago
within the Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge, including
lands on Kodiak, Ban,
Uganik, and Afognak
Islands--4 deer; however,
antlerless deer may be
taken only Oct. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 8, remainder.......... No open season.
Elk:
Unit 8, all lands within Sep. 15-Nov. 30.
the Kodiak Archipelago
within the Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge, including
lands on Kodiak, Ban,
Uganik, and Afognak
Islands--1 elk per
household by Federal
registration permit only.
The season will be closed
by announcement of the
Refuge Manager, Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge,
when the combined Federal/
State harvest reaches 15%
of the herd.
Unit 8, remainder.............. No open season.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver phases): 2
foxes.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: 30 beavers per season.. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Nov. 10-June 10.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the Alaska Peninsula and
adjacent islands, including drainages east of False Pass, Pacific Ocean
drainages west of and excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; drainages
into the south side of Bristol Bay, drainages into the north side of
Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and including the Sanak and Shumagin
Islands:
(A) Unit 9A consists of that portion of Unit 9 draining into
Shelikof Strait and Cook Inlet between the southern boundary of Unit 16
(Redoubt Creek) and the northern boundary of Katmai National Park and
Preserve.
(B) Unit 9B consists of the Kvichak River drainage except those
lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River
drainage and the Naknek River drainage.
(C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the
Naknek River drainage, lands drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between
the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage, and all land
and water within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(D) Unit 9D consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a
line from the southernmost head of Port Moller to the head of American
Bay, including the Shumagin Islands and other islands of Unit 9 west of
the Shumagin Islands.
(E) Unit 9E consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai
National Park; and
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or
snowmobiles used for hunting and transporting a hunter or harvested
animal parts from Aug. 1 through Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use
Area, which includes all of Unit 9C within the Naknek River drainage
upstream from and including the King Salmon Creek drainage; however,
you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon, Lake Camp,
and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen
surfaces of the Naknek River and Big Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 9 throughout the season and consistent with established
harvest limits.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag in Unit 9B, except that portion within the Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve, if you have obtained a State registration
permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents of
Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and that
portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440 permit holders
may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a
resident tag. The season will be closed when 4 females or 10 bears have
been taken, whichever occurs first. The
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permits will be issued and closure announcements made by the
Superintendent of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
(D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit
from July 1 through June 30. Permits will be issued to individuals only
at the request of a local organization. This 10-moose limit is not
cumulative with that permitted for potlatches by the State.
(E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a federally qualified subsistence
user (recipient) of Units 9C and 9E may designate another federally
qualified subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to take bull caribou on
his or her behalf. The designated hunter must obtain a designated
hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report and turn over
all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction on the number of
possession limits the designated hunter may have in his/her possession
at any one time.
(F) For Unit 9D, a federally qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another federally qualified subsistence user to take
caribou on his or her behalf. 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 four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one
time.
(G) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point,
and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1-December 31 or
May 10-May 25, one brown bear for ceremonial purposes, under the terms
of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an
individual only at the request of a local organization. The brown bear
may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10 (Unimak Island) only.
(H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 9E with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State locking tag if you have obtained a Federal
registration permit prior to hunting.
(I) In Units 9B and 9C, a snowmachine may be used to approach and
pursue a wolf or wolverine provided the snowmachine does not contact a
live animal.
Table 9 to Paragraph (n)(9)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown:
Unit 9B, Lake Clark July 1-June 30.
National Park and
Preserve--Rural residents
of Iliamna, Newhalen,
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, residents of
that portion of the park
resident zone in Unit 9B;
and 13.440 permit holders--
1 bear by Federal
registration permit only.
The season will be closed
by the Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve
Superintendent when 4
females or 10 bears have
been taken, whichever
occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 bear Sep. 1-May 31.
by State registration
permit only.
Unit 9C--1 bear by Federal Oct. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
The season will be closed
by the Katmai National
Park and Preserve
Superintendent in
consultation with BLM and
FWS land managers and
ADF&G, when 6 females or
10 bears have been taken,
whichever occurs first.
Unit 9E--1 bear by Federal Sep. 25-Dec. 31.
registration permit. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9A--up to 2 caribou by Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
State registration permit. Mar. 15.
Unit 9B--up to 2 caribou by Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
State registration permit. Mar. 31.
Unit 9C, that portion Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
within the Alagnak River Mar. 15.
drainage excluding Katmai
National Preserve--up to 2
caribou by State
registration permit.
Unit 9C, that portion Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
within Katmai National Sep. 30 or Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Preserve--1 caribou by
Federal registration
permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the
taking of caribou except
by residents of Igiugig
and Kokhanok hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 9C, that portion Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
draining into the Naknek Mar. 15.
River from the north, and
Graveyard Creek and Coffee
Creek--up to 2 caribou by
State registration permit.
Unit 9C, remainder--1 bull May be announced.
by Federal registration
permit or State permit.
Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of
caribou except by
residents of Unit 9C and
Egegik.
Unit 9D--1-4 caribou by Aug. 1-Oct. 21.
Federal registration Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
permit only.
Unit 9E--1 bull by Federal May be announced.
registration permit or
State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to
the taking of caribou
except by residents of
Unit 9C, Unit 9E, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion July 15-Oct. 15.
within Lake Clark National Jan. 1-Apr. 1.
Park and Preserve--1 ram
with \3/4\ curl or larger
horn by Federal
registration permit only.
By announcement of the
Lake Clark National Park
and Preserve
Superintendent, the summer/
fall season will be closed
when up to 5 sheep are
taken and the winter
season will be closed when
up to 2 sheep are taken.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 ram Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
with \7/8\ curl or larger
horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 9, remainder--1 ram Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
with \7/8\ curl or larger
horn.
Moose:
Unit 9A--1 bull by State Sep. 1-15.
registration permit.
Unit 9B--1 bull by State Aug. 27-Sep. 25.
registration permit. Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Unit 9C, that portion Sep. 1-20.
draining into the Naknek Dec. 1-31.
River from the north--1
bull by State registration
permit.
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Unit 9C, that portion Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
draining into the Naknek Dec. 1-31.
River from the south--1
bull by State registration
permit. Public lands are
closed during December for
the hunting of moose,
except by federally
qualified subsistence
users hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 9C, remainder--1 bull Sep. 1-20.
by State registration Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
permit.
Unit 9D--1 bull by Federal Dec. 15-Jan. 20.
registration permit.
Federal public lands will
be closed by announcement
of the Izembek Refuge
Manager to the harvest of
moose when a total of 10
bulls have been harvested
between State and Federal
hunts.
Unit 9E--1 bull by State Sep. 1-25.
registration permit; Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
however, only antlered
bulls may be taken Dec. 1-
Jan. 31.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E--2 Apr. 15-May 31.
beavers per day.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.............. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver phases): 2
foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
season.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Last day of Feb.
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-last day of Feb.
white-tailed): 10 per day, 20
in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:
No limit................... Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
2 beavers per day; only Apr. 15-May 31.
firearms may be used.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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* * * * *
(11) * * *
Table 11 to Paragraph (n)(11)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 2 bears........... Aug. 10-June 15.
Caribou: 1 bull by Federal May be announced.
registration permit.
The Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve
Superintendent, in
consultation with the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game,
Office of Subsistence
Management, and Chairs of the
affected Councils, may
announce season dates, harvest
quotas, and the number of
permits to be issued, open and
close seasons, and define
harvest areas.
Federal public lands in Unit 11
north of the Sanford River are
closed to caribou hunting
except by residents of
Chistochina, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana, Mentasta
Lake, and Slana/Nabesna Road
hunting under this part.
Federal public lands in Unit 11
remainder are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Chitina, Copper
Center/Silver Springs, Kenny
Lake/Willow Creek, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana, McCarthy,
McCarthy Road, Tazlina, and
Tonsina hunting under this
part.
Sheep:
1 ram...................... Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
1 sheep by Federal Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
registration permit only
by persons 60 years of age
or older. Ewes accompanied
by lambs or lambs may not
be taken.
Goat:
Unit 11, that portion Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
within the Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and
Preserve that is bounded
by the Chitina and Nizina
Rivers on the south, the
Kennicott River and
glacier on the southeast,
and the Root Glacier on
the east--1 goat by
Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 11, the remainder of Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
the Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Preserve--1 goat by
Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 11, that portion No open season.
outside of the Wrangell-
St. Elias National Park
and Preserve.
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Federal public lands will
be closed by announcement
of the Superintendent,
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Preserve, to the harvest
of goats when a total of
45 goats has been
harvested between Federal
and State hunts.
Moose:
Unit 11, that portion Aug. 20-Sep. 20; Season may be
draining into the east announced between Sep. 21-30.
bank of the Copper River
upstream from and
including the Slana River
drainage--1 antlered bull
by joint Federal/State
registration permit.
Unit 11, that portion south Aug. 20-Sep. 20; Season may be
and east of a line running announced between Sep. 21-30.
along the north bank of Nov. 20-Jan. 20.
the Chitina River, the
north and west banks of
the Nizina River, and the
west bank of West Fork of
the Nizina River,
continuing along the
western edge of the West
Fork Glacier to the summit
of Regal Mountain--1 bull
by Federal registration
permit. However, during
the period Aug. 20-Sep.
20, only an antlered bull
may be taken.
Unit 11, remainder--1 Aug. 20-Sep. 20; Season may be
antlered bull by Federal announced between Sep. 21-30.
registration permit only.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Sep. 20-June 10.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in June 1-Oct. 10.
possession.
Coyote: 10 coyotes............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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Table 12 to Paragraph (n)(12)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 2 bears........... Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12, that portion No open season.
within the Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and
Preserve that lies west of
the Nabesna River and the
Nabesna Glacier. All
hunting of caribou is
prohibited on Federal
public lands.
Unit 12, that portion east Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
of the Nabesna River and
the Nabesna Glacier and
south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from
Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--1 bull by
Federal registration
permit only.
Federal public lands are
closed to the harvest of
caribou except by
federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under this part.
Unit 12, remainder--1 bull. May be announced between Sep. 1-20.
OR
1 caribou by Federal Winter season may be announced between
registration permit. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
The Tetlin National
Wildlife Refuge Manager,
in consultation with the
Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve
Superintendent, Alaska
Department of Fish and
Game area biologists,
Office of Subsistence
Management, and Chairs of
the Eastern Interior
Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council
and Upper Tanana/Fortymile
Fish and Game Advisory
Committee may announce
season dates and harvest
quotas, open and close
seasons, and for the
winter season, set sex
restrictions.
Federal public lands in
Unit 12 remainder are
closed to caribou hunting
except by residents of
Alcan Border, Chistochina,
Dot Lake, Mentasta Lake,
Mentasta Pass, Northway,
Tanacross, Tetlin, and Tok
hunting under this part.
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Sheep:
Unit 12--1 ram with full Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
curl or larger horn.
Unit 12, that portion Aug. 1-Oct. 20.
within Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and
Preserve--1 ram with full
curl horn or larger by
Federal registration
permit only by persons 60
years of age or older.
Moose:
Unit 12, that portion Aug. 24-Sep. 20; Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
within the Tetlin National
Wildlife Refuge and those
lands within 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--1
antlered bull by Federal
registration permit.
Unit 12, that portion east Aug. 24-Sep. 30.
of the Nabesna River and
Nabesna Glacier, and south
of the Winter Trail
running southeast from
Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--1
antlered bull.
Unit 12, that portion Aug. 20-Sep. 20.
within the Nabesna River
drainage west of the east
bank of the Nabesna River
upstream from the southern
boundary of Tetlin
National Wildlife Refuge--
1 antlered bull by joint
Federal/State registration
permit only.
Unit 12, remainder--1 bull. Aug. 24-28; Sep. 8-20.
Beaver: Unit 12, Wrangell-St. Sep. 20-May 15.
Elias National Park and
Preserve--6 beavers per
season. Meat from harvested
beaver must be salvaged for
human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Mar. 31
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit. Hide or meat Sep. 15-Jun 10.
must be salvaged. Traps,
snares, bow and arrow, or
firearms may be used.
Coyote: No limit............... Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Sep. 20-June 10.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit................. Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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Table 13 to Paragraph (n)(13)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 2 bears. Bears Aug. 10-May 31.
taken within Denali National
Park must be sealed within 5
days of harvest. That portion
within Denali National Park
will be closed by announcement
of the Superintendent after 4
bears have been harvested.
Caribou:
Units 13A and 13B--up to 2 May be announced between Aug. 1-Sep.
caribou by Federal 30. May be announced between Oct. 21-
registration permit only. Mar. 31.
The Glennallen Field Office
Manager, in consultation
with the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game, Office
of Subsistence Management,
Ahtna Intertribal Resource
Commission, and Chair of
the affected Councils, may
announce season dates and
harvest quotas, open and
close seasons, and set sex
restrictions and harvest
limits.
Federal public lands in
Unit 13A are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Chickaloon,
Chitina, Copper Center/
Silver Springs, Gakona,
Glacier View, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Lake Louise,
Tazlina, and Tolsona
hunting under this part.
Federal public lands in
Unit 13B are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Chitina,
Chickaloon, Chistochina,
Copper Center/Silver
Springs, Gakona, Glacier
View, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake/Willow Creek,
Lake Louise, McCarthy,
Nelchina, Paxson, Sheep
Mountain, Slana, Tazlina,
Tolsona, and Tonsina
hunting under this part.
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Unit 13, remainder--2 bulls May be announced between Aug. 1-Sep.
by Federal registration 30. May be announced between Oct. 21-
permit only. Mar. 31.
The Glennallen Field Office
Manager, in consultation
with the Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and
Preserve Superintendent,
Denali National Park and
Preserve Superintendent,
Alaska Department of Fish
and Game, Office of
Subsistence Management,
Ahtna Intertribal Resource
Commission, and Chair of
the affected Councils, may
announce season dates and
harvest quotas and open
and close seasons.
Federal public lands in
Unit 13C are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Chistochina,
Gakona, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Mentasta Lake,
Mentasta Pass, Slana/
Nabesna Road, Tazlina, and
Tolsona hunting under this
part.
Federal public lands in
Unit 13D are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Chitina,
Copper Center, Glennallen,
Kenny Lake/Willow Creek,
Tazlina, Tolsona, and
Tonsina hunting under this
part.
Federal public lands in
Unit 13E are closed to
caribou hunting except by
residents of Cantwell,
Chase, Denali Village
(formerly McKinley
Village), and the area
between mileposts 216-239
of the Parks Highway
(excluding residents of
Denali Park Headquarters)
hunting under this part.
Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
13D and the Tok Management
Area and Delta Controlled Use
Area--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or
larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 13E--1 antlered bull Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
moose by Federal
registration permit only;
only 1 permit will be
issued per household.
Bureau of Land Management
lands are closed to moose
hunting except by
federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under this part.
Unit 13, remainder--1 Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
antlered bull moose by
Federal registration
permit only.
Bureau of Land Management
lands are closed to moose
hunting except by
federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under this part.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in June 15-Sep. 10.
possession.
Coyote: 10 coyotes............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Feb. 28.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Sep. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: Unit 13--No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Sep. 25-June 10.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit................. Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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* * * * *
(17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay
and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and Cape Newenham, and all
islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the
Walrus Islands:
(A) Unit 17A consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and
Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands.
(B) Unit 17B consists of the Nushagak River drainage upstream from,
and including, the Mulchatna River drainage and the Wood River drainage
upstream from the outlet of Lake Beverley.
(C) Unit 17C consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you
may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting ungulates, bear, wolves,
and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and parts of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled
Use Area consisting of Unit 17B, from Aug. 1 through Nov. 1.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag if you have obtained a State registration permit prior
to hunting.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 17 throughout the season and consistent with established
harvest limits. You may not take beaver with a firearm under a trapping
license on National Park Service lands.
(D) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be used to assist in the taking
of a caribou, and caribou may be shot from a stationary snowmachine.
``Assist in the taking of a caribou'' means a snowmachine may be used
to approach within 300 yards of a caribou at speeds
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under 15 miles per hour, in a manner that does not involve repeated
approaches or that causes a caribou to run. A snowmachine may not be
used to contact an animal or to pursue a fleeing caribou.
(E) In Unit 17, a snowmachine may be used to approach and pursue a
wolf or wolverine provided the snowmachine does not contact a live
animal.
Table 17 to Paragraph (n)(17)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 2 bears........... Aug. 1-May 31.
Bear, brown: Unit 17--2 bears.. July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 17A, all drainages Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
west of Right Hand Point-- Mar. 31.
up to 2 caribou by State
registration permit.
Units 17A and 17C, that Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
portion of 17A east of the
Ungalikthluk River and
South of Buchia Ridge, and
within the lower Kulukak
River drainage south of
Buchia Ridge and within
the Kanik River drainage
downstream of the Tithe
Creek, that portion of 17C
south of the Igushik River
and south of and including
the Tuklung River
drainage--up to 5 caribou
by Federal registration
permit.
Public lands are closed to
the taking of caribou
except by federally
qualified users unless the
population estimate
exceeds 900 caribou.
Units 17A, remainder and Season may be announced between Aug. 1
17C, remainder--selected and Mar. 31.
drainages; a harvest limit
of up to 2 caribou by
State registration permit
will be determined at the
time the season is
announced.
Units 17B and 17C, that Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
portion of 17C east of the Mar. 31.
Wood River and Wood River
Lakes--up to 2 caribou by
State registration permit.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 17A--1 bull by State Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
registration permit; or.
1 antlerless moose by State Aug. 25-Sep. 25.
registration permit; or.
Unit 17A--up to 2 moose; 1 Up to a 31-day season may be announced
antlered bull by State between Dec. 1 and the last day of
registration permit, 1 Feb.
antlerless moose by State
registration permit.
Units 17B and 17C--1 bull.. Aug. 20-Sep. 15.
Dec. 1-31.
During the period Aug. 20-
Sep. 15--1 bull by State
registration permit; or.
During the period Sep. 1-
15--1 bull with spike-fork
or 50-inch antlers or
antlers with 3 or more
brow tines on at least one
side with a State harvest
ticket; or.
During the period Dec. 1-
31--1 antlered bull by
State registration permit.
Coyote: 2 coyotes.............. Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Feb. 15.
black, and silver phases): 2
foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 1 per day, 4 per Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
season.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 20 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver:
Unit 17--No limit.......... Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 17--2 beavers per day. Apr. 15-May 31.
Only firearms may be used.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats............ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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Table 18 to Paragraph (n)(18)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: 1 bear by State Sep. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Caribou:
Unit 18, that portion to Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
the east and south of the Mar. 15.
Kuskokwim River--up to 2
caribou by State
registration permit.
Unit 18, remainder--up to 2 Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
caribou by State Mar. 15.
registration permit.
Moose:
Unit 18, that portion east Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
of a line running from the
mouth of the Ishkowik
River to the closest point
of Dall Lake, then to the
east bank of the Johnson
River at its entrance into
Nunavakanukakslak Lake
(60[deg]59.41' N latitude;
162[deg]22.14' W
longitude), continuing
upriver along a line \1/2\
mile south and east of,
and paralleling a line
along the southerly bank
of the Johnson River to
the confluence of the east
bank of Crooked Creek,
then continuing upriver to
the outlet at Arhymot
Lake, then following the
south bank east of the
Unit 18 border and then
north of and including the
Eek River drainage--1
antlered bull by State
registration permit during
the fall season.
Or
1 antlerless moose by May be announced between
Federal permit during a Sep. 1-Oct. 15
may-be-announced fall
season.
Or
1 moose by Federal permit May be announced between Dec. 1-Mar.
during a may-be-announced 31.
winter season.
Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of
moose except by residents
of Akiachak, Akiak,
Atmautlauk, Bethel, Eek,
Kalskag, Kasigluk, Kipnuk,
Kongiganak, Kwethluk,
Kwigillingok, Lower
Kalskag, Napakiak,
Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk,
Oscarville, Quinhagak,
Tuluksak, and Tuntutuliak.
Unit 18, south of the Eek Sep. 1-Oct. 15.
River drainage and north
of and including the
Carter Bay drainage--1
antlered bull by State
registration permit.
Unit 18, that portion that Sep. 1-30.
drains into Kuskokwim Bay
south of Carter Bay
drainage--1 antlered bull
by State registration
permit.
Or
1 moose by State A season may be announced between Dec.
registration permit. 1 and the last day of Feb.
Unit 18, remainder--3 July 16-Apr. 30.
moose, only one of which
may be antlered.
Cows accompanied by calves
may not be taken July 16-
31. Antlered bulls may not
be harvested Oct. 1-Nov.
30.
Beaver: No limit............... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 4 coyotes.............. Aug. 15-May 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
phases): 2 foxes.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per Aug. 1-May 31.
season.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 5 lynx................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolf: 15 wolves................ Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 2 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce and ruffed): 15 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
per day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): 25 Aug. 10-May 30.
per day, 50 in possession.
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Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 10-Mar. 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-Mar. 31.
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(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage
upstream, excluding the drainages of Arhymot Lake, from a line starting
at the outlet of Arhymot Lake at Crooked Creek (locally known as
Johnson River), then along the south bank of Crooked Creek downstream
to the northern terminus of Crooked Creek to the Yukon- Kuskokwim
Portage (locally known as the Mud Creek Tramway), then along the west
side of the tramway to Mud Creek, then along the westerly bank of Mud
Creek downstream to an unnamed slough of the Kuskokwim River (locally
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known as First Slough or Kalskag Slough), then along the west bank of
this unnamed slough downstream to its confluence with the Kuskokwim
River, then southeast across the Kuskokwim River to its southerly bank,
then along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River upriver to the
confluence of a Kuskokwim River slough locally known as Old River, then
across Old River to the downriver terminus of the island formed by Old
River and the Kuskokwim River, then along the north bank of the main
channel of Old River to Igyalleq Creek (Whitefish Creek), then along
the south and west bank of Igyalleq Creek to Whitefish Lake, then
directly across Whitefish Lake to Ophir Creek then along the west bank
of Ophir Creek to its headwaters at 61[deg]10.22' N lat.,
159[deg]46.05' W long.:
(A) Unit 19A consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
from and including the George River drainage and downstream from and
excluding the Downey Creek drainage.
(B) Unit 19B consists of the Aniak River drainage upstream from and
including the Salmon River drainage, the Holitna River drainage
upstream from and including the Bakbuk Creek drainage, that area south
of a line from the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar dome at
Sparrevohn Air Force Base, including the Hoholitna River drainage
upstream from that line, and the Stony River drainage upstream from and
including the Can Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 19C consists of that portion of Unit 19 south and east of
a line from Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 miles south of the
northwestern corner of the original Mt. McKinley National Park
boundary) to the peak of Lone Mountain, then due west to Big River,
including the Big River drainage upstream from that line, and including
the Swift River drainage upstream from and including the North Fork
drainage.
(D) Unit 19D consists of that portion drained by the Kuskokwim
River drainage upstream from and including the Swift River drainage,
excluding Unit 19C.
(E) Unit 19E consists of the remainder of Unit 19.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(19) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag in those portions of Units 19A and 19B downstream of and
including the Aniak River drainage if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 19C, individual residents of Nikolai may harvest sheep
during the Aug. 10 to Sep. 20 season and not have that animal count
against the community harvest limit (during the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30
season). Individual residents of Nikolai that harvest a sheep under
State regulations may not participate in the Oct. 1 to Mar. 30
community harvest.
Table 19 to Paragraph (n)(19)
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Harvest limits Open season
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Units 19A and 19B, Aug. 10-June 30.
those portions which are
downstream of and including
the Aniak River drainage--1
bear by State registration
permit.
Units 19A, remainder; 19B, Aug. 10-June 30.
remainder; 19D; and 19E--1
bear.
Caribou: Units 19A, 19B, and Season may be announced between Aug. 1-
19E (excluding rural Alaska Mar. 15.
residents of Lime Village)--up
to 2 caribou by State
registration permit.
Unit 19C--1 caribou........ Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19D, south and east of Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
the Kuskokwim River and Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
North Fork of the
Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 Aug. 10-Sep. 30.
caribou.
Unit 19, residents July 1-June 30.
domiciled in Lime Village
only--no individual
harvest limit but a
village harvest quota of
200 caribou; cows and
calves may not be taken
from Apr. 1 through Aug.
9. Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Sheep: 1 ram with \7/8\ curl Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
horn or larger.
Unit 19C, that portion Oct. 1-Mar. 30.
within the Denali National
Park and Preserve-
residents of Nikolai only--
no individual harvest
limit, but a community
harvest quota will be set
annually by the Denali
National Park and Preserve
Superintendent; rams or
ewes without lambs only.
Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Moose: Unit 19, residents of July 1-June 30.
Lime Village only--no
individual harvest limit, but
a village harvest quota of 28
bulls (including those taken
under the State permits).
Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Unit 19A--1 antlered bull Sep. 1-20.
by Federal drawing permit
or a State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to
the taking of moose except
by residents of Tuluksak,
Lower Kalskag, Upper
Kalskag, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, and Crooked
Creek hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 19B--1 bull with spike- Sep. 1-20.
fork or 50-inch antlers or
antlers with 4 or more
brow tines on one side.
Unit 19C--1 antlered bull.. Sep. 1-20.
Unit 19C--1 bull by State Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 19D, upstream from the Sep. 1-30.
mouth of the Selatna Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
River, but excluding the
Selatna and Black River
drainages, to a line
extending from Dyckman
Mountain on the northern
Unit 19D boundary
southeast to the 1,610-
foot crest of Munsatli
Ridge, then south along
Munsatli Ridge to the
2,981-foot peak of Telida
Mountain, then northeast
to the intersection of the
western boundary of Denali
National Preserve with the
Minchumina-Telida winter
trail, then south along
the western boundary of
Denali National Preserve
to the southern boundary
of Unit 19D--1 bull.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 Sep. 1-30.
antlered bull. Dec. 1-15.
Unit 19E, Lime Village Aug. 10-Sep. 25.
Management Area--2 bulls Nov. 20-Mar 31.
by State or Federal
registration permit.
Unit 19E--1 antlered bull Sep. 1-5.
by State registration
permit available in
Sleetmute and Stoney River
on July 24. Permits issued
on a first come, first
served basis (number of
permits to be announced
annually).
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Coyote: 10 coyotes............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 19D--10 wolves per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day.
Unit 19, remainder--5 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
wolves.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock, willow, and Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
white-tailed): 20 per day, 40
in possession.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beaver: No limit............... Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit............... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten: No limit............... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit.............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit................. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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Table 20 to Paragraph (n)(20)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black: 3 bears........... July 1-June 30.
Bear, brown: Unit 20A--1 bear.. Sep. 1-May 31.
Unit 20E--2 bears.......... Aug. 10-June 30.
Unit 20, remainder--1 bear. Sep. 1-May 31.
Caribou: Unit 20E--up to 3 Fall season between Aug. 1 and Sep. 30,
caribou, to be announced, by a to be announced.
joint State/Federal Winter season between Oct. 21 and Mar.
registration permit. 31, to be announced.
Unit 20F, north of the Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Yukon River--1 caribou.
Unit 20F, east of the Fall season between Aug. 1 and Sep. 30,
Dalton Highway and south to be announced.
of the Yukon River--up to Winter season between Oct. 21 and Mar.
3 caribou, to be 31, to be announced.
announced, by a joint
State/Federal registration
permit.
Moose:
Unit 20A--1 antlered bull.. Sep. 1-20.
Unit 20B--1 antlered bull.. Sep. 1-20.
Unit 20C, that portion Sep. 1-30.
within Denali National Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
Park and Preserve west of
the Toklat River,
excluding lands within
Mount McKinley National
Park as it existed prior
to December 2, 1980--1
antlered bull; however,
white-phased or partial
albino (more than 50
percent white) moose may
not be taken.
Unit 20C, remainder--1 Sep. 1-30.
antlered bull; however,
white-phased or partial
albino (more than 50
percent white) moose may
not be taken.
Unit 20E, that portion Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
within Yukon-Charley
Rivers National Preserve--
1 bull.
Unit 20E, that portion Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
drained by the Middle Fork
of the Fortymile River
upstream from and
including the Joseph Creek
drainage--1 bull.
Unit 20E, remainder--1 bull Aug. 20-Sep. 30.
by joint Federal/State
registration permit.
Unit 20F, that portion Sep. 1-25.
within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area--
1 antlered bull by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 20F, remainder--1 Sep. 1-30. Dec. 1-10.
antlered bull.
Sheep:
Unit 20E--1 ram with full- Aug. 10-Sep. 20.
curl horn or larger.
Federal public lands
within Yukon-Charley
Rivers National Preserve
and within the Glacier
Mountain Controlled Use
Area are closed to sheep
hunting by all users.
Unit 20, remainder......... No open season.
Beaver: Unit 20E--Yukon-Charley Sep. 20-May 15.
Rivers National Preserve--6
beavers per season. Meat from
harvested beaver must be
salvaged for human consumption.
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Coyote: 10 coyotes............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, red (including cross, Sep. 1-Mar. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes; however, no more than 2
foxes may be taken prior to
Oct. 1.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and that Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
portion of 20C east of the
Teklanika River--2 lynx.
Unit 20E--2 lynx........... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 20, remainder--2 lynx. Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 20E, that portion Sep. 20-June 10.
within Yukon-Charley Rivers
National Preserve--No limit.
Unit 20C, that portion Nov. 1-June 10.
within Denali National
Park and Preserve--25
muskrat.
Unit 20, remainder......... No open season.
Wolf:
Unit 20C, that portion Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
within Denali National Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Park and Preserve--1 wolf
during the Aug. 10-Oct. 31
period; 5 wolves during
the Nov. 1-Apr. 30 period,
for a total of 6 wolves
for the season.
Unit 20, remainder--10 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
wolves.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine......... Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce, ruffed, and Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
sharp-tailed): Units 20A, 20B,
20C, 20E, and 20F--15 per day,
30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow): Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 20, those portions within
5 miles of Alaska Route 5
(Taylor Highway, both to Eagle
and the Alaska-Canada
boundary) and that portion of
Alaska Route 4 (Richardson
Highway) south of Delta
Junction--20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Unit 20, remainder--20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
and 20F--No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit. Hide or Sep. 15-June 10.
meat must be salvaged.
Traps, snares, bow and
arrow, or firearms may be
used.
Coyote: Unit 20E--No limit..... Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Unit 20, remainder--No Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: Units 20A, 20B, and 20C Dec. 15-Feb. 15.
east of the Teklanika River--
No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit......... Nov. 1-Mar. 15.
Units 20F and 20C, Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
remainder--No limit.
Marten: Unit 20E--No limit..... Nov. 1-Mar. 15
Unit 20, remainder--No Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
limit.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: Unit 20E--No limit.... Sep. 20-June 10.
Unit 20, remainder--No Nov. 1-June 10.
limit.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
20F--No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit......... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit............ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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Table 22 to Paragraph (n)(22)
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
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Bear, black:
Units 22A and 22B--3 bears. July 1-June 30.
Unit 22, remainder......... No open season.
Bear, brown:
Unit 22A, south of and Aug. 1-May 31.
including the Golsovia
River drainage--2 bears by
State registration permit.
Units 22A remainder, 22B, Aug. 1-June 30.
22D, and 22E--2 bears by
State registration permit.
Unit 22C--1 bear by State Aug. 1-June 30.
registration permit only.
Caribou:
Unit 22B, that portion west Oct. 1-Apr. 30. May 1-Sep. 30, season
of Golovnin Bay and west may be announced.
of a line along the west
bank of the Fish and
Niukluk Rivers to the
mouth of the Libby River,
and excluding all portions
of the Niukluk River
drainage upstream from and
including the Libby River
drainage--15 caribou, only
1 may be a cow by State
registration permit.
Calves may not be taken.
Units 22A, that portion July 1-June 30.
north of the Golsovia
River drainage, 22B
remainder, that portion of
Unit 22D in the Kuzitrin
River drainage (excluding
the Pilgrim River
drainage), and the Agiapuk
River drainages, including
the tributaries, and Unit
22E, that portion east of
and including the Tin
Creek drainage--15
caribou, only 1 may be a
cow by State registration
permit. Calves may not be
taken.
Unit 22A, remainder--15 July 1-June 30, season may be
caribou, only 1 may be a announced.
cow by State registration
permit. Calves may not be
taken.
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Unit 22D, that portion in Oct. 1-Apr. 30. May 1-Sep. 30, season
the Pilgrim River may be announced.
drainage--15 caribou, only
1 may be a cow by State
registration permit.
Calves may not be taken.
Units 22C, 22D remainder, July 1-June 30, season may be
22E remainder--15 caribou, announced.
only 1 may be a cow by
State registration permit.
Calves may not be taken.
Moose:
Unit 22A, that portion Aug. 1-Sep. 30.
north of the Egavik Creek
drainage--1 bull.
Unit 22A, that portion in Aug. 1-Sep. 30. Dec. 1-last day of Feb.
the Unalakleet drainage
and all drainages flowing
into Norton Sound north of
the Golsovia River
drainage and south of and
including the Egavik Creek
drainage--1 bull by State
registration permit. The
BLM Anchorage Field Office
is delegated authority to
close the season in
consultation with ADF&G.
Unit 22A, remainder--1 Aug. 1-Sep. 30. Jan. 1-Feb. 15.
bull. However, during the
period Jan. 1-Feb. 15,
only an antlered bull may
be taken..
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Sep. 1-14.
Mountains--1 bull by State
registration permit.
Quotas and any needed
closures will be announced
by the Anchorage Field
Office Manager of the BLM,
in consultation with NPS
and ADF&G. Federal public
lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by
federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Jan. 1-31.
Mountains--1 antlered bull
by State registration
permit. Quotas and any
needed season closures
will be announced by the
BLM Anchorage Field Office
Manager, in consultation
with NPS and ADF&G.
Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of
moose except by residents
of White Mountain and
Golovin hunting under this
part.
Unit 22B, remainder--1 bull Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 22C--1 antlered bull.. Sep. 1-14.
Unit 22D, Kutzitrin River Sep. 1-14.
drainages (including
Kougarok and Pilgrim
rivers) and southwest area
located west of the Tisuk
River drainage, west of
the west bank of Canyon
Creek beginning at McAdam
Creek continuing to Tuksuk
Channel--1 bull by State
registration permit.
Quotas and any needed
closures will be announced
by the BLM Anchorage Field
Office Manager in
consultation with NPS and
ADF&G.
Or
1 antlered bull by State Season may be announced between Dec. 1-
registration permit. Jan. 31.
Quotas and any needed
closures will be announced
by the BLM Anchorage Field
Office Manager, in
consultation with NPS and
ADF&G. Federal public
lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by
residents of Units 22C and
22D hunting under this
part.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 bull Aug. 10-Sep. 14
by State registration
permit..
Or
1 antlered bull by State Season may be announced, Dec. 1-Jan.
registration permit. 31.
Federal public lands are
closed to the harvest of
moose except by federally
qualified subsistence
users hunting under this
part.
Unit 22E--1 antlered bull Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
by Federal registration
permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by
federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under this part.
Musk ox:
Unit 22A--1 bull by Federal Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
drawing permit or State
permit.
Unit 22B--1 bull by Federal Aug. 1-Mar. 30.
drawing permit or State
permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the
taking of musk ox except
by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion west Sep. 1-Mar. 30.
of the Tisuk River
drainage and Canyon Creek--
1 bull by Federal drawing
permit or State permit.
Federal public lands are
closed to the harvest of
musk ox except by
residents of Nome and
Teller hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 22D, that portion Aug. 1-Mar. 30.
within the Kuzitrin River
drainages--1 bull by
Federal drawing permit or
State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to
the taking of musk ox
except for residents of
Council, Golovin, White
Mountain, Nome, Teller,
and Brevig Mission hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 bull Aug. 1-Mar. 30.
by Federal drawing permit
or State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to
the taking of musk ox
except by residents of
Elim, White Mountain,
Nome, Teller, and Brevig
Mission hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 22E--1 bull by Federal Aug. 1-Mar. 30.
drawing permit or State
permit. Federal public
lands are closed to the
harvest of musk ox except
by federally qualified
subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22, remainder......... No open season.
Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and Nov. 1-June 10.
22E--50 beavers.
Unit 22, remainder......... No open season.
Coyote......................... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Sep. 1-Apr. 30.
phases): 2 foxes.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
black, and silver phases): 10
foxes.
Hare, Alaska: 2 per day, 6 per Aug. 1-May 31.
season.
Hare, snowshoe: No limit....... Sep. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx: 2 lynx................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
Units 22A and 22B--No limit Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 22, remainder......... No open season.
Mink and Weasel: No limit...... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Otter: No limit................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: No limit................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolverine: 3 wolverines........ Sep. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (spruce): 15 per day, 30 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (rock and willow):
Units 22A and 22B east of Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
and including the Niukluk
River drainage--40 per
day, 80 in possession.
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Unit 22E--20 per day, 40 in July 15-May 15.
possession.
Unit 22, remainder--20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
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Trapping
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Beaver:
Units 22A, 22B, 22D, and Nov. 1-June 10.
22E--50 beavers.
Unit 22C................... No open season.
Coyote......................... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (blue and white Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
phases): No limit.
Fox, red (including cross, Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
black, and silver phases): No
limit.
Lynx: No limit................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit...
[…truncated; see source link]Indexed from Federal Register on October 27, 2026.
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