[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part II
Department of Agriculture
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Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska; 2006-
2007 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 126 / Friday, June 30, 2006 / Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
RIN 1018-AT98
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska;
2006-2007 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations
AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest
limits, methods, and means related to taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses in Alaska during the 2006-2007 regulatory year. The
rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the
subsistence harvest of wildlife in Alaska are subject to an annual
public review cycle. This rulemaking replaces the wildlife regulations
that expire on June 30, 2006. This rule also amends the regulations
that establish which Alaska residents are eligible to take specific
species for subsistence uses.
DATES: Sections ----.24(a)(1) and ----.25 are effective July 1, 2006.
Section ----.26 is effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of
Subsistence Management; (907) 786-3888. For questions specific to
National Forest System lands, contact Steve Kessler, Regional
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907)
786-3888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126), Congress found that ``the situation
in Alaska is unique in that, in most cases, no practical alternative
means are available to replace the food supplies and other items
gathered from fish and wildlife which supply rural residents dependent
on subsistence uses * * *'' and that ``continuation of the opportunity
for subsistence uses of resources on public and other lands in Alaska
is threatened * * *'' As a result, Title VIII requires, among other
things, that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretaries) implement a joint program to grant a
preference for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife resources on
public lands in Alaska, unless the State of Alaska enacts and
implements laws of general applicability that are consistent with
ANILCA and that provide for the subsistence definition, preference, and
participation specified in sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
The State implemented a program that the Department of the Interior
previously found to be consistent with ANILCA. However, in December
1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. State of Alaska
that the rural preference in the State subsistence statute violated the
Alaska Constitution. The Court's ruling in McDowell required the State
to delete the rural preference from its subsistence statute and,
therefore, negated State compliance with ANILCA. The Court stayed the
effect of the decision until July 1, 1990. As a result of the McDowell
decision, the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture (Departments) assumed, on July 1, 1990, responsibility for
implementation of Title VIII of ANILCA on public lands. On June 29,
1990, the Temporary Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands
in Alaska were published in the Federal Register (55 FR 27114).
As a result of this joint process between Interior and Agriculture,
these regulations can be found in both Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public Property,'' and title 50,
``Wildlife and Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-28 and 50 CFR 100.1-28,
respectively. The regulations contain subparts as follows: Subpart A,
General Provisions; Subpart B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board
Determinations; and Subpart D, Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
Consistent with Subparts A, B, and C of these regulations, as
revised December 27, 2005 (70 FR 76400), the Departments established a
Federal Subsistence Board to administer the Federal Subsistence
Management Program. The Board's composition includes a Chair appointed
by the Secretary of the Interior with concurrence of the Secretary of
Agriculture; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. National Park Service; the
Alaska State Director, U.S. Bureau of Land Management; the Alaska
Regional Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the Alaska
Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through the Board, these
agencies participated in the development of regulations for Subparts A,
B, and C, and the annual Subpart D regulations.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Subsistence Management
Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, April 6, 1992, and the
Subsistence Management Regulations for Federal Public Lands in Alaska,
36 CFR 242.11 (2002) and 50 CFR 100.11 (2002), and for the purposes
identified therein, we divide Alaska into 10 subsistence resource
regions, each of which is represented by a Federal Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council (Regional Council). The Regional Councils provide a
forum for rural residents, who have personal knowledge of local
conditions and resource requirements, to have a meaningful role in the
subsistence management of fish and wildlife on Alaska public lands. The
Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural, and
user diversity within each region.
Current Rule
Because the Subpart D regulations, which establish seasons and
harvest limits and methods and means, are subject to an annual cycle,
they require development of an entire new rule each year. Customary and
traditional use determinations (Subpart C) are also subject to an
annual review process providing for modification each year. Section--
--.24 (Customary and traditional use determinations) was originally
published in the Federal Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992. The
regulations at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define ``customary and
traditional use'' as ``a long-established, consistent pattern of use,
incorporating beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from
generation to generation'.'' Since that time, the Board has made a
number of Customary and Traditional Use Determinations at the request
of impacted subsistence users. Those modifications, along with some
administrative corrections, were published in the Federal Register as
follows:
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Modifications to Sec. ----.24
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Rule made changes to the following provisions of --
Federal Registration citation Date of publication --.24
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59 FR 27462......................... May 27, 1994.......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
59 FR 51855......................... October 13, 1994...... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
60 FR 10317......................... February 24, 1995..... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
61 FR 39698......................... July 30, 1996......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
62 FR 29016......................... May 29, 1997.......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
63 FR 35332......................... June 29, 1998......... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
63 FR 46148......................... August 28, 1998....... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
64 FR 1276.......................... January 8, 1999....... Fish/Shellfish.
64 FR 35776......................... July 1, 1999.......... Wildlife.
65 FR 40730......................... June 30, 2000......... Wildlife.
66 FR 10142......................... February 13, 2001..... Fish/Shellfish.
66 FR 33744......................... June 25, 2001......... Wildlife.
67 FR 5890.......................... February 7, 2002...... Fish/Shellfish.
67 FR 43710......................... June 28, 2002......... Wildlife.
68 FR 7276.......................... February 12, 2003..... Fish/Shellfish.
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During its May 20-22, 2003, meeting, the Board did not make any additional customary and traditional use
determinations.
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69 FR 5018.......................... February 3, 2004...... Fish/Shellfish.
69 FR 40174......................... July 1, 2004.......... Wildlife.
70 FR 13377......................... March 21, 2005........ Fish/Shellfish.
70 FR 36268......................... June 22, 2005......... Wildlife.
71 FR 15569......................... March 29, 2006........ Fish/Shellfish.
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The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture published a
proposed rule on August 11, 2005 (70 FR 46795), to amend Subparts C and
D of 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100. The proposed rule opened a comment
period, which closed on October 21, 2005. The Departments advertised
the proposed rule by mail, radio, and newspaper. During that period,
the Regional Councils met and, in addition to other Regional Council
business, received suggestions for proposals from the public. The Board
received a total of 69 proposals for changes to Subparts C and D. After
the proposal period closed, the Board prepared a booklet describing the
proposals and distributed it to the public. The booklet was also made
available online. The public then had an additional 30 days in which to
comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations. The 10
Regional Councils met again, received public comments, and formulated
their recommendations to the Board on proposals for their respective
regions. The Regional Councils had a substantial role in reviewing the
proposed rule and making recommendations for the final rule. Moreover,
a Council Chair, or a designated representatives, presented each
Council's recommendations at the Board meeting of May 16-18, 2006.
These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of
Regional Council recommendations and public comments. The public has
had extensive opportunity to review and comment on all changes. Of the
69 proposals, the Board adopted 29 plus part of 1 other and rejected 24
plus part of 1 other. The Board took no action on another six proposals
due to action that they had taken on other similar proposals. Thirteen
proposals were deferred or tabled to allow collection of additional
information. Two proposals had been withdrawn by the proponent prior to
the meeting. Additional details on the recent Board modifications are
contained below in Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the Board.
Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C
Subparts A, B, and C (unless otherwise amended) of the Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to
100.23 and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain effective and apply to this
rule. Therefore, all definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR
242.4 apply to regulations found in this subpart.
Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the Board
The Board rejected or took no action on 25 proposals and part of 1
other.
One proposal requested restriction on the sale and purchase of
handicrafts made from the claws of bears. The Board rejected this
proposal because there are no conservation concerns that warrant the
action, no demonstrated abuses on the sale of claws by Federally
qualified users, and the restriction would be an unnecessary
restriction on subsistence users.
The Board rejected, as contrary to the principles of wildlife
conservation, two proposals that would have revised the use of harvest
tickets for deer in southeastern Alaska.
The Board took no action on one proposal that requested changes in
the area closed for the harvest of deer by non-Federally qualified
users in part of Unit 2 because of Board action taken on another
similar proposal for the Southeastern Alaska Region.
Based on the recommendation of the Southeast Alaska Regional
Council, the Board took no action on one proposal that requested
establishment of a subsistence hunting season for elk in Unit 3.
The Board took no action on a proposal requesting the use of a
Federal registration permit for moose in part of Unit 1C because
revisions in State permit requirements rendered the issue of concern
moot.
The Board took no action on one proposal that requested eliminating
the closure of goat harvest by non-Federally qualified users in part of
Unit 6D because of Board action taken on another similar proposal for
the Southcentral Alaska Region.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have expanded the moose
season and allowed harvest of cows in a portion of Unit 7 because there
are significant conservation concerns.
Based on the recommendation of the Southcentral Alaska Regional
Council, the Board rejected a proposal that would have allowed moose
hunting in a portion of Unit 6D the same day after being airborne.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have allowed the
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harvest of a moose in a portion of Unit 6 because the proposed harvest
area was outside the normal hunting area of the requesting village and
would have been detrimental to satisfaction of the subsistence priority
of the local users.
The Board took no action on one proposal that requested eliminating
the closure for moose hunting by non-Federally qualified users in part
of Unit 7 because of Board action taken on another similar proposal for
the Southcentral Alaska Region.
The Board rejected one proposal that requested a closure for moose
hunting by non-Federally qualified users in parts of Unit 9 because
there are no conservation concerns that warrant the action.
The Board rejected one proposal that requested revising the harvest
limit for caribou in Unit 9D and for the closure to non-Federally
qualified users because of Board action taken on another similar
proposal for the Southcentral Alaska Region.
One proposal for Unit 9E requested the cutting of antlers from
moose or separation from the skull plate. The Board rejected this
proposal as an unnecessary restriction on subsistence users.
The Board rejected three proposals relating to forfeiture of moose
and caribou antlers, revised antler restrictions for moose, and in-
person reporting of moose harvest in southcentral Alaska because no
conservation concerns warrant the actions, no demonstrated abuses by
Federally qualified users exist, and the restrictions would be an
unnecessary restriction on subsistence users.
The Board rejected one proposal that would extend the wolf hunting
season for Units 12, 20, and 25, because it is contrary to sound
principles of wildlife management and will not contribute to the
satisfaction of subsistence needs.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have established a
controlled use area limiting the use of aircraft during moose season in
a portion of Unit 18 because there are no conservation concerns that
warrant the action, no demonstrated abuses by Federally qualified
users, and the restriction would be an unnecessary restriction on
subsistence users.
The Board deferred one proposal that requested removal of a closure
for moose hunting by non-Federally qualified users in part of Unit 18
in order to provide an opportunity for extensive local education and
dialog to promote the continued success of moose management in the
lower Yukon River area.
The Board rejected one proposal requesting the establishment of a
Federal registration permit requirement for caribou for Units 20E, 20F,
and 25C as being unnecessarily duplicative of the State permit system
and an unnecessary restriction on subsistence users.
The Board rejected one proposal requesting the closure of the moose
season for moose for a portion of Unit 20C because there are no
conservation concerns that warrant the action and it would constitute
an unnecessary restriction on subsistence users.
The Board took no action on one proposal that requested changes in
the moose season in Unit 21B because of Board action taken on another
similar proposal for the Western Interior Region.
At the request of the Seward Peninsula Regional Council Chair, the
Board deferred action on 11 proposals requesting establishment of
seasons and harvest limits for various furbearers and small game in
Unit 22.
At the request of the Seward Peninsula Regional Council Chair, the
Board tabled action on a proposal related to the use of a snowmachine
to take wolves in Unit 22.
The Board rejected one proposal that would have removed the closure
for moose hunting by non-Federally qualified users in part of Unit 25
because of lack of substantial information supporting the proposal.
The Board rejected one proposal that would have revised the
customary and traditional use determination for moose for Unit 26C
because of lack of substantial information supporting the proposal.
Summary of Proposals Adopted by the Board
The Board adopted 29 proposals and part of 1 other. Some of these
proposals were adopted as submitted. Others were adopted with
modifications suggested by the respective Regional Council,
modifications developed during the analysis process, or modifications
developed during the Board's public deliberations.
All of the adopted proposals were recommended for adoption by at
least one of the Regional Councils, although further modifications may
have been made during Board discussions, and were based on meeting
customary and traditional uses or harvest practices, or on protecting
wildlife populations. Detailed information relating to justification
for the action on each proposal may be found in the Board meeting
transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence
Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska, or on the
Office of Subsistence Management Web site (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html). Additional minor modifications have been made by changing
titles of officials delegated to close seasons or set harvest
restrictions. This was necessary because of office reorganizations and
internal agency changes in official geographic responsibilities.
Multiple Regions
The Board adopted one proposal affecting residents of multiple
Regions, resulting in the following change in the regulations found in
Sec. ----.25.
Provided for the sale of handicrafts made from the
nonedible byproducts of most subsistence harvested wildlife and created
definitions for ``big game'' and ``trophy.''
Southeast Region
The Board adopted one proposal and part of another affecting
residents of the Southeast Region, resulting in the following changes
to the regulations found in Sec. ----.26.
Eliminated the closure to non-Federally qualified users on
Federal lands in a portion of Unit 2 for hunting deer.
Increased the harvest limit for deer in Unit 2 and
authorized the Forest Supervisor to reduce the harvest limit based on
conservation concerns.
Southcentral Region
The Board adopted two proposals and took an additional action
affecting residents in the Southcentral Region, resulting in the
following changes to the regulations found in Sec. ----.26.
Eliminated the closure to non-Federally qualified users on
Federal lands in a portion of Unit 6D for hunting mountain goats.
Closed Federal lands in a portion of Unit 7 to moose
hunting by all users.
Added an additional moose harvest season in Units 15B and
15C.
Kodiak/Aleutians Region
The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents in the Kodiak/
Aleutians Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations
found in Sec. ----.26.
Extended the antlerless deer season in Unit 8.
Restricted the harvest of caribou in Unit 9D to bulls
only.
Bristol Bay Region
The Board adopted three proposals affecting residents in the
Bristol Bay Region, resulting in the following changes to the
regulations found in Sec. ----.26.
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Closed the caribou season in Unit 9E and a portion of 9C.
Expanded the sheep season and reduced the horn size
restriction in a portion of Unit 9B.
Eliminated the cow moose harvest in a portion of Unit 9C.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region
The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents in the Yukon-
Kuskokwim Delta Region, resulting in the following changes to the
regulations found in Sec. Sec. ----.25 and ----.26.
Replaced the winter ``to be announced'' moose hunt with a
set season for a portion of Unit 18.
Allowed the harvest of a calf during the winter hunt in a
portion of Unit 18, created a definition for ``calf,'' and provided for
closure authority by the refuge manager.
Western Interior Region
The Board adopted four proposals affecting residents of the Western
Interior Region, resulting in the following change to the regulations
found in Sec. ----.26.
Revised the boundaries of a controlled use area in Unit
19D.
Revised the hunt areas and seasons for moose in portion of
Unit 21 and the hunt areas for caribou in a portion of Unit 21.
Revised the hunt areas and seasons for sheep in Unit 24.
Revised the hunt areas and seasons for moose in portions
of Unit 24.
Additionally, the Board by special action in June 2006 revised the
moose seasons and harvest limits in Units 19A and 19B.
Seward Peninsula Region
The Board adopted five proposals affecting residents of the Seward
Peninsula Region, resulting in the following changes to the regulations
found in Sec. ----.26.
Closed the summer season for both caribou in portions of
Unit 22.
Shifted the winter season for moose in a portion of Unit
22A.
Closed the Federal moose season in a portion of Unit 22A.
Shortened the moose season in portions of Units 22B and
22D.
Provided for a designated hunter system for muskox in
portions of Unit 22.
Northwest Arctic Region
The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents in the
Northwest Arctic Region, resulting in the following changes to the
regulations found in Sec. ----.26.
Prohibit harvest of moose calves in Unit 23.
Provided for a designated hunter system for muskox in a
portion of Unit 23.
Eastern Interior Region
The Board adopted five proposals affecting residents of the Eastern
Interior Region, resulting in the following change to the regulations
found in Sec. Sec. ----.24 and ----.26.
Revised the customary and traditional use determination
for moose in portions of Unit 12.
Revised the hunt areas for moose in portions of Unit 12.
Revised the seasons and antler restrictions for moose for
a portion of Unit 12.
Established a hunting season for muskrat in portions of
Units 20E, 25B, and 25C.
Allowed the use of bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM
lands in Units 12, 20, and 25.
North Slope Region
The Board adopted two proposals affecting residents of the North
Slope Region, resulting in the following change to the regulations
found in Sec. ----.26.
Eliminated the closure to non-Federally qualified users on
Federal lands in a portion of Unit 26A for hunting caribou.
Eliminated the closure to non-Federally qualified users on
Federal lands in a portion of Unit 26A for hunting moose.
Additionally, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of
Subsistence Management used its delegated authority to adjust lynx
seasons and harvest limits consistent with the ADF&G Lynx Harvest
Management Strategy. The Office of Subsistence Management, in June
2006, exercised this authority and added or adjusted lynx hunting
seasons in Units 6, 11, 13, 14C, and 16 and trapping seasons in Units
11, 13, 14C, and 16.
These final regulations reflect Board review and consideration of
Regional Council recommendations and public comments. All Board members
have reviewed this rule and agree with its substance. Because this rule
concerns public lands managed by an agency or agencies in both the
Departments of Agriculture and the Interior, identical text will be
incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100.
Conformance With Statutory and Regulatory Authorities
Administrative Procedure Act Compliance
The Board finds that additional public notice under the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule is unnecessary,
and contrary to the public interest. The Board has provided extensive
opportunity for public input and involvement in excess of standard APA
requirements, including participation in multiple Regional Council
meetings, additional public review and comment on all proposals for
regulatory change, and opportunity for additional public comment during
the Board meeting prior to deliberation. Additionally, an
administrative mechanism exists (and has been used by the public) to
request reconsideration of the Board's decision on any particular
proposal for regulatory change. Over the 15 years the Program has been
operating, no benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying
the effective date of the regulations. A lapse in regulatory control
could seriously affect the continued viability of wildlife populations
and adversely impact future subsistence opportunities for rural
Alaskans, and would generally fail to serve the overall public
interest. Therefore, the Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d) to make this rule effective less than 30 days after publication.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for developing a
Federal Subsistence Management Program was distributed for public
comment on October 7, 1991. That document described the major issues
associated with Federal subsistence management as identified through
public meetings, written comments, and staff analyses and examined the
environmental consequences of four alternatives. Proposed regulations
(Subparts A, B, and C) that would implement the preferred alternative
were included in the DEIS as an appendix. The DEIS and the proposed
administrative regulations presented a framework for an annual
regulatory cycle regarding subsistence hunting and fishing regulations
(Subpart D). The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was
published on February 28, 1992.
Based on the public comments received, the analysis contained in
the FEIS, and the recommendations of the Federal Subsistence Board and
the Department of the Interior's Subsistence Policy Group, the
Secretary of the Interior, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Agriculture, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture--Forest
Service, implemented Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS and FEIS
(Record of Decision on Subsistence Management
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for Federal Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The
DEIS and the selected alternative in the FEIS defined the
administrative framework of an annual regulatory cycle for subsistence
hunting and fishing regulations. The final rule for Subsistence
Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and
C, implemented the Federal Subsistence Management Program and included
a framework for an annual cycle for subsistence hunting and fishing
regulations. The following Federal Register documents pertain to this
rulemaking:
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, B, and C: Federal Register Documents
Pertaining to the Final Rule
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Federal Register citation Date of publication Category Details
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57 FR 22940.................. May 29, 1992................ Final Rule....... ``Subsistence Management
Regulations for Public Lands in
Alaska; Final Rule'' was
published in the Federal
Register.
64 FR 1276................... January 8, 1999............. Final Rule....... Amended to include subsistence
activities occurring on inland
navigable waters in which the
United States has a reserved
water right and to identify
specific Federal land units
where reserved water rights
exist. Extended the Federal
Subsistence Board's management
to all Federal lands selected
under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act and the Alaska
Statehood Act and situated
within the boundaries of a
Conservation System Unit,
National Recreation Area,
National Conservation Area, or
any new national forest or
forest addition, until conveyed
to the State of Alaska or to an
Alaska Native Corporation.
Specified and clarified
Secretaries'' authority to
determine when hunting,
fishing, or trapping activities
taking place in Alaska off the
public lands interfere with the
subsistence priority.
66 FR 31533.................. June 12, 2001............... Interim Rule..... Expanded the authority that the
Board may delegate to agency
field officials and clarified
the procedures for enacting
emergency or temporary
restrictions, closures, or
openings.
67 FR 30559.................. May 7, 2002................. Final Rule....... In response to comments to the
June 12, 2001, interim rule,
amended the operating
regulations. Also corrected
some inadvertent errors and
oversights of previous rules.
68 FR 7703................... February 18, 2003........... Direct Final Rule This rule clarified how old a
person must be to receive
certain subsistence use permits
and removed the requirement
that Regional Councils must
have an odd number of members.
68 FR 23035.................. April 30, 2003.............. Affirmation of Received no adverse comments on
Direct Final the direct final rule (67 FR
Rule. 30559). Adopted direct final
rule.
69 FR 60957.................. October 14, 2004............ Final Rule....... This rule clarified the
membership qualifications for
Regional Advisory Council
membership and relocated the
definition of ``regulatory
year'' from Subpart A to
Subpart D of the regulations.
70 FR 76400.................. December 27, 2005........... Final Rule....... Revised jurisdiction in marine
waters and clarified
jurisdiction relative to
military lands.
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An environmental assessment was prepared in 1997 on the expansion
of Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is available from the office
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Secretary of the
Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture
determined that the expansion of Federal jurisdiction did not
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the human
environment, and has, therefore, signed a Finding of No Significant
Impact.
Compliance With Section 810 of ANILCA
The intent of all Federal subsistence regulations is to accord
subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on public lands a priority over
the taking of fish and wildlife on such lands for other purposes,
unless restriction is necessary to conserve healthy fish and wildlife
populations. A Section 810 analysis was completed as part of the FEIS
process. The final Section 810 analysis determination appeared in the
April 6, 1992, ROD, which concluded that the Federal Subsistence
Management Program may have some local impacts on subsistence uses, but
the program is not likely to significantly restrict subsistence uses.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain any new information collection
requirements that need Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
This rule applies to the use of public lands in Alaska. The information
collection requirements described in this rule are already approved by
OMB and have been assigned control number 1018-0075, which expires
August 31, 2006. On March 2, 2006, we published in the Federal Register
(71 FR 10698) a notice of our intent to request OMB approval of a 3-
year renewal of this information collection. We will not conduct or
sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of
information request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Other Requirements
Economic Effects--This rule is not a significant rule subject to
OMB review under Executive Order 12866. This rulemaking will impose no
significant costs on small entities; this rule does not restrict any
existing sport or commercial fishery on the public lands, and
subsistence fisheries will continue at essentially the same levels as
they presently occur. The number of businesses and the amount of trade
that will result from this Federal land-related activity is unknown but
expected to be insignificant.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
requires preparation of regulatory flexibility analyses for rules that
will have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of
small entities, which include small businesses,
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organizations, or governmental jurisdictions. The Departments have
determined that this rulemaking will not have a significant economic
effect on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
This rulemaking will impose no significant costs on small entities;
the exact number of businesses and the amount of trade that will result
from this Federal land-related activity is unknown. The aggregate
effect is an insignificant positive economic effect on a number of
small entities, such as sporting goods, ammunition, and gasoline
dealers. The number of small entities affected is unknown; however, the
fact that the positive effects will be seasonal in nature and will, in
most cases, merely continue preexisting uses of public lands indicates
that the effects will not be significant.
This rule benefits those participants who engage in the subsistence
harvest of wildlife in Alaska in two identifiable ways: first,
participants get the consumptive value of the food harvested, and
second, participants get the cultural benefit associated with the
maintenance of a subsistence lifestyle. We can estimate the consumptive
value for wildlife harvested under this rule but can place no dollar
value on the maintenance of a subsistence lifestyle. However, we
estimate that 8.7 million pounds of wildlife are harvested by the local
subsistence users annually and, if based on a replacement value of
$5.00 per pound, would equate to $43.5 million in food value Statewide.
The cultural benefits of maintaining a subsistence lifestyle can also
be of considerable value to the participants.
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence preference on public lands. The scope of this program is
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these
regulations have no potential implications for takings of private
property as defined by Executive Order 12630.
The Service has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking will
not impose a cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local or
State governments or private entities. The implementation of this rule
is by Federal agencies, and no cost is involved to any State or local
entities or Tribal governments.
The Service has determined that these regulations meet the
applicable standards provided in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive
Order 12988 on Civil Justice Reform.
In accordance with Executive Order 13132, the rule does not have
sufficient Federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
Federalism Assessment. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State from
exercising subsistence management authority over fish and wildlife
resources on Federal lands unless the State's program is compliant with
the requirements of that Title.
In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994,
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), 512 DM 2, and E.O. 13175, we have
evaluated possible effects on Federally recognized Indian tribes and
have determined that there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs
is a participating agency in this rulemaking.
On May 18, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13211 on
regulations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution, or
use. This Executive Order requires agencies to prepare Statements of
Energy Effects when undertaking certain actions. As this rule is not a
significant regulatory action under Executive Order 13211, affecting
energy supply, distribution, or use, this action is not a significant
action and no Statement of Energy Effects is required.
Drafting Information--William Knauer drafted these regulations
under the guidance of Pete Probasco of the Office of Subsistence
Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anchorage, Alaska. Dennis Tol, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park
Service; Warren Eastland, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs; Greg Bos, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; and Steve Kessler, Alaska Regional Office, USDA--Forest
Service, provided additional guidance.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Federal Subsistence
Board amends title 36, part 242, and title 50, part 100, of the Code of
Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART ------SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN
ALASKA
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1. The authority citation for both 36 CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 100
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C.
3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.
Subpart C--Board Determinations
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2. In subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec.
--.24(a)(1) is revised to read as follows:
Sec. ----.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) * * *
(1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the
listed communities and areas have a customary and traditional use of
the specified species on Federal public lands within the listed areas:
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Area Species Determination
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Unit 1C....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Units
1C, 1D, 3, Hoonah,
Pelican, Point
Baker, Sitka, and
Tenakee Springs.
1A............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 1A,
except no
subsistence for
residents of Hyder.
1B............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 1A,
Petersburg, and
Wrangell, except no
subsistence for
residents of Hyder.
1C............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 1C,
Haines, Hoonah,
Kake, Klukwan,
Skagway, and
Wrangell, except no
subsistence for
residents of
Gustavus.
1D............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of 1D.
1A............................ Deer............. Residents of Units 1A
and 2.
1B............................ Deer............. Residents of Units
1A, 1B, 2, and 3.
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1C............................ Deer............. Residents of 1C, 1D,
Hoonah, Kake, and
Petersburg.
1D............................ Deer............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
1B............................ Goat............. Residents of Units 1B
and 3.
1C............................ Goat............. Residents of Haines,
Kake, Klukwan,
Petersburg, and
Hoonah.
1B............................ Moose............ Residents of Units 1,
2, 3, and 4.
1C Berner's Bay............... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
1D............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 1D.
Unit 2........................ Deer............. Residents of Units
1A, 2, and 3.
Unit 3........................ Deer............. Residents of Units
1B, 3, Port
Alexander, Port
Protection, Pt.
Baker, and Meyer's
Chuck.
3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands Moose............ Residents of Units
1B, 2, and 3.
Unit 4........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 4
and Kake.
4............................. Deer............. Residents of Unit 4,
Kake, Gustavus,
Haines, Petersburg,
Pt. Baker, Klukwan,
Port Protection,
Wrangell, and
Yakutat.
4............................. Goat............. Residents of Sitka,
Hoonah, Tenakee,
Pelican, Funter Bay,
Angoon, Port
Alexander, and Elfin
Cove.
Unit 5........................ Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 5A.
5............................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Yakutat.
5............................. Deer............. Residents of Yakutat.
5............................. Goat............. Residents of Unit 5A.
5............................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 5A.
5............................. Wolf............. Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Yakutat
and Units 6C and 6D,
except no
subsistence for
Whittier.
6, remainder.................. Black Bear....... Residents of Units 6C
and 6D, except no
subsistence for
Whittier.
6............................. Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
6A............................ Goat............. Residents of Units
5A, and 6C, Chenega
Bay, and Tatitlek.
6C and D...................... Goat............. Residents of Units 6C
and D.
6A............................ Moose............ Residents of Units
5A, 6A, 6B and 6C.
6B and C...................... Moose............ Residents of Units
6A, 6B and 6C.
6D............................ Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
6A............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units
5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13
and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
6, remainder.................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 7........................ Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
7............................. Caribou.......... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
7, Brown Mountain hunt area... Goat............. Residents of Port
Graham and Nanwalek.
7, that portion draining into Moose............ Residents of Chenega
Kings Bay. Bay and Tatitlek.
7, remainder.................. Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
7............................. Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
7............................. Ruffed Grouse.... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 8........................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Old
Harbor, Akhiok,
Larsen Bay, Karluk,
Ouzinkie, and Port
Lions.
8............................. Deer............. Residents of Unit 8.
8............................. Elk.............. Residents of Unit 8.
8............................. Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 9D....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
9A and 9B..................... Black Bear....... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 17A, 17B,
and 17C.
9A............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Pedro
Bay.
9B............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 9B.
9C............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 9C.
9D............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 9D
and 10 (Unimak
Island).
9E............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Chignik,
Chignik Lagoon,
Chignik Lake,
Egegik, Ivanof Bay,
Perryville, Pilot
Point, Ugashik, and
Port Heiden/Meshik.
9A and B...................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, and 17.
9C............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 17, and
Egegik.
9D............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 9D,
Akutan, and False
Pass.
9E............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 9C, 9E, 17,
Nelson Lagoon and
Sand Point.
9A, B, C and E................ Moose............ Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
9D............................ Moose............ Residents of Cold
Bay, False Pass,
King Cove, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand
Point.
9B............................ Sheep............ Residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton,
Pedro Bay, Port
Alsworth, and
residents of Lake
Clark Natonal Park
and Preserve within
Unit 9B.
9, remainder.................. Sheep............ No determination.
9............................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
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9A, B, C, & E................. Beaver........... Residents of Units
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,
False Pass, King
Cove, and Sand
Point.
10, remainder................. Caribou.......... No determination.
10............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 11....................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
11, north of the Sanford River Black Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Unit 11.
11, north of the Sanford River Brown Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
11, remainder................. Brown Bear....... Residents of
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana,
Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11.
11, north of the Sanford River Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
11, remainder................. Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
11............................ Goat............. Residents of Unit 11,
Chitina,
Chistochina, Copper
Center, Gakona,
Glennallen, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake,
Slana, Tazlina,
Tonsina, and Dot
Lake
11, north of the Sanford River Moose............ Residents of Units
11, 12, 13A-D,
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, and Dot Lake.
11, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Units
11, 13A-D, and
Chickaloon.
11, north of the Sanford River Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
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--
Milepost 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
Milepost 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
11, remainder................. Sheep............ Residents of Chisana,
Chistochina,
Chitina, Copper
Center, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Kenny Lake,
Mentasta Lake,
Slana, McCarthy/
South Wrangell/South
Park, Tazlina,
Tonsina, residents
along the Tok
Cutoff--Milepost 79-
110 (Mentasta Pass),
residents along the
Nabesna Road--
Milepost 0-46
(Nabesna Road), and
residents along the
McCarthy Road--
Milepost 0-62
(McCarthy Road).
11............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
11............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 12, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
11............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 12, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 12....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12,
Dot Lake,
Chistochina, Gakona,
Mentasta Lake, and
Slana.
12............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 12,
Dot Lake, Healy
Lake, and Mentasta
Lake.
12, that portion within the Moose............ Residents of Units
Tetlin National Wildlife 12, 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.
12, that portion east of the Moose............ Residents of Units
Nabesna River and Nabesna 12, 13C, and Healy
Glacier, and south of the Lake.
Winter Trail running
southeast from Pickerel Lake
to the Canadian border.
12, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 11
north of 62nd
parallel, Units 12,
13A-D and the
residents of
Chickaloon, Dot
Lake, and Healy
Lake.
12............................ Sheep............ Residents of Unit 12,
Chistochina, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake,
and Mentasta Lake.
12............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 13....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 13
and Slana.
13B........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
residents of Unit
20D except Fort
Greely, and the
residents of
Chickaloon.
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13C........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13
Chickaloon, Dot Lake
and Healy Lake.
13A and D..................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
11, 12 (along the
Nabesna Road), 13,
and the residents of
Chickaloon.
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 (except no
subsistence for
residents of Denali
National Park
headquarters).
13D........................... Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
13A and D..................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, and
Slana.
13B........................... Moose............ Residents of Units
13, 20D except Fort
Greely, and the
residents of
Chickaloon and
Slana.
13C........................... Moose............ Residents of Units
12, 12, and the
residents of
Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, Dot Lake and
Slana.
13E........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 13,
Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, Slana, and
the area along the
Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239 (except
no subsistence for
residents of Denali
National Park
headquarters).
13D........................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
13............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
13............................ Grouse (Spruce, Residents of Units
Blue, Ruffed and 11, 13 and the
Sharp-tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
13............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 14C...................... Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
14............................ Goat............. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
14............................ Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
14A and C..................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 15C...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Port
Graham and Nanwalek
only.
15, remainder................. Black Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
15............................ Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
15............................ Moose............ Residents of
Ninilchik, Nanwalek,
Port Graham, and
Seldovia.
15............................ Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
15............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Unit 15.
Willow and White-
tailed).
15............................ Grouse (Spruce).. Residents of Unit 15.
15............................ Grouse (Ruffed).. No Federal
subsistence
priority.
Unit 16B...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
16B.
16............................ Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
16A........................... Moose............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
16B........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
16B.
16............................ Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
16............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
19, 10 (Unimak
Island only), 11-13
and the residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
16............................ Grouse (Spruce Residents of Units
and Ruffed). 11, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
16............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
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.
17, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of Units 9A
and B, and 17.
17A........................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17,
Akiak, Akiachak,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
17A and B, those portions Brown Bear....... Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
beginning from the Unit 18
boundary at the northwest end
of Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and northeast to
the northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, northeast to the point
where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17B, that portion draining Brown Bear....... Residents of Akiak
into Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik and Akiachak.
Lake.
17B and C..................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 17.
17............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Units
9B, 17, Lime
Village, and Stony
River.
Unit 17A, that portion west of Caribou.......... Residents of Goodnews
the Izavieknik River, Upper Bay, Platinum,
togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and Quinhagak, Eek,
the main course of the Togiak Tuntutuliak, and
River. Napakiak.
Unit 17A, that portion north Caribou.......... Residents of Goodnews
of Togiak Lake that includes Bay, Platinum,
Izavieknik River drainages. Quinhagak, Eek,
Tuntutuliak, and
Napakiak.
Unit 17A, that portion north Caribou.......... Residents of Akiak,
of Togiak Lake that includes Akiachak, and
Izavieknik River drainages. Tuluksak.
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17A and B, those portions Caribou.......... Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
beginning from the Unit 18
boundary at the northwest end
of Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and northeast to
the northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, northeast to the point
where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17B, that portion of Caribou.......... Residents of Bethel,
Togiak National Wildlife Goodnews Bay,
Refuge within Unit 17B. Platinum, quinhagak,
Eek, Akiak,
Akiachak, Tuluksak,
Tuntutuliak, and
Napakiak.
17A and B, those portions Moose............ Residents of
north and west of a line Kwethluk.
beginning from the Unit 18
boundary at the northwest end
of Nenevok Lake, to the
southern point of upper
Togiak Lake, and northeast to
the northern point of Nuyakuk
Lake, northeast to the point
where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
17A........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Goodnews Bay and
Platinum; however,
no subsistence for
residents of
Akiachak, Akiak and
Quinhagak.
17A, that portion north of Moose............ Residents of Akiak,
Togiak Lake that includes Akiachak.
Izavieknik River drainages.
Unit 17B, that portion within Moose............ Residents of Akiak,
the Togiak National Wildlife Akiachak.
Refuge.
17B and C..................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 17,
Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and
Platinum.
17............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
17............................ Beaver........... Residents of Units
9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and
17.
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.
18............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of
Akiachak, Akiak,
Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Kwethluk, Mt.
Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak,
St. Marys, and
Tuluksak.
18............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 18,
Manokotak, Stebbins,
St. Michael, Togiak,
Twin Hills, and
Upper Kalskag.
18, that portion of the Yukon Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
River drainage upstream of Upper Kalskag,
Russian Mission and that Aniak, and
portion of the Kuskokwim Chuathbaluk.
River drainage upstream of,
but not including, the
Tuluksak River drainage.
18, remainder................. Moose............ Residents of Unit 18,
Upper Kalskag, and
Lower Kalskag.
18............................ Muskox........... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
18............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 19C and D................ Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
19A and B..................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 19
and 18 within the
Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream
from, and including,
the Johnson River.
19C........................... Brown Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
19D........................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units
19A and D, Tuluksak
and Lower Kalskag.
19A and B..................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
19A and 19B, Unit 18
within the Kuskokwim
River drainage
upstream from, and
including, the
Johnson River, and
residents of St.
Marys, Marshall,
Pilot Station,
Russian Mission.
19C........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19C, Lime Village,
McGrath, Nikolai,
and Telida.
19D........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
19D, Lime Village,
Sleetmute, and Stony
River.
19A and B..................... 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.
19C........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19.
19D........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 19
and Lake Minchumina.
19............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 20D...................... Bison............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
20F........................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley.
20E........................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 12
and Dot Lake.
20F........................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley.
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20A........................... Caribou.......... Residents of
Cantwell, Nenana,
and those demociled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway. No
subsistence priority
for residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20B........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit
20B, Nenana, and
Tanana.
20C........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 20C
living east of the
Teklanika River,
residents of
Cantwell, Lake
Minchumina, Manley
Hot Springs, Minto,
Nenana, Nikolai,
Tanana, Talida, and
those domiciled
between mileposts
216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway and
between mileposts
300 and 309. No
subsistence priority
for residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20D and E..................... Caribou.......... Residents of 20D, 20E
and Unit 12 north of
the Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park
and Preserve.
20F........................... Caribou.......... Residents of 20F,
25D, and Manley.
20A........................... Moose............ Residents of
Cantwell, Minto,
Nenana, McKinley
Village, and the
area along the Parks
Highway between
mileposts 216 and
239, except no
subsistence for
residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20B, Minto Flats Management Moose............ Residents of Minto
Area. and Nenana.
20B, remainder................ Moose............ Residents of Unit
20b, Nenana, and
Tanana.
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,
Minto, Nenana, those
domiciled between
mileposts 300 and
309 of the Parks
Highway, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida,
McKinely Village,
and the area along
the Parks Highway
between mileposts
216 and 239. No
subsistence for
residents of
households of the
Denali National Park
Headquarters.
20D........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 20D
and residents of
Tanacross.
20E........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20E, Unit 12 north
of the Wrangell-St.
Elias National
Preserve, Circle,
Centrl, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and
Mentasta Lake.
20F........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit
20F, Manley, Minto,
and Stevens Village.
20F........................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
20F, Stevens
Village, and Manley.
20, remainder................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
20D........................... Grouse, (Spruce, Residents of Units
Ruffed and Sharp- 11, 13, and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
20D........................... Ptarmigan (Rock Residents of Units
and Willow). 11, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 21....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
21A........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21D, 21E,
Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek,
McGrath, and
Takotna.
21B and C..................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Tanana.
21D........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21B, 21C, 21D, and
Huslia.
21E........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked
Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
21A........................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21A, 21E, Takotna,
McGrath, Aniak, and
Crooked Creek.
21B and C..................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21B, 21C, Tanana,
Ruby, and Galena.
21D........................... Moose............ Residents of Units
21D, Huslia, and
Ruby.
21E........................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 21E
and Russian Mission.
21............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 22A...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 22A
and Koyuk.
22B........................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
22B.
22C, D, and E................. Black Bear....... No Federal
subsistence
priority.
22............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 22.
22A........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 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.
22, remainder................. Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 21D
west of the Koyukuk
and Yukon Rivers, 22
(except residents of
St. Lawrence
Island), 23 and 24.
22............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 22.
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22B, west of the Darby Muskox........... Residents of Unit 22B
Mountains. and 22C.
22B, remainder................ Muskox........... Residents of Unit
22B.
22C........................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit
22C.
Unit 22D, that portion within Muskox........... Residents of Unit
the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and 22C, White Mountain,
Pilgrim River drainages. and unit 22D
excluding St.
Lawrence Island.
22D, remainder................ Muskox........... Residents of Unit 22D
excluding St.
Lawrence Island.
22E........................... Muskox........... Residents of Unit 22E
excluding Little
Diomede Island.
22............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units
23, 22, 21D north
and west of the
Yukon River, and
Kotlik.
22............................ Grouse (Spruce).. Residents of Units
11, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
22............................ Ptarmigan (Rock Residents of Units
and Willow). 11, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 23....................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 23,
Alatna, Allakaket,
Bettles, Evansville,
Galena, Hughes,
Huslia, and Koyukuk.
23............................ Brown Bear....... Residents of Units 21
and 23.
23............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 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.
23............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 23.
23, south of Kotzebue Sound Muskox........... Residents of Unit 23
and west of and including the south of Kotzebue
Buckland River drainage. Sound and west of
and including the
Buckland River
drainage.
23, remainder................. Muskox........... Residents of Unit 23
east and north of
the Buckland River
drainage.
23............................ Sheep............ Residents of Point
Lay and Unit 23
north of the Arctic
Circle.
23............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
23............................ Grouse (Spruce Residents of Units
and Ruffed). 11, 13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
23............................ Ptarmigan (Rock, Residents of Units
Willow and White- 11, 13 and the
tailed). residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village, Unit 24 and
the public lands composing or Wiseman, but not
immediately adjacent to the including any other
Dalton Highway Corridor residents of the
Management Area. Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
24, remainder................. Black Bear....... Residents of Unit 24
and Wiseman, but not
including any other
residents of the
Dalton Highway
Corridor Management
Area.
24, that portion south of Brown Bear....... Residents of Stevens
Caribou Mountain, and within Village and
the public lands composing or residents of Unit
immediately adjacent to the 24.
Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area.
24, remainder................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 24.
24............................ Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 24,
Galena, Kobuk,
Koyukuk, Stevens
Village, and Tanana.
24............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 24,
Koyukuk, and Galena.
24............................ Sheep............ Residents of Unit 24
residing north of
the Arctic Circle,
Allakaket, Alatna,
Hughes, and Huslia.
24............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon and 16-
26.
Unit 25D...................... Black Bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
25D........................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit
25D.
25, remainder................. Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 25
and Eagle.
25D........................... Caribou.......... Residents of 20F,
25D, and Manley.
25A........................... Moose............ Residents of Units
25A and 25D.
25D, west..................... Moose............ Residents of Unit 25D
West.
25D, remainder................ Moose............ Residents of
remainder of Unit
25.
25A........................... Sheep............ Residents of Arctic
Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and
Venetie.
25B and C..................... Sheep............ No Federal
subsistence
priority.
25D........................... Wolf............. Residents of Unit
25D.
25, remainder................. Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
Unit 26....................... Brown Bear....... Residents of Unit 26
(except the Prudhoe
Bay-Deadhorse
Industrial Complex),
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
26A and C..................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
26B........................... Caribou.......... Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and
residents of Unit 24
within the Dalton
Highway Corridor
Management Area.
26............................ Moose............ Residents of Unit 26
(except the Prudhoe
Bay-Deadhorse
Industrial Complex),
Point Hope, and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
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26A........................... Muskox........... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope,
Point Lay, and
Wainwright.
26B........................... Muskox........... Residents of
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
26C........................... Muskox........... Residents Kaktovik.
26A........................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass, and
Point Hope.
26B........................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Point Hope, and
Wiseman.
26C........................... Sheep............ Residents of Unit 26,
Anaktuvuk Pass,
Arctic Village,
Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Point Hope,
and Venetie.
26............................ Wolf............. Residents of Units 6,
9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the
residents of
Chickaloon, and 16-
26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
0
3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. ----.25
is revised to read as follows:
Sec. ----.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish:
general regulations.
(a) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to all
regulations contained in this part:
Abalone iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone
and which is more than 1 inch (24 mm) in width and less than 24 inches
(610 mm) in length, with all prying edges rounded and smooth.
ADF&G means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Airborne means transported by aircraft.
Aircraft means any kind of airplane, glider, or other device used
to transport people or equipment through the air, excluding
helicopters.
Airport means an airport listed in the Federal Aviation
Administration's Alaska Airman's Guide and chart supplement.
Anchor means a device used to hold a fishing vessel or net in a
fixed position relative to the beach; this includes using part of the
seine or lead, a ship's anchor, or being secured to another vessel or
net that is anchored.
Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding
from the head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one
visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having
visible antlers attached to the skull.
Bait means any material excluding a scent lure that is placed to
attract an animal by its sense of smell or taste; however, those parts
of legally taken animals that are not required to be salvaged and which
are left at the kill site are not considered bait.
Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish
and is set from and hauled to the beach.
Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
Big game means black bear, brown bear, bison, caribou, Sitka black-
tailed deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk-ox, Dall sheep, wolf, and
wolverine.
Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow, excluding a
crossbow or any bow equipped with a mechanical device that holds arrows
at full draw.
Broadhead means an arrowhead that is not barbed and has two or more
steel cutting edges having a minimum cutting diameter of not less than
seven-eighths of an inch.
Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler,
typically projecting forward from the base of the antler toward the
nose.
Buck means any male deer.
Bull means any male moose, caribou, elk, or musk-oxen.
Calf means a moose, caribou, elk, musk-ox, or bison less than 12
months old.
Cast net means a circular net with a mesh size of no more than 12
inches and weights attached to the perimeter, which, when thrown,
surrounds the fish and closes at the bottom when retrieved.
Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis),
lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis),
and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
Closed season means the time when fish, wildlife, or shellfish may
not be taken.
Crab means the following species: red king crab (Paralithodes
camshatica), blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus), brown king crab
(Lithodes aequispina), scarlet king crab Lithodes couesi, all species
of tanner or snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.), and Dungeness crab (Cancer
magister).
Cub bear means a brown or grizzly bear in its first or second year
of life, or a black bear (including cinnamon and blue phases) in its
first year of life.
Depth of net means the perpendicular distance between cork line and
lead line expressed as either linear units of measure or as a number of
meshes, including all of the web of which the net is composed.
Designated hunter or fisherman means a Federally qualified hunter
or fisherman who may take all or a portion of another Federally
qualified hunter's or fisherman's harvest limit(s) only under
situations approved by the Board.
Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid
frame; the maximum straight-line distance between any two points on the
net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not exceed 5 feet;
the depth of the bag must be at least one-half of the greatest
straight-line distance, as measured through the net opening; no portion
of the bag may be constructed of webbing that exceeds a stretched
measurement of 4.5 inches; the frame must be attached to a single rigid
handle and be operated by hand.
Diving gear means any type of hard hat or skin diving equipment,
including SCUBA equipment; a tethered, umbilical, surface-supplied
unit; or snorkel.
Drainage means all of the lands and waters comprising a watershed,
including tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which
contribute to the water supply of the watershed.
Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet that has not been
intentionally staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed in one place.
Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse, and,
those parts of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, musk-oxen, and
Dall sheep that are typically used for human consumption, which are:
The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far as the
distal (bottom) joint of the radius-ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as
the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that portion
of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat
of
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species listed in this definition does not include: meat of the head,
meat that has been damaged and made inedible by the method of taking,
bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably lost as a result of boning
or close trimming of the bones, or viscera. For black bear, brown and
grizzly bear, ``edible meat'' means the meat of the front quarter and
hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap).
Federally-qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident
qualified to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal public lands in
accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations in this
part.
Field means an area outside of established year-round dwellings,
businesses, or other developments usually associated with a city, town,
or village; field does not include permanent hotels or roadhouses on
the State road system or at State or Federally maintained airports.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread
of 50 inches or more.
Fish wheel means a fixed, rotating device, with no more than four
baskets on a single axle, for catching fish, which is driven by river
current or other means.
Fresh water of streams and rivers means the line at which fresh
water is separated from salt water at the mouth of streams and rivers
by a line drawn headland to headland across the mouth as the waters
flow into the sea.
Full curl horn means the horn of a Dall sheep ram; the tip of which
has grown through 360 degrees of a circle described by the outer
surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or that both horns are
broken, or that the sheep is at least 8 years of age as determined by
horn growth annuli.
Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, arctic fox, red fox, lynx,
marten, mink, weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red squirrel, flying
squirrel, ground squirrel, marmot, wolf, or wolverine.
Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap
fish.
Gear means any type of fishing apparatus.
Gillnet means a net primarily designed to catch fish by
entanglement in a mesh that consists of a single sheet of webbing which
hangs between cork line and lead line, and which is fished from the
surface of the water.
Grappling hook means a hooked device with flukes or claws, which is
attached to a line and operated by hand.
Groundfish or bottomfish means any marine fish except halibut,
osmerids, herring and salmonids.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue grouse, and sharp-tailed
grouse.
Hand purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround
fish and which can be closed at the bottom by pursing the lead line;
pursing may only be done by hand power, and a free-running line through
one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed.
Handicraft means a finished product made by a rural Alaskan
resident from the nonedible byproducts of fish or wildlife and is
composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural materials.
The shape and appearance of the natural material must be substantially
changed by the skillful use of hands, such as sewing, weaving,
drilling, lacing, beading, carving, etching, scrimshawing, painting, or
other means, and incorporated into a work of art, regalia, clothing, or
other creative expression, and can be either traditional or
contemporary in design. The handicraft must have substantially greater
monetary and aesthetic value than the unaltered natural material alone.
Handline means a hand-held and operated line, with one or more
hooks attached.
Hare or hares collectively refers to all species of hares (commonly
called rabbits) in Alaska and includes snowshoe hare and tundra hare.
Harvest limit means the number of any one species permitted to be
taken by any one person or designated group, per specified time period,
in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the taking occurs even if part
or all of the harvest is preserved. A fish, when landed and killed by
means of rod and reel, becomes part of the harvest limit of the person
originally hooking it.
Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live
herring over extended periods of time.
Highway means the drivable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same
residence.
Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when
measured wet or dry with traction applied at one end only.
Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting
seasons with archery equipment or firearms, and as authorized by a
required hunting license.
Hydraulic clam digger means a device using water or a combination
of air and water used to harvest clams.
Jigging gear means a line or lines with lures or baited hooks,
drawn through the water by hand, and which are operated during periods
of ice cover from holes cut in the ice, or from shore ice and which are
drawn through the water by hand.
Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a
seine, set gillnet, or other length of net, or a length of fencing
employed for guiding fish into a fish wheel, fyke net, or dip net.
Legal limit of fishing gear means the maximum aggregate of a single
type of fishing gear permitted to be used by one individual or boat, or
combination of boats in any particular regulatory area, district, or
section.
Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a
floating, free-drifting line with lures or baited hooks attached.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in
Alaska, including the hoary marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Mechanical clam digger means a mechanical device used or capable of
being used for the taking of clams.
Mechanical jigging machine means a mechanical device with line and
hooks used to jig for halibut and bottomfish, but does not include hand
gurdies or rods with reels.
Mile means a nautical mile when used in reference to marine waters
or a statute mile when used in reference to fresh water.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air, or water
conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or
trapping; an open season includes the first and last days of the
prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are
issued by registration or other means.
Poison means any substance that is toxic or poisonous upon contact
or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a
given time or having both the power and intention to exercise dominion
or control of wildlife either directly or through another person or
persons.
Possession limit means the maximum number of fish, grouse, or
ptarmigan a person or designated group may have in possession if the
they have not been canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or otherwise
preserved so as to be fit for human consumption after a 15-day period.
Pot means a portable structure designed and constructed to capture
and retain live fish and shellfish in the water.
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Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska,
including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
Purse seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish
and which can be closed at the bottom by means of a free-running line
through one or more rings attached to the lead line.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit that authorizes hunting and is
issued to a person who agrees to the specified hunting conditions.
Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced date
and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed
by Board action. Registration permits are issued in the order
applications are received and/or are based on priorities as determined
by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Regulatory year means July 1 through June 30, except for fish and
shellfish, for which it means April 1 through March 31.
Ring net means a bag-shaped net suspended between no more than two
frames; the bottom frame may not be larger in perimeter than the top
frame; the gear must be nonrigid and collapsible so that free movement
of fish or shellfish across the top of the net is not prohibited when
the net is employed.
Rockfish means all species of the genus Sebastes.
Rod and reel means either a device upon which a line is stored on a
fixed or revolving spool and is deployed through guides mounted on a
flexible pole, or a line that is attached to a pole. In either case,
bait or an artificial fly or lure is used as terminal tackle. This
definition does not include the use of rod and reel gear for snagging.
Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus
gorbuscha); sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and
chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta).
Salmon stream means any stream used by salmon for spawning,
rearing, or for traveling to a spawning or rearing area.
Salvage means to transport the edible meat, skull, or hide, as
required by regulation, of a regulated fish, wildlife, or shellfish to
the location where the edible meat will be consumed by humans or
processed for human consumption in a manner which saves or prevents the
edible meat from waste, and preserves the skull or hide for human use.
Scallop dredge means a dredge-like device designed specifically for
and capable of taking scallops by being towed along the ocean floor.
Sea urchin rake means a hand-held implement, no longer than 4 feet,
equipped with projecting prongs used to gather sea urchins.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested
animal by an authorized representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes
collecting and recording information about the conditions under which
the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted
for sealing or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for
biological information.
Set gillnet means a gillnet that has been intentionally set,
staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the
tip of which has grown through seven-eights (315 degrees) of a circle,
described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the side, or
with both horns broken.
Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams.
Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external
covering of an animal's body. However, for bear, the skin, hide, pelt,
or fur means the external covering with claws attached.
Snagging means hooking or attempting to hook a fish elsewhere than
in the mouth.
Spear means a shaft with a sharp point or fork-like implement
attached to one end, which is used to thrust through the water to
impale or retrieve fish, and which is operated by hand.
Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on
either antler; male calves are not spike-fork bulls.
Stretched measure means the average length of any series of 10
consecutive meshes measured from inside the first knot and including
the last knot when wet; the 10 meshes, when being measured, shall be an
integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpendicular to the
selvages; measurements shall be made by means of a metal tape measure
while the 10 meshes being measured are suspended vertically from a
single peg or nail, under 5-pound weight.
Subsistence fishing permit means a subsistence harvest permit
issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game or the Federal
Subsistence Board.
Take or Taking means to fish, pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net,
capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Tine or antler point refers to any point on an antler, the length
of which is greater than its width and is at least one inch.
To operate fishing gear means any of the following: To deploy gear
in the water; to remove gear from the water; to remove fish or
shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or to possess
a gillnet containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a
gillnet which is completely clear of the water is not considered to be
operating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement.
Transportation means to ship, convey, carry, or transport by any
means whatever and deliver or receive for such shipment, conveyance,
carriage, or transportation.
Trapping means the taking of furbearers within established trapping
seasons and with a required trapping license.
Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture
fish or shellfish, and includes beam, otter, or pelagic trawl.
Troll gear means a power gurdy troll gear consisting of a line or
lines with lures or baited hooks which are drawn through the water by a
power gurdy; hand troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures
or baited hooks which are drawn through the water from a vessel by hand
trolling, strip fishing, or other types of trolling, and which are
retrieved by hand power or hand-powered crank and not by any type of
electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, or other assisting device or
attachment; or dinglebar troll gear consisting of one or more lines,
retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a
terminally attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or
more lures or baited hooks are pulled through the water while a vessel
is making way.
Trophy means a mount of a big game animal, including the skin of
the head (cape) or the entire skin, in a lifelike representation of the
animal, including a lifelike representation made from any part of a big
game animal; ``trophy'' also includes a ``European mount'' in which the
horns or antlers and the skull or a portion of the skull are mounted
for display.
Trout means the following species: cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus
clarki) and rainbow/steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of
animals not otherwise classified by the definitions in this paragraph
(a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i) of
this section.
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Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,
caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
Unit and Subunit mean one of the geographical areas in the State of
Alaska known as Game Management Units, or GMUs, as defined in the
codified Alaska Department of Fish and Game regulations found in Title
5 of the Alaska Administrative Code and collectively listed in this
part as Units or Subunits.
Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate,
bear, furbearer, or unclassified species and includes any part,
product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
(b) Taking fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence uses by a
prohibited method is a violation of this part. Seasons are closed
unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting, trapping, or fishing
during a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited.
You may not take for subsistence fish, wildlife, or shellfish outside
established Unit or Area seasons, or in excess of the established Unit
or Area harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by the Board. You
may take fish, wildlife, or shellfish under State regulations on public
lands, except as otherwise restricted at Sec. Sec. ----.26 through --
--.28. Unit/Area-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence
taking of fish, wildlife, or shellfish are identified at Sec. Sec. --
--.26 through ----.28.
(c) Harvest limits. (1) Harvest limits authorized by this section
and harvest limits established in State regulations may not be
accumulated.
(2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a designated individual
for another person pursuant to Sec. ----.10(d)(5)(ii) count toward the
individual harvest limit of the person for whom the fish, wildlife, or
shellfish is taken.
(3) A harvest limit applies to the number of fish, wildlife, or
shellfish that can be taken during a regulatory year; however, harvest
limits for grouse, ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) are regulated
by the number that may be taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse and
ptarmigan are also regulated by the number that can be held in
possession.
(4) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives
fish, wildlife, or shellfish shall furnish, upon a request made by a
Federal or State agent, a signed statement describing the following:
names and addresses of persons who gave and received fish, wildlife, or
shellfish; the time and place that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was
taken; and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified
subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence user to
take fish, wildlife, or shellfish on his or her behalf in accordance
with Sec. ----.10(d)(5)(ii), the permit shall be furnished in place of
a signed statement.
(d) Fishing by designated harvest permit. (1) Any species of fish
that may be taken by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken
under a designated harvest permit.
(2) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you
(beneficiary) may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence
user to take fish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain
a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and
must return a completed harvest report. The designated fisherman may
fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than two
harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid
designated fishing permit when taking, attempting to take, or
transporting fish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary.
(4) The designated fisherman may not fish with more than one legal
limit of gear.
(5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt
to take fish on your behalf at one time. You may not personally take or
attempt to take fish at the same time that a designated fisherman is
taking or attempting to take fish on your behalf.
(e) Hunting by designated harvest permit. In Units 1-8, 9D, 10-16,
and 18-26, if you are a Federally qualified subsistence user
(recipient), you may designate another Federally qualified subsistence
user to take deer, moose and caribou on your behalf unless you are a
member of a community operating under a community harvest system or
unless Unit-specific regulations in Section ----.26 preclude or modify
the use of the designated hunter system or allow the harvest of
additional species by a designated hunter. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but
may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time, unless otherwise specified in unit-specific regulations in
Sec. ----.26.
(f) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take fish,
wildlife, or shellfish on behalf of another rural Alaska resident in
accordance with Sec. ----.10(d)(5)(ii) shall promptly deliver the
fish, wildlife, or shellfish to that rural Alaska resident and may not
charge the recipient for his/her services in taking the fish, wildlife,
or shellfish or claim for themselves the meat or any part of the
harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Permits. If a subsistence fishing or hunting permit is required
by this part, the following permit conditions apply unless otherwise
specified in this section:
(1) You may not take more fish, wildlife, or shellfish for
subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit;
(2) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing or hunting;
(3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily
available for inspection while fishing, hunting, or transporting
subsistence-taken fish, wildlife, or shellfish;
(4) If specified on the permit, you shall keep accurate daily
records of the harvest, showing the number of fish, wildlife, or
shellfish taken, by species, location and date of harvest, and other
such information as may be required for management or conservation
purposes; and
(5) If the return of harvest information necessary for management
and conservation purposes is required by a permit and you fail to
comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to receive
a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar
year, unless you demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in
the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable circumstances.
(i) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter fish,
wildlife, or shellfish that was taken in violation of Federal or State
statutes or a regulation promulgated hereunder.
(j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or shellfish. (1) You may not
use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as
allowed for in Sec. ----.26, Sec. ----.27, or Sec. ----.28, or
except for the following:
(i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or bones of wildlife;
(ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;
(iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse, or ptarmigan; however,
you may not use the breast meat of grouse and ptarmigan as animal food
or bait;
(iv) Unclassified wildlife.
(2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must salvage the
following parts for human use:
(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink,
weasel, or otter;
(ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide
of brown bears taken in Units 5, 9B, 17, 18, portions of 19A and 19B,
21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be salvaged;
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(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares (rabbits), marmots,
beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
(3) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse,
and ptarmigan.
(4) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-
caught fish or shellfish; however, you may use for bait or other
purposes whitefish, herring, and species for which bag limits, seasons,
or other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this section,
as well as the head, tail, fins, and viscera of legally taken
subsistence fish.
(5) Failure to salvage the edible meat may not be a violation if
such failure is caused by circumstances beyond the control of a person,
including theft of the harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish,
unanticipated weather conditions, or unavoidable loss to another
animal.
(6) 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 black bear.
(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 black bear taken from Units 1, 2, 3, or 5.
(ii) [Reserved].
(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, 9A-C, 9E, 12, 17, 20, or
25.
(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.
(ii) [Reserved].
(8) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you may sell
the raw fur or tanned pelt with or without claws attached from legally
harvested furbearers.
(9) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user, you may sell
handicraft articles made from the nonedible byproducts (including, but
not limited to, skin, shell, fins, and bones) of subsistence-harvested
fish or shellfish.
(10) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may
sell handicraft articles made from nonedible byproducts of wildlife
harvested for subsistence uses (excluding bear), to include; skin,
hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones (except skulls of moose, caribou, elk,
deer, sheep, goat and muskox), teeth, sinew, antlers and/or horns (if
not attached to any part of the skull or made to represent a big game
trophy) and hooves.
(11) The sale of handicrafts made from the nonedible byproducts of
wildlife, when authorized in this part, may not constitute a
significant commercial enterprise.
(k) The regulations found in this part do not apply to the
subsistence taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish regulated
pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187);
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531-1543);
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C.
1361-1407); and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C.
703-711), or to any amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of
fish, wildlife, or shellfish, covered by these Acts, will conform to
the specific provisions contained in these Acts, as amended, and any
implementing regulations.
(l) Rural residents, nonrural residents, and nonresidents not
specifically prohibited by Federal regulations from fishing, hunting,
or trapping on public lands in an area may fish, hunt, or trap on
public lands in accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
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4. In subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, Sec. ----.26
is added effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, to read as
follows:
Sec. ----.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(a) You may take wildlife for subsistence uses by any method,
except as prohibited in this section or by other Federal statute.
Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a
violation of this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal
regulation. Hunting or trapping during a closed season or in an area
closed by this part is prohibited.
(b) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (n)(1)
through (26) of this section, the following methods and means of taking
wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited:
(1) Shooting from, on, or across a highway;
(2) Using any poison;
(3) Using a helicopter in any manner, including transportation of
individuals, equipment, or wildlife; however, this prohibition does not
apply to transportation of an individual, gear, or wildlife during an
emergency rescue operation in a life-threatening situation;
(4) Taking wildlife from a motorized land or air vehicle when that
vehicle is in motion, or from a motor-driven boat when the boat's
progress from the motor's power has not ceased;
(5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife;
(6) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a
shotgun larger than 10 gauge;
(7) Using a firearm other than a shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle,
rifle, or pistol using center-firing cartridges, for the taking of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, except that--
(i) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use
a firearm that shoots rimfire cartridges to take wolves and wolverine;
(ii) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a
.45-caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, elongated
slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, musk oxen,
and mountain goat;
(8) Using or being aided by use of a pit, fire, artificial light,
radio communication, artificial salt lick, explosive, barbed arrow,
bomb, smoke, chemical, conventional steel trap with a jaw spread over 9
inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 inches;
(9) Using a snare, except that an individual in possession of a
valid hunting license may use nets and snares to take unclassified
wildlife, ptarmigan, grouse, or hares; and, individuals in possession
of a valid trapping license may use snares to take furbearers;
(10) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear;
(11) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take
wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
(12) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine
in any area restricted to hunting by bow and arrow only;
(13) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow,
unless the bow is capable of casting a \7/8\ inch wide broadhead-tipped
arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead
together weigh at least 1 ounce (437.5 grains);
(14) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine;
except, you may use bait to take wolves and wolverine with a trapping
license, and you may use bait to take black bears with a hunting
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (n)(1)
through (26) of this section. Baiting of black bears is subject to the
following restrictions:
(i) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must
register the site with ADF&G;
(ii) When using bait, you must clearly mark the site with a sign
reading ``black bear bait station'' that also displays your hunting
license number and
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ADF&aves\rules.xmlamp;G-assigned number;
(iii) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may
use only the head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish
and wildlife for bait;
(iv) You may not use bait within \1/4\ mile of a publicly
maintained road or trail;
(v) You may not use bait within 1 mile of a house or other
permanent dwelling, or within 1 mile of a developed campground or
developed recreational facility;
(vi) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the
bait station site when done hunting;
(vii) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait
station, including barter or exchange of goods;
(viii) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait
present at any one time;
(15) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves, or wolverine;
(16) Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves,
wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 a.m. following the day in which
airborne travel occurred (except for flights in regularly scheduled
commercial aircraft); however, this restriction does not apply to
subsistence taking of deer, the setting of snares or traps, or the
removal of furbearers from traps or snares;
(17) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(c) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a
subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject to State regulations.
(d) The following methods and means of trapping furbearers for
subsistence uses pursuant to the requirements of a trapping license are
prohibited, in addition to the prohibitions listed at paragraph (b) of
this section:
(1) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a
muskrat pushup or feeding house in the course of trapping;
(2) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(3) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare,
except that you may use firearms in certain Units with established
seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(4) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less than
5\7/8\ inches during any closed mink and marten season in the same
Unit;
(5) Using a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap);
(6) Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm
before 3:00 a.m. on the day following the day on which airborne travel
occurred; however, this does not apply to a trapper using a firearm to
dispatch furbearers caught in a trap or snare.
(e) Possession and transportation of wildlife. (1) Except as
specified in paragraph (e)(2) or (f)(1) of this section, or as
otherwise provided, you may not take a species of wildlife in any unit,
or portion of a unit, if your total take of that species already
obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations
equals or exceeds the harvest limit in that unit.
(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any
member of a community with an established community harvest limit for
that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to Sec. ----.10(d)(5)(iii)
or as otherwise provided for by this Part, an animal taken as part of a
community harvest limit counts toward every community member's harvest
limit for that species taken under Federal or State of Alaska
regulations.
(f) Harvest limits. (1) The harvest limit specified for a trapping
season for a species and the harvest limit set for a hunting season for
the same species are separate and distinct. This means that if you have
taken a harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping season,
you may take additional animals under the harvest limit specified for a
hunting season or vice versa.
(2) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a Unit or portion of a Unit
having a harvest limit of ``one brown/grizzly bear per year'' counts
against a ``one brown/grizzly bear every four regulatory years''
harvest limit in other Units. You may not take more than one brown/
grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
(3) The Assistant Regional Director for Subsistence Management,
FWS, is authorized to open, close, or adjust Federal subsistence lynx
seasons and to set harvest and possession limits for lynx in Units 6,
7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20A, 20B, 20C east of the Teklanika River,
20D, and 20E, with a maximum season of November 1-February 28. This
delegation may be exercised only when it is necessary to conserve lynx
populations or to continue subsistence uses, only within guidelines
listed within the ADF&G Lynx Harvest Management Strategy, and only
after staff analysis of the potential action, consultation with the
appropriate Regional Council Chairs, and Interagency Staff Committee
concurrence.
(g) Evidence of sex and identity. (1) If subsistence take of Dall
sheep is restricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a
harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal.
(2) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is
restricted to one sex in the local area, you may not possess or
transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient
portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the animal, except that in Units 1-5 antlers
are also considered proof of sex for deer if the antlers are naturally
attached to an entire carcass, with or without the viscera; and except
in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 24, where you may possess either
sufficient portions of the external sex organs (still attached to a
portion of the carcass) or the head (with or without antlers attached;
however, the antler stumps must remain attached) to indicate the sex of
the harvested moose; however, this paragraph (g)(2) does not apply to
the carcass of an ungulate that has been butchered and placed in
storage or otherwise prepared for consumption upon arrival at the
location where it is to be consumed.
(3) If a moose harvest limit requires an antlered bull, an antler
size, or configuration restriction, you may not possess or transport
the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the
carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than
the required number of brow tines on one antler, you must leave the
antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however,
this paragraph (g)(3) does not apply to a moose carcass or its parts
that have been butchered and placed in storage or otherwise prepared
for consumption after arrival at the place where it is to be stored or
consumed.
(h) Removing harvest from the field. You must leave all edible meat
on the bones of the front quarters and hind quarters of caribou and
moose harvested in Units 9B, 17, 18, and 19B prior to October 1 until
you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption.
You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind
quarters, and ribs of moose harvested in Unit 21 prior to October 1
until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human
consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front
quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and moose harvested in
Unit 24 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or
process it for human consumption. Meat of the front quarters, hind
quarters, or ribs from a harvested moose or caribou may be processed
for human consumption and consumed in the field; however, meat may not
be removed from the bones for purposes of transport out of the field.
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(i) Returning of tags, marks, or collars. If you take an animal
that has been marked or tagged for scientific studies, you must, within
a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or the agency identified on the
collar or marker when and where the animal was taken. You also must
retain any ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other identification with
the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is required; in all cases, you
must return any identification equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency
identified on such equipment.
(j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) Sealing requirements for
bear shall apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified
in this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units
1-7, 11-17, and 20.
(2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin
or skull of a bear unless the skin and skull have been sealed by an
authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State or Federal
regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear taken under
a registration permit in Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A and 19B
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24,
and 26A need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
(3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a
representative of the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary premolar tooth
from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however, this
provision shall not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5, 9B, 9E,
17, 18, 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River
drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A 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; at the time of
sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of
the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in 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; at the time of
sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove and retain the skin of
the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from
the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G representative in
Yakutat; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(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. At the time of sealing, the representative shall remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(4) You may not falsify any information required on the sealing
certificate or temporary sealing form provided by the ADF&G in
accordance with State regulations.
(k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine.
You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin of a
marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13E, or 14-16 or the untanned skin of a
beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or
outside the State, unless the skin has been sealed by an authorized
representative in accordance with State or Federal regulations. In Unit
18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to
be sold or commercially tanned.
(1) You must seal any wolf taken in Unit 2 on or before the 30th
day after the date of taking.
(2) You must leave the radius and ulna of the left foreleg
naturally attached to the hide of any wolf taken in Units 1-5 until the
hide is sealed.
(l) If you take a species listed in paragraph (k) of this section
but are unable to present the skin in person, you must complete and
sign a temporary sealing form and ensure that the completed temporary
sealing form and skin are presented to an authorized representative of
ADF&G for sealing consistent with requirements listed in paragraph (k)
of this section.
(m) You may take wildlife, outside of established season or harvest
limits, for food in traditional religious ceremonies, that are part of
a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches, under the
following provisions:
(1) The harvest does not violate recognized principles of wildlife
conservation and uses the methods and means allowable for the
particular species published in the applicable Federal regulations. The
appropriate Federal land manager will establish the number, species,
sex, or location of harvest, if necessary, for conservation purposes.
Other regulations relating to ceremonial harvest may be found in the
unit-specific regulations in Sec. ----.26(n).
(2) No permit or harvest ticket is required for harvesting under
this section; however, the harvester must be a Federally qualified
subsistence user with customary and traditional use in the area where
the harvesting will occur.
(3) In Units 1-26 (except for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies
in Units 20F, 21, 24, or 25):
(i) A tribal chief, village or tribal council president, or the
chief's or president's designee for the village in which the religious/
cultural ceremony will be held, or a Federally qualified subsistence
user outside of a village or tribal-organized ceremony, must notify the
nearest Federal land manager that a wildlife harvest will take place.
The notification must include the species, harvest location, and number
of animals expected to be taken.
(ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief,
village or tribal council president or designee, or other Federally
qualified subsistence user must create a list of the successful hunters
and maintain these records, including the name of the decedent for whom
the ceremony will be held. If requested, this information must be
available to an authorized representative of the Federal land manager.
(iii) The tribal chief, village or tribal council president or
designee, or other Federally qualified subsistence user outside of the
village in which the religious/cultural ceremony will be held must
report to the Federal land manager the harvest location, species, sex,
and number of animals taken as soon as practicable, but not more than
15 days after the wildlife is taken.
(4) In Units 20F, 21, 24, and 25 (for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch
ceremonies only):
(i) Taking wildlife outside of established season and harvest
limits is authorized if it is for food for the traditional Koyukon/
Gwich'in Potlatch Funerary or Mortuary ceremony and if it is consistent
with conservation of healthy populations.
(ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief,
village or tribal council president, or the chief's or president's
designee for the village in which the religious ceremony will be held
must create a list of the successful hunters and maintain these
records. The list must be made available, after the harvest is
completed, to a Federal land manager upon request.
(iii) As soon as practical, but not more than 15 days after the
harvest, the tribal chief, village council president, or designee must
notify the Federal land
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manager about the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals
taken.
(n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified
wildlife, all squirrel species, and marmots in all Units, without
harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific
restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are
identified at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section.
(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all mainland drainages from Dixon
Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those islands east of the center line
of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Caamano Point, and all
islands in Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Taku Inlet:
(i) Unit 1A consists of all drainages south of the latitude of
Lemesurier Point including all drainages into Behm Canal, excluding all
drainages of Ernest Sound;
(ii) Unit 1B consists of all drainages between the latitude of
Lemesurier Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw including all
drainages of Ernest Sound and Farragut Bay, and including the islands
east of the center lines of Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between
Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern Passage, Blake Channel (excluding
Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and Seward Passage;
(iii) Unit 1C consists of that portion of Unit 1 draining into
Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw and south of the
latitude of Eldred Rock including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, and all
mainland portions north of Chichagof Island and south of the latitude
of Eldred Rock, excluding drainages into Farragut Bay;
(iv) Unit 1D consists of that portion of Unit 1 north of the
latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the drainages of
Berners Bay;
(v) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay National Park are closed to all
taking of wildlife for subsistence uses;
(B) Unit 1A--in the Hyder area, the Salmon River drainage
downstream from the Riverside Mine, excluding the Thumb Creek drainage,
is closed to the taking of bear;
(C) Unit 1B--the Anan Creek drainage within one mile of Anan Creek
downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a one
mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the
taking of bear;
(D) Unit 1C:
(1) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the
U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the
Center's parking area;
(2) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard
bounded by the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its
confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of Goat Creek
north to the Mendenhall Glacier;
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C,
Juneau area, on the following public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between
the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the
Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana
Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall
Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service
Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier
Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as
designated on U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail,
Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan
Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts
Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail;
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D
between April 15 and June 15;
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 31.
registration permit only.
Deer:
Unit 1A-4 antlered deer......... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1B-2 antlered deer......... Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1C-4 deer; however, Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
antlerless deer may be taken
only from Sept. 15--Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1A--Revillagigedo Island No open season.
only.
Unit 1B--that portion north of Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
LeConte Bay. 1 goat by State
registration permit only; the
taking of kids or nannies
accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1A and 1B, that portion on No open season.
the Cleveland Peninsula south
of the divide between Yes Bay
and Santa Anna Inlet.
Unit 1A and 1B--remainder--2 Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
goats; a State registration
permit will be required for the
taking of the first goat and a
Federal registration permit for
the taking of a second goat.
The taking of kids or nannies
accompanied by kids is
prohibited.
Unit 1C--that portion draining Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
into Lynn Canal and Stephens
Passage between Antler River
and Eagle Glacier and River,
and all drainages of the
Chilkat Range south of the
Endicott River--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1C--that portion draining No open season.
into Stephens Passage and Taku
Inlet between Eagle Glacier and
River and Taku Glacier.
Unit 1C--remainder--1 goat by Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
State registration permit only.
Unit 1D--that portion lying Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
north of the Katzehin River and
northeast of the Haines
highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1D--that portion lying No open season.
between Taiya Inlet and River
and the White Pass and Yukon
Railroad.
Unit 1D--remainder--1 goat by Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
State registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1A-1 antlered bull by Sept. 5-Oct. 15.
Federal registration permit.
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Unit 1B-1 antlered bull with Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
spike-fork or 50-inch antlers
or 3 or more brow tines on
either antler, by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1C--that portion south of Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Point Hobart including all Port
Houghton drainages--1 antlered
bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or 3 or more brow tines
on either antler, by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1C--remainder, excluding Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
drainages of Berners Bay--1
antlered bull by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1D......................... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 1A, B, and C--No limit. Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(ii) [Reserved]
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than July 24-Dec. 31.
one may be an antlerless deer.
Antlerless deer may be taken
only during the period Oct. 15-
Dec. 31. You are required to
report all harvests using a
joint Federal/State harvest
report. The Forest Supervisor
is authorized to reduce the
harvest to 4 deer based on
conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
Chair of the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
The Federal public lands on
Prince of Wales Island,
excluding the southeast portion
(lands south of the West Arm of
Cholmondeley Sound draining
into Cholmondeley Sound or
draining eastward into Clarence
Strait), are closed to hunting
of deer from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15,
except by Federally-qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves. The Forest Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Supervisor (or designee) may close
the Federal hunting and trapping
season in consultation with ADF&G
and the Chair of the Southeast
Alaska Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council, when the combined
Federal-State harvest quota is
reached.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per Aug. 1-May 15.
day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 15-Mar. 15.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B,
north of Unit 2, south of the center line of Frederick Sound, and east
of the center line of Chatham Strait including Coronation, Kuiu,
Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell,
and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear,
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage
on Kupreanof Island;
(C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell
Narrows and a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of Blind Slough,
from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion of Blind
Island to the hunting closure markers one mile south of the Blind
Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof, Woewodski, and Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Butterworth Islands--1 antlered
deer.
Unit 3--remainder--2 antlered Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
deer.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike- Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or
more brow tines on either antler by
State registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 3--Mitkof Island--No limit. Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 3--except Mitkof Island--No Dec. 1-May 15.
limit.
Coyote: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 1C and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Baranof, Chichagof,
Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take brown bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all drainages into northwestern Seymour
Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of the unnamed
peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and
Windfall Islands;
(B) You may not take brown bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area
(Admiralty Island) including all lands within one-fourth mile of Salt
Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay;
(C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area
(Chichagof Island), that area within the Port Althorp watershed south
of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock);
(D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear
hunting in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA)
consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island north of
Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwest point
of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into
Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear,
wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled;
(B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka
or Hoonah District Ranger for the taking of brown bear for educational
purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional subsistence
harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit
does not count in an individual's one bear every four regulatory years
limit.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Brown Bear:
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Unit 4--Chichagof Island south Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
and west of a line that follows Mar. 15-May 31.
the crest of the island from
Rock Point (58[deg] N. lat.,
136[deg] 21' W. long.) to
Rodgers Point (57[deg] 35' N.
lat., 135[deg] 33' W. long.)
including Yakobi and other
adjacent islands; Baranof
Island south and west of a line
which follows the crest of the
island from Nismeni Point
(57[deg] 34' N. lat., 135[deg]
25' W. long.) to the entrance
of Gut Bay (56[deg] 44' N. lat.
134[deg] 38' W. long.)
including the drainages into
Gut Bay and including Kruzof
and other adjacent islands--1
bear every four regulatory
years by State registration
permit only.
Unit 4--remainder--1 bear every Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
four regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 20.
registration permit only.
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
deer may be taken only from Sept.
15-Jan. 31.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 Aug. 1-May 15.
per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 4--that portion east of Dec. 1-May 15.
Chatham Strait--No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4............. No open season.
Coyote: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all Gulf of Alaska drainages and
islands between Cape Fairweather and the center line of Icy Bay,
including the Guyot Hills:
(A) Unit 5A consists of all drainages east of Yakutat Bay,
Disenchantment Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard Glacier, and
includes the islands of Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;
(B) Unit 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands
within Glacier Bay National Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B)You may not shoot ungulates, bears, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled;
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you have obtained a
Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than Sept. 1-June 30.
one may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal Sept. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Deer:
Unit 5A-1 buck.................. Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 5B......................... No open season.
Goat:
Unit 5A--that area between the Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Hubbard Glacier and the West
Nunatak Glacier on the north
and east sides of Nunatak
Fjord--1 goat by Federal
registration permit. The
Yakutat District Ranger and
ADF&G will jointly announce the
harvest quota prior to the
season. A minimum of two goats
in the harvest quota will be
reserved for Federally
qualified subsistence users.
The season will be closed by
local announcement from the
Yakutat District Ranger when
the quota has been taken. The
harvest quota and season
announcements will be made in
consultation with NPS and local
residents.
Unit 5A--remainder--1 goat by Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Federal registration permit.
The Yakutat District Ranger and
ADF&G will jointly announce the
harvest quota prior to the
season. A minimum of four goats
in the harvest quota will be
reserved for Federally
qualified subsistence users.
The season will be closed by
local announcement when the
quota has been taken. The
harvest quota and season
announcements will be made in
consultation with NPS and local
residents.
Unit 5B-1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench--1 moose Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
by State registration permit
only. The season will be closed
when 5 moose have been taken
from the Nunatak Bench.
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Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench--1 Oct. 8-Nov. 15.
bull by joint State/Federal
registration permit only. The
season will be closed when 60
bulls have been taken from the
Unit. The season will be closed
in that portion west of the
Dangerous River when 30 bulls
have been taken in that area.
From Oct. 8-Oct. 21, public
lands will be closed to taking
of moose, except by residents
of Unit 5A hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 5B-1 antlered bull by State Sept. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit only. The
season will be closed when 25
antlered bulls have been taken
from the entirety of Unit 5B.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day.... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per Aug. 1-May 15.
day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Gulf of Alaska and Prince
William Sound drainages from the center line of Icy Bay (excluding the
Guyot Hills) to Cape Fairfield including Kayak, Hinchinbrook, Montague,
and adjacent islands, and Middleton Island, but excluding the Copper
River drainage upstream from Miles Glacier, and excluding the Nellie
Juan and Kings River drainages:
(A) Unit 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point
near Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6B consists of Gulf of Alaska and Copper River Basin
drainages west of Palm Point near Katalla, east of the west bank of the
Copper River, and east of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;
(C) Unit 6C consists of drainages west of the west bank of the
Copper River, and west of a line from Flag Point to Cottonwood Point,
and drainages east of the east bank of Rude River and drainages into
the eastern shore of Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;
(D) Unit 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
(ii) For the following areas, the taking of wildlife for
subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take mountain goat in the Goat Mountain goat
observation area, which consists of that portion of Unit 6B bounded on
the north by Miles Lake and Miles Glacier, on the south and east by
Pleasant Valley River and Pleasant Glacier, and on the west by the
Copper River;
(B) You may not take mountain goat in the Heney Range goat
observation area, which consists of that portion of Unit 6C south of
the Copper River Highway and west of the Eyak River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of
artificial lights;
(C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the
Native Village of Eyak to take one bull moose from Federal lands in
Units 6B or C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch;
(D) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is
either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least 70 percent disabled,
or temporarily disabled may designate another Federally-qualified
subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear and beaver on his
or her behalf in Unit 6, unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number
of recipients but may have no more than one harvest limit in his or her
possession at any one time;
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may
not be issued a Federal subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer,
goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine;
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear,
deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine under the direct, immediate
supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal
taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is
responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 1 bear.................. Sept. 1-June 30.
Deer: 4 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-
Dec. 31.
Goats:
Unit 6A and B--1 goat by State Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 6C......................... No open season.
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Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, Aug. 20-Jan. 31.
RG244, 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--2
goats, RG249--4 goats, RG266--4
goats, RG252--1 goat.
Moose:
Unit 6C-1 cow by Federal Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 6C-1 bull by Federal Sept. 1-Dec. 31.
registration 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
cow permits and 75% of the bull
permits.)
Unit 6--remainder............... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in May 1-Oct. 31.
possession.
Coyote:
Unit 6A and D--2 coyotes........ Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 6B and 6C--No limit........ July 1-June 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and No open season.
Silver Phases).
Hare (Snowshoe): no limit........... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 5 per day, 10 in Aug. 1-May 15.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 1-May 15.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Dec. 1-Apr. 30.
Coyote:
Unit 6C--south of the Copper Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
River Highway and east of the
Heney Range--No limit.
Unit 6A, B, C remainder, and D-- Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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.
(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]
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 7--3 bears......... July 1-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 7--that portion draining No open season.
into Kings Bay--Public lands
are closed to the taking of
moose by all users.
Unit 7--remainder............... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in May 1-Oct. 10.
possession.
Coyote: No limit.................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit........... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 7--that portion within the Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge--
2 wolves.
Unit 7--Remainder--5 wolves..... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 10 per day, 20 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Grouse (Ruffed)..................... No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
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Trapping
Beaver: 20 beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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-May 15.
Otter: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all islands southeast of the
centerline of Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, Afognak, Whale,
Raspberry, Shuyak, Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, Uganik, and
Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other
adjacent islands.
(i) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a
firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
(ii) [Reserved]
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
registration permit only. Up to 1 Apr. 1-May 15.
permit 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 2
permits may be issued in Old
Harbor; up to 2 permits may be
issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2
permits may be issued in Port
Lions. Permits will be issued by
the Kodiak Refuge Manager.
Deer: Unit 8--all lands within the Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Kodiak Archipelago within the
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge,
including lands on Kodiak, Ban,
Uganik, and Afognak Islands--3
deer; however, antlerless deer may
be taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31.
Elk: Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
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.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit........... July 1-June 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: 30 beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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.
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(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;
(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 9B from April 1 through May 31 and in the remainder of
Unit 9 from April 1 through April 30;
(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
Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth may hunt
brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of a resident tag;
ten permits will be available with at least one permit issued in each
community; however, no more than five permits will be issued in a
single community. The season will be closed when four females or ten
bears
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have been taken, whichever occurs first. The permits will be issued and
closure announcements made by the Superintendent Lake Clark National
Park and Preserve;
(D) Residents of Newhalen, Nondalton, Iliamna, 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 unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report 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 unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number
of recipients but may have no more than 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 through
December 31 or May 10 through 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.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears............. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 9B--Lake Clark National July 1-June 30.
Park and Preserve--Rural
residents of Nondalton,
Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro Bay,
and Port Alsworth only--1 bear
by Federal registration permit
only.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 bear by Sept. 1-May 31.
State registration permit only.
Unit 9E--1 bear by Federal Sept. 25-Dec. 31.
registration permit. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9A--4 caribou; however, no Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
more than 2 caribou may be
taken Aug. 10-Sept. 30 and no
more than 1 caribou may be
taken Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 9B--5 caribou; however, no July 1-Apr. 15.
more than 1 bull may be taken
from July 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 9C, that portion within the Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Alagnak River drainage--1
caribou.
Unit 9C, remainder--Federal
public lands are closed to the
taking of caribou.
Unit 9D--2 bulls by Federal Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
registration permit.
Unit 9E--Federal public lands Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
are closed to the taking of
caribou.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion within July 15-Oct. 15.
Lake Clark National Park and Jan. 1-Apr. 1.
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 with Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
\7/8\ curl or larger horn by
Federal registration permit
only.
Unit 9, remainder--1 ram with \7/ Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
8\ curl or larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 9A--1 bull................. Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 9B--1 bull................. Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Unit 9C--that portion draining Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
into the Naknek River from the Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
north--1 bull.
Unit 9C--that portion draining Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
into the Naknek River from the Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
south--1 bull by Federal
registration permit only.
Public lands are closed during
December for the hunting of
moose, except by Federally
qualified users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 9C--remainder--1 bull...... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Dec. 15-Jan. 15.
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................. Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
Dec. 1-Jan. 20.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E--2 beaver per Apr. 15-May 31.
day.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves..................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
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Trapping
Beaver:
No limit........................ Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
2 beaver per day; only firearms Apr. 15-May 31.
may be used.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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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(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak
Island, and the Pribilof Islands.
(ii) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on
Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands.
(iii) In Unit 10-Unimak Island only, a Federally-qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified
subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf unless the
recipient is a member of a community operating under a community
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated
hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than
four harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand
Point, and Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, from October 1 through
December 31 or May 10 through 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.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Caribou:
Unit 10--Unimak Island only--4 Aug. 1-Sept. 30. Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
caribou by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 10--remainder--No limit.... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): July 1-June 30.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): July 1-June 30.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
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) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the
headwaters of the Copper River south of Suslota Creek and the area
drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River
between the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles
Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20-July 31 in the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the
Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either Chistochina or
Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium
to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be
obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve office.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder
to hunt sheep during the Sept. 21 through Oct. 20 hunt. The following
conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or older;
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be Federally qualified
subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use
determination for the area they want to hunt;
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of
the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met;
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep
harvested will count against the harvest limits of
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both the minor and accompanying adult.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear.................. Aug. 10-June 15.
Caribou............................. No open season.
Sheep:
1 sheep......................... Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
1 sheep by Federal registration Sept. 21-Oct. 20.
permit only by persons 60 years
of age or older.
Goat: Unit 11--that portion within Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve--1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
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 have been harvested between
Federal and State hunts.
Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in June 1-Oct. 10.
possession.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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.............. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: 30 beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
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-Jan. 31.
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(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage
upstream from the Robertson River, including all drainages into the
east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in
Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands;
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller
than\ 3/32\ inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during
April and October;
(C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20 through July
31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or
12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either
Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford
Tribal Consortium to receive the Federal subsistence harvest permit.
The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve office.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder
to hunt sheep during the Sept. 21-Oct. 20 hunt. The following
conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an
accompanying adult 60 years of age or older;
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be Federally qualified
subsistence users with a positive customary and traditional use
determination for the area they want to hunt;
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of
the accompanying adult, who is responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met;
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep
harvested will count against the harvest limits of both the minor and
accompanying adult.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear.................. Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 12--that portion of the No open season.
Nabesna River drainage within
the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve and all
Federal lands south of the
Winter Trail running southeast
from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border--All hunting of
caribou is prohibited on
Federal public lands.
Unit 12--remainder--1 bull...... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
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Unit 12--remainder--1 caribou Winter season to be announced.
may be taken by a Federal
registration permit during a
winter season to be announced.
Dates for a winter season to
occur between Oct. 1 and Apr.
30 and sex of animal to be
taken will be announced by
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
Manager in consultation with
Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve
Superintendent, Alaska
Department of Fish and Game
area biologists, and Chairs of
the Eastern Interior Regional
Advisory Council and Upper
Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game
Advisory Committee.
Sheep:
Unit 12--1 ram with full curl or Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
larger horn.
Unit 12--that portion within Sept. 21-Oct. 20.
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 within the Aug. 24-Aug. 28.
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Sept. 8-Sept. 17.
and those lands within the Nov. 20-Nov. 30.
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. The
November season is open by
Federal registration permit
only.
Unit 12--that portion east of Aug. 24-Sept. 30.
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--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 15-Aug. 23.
bull with spike/fork antlers.
Unit 12--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 24-Aug. 28.
bull. Sept. 1-Sept. 17.
Beaver: Unit 12--Wrangell-Saint Sept. 20-May 15.
Elias National Park and Preserve--6
beaver per season. Meat from
harvested beaver must be salvaged
for human consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: 15 beaver per season. Only Sept. 20-May 15.
firearms may be used during Sept.
20-Oct. 31 and Apr. 16-May 15, to
take up to 6 beaver. Only traps or
snares may be used Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
The total annual harvest limit for
beaver is 15, of which no more than
6 may be taken by firearm under
trapping or hunting regulations.
Meat from beaver harvested by
firearm must be salvaged for human
consumption.
Coyote: No limit.................... Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit; however, no more Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
than 5 lynx may be taken between
Nov. 1 and Nov. 30.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit................... Sept. 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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(13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of that area westerly of the
east bank of the Copper River and drained by all tributaries into the
west bank of the Copper River from Miles Glacier and including the
Slana River drainages north of Suslota Creek; the drainages into the
Delta River upstream from Falls Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the
drainages into the Nenana River upstream from the southeast corner of
Denali National Park at Windy; the drainage into the Susitna River
upstream from its junction with the Chulitna River; the drainage into
the east bank of the Chulitna River upstream to its confluence with
Tokositna River; the drainages of the Chulitna River (south of Denali
National Park) upstream from its confluence with the Tokositna River;
the drainages into the north bank of the Tokositna River upstream to
the base of the Tokositna Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna
Glacier; the drainages into the east bank of the Susitna River between
its confluences with the Talkeetna and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages
into the north and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the
Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside
drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first
unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the
northeast shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the
northern most fork of the Chickaloon River; the drainages into the east
bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; the
drainages of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the
Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13A consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line
beginning at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile 77.7 on the Glenn
Highway, then along the Glenn Highway to its junction with the
Richardson Highway, then south along the Richardson Highway to the foot
of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then east to the east bank of the Copper
River, then northerly along the east bank of the Copper River to its
junction with the Gulkana River, then northerly along the west bank of
the Gulkana River to its junction with the West Fork of the Gulkana
River, then westerly along the west bank of the West Fork of the
Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed lake, then across the divide
into the Tyone River drainage, down an unnamed stream into the Tyone
River, then down the Tyone River to the Susitna River, then down the
southern bank of the Susitna River to the mouth of Kosina Creek, then
up Kosina Creek to its headwaters, then across the divide and down
Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna River, then southerly along the boundary
of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon River bridge, the point of beginning;
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(B) Unit 13B consists of that portion of Unit 13 bounded by a line
beginning at the confluence of the Copper River and the Gulkana River,
then up the east bank of the Copper River to the Gakona River, then up
the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit 13, then
westerly along the boundary of Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, then
southerly along the west bank of the Susitna Glacier and the Susitna
River to the Tyone River, then up the Tyone River and across the divide
to the headwaters of the West Fork of the Gulkana River, then down the
West Fork of the Gulkana River to the confluence of the Gulkana River
and the Copper River, the point of beginning;
(C) Unit 13C consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the Gakona
River and Gakona Glacier;
(D) Unit 13D consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit
13(A);
(E) Unit 13E consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
(ii) Within 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 on lands within
Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(13) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980;
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting
from Aug. 5 through Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle benchmark
Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black
Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Richardson Highway,
then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with the Alaska
Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and
Johnson Glacier to the head of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along
the north bank of the Cantwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta
River;
(C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on
Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Middle Fork trails, or other trails
designated by the Board, you may not use motorized vehicles for
subsistence hunting in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The Sourdough
Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13B bounded by a
line beginning at the confluence of Sourdough Creek and the Gulkana
River, then northerly along Sourdough Creek to the Richardson Highway
at approximately Mile 148, then northerly along the Richardson Highway
to the Middle Fork Trail at approximately Mile 170, then westerly along
the trail to the Gulkana River, then southerly along the east bank of
the Gulkana River to its confluence with Sourdough Creek, the point of
beginning;
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for
hunting, including the transportation of hunters, their hunting gear,
and/or parts of game from July 26 through September 30 in the Tonsina
Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of that
portion of Unit 13D bounded on the west by the Richardson Highway from
the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at Tonsina, on the north along
the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway
crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgerton Highway to Chitina,
on the east by the Copper River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and
on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) Upon written request by the Camp Director to the Glennallen
Field Office, 2 caribou, sex to be determined by the Glennallen Field
Office Manager of the BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10 through Sept. 30
or Oct. 21 through Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the
Hudson Lake Residential Treatment Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose may
be taken Aug. 1 through Sept. 20. The animals may be taken by any
Federally-qualified hunter designated by the Camp Director. The hunter
must have in his/her possession the permit and a designated hunter
permit during all periods that are being hunted;
(C) Upon written request from the Ahtna Heritage Foundation to the
Glennallen Field Office, either 1 bull moose or 2 caribou, sex to be
determined by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the Bureau of Land
Management, may be taken from Aug. 1 through Sept. 20 for 1 moose or
Aug. 10 through Sept. 20 for 2 caribou by Federal registration permit
for the Ahtna Heritage Foundation's culture camp. The permit will
expire on September 20 or when the camp closes, whichever comes first.
No combination of caribou and moose is allowed. The animals may be
taken by any Federally-qualified hunter designated by the Camp
Director. The hunter must have in his/her possession the permit and a
designated hunter permit during all periods that are being hunted.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken Aug. 10-May 31.
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:............................
Unit 13A and 13B--2 caribou by Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Federal registration permit Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
only. The sex of animals that
may be taken will be announced
by the Glennallen Field Office
Manager of the Bureau of Land
Management in consultation with
the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game area biologist and
Chairs of the Eastern Interior
Regional Advisory Council and
the Southcentral Regional
Advisory Council.
Unit 13--remainder--2 bulls by Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Federal registration permit Oct. 21-Mar. 31
only.
You may not hunt within the Trans-
Alaska Oil Pipeline right-of-way.
The right-of-way is the area
occupied by the pipeline (buried or
above ground) and the cleared area
25 feet on either side of the
pipeline.
Sheep: Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
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 moose Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
by Federal registration permit
only; only 1 permit will be
issued per household.
Unit 13--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
bull moose by Federal
registration permit only.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in June 15-Sept. 10.
possession.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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.............. Sept. 1-Jan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Sept. 25-May 31.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: Unit 13--No limit........... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit................... Sept. 25-June 10.
Otter: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: No limit...................... Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the north side
of Turnagain Arm west of and excluding the Portage Creek drainage,
drainages into Knik Arm excluding drainages of the Chickaloon and
Matanuska Rivers in Unit 13, drainages into the north side of Cook
Inlet east of the Susitna River, drainages into the east bank of the
Susitna River downstream from the Talkeetna River, and drainages into
the south and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with
Clear Creek, the west side drainages of a line going up the south bank
of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that
creek to lake 4408, along the northeast shore of lake 4408, then
southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon
River:
(A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west
by the east bank of the Susitna River, on the north by the north bank
of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east along the
hydrologic divide separating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages
to the outlet creek at lake 4408, on the east by the eastern boundary
of Unit 14, and on the south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the south bank of
the Knik River from its mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, across
the face of Knik Glacier and along the north side of Knik Glacier to
the Unit 6 boundary;
(B) Unit 14B consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A;
(C) Unit 14C consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A.
(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 Fort
Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base Management Areas, consisting of
the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservation;
(B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage
Management Area, consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and
Fort Richardson military reservations and north of and including
Rainbow Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 14C--1 bear...... July 1-June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14C--1 beaver per May 15-Oct. 31.
day, 1 in possession.
Coyote: Unit 14C--2 coyotes....... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
and Silver Phases): Unit 14C--2
foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14C--5 hares Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
per day.
Lynx: Unit 14C--2 lynx............ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: Unit 14C--5 wolves.......... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14C--1 wolverine.. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): Unit Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
14C--5 per day, 10 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
tailed): Unit 14C--10 per day, 20
in possession.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 14C--that portion Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
within the drainages of Glacier
Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson
Creek, the Twentymile River and
the drainages of Knik River
outside Chugach State Park--20
beaver per season.
Coyote: Unit 14C--No limit........ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
and Silver Phases): Unit 14C--1
fox.
Lynx: Unit 14C--No limit.......... Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
Marten: Unit 14C--No limit........ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14C--No Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
limit.
Muskrat: Unit 14C--No limit....... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 14C--No limit......... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 14C--No limit.......... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolverine: Unit 14C--No limit..... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of that portion of the Kenai
Peninsula and adjacent islands draining into the Gulf of Alaska, Cook
Inlet, and Turnagain Arm from Gore Point to the point where longitude
line 150[deg]00' W. crosses the coastline of Chickaloon Bay in
Turnagain Arm, including that area lying west of longitude line
150[deg] 00' W. to the mouth of the Russian River, then southerly along
the Chugach National Forest boundary to the upper end of Upper Russian
Lake; and including the drainages into Upper Russian Lake west of the
Chugach National Forest boundary:
(A) Unit 15A consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the north
bank of the Kenai River and the north shore of Skilak Lake;
(B) Unit 15B consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the north
bank of the Kenai River and the north shore of Skilak Lake, and north
of the north bank of the Kasilof River, the north shore of Tustumena
Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
(C) Unit 15C consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
(ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and
hares that may be taken only from October 1 through March 1 by bow and
arrow only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost
junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost 76.3),
then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly
along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak
Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower
Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake
Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its westernmost junction
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to
the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
15;
(B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop
Wildlife Management Area;
(C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15B east of the
Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier;
(D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a
steel trap or snare.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear:
Unit 15C--3 bears............... July 1-June 30.
Unit 15--remainder.............. No open season.
Moose:
Unit 15A--Skilak Loop Wildlife No open season.
Management Area.
Unit 15A--remainder, 15B, and Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
15C--1 antlered bull with spike-
fork or 50-inch antlers or with
3 or more bROWtines on either
antler, by Federal registration
permit only.
Units 15B and 15C--1 antlered Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
bull with spike-fork or 50-inch
antlers or with 3 or more
bROWtines on either antler, by
Federal registration permit
only. The Kenai NWR Refuge
Manager is authorized to close
the October/November season
based on conservation concerns,
in consultation with ADF&G and
the Chair of the Southcentral
Alaska Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council.
Coyote: No limit.................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit........... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 15--that portion within the Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge--
2 wolves.
Unit 15--remainder--5 wolves.... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Grouse (Ruffed)..................... No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
tailed):
Unit 15A and 15B--20 per day, 40 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
in possession.
Unit 15C--20 per day, 40 in Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
possession.
Unit 15C--5 per day, 10 in Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 Beaver per season........ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): 1 Fox.
Marten:
Unit 15B--that portion east of No open season.
the Kenai River, Skilak Lake,
Skilak River, and Skilak
Glacier.
Remainder of Unit 15--No limit.. Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: Unit 15--No limit............ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolverine: Unit 15B and C--No limit. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the drainages into Cook Inlet
between Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, including Redoubt Creek
drainage, Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the west side of the
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence
with the Chulitna River; the drainages into the west side of the
Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the Tokositna
River, and drainages into the south side of the Tokositna River
upstream to the base of the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage
of the Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16A consists of that portion of Unit 16 east of the east
bank of the Yentna River from its mouth upstream to the Kahiltna River,
east of the east
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bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of the Kahiltna Glacier;
(B) Unit 16B consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount
McKinley National Park, as it existed prior to December 2, 1980.
Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (m)(16) 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
15.
(B) [Reserved]
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1--June 30.
Caribou: 1 caribou.................. Aug. 10-Oct. 31.
Moose:
Unit 16B--Redoubt Bay Drainages Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
south and west of, and
including the Kustatan River
drainage--1 bull.
Unit 16B--remainder--1 bull..... Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote: 2 coyote Sept. 1-Apr. 30....
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit........... July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Oct. 10-May 15.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
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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(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, bears, 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) For Federal registration permit caribou hunts for Unit 17A and
17C, that portion consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the
Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay, a
Federally-qualified subsistence user may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user to harvest 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 two harvest limits
in his/her possession at any one time;
(D) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 17 from April 15 through May 31. You may not take beaver
with a firearm under a trapping license on National Park Service lands.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears................. Aug. 1-May 31.
Brown Bear: Unit 17--1 bear by State Sept.1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Caribou:
Unit 17A--all drainages west of Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
Right Hand Point--5 caribou;
however, no more than 1 bull
may be taken from Aug. 1
through Nov. 30. The season may
be closed and harvest limit
reduced for the drainages
between the Togiak River and
Right Hand Point by
announcement of the Togiak
National Wildlife Refuge
Manager.
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Unit 17A and 17C--that portion Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
of 17A and 17C consisting of Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
the Nushagak Peninsula south of
the Igushik River, Tuklung
River and Tuklung Hills, west
to Tvativak Bay--up to 2
caribou by Federal registration
permit. Public lands are closed
to the taking of caribou except
by the residents of Togiak,
Twin Hills, Manokotak,
Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark's
Point, and Ekuk hunting under
these regulations. The harvest
objective, harvest limit, and
the number of permits available
will be announced by the Togiak
National Wildlife Refuge
Manager after consultation with
the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game and the Nushagak
Peninsula Caribou Planning
Committee. Successful hunters
must report their harvest to
the Togiak National Wildlife
Refuge within 24 hours after
returning from the field. The
season may be closed by
announcement of the Togiak
National Wildlife Refuge
Manager.
Unit 17B and 17C--that portion Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
of 17C east of the Wood River
and Wood River Lakes--5
caribou; however, no more than
1 bull may be taken from Aug. 1
through Nov. 30.
Unit 17A--remainder and 17C-- Season to occur sometime within
remainder--selected drainages; Aug. 1 through Mar. 31 timeframe;
a harvest limit of up to 5 season, harvest limit, and hunt
caribou will be determined at area to be announced by the
the time the season is Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
announced. Manager.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 17A--1 bull by State Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
registration permit.
Unit 17A--that portion that Winter season to be announced.
includes the area east of the
west shore of Nenevok Lake,
east of the west bank of the
Kemuk River, and east of the
west bank of the Togiak River
south from the confluence
Togiak and Kemuk Rivers--1
antlered bull by State
registration permit. Up to a 14-
day season during the period
Dec. 1-Jan. 31 may be opened or
closed by the Togiak National
Wildlife Refuge Manager after
consultation with ADF&G and
local users.
Unit 17B--that portion that Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
includes all the Mulchatna
River drainage upstream from
and including the Chilchitna
River drainage--1 bull by State
registration permit. During the
period Sept. 1-Sept. 15, a
spike/fork bull or a bull with
50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more bROWtines on one side may
be taken with a State harvest
ticket.
Unit 17C--that portion that Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
includes the Iowithla drainage
and Sunshine Valley and all
lands west of Wood River and
south of Aleknagik Lake--1 bull
by State registration permit.
During the period Sept. 1-Sept.
15, a spike/fork bull or a bull
with 50-inch antlers or with 3
or more bROWtines on one side
may be taken with a State
harvest ticket.
Unit 17B--remainder and 17C-- Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
remainder--1 bull by State Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit. During the
period Sept. 1-Sept. 15, a
spike/fork bull or a bull with
50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more bROWtines on one side may
be taken with a State harvest
ticket.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Dec. 1-Mar. 15.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 10 wolves..................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 17--No limit............... Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 17--2 beaver per day. Only Apr. 15-May 31.
firearms may be used.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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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(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of that area draining into the
Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a straight line drawn
between Lower Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages flowing into the
Bering Sea from Cape Newenham on the south to and including the
Pastolik River drainage on the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and
adjacent islands between Cape Newenham and the Pastolik River.
(ii) In the Kalskag Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower Kalskag on the
Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River,
then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of
Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, you are not allowed to use
aircraft for hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, including
the transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine
part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a hunter or
ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft between publicly
owned
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airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport
within the Area and points outside the Area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 18 from Apr. 1 through Jun. 10;
(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) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State Sept. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Caribou: 5 caribou.................. Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
Moose:
Unit 18--that portion east of a No open season.
line running from the mouth of
the Ishkowik River to the
closest point of Dall Lake,
then to the easternmost point
of Takslesluk Lake, then along
the Kuskokwim River drainage
boundary to the Unit 18 border,
and then north of and including
the Eek River drainage.
Unit 18--south of and including No open season.
the Kanektok River drainages.
Unit 18--That portion north and Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
west of a line from Cape
Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain
to Mountain Village and
excluding all Yukon River
drainages upriver from Mountain
Village--1 antlered bull.
Unit 18--That portion north and Dec. 20-Jan. 10.
west of a line from Cape
Romanzof to Kusilvak Mountain
to Mountain Village and
excluding all Yukon River
drainages upriver from Mountain
Village--1 antlered bull or 1
calf. The Yukon Delta NWR
Manager may restrict the
harvest to only antlered bulls
after consultation with the
ADF&G.
Unit 18--remainder--1 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
bull. Dec. 20-Jan. 10.
Public lands in Unit 18 are closed
to the hunting of moose, except by
Federally-qualified users hunting
under these regulations.
Beaver: No limit.................... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however,
no more than 2 foxes may be taken
prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per Aug. 10-May 30.
day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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-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-Mar. 31.
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(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage
upstream from a straight line drawn between Lower Kalskag and Piamiut:
(A) Unit 19A consists of the Kuskokwim River drainage downstream
from and including the Moose Creek drainage on the north bank and
downstream from and including the Stony River drainage on the south
bank, excluding Unit 19B;
(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 M1.26 (approximately 1.26 miles south of
the northwest 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 the remainder of Unit 19.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) 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 (m)(19) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980;
(B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of
that portion of Unit 19D upstream from the mouth of the Selatna 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
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winter trail, then south along the western boundary of Denali National
Preserve to the southern boundary of Unit 19D, you may not use aircraft
for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or
moose part; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose
hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
Controlled Use Area, or between a publicly owned airport within the
area and points outside the area.
(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 19A and 19B downstream of and
including the Aniak River drainage if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 19A and 19B--those portions Aug. 10-June 30.
which are downstream of and
including the Aniak River
drainage--1 bear by State
registration permit.
Unit 19A--remainder, 19B-- Aug. 10-June 30.
remainder, and Unit 19D--1 bear.
Caribou:
Unit 19A--north of Kuskokwim Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
River--1 caribou. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 19A--south of the Kuskokwim Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
River and Unit 19B (excluding
rural Alaska residents of Lime
Village)--5 caribou.
Unit 19C--1 caribou............. Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19D--south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Kuskokwim River and North Fork Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
of the Kuskokwim River--1
caribou.
Unit 19D--remainder--1 caribou.. Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 19--Residents domiciled in July 1-June 30.
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 horn or Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
larger.
Moose:
Unit 19--Residents of Lime July 1-June 30.
Village only--no individual
harvest limit, but a village
harvest quota of 28 bulls
(including those taken under
the State Tier II system).
Reporting will be by a
community reporting system.
Unit 19A--North of the Kuskokwim No Federal open season.
River, upstream from but
excluding the George River
drainage, and south of the
Kuskokwim River upstream from
and including the Downey Creek
drainage, not including the
Lime Village Management Area.
Unit 19A--remainder--One Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
antlered bull by Federal
drawing permit or a State Tier
II permit. Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of
moose except by residents of
Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag,
Kalskag, Aniak and Chuathbaluk
hunting under these
regulations. A total of 100
permits will be issued by the
Refuge Manager of the Yukon
Delta NWR in cooperation with
BLM.
Unit 19B--1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
or 50-inch antlers or antlers
with 4 or more brow tines on
one side.
Unit 19C--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 19C--1 bull by State Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 19D--that portion of the Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use
Area within the North Fork
drainage upstream from the
confluence of the South Fork to
the mouth of the Swift Fork--1
antlered bull.
Unit 19D--remainder of the Upper Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area-- Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
1 bull.
Unit 19D--remainder--1 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
bull. Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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 day..... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 19--remainder--5 wolves.... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Jun. 10.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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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(20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the Yukon River drainage
upstream from and including the Tozitna River drainage to and including
the Hamlin Creek drainage, drainages into the south bank of the Yukon
River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, the Ladue
River and Fortymile River drainages, and the Tanana River drainage
north of Unit 13 and downstream from the east bank of the Robertson
River:
(A) Unit 20A consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
south by the Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east by the west bank of
the Delta River, bounded on the north by the north bank of the Tanana
River from its confluence with the Delta River downstream to its
confluence with the Nenana River, and bounded on the west by the east
bank of the Nenana River;
(B) Unit 20B consists of drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from and including Hot Springs Slough upstream to and
including the Banner Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 20C consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Nenana River and on the north by the north
bank of the Tanana River downstream from the Nenana River;
(D) Unit 20D consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded on the
east by the east bank of the Robertson River and on the west by the
west bank of the Delta River, and drainages into the north bank of the
Tanana River from its confluence with the Robertson River downstream
to, but excluding, the Banner Creek drainage;
(E) Unit 20E consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon
River upstream from and including the Charley River drainage, and the
Ladue River drainage;
(F) Unit 20F consists of the remainder of Unit 20.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) 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)(20) are permitted
in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on
December 2, 1980;
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting
from Aug. 5 through Aug. 25 in the Delta Controlled Use Area, the
boundary of which is defined as: a line beginning at the confluence of
Miller Creek and the Delta River, then west to vertical angle benchmark
Miller, then west to include all drainages of Augustana Creek and Black
Rapids Glacier, then north and east to include all drainages of
McGinnis Creek to its confluence with the Delta River, then east in a
straight line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 of the Richardson
Highway, then north along the Richardson Highway to its junction with
the Alaska Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank
of the Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson
River and Johnson Glacier to the head of the Canwell Glacier, then west
along the north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the
Delta River;
(C) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor
may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of
wildlife;
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting from August 5
through September 20 in the Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area, which
consists of that portion of Unit 20E bounded by a line beginning at
Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle,
then west along the cat trail from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from
Crooked Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul Creek to its
headwaters on North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters
of Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of
Independence Creek to its confluence with the North Fork of the
Fortymile River, then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork
of the Fortymile River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then
across the North Fork of the Fortymile River to the south bank of
Champion Creek and easterly along the south bank of Champion Creek to
its confluence with Little Champion Creek, then northeast along the
east bank of Little Champion Creek to its headwaters, then
northeasterly in a direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor Highway;
however, this does not prohibit motorized access via, or transportation
of harvested wildlife on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;
(E) You may by permit hunt moose on the Minto Flats Management
Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot
Highway beginning at Mile 118, then northeasterly to Mile 96, then east
to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to the Winter Cat Trail,
then along the Cat Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar,
then westerly along the trail to a point where it joins the Tanana
River 3 miles above Old Minto, then along the north bank of the Tanana
River (including all channels and sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to
the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to
the point of beginning;
(F) You may only hunt moose by bow and arrow in the Fairbanks
Management Area. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 20B bounded
by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River,
northerly along Rosie Creek to Isberg Road, then northeasterly on
Isberg Road to Cripple Creek Road, then northeasterly on Cripple Creek
Road to the Parks Highway, then north on the Parks Highway to Alder
Creek, then westerly to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through section
26 to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder
Creek, then upstream along Alder Creek to its confluence with Emma
Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then northerly
along the hydrographic divide between Goldstream Creek drainages and
Cripple Creek drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep
Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along
Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road to
Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome
Road, then east on Old Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then
south on the Elliot Highway to Goldstream Creek, then easterly along
Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, Davidson
Ditch, then southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its confluence
with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then downstream
along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a
straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to
Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its confluence with
Ruby Creek, then upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro Road, then south on
Esro Road to Chena Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena
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Hot Springs Road to Nordale Road, then south on Nordale Road to the
Chena River, to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right
of way, then southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline right of way to the Chena River, then along the north bank of
the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then southerly along the Moose
Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly
along the north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear from April 15 through June
30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands;
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller
than 3/32 inch diameter to trap coyotes or wolves in Unit 20E during
April and October;
(C) Residents of Unit 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals at the request of the Native Village of Tanana
only. This three-moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by
the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 20A--1 bear................ Sept. 1-May 31.
Unit 20E--1 bear................ Aug. 10-June 30.
Unit 20--remainder--1 bear...... Sept. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
Unit 20E--1 caribou by joint Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
State/Federal registration Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
permit only. Up to 900 caribou
may be taken under a State/
Federal harvest quota. During
the winter season, area
closures or hunt restrictions
may be announced when Nelchina
caribou are present in a mix of
more than 1 Nelchina caribou to
15 Fortymile caribou, except
when the number of caribou
present is low enough that less
than 50 Nelchina caribou will
be harvested regardless of the
mixing ratio for the two herds.
The season closures will be
announced by the Eastern
Interior Field Office Manager,
Bureau of Land Management,
after consultation with the
National Park Service and
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
Unit 20F--north of the Yukon Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
River-1 caribou.
Unit 20F--east of the Dalton Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Highway and south of the Yukon Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
River-1 caribou; however, cow
caribou may be taken only from
Nov. 1 to March 31. During the
November 1 through March 31
season, a State registration
permit is required.
Moose:
Unit 20A--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
Unit 20B--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
the Minto Flats Management Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
Area--1 bull by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 20B--remainder--1 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 20.
bull.
Unit 20C--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
Denali National Park and Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
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 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 30.
bull; however, white-phased or
partial albino (more than 50
percent white) moose may not be
taken.
Unit 20E--that portion within Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
Yukon Charley National
Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 20E--that portion drained Aug. 24-Aug. 28.
by the Forty-mile River (all Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
forks) from Mile 9\1/2\ to Mile
145 Taylor Highway, including
the Boundary Cutoff Road--1
bull.
Unit 20F--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area--1 antlered
bull by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 20F--remainder--1 antlered Sept. 1-Sept. 25.
bull. Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
Beaver: Unit 20E--Yukon-Charley Sept. 20-May 15.
Rivers National Preserve--6 beaver
per season. Meat from harvested
beaver must be salvaged for human
consumption.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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:
Unit 20A, 20B, and that portion Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
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 within Sept. 20-June 10.
Yukon-Charley Rivers National
Preserve--No limit.
Unit 20--remainder.............. No Federal open season.
Wolf: 10 wolves..................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
tailed): Units 20A, 20B, 20C, 20E,
and 20F--15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
Unit 20--those portions within 5 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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 day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F--No Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
limit.
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Unit 20E--25 beaver per season. Sept. 20-May 15.
Only firearms may be used
during Sept. 20-Oct. 31 and
Apr. 16-May 15, to take up to 6
beaver. Only traps or snares
may be used Nov. 1-Apr. 15. The
total annual harvest limit for
beaver is 25, of which no more
than 6 may be taken by firearm
under trapping or hunting
regulations. Meat from beaver
harvested by firearm must be
salvaged for human consumption.
Coyote:
Unit 20E--No limit.............. Oct. 15-Apr. 30.
Unit 20--remainder--No limit.... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx:
Unit 20A, 20B, and 20C east of Dec. 15-Jan. 31.
the Teklanika River--No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit; however, no Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
more than 5 lynx may be taken
between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30.
Unit 20F and 20C--remainder--No Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
limit.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
Unit 20E--No limit.............. Sept. 20-June 10.
Unit 20--remainder-No limit..... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit..................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
Unit 20A, 20B, 20C, & 20F--No Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
limit.
Unit 20E--No limit.............. Oct. 1-Apr. 30
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon
River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including, the Tozitna River
drainage on the north bank, and to, but not including, the Tanana River
drainage on the south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River drainage
upstream from the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 21A consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from
and including the Iditarod River drainage;
(B) Unit 21B consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from
Ruby and east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, downstream from and excluding
the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and excluding the
Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek;
(C) Unit 21C consists of the Melozitna River drainage upstream from
Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River drainage upstream from and
including the Cottonwood Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 21D consists of the Yukon River drainage from and
including the Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Ruby, including the
area west of the Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding the
Dulbi River drainage upstream from Cottonwood Creek;
(E) Unit 21E consists of the Yukon River drainage from Paimiut
upstream to, but not including, the Blackburn Creek drainage, and the
Innoko River drainage downstream from the Iditarod River drainage.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those
portions of Unit 21 and 24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the
Yukon River at Koyukuk at 64[deg]52.58' N. lat., 157[deg]43.10' W.
long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel
Rivers at 65[deg] 28.42' N. lat., 157[deg]44.89' W. long., then
northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia
River (65[deg]57 N. lat., 156[deg]41 W. long.) at 65[deg]56.66' N.
lat., 156[deg]40.81' W. long., then easterly to the confluence of the
forks of the Dakli River at 66[deg]02.56' N. lat., 156[deg]12.71' W.
long., then easterly to the confluence of McLanes Creek and the Hogatza
River at 66[deg]00.31' N. lat., 155[deg]18.57' W. long., then
southwesterly to the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at 65[deg]31.87'
N. lat., 154[deg]52.18' W. long., then southwest to the mouth of
Cottonwood Creek at 65[deg]13.00' N. lat., 156[deg]06.43' W. long.,
then southwest to Bishop Rock (Yistletaw) at 64[deg]49.35' N. lat.,
157[deg]21.73' W. long., then westerly along the north bank of the
Yukon River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning, is
closed during moose-hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting
moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part;
however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or
moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area
and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk River passing
the ADF&G-operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream
from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to
ADF&G personnel at the check station;
(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line beginning at the old village of
Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,
then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River,
then northeast to the mouth of the Anvik River, then along the west
bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island (approximately
45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River,
then down the east bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with
Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of Paimiut Slough to its
mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose
hunting seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or part of moose; however, this does
not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by
aircraft between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or
between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the
area.
(iii) In Unit 21D, 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. Aircraft may not be used in any
manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State
registration permit, including transportation of hunters, bears, or
parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear
hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between
communities by carriers that normally provide scheduled service
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to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or
between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to
hunt black bear between September 1 and September 25;
(B) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1 through June 10;
(C) The residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of
Tanana. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by
the State;
(D) The residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per
regulatory year for the celebration known as the Kaltag/Nulato
Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits
will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village
of Kaltag or Nulato. This three moose limit is not cumulative with that
permitted by the State.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 21D--1 bear by State Aug. 10-June 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 21--remainder--1 bear...... Aug. 10-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 21A and 21B that part of Aug. 10-Sept. 30
the Nowitna River drainage Dec. 10-Dec. 20.
upstream from but not including
the Little Mud River drainage--
1 caribou.
Unit 21B--remainder, 21C, and Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
21E--1 caribou.
Unit 21D--north of the Yukon Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
River and east of the Koyukuk Winter season to be announced.
River--1 caribou; however, 2
additional caribou may be taken
during a winter season to be
announced by the Refuge Manager
Koyukuk/Nowitna NWR.
Unit 21D--remainder--5 caribou July 1-June 30.
per day; however, cow caribou
may not be taken May 16--June
30.
Moose:
Unit 21B--that part of the Aug. 22-Aug. 31.
Nowitna River drainage Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
downstream from and including
the Little Mud River drainage--
1 bull by State registration
permit.
Unit 21A and 21B--remainder--1 Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
bull. Nov. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 21C--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
Unit 21D--Koyukuk Controlled Use Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
Area--1 moose; however, Mar. 1-5 season to be announced.
antlerless moose may be taken
only during Aug. 27--31 and the
Mar. 1-5 season if authorized
by announcement by the Koyukuk/
Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuge Manager. Harvest of cow
moose accompanied by calves is
prohibited. During the Aug. 27-
Sept. 20 season a State
registration permit is
required. During the Mar. 1-5
season a Federal registration
permit is required.
Announcement for the antlerless
moose seasons and cow quotas
will be made after consultation
with the ADF&G area biologist
and the Chairs of the Western
Interior Regional Advisory
Council and Middle Yukon Fish
and Game Advisory Committee.
Unit 21D--remainder--1 moose; Aug. 22-Aug. 31.
however, antlerless moose may Sept. 5-Sept. 25.
be taken only during Sept. 21- Mar. 1-5 season to be announced.
25 and the March 1-5 season if
authorized jointly by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna National
Wildlife Refuge Manager and the
Central Yukon Field Office
Manager, Bureau of Land
Management. Harvest of cow
moose accompanied by calves is
prohibited. During the Aug. 22-
Aug. 31 and Sept. 5-Sept. 25
seasons, a State registration
permit is required. During the
March 1-5 season a Federal
registration permit is
required. Announcement for the
antlerless moose seasons and
cow quotas will be made after
consultation with the ADF&G
area biologist and the Chairs
of the Western Interior
Regional Advisory Council and
the Middle Yukon Fish and Game
Advisory Committee.
Unit 21E--1 moose; however, only Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
bulls may be taken from Aug. 20- Feb. 1-Feb. 10.
Sept. 25; moose may not be
taken within one-half mile of
the Innoko or Yukon River
during the February season.
Beaver:
Unit 21E--No Limit.............. Nov. 1-June 10.
Unit 21--remainder.............. No open season
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however,
no more than 2 foxes may be taken
prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves...................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed) 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-
tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession.... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No Limit.................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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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(22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of Bering Sea, Norton Sound,
Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage in southern Norton Sound to, but
not including, the Goodhope River drainage in Southern Kotzebue Sound,
and all adjacent islands in the Bering Sea between the mouths of the
Goodhope and Pastolik Rivers:
(A) Unit 22A consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Pastolik River drainage to, and including, the Ungalik
River drainage, and Stuart and Besboro Islands;
(B) Unit 22B consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but
excluding, the Ungalik River drainage to, and including, the Topkok
Creek drainage;
(C) Unit 22C consists of Norton Sound and Bering Sea drainages
from, but excluding, the Topkok Creek drainage to, and including, the
Tisuk River drainage, and King and Sledge Islands;
(D) Unit 22D consists of that portion of Unit 22 draining into the
Bering Sea north of, but not including, the Tisuk River to and
including Cape York and St. Lawrence Island;
(E) Unit 22E consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea,
and Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape York to, but excluding, the
Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island and
Fairway Rock.
(ii) 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. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown bear
hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit,
including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however,
this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by
regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that
normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 22 during the established seasons;
(B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for
red fox or wolf, may be used for subsistence purposes;
(C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot
from a moving snowmachine;
(D) The taking of one bull moose and one muskox by the community of
Wales is allowed for the celebration of the Kingikmiut Dance Festival
under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will be
issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of
Wales. The harvest may only occur between January 1 and March 15 in
Unit 22E for a bull moose and in Unit 22E for a muskox. The harvest
will count against any established quota for the area;
(E) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take muskoxen
on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
get a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients in
the course of a season, but have no more than two harvest limits in
his/her possession at any one time, except in Unit 22E where a resident
of Wales or Shishmaref acting as a designated hunter may hunt for any
number of recipients, but have no more than four harvest limits in his/
her possession at any one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear:
Unit 22A and 22B--3 bears....... July 1-June 30.
Unit 22--remainder.............. No open season.
Brown Bear:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--1 Aug. 1-May 31.
bear by State registration
permit only.
Unit 22C--1 bear by State Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
registration permit only. May 10-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 22B west of Golovin Bay and Oct. 1-Apr. 30. From May 1 through
west of a line along the west Sept. 30, the season may be
bank of the Fish and Niukluk opened by announcement by the
Rivers and excluding the Libby Anchorage Field Office Manager of
River drainage--5 caribou per the BLM, in consultation with
day. ADF&G.
Units 22A, 22B remainder, that July 1-June 30.
portion of Unit 22D in the
Kougaruk, Kuzitrin (excluding
the Pilgrim River drainage),
American, and Agiapuk River
Drainages, and Unit 22E, that
portion east of and including
the Sanaguich River drainage--5
caribou per day; however, cow
caribou may not be taken May 16-
June 30.
Moose:
Unit 22A--that portion north of Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
and including the Tagoomenik
and Shaktoolik River drainages--
1 bull. Federal public lands
are closed to hunting except by
residents of Unit 22A hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22A--that portion in the No Federal open season.
Unalakleet drainage and all
drainages flowing into Norton
Sound north of the Golsovia
River drainage and south of the
Tagoomenik and Shaktoolik River
drainages--Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of
moose.
Unit 22A--remainder--1 bull. Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
However, during the period Jan. Jan. 1-Jan. 31.
1-Jan. 31, only an antlered
bull may be taken. Federal
public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by
residents of Unit 22A hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 22B--west of the Darby Sept. 1-Sept. 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.
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Unit 22B--west of the Darby Jan. 1-Jan. 31.
Mountains--1 bull by either
Federal or State registration
permit. Quotas and any needed
season 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 residents of
White Mountain and Golovin
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22B--remainder--1 bull..... Aug. 1-Jan.31.
Unit 22C--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
Unit 22D--that portion within Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and
Pilgrim River drainages--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
residents of Units 22D and 22C
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 22D--that portion west of Sept. 1-Sept. 14.
the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek--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.
Unit 22D--that portion west of Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek--1 bull by Federal
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 residents of
Units 22D and 22C hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 22D--remainder--1 moose; Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
however, antlerless moose may
be taken only from Dec. 1--Dec.
31; no person may take a cow
accompanied by a calf. Federal
public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by
Federally-qualified subsistence
users hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 22E--1 bull. Federal public Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
lands are closed to the taking
of moose except by Federally-
qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Muskox:
Unit 22B--1 bull by Federal Aug.1-Mar. 15.
permit or State Tier II permit.
Federal public lands are closed
to the taking of muskox except
by Federally-qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations. Annual
harvest quotas and any needed
closures will be announced by
the Superintendent of the
Western Arctic National
Parklands, in consultation with
ADF&G and BLM.
Unit 22D--that portion west of Sept.1-Mar. 15.
the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek--1 muskox by
Federal permit or State Tier II
permit; however, cows may only
be taken during the period Jan.
1-Mar. 15. Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of
muskox except by Federally-
qualified subsistence users
hunting under these
regulations. Annual harvest
quotas and any needed closures
will be announced by the
Superintendent of the Western
Arctic National Parklands, in
consultation with ADF&G and BLM.
Unit 22D--remainder--1 muskox by Aug.1-Mar. 15.
Federal permit or State Tier II
permit; however, cows may only
be taken during the period Jan.
1-Mar. 15. Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of
muskox except by Federally-
qualified subsistence users
hunting under these
regulations. Annual harvest
quotas and any needed closures
will be announced by the
Superintendent of the Western
Arctic National Parklands, in
consultation with ADF&G and BLM.
Unit 22E--1 muskox by Federal Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
permit or State permit;
however, cows may only be taken
during the period Jan. 1-Mar.
15. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of muskox
except by Federally-qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations. Annual
harvest quotas and any needed
closures will be announced by
the Superintendent of the
Western Arctic National
Parklands, in consultation with
ADF&G and BLM.
Unit 22--remainder.............. No open season.
Beaver:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--50 Nov. 1-June 10.
beaver.
Unit 22--remainder.............. No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are No open season.
closed to all taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Silver Phases): 10 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit Sept. 1-Apr. 15.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten:
Unit 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............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
Unit 22A and 22B east of and Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
including the Niukluk River
drainage--40 per day, 80 in
possession.
Unit 22E--20 per day, 40 in July 15-May 15.
possession.
Unit 22--remainder--20 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--50 Nov. 1-June 10.
beaver.
Unit 22C........................ No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are No open season.
closed to all taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter: No limit..................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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Wolf: No limit...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit................. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea,
and Arctic Ocean drainages from and including the Goodhope River
drainage to Cape Lisburne.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of
ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for transportation of hunters
or harvested species in the Noatak Controlled Use Area for the period
August 25-September 15. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 23 in
a corridor extending five miles on either side of the Noatak River
beginning at the mouth of the Noatak River, and extending upstream to
the mouth of Sapun Creek. This closure does not apply to the
transportation of hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine by regularly scheduled flights to communities by carriers
that normally provide scheduled air service.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) 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. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown bear
hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit,
including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however,
this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or bear parts by
regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that
normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to
transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 23;
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in
this Sec. ----.26, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm
using rimfire cartridges;
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a
firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1 through Jun. 10;
(D) For the Baird and DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-
qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-
qualified subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf unless
the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated
hunter may hunt for only one recipient in the course of a season and
may have both his and the recipients' harvest limits in his/her
possession at the same time;
(E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select
individual caribou for harvest provided that the animals are not shot
from a moving snowmachine;
(F) A Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take muskoxen
on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community
operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
get a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients,
but have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any
one time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 23--1 bear by State Aug. 1-May 31.
registration permit.
Caribou: 15 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be
taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 23--south of Rabbit Creek, Aug. 10-April 30. If the allowable
Kyak Creek, and the Noatak harvest levels are reached before
River, and west of the Cutler the regular season closing date,
and Redstone Rivers (Baird the Superintendent of the Western
Mountains)--1 sheep by Federal Arctic National Parklands will
registration permit. The total announce an early closure.
allowable harvest of sheep is
21, of which 15 may be rams and
6 may be ewes. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking
of sheep except by Federally-
qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 23--north of Rabbit Creek, Aug. 10-April 30. If the allowable
Kyak Creek, and the Noatak harvest levels are reached before
River, and west of the Aniuk the regular season closing date,
River (DeLong Mountains)--1 the Superintendent of the Western
sheep by Federal registration Arctic National Parklands will
permit. The total allowable announce an early closure.
harvest of sheep for the DeLong
Mountains is 8, of which 5 may
be rams and 3 may be ewes.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Mountains)--1 ram with \7/8\
curl or larger horn.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Mountains)--1 sheep.
Moose:
Unit 23--that portion north and July 1-Mar. 31.
west of and including the
Singoalik River drainage, and
all lands draining into the
Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers--1
moose; no person may take a
calf or a cow accompanied by a
calf.
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Unit 23--that portion lying Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
within the Noatak River
drainage--1 moose; however,
antlerless moose may be taken
only from Nov. 1-Mar. 31; no
person may take a calf or a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 23--remainder--1 moose; no Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
person may take a calf or a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Muskox:
Unit 23--south of Kotzebue Sound Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
and west of and including the
Buckland River drainage--1
muskox by Federal permit or
State Tier II permit; however,
cows may only be taken during
the period Jan. 1-Mar. 15.
Federal public lands are closed
to the taking of muskox except
by Federally-qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations. Annual
harvest quotas and any needed
closures will be announced by
the Superintendent of the
Western Arctic National
Parklands, in consultation with
ADF&G and BLM.
Unit 23--Cape Krusenstern Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
National Monument--1 bull by
Federal permit. Annual harvest
quotas and any needed closures
will be announced by the
Superintendent of Western
Arctic National Parklands. Cape
Krusenstern National Monument
is closed to the taking of
muskoxen except by resident
zone community members with
permanent residence within the
Monument or the immediately
adjacent Napaktuktuk Mountain
area, south of latitude
67[deg]05' N. and west of
longitude 162[deg]30' W.
hunting under these regulations.
Unit 23--remainder.............. No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
2 foxes..
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however,
no more than 2 foxes may be taken
prior to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves..................... Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 23--the Kobuk and Selawik July 1-June 30.
River drainages--50 beaver.
Unit 23--remainder--30 beaver... July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
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-Apr. 15.
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(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the Koyukuk River drainage
upstream from but not including the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 24A consists of the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from but not including the Harriet Creek and North
Fork Koyukuk River drainages, to the South Fork of the Koyukuk River
drainage upstream from Squaw Creek, the Jim River Drainage, the Fish
Creek drainage upstream from and including the Bonanza Creek drainage,
to the 1,410 ft. peak of the hydrologic divide with the northern fork
of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N66 33.303 W151 03.637 and following
the unnamed northern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the
confluence of the southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N66
27.090 W151 23.841, 4.2 miles SSW (194 degrees true) of Clawanmenka
Lake and following the unnamed southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna
Creek to the hydrologic divide with the Kanuti River drainage at N66
19.789 W151 10.102, 3.0 miles ENE (79 degrees true) from the 2,055 ft.
peak on that divide, and the Kanuti River drainage upstream from the
confluence of an unnamed creek at N66 13.050 W151 05.864, 0.9 miles SSE
(155 degrees true) of a 1,980 ft. peak on that divide, and following
that unnamed creek to the Unit 24 boundary on the hydrologic divide to
the Ray River drainage at N66 03.827 W150 49.988 at the 2,920 ft. peak
of that divide;
(B) Unit 24B consists of the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from
Dog Island to the Subunit 24A boundary;
(C) Unit 24C consists of the Hogatza River Drainage, the Koyukuk
River Drainage upstream from Batza River on the north side of the
Koyukuk River and upstream from and including the Indian River Drainage
on the south side of the Koyukuk River to the Subunit 24B boundary;
(D) Unit 24D consists of the remainder of Unit 24.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles, or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, and Stevens Village, and residents living within the
Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence
taking of wildlife;
(B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Kanuti
Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 24 bounded
by a line from the Bettles Field
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VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the
south end of Lake Todatonten (including all waters of these lakes), to
the northernmost headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the highest peak of
Double Point Mountain, then back to the Bettles Field VOR; however,
this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part
by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the controlled use area
or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside
the area;
(C) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including
transportation of any moose hunter or moose part in the Koyukuk
Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Unit 21 and 24
bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk at
64[deg]52.58' N. lat., 157[deg]43.10' W. long., then northerly to the
confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65[deg]28.42' N. lat.,
157[deg]44.89' W. long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy
Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65[deg]57 N. lat., 156[deg]41 W.
long.) at 65[deg]56.66' N. lat., 156[deg]40.81' W. long., then easterly
to the confluence of the forks of the Dakli River at 66[deg]02.56' N.
lat., 156[deg]12.71' W. long., then easterly to the confluence of
McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66[deg]00.31' N. lat.,
155[deg]18.57' W. long., then southwesterly to the crest of
Hochandochtla Mountain at 65[deg]31.87' N. lat., 154[deg]52.18' W.
long., then southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65[deg]13.00'
N. lat., 156[deg]06.43' W. long., then southwest to Bishop Rock
(Yistletaw) at 64[deg]49.35' N. lat., 157[deg]21.73' W. long., then
westerly along the north bank of the Yukon River (including Koyukuk
Island) to the point of beginning; however, this does not apply to
transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between
publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a
publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area; all
hunters on the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G operated check station
at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River)
are required to stop and report to ADF&G personnel at the check
station.
(iii) 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. You may not use aircraft in any manner for brown bear
hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit,
including transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears. However,
this prohibition does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or
bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by
carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does
it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly owned
airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30; and in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to
hunt black bear between September 1 and September 25;
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended
for red fox, may be used for subsistence purposes.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 24--1 bear by State Aug. 10-June 30.
registration permit.
Caribou:
Unit 24--that portion south of Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
the south bank of the Kanuti
River, upstream from and
including that portion of the
Kanuti-Kilolitna River
drainage, bounded by the
southeast bank of the Kodosin-
Nolitna Creek, then downstream
along the east bank of the
Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its
confluence with the Kanuti
River--1 caribou.
Unit 24--remainder--5 caribou July 1-June 30.
per day; however, cow caribou
may not be taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 24A and 24B--(Anaktuvuk July 15-Dec. 31.
Pass residents only)--that
portion within the Gates of the
Arctic National Park--community
harvest quota of 60 sheep, no
more than 10 of which may be
ewes and a daily possession
limit of 3 sheep per person, no
more than 1 of which may be a
ewe.
Unit 24A and 24B--(excluding Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Anaktuvuk Pass residents)--that
portion within the Gates of the
Arctic National Park--3 sheep.
Unit 24A--except that portion Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
within the Gates of the Arctic
National Park--1 ram with 7/8
curl or larger horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 24--remainder--1 ram with 7/ Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
8 curl or larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 24A--1 antlered bull by Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
Federal registration permit.
Unit 24B--that portion within Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
the John River Drainage--1
moose.
Unit 24B--all drainages to the Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
north of the Koyukuk River, Mar. 1-Mar. 5 season to be
except the John River drainage-- announced.
1 moose; however, antlerless
moose may be taken only during
the periods Sept. 27-Oct. 1 and
Mar. 1-5, if authorized jointly
by the Kanuti National Wildlife
Refuge Manager, the BLM Central
Field Office Manager, and Gates
of the Arctic National Park
Superintendent. A Federal
registration permit is required
for the Sept. 26-Oct. 1 and
Mar. 1-5 seasons. Harvest of
cows accompanied by calves is
prohibited. The announcement
will be made after consultation
with the ADF&G Area Biologist
and Chairs of the Western
Interior Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council, the
Gates of the Arctic Subsistence
Resource Commission, and the
Koyukuk River Fish and Game
Advisory Committee. Federal
public lands in the Kanuti
Controlled Use Area are closed
to taking of moose, except by
Federally qualified subsistence
users of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and
Galena hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 24B--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
bull. A Federal registration
permit is required for the
Sept. 26-Oct. 1 season. Federal
public lands in the Kanuti
Controlled Use Area are closed
to taking of moose, except by
Federally qualified subsistence
users of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and
Galena hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 24C and 24D--that portion Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
within the Koyukuk Controlled Mar. 1-Mar. 5 to be announced.
Use Area and Koyukuk National
Wildlife Refuge--1 moose;
however, antlerless moose may
be taken only during Aug. 27-31
and the Mar. 1-5 season, if
authorized by announcement by
the Koyukuk/Nowitna National
Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM
Central Yukon Field Office
Manager. Harvest of cow moose
accompanied by calves is
prohibited. During the Aug. 27-
Sept. 20 season, a State
registration permit is
required. During the Mar. 1-5
season, a Federal registration
permit is required.
Announcement for the antlerless
moose seasons and cow quotas
will be made after consultation
with the ADF&G Area Biologist
and the Chairs of the Western
Interior Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council, and
the Middle Yukon and Koyukuk
River Fish and Game Advisory
Committees.
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Unit 24C--remainder and Unit Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
24D--remainder--1 antlered
bull. During the Sept. 5-25
season, a State registration
permit is required.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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: 15 wolves; however, no more Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
than 5 wolves may be taken prior to
Nov. 1.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
more than 1 wolverine may be taken
prior to Nov. 1.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 15 per day, 30 in
possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit.................... Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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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(25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage
upstream from but not including the Hamlin Creek drainage, and
excluding drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream
from the Charley River:
(A) Unit 25A consists of the Hodzana River drainage upstream from
the Narrows, the Chandalar River drainage upstream from and including
the East Fork drainage, the Christian River drainage upstream from
Christian, the Sheenjek River drainage upstream from and including the
Thluichohnjik Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and the Old CROWRiver
drainage;
(B) Unit 25B consists of the Little Black River drainage upstream
from but not including the Big Creek drainage, the Black River drainage
upstream from and including the Salmon Fork drainage, the Porcupine
River drainage upstream from the confluence of the Coleen and Porcupine
Rivers, and drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream
from Circle, including the islands in the Yukon River;
(C) Unit 25C consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon
River upstream from Circle to the Subunit 20E boundary, the Birch Creek
drainage upstream from the Steese Highway bridge (milepost 147), the
Preacher Creek drainage upstream from and including the Rock Creek
drainage, and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream from and including the
Moose Creek drainage;
(D) Unit 25D consists of the remainder of Unit 25.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats in the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those portions of
Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton
Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,
except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated
roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. The residents
of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Stevens
Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms
within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of wildlife;
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area consists of that
portion of Unit 25A north and west of Arctic Village, which is bounded
on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the
confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream
past Arctic Village to the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing
up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the
Junjik River; then down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger
tributary, to a major, unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for
approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into 2 roughly equal
drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost
due north to the headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the
boundary then follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter
Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the
divide to the head waters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep
Creek then follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern
extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the confluence of Red
Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June
30 and between August 1 and September 25; you may use bait to hunt
wolves on FWS and BLM lands;
(B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power
in Unit 25;
(C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this
part for food in memorial potlatches and traditional cultural events is
authorized in Unit 25D west provided that:
(1) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event
contact the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior
to taking or attempting to take bull moose and provide to the Refuge
Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or
cultural event, number to be taken, the general area in which the
taking will occur;
(2) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must
submit a written report to the Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National
Wildlife Refuge not more than 15 days after the harvest specifying the
harvester's name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the
taking(s);
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(3) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this
section; however, the harvester must be an Alaska rural resident with
customary and traditional use in Unit 25D west;
(4) Any moose taken under this provision counts against the annual
quota of 60 bulls.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears......................... July 1-June 30.
or 3 bears by State community July 1-June 30.
harvest permit.
Brown Bear:
Unit 25A and 25B--1 bear........ Aug. 10-June 30.
Unit 25C--1 bear................ Sept. 1-May 31.
Unit 25D--1 bear................ July 1-June 30.
Caribou:
Unit 25C--that portion west of Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
the east bank of the mainstem Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
of Preacher Creek to its
confluence with American Creek,
then west of the east bank of
American Creek--1 caribou;
however, cow caribou may be
taken only from Nov. 1 through
Mar. 31. However, during the
November 1-March 31 season, a
State registration permit is
required.
Unit 25C--remainder--1 caribou Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
by joint State/Federal Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
registration permit only. Up to
600 caribou may be taken under
a State/Federal harvest quota.
The season closures will be
announced by the Eastern
Interior Field Office Manager,
Bureau of Land Management,
after consultation with the
National Park Service and
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
Unit 25D--that portion of Unit Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
25D drained by the west fork of Dec. 1-Dec. 31.
the Dall River west of
150[deg]W. long.--1 bull.
Unit 25A, 25B, and Unit 25D-- July 1-Apr. 30.
remainder--10 caribou.
Sheep:
Unit 25A--that portion within No open season.
the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area.
Unit 25A--Arctic Village Sheep Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Management Area--2 rams by
Federal registration permit
only. Public lands are closed
to the taking of sheep except
by rural Alaska residents of
Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and
Chalkyitsik hunting under these
regulations.
Unit 25A--remainder--3 sheep by Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Federal registration permit
only.
Moose:
Unit 25A--1 antlered bull....... Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
Unit 25B--that portion within Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
Yukon-Charley National
Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 25B--that portion within Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
the Porcupine River drainage Dec. 1-Dec. 10.
upstream from, but excluding
the Coleen River drainage--1
antlered bull.
Unit 25B--that portion, other Sept. 5-Sept. 30.
than Yukon-Charley National Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Preserve, draining into the
north bank of the Yukon River
upstream from and including the
Kandik River drainage,
including the islands in the
Yukon River--1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
bull. Dec. 1-Dec. 15.
Unit 25C--1 antlered bull....... Sept. 1-Sept. 15.
Unit 25D (west)--that portion Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
lying west of a line extending
from the Unit 25D boundary on
Preacher Creek, then downstream
along Preacher Creek, Birch
Creek and Lower Mouth of Birch
Creek to the Yukon River, then
downstream along the north bank
of the Yukon River (including
islands) to the confluence of
the Hadweenzic River, then
upstream along the west bank of
the Hadweenzic River to the
confluence of Forty and One-
Half Mile Creek, then upstream
along Forty and One-Half Mile
Creek to Nelson Mountain on the
Unit 25D boundary--1 bull by a
Federal registration permit.
Permits will be available in
the following villages: Beaver
(25 permits), Birch Creek (10
permits), and Stevens Village
(25 permits). Permits for
residents of 25D (west) who do
not live in one of the three
villages will be available by
contacting the Yukon Flats
National Wildlife Refuge Office
in Fairbanks or a local Refuge
Information Technician. Moose
hunting on public land in Unit
25D (west) is closed at all
times except for residents of
Unit 25D (west) hunting under
these regulations. The moose
season will be closed by
announcement of the Refuge
Manager Yukon Flats NWR when 60
moose have been harvested in
the entirety (from Federal and
non-Federal lands) of Unit 25D
(west).
Unit 25D--remainder--1 antlered Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
moose. Dec. 1-Dec. 20.
Beaver:
Unit 25A, 25B, and 25D--1 beaver Apr. 16-Oct. 31.
per day; 1 in possession.
Unit 25C........................ No Federal open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes.................. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
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:
Unit 25C--2 lynx................ Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 25--remainder--2 lynx...... Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
Unit 25B and 25C, that portion Nov. 1-June 10.
within Yukon-Charley Rivers
National Preserve--No limit.
Unit 25--remainder.............. No Federal open season.
Wolf:
Unit 25A--No limit.............. Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Unit 25--remainder--10 wolves... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
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Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 25C--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Unit 25--remainder--15 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
Unit 25C--those portions within Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
5 miles of Route 6 (Steese
Highway)--20 per day, 40 in
possession.
Unit 25--remainder--20 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 25C--No limit.............. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Unit 25--remainder--50 beaver... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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:
Unit 25C--No limit.............. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Unit 25--remainder--No limit.... Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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(26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of Arctic Ocean drainages
between Cape Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border, including the Firth
River drainage within Alaska:
(A) Unit 26A consists of that portion of Unit 26 lying west of the
Itkillik River drainage and west of the east bank of the Colville River
between the mouth of the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;
(B) Unit 26B consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 26A,
west of the west bank of the Canning River and west of the west bank of
the Marsh Fork of the Canning River;
(C) Unit 26C consists of the remainder of Unit 26.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner for moose hunting,
including transportation of moose hunters or parts of moose during the
periods July 1-Sept. 14 and Jan. 1-Mar. 31 in Unit 26A; however, this
does not apply to transportation of moose hunters, their gear, or moose
parts by aircraft between publicly owned airports;
(B) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway
vehicles or motorized vehicles, except aircraft and boats, in the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side
of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the
Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the
subsistence taking of wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles
only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,
Evansville, Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor
may use firearms within the Corridor only for subsistence taking of
wildlife.
(iii) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 26A by State registration
permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting. You may not use aircraft in any
manner for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State
registration permit, including transportation of hunters, bears or
parts of bears. However, this does not apply to transportation of bear
hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between
communities by carriers that normally provide scheduled service to this
area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between
publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26;
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in
this Sec. ----.26, you may also take swimming caribou with a firearm
using rimfire cartridges;
(C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another Federally-qualified subsistence user to take
sheep or muskox on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member
of a community operating under a community harvest system. The
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for
any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits
in his/her possession at any one time;
(D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts--A Federally-qualified
subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally-qualified
subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf unless the
recipient is a member of a community operating under a community
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter
permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated
hunter may hunt for only one recipient in the course of a season and
may have both his and the recipient's harvest limits in his/her
possession at the same time.
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Harvest limits Open season
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Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears................. July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 26A--1 bear by State Sept. 1-May 31.
registration permit.
Unit 26B--1 bear................ Sept. 1-May 31.
Unit 26C--1 bear................ Aug. 10-June 30.
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Caribou:
Unit 26A--10 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may not be
taken May 16-June 30.
Unit 26B--10 caribou per day; July 1-June 30.
however, cow caribou may be
taken only from Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Unit 26B and 26C--1 moose by July 1-Mar. 31.
Federal registration permit by
residents of Kaktovik only. The
harvest quota is 3 moose (2
bulls and 1 of either sex),
provided that no more than 2
bulls may be harvested from
Unit 26C and cows may not be
harvested from Unit 26C. You
may not take a cow accompanied
by a calf. Only 3 Federal
registration permits will be
issued. Federal public lands
are closed to the taking of
moose except by a Kaktovik
resident holding a Federal
registration permit and hunting
under these regulations.
Muskox: Unit 26C--1 bull by Federal July 15-Mar. 31.
registration permit only. The
number of permits that may be
issued only to the residents of the
village of Kaktovik will not exceed
three percent (3%) of the number of
muskoxen counted in Unit 26C during
a pre-calving census. Public lands
are closed to the taking of muskox,
except by rural Alaska residents of
the village of Kaktovik hunting
under these regulations.
Coyote: 2 coyotes................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
2 foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
Silver Phases):
Unit 26A and 26B--10 foxes; Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
however, no more than 2 foxes
may be taken prior to Oct. 1.
Unit 26C--10 foxes.............. Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit July 1-June 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves..................... Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine.............. Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Coyote: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
No limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit...................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Marten: No limit.................... Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit........... Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
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-Apr. 15.
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Dated: May 30, 2006.
Peter J. Probasco,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
Dated: June 2, 2006.
Steve Kessler,
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA-Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 06-5496 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-11-P; 4310-55-P