[Federal Register: June 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 122)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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Part II
Department of Agriculture
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Forest Service
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36 CFR Part 242
Department of the Interior
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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50 CFR Part 100
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--2008-09
and 2009-10 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; Final Rule
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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
[FWS-R7-SM-2008-0020; 70101-1261-0000L6]
RIN 1018-AV69
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska--
2008-09 and 2009-10 Subsistence Taking of 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 2008-09 and 2009-10 regulatory
years. These regulations have been subject to an annual public review
cycle, but starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence Management Program
will provide a public review process for subsistence hunting and
trapping regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and
shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program will also
address customary and traditional use determinations during the
applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect the
public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. This rulemaking
replaces the subpart D subsistence taking of wildlife taking
regulations which expire June 30, 2008. This rule also amends the
customary and traditional use determinations of the Federal Subsistence
Board.
DATES: Sections ----.24(a)(1) and ----.25 are effective July 1, 2008.
Section ----.26 is effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Board meeting transcripts are available for review at
the Office of Subsistence Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop
121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, or on the Office of Subsistence
Management Web site (http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).
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, Subsistence
Program Leader, USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region, (907) 786-3592.
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
Federal public lands and waters 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, on July 1, 1990, the
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture
(Departments) assumed responsibility for implementation of title VIII
of ANILCA on public lands and waters. In anticipation of carrying out
this responsibility, the Departments published temporary subsistence
management regulations for public lands in Alaska in the Federal
Register on June 29, 1990 (55 FR 27114). Because the State was unable
to create a program in compliance with title VIII, the Departments
published final subsistence management regulations in the Federal
Register in 1992 (57 FR 22940, May 29, 1992).
As a result of this joint process between Interior and Agriculture,
these regulations can be found in two titles of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR): Title 36, ``Parks, Forests, and Public Property,''
and title 50, ``Wildlife and Fisheries,'' at 36 CFR 242.1-28 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. Throughout this document, a reference to a specific CFR
section that is preceded by an underscore (e.g., Sec. ----.24) means
that that section appears in both 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100.
Consistent with subparts A, B, and C of these regulations, as
revised May 7, 2007 (72 FR 25688), 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, U.S. Forest Service.
Through the Board, these agencies participate in the development of
regulations for subparts A and B, which set forth and guide the
program, subpart C, which addresses Board determinations, and subpart
D, which covers subsistence taking of fish and wildlife.
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils
The Federal subsistence management regulations divide Alaska into
10 subsistence resource regions, each of which is represented by a
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council (Regional Council) (36
CFR 242.11 and 50 CFR 100.11). 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 and waters. The
Regional Council members represent varied geographical, cultural,
social, and user diversity within each region.
These regulations have been subject to an annual public review
cycle, but
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starting in 2008 the Federal Subsistence Management Program will
provide a public review process for subsistence hunting and trapping
regulations in even-numbered years and subsistence fishing and
shellfish regulations in odd-numbered years. The Program will also
address customary and traditional use determinations during the
applicable biennial cycle. This cycle adjustment does not affect the
public's ability to submit special action requests or requests for
reconsideration, as outlined in the regulations. Section ----.24
(customary and traditional use determinations) was originally published
in the Federal Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). The regulations
at 36 CFR 242.4 and 50 CFR 100.4 define ``customary and traditional
use'' as ``a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating
beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from generation to
generation. * * *'' Since 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:
Modifications to Sec. ----.24.
[These regulations appear in both 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100]
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Rule made changes to the following provisions
Federal Register citation: Date of publication: of ----.24:
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59 FR 27462........................... May 27, 1994............ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
59 FR 51855........................... October 13, 1994........ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
60 FR 10317........................... February 24, 1995....... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
61 FR 39698........................... July 30, 1996........... Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
62 FR 29016........................... May 29, 1997............ Wildlife and Fish/Shellfish.
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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Note: The Board met May 20-22, 2003, but 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.
71 FR 37642........................... June 30, 2006........... Wildlife.
72 FR 12676........................... March 16, 2007.......... Fish/Shellfish.
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Note: The Board met December 11-13, 2007, but did not make any additional customary and traditional use
determinations.
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72 FR 73426........................... December 27, 2007....... Wildlife/Fish.
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Current Rule
The Departments published a proposed rule on April 17, 2008 (73 FR
20884), to amend subparts C and D of 36 CFR 242 and 50 CFR 100. The
Departments advertised the proposed rule by mail, radio, and newspaper.
During the comment period, the Regional Councils met and, in addition
to other Regional Council business, received suggestions for proposals
from the public. The Board received 41 proposals for changes to
subparts C and D. In addition, 13 Board-deferred proposals were brought
forward for a total of 54 proposals. After the proposal period closed,
the Board prepared a booklet describing the proposals that was
distributed to the public; this booklet was also available online. Once
the booklet was distributed, the public had an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the proposals for changes to the regulations.
The 10 Regional Councils met a second time to receive public
comments and formulated their recommendations to the Board on proposals
affecting 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 representative, presented each Council's recommendations at
the Board meeting of April 29-May 1, 2008. 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 54 proposals, the Board adopted 23, rejected 25, and
deferred 6. Of the 23 adopted proposals, 15 were with modifications; of
the 25 rejected proposals, 1 was based on action that the Board had
taken on previous related proposals. The Board deferred 6 proposals to
allow collection of additional information or to allow for working
groups to meet and provide clarification.
Detailed information relating to justification for the action on
each proposal may be found in the Board meeting materials and
transcripts, available for review at the Office of Subsistence
Management, 1011 East Tudor Road, Mail Stop 121, Anchorage, Alaska
99503, or on the Office of Subsistence Management Web site (http://
alaska.fws.gov/asm/home.html).
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Summary of Proposals Rejected or Deferred by the Board
The Board rejected or deferred 31 proposals. The rejected proposals
were recommended for rejection by one or more of the Regional Councils.
The Board rejected a statewide proposal to extend wolf hunting and
trapping seasons, increase the harvest limits, and remove restrictions
on disturbing or destroying wolf dens because of a concern that the
proposal violates recognized principles of wildlife conservation.
The Board deferred a proposal to remove unit-specific regulations
related to the statewide sale of brown bear handicrafts made of skin,
hide, pelt or fur and then limit the sale of brown bear handicrafts
made of claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls to occur only between
Federally qualified subsistence users. This deferment will allow
creation of a working group to address the feasibility of marking and
tracking bear claws.
The Board deferred a proposal to recognize customary and
traditional use of moose by rural residents of Units 1C and 1D and
establish a season and harvest limit for moose in the Berners Bay
drainages. The deferment will allow additional time to analyze
customary and traditional use of Unit 1C moose by rural residents of
Units 1-5.
The Board rejected a proposal to change the subsistence allocation
for moose in Unit 6C as unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence
users.
The Board rejected two proposals to change the salvage requirements
for brown bear in Unit 11 because of a lack of substantial evidence for
customary and traditional practices specific to the proposals.
The Board rejected two proposals to eliminate the late fall Federal
moose seasons in Units 15B and 15C because current regulations address
conservation concerns and this proposal would be unnecessarily
restrictive for subsistence users.
The Board rejected three proposals to turn in or destroy the trophy
value of moose antlers in Unit 15 because of a concern that these
proposals are unnecessarily restrictive for subsistence users.
The Board deferred two proposals for moose in Units 9B and 9C; one
proposal would shorten the Federal subsistence season in Unit 9B, and
the other would close Federal public lands in Unit 9B and a portion of
Unit 9C to the taking of moose by non-Federally qualified subsistence
users. This deferment will allow additional time for stakeholders to
address alternate solutions to resolve concerns regarding the current
moose population and harvest levels.
The Board rejected a proposal to add Unit 11 to the list of units
that can use brown bear parts for handicrafts for sale. The Board has
consistently emphasized that regulations for brown bear handicrafts are
not appropriate as statewide regulations and should be adopted only for
those regions where it has been a traditional practice. The
Southcentral Alaska Regional Advisory Council reiterated its opposition
to the sale of brown bear handicrafts in Unit 11.
The Board rejected a proposal that would have added Kachemak-Selo,
Razdolna, and Voznesenka to the customary and traditional use
determination for moose in Units 15B and 15C. Insufficient information
was available to evaluate these communities' customary and traditional
use of moose.
The Board rejected a proposal to close Federal public land in a
portion of Unit 18 to non-Federally qualified users to hunt moose. The
Board found that the proposal was not supported by substantial
evidence. Because of the current status of the moose population, ANILCA
section 815.3 does not allow the proposed closure.
Based on conservation concerns, the Board rejected a proposal to
establish a moose season in a portion of Unit 19A.
The Board rejected two proposals requesting customary and
traditional use determinations for ground squirrel and porcupine in
Unit 22 by residents of Unit 22. Current Federal subsistence
regulations list these animals as unclassified wildlife. The Board does
not make customary and traditional use determinations for unclassified
wildlife.
Because of Board action on other proposals, the Board rejected a
proposal on designated hunters in Unit 22A.
The Board rejected nine proposals for customary and traditional use
determinations for residents of Unit 22 for beaver, Arctic fox, red
fox, hare, lynx, marten, wolverine, grouse, and ptarmigan in Unit 22.
These proposals were rejected because they would be detrimental to the
satisfaction of subsistence needs by those residing in surrounding
units. Rejection of these proposals has no effect on subsistence users
in Unit 22 or surrounding units.
The Board deferred two proposals that would have changed the time
period for aircraft flight restrictions over the Noatak Controlled Use
Area. These proposals were deferred to allow a working group to present
alternate courses of actions or recommendations concerning the Noatak
Controlled Use Area.
Summary of Proposals Adopted by the Board
The Board adopted 23 proposals. 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 were
made to some during Board deliberations, and were based on customary
and traditional uses or harvest practices, or on protecting wildlife
populations.
Southeast Alaska
The Board adopted a proposal associated with deer harvest in Units
1B and 3. The modified proposal allows the Petersburg District Ranger
to announce a December season in Unit 3, remainder and to close the
seasons in Units 1B and 3 based on conservation concerns.
Southcentral Alaska
The Board adopted two proposals extending the Unit 11 wolverine
trapping season and modified it to align that season with the lynx
trapping season.
The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to lengthen the
goat season in a portion of Unit 11 that is bounded by the Chitina and
Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River and glacier on the
southeast, and the Root Glacier on the east.
The Board adopted a proposal with a modification to establish a
muskrat hunting season in Unit 11.
The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to allow for the
harvest of 5 deer in Unit 6D by the Native Village of Chenega for an
annual memorial event.
The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to allow for the
harvest of 5 deer in Unit 6D by the Tatitlek IRA Council for their
annual cultural heritage week.
The Board adopted a proposal with a modification to allow a
designated hunter to harvest a goat in Unit 6D on behalf of a Federally
qualified user who is either blind, 65 years of age or older, at least
70% disabled, or temporarily disabled.
The Board adopted a proposal to expand the beaver trapping season
in Unit 11 and change the harvest limit to ``no limit''.
The Board adopted a proposal to re-establish a Federal registration
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for moose in that portion of Denali National Preserve in Unit 16B
remainder.
The Board adopted a proposal with modifications to recognize a
customary and traditional use determination for moose by residents of
Cooper Landing in Units 7 and 15A and 15B and establish a season and
harvest limit in Unit 7.
Bristol Bay
The Board adopted a proposal with modification to recognize a
customary and traditional use determination for brown bear for
residents of Igiugig, Kakhonak, and Levelock in Unit 9C and establish a
season and harvest limit by Federal registration permit.
The Board adopted a proposal with modification to more clearly
define who is eligible to participate in the resident zone subsistence
brown bear hunt in Unit 9B.
The Board adopted a proposal to include residents of Units 9A, 9B,
9C, 9E, and 17 in the general provisions allowing designated hunter
provisions for deer, moose, and caribou.
The Board adopted a proposal for Unit 9 to require that all edible
meat of moose and caribou remain on the bone until the meat is removed
from the field or is processed for human consumption.
Kodiak Aleutians
The Board adopted two proposals focused on caribou in Units 9D and
10. In Unit 9D the Federal season was closed due to a low caribou
population, and in Unit 10, the harvest limit was reduced because of a
caribou population decline.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
The Board adopted a proposal with modification to establish a moose
season in Unit 18 in the Goodnews River drainage, and south to the unit
boundary.
Seward Peninsula
The Board adopted two proposals with modifications to remove a
closure to moose hunting in Unit 22A only for residents of Unalakleet,
and to establish a season for those residents.
Northwest Arctic
The Board adopted a proposal to add Unit 23 to the list of areas
from which the skin, hide, pelt or fur, including claws of brown bears
can be used to make handicrafts for sale.
North Slope
The Board adopted a proposal with modification to add Unit 26 and a
portion of Unit 24B to the list of areas from which the skin, hide,
pelt or fur, including claws of brown bears can be used to make
handicrafts for sale.
The Board adopted a proposal with modification for moose in Unit
26C and portions of Unit 26B to adjust the harvest requirement from
bulls to antlered bulls. Other proposed changes violated principles of
wildlife conservation.
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 has provided extensive opportunity for public input and
involvement in compliance with Administrative Procedure Act
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. Therefore, we believe that sufficient
public notice has been given to affected persons about the Board
decisions.
In the more than 18 years the Program has been operating, no
benefit to the public has been demonstrated by delaying the effective
date of the subsistence regulations. A lapse in regulatory control
could affect the continued viability of fish or wildlife populations
and future subsistence opportunities for rural Alaskans, and would
generally fail to serve the overall public interest. Therefore, the
Board finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this rule
effective upon the date set forth in DATES to ensure continued
operation of the subsistence program.
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance
A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (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 a 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 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 a
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 a regulatory cycle for
the subsistence taking of wildlife and fish. The following Federal
Register documents pertain to this rulemaking:
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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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Date of
Federal Register citation 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 the regulations 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 the
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....... Amended the operating regulations in
response to comments on the June 12,
2001, interim rule. Also corrected some
inadvertent errors and oversights of
previous rules.
68 FR 7703.................... February 18, 2003 Direct Final 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 Because no adverse comments were received
Direct Final on the direct final rule (67 FR 30559),
Rule. the direct final rule was adopted.
69 FR 60957................... October 14, 2004. Final 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.
71 FR 49997................... August 24, 2006.. Final Rule....... Revised the jurisdiction of the
subsistence program by adding submerged
lands and waters in the area of Makhnati
Island, near Sitka, AK. This allowed
subsistence users to harvest marine
resources in this area under seasons,
harvest limits, and methods specified in
the regulations.
72 FR 25688................... May 7, 2007...... Final Rule....... Revised nonrural determinations.
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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, 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
October 31, 2009. We may 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--The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
determined that this rule is not significant under Executive Order
12866 (E.O. 12866). OMB bases its determination upon the following four
criteria:
(a) Whether the rule will have an annual effect of $100 million or
more on the economy or adversely affect an economic sector,
productivity, jobs, the environment, or other units of the government.
(b) Whether the rule will create inconsistencies with other Federal
agencies' actions.
(c) Whether the rule will materially affect entitlements, grants,
user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their
recipients.
(d) Whether the rule raises novel legal or policy issues.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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, 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
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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 fish and 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 fish and 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.
Executive Order 12630
Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Secretaries to administer a
subsistence priority on public lands. The scope of this program is
limited by definition to certain public lands. Likewise, these
regulations have no potential implications for takings of private
property as defined by Executive Order 12630.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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.
Executive Order 12988
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.
Executive Order 13132
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.
Relations With Native American Tribal Governments
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 significant direct effects. The
Bureau of Indian Affairs is a participating agency in this rulemaking.
Executive Order 13211
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, no Statement of Energy Effects is
required.
Drafting Information--Theo Matuskowitz drafted these regulations
under the guidance of Peter J. Probasco of the Office of Subsistence
Management, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Anchorage, Alaska. Additional assistance was provided by
Elijah Waters, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land
Management;
Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska Regional Office, National Park
Service;
Dr. Warren Eastland, Alaska Regional Office, Bureau of
Indian Affairs;
Jerry Berg and Carl Jack, Alaska Regional Office, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; and
Steve Kessler, Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Forest
Service.
List of Subjects
36 CFR Part 242
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
50 CFR Part 100
Administrative practice and procedure, Alaska, Fish, National
forests, Public lands, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation
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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 Unit 1C, 1D, 3, Hoonah, Pelican,
Point Baker, Sitka, and Tenakee Springs.
Unit 1A.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1A, except no subsistence for
residents of Hyder.
Unit 1B.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1A, Petersburg, and Wrangell,
except no subsistence for residents of Hyder.
Unit 1C.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 1C, Haines, Hoonah, Kake,
Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no
subsistence for residents of Gustavus.
Unit 1D.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of 1D.
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Unit 1A.............................. Deer................... Residents of Units 1A and 2.
Unit 1B.............................. Deer................... Residents of Units 1A, 1B, 2, and 3.
Unit 1C.............................. Deer................... Residents of 1C, 1D, Hoonah, Kake, and
Petersburg.
Unit 1D.............................. Deer................... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 1B.............................. Goat................... Residents of Units 1B and 3.
Unit 1C.............................. Goat................... Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg,
and Hoonah.
Unit 1B.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Unit 1C Berners Bay.................. Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 1D.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 1D.
Unit 2............................... Deer................... Residents of Unit 1A, 2, and 3.
Unit 3............................... Deer................... Residents of Unit 1B, 3, Port Alexander, Port
Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer's Chuck.
Unit 3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands.. Moose.................. Residents of Units 1B, 2, and 3.
Unit 4............................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 4 and Kake.
Unit 4............................... Deer................... Residents of Unit 4, Kake, Gustavus, Haines,
Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port
Protection, Wrangell, and Yakutat.
Unit 4............................... Goat................... Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican,
Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin
Cove.
Unit 5............................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5............................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Yakutat.
Unit 5............................... Deer................... Residents of Yakutat.
Unit 5............................... Goat................... Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5............................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 5............................... Wolf................... Residents of Unit 5A.
Unit 6A.............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Yakutat and Unit 6C and 6D, except
no subsistence for Whittier.
Unit 6, remainder.................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 6C and 6D, except no
subsistence for Whittier.
Unit 6............................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A.............................. Goat................... Residents of Unit 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and
Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D.................. Goat................... Residents of Unit 6C and D.
Unit 6A.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B and 6C.
Unit 6B and Unit 6C.................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 6A, 6B and 6C.
Unit 6D.............................. Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 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.
Unit 7............................... Caribou................ No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area..... Goat................... Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, that portion draining into Moose.................. Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, and
Kings Bay. Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder.................... Moose.................. Residents of Cooper Landing.
Unit 7............................... Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7............................... Ruffed Grouse.......... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 8............................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay,
Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
Unit 8............................... Deer................... Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8............................... Elk.................... Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8............................... Goat................... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9D.............................. Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B.................. Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C.
Unit 9A.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Pedro Bay.
Unit 9B.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 9B.
Unit 9C.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and
Levelock.
Unit 9D.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).
Unit 9E.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik
Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot
Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B.................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17.
Unit 9C.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik.
Unit 9D.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass.
Unit 9E.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson Lagoon
and Sand Point.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C and Unit 9E Moose.................. Residents of Unit 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove,
Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9B.............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro
Bay, Port Alsworth, and residents of Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B.
Unit 9, remainder.................... Sheep.................. No determination.
Unit 9............................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 9A, Unit B, Unit C, & Unit 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.
Unit 10, remainder................... Caribou................ No determination.
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Unit 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.
Unit 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.
Unit 11, remainder................... Black Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Unit 11.
Unit 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.
Unit 11, remainder................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Unit 11.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River.. Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder................... Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Unit 11.............................. Goat................... Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot
Lake.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River.. Moose.................. Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Unit 11, remainder................... Moose.................. Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Unit 11, north of the Sanford 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).
Unit 11, remainder................... Sheep.................. Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/
South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina, Tonsina,
residents along the Tok Cutoff--Milepost 79-110
(Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna
Road--Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road), and
residents along the McCarthy Road--Milepost 0-
62 (McCarthy Road).
Unit 11.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 11.............................. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
Ruffed and Sharp- of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
tailed).
Unit 11.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents
and White-tailed). of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 12.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina,
Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
Unit 12.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and
Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12, that portion within the Moose.................. Residents of Unit 12, 13C, Dot Lake, and Healy
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and Lake.
those lands within the Wrangell-St.
Elias National Preserve north and
east of a line formed by the
Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the
Canadian border to Pickerel Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Moose.................. Residents of Unit 12, 13C, and Healy Lake.
Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier,
and south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from Pickerel Lake
to the Canadian border.
Unit 12, remainder................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel,
Unit 12, 13A-D and the residents of Chickaloon,
Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 12.............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 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.
Unit 13B............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, residents of Unit 20D except Fort
Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon.
Unit 13C............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake and Healy Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon.
Unit 13E............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and
the area along the Parks Highway between
mileposts 216 and 239 (except no subsistence
for residents of Denali National Park
headquarters).
Unit 13D............................. Goat................... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D................ Moose.................. Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana.
Unit 13B............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 13, 20D except Fort Greely,
and the residents of Chickaloon and Slana.
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Unit 13C............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 12, 13, and the residents of
Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot Lake and Slana.
Unit 13E............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks
Highway between mileposts 216 and 239 (except
no subsistence for residents of Denali National
Park headquarters).
Unit 13D............................. Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 13.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 13.............................. Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed & Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 23.
Unit 13.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 & 23.
Unit 14C............................. Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14.............................. Goat................... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14.............................. Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 14A and Unit 14C................ Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B................ Black Bear............. Residents of Ninilchik.
Unit 15C............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and
Nanwalek.
Unit 15C............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Ninilchik.
Unit 15, remainder................... Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15A and Unit 15B................ Moose.................. Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik,
Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Unit 15C............................. Moose.................. Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham,
and Seldovia.
Unit 15.............................. Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Unit 15.
and White-tailed).
Unit 15.............................. Grouse (Spruce)........ Residents of Unit 15.
Unit 15.............................. Grouse (Ruffed)........ No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16B............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 16B.
Unit 16.............................. Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16A............................. Moose.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16B............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 16B.
Unit 16.............................. Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 16.............................. Grouse (Spruce and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 16.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22 and 23.
Unit 17A and that portion of 17B Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and
draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Akiachak.
Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17, remainder................... Black Bear............. Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17.
Unit 17A and Unit 17B, those portions Brown Bear............. Residents of Kwethluk.
north and west of a line beginning
from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17A, remainder.................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews
Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17B, that portion draining into Brown Bear............. Residents of Akiak and Akiachak.
Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake.
Unit 17B and Unit 17C................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 17.
Unit 17A, that portion west of the Caribou................ Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak,
Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake, Eek, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak.
Togiak Lake, and the main course of
the Togiak River.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Caribou................ Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak.
Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik
River drainages.
Unit 17A and 17B, those portions Caribou................ Residents of Kwethluk.
north and west of a line beginning
from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
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Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak Caribou................ Residents of Bethel, Goodnews Bay, Platinum,
National Wildlife Refuge within Unit Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak, Akiachak, Tuluksak,
17B. Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak.
Unit 17, remainder................... Caribou................ Residents of Units 9B, 17, Lime Village, and
Stony River.
Unit 17A and 17B, those portions Moose.................. Residents of Kwethluk.
north and west of a line beginning
from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to
the southern point of upper Togiak
Lake, and northeast to the northern
point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to
the point where the Unit 17 boundary
intersects the Shotgun Hills.
Unit 17A, that portion north of Moose.................. Residents of Akiak, Akiachak.
Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik
River drainages.
Unit 17A, remainder.................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay and Platinum;
however, no subsistence for residents of
Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak.
Unit 17B, that portion within the Moose.................. Residents of Akiak, Akiachak.
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C..... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 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.
Unit 18.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay,
Kwethluk, Mt. Village, Napaskiak, Platinum,
Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak.
Unit 18.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 18, Manokotak, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18, that portion of the Yukon Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, and
River drainage upstream of Russian Chuathbaluk.
Mission and that portion of the
Kuskokwim River drainage upstream
of, but not including, the Tuluksak
River drainage.
Unit 18, that portion north of a line Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18, St. Michael, Stebbins, and
from Cape Romanzof to Kusilvak Upper Kalskag.
Mountain to Mountain Village, and
all drainages north of the Yukon
River downstream from Marshall.
Unit 18, remainder................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18 and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18.............................. Musk ox................ No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 18.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 19C and Unit 19D................ Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B................ Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 19 and 18 within the
Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and
including, the Johnson River.
Unit 19C............................. Brown Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19D............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 19A and D, Tuluksak and Lower
Kalskag.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 19A and 19B, Unit 18 within
the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and
including, the Johnson River, and residents of
St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, Russian
Mission.
Unit 19C............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath,
Nikolai, and Telida.
Unit 19D............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute,
and Stony River.
Unit 19A and Unit 9B................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from and including the
Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk River Moose.................. Residents of Eek and Quinhagak.
Unit 19C............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19D............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina.
Unit 19.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 20D............................. Bison.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 20F............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley.
Unit 20E............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.
Unit 20F............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley.
Unit 20A............................. Caribou................ Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those
domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway. No subsistence priority for
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
Unit 20B............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Unit 20C............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 20C living east of the
Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake
Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana,
Nikolai, Tanana, 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.
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Unit 20D and Unit 20E................ Caribou................ Residents of 20D, 20E, and Unit 12 north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Unit 20F............................. Caribou................ Residents of 20F, 25D, and Manley.
Unit 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.
Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area Moose.................. Residents of Minto and Nenana.
Unit 20B, remainder.................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Unit 20C............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion
within Denali National Park and Preserve and
that portion east of the Teklanika River),
Cantwell, ``Manley'', Minto, Nenana, those
domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the
Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida,
McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks
Highway between mileposts 216 and 239. No
subsistence for residents of households of the
Denali National Park Headquarters.
Unit 20D............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20D and residents of
Tanacross.
Unit 20E............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle,
Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta
Lake.
Unit 20F............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 20F, ``Manley'', Minto, and
Stevens Village.
Unit 20F............................. Wolf................... Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
``Manley''.
Unit 20, remainder................... Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 20D............................. Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 20D............................. Ptarmigan (Rock and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Willow). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 21.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Unit 21A............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C................ Caribou................ Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana.
Unit 21D............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia.
Unit 21E............................. Caribou................ Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna.
Unit 21A............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath,
Aniak, and Crooked Creek.
Unit 21B and Unit 21C................ Moose.................. Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and
Galena.
Unit 21D............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby.
Unit 21E............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission.
Unit 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.
Unit 22B............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 22B.
Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E..... Black Bear............. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 22.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 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.
Unit 22, remainder................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, and 24.
Unit 22.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 22.
Unit 22B, west of the Darby Mountains Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22B and 22C.
Unit 22B, remainder.................. Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22B.
Unit 22C............................. Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22C.
Unit 22D, that portion within the Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22C, White Mountain, and Unit
Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim 22D excluding St. Lawrence Island.
River drainages.
Unit 22D, remainder.................. Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22D excluding St. Lawrence
Island.
Unit 22E............................. Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 22E excluding Little Diomede
Island.
Unit 22.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of
the Yukon River, and Kotlik.
Unit 22.............................. Grouse (Spruce)........ Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 22.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Willow). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 23.............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket,
Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia,
and Koyukuk.
Unit 23.............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Unit 23.............................. Caribou................ Residents of 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.
Unit 23.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 23.
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound and
west of and including the Buckland west of and including the Buckland River
River drainage. drainage.
Unit 23, remainder................... Musk ox................ Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the
Buckland River drainage.
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Unit 23.............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the
Arctic Circle.
Unit 23.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
Unit 23.............................. Grouse (Spruce and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
Ruffed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 23.............................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of
and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.
Unit 24, that portion south of Black Bear............. Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24 and
Caribou Mountain, and within the Wiseman, but not including any other residents
public lands composing or of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
immediately adjacent to the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder................... Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not
including any other residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 24, that portion south of Brown Bear............. Residents of Stevens Village and residents of
Caribou Mountain, and within the Unit 24.
public lands composing or
immediately adjacent to the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 24, remainder................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 24.
Unit 24.............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk,
Stevens Village, and Tanana.
Unit 24.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.
Unit 24.............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the
Arctic Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and
Huslia.
Unit 24.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon
and 16-26.
Unit 25D............................. Black Bear............. Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 25D............................. Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 25, remainder................... Brown Bear............. Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle.
Unit 25D............................. Caribou................ Residents of 20F, 25D, and Manley.
Unit 25A............................. Moose.................. Residents of Units 25A and 25D.
Unit 25D, west....................... Moose.................. Residents of Unit 25D West.
Unit 25D, remainder.................. Moose.................. Residents of remainder of Unit 25.
Unit 25A............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie.
Unit 25B and Unit 25C................ Sheep.................. No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 25D............................. Wolf................... Residents of Unit 25D.
Unit 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.
Unit 26A and C....................... Caribou................ Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Unit 26B............................. Caribou................ Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and residents of Unit 24 within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 26.............................. Moose.................. Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay-
Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
Unit 26A............................. Musk ox................ Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
Unit 26B............................. Musk ox................ Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
Unit 26C............................. Musk ox................ Residents of Kaktovik.
Unit 26A............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Unit 26B............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Wiseman.
Unit 26C............................. Sheep.................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic
Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope,
and Venetie.
Unit 26.............................. Wolf................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13 and the residents of Chickaloon,
and 16-26.
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Subpart D--Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
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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 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.
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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 1\1/
2\ 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 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
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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 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.
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 requests
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-June 30, except for fish and
shellfish, for which it means April 1-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
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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, must be an
integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpendicular to the
selvages; measurements will 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.
Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer,
caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and musk oxen.
Unit and Subunit means 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, 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) counts 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 must 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 must 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
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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. 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
Sec. --.26 preclude or modify the use of the designated hunter system
or allow the harvest of additional species by a designated hunter. The
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must
return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may hunt for
any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits
in his/her possession at any one time, 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) must 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 must 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 regulatory
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;
(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares, 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, 23,
24B (only that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park), 25,
or 26.
(i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles
made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or
skulls of a brown bear taken from Units 1, 4, or 5.
(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 musk ox), 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.
(12) You may sell the horns and antlers not attached to any part of
the skull from legally harvested caribou (except caribou harvested in
Unit 23), deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep.
(13) You may sell the raw/untanned and tanned hide or cape from a
legally harvested caribou, deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep.
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(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
revised 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 ox,
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 an 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 ADF&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 paragraphs (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
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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 9, 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.
(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 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 does not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5, 9B, 9E,
17, 18, 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River
drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A and which are not removed from the
Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you
may not possess or transport the hide of a bear that does not have the
penis sheath or vaginal orifice naturally attached to indicate
conclusively the sex of the bear.
(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 9B, 17, 18, and
19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage is
removed from the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G
representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of
sealing, the ADF&G representative must 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 must 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.
(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 must
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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.
(1) In Unit 18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only
if they are to be sold or commercially tanned.
(2) In Unit 2, you must seal any wolf taken on or before the 30th
day after the date of taking.
(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 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 1 mile of Anan Creek
downstream from the mouth of Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-
mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed to the
taking of bear;
(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;
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(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 one Sept. 1-June 30.
may be a blue or glacier bear.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
years by State registration permit only. Mar. 15-May 31.
Deer:
Unit 1A--4 antlered deer............ Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 1B--2 antlered deer. The Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Petersburg District Ranger is
authorized to close the season
based on conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
chair of the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Unit 1C--4 deer; however, antlerless Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
deer may be taken only from Sept.
15-Dec. 31.
Goat:
Unit 1A--Revillagigedo Island only.. No open season.
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 Unit 1B--that portion on No open season.
the Cleveland Peninsula south of
the divide between Yes Bay and
Santa Anna Inlet.
Unit 1A and Unit 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 into Oct. 1-Nov. 31.
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 into No open season.
Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet
between Eagle Glacier and River and
Taku Glacier.
Unit 1C--remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
registration permit only.
Unit 1D--that portion lying north of Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
the Katzehin River and northeast of
the Haines highway--1 goat by State
registration permit only.
Unit 1D--that portion lying between No open season.
Taiya Inlet and River and the White
Pass and Yukon Railroad.
Unit 1D--remainder--1 goat by State Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 1A--1 antlered bull by Federal Sept. 5-Oct. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 1B--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.
The Petersburg District Ranger is
authorized to close the season
based on conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
Chair of the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Unit 1C--that portion south of Point Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Hobart including all Port Houghton
drainages--1 antlered bull with
spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3
or more brow tines on either
antler, by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1C--remainder, excluding Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
drainages of Berners Bay--1
antlered bull by State registration
permit only.
Unit 1C, Berners Bay................ No open season.
Unit 1D............................. No open season.
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, Blue, 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: Unit 1--No limit................ Dec. 1-May 15.
Coyote: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of Wales Island and all
islands west of the center lines of Clarence Strait and Kashevarof
Passage, south and east of the center lines of Sumner Strait, and east
of the longitude of the 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 one Sept. 1-June 30.
may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one July 24-Dec. 31.
may be an antlerless deer.
Antlerless deer may be taken only
during the period Oct. 15--Federal/
State harvest report. The Tongass
National 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, 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. The Tongass National Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Forest 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 day, Aug. 1-May 15.
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, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit. The Tongass National Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
Forest 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. Any wolf taken in
Unit 2 must be sealed within 30 days of
harvest.
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, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell,
and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear,
wolves, and wolverine along a strip one-fourth mile wide on each side
of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake campground;
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage
on Kupreanof Island;
(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 one Sept. 1-June 30.
may be a blue or glacier bear.
Deer:
Unit 3--Mitkof, Woewodski, and Oct. 15-Oct. 31.
Butterworth Islands--1 antlered
deer. The Petersburg District
Ranger is authorized to close the
season based on conservation
concerns, in consultation with
ADF&G and the chair of the
Southeast Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council.
Unit 3--remainder--2 antlered deer. Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
The Petersburg District Ranger is Dec. 1-Dec. 31, season to be
authorized to open the December announced.
season by announcement, or close
any portion of the entire season
based on conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
chair of the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Moose:
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1 antlered bull with spike-fork or Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow
tines on either antler by State
registration permit only. The
Petersburg District Ranger is
authorized to close the season
based on conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
Chair of the Southeast Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
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, Blue, 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:
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, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of
Unit 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:
Unit 4--Chichagof Island south and Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
west of a line that follows the Mar. 15-May 31.
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 four Sept. 15-Dec. 31.
regulatory years by State Mar. 15-May 20.
registration permit only.
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
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, 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, Blue, 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: Unit 4--No limit................ Dec. 1-May 15.
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Coyote: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Marten: No limit........................ Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Otter: No limit......................... Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Wolf: No limit.......................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
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(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, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled;
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration
permit in lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you 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 one Sept. 1-June 30.
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
U.S. Forest Service 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 U.S. Forest Service
Yakutat District Ranger when the
quota has been taken. The harvest
quota and season announcements will
be made in consultation with The
National Park Service and local
residents.
Unit 5A--remainder--1 goat by Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Federal registration permit. The
U.S. Forest Service 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 The National
Park Service and local residents.
Unit 5B--1 goat by Federal Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
registration permit only.
Moose:
Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench--1 moose by Nov. 15-Feb. 15.
State registration permit only. The
season will be closed when 5 moose
have been taken from the Nunatak
Bench.
Unit 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. 8-21, 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 day, Aug. 1-May 15.
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........................ Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 10-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) 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, and goat in Unit 6D, 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.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Native Village of Chenega annually to harvest up to five
deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Old
Chenega Memorial. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District
Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council annually to harvest up to five deer
total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural
Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
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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 deer Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
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.
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 antlerless moose by Sept. 1-Oct. 31.
Federal 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 antlerless moose
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-Jan. 31.
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 River Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Highway and east of the Heney
Range--No limit.
Unit 6A, B, C remainder, and D--No Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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.
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Wolverine: No limit..................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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(7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between
Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie Juan and Kings River
drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the
Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west
of and including the Portage Creek drainage, and east of 150[deg] W.
long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150[deg] W. long.,
from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence
uses is prohibited or restricted on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai
Fjords National Park;
(B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7,
which consists of Portage Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward
Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of
Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt
grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September
1.
(C) You may not hunt moose in the Resurrection Creek Closed Area in
Unit 7, which consists of the drainages of Resurrection Creek
downstream from Rimrock and Highland Creeks including Palmer Creek.
(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: 3 bears..................... July 1-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 7--that portion draining into No open season.
Kings Bay-Public lands are closed
to the taking of moose by all users.
Unit 7, remainder--1 antlered bull Aug. 10-Sept 20.
with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers
or with 3 or more brow tines on
either antler, by Federal
registration permit only.
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.
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.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Jan. 1-Jan. 31.
Marten: No limit........................ Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Nov. 10-May 15.
Otter: No limit......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit.......................... Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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 Afognak Sept. 15-Nov. 30.
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.
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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-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-May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9
from April 1-30;
(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
Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of
that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B, and 13.440 permit
holders, may hunt brown bear by Federal registration permit in lieu of
a resident tag; 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 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 Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port
Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for
ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit
from July 1-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-December 31 or
May 10-25, 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:
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Unit 9B--Lake Clark National Park July 1-June 30.
and Preserve--Rural residents of
Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro
Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of
that portion of the park resident
zone in Unit 9B; and 13.440 permit
holders--1 bear by Federal
registration permit only.
The season will be closed by the
Lake Clark National Park and
Preserve Superintendent when four
females or ten bear have been
taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder--1 bear by State Sept. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
Unit 9C--1 bear by Federal Oct. 1-May 31.
registration permit only.
The season will be closed by the
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Superintendent in consultation with
BLM and FWS land managers and
ADF&G, when six females or ten bear
have been taken, whichever occurs
first.
Unit 9E--1 bear by Federal Sept. 25-Dec. 31.
registration permit. Apr. 15-May 25.
Caribou:
Unit 9A--4 caribou; however, no more Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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--3 caribou; however, no more July 1-Apr. 15.
than 1 caribou 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--Federal public lands are No open season.
closed to the taking of caribou.
Unit 9E--Federal public lands are No open season.
closed to the taking of caribou.
Sheep:
Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Jan. 1-Apr. 1.
Clark National Park and Preserve--1
ram with 3/4 curl or larger horn by
Federal registration permit only.
By announcement of the Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve
Superintendent, the summer/fall
season will be closed when up to 5
sheep are taken and the winter
season will be closed when up to 2
sheep are taken.
Unit 9B--remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
curl or larger horn by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 9--remainder--1 ram with \7/8\ Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
curl or larger horn.
Moose:
Unit 9A-1 bull...................... Sept. 1-15.
Unit 9B-1 bull...................... Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
Dec. 1-Jan. 15.
Unit 9C--that portion draining into Sept. 1-15.
the Naknek River from the north--1 Dec. 1-31.
bull.
Unit 9C--that portion draining into Sept. 1-15.
the Naknek River from the south--1 Dec. 1-31.
bull by Federal registration permit
only. Public lands are closed
during December for the hunting of
moose, except by Federally
qualified subsistence users hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 9C--remainder--1 bull.......... Sept. 1-15.
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, however only Aug. 20-Sept. 20.
antlered bulls may be taken Dec. 1- Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
Jan. 31.
Beaver: Unit 9B and 9E--2 beaver per day Apr. 15-May 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit.. Dec. 1-Mar. 15
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.
Trapping
Beaver:
No limit............................ Oct. 10-Mar. 31.
2 beaver per day; only firearms may Apr. 15-May 31.
be used.
Coyote: No limit........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit.. Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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
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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-
December 31 or May 10-25, 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--2 Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
caribou by Federal registration Nov. 15-Mar. 31.
permit only.
Unit 10, remainder--No limit........ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No July 1-June 30.
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 day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No July 1-June 30.
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.
(C) The Assistant Regional Director for Subsistence Management,
FWS, is authorized to align the Federal subsistence wolverine trapping
season with the Federal subsistence lynx seasons in Unit 11.
(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 permittee 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 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 the Aug. 25-Dec. 31.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
and Preserve that is bounded by the
Chitina and Nizina rivers on the
south, the Kennicott River and
glacier on the southeast, and the
Root Glacier on the east--1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
Unit 11--the remainder of the Aug. 10-Dec. 31.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
and Preserve--1 goat by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 11--that portion outside of the No open season.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
and Preserve.
Federal public lands will be closed
by announcement of the
Superintendent, Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve to the
harvest of goats when a total of 45
goats has been harvested between
Federal and State hunts.
Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal Aug 20-Sept. 20.
registration permit only.
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Muskrat: No limit....................... Sept. 20-Jun. 10.
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: 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.......................... 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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(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-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 Nabesna No open season.
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. 1-20.
Unit 12--remainder--1 caribou may be Winter season to be announced.
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. 24-28.
Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and Sept. 8-17.
those lands within the Wrangell-St. Nov. 20-Dec. 10.
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 Nov.-Dec. season
is open by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 12--that portion east of the Aug. 24-Sept. 30.
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 bull Aug. 15-23.
with spike/fork antlers.
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Unit 12--remainder--1 antlered bull. Aug. 24-28.
Sept. 1-17.
Beaver: Unit 12--Wrangell-Saint Elias Sept. 20-May 15.
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 than 5 Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
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;
(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 13A;
(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. 5-25 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
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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-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-Sept. 30 or Oct.
21-Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the Hudson Lake
Residential Treatment Camp. Additionally, 1 bull moose may be taken
Aug. 1-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-Sept. 20 for 1 moose or Aug. 10-
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 within Aug. 10-May 31.
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 only. Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
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 only. Oct. 21-Mar. 31.
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 and Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
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 by Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
Federal registration permit only;
only 1 permit will be issued per
household.
Unit 13--remainder--1 antlered bull Aug. 1-Sept. 20.
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.
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.......................... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Marten: Unit 13--No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit............... Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit....................... Sept. 25-June 10.
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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 Reservations;
(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............ Jul. 1-Jun. 30.
Beaver: Unit 14C--1 beaver per day, 1 in May 15-Oct. 31.
possession.
Coyote: Unit 14C--2 coyotes............. Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): Unit 14C--2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14C--5 hares per Sept. 8-Apr. 30.
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 14C--5 Sept. 8-Mar. 31.
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 within Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
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 and Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
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 limit..... Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
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-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,
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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: Units 15A and 15B--2 bears
by Federal registration permit
Unit 15C--3 bears................... Jul. 1-Jun. 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 15C--1 bear every four Oct. 1-Nov. 30, to be
regulatory years by Federal announced and Apr. 1-Jun. 15,
registration permit. The season may be to be announced.
opened or closed by announcement from
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Manager after consultation with ADF&G
and the Chair of the Southcentral
Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Moose:
Unit 15A--Skilak Loop Wildlife No open season.
Management Area.
Unit 15A--remainder, 15B, and 15C-1 Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-
inch antlers or with 3 or more brow
tines on either antler, by Federal
registration permit only.
Units 15B and 15C--1 antlered bull Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers
or with 3 or more brow tines 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-Jun. 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 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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.
Lynx: No limit.......................... Jan. 1-Jan. 31.
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 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. 1-15.
south and west of, and including
the Kustatan River drainage--1 bull.
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Unit 16B--Denali National Preserve Sept. 1-30.
only--1 bull by Federal Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
registration permit. One Federal
registration permit for moose
issued per household.
Unit 16B, remainder--1 bull......... Sept. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Silver Phases): 2 foxes.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit............... July 1-Jun. 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 day, Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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-Jun. 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-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) [Reserved]
(D) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take
beaver in Unit 17 from April 15-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--3 caribou;
however, no more than 1 caribou may
be taken from Aug. 1-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.
Unit 17A and 17C--that portion of Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
17A and 17C consisting of the Dec. 1-Mar. 31.
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 17A--remainder and 17C-- Season to occur sometime
remainder--selected drainages; a within Aug. 1-Mar. 31
harvest limit of up to 5 caribou timeframe; season, harvest
will be determined at the time the limit, and hunt area to be
season is announced. announced by the Togiak
National Wildlife Refuge
Manager.
Unit 17B and 17C--that portion of Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
17C east of the Wood River and Wood
River Lakes--3 caribou; however, no
more than 1 caribou may be taken
from Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
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Sheep: 1 ram with full curl or larger Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
horn.
Moose: Unit 17A--1 bull by State Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
registration permit.
Unit 17A--that portion that includes Winter season to be announced.
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 includes Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
all the Mulchatna River drainage
upstream from and including the
Chilchitna River drainage--1 bull
by State registration permit.
During the period Sept. 1-15, a
spike/fork bull or a bull with 50-
inch antlers or with 3 or more brow
tines on one side may be taken with
a State harvest ticket.
Unit 17C--that portion that includes Aug. 20-Sept. 15.
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-
15, a spike/fork bull or a bull
with 50-inch antlers or with 3 or
more brow tines 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. 1-31.
registration permit. During the
period Sept. 1-15, a spike/fork
bull or a bull with 50-inch antlers
or with 3 or more brow tines on one
side may be taken with a State
harvest ticket.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 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 and Ruffed): 15 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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): No Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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 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-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 registration Sept. 1-May 31.
permit only.
Caribou: 3 caribou; however, no more Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
than 1 caribou may be taken from Aug. 1-
Nov. 30.
Moose:
Unit 18--that portion east of a line No open season.
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.
Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of moose by all users.
Unit 18--south of and including the No open season.
Kanektok River drainages to the
Goodnews River drainage. Federal
public lands are closed to the
taking of moose by all users.
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Unit 18--Goodnews River drainage and Aug. 25-Sept. 20.
south to the Unit 18 boundary--1
antlered bull by State registration
permit. Any needed closures will be
announced by the Togiak National
Wildlife Refuge Manager after
consultation with BLM, ADF&G, and
the Chair of the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council.
Unit 18-that portion north and west Aug 10-Sept. 30.
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 west Dec. 20-Jan. 20.
of a line from Cape Romanzof to
Kusilvak Mountain to Mountain
Village and excluding all Yukon
River drainages upriver from
Mountain Village--1 moose. The
Yukon Delta NWR Manager may
restrict the harvest to only
antlered bulls after consultation
with the ADF&G and the Yukon-
Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council chair.
Unit 18, remainder--1 antlered bull. Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Dec. 20-Jan. 10.
Beaver: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
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 day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
30 in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, Aug. 10-May 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: No limit........................ Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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 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.
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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, remainder, Aug. 10-June 30.
and Unit 19D-1 bear.
Caribou:
Unit 19A--north of Kuskokwim River-- Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Nov. 1-Feb.
1 caribou. 28.
Unit 19A--south of the Kuskokwim Aug. 1-Apr. 15.
River and Unit 19B (excluding rural
Alaska residents of Lime Village)--
3 caribou; however, no more than 1
caribou may be taken from Aug. 1-
Nov. 30.
Unit 19C--1 caribou................. Aug. 10-Oct. 10.
Unit 19D--south and east of the Aug. 10-Sept. 30. Nov. 1-Jan.
Kuskokwim River and North Fork of 31.
the Kuskokwim River--1 caribou.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 caribou...... Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Unit 19--Residents domiciled in Lime July 1-June 30.
Village only-no individual harvest
limit but a village harvest quota
of 200 caribou; cows and calves may
not be taken from Apr. 1-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 Village July 1-June 30.
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 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; Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of
moose.
Unit 19A, remainder--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-20.
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, Upper
Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and
Crooked Creek hunting under these
regulations. The Refuge Manager of
the Yukon Delta NWR, in cooperation
with the BLM Field Office Manager,
will annually establish the harvest
quota and number of permits to be
issued in coordination with the
State Tier II hunt. If the
allowable harvest level is reached
before the regular season closing
date, the Refuge Manager, in
consultation with the BLM Field
Office Manager, will announce an
early closure of Federal public
lands to all moose hunting.
Unit 19B--1 bull with spike-fork or Sept. 1-20.
50-inch antlers or antlers with 4
or more brow tines on one side.
Unit 19C--1 antlered bull........... Sept. 1-20.
Unit 19C--1 bull by State Jan. 15-Feb. 15.
registration permit.
Unit 19D--that portion of the Upper Sept. 1-30.
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. 1-30.
Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area--1 Dec. 1-Feb. 28.
bull.
Unit 19D, remainder--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-30.
Dec. 1-15.
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;
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(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. 5-25 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-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 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-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 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 at
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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 State/ Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Federal registration permit only. Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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 River-- Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
1 caribou.
Unit 20F--east of the Dalton Highway Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
and south of the Yukon River--1 Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
caribou; however, cow caribou may
be taken only from Nov. 1-March 31.
During the November 1-March 31
season, a State registration permit
is required.
Moose:
Unit 20A-1 antlered bull............ Sept. 1-20.
Unit 20B--that portion within the Sept. 1-20.
Minto Flats Management Area--1 bull Jan. 10-Feb. 28.
by Federal registration permit only.
Unit 20B, remainder--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-20.
Unit 20C--that portion within Denali Sept. 1-30.
National Park and Preserve west of Nov. 15-Dec. 15.
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. 1-30.
bull; however, white-phased or
partial albino (more than 50
percent white) moose may not be
taken.
Unit 20E--that portion within Yukon-- Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
Charley National Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 20E--that portion drained by Aug. 24-28.
the Forty-mile River (all forks) Sept. 1-15.
from Mile 9\1/2\ to Mile 145 Taylor
Highway, including the Boundary
Cutoff Road--1 bull.
Unit 20F--that portion within the Sept. 1-25.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area--1 antlered bull by Federal
registration permit only.
Unit 20F, remainder--1 antlered bull Sept. 1-25.
Dec. 1-10.
Beaver: Unit 20E--Yukon-Charley Rivers Sept. 20-May 15.
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 of Dec. 1-Jan. 31.
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 Yukon- Sept. 20-June 10.
Charley Rivers National Preserve--
No limit.
Unit 20, remainder.................. No 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, 40 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
in possession.
Trapping
Beaver:
Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F--No Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
limit.
Unit 20E--25 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 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 the Dec. 15-Feb. 15.
Teklanika River--No limit.
Unit 20E--No limit; however, no more Nov. 1-Dec. 31.
than 5 lynx may be taken between
Nov. 1 and Nov. 30.
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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 limit. Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
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 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-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--1 caribou................. Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
Dec. 10-Dec. 20.
Unit 21B--that portion north of the No open season.
Yukon River and downstream from
Ukawutni Creek.
Unit 21C--the Dulbi and Melozitna No open season.
River drainages downstream from Big
Creek.
Unit 21B remainder, 21C remainder, Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
and 21E--1 caribou.
Unit 21D--north of the Yukon River Winter season to be announced.
and east of the Koyukuk River-
caribou may be taken during a
winter season to be announced by
the Refuge Manager of the Koyukuk/
Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge
Manager and the BLM Central Yukon
Field Office Manager, in
consultation with ADF&G and the
Chairs of the Western Interior
Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council, and the Middle Yukon and
Ruby Fish and Game Advisory
Committees.
Unit 21D, remainder--5 caribou per July 1-June 30.
day; however, cow caribou may not
be taken May 16-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 21B--that part of the Nowitna Sept. 5-Oct. 1.
River drainage downstream from and
including the Little Mud River
drainage-1 bull. A State
registration permit is required
from Sept. 5-25. A Federal
registration permit is required
from Sept. 26-Oct. 1.
Unit 21B--that part of the Nowitna Five-day season to be
River drainage downstream from and announced between Dec. 1 and
including the Little Mud River March 31.
drainage-1 antlered bull. A Federal
registration permit is required
during the 5-day season and will be
limited to one per household. The 5-
day season may be announced by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuge Manager after consultation
with the ADF&G and the Chairs of
the Western Interior Regional
Advisory Council and the Ruby Fish
and Game Advisory Committee.
Unit 21A and 21B, remainder--1 bull. Aug. 20-Sept. 25.
Nov. 1-30.
Unit 21C--1 antlered bull........... Sept. 5-25.
Unit 21D--Koyukuk Controlled Use Aug. 27-Sept. 20.
Area-1 moose; however, antlerless Mar. 1-5 season to be
moose may be taken only during Aug. announced.
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. 22-31.
however, antlerless moose may be Sept. 5-25.
taken only during Sept. 21-25 and Mar. 1-5 season to be
the Mar. 1-5 season if authorized announced.
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. 22-31 and Sept. 5-25 seasons,
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 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. 1-10.
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- Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit........................ Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote: No limit........................ Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, 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
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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 musk ox 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 musk ox. 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 musk
oxen 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........... Jul. 1-Jun. 30.
Unit 22, remainder.................. No open season.
Brown Bear:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E--1 bear Aug. 1-May 31.
by State registration permit only.
Unit 22C--1 bear by State Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
registration permit only. May 10-25.
Caribou:
Unit 22B west of Golovin Bay and Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
west of a line along the west bank May 1-Sept. 30, a season may
of the Fish and Niukluk Rivers and be opened by announcement by
excluding the Libby River drainage-- the Anchorage Field Office
5 caribou per day. Manager of the BLM, in
consultation with 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 and Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
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 Aug. 15-Sept. 14.
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,
except that residents of
Unalakleet, hunting under these
regulations, may take 1 bull by
Federal registration permit,
administered by the BLM Anchorage
Field Office with the authority to
close the season in consultation
with ADF&G.
Unit 22A, remainder--1 bull. Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
However, during the period Jan. 1- Jan. 1-31.
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. 1-14.
Mountains--1 bull by State
registration permit. Quotas and any
needed closures will be announced
by the Anchorage Field Office
Manager of the BLM, in consultation
with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of
moose except by Federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 22B--west of the Darby Jan. 1-31.
Mountains--1 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.
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Unit 22B, remainder--1 bull......... Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Unit 22C--1 antlered bull........... Sept. 1-14.
Unit 22D--that portion within the Sept. 1-14.
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 the Sept. 1-14.
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 the Dec. 1-31.
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 bull......... Aug. 10-Sept. 14.
Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 moose; Dec. 1-31.
however, no person may take a calf
or a cow accompanied by a calf.
Unit 22D, remainder--1 antlered bull Jan. 1-31.
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.
Musk ox:
Unit 22B--1 bull by Federal permit Aug.1-Mar. 15.
or State Tier II permit. Federal
public lands are closed to the
taking of musk ox 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 the BLM Field Office
Manager.
Unit 22D--that portion west of the Sept.1-Mar. 15.
Tisuk River drainage and Canyon
Creek--1 musk ox 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 musk ox 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 musk ox 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 musk ox 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 musk ox 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 musk ox 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 closed No open season.
to all taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
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, 40 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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 closed No open season.
to all taking of coyotes.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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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(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-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 musk
oxen 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; however, July 1-June 30.
cow caribou may not be taken May 16-
June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 23--south of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Aug. 10-April 30. If the
Creek, and the Noatak River, and allowable harvest levels are
west of the Cutler and Redstone reached before the regular
Rivers (Baird Mountains)--1 sheep season closing date, the
by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western
total allowable harvest of sheep is Arctic National Parklands
21, of which 15 may be rams and 6 will announce an early
may be ewes. Federal public lands closure.
are closed to the taking of sheep
except by Federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under
these regulations.
Unit 23--north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Aug. 10-April 30. If the
Creek, and the Noatak River, and allowable harvest levels are
west of the Aniuk River (DeLong reached before the regular
Mountains)--1 sheep by Federal season closing date, the
registration permit. The total Superintendent of the Western
allowable harvest of sheep for the Arctic National Parklands
DeLong Mountains is 8, of which 5 will announce an early
may be rams and 3 may be ewes. closure.
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 west July 1-Mar. 31.
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.
Unit 23--that portion lying within Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
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.
Musk ox:
Unit 23--south of Kotzebue Sound and Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
west of and including the Buckland
River drainage--1 musk ox 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 musk ox 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.
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Unit 23--Cape Krusenstern National Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
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 musk oxen
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[min] N and west of
longitude 162[deg]30[min] W hunting
under these regulations.
Unit 23, remainder.................. No open season.
Beaver: No limit........................ July 1-June 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes....................... Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
limit.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Sept. 1- Mar.15.
Silver Phases): No limit.
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.
Muskrat: No limit....................... July 1-June 30
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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 River July 1-June 30.
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): No Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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 N. Lat.66[deg]33.303' W. Long.
151[deg]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 N. Lat 66[deg]27.090' W. Long. 151[deg]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 N. Lat.66[deg]19.789' W. Long.
151[deg]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 N. Lat. 66[deg]13.050' W. Long.
151[deg]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 N. Lat.
66[deg]03.827' W. Long. 150[deg]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 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 21s and
24 bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at
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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 the Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
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 per July 1-June 30.
day; however, cow caribou may not
be taken May 16-June 30.
Sheep:
Unit 24A and 24B--(Anaktuvuk Pass July 15-Dec. 31.
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 within Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
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 \7/8\ Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
curl or larger horn..
Moose:
Unit 24A--1 antlered bull by Federal Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
registration permit.
Unit 24B--that portion within the Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
John River Drainage--1 moose.
Unit 24B--all drainages to the north Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
of the Koyukuk River, except the Mar. 1-5 season to be
John River drainage--1 moose; announced.
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 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 bull. Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
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 Use Mar. 1-5 to be announced.
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 Field Office Manager
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.
Unit 24C, remainder and Unit 24D, Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
remainder--1 antlered bull. During
the Sept. 5-Sept. 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 than 5 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
wolves may be taken prior to Nov. 1.
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Wolverine: 5 wolverine; however, no more Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
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 day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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 Crow River
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);
(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:
Units 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 the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
east bank of the mainstem of Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
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-Mar. 31.
However, during the November 1-
March 31 season, a State
registration permit is required.
Unit 25C, remainder--1 caribou by Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
joint State/Federal registration Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
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 25D Aug. 10-Sept. 30.
drained by the west fork of the Dec. 1-31.
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 the No open season.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area.
Units 25A--Arctic Village Sheep Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Management Area--2 rams by Federal
registration permit only. Federal
public lands, except the drainages
of Red Sheep Creek and Cane Creek
during the period of Aug. 10-Sept.
20, 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. 1-10.
Unit 25B--that portion within Yukon- Aug. 20-Sept. 30.
Charley National Preserve--1 bull.
Unit 25B--that portion within the Aug. 25-Sept. 30.
Porcupine River drainage upstream Dec. 1-10.
from, but excluding the Coleen
River drainage--1 antlered bull.
Unit 25B--that portion, other than Sept. 5-30.
Yukon-Charley National Preserve, Dec. 1-15.
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 bull Aug. 25-Sept. 25.
Dec. 1-15.
Unit 25C--1 antlered bull........... Sept. 1-15.
Unit 25D (west)--that portion lying Aug. 25-Feb. 28.
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. 1-20.
Beaver:
Unit 25A, 25B, and 25D--1 beaver per Apr. 16-Oct. 31.
day; 1 in possession.
Unit 25C............................ 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): 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 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.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-
tailed):
Unit 25C--15 per day, 30 in Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
possession.
Unit 25, remainder--15 per day, 30 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
in possession.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
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Unit 25C--those portions within 5 Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)--
20 per day, 40 in possession.
Unit 25, remainder--20 per day, 40 Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
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 musk ox 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 July 1-May 31.
registration permit.
Unit 26B--1 bear.................... Sept. 1-May 31.
Unit 26 C--1 bear................... Aug. 10-June 30.
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 26C--10 caribou per day........ July 1-Apr. 30.
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(You may not transport more than 5
caribou per regulatory year from
Unit 26 except to the community of
Anaktuvuk Pass.).
Sheep:
Unit 26A and 26B--(Anaktuvuk Pass July 15-Dec. 31.
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 26A--(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
residents)--those portions within
the Gates of the Arctic National
Park--3 sheep.
Unit 26A--that portion west of Aug. 10-April 30.
Howard Pass and the Etivluk River If the allowable harvest
(DeLong Mountains)--1 sheep by levels are reached before the
Federal registration permit. The regular season closing date,
total allowable harvest of sheep the Superintendent of the
for the DeLong Mountains is 8, of Western Arctic National
which 5 may be rams and 3 may be Parklands will announce an
ewes. early closure.
Unit 26B--that portion within the Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area--1 ram with \7/8\ curl or
larger horn by Federal registration
permit only.
Unit 26A, remainder and 26B, Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
remainder--including the Gates of
the Arctic National Preserve--1 ram
with \7/8\ curl or larger horn.
Unit 26C-3 sheep per regulatory Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
year; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
is restricted to 1 ram with \7/8\
curl or larger horn. A Federal
registration permit is required for
the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season.
Moose:
Unit 26A--that portion of the Aug. 1-Sept. 14.
Colville River drainage upstream
from and including the Anaktuvuk
River drainage--1 bull.
Unit 26A--that portion of the Feb. 15-Apr. 15.
Colville River drainage upstream
from and including the Anaktuvuk
River drainage--1 moose; however,
you may not take a calf or a cow
accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A--that portion west of July 1-Sept. 14.
156[deg]00' W. longitude excluding
the Colville River drainage. 1
moose, however, you may not take a
calf or a cow accompanied by a calf.
Unit 26A, remainder--1 bul.......... Aug. 1-Sept. 14.
Unit 26B, excluding the Canning Sept. 1-14.
River drainage--1 bull.
Units 26B, remainder and 26C-1 moose July 1-Mar. 31.
by Federal registration permit by
residents of Kaktovik only. The
harvest quota is 3 moose (2
antlered bulls and 1 of either
sex), provided that no more than 2
antlered 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 in Unit 26B. 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.
Musk ox:
Unit 26C--1 bull by Federal Jul. 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
musk oxen counted in Unit 26C
during a pre-calving census. Public
lands are closed to the taking of
musk ox, 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): 2 Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
foxes.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and
Silver Phases):.
Units 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 day, Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
40 in possession.
Trapping
Coyote: No limit........................ Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
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 28, 2008.
Peter J. Probasco,
Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.
Dated: May 28, 2008.
Steve Kessler,
Subsistence Program Leader, USDA-Forest Service.
[FR Doc. E8-13585 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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