Monday, August 27, 2001
Part II
Department of Agriculture Forest Service 36 CFR Part 242 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 100
Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D—2002–2003 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations; Proposed Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of may also present comments on Subsistence Management; (907) 786– published proposals to change hunting Forest Service 3888. For questions specific to National and trapping and customary and Forest System lands, contact Ken traditional use determination 36 CFR Part 242 Thompson, Regional Subsistence regulations to the Regional Councils at Program Manager, USDA, Forest those winter meetings. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Service, Alaska Region, (907) 786–3592. The Board will discuss and evaluate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: proposed changes to this rule during a Fish and Wildlife Service public meeting scheduled to be held in Public Review Process—Regulation Anchorage, May 2002. You may provide 50 CFR Part 100 Comments, Proposals, and Public additional oral testimony on specific Meetings proposals before the Board at that time. RIN 1018–AI06 The Federal Subsistence Board The Board will then deliberate and take Subsistence Management Regulations (Board) will hold meetings on this final action on proposals received that for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C proposed rule at the following locations request changes to this proposed rule at and Subpart D—2002–2003 in Alaska: that public meeting. Because this rule relates to public lands managed by an Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Region 1—Southeast Regional Council, agency or agencies in both the Regulations Yakutat, October 15, 2001 Departments of Agriculture and the Region 2—Southcentral Regional AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture; Interior, identical text based upon Council, Cantwell, October 1, 2001 Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. approved proposals would be Region 3—Kodiak/Aleutians Regional incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and ACTION: Proposed rule. Council, Sand Point, September 19, 50 CFR part 100. SUMMARY: This proposed rule would 2001 Region 4—Bristol Bay Regional Council, Please Note: The Board will not consider establish regulations for hunting and proposals for changes relating to fish or trapping seasons, harvest limits, Naknek, October 11, 2001 shellfish regulations at this time. The Board methods, and means related to taking of Region 5—Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta will be calling for proposed changes to those wildlife for subsistence uses during the Regional Council, Anchorage, regulations in January 2002. 2002–2003 regulatory year. The October 9, 2001 The Board’s review of your comments rulemaking is necessary because subpart Region 6—Western Interior Regional and wildlife proposals will be facilitated D is subject to an annual public review Council, Anchorage, October 9, by you providing the following cycle. When final, this rulemaking 2001 information: (a) Your name, address, would replace the wildlife taking Region 7—Seward Peninsula Regional and telephone number; (b) the section regulations included in the Council, Nome, September 13, 2001 and/or paragraph of the proposed rule ‘‘Subsistence Management Regulations Region 8—Northwest Arctic Regional for which your change is being for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D— Council, Kotzebue, October 5, 2001 suggested; (c) a statement explaining 2001–2002 Subsistence Taking of Fish Region 9—Eastern Interior Regional why the change is necessary; (d) the and Wildlife Regulations,’’ which expire Council, Anchorage, October 9, proposed wording change; (e) any on June 30, 2002. This rule would also 2001 additional information you believe will Region 10—North Slope Regional amend the Customary and Traditional help the Board in evaluating your Council, Barrow, September 11, Use Determinations of the Federal proposal. Proposals that fail to include 2001 Subsistence Board and the General the above information, or proposals that Regulations related to the taking of We will publish notice of specific are beyond the scope of authorities in wildlife. dates, times, and meeting locations in § __.24, Subpart C and §§ __.25 or __.26, local and statewide newspapers prior to Subpart D, of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 DATES: The Federal Subsistence Board the meetings. We may need to change CFR part 100, may be rejected. The must receive your written public locations and dates based on weather or Board may defer review and action on comments and proposals to change this local circumstances. The amount of some proposals if workload exceeds proposed rule no later than October 26, work on each Regional Council,’s work capacity of staff, Regional 2001. Federal Subsistence Regional agenda will determine the length of the Councils, or Board. These deferrals will Advisory Councils (Regional Councils) Regional Council, meetings. be based on recommendations of the will hold public meetings to receive We will compile and distribute for affected Regional Council, staff proposals to change this proposed rule additional public review during early members, and on the basis of least harm from September 11, 2001—October 17, November 2001 the written proposals to to the subsistence user and the resource 2001. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION change Subpart D hunting and trapping involved. Proposals should be specific for additional information on the public regulations and customary and to customary and traditional use meetings. traditional use determinations in determinations or to subsistence ADDRESSES: You may submit written Subpart C. A 30-day public comment hunting and trapping seasons, harvest comments and proposals to the Office of period will follow distribution of the limits, and/or methods and means. Subsistence Management, 3601 C Street, compiled proposal packet. We will Suite 1030, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. accept written public comments on Background The public meetings will be held at distributed proposals during the public Title VIII of the Alaska National various locations in Alaska. See comment period which is presently Interest Lands Conservation Act SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for scheduled to end on January 11, 2002. (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126) additional information on locations of We will hold a second series of requires that the Secretary of the Interior the public meetings. Regional Council meetings in February and the Secretary of Agriculture FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and March 2002, to assist the Regional (Secretaries) implement a joint program Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o Councils in developing to grant a preference for subsistence U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, recommendations to the Board. You uses of fish and wildlife resources on
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public lands, unless the State of Alaska Therefore, all definitions located at 50 Conformance With Statutory and enacts and implements laws of general CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 would Regulatory Authorities applicability that are consistent with apply to regulations found in this National Environmental Policy Act ANILCA and that provide for the subpart. Compliance subsistence definition, preference, and participation specified in sections 803, Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory A Draft Environmental Impact 804, and 805 of ANILCA. The State Councils Statement (DEIS) that described four implemented a program that the alternatives for developing a Federal Pursuant to the Record of Decision, Department of the Interior previously Subsistence Management Program was found to be consistent with ANILCA. Subsistence Management Regulations distributed for public comment on However, in December 1989, the Alaska for Federal Public Lands in Alaska, October 7, 1991. That document Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v. April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence described the major issues associated State of Alaska that the rural preference Management Regulations for Federal with Federal subsistence management in the State subsistence statute violated Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11 as identified through public meetings, the Alaska Constitution. The Court’s (2001) and 50 CFR 100.11 (2001), and written comments, and staff analysis ruling in McDowell required the State to for the purposes identified therein, we and examined the environmental delete the rural preference from the divide Alaska into ten subsistence consequences of the four alternatives. subsistence statute and, therefore, resource regions, each of which is Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B, negated State compliance with ANILCA. represented by a Regional Council. The and C) that would implement the The Court stayed the effect of the Regional Councils provide a forum for preferred alternative were included in decision until July 1, 1990. rural residents with personal knowledge the DEIS as an appendix. The DEIS and As a result of the McDowell decision, of local conditions and resource the proposed administrative regulations the Department of the Interior and the requirements to have a meaningful role presented a framework for an annual regulatory cycle regarding subsistence Department of Agriculture in the subsistence management of fish hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart (Departments) assumed, on July 1, 1990, and wildlife on Alaska public lands. responsibility for implementation of D). The Final Environmental Impact The Regional Council members Title VIII of ANILCA on public lands. Statement (FEIS) was published on represent varied geographical, cultural, On June 29, 1990, the Temporary February 28, 1992. Subsistence Management Regulations and user diversity within each region. Based on the public comment for Public Lands in Alaska were The Regional Councils have a received, the analysis contained in the published in the Federal Register (55 substantial role in reviewing the FEIS, and the recommendations of the FR 27114–27170). Consistent with proposed rule and making Federal Subsistence Board and the subparts A, B, and C of these recommendations for the final rule. Department of the Interior’s Subsistence regulations, as revised June 12, 2001, Moreover, the Council Chairs, or their Policy Group, it was the decision of the (66 FR 31533), the Departments designated representatives, will present Secretary of the Interior, with the established a Federal Subsistence Board their Council’s recommendations at the concurrence of the Secretary of to administer the Federal Subsistence Board meeting in May 2002. Agriculture, through the U.S. Management Program. The Board’s Department of Agriculture-Forest composition includes a Chair appointed Proposed Changes From 2001–2002 Service, to implement Alternative IV as by the Secretary of the Interior with Seasons and Bag Limit Regulations identified in the DEIS and FEIS (Record concurrence of the Secretary of of Decision on Subsistence Management Agriculture; the Alaska Regional Subpart D regulations are subject to for Federal Public Lands in Alaska Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; an annual cycle and require (ROD), signed April 6, 1992). The DEIS the Alaska Regional Director, U.S. development of an entire new rule each and the selected alternative in the FEIS National Park Service; the Alaska State year. Customary and traditional use defined the administrative framework of Director, U.S. Bureau of Land determinations (§ __.24 of Subpart C) are an annual regulatory cycle for Management; the Alaska Regional also subject to an annual review process subsistence hunting and fishing Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; providing for modification each year. regulations. The final rule for and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA The text of the 2001–2002 subparts C Subsistence Management Regulations Forest Service. Through the Board, these and D final rule, with two for Public Lands in Alaska, Subparts A, agencies participate in the development modifications, served as the foundation B, and C (57 FR 22940–22964, of regulations for Subparts A, B, and C, for the 2002–2003 subparts C and D published May 29, 1992) implemented and the annual Subpart D regulations. proposed rule. One modification would the Federal Subsistence Management All Board members have reviewed revert the deer harvest limit in Unit 8 to Program and included a framework for this rule and agree with its substance. five deer as had been in effect prior to an annual cycle for subsistence hunting Because this rule relates to public lands the Board making a reduction to the and fishing regulations. An environmental assessment has managed by an agency or agencies in harvest limit based on a Special Action both the Departments of Agriculture and been prepared on the expansion of request by the Kodiak-Aleutians Federal jurisdiction over fisheries and is the Interior, identical text would be Regional Advisory Council. The second incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and available by contacting the office listed modification removed an inconsistency 50 CFR part 100. under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION in harvest requirements for caribou in a CONTACT. The Secretary of the Interior Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C portion of Unit 25. The regulations with the concurrence of the Secretary of Subparts A, B, and C (unless contained in this proposed rule will Agriculture determined that the otherwise amended) of the Subsistence take effect on July 1, 2002, unless expansion of Federal jurisdiction does Management Regulations for Public elements are changed by subsequent not constitute a major Federal action, Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.23 Board action following the public significantly affecting the human and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain review process outlined herein. environment and has, therefore, signed effective and apply to this rule. a Finding of No Significant Impact.
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Compliance with Section 810 of During the environmental assessment unless it displays a current valid OMB ANILCA process, an evaluation of the effects of control number. this rule was also conducted in Currently, information is being A section 810 analysis was completed accordance with section 810. This as part of the FEIS process on the collected by the use of a Federal evaluation supports the Secretaries’ Subsistence Registration Permit and Federal Subsistence Management determination that the rule will not Designated Hunter Application. The Program. The intent of all Federal reach the ‘‘may significantly restrict’’ information collected on these two subsistence regulations is to accord threshold for notice and hearings under permits establishes whether an subsistence uses of fish and wildlife on ANILCA Section 810(a) for any applicant qualifies to participate in a public lands a priority over the taking subsistence resources or uses. Federal subsistence hunt on public land of fish and wildlife on such lands for Paperwork Reduction Act in Alaska and provides a report of other purposes, unless restriction is harvest and the location of harvest. The necessary to conserve healthy fish and This rule contains information collection requirements subject to Office collected information is necessary to wildlife populations. The final section of Management and Budget (OMB) determine harvest success, harvest 810 analysis determination appeared in approval under the Paperwork location, and population health in order the April 6, 1992, ROD which Reduction Act of 1995. It applies to the to make management decisions relative concluded that the Federal Subsistence use of public lands in Alaska. The to the conservation of healthy wildlife Management Program, under information collection requirements are populations. Additional harvest Alternative IV with an annual process approved by OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 information is obtained from harvest for setting hunting and fishing and have been assigned control number reports submitted to the State of Alaska. regulations, may have some local 1018–0075, which expires July 31, 2003. The recordkeeping burden for this impacts on subsistence uses, but it does Federal agencies may not conduct or aspect of the program is negligible (1 not appear that the program may sponsor, and a person is not required to hour or less). This information is significantly restrict subsistence uses. respond to, a collection of information accessed via computer data base.
Estimated Completion Estimated Estimated Form number of re- time for annual annual burden Hourly cost for Financial burden on respondents spondents each form response hours respondent
Federal Subsistence 5,000 1⁄4 hour .... 5,000 1,250 $20.00 $5.00 each or $25,000 total. Registration Permit. Designated Hunter Ap- 2,000 1⁄4 hour .... 2,000 500 20.00 $5.00 each or $10,000 total. plication.
You may direct comments on the ammunition, snowmachine, and Business Regulatory Enforcement Act (5 burden estimate or any other aspect of gasoline dealers. The number of small U.S.C. 801 et seq.), this rule is not a this form to: Information Collection entities affected is unknown; but, the major rule. It does not have an effect on Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, fact that the positive effects will be the economy of $100 million or more, 1849 C Street, NW., MS 224 ARLSQ, seasonal in nature and will, in most will not cause a major increase in costs Washington, DC 20240; and the Office cases, merely continue preexisting uses or prices for consumers, and does not of Management and Budget, Paperwork of public lands indicates that they will have significant adverse effects on Reduction Project (Subsistence), not be significant. competition, employment, investment, Washington, DC 20503. Additional In general, the resources to be productivity, innovation, or the ability information collection requirements harvested under this rule are already of U.S.-based enterprises to compete may be imposed if local advisory being harvested and consumed by the with foreign-based enterprises. committees subject to the Federal local harvester and do not result in an Title VIII of ANILCA requires the Advisory Committee Act are established additional dollar benefit to the Secretaries to administer a subsistence under subpart B. Such requirements economy. However, we estimate that 2 priority on public lands. The scope of will be submitted to OMB for approval million pounds of meat are harvested by this program is limited by definition to prior to their implementation. subsistence users annually and, if given certain public lands. Likewise, these an estimated dollar value of $3.00 per regulations have no potential takings of Economic Effects pound, would equate to about $6 private property implications as defined This rule is not a significant rule million in food value state-wide. by Executive Order 12630. subject to OMB review under Executive The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 The Secretaries have determined and Order 12866. This rulemaking will (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires certify pursuant to the Unfunded impose no significant costs on small preparation of flexibility analyses for Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et entities; this rule does not restrict any rules that will have a significant effect seq., that this rulemaking will not existing sport or commercial fishery on on a substantial number of small impose a cost of $100 million or more the public lands and subsistence entities, which include small in any given year on local or state fisheries will continue at essentially the businesses, organizations or governments or private entities. The same levels as they presently occur. The governmental jurisdictions. The implementation of this rule is by exact number of businesses and the Departments certify based on the above Federal agencies and there is no cost amount of trade that will result from figures that this rulemaking will not imposed on any state or local entities or this Federal land-related activity is have a significant economic effect on a tribal governments. unknown. The aggregate effect is an substantial number of small entities The Secretaries have determined that insignificant positive economic effect on within the meaning of the Regulatory these regulations meet the applicable a number of small entities, such as Flexibility Act. Under the Small standards provided in sections 3(a) and
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3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, and no Statement of Energy Effects is For the reasons set out in the regarding civil justice reform. required. preamble, the Federal Subsistence In accordance with Executive Order Board proposes to amend Title 36, part Drafting Information 13132, the rule does not have sufficient 242, and Title 50, part 100, of the Code federalism implications to warrant the William Knauer drafted these of Federal Regulations, as set forth preparation of a Federalism Assessment. regulations under the guidance of below. Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of from exercising subsistence Subsistence Management, Alaska PARTll—SUBSISTENCE management authority over fish and Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR wildlife resources on Federal lands Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Taylor PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA unless it meets certain requirements. Brelsford, Alaska State Office, Bureau of In accordance with the President’s Land Management; Sandy Rabinowitch, 1. The authority citation for both 36 memorandum of April 29, 1994, Alaska Regional Office, National Park CFR part 242 and 50 CFR pPart 100 ‘‘Government-to-Government Relations Service; Ida Hildebrand, Alaska continues to read as follows: with Native American Tribal Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive Affairs; Greg Bos, Alaska Regional 3101–3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C. Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 1733. evaluated possible effects on Federally and Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Subpart C—Board Determinations recognized Indian tribes and have Service provided additional guidance. determined that there are no effects. The Bureau of Indian Affairs is a List of Subjects 2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242 and 50 CFR part 100, § lll.24(a)(1) is participating agency in this rulemaking. 36 CFR Part 242 On May 18, 2001, the President issued revised to read as follows: Executive Order 13211 on regulations Administrative practice and § lll.24 Customary and traditional use that significantly affect energy supply, procedure, Alaska, Fish, National determinations. distribution, or use. This Executive forests, Public lands, Reporting and Order requires agencies to prepare recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. (a) * * * Statements of Energy Effects when (1) Wildlife determinations. The rural 50 CFR Part 100 undertaking certain actions. As this rule Alaska residents of the listed is not a significant regulatory action Administrative practice and communities and areas have a under Executive Order 12866 affecting procedure, Alaska, Fish, National customary and traditional use of the energy supply, distribution, or use, this forests, Public lands, Reporting and specified species on Federal public action is not a significant energy action recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. lands within the following listed areas:
Area Species Determination
Unit 1(C) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 1(C), 1(D), 3, and residents of Hoonah, Pelican, Point Baker, Sitka, and Tenakee Springs. 1(A) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 1(A) except no subsistence for resi- dents of Hyder. 1(B) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg, and Wrangell, ex- cept no subsistence for residents of Hyder. 1(C) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 1(C), Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no subsist- ence for residents of Gustavus. 1(D) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of 1(D). 1(A) ...... Deer ...... Residents of 1(A) and 2. 1(B) ...... Deer ...... Residents of Unit 1(A), residents of 1(B), 2 and 3. 1(C) ...... Deer ...... Residents of 1(C) and (D), and residents of Hoonah, Kake, and Petersburg. 1(D) ...... Deer ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 1(B) ...... Goat ...... Residents of Units 1(B) and 3. 1(C) ...... Goat ...... Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg, and Hoonah. 1(B) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4. 1(C) Berner’s Bay ...... Moose ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 1(D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 1(D).
Unit 2 ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 2 ...... Deer ...... Residents of Unit 1(A) and residents of Units 2 and 3.
Unit 3 ...... Deer ...... Residents of Unit 1(B) and 3, and residents of Port Al- exander, Port Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyer’s Chuck. 3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 1(B), 2, and 3.
Unit 4 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 4 and Kake. 4 ...... Deer ...... Residents of Unit 4 and residents of Kake, Gustavus, Haines, Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port Protec- tion, Wrangell, and Yakutat.
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Area Species Determination
4 ...... Goat ...... Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican, Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin Cove.
Unit 5 ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 5(A). 5 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Yakutat. 5 ...... Deer ...... Residents of Yakutat. 5 ...... Goat ...... Residents of Unit 5(A) 5 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 5(A). 5 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Unit 5(A).
Unit 6(A) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Yakutat and residents of 6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for Whittier. 6, remainder ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 6(C) and 6(D), except no subsistence for Whittier. 6 ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 6(A) ...... Goat ...... Residents of Unit 5(A), 6(C), Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. 6(C) and (D) ...... Goat ...... Residents of Unit 6(C) and (D). 6(A) ...... Moose ...... Unit 6(A)—Residents of Units 5(A), 6(A), 6(B) and 6(C). 6(B) and (C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 6(A), 6(B) and 6(C). 6(D) ...... Moose ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 6(A) ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 5(A), 6, 9, 10(Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26. 6, remainder ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 7 ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 7 ...... Caribou ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 7, Brown Mountain hunt area ...... Goat ...... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay. 7, that portion draining into Kings Bay ...... Moose ...... Residents of Chenega Bay and Tatitlek. 7, remainder ...... Moose ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 7 ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 8 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay, Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions. 8 ...... Deer ...... Residents of Unit 8. 8 ...... Elk ...... Residents of Unit 8. 8 ...... Goat ...... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9(D) ...... Bison ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 9(A) and (B) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17(A), (B), and (C). 9(A) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Pedro Bay. 9(B) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 9(B). 9(C) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 9(C). 9(D) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 9(D) and 10 (Unimak Island). 9(E) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point, Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik. 9(A) and (B) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 9(B), 9(C) and 17. 9(C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 9(B), 9(C), and 17 and residents of Egegik. 9(D) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 9(D), and residents of Akutan, False Pass. 9(E) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 9(B), (C), (E), 17, residents of Nel- son Lagoon and Sand Point. 9(A), (B), (C) and (E) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 9(A), (B), (C) and (E). 9(D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point. 9(B) ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and residents of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve within Unit 9(B). 9, remainder ...... Sheep ...... No determination. 9 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26. 9(A), (B), (C), & (E) ...... Beaver ...... Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 10 Unimak Island ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 9(D) and 10 (Unimak Island). Unit 10 ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Akutan, False Pass, King Cove, and Sand Point. 10, remainder ...... Caribou ...... No determination. 10 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 11 ...... Bison ...... No Federal subsistence priority.
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Area Species Determination
11, north of the Sanford River ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. 11, remainder ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glenallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit 11. 11, north of the Sanford River ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12. 11, remainder ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit 11. 11, north of the Sanford River ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)Ð(D) and the resi- dents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. 11, remainder ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 11 and 13 (A)Ð(D) and the residents of Chickaloon. 11 ...... Goat ...... Residents of Unit 11 and the residents of Chitina, Chistochina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot Lake. 11, north of the Sanford River ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)Ð(D) and the resi- dents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake. 11, remainder ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 11, 13 (A)Ð(D), and residents of Chickaloon. 11, north of the Sanford River ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 12 and the communities and areas of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina; residents along the Nabesna Road—Milepost 0Ð46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road— Milepost 0Ð62 (McCarthy Road). 11, remainder ...... Sheep ...... Residents of the communities and areas of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina and Tonsina; residents along the Tok Cutoff—Mile- post 79Ð110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the Nabesna Road—Milepost 0Ð46 (Nabesna Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—Milepost 0Ð62 (McCarthy Road). 11 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26. 11 ...... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents of Ruffed and Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 12 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake, Chistochina, Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana. 12 ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12, south of a line from Noyes Mountain, southeast of Moose ...... Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, residents of the confluence of Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River. Unit 12, 13(A)Ð(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake. 12, east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier, Moose ...... Residents of Unit 12 and Healy Lake. south of the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the Ca- nadian Border. 12, remainder ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12 ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 12 and residents of Chistochina, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake. 12 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 13 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 13 and Slana. 13(B) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, residents of Unit 20(D) except Fort Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon. 13(C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon, Dot Lake and Healy Lake. 13(A) & (D) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon.
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13(E) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road), 13, and the residents of Chickaloon, McKinley Vil- lage, and the area along the Parks Highway between milepost 216 and 239 (except no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13(D) ...... Goat ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 13(A) and (D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon and Slana. 13(B) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 13, 20(D) except Fort Greely, and the residents of Chickaloon and Slana. 13(C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, Dot Lake and Slana. 13(E) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon McKinley Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks Highway between milepost 216 and 239 (ex- cept no subsistence for residents of Denali National Park headquarters). 13(D) ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 13 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26. 13 ...... Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Ruffed & Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, & 23. 13 ...... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, & 23. Unit 14(B) and (C) ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 14 ...... Goat ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 14 ...... Moose ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 14(A) and (C) ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 15(C) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only. 15, remainder ...... Black Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 15 ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 15(C), Port Graham and English Bay hunt areas ...... Goat ...... Residents of Port Graham and Nanwlek. 15(C), Seldovia hunt area ...... Goat ...... Residents Seldovia area. 15 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia. 15 ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 15 ...... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Unit 15. and White-tailed). 15 ...... Grouse (Spruce) ...... Residents of Unit 15. 15 ...... Grouse (Ruffed) ...... No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 16(B) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 16(B). 16 ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 16(A) ...... Moose ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 16(B) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 16(B). 16 ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 16 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26. 16 ...... Grouse (Spruce and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Ruffed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23. 16 ...... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.
Unit 17(A) and that portion of 17(B) draining into Black Bear ...... Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), 17, and residents of Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake. Akiak and Akiachak. 17, remainder ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), and 17. 17(A) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Akiak, Akiachak, Goodnews Bay and Platinum. 17(B) and (B), those portions north and west of a line Brown Bear ...... Residents of Kwethluk. beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nayakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. 17(B), that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and Brown Bear ...... Residents of Akiak and Akiachak. Tikchik Lake. 17(B) and (C) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 17. 17 ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 9(B), 17 and residents of Lime Vil- lage and Stony River. Unit 17(A), that portion west of the Izavieknik River, Caribou ...... Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak, Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course Eek, Tuntutuliak, Napakiak. of the Togiak River.
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Unit 17(A)—That portion north of Togiak Lake that in- Caribou ...... Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak. cludes Izavieknik River drainages. 17(A) and (B), those portions north and west of a line Caribou ...... Residents of Kwethluk. beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. Unit 17(B), that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Ref- Caribou ...... Residents of Bethel, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, uge within Unit 17(B). Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak, Akiachak, and Tulukasak, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak. 17(A) and (B), those portions north and west of a line Moose ...... Residents of Kwethluk. beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit 17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills. 17(A) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 17 and residents of Goodnews Bay and Platinum; however, no subsistence for residents of Akiachak, Akiak and Quinhagak. Unit 17(A)—That portion north of Togiak Lake that in- Moose ...... Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. cludes Izavieknik River drainages. Unit 17(B)—That portion within the Togiak National Wild- Moose ...... Residents of Akiak, Akiachak. life Refuge. 17(B) and (C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Nondalton, Leverlock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum. 17 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26. 17 ...... Beaver ...... Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17.
Unit 18 ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 18, residents of Unit 19(A) living downstream of the Holokuk River, and residents of Holy Cross, Stebbins, St. Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak. 18 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Mt. Village, Napaskiak, Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Mary’s, and Tuluksak. 18 ...... Caribou (Kilbuck caribou INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL SUBSIST- herd only). ENCE BOARD (12/18/91): residents of Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak, Kwethluk, Bethel, Oscarville, Napaskiak, Napakiak, Kasigluk, Atmanthluak, Nunapitchuk, Tuntutuliak, Eek, Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Togiak, and Twin Hills. 18, north of the Yukon River ...... Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky, Chevak, Emmonak, caribou herd). Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk, Marshall, Mountain Vil- lage, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, St. Michael, Scammon Bay, Nunam Iqua, and Stebbins. 18, remainder ...... Caribou (except Kilbuck Residents of Kwethluk. caribou herd). 18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage upstream of Moose ...... Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper Kalskag, Russian Mission and that portion of the Kuskokwim Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk. River drainage upstream of, but not including the Tuluksak River drainage. 18, remainder ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper Kalskag and Lower Kalskag. 18 ...... Muskox ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 18 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 19(C),(D) ...... Bison ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 19(A) and (B) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 19 and 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River. 19(C) ...... Brown Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 19(D) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 19(A) and (D), and residents of Tulusak and Lower Kalskag. 19(A) and (B) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 19(A) and 19(B), residents of Unit 18 within the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and including, the Johnson River, and residents of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, Russian Mission. 19(C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 19(C), and residents of Lime Village, McGrath, Nikolai, and Telida.
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19(D) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 19(D), and residents of Lime Village, Sleetmute, and Stony River. 19(A) and (B) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from and including the Johnson River, and Unit 19. Unit 19(B), west of the Kogrukluk River ...... Moose ...... Residents of Eek and Quinhagak. 19(C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 19. 19(D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 19 and residents of Lake Minchumina. 19 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 20(D) ...... Bison ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 20(F) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 20(F) and residents of Stevens Vil- lage and Manley. 20(E) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake. 20(F) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 20(F) and residents of Stevens Vil- lage and Manley. 20(A) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those domiciled between milepost 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway. No subsistence priority for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(B) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 20(B), Nenana, and Tanana. 20(C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 20(C) living east of the Teklanika River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina, Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenena, Nikolai, Tanana, Talida, and those domiciled between milepost 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and between milepost 300 and 309. No subsistence priority for residents of households of the Denali National Park Head- quarters. 20(D) and (E) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of 20(D), 20(E), and Unit 12 north of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. 20(F) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of 20(F), 25(D), and Manley. 20(A) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Cantwell, Minto, and Nenana, McKinley Village, the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239, except no subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(B) ...... Moose ...... Minto Flats Management Area—residents of Minto and Nenana. 20(B) ...... Moose ...... Remainder—residents of Unit 20(B), and residents of Nenana and Tanana. 20(C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 20(C) (except that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve and that portion east of the Teklanika River), and residents of Cant- well, Manley, Minto, Nenana, the Parks Highway from milepost 300Ð309, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida, McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks High- way between mileposts 216 and 239. No subsistence for residents of households of the Denali National Park Headquarters. 20(D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 20(D) and residents of Tanacross. 20(F) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 20(F), Manley, Minto, and Stevens Village. 20(F) ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Unit 20(F) and residents of Stevens Vil- lage and Manley. 20, remainder ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26. 20(D) ...... Grouse, (Spruce, Ruffed Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of and Sharp-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 20(D) ...... Ptarmigan (Rock and Wil- Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of low). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 21 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 21 and 23. 21(A) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 21(A), 21(D), 21(E), Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21(B) & (C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Tanana. 21(D) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Huslia. 21(E) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Units 21(A), 21(E) and Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and Takotna. 21(A) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 21(A), (E), Takotna, McGrath, Aniak, and Crooked Creek.
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21(B) and (C) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 21(B) and (C), Tanana, Ruby, and Galena. 21(D) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 21(D), Huslia, and Ruby. 21(E) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 21(E) and residents of Russian Mis- sion. 21 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26.
Unit 22(A) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 22(A) and Koyuk. 22(B) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 22(B). 22(C), (D), and (E) ...... Black Bear ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 22 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 22. 22(A) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except resi- dents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24, and residents of Kotlik, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point, Russian Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and Alakanuk. 22, remainder ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except resi- dents of St. Lawrence Island), 23, 24. 22 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 22. 22(B) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 22(B). 22(C) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 22(C). 22(D) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 22(D) excluding St. Lawrence Island. 22(E) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 22(E) excluding Little Diomede Is- land. 22 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 23, 22, 21(D) north and west of the Yukon River, and residents of Kotlik. 22 ...... Grouse (Spruce) ...... Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 22 ...... Ptarmigan (Rock and Wil- Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of low). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 23 ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evans- ville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk. 23 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Units 21 and 23. 23 ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, residents of Galena, and residents of Units 22, 23, 24 including residents of Wiseman but not including other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, and 26(A). 23 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 23. 23, south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and the Buckland River drainage. west of and including the Buckland River drainage. 23, remainder ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland River drainage. 23 ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic Circle. 23 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16Ð26. 23 ...... (Grouse (Spruce and Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Ruffed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23. 23 ...... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of and White-tailed). Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.
Unit 24 ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Stevens Village and residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24, remainder ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and within Brown Bear ...... Residents of Stevens Village and residents of Unit 24 the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to and Wiseman, but not including any other residents the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area. 24, remainder ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not includ- ing any other residents of the Dalton Highway Cor- ridor Management Area, 24 ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Ste- vens Village, and Tanana. 24 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.
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24 ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle and residents of Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia. 24 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 25(D) ...... Black Bear ...... Residents of Unit 25(D). 25(D) ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 25(D). 25, remainder ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle. 25(D) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of 20(F), 25(D), and Manley. 25(A) ...... Moose ...... Residents of Units 25(A) and 25(D). 25(D) West ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 25(D) west. 25(D), remainder ...... Moose ...... Residents of remainder of Unit 25. 25(A) ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie. 25(B) and (C) ...... Sheep ...... No Federal subsistence priority. 25(D) ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Unit 25(D). 25, remainder ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
Unit 26 ...... Brown Bear ...... Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay- Deadhorse Industrial Complex) and residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26(A) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26(B) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26(C) ...... Caribou ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope. 26 ...... Moose ...... Residents of Unit 26, (except the Prudhoe Bay- Deadhorse Industrial Complex), and residents of Point Hope and Anaktuvuk Pass. 26(A) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright. 26(B) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik. 26(C) ...... Muskox ...... Residents of Kaktovik. 26(A) ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope. 26(B) ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman. 26(C) ...... Sheep ...... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and Venetie. 26 ...... Wolf ...... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11Ð13 and the residents of Chickaloon and 16Ð26.
* * * * * Airport means an airport listed in the salvaged and which are left at the kill Federal Aviation Administration, site are not considered bait. Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Alaska Airman’s Guide and chart Beach seine means a floating net Fish and Wildlife supplement. which is designed to surround fish and 3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 Anchor means a device used to hold is set from and hauled to the beach. and 50 CFR part 100, § ____.25 is a fishing vessel or net in a fixed position Bear means black bear, or brown or revised to read as follows: relative to the beach; this includes using grizzly bear. part of the seine or lead, a ship’s anchor, Bow means a longbow, recurve bow, § lll.25 Subsistence taking of fish, or being secured to another vessel or net or compound bow, excluding a wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations. that is anchored. crossbow, or any bow equipped with a (a) Definitions. The following Animal means those species with a mechanical device that holds arrows at definitions shall apply to all regulations vertebral column (backbone). full draw. contained in this part: Broadhead means an arrowhead that Antler means one or more solid, horn- Abalone iron means a flat device is not barbed and has two or more steel like appendages protruding from the which is used for taking abalone and cutting edges having a minimum cutting head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose. which is more than 1 inch (24 mm) in diameter of not less than seven-eighths width and less than 24 inches (610 mm) Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, inch. in length, with all prying edges rounded or moose having at least one visible Brow tine means a tine on the front and smooth. antler. portion of a moose antler, typically ADF&G means the Alaska Department Antlerless means any caribou, deer, projecting forward from the base of the of Fish and Game. elk, or moose not having visible antlers antler toward the nose. Airborne means transported by attached to the skull. Buck means any male deer. aircraft. Bait means any material excluding a Bull means any male moose, caribou, Aircraft means any kind of airplane, scent lure that is placed to attract an elk, or musk oxen. glider, or other device used to transport animal by its sense of smell or taste; Cast net means a circular net with a people or equipment through the air, however, those parts of legally taken mesh size of no more than 11⁄2 inches excluding helicopters. animals that are not required to be and weights attached to the perimeter
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which, when thrown, surrounds the fish ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue and closes at the bottom when retrieved. as the distal (bottom) joint of the radius- grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse. Char means the following species: ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the Hand purse seine means a floating net Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis); lake distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula which is designed to surround fish and trout (Salvelinus namaycush); brook (hock) and that portion of the animal which can be closed at the bottom by trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), and Dolly between the front and hindquarters; pursing the lead line; pursing may only Varden (Salvelinus malma). however, edible meat of species listed in be done by hand power, and a free- Closed season means the time when this definition does not include: meat of running line through one or more rings fish, wildlife, or shellfish may not be the head, meat that has been damaged attached to the lead line is not allowed. taken. and made inedible by the method of Handline means a hand-held and Crab means the following species: red taking, bones, sinew, and incidental operated line, with one or more hooks king crab (Paralithodes camshatica); meat reasonably lost as a result of attached. blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus); boning or close trimming of the bones, Hare or hares collectively refers to all brown king crab (Lithodes aequispina); or viscera. For black bear, brown and species of hares (commonly called Lithodes couesi; all species of tanner or grizzly bear, ‘‘edible meat’’ means the rabbits) in Alaska and includes snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.); and meat of the front quarter and snowshoe hare and tundra hare. Dungeness crab (Cancer magister). hindquarters and meat along the Harvest limit means the number of Cub bear means a brown or grizzly backbone (backstrap). any one species permitted to be taken by bear in its first or second year of life, or Federally-qualified subsistence user any one person or designated group, per a black bear (including cinnamon and means a rural Alaska resident qualified specified time period, in a Unit or blue phases) in its first year of life. to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal portion of a Unit in which the taking Depth of net means the perpendicular public lands in accordance with the occurs even if part or all of the harvest distance between cork line and lead line Federal Subsistence Management is preserved. A fish, when landed and expressed as either linear units of Regulations in this part. killed by means of rod and reel becomes measure or as a number of meshes, Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a part of the harvest limit of the person including all of the web of which the bull moose with an antler spread of 50 originally hooking it. net is composed. inches or more. Herring pound means an enclosure Designated hunter or fisherman Fishwheel means a fixed, rotating used primarily to contain live herring means a Federally qualified, licensed device, with no more than four baskets over extended periods of time. hunter or fisherman who may take all or on a single axle, for catching fish, which Highway means the driveable surface a portion of another Federally qualified, is driven by river current or other licensed hunter’s or fisherman’s harvest of any constructed road. means. Household means that group of limit(s) only under situations approved Freshwater of streams and rivers by the Board. people residing in the same residence. means the line at which freshwater is Hung measure means the maximum Dip net means a bag-shaped net separated from saltwater at the mouth of supported on all sides by a rigid frame; length of the cork line when measured streams and rivers by a line drawn wet or dry with traction applied at one the maximum straight-line distance headland to headland across the mouth between any two points on the net end only. as the waters flow into the sea. Hunting means the taking of wildlife frame, as measured through the net Full curl horn means the horn of a within established hunting seasons with opening, may not exceed 5 feet; the Dall sheep ram; the tip of which has archery equipment or firearms, and as depth of the bag must be at least one- grown through 360 degrees of a circle authorized by a required hunting half of the greatest straight-line distance, described by the outer surface of the license. as measured through the net opening; horn, as viewed from the side, or that Hydraulic clam digger means a device no portion of the bag may be both horns are broken, or that the sheep using water or a combination of air and constructed of webbing that exceeds a is at least 8 years of age as determined water used to harvest clams. stretched measurement of 4.5 inches; by horn growth annuli. the frame must be attached to a single Furbearer means a beaver, coyote, Jigging gear means a line or lines with rigid handle and be operated by hand. arctic fox, red fox, lynx, marten, mink, lures or baited hooks, drawn through Diving gear means any type of hard weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red the water by hand, and which are hat or skin diving equipment, including squirrel, flying squirrel, ground squirrel, operated during periods of ice cover SCUBA equipment; a tethered, marmot, wolf, or wolverine. from holes cut in the ice, or from shore umbilical, surface-supplied unit; or Fyke net means a fixed, funneling ice and which are drawn through the snorkel. (fyke) device used to entrap fish. water by hand. Drainage means all of the lands and Gear means any type of fishing Lead means either a length of net waters comprising a watershed, apparatus. employed for guiding fish into a seine, including tributary rivers, streams, Gillnet means a net primarily set gillnet, or other length of net, or a sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which designed to catch fish by entanglement length of fencing employed for guiding contribute to the water supply of the in a mesh that consists of a single sheet fish into a fishwheel, fyke net, or dip watershed. of webbing which hangs between cork net. Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet line and lead line, and which is fished Legal limit of fishing gear means the that has not been intentionally staked, from the surface of the water. maximum aggregate of a single type of anchored, or otherwise fixed in one Grappling hook means a hooked fishing gear permitted to be used by one place. device with flukes or claws, which is individual or boat, or combination of Edible meat means the breast meat of attached to a line and operated by hand. boats in any particular regulatory area, ptarmigan and grouse, and, those parts Groundfish or bottomfish means any district, or section. of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat, marine fish except halibut, osmerids, Long line means either a stationary, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that herring and salmonids. buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating, are typically used for human Grouse collectively refers to all free-drifting line with lures or baited consumption, which are: the meat of the species found in Alaska, including hooks attached.
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Marmot collectively refers to all order applications are received and/or the outer surface of the horn, as viewed species of marmot that occur in Alaska are based on priorities as determined by from the side, or with both horns including the hoary marmot, Alaska 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17. broken. marmot, and the woodchuck. Ring net means a bag-shaped net Shovel means a hand-operated Mechanical clam digger means a suspended between no more than two implement for digging clams. mechanical device used or capable of frames; the bottom frame may not be Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any being used for the taking of clams. larger in perimeter than the top frame; tanned or untanned external covering of Mechanical jigging machine means a the gear must be nonrigid and an animal’s body; excluding bear. The mechanical device with line and hooks collapsible so that free movement of fish skin, hide, fur, or pelt of a bear shall used to jig for halibut and bottomfish, or shellfish across the top of the net is mean the entire external covering with but does not include hand gurdies or not prohibited when the net is claws attached. rods with reels. employed. Spear means a shaft with a sharp Mile means a nautical mile when used Rockfish means all species of the point or fork-like implement attached to in reference to marine waters or a genus Sebastes. one end which is used to thrust through statute mile when used in reference to Rod and reel means either a device the water to impale or retrieve fish and fresh water. upon which a line is stored on a fixed which is operated by hand. Motorized vehicle means a motor- or revolving spool and is deployed Spike-fork moose means a bull moose driven land, air, or water conveyance. through guides mounted on a flexible with only one or two tines on either Open season means the time when pole, or a line that is attached to a pole. antler; male calves are not spike-fork wildlife may be taken by hunting or In either case, bait or an artificial fly or bulls. trapping; an open season includes the lure is used as terminal tackle. This Stretched measure means the average first and last days of the prescribed definition does not include the use of length of any series of 10 consecutive season period. rod and reel gear for snagging. meshes measured from inside the first Otter means river or land otter only, Salmon means the following species: knot and including the last knot when excluding sea otter. pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); wet; the 10 meshes, when being Permit hunt means a hunt for which sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka); measured, shall be an integral part of State or Federal permits are issued by chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus the net, as hung, and measured registration or other means. tshawytscha); coho salmon perpendicular to the selvages; Poison means any substance that is (Oncorhynchus kisutch); and chum measurements shall be made by means toxic or poisonous upon contact or salmon (Oncorhynchus keta). of a metal tape measure while the 10 ingestion. Salmon stream means any stream meshes being measured are suspended Possession means having direct used by salmon for spawning, rearing, vertically from a single peg or nail, physical control of wildlife at a given or for traveling to a spawning or rearing under 5-pound weight. time or having both the power and area. Subsistence fishing permit means a intention to exercise dominion or Salvage means to transport the edible permit issued by the Alaska Department control of wildlife either directly or meat, skull, or hide, as required by of Fish and Game, unless specifically through another person or persons. regulation, of a regulated fish, wildlife, identified otherwise. Possession limit means the maximum or shellfish to the location where the Take or Taking means to fish, pursue, number of fish, grouse, or ptarmigan a edible meat will be consumed by hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, person or designated group may have in humans or processed for human kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any possession if the they have not been consumption in a manner which saves such conduct. canned, salted, frozen, smoked, dried, or or prevents the edible meat from waste, Tine or antler point refers to any point otherwise preserved so as to be fit for and preserves the skull or hide for on an antler, the length of which is human consumption after a 15-day human use. greater than its width and is at least one period. Scallop dredge means a dredge-like inch. Pot means a portable structure device designed specifically for and To operate fishing gear means any of designed and constructed to capture and capable of taking scallops by being the following: to deploy gear in the retain live fish and shellfish in the towed along the ocean floor. water; to remove gear from the water; to water. Sea urchin rake means a hand-held remove fish or shellfish from the gear Ptarmigan collectively refers to all implement, no longer than 4 feet, during an open season or period; or to species found in Alaska, including equipped with projecting prongs used to possess a gillnet containing fish during white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan, gather sea urchins. an open fishing period, except that a and willow ptarmigan. Sealing means placing a mark or tag gillnet which is completely clear of the Purse seine means a floating net on a portion of a harvested animal by an water is not considered to be operating which is designed to surround fish and authorized representative of the ADF&G; for the purposes of minimum distance which can be closed at the bottom by sealing includes collecting and requirement. means of a free-running line through recording information about the Transportation means to ship, one or more rings attached to the lead conditions under which the animal was convey, carry, or transport by any means line. harvested, and measurements of the whatever and deliver or receive for such Ram means a male Dall sheep. specimen submitted for sealing or shipment, conveyance, carriage, or Registration permit means a permit surrendering a specific portion of the transportation. that authorizes hunting and is issued to animal for biological information. Trapping means the taking of a person who agrees to the specified Set gillnet means a gillnet that has furbearers within established trapping hunting conditions. Hunting permitted been intentionally set, staked, anchored, seasons and with a required trapping by a registration permit begins on an or otherwise fixed. license. announced date and continues Seven-eighths curl horn means the Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed throughout the open season, or until the horn of a male Dall sheep, the tip of through the water to capture fish or season is closed by Board action. which has grown through seven-eights shellfish, and includes beam, otter, or Registration permits are issued in the (315 degrees) of a circle, described by pelagic trawl.
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Troll gear means a power gurdy troll harvest limits established in State subsistence user, you (beneficiary) may gear consisting of a line or lines with regulations may not be accumulated. designate another Federally-qualified lures or baited hooks which are drawn (2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by subsistence user to take wildlife on your through the water by a power gurdy; a designated individual for another behalf unless you are a member of a hand troll gear consisting of a line or person pursuant to § l.10(d)(5)(ii), community operating under a lines with lures or baited hooks which counts toward the individual harvest community harvest system. are drawn through the water from a limit of the person for whom the fish, (2) The designated hunter must obtain vessel by hand trolling, strip fishing, or wildlife, or shellfish is taken. a designated hunter permit and must other types of trolling, and which are (3) A harvest limit applies to the return a completed harvest report. retrieved by hand power or hand- number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish that (3) You may not designate more than powered crank and not by any type of can be taken during a regulatory year; one person to take or attempt to take electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, or however, harvest limits for grouse, fish on your behalf at one time. other assisting device or attachment; or ptarmigan, and caribou (in some Units) (4) The designated hunter may hunt dinglebar troll gear consisting of one or are regulated by the number that may be for any number of recipients but may more lines, retrieved and set with a troll taken per day. Harvest limits of grouse have no more than two harvest limits in gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a and ptarmigan are also regulated by the his/her possession at any one time, terminally attached weight from which number that can be held in possession. unless otherwise specified in § ll.26. (f) A rural Alaska resident who has one or more leaders with one or more (4) Unless otherwise provided, any been designated to take fish, wildlife, or lures or baited hooks are pulled through person who gives or receives fish, shellfish on behalf of another rural the water while a vessel is making way. wildlife, or shellfish shall furnish, upon Alaska resident in accordance with Trout means the following species: a request made by a Federal or State § ll.10(d)(5)(ii), shall promptly cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) agent, a signed statement describing the deliver the fish, wildlife, or shellfish to and rainbow/steelhead trout following: names and addresses of persons who gave and received fish, that rural Alaska resident. (Oncorhynchus mykiss). (g) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Unclassified wildlife or unclassified wildlife, or shellfish, the time and place that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was Service, Office of Subsistence species means all species of animals not Management may issue a permit to otherwise classified by the definitions taken, and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified harvest fish, wildlife, or shellfish for a in this paragraph (a), or regulated under qualifying cultural/educational program other Federal law as listed in paragraph subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence user to take fish, to an organization that has been granted (i) of this section. a Federal subsistence permit for a Ungulate means any species of hoofed wildlife, or shellfish on his or her behalf l similar event within the previous five mammal, including deer, caribou, elk, in accordance with § .10(d)(5)(ii), the permit shall be furnished in place of a years. A qualifying program must have moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and instructors, enrolled students, minimum musk oxen. signed statement. (d) Fishing by designated harvest attendance requirements, and standards Unit means one of the 26 geographical permit. (1) Any species of fish that may for successful completion of the course. areas in the State of Alaska known as be taken by subsistence fishing under Applications must be submitted to the Game Management Units, or GMU, and this part may be taken under a Office of Subsistence Management 60 collectively listed in this section as designated harvest permit. days prior to the earliest desired date of Units. (2) If you are a Federally-qualified harvest. Permits will be issued for no Wildlife means any hare (rabbit), subsistence user, you (beneficiary) may more than one large mammal per ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, bear, designate another Federally-qualified culture/education camp. Large mammal furbearer, or unclassified species and subsistence user to take fish on your species allowed to be harvested are includes any part, product, egg, or behalf. The designated fisherman must limited to deer, moose, caribou, black offspring thereof, or carcass or part obtain a designated harvest permit prior bear, and mountain goat. Permits will be thereof. to attempting to harvest fish and must issued for no more than 25 fish per (b) Taking fish, wildlife or shellfish return a completed harvest report. The culture/education camp. Any animals for subsistence uses by a prohibited designated fisherman may fish for any harvested will count against any method is a violation of this part. number of beneficiaries but may have established Federal harvest quota for the Seasons are closed unless opened by no more than two harvest limits in his/ area in which harvested. Appeal of a Federal regulation. Hunting, trapping, or her possession at any one time. rejected request can be made to the fishing during a closed season or in an (3) The designated fisherman must Federal Subsistence Board. Application area closed by this part is prohibited. have in possession a valid designated for an initial permit for a qualifying You may not take for subsistence fish, fishing permit when taking, attempting cultural/educational program, for a wildlife, or shellfish outside established to take, or transporting fish taken under permit when the circumstances have Unit or Area seasons, or in excess of the this section, on behalf of a beneficiary. changed significantly, when no permit established Unit or Area harvest limits, (4) The designated fisherman may not has been issued within the previous five unless otherwise provided for by the fish with more than one legal limit of years, or when there is a request for Board. You may take fish, wildlife, or gear. harvest in excess of that provided in this shellfish under State regulations on (5) You may not designate more than paragraph (g), will be considered by the public lands, except as otherwise one person to take or attempt to take Federal Subsistence Board. restricted at §§ll.26 through ll.28. fish on your behalf at one time. You (h) If a subsistence fishing or hunting Unit/Area-specific restrictions or may not personally take or attempt to permit is required by this part, the allowances for subsistence taking of take fish at the same time that a following permit conditions apply fish, wildlife, or shellfish are identified designated fisherman is taking or unless otherwise specified in this at §§ll.26 through ll.28. attempting to take fish on your behalf. section: (c) Harvest limits. (1) Harvest limits, (e) Hunting by designated harvest (1) You may not take more fish, including those related to ceremonial permit. (1) As allowed by § ll.26, if wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence use uses, authorized by this section and you are a Federally-qualified than the limits set out in the permit;
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(2) You must obtain the permit prior limits, seasons, or other regulatory (4) Taking wildlife from a motorized to fishing or hunting; methods and means are not provided in land or air vehicle, when that vehicle is (3) You must have the permit in your this section, as well as the head, tail, in motion or from a motor-driven boat possession and readily available for fins, and viscera of legally-taken when the boat’s progress from the inspection while fishing, hunting, or subsistence fish. motor’s power has not ceased; transporting subsistence-taken fish, (5) Failure to salvage the edible meat (5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, wildlife, or shellfish; may not be a violation if such failure is herd, or molest wildlife; (4) If specified on the permit, you caused by circumstances beyond the (6) Using or being aided by use of a shall keep accurate daily records of the control of a person, including theft of machine gun, set gun, or a shotgun harvest, showing the number of fish, the harvested fish, wildlife, or shellfish, larger than 10 gauge; wildlife, or shellfish taken by species, unanticipated weather conditions, or (7) Using a firearm other than a location and date of harvest, and other unavoidable loss to another animal. shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle, rifle or such information as may be required for (k) The regulations found in this part pistol using center-firing cartridges, for management or conservation purposes; do not apply to the subsistence taking the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves or and and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish wolverine, except that— (5) If the return of harvest information regulated pursuant to the Fur Seal Act (i) An individual in possession of a necessary for management and of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187), valid trapping license may use a firearm conservation purposes is required by a the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 that shoots rimfire cartridges to take permit and you fail to comply with such Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543), the wolves and wolverine; reporting requirements, you are Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ineligible to receive a subsistence (ii) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54- (86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407), caliber or larger, or a .45-caliber muzzle- permit for that activity during the and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40 following calendar year, unless you loading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger, Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703–711), or any elongated slug may be used to take demonstrate that failure to report was amendments to these Acts. The taking due to loss in the mail, accident, brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish, musk oxen and mountain goat; sickness, or other unavoidable covered by these Acts, will conform to (8) Using or being aided by use of a circumstances. the specific provisions contained in pit, fire, artificial light, radio (i) You may not possess, transport, these Acts, as amended, and any communication, artificial salt lick, give, receive, or barter fish, wildlife, or implementing regulations. explosive, barbed arrow, bomb, smoke, shellfish that was taken in violation of (l) Rural residents, nonrural residents, Federal or State statutes or a regulation chemical, conventional steel trap with a and nonresidents not specifically jaw spread over nine inches, or conibear promulgated thereunder. prohibited by Federal regulations from (j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or style trap with a jaw spread over 11 fishing, hunting, or trapping on public inches; shellfish. (1) You may not use wildlife lands in an area, may fish, hunt, or trap (9) Using a snare, except that an as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, on public lands in accordance with the individual in possession of a valid except for the following: appropriate State regulations. (i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or hunting license may use nets and snares 4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242 bones of wildlife; to take unclassified wildlife, ptarmigan, and 50 CFR part 100, § ll.26 is (ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer; grouse, or hares; and, individuals in proposed to be added effective July 1, (iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse, possession of a valid trapping license 2002, through June 30, 2003, to read as and ptarmigan; however, you may not may use snares to take furbearers; follows: use the breast meat of grouse and (10) Using a trap to take ungulates or ptarmigan as animal food or bait; § ll.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife. bear; (iv) Unclassified wildlife. (a) You may take wildlife for (11) Using hooks to physically snag, (2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, subsistence uses by any method, except impale, or otherwise take wildlife; you must salvage the following parts for as prohibited in this section or by other however, hooks may be used as a trap human use: drag; (i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, Federal statute. Taking wildlife for (12) Using a crossbow to take coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, subsistence uses by a prohibited method ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in or otter; is a violation of this part. Seasons are (ii) The hide and edible meat of a closed unless opened by Federal any area restricted to hunting by bow brown bear, except that the hide of regulation. Hunting or trapping during a and arrow only; brown bears taken in the Western and closed season or in an area closed by (13) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear this part is prohibited. or wolverine with a bow, unless the bow 7 Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B) (b) Except for special provisions is capable of casting a ⁄8 inch wide need not be salvaged; found at paragraphs (m)(1) through (26) broadhead-tipped arrow at least 175 (iii) The hide and edible meat of a of this section, the following methods yards horizontally, and the arrow and black bear; and means of taking wildlife for broadhead together weigh at least one (iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, subsistence uses are prohibited: ounce (437.5 grains); hares (rabbits), marmots, beaver, (1) Shooting from, on, or across a (14) Using bait for taking ungulates, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife. highway; bear, wolf, or wolverine; except, you (3) You must salvage the edible meat (2) Using any poison; may use bait to take wolves and of ungulates, bear, grouse and (3) Using a helicopter in any manner, wolverine with a trapping license, and, ptarmigan. including transportation of individuals, you may use bait to take black bears (4) You may not intentionally waste equipment, or wildlife; however, this with a hunting license as authorized in or destroy any subsistence-caught fish prohibition does not apply to Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs or shellfish; however, you may use for transportation of an individual, gear, or (m)(1) through (26) of this section. bait or other purposes, whitefish, wildlife during an emergency rescue Baiting of black bears is subject to the herring, and species for which bag operation in a life-threatening situation; following restrictions:
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(i) Before establishing a black bear mink and marten season in the same conclusively the sex of the animal, bait station, you must register the site Unit; except in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 24 with ADF&G; (5) Using a net, or fish trap (except a where you may possess either sufficient (ii) When using bait you must clearly blackfish or fyke trap); portions of the external sex organs (still mark the site with a sign reading ‘‘black (6) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats attached to a portion of the carcass) or bear bait station’’ that also displays your Management Area with the use of an the head (with or without antlers hunting license number and ADF&G aircraft for ground transportation, or by attached; however, the antler stumps assigned number; landing within one mile of a beaver trap must remain attached), to indicate the (iii) You may use only biodegradable or set used by the transported person; sex of the harvested moose; however, materials for bait; you may use only the (7) Taking or assisting in the taking of this paragraph (g)(2) does not apply to head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally furbearers by firearm before 3:00 a.m. on the carcass of an ungulate that has been harvested fish and wildlife for bait; the day following the day on which butchered and placed in storage or (iv) You may not use bait within one- airborne travel occurred; however, this otherwise prepared for consumption quarter mile of a publicly maintained does not apply to a trapper using a upon arrival at the location where it is road or trail; firearm to dispatch furbearers caught in to be consumed. (v) You may not use bait within one a trap or snare. (3) If a moose harvest limit includes mile of a house or other permanent (e) Possession and transportation of an antler size or configuration dwelling, or within one mile of a wildlife. (1) Except as specified in restriction, you may not possess or developed campground, or developed paragraph (e)(2) or (f)(1) of this section, transport the moose carcass or its parts recreational facility; or as otherwise provided, you may not unless both antlers accompany the (vi) When using bait, you must take a species of wildlife in any Unit, or carcass or its parts. If you possess a set remove litter and equipment from the portion of a Unit, if your total take of of antlers with less than the required bait station site when done hunting; that species already obtained anywhere number of brow tines on one antler, you (vii) You may not give or receive in the State under Federal and State must leave the antlers naturally attached payment for the use of a bait station, regulations equals or exceeds the to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; including barter or exchange of goods; harvest limit in that Unit. however, this paragraph (g)(3) does not (2) An animal taken under Federal or (viii) You may not have more than apply to a moose carcass or its parts that State regulations by any member of a two bait stations with bait present at any have been butchered and placed in community with an established one time; storage or otherwise prepared for community harvest limit for that species (15) Taking swimming ungulates, consumption after arrival at the place counts toward the community harvest bears, wolves or wolverine; where it is to be stored or consumed. (16) Taking or assisting in the taking limit for that species. Except for wildlife (h) You must leave all edible meat of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or taken pursuant to § ll.10(d)(5)(iii) or from caribou and moose harvested in other furbearers before 3:00 a.m. as otherwise provided for by this Part, Units 9(B), 17, and 19(B) prior to following the day in which airborne an animal taken as part of a community October 1 on the bones of the front travel occurred (except for flights in harvest limit counts toward every quarters and hind quarters until you regularly scheduled commercial community member’s harvest limit for remove the meat from the field or aircraft); however, this restriction does that species taken under Federal or State process it for human consumption. not apply to subsistence taking of deer, of Alaska regulations. the setting of snares or traps, or the (f) Harvest limits. (1) The harvest limit (i) If you take an animal that has been removal of furbearers from traps or specified for a trapping season for a marked or tagged for scientific studies, snares; species and the harvest limit set for a you must, within a reasonable time, (17) Taking a bear cub or a sow hunting season for the same species are notify the ADF&G or the agency accompanied by cub(s). separate and distinct. This means that if identified on the collar or marker, when (c) Wildlife taken in defense of life or you have taken a harvest limit for a and where the animal was taken. You property is not a subsistence use; particular species under a trapping also must retain any ear tag, collar, wildlife so taken is subject to State season, you may take additional animals radio, tattoo, or other identification with regulations. under the harvest limit specified for a the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is (d) The following methods and means hunting season or vice versa. required; in all cases, you must return of trapping furbearers, for subsistence (2) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a any identification equipment to the uses pursuant to the requirements of a Unit or portion of a Unit having a ADF&G or to an agency identified on trapping license are prohibited, in harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear such equipment. addition to the prohibitions listed at per year counts against a one brown/ (j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1) paragraph (b) of this section: grizzly bear every four regulatory years Sealing requirements for bear shall (1) Disturbing or destroying a den, harvest limit in other Units; an apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except that you may disturb a muskrat individual may not take more than one except as specified in this paragraph, pushup or feeding house in the course brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year. and black bears of all color phases taken of trapping; (g) Evidence of sex and identity. (1) If in Units 1–7, 11–17, and 20. (2) Disturbing or destroying any subsistence take of Dall sheep is (2) You may not possess or transport beaver house; restricted to a ram, you may not possess from Alaska, the untanned skin or skull (3) Taking beaver by any means other or transport a harvested sheep unless of a bear unless the skin and skull have than a steel trap or snare, except that both horns accompany the animal. been sealed by an authorized you may use firearms in certain Units (2) If the subsistence taking of an representative of ADF&G in accordance with established seasons as identified in ungulate, except sheep, is restricted to with State or Federal regulations, except Unit-specific regulations found in this one sex in the local area, you may not that the skin and skull of a brown bear subpart; possess or transport the carcass of an taken under a registration permit in the (4) Taking otter with a steel trap animal taken in that area unless Western Alaska Brown Bear having a jaw spread of less than five and sufficient portions of the external sex Management Area, the Northwest seven-eighths inches during any closed organs remain attached to indicate Alaska Brown Bear Management Area,
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Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed (1) You must seal any wolf taken in (B) Unit 1(A)—in the Hyder area, the unless removed from the area. Unit 2 on or before the 30th day after Salmon River drainage downstream (3) You must keep a bear skin and the date of taking. from the Riverside Mine, excluding the skull together until a representative of (2) You must leave the radius and Thumb Creek drainage, is closed to the the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary ulna of the left foreleg naturally taking of bear; premolar tooth from the skull and attached to the hide of any wolf taken (C) Unit 1(B)—the Anan Creek sealed both the skull and the skin; in Units 1–5 until the hide is sealed. drainage within one mile of Anan Creek however, this provision shall not apply (l) A person who takes a species listed downstream from the mouth of Anan to brown bears taken within the Western in paragraph (k) of this section but who Lake, including the area within a one Alaska Brown Bear Management Area, is unable to present the skin in person, mile radius from the mouth of Anan the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear must complete and sign a temporary Creek Lagoon, is closed to the taking of Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) sealing form and ensure that the black bear and brown bear; which are not removed from the completed temporary sealing form and (D) Unit 1(C): Management Area or Unit. skin are presented to an authorized (1) You may not hunt within one- (i) In areas where sealing is required representative of ADF&G for sealing fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the by Federal regulations, you may not consistent with requirements listed in U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier possess or transport the hide of a bear paragraph (k) of this section. Visitor’s Center, and the Center’s which does not have the penis sheath or (m) Unit regulations. You may take for parking area; vaginal orifice naturally attached to subsistence unclassified wildlife, all (2) You may not take mountain goat indicate conclusively the sex of the squirrel species, and marmots in all in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by bear. Units, without harvest limits, for the the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek (ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken period of July 1–June 30. Unit-specific from its mouth to its confluence with in the Western Alaska Brown Bear restrictions or allowances for Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth Management Area is removed from the subsistence taking of wildlife are of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall area, you must first have it sealed by an identified at paragraphs (m)(1) through Glacier; ADF&G representative in Bethel, (26) of this section. (vi) You may not trap furbearers for Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of (1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all subsistence uses in Unit 1(C), Juneau sealing, the ADF&G representative shall mainland drainages from Dixon area, on the following public lands: remove and retain the skin of the skull Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those (A) A strip within one-quarter mile of and front claws of the bear. islands east of the center line of the mainland coast between the end of (iii) If you remove the skin or skull of Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to Thane Road and the end of Glacier a bear taken in the Northwestern Alaska Caamano Point, and all islands in Highway at Echo Cove; Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north Brown Bear Management Area from the (B) That area of the Mendenhall of Taku Inlet: area or present it for commercial Valley bounded on the south by the (i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages tanning within the Management Area, Glacier Highway, on the west by the south of the latitude of Lemesurier Point you must first have it sealed by an Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana including all drainages into Behm ADF&G representative in Barrow, Creek Road and Spur Road to Canal, excluding all drainages of Ernest Fairbanks, Galena, Nome, or Kotzebue; Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Sound; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G (ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the representative shall remove and retain between the latitude of Lemesurier Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest the skin of the skull and front claws of Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest the bear. including all drainages of Ernest Sound Service Visitor Center; (iv) If you remove the skin or skull of and Farragut Bay, and including the (C) That area within the U.S. Forest a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you islands east of the center lines of Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation must first have it sealed by an ADF&G Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between Area; representative in Yakutat; at the time of Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern (D) A strip within one-quarter mile of sealing, the ADF&G representative shall Passage, Blake Channel (excluding the following trails as designated on remove and retain the skin of the skull Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert and front claws of the bear. Seward Passage; Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, (4) You may not falsify any (iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding information required on the sealing of Unit 1 draining into Stephens Passage Meadows Trail (including the loop certificate or temporary sealing form and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point provided by the ADF&G in accordance and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance with State regulations. including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island, Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts (k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, and all mainland portions north of Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, otter, wolf, and wolverine. You may not Chichagof Island and south of the Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop possess or transport from Alaska the latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding Trail; untanned skin of a marten taken in drainages into Farragut Bay; (vii) Unit-specific regulations: Units 1–5, 7, 13(E), and 14–16 or the (iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion (A) You may hunt black bear with bait untanned skin of a beaver, lynx, otter, of Unit 1 north of the latitude of Eldred in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D) between wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the April 15 and June 15; or outside the State, unless the skin has drainages of Berners Bay; (B) You may not shoot ungulates, been sealed by an authorized (v) In the following areas, the taking bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, representative of ADF&G in accordance of wildlife for subsistence uses is unless you are certified as disabled; with State regulations. In Unit 18, you prohibited or restricted on public lands: (C) You may take wildlife outside the must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver (A) Public lands within Glacier Bay seasons or harvest limits provided in skins only if they are to be sold or National Park are closed to all taking of this part for food in traditional religious commercially sold. wildlife for subsistence uses; ceremonies which are part of a funerary
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or mortuary cycle, including memorial (3) Each person who takes wildlife and traditional use in that area where potlatches, if: under this section must, as soon as the harvesting will occur; (1) The person organizing the practicable, and not more than 15 days (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence religious ceremony, or designee, after the harvest, submit a written report user (recipient) may designate another contacts the appropriate Federal land to the appropriate Federal land Federally-qualified subsistence user to management agency prior to taking or managing agency, specifying the take deer on his or her behalf unless the attempting to take game and provides to harvester’s name and address, the recipient is a member of a community the appropriate Federal land managing number, sex and species of wildlife operating under a community harvest agency the name of the decedent, the taken, the date and locations of the system. The designated hunter must nature of the ceremony, the species and taking, and the name of the decedent for obtain a designated hunter permit and number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in whom the ceremony was held; must return a completed harvest report. which the taking will occur; (4) No permit or harvest ticket is The designated hunter may hunt for any (2) The taking does not violate required for taking under this section; number of recipients but may have no recognized principles of fish and however, the harvester must be an more than two harvest limits in his/her wildlife conservation; Alaska rural resident with customary possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 15ÐDec. 31. Mar. 15ÐMay 31.
Deer: Unit 1(A)—4 antlered deer ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. Unit 1(B)—2 antlered deer ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. Unit 1(C)—4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15ÐDec. 31 ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31.
Goat: Unit 1(A)—Revillagigedo Island only ...... No open season. Unit 1(B)—that portion north of LeConte Bay. 1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Unit 1(B)—that portion between LeConte Bay and the North Fork of Bradfield River/Canal. 2 goats; a State Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of a second goat; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited. Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)—remainder—2 goats by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Gla- Oct. 1ÐNov. 30. cier and River, and all drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registra- tion permit only. Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and No open season. Taku Glacier. Unit 1(C)—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐNov. 30. Unit 1(D)—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State Sept. 15ÐNov. 30. registration permit only. Unit 1(D)—that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad ...... No open season. Unit 1(D)—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31.
Moose: Unit 1(A)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 15ÐOct. 15. Unit 1(B)—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State Sept. 15ÐOct. 15. registration permit only. Unit 1(C), that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spike- Sept. 15ÐOct. 15. fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only. Unit 1(C)—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only ... Sept. 15ÐOct. 15. Unit 1(D) ...... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
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Harvest limits Open season
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)—No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Otter: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of management agency prior to taking or (4) No permit or harvest ticket is Wales Island and all islands west of the attempting to take game and provides to required for taking under this section; center lines of Clarence Strait and the appropriate Federal land managing however, the harvester must be an Kashevarof Passage, south and east of agency the name of the decedent, the Alaska rural resident with customary the center lines of Sumner Strait, and nature of the ceremony, the species and and traditional use in that area where east of the longitude of the western most number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in the harvesting will occur; point on Warren Island. which the taking will occur; (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence (i) Unit-specific regulations: (2) The taking does not violate (A) You may use bait to hunt black user (recipient) may designate another recognized principles of fish and bear between April 15 and June 15; Federally-qualified subsistence user to (B) You may not shoot ungulates, wildlife conservation; take deer on his or her behalf unless the bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, (3) Each person who takes wildlife recipient is a member of a community unless you are certified as disabled; under this section must, as soon as operating under a community harvest (C) You may take wildlife outside the practicable, and not more than 15 days system. The designated hunter must seasons or harvest limits provided in after the harvest, submit a written report obtain a designated hunter permit and this part for food in traditional religious to the appropriate Federal land must return a completed harvest report. ceremonies which are part of a funerary managing agency, specifying the The designated hunter may hunt for any or mortuary cycle, including memorial harvester’s name and address, the number of recipients but may have no potlatches, if: number, sex and species of wildlife more than two harvest limits in his/her (1) The person organizing the taken, the date and locations of the possession at any one time. religious ceremony, or designee, taking, and the name of the decedent for contacts the appropriate Federal land whom the ceremony was held; (ii)[Reserved]
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 30.
Deer: 4 deer; however, no more than one may be an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may be taken only during the Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. period Oct. 15ÐDec. 31 by Federal registration permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Nov. 15ÐMar. 15.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
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Harvest limits Open season
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15
Muskrat: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Otter: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 15ÐMar. 15.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all (iii) Unit-specific regulations: after the harvest, submit a written report islands west of Unit 1(B), north of Unit (A) You may use bait to hunt black to the appropriate Federal land 2, south of the center line of Frederick bear between April 15 and June 15; managing agency, specifying the Sound, and east of the center line of (B) You may not shoot ungulates, harvester’s name and address, the Chatham Strait including Coronation, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, number, sex and species of wildlife Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo, unless you are certified as disabled; taken, the date and locations of the Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin, (C) You may take wildlife outside the taking, and the name of the decedent for Wrangell, and Deer Islands. seasons or harvest limits provided in whom the ceremony was held; (ii) In the following areas, the taking this part for food in traditional religious (4) No permit or harvest ticket is of wildlife for subsistence uses is ceremonies which are part of a funerary required for taking under this section; prohibited or restricted on public lands: or mortuary cycle, including memorial however, the harvester must be an (A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you potlatches, if: Alaska rural resident with customary may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, (1) The person organizing the and traditional use in that area where and wolverine along a strip one-fourth religious ceremony, or designee, the harvesting will occur; mile wide on each side of the Mitkof contacts the appropriate Federal land Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal management agency prior to taking or (D) A Federally-qualified subsistence Lake campground; attempting to take game and provides to user (recipient) may designate another (B) You may not take black bears in the appropriate Federal land managing Federally-qualified subsistence user to the Petersburg Creek drainage on agency the name of the decedent, the take deer on his or her behalf unless the Kupreanof Island; nature of the ceremony, the species and recipient is a member of a community (C) You may not hunt in the Blind number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in operating under a community harvest Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows which the taking will occur; system. The designated hunter must and a strip one-fourth mile wide on (2) The taking does not violate obtain a designated hunter permit and each side of Blind Slough, from the recognized principles of fish and must return a completed harvest report. hunting closure markers at the wildlife conservation; The designated hunter may hunt for any southernmost portion of Blind Island to (3) Each person who takes wildlife number of recipients but may have no the hunting closure markers one mile under this section must, as soon as more than two harvest limits in his/her south of the Blind Slough bridge. practicable, and not more than 15 days possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 30.
Deer: Unit 3—Mitkof Island, Woewodski Island, Butterworth Islands and that portion of Kupreanof Island which in- Oct. 15ÐOct. 31. cludes Lindenburg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay/Duncan Canal Portage—1 antlered deer by State reg- istration permit only; however, the city limits of Petersburg and Kupreanof are closed to hunting. Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer ...... Aug. 1ÐNov. 30.
Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler by State registra- Sept. 15ÐOct. 15. tion permit only.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
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Harvest limits Open season
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 3ÐMitkof IslandÐNo limit ...... Dec. 1ÐApr. 15. Unit 3Ðexcept Mitkof IslandÐNo limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Otter: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all drainage divide from the northwest management agency prior to taking or islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick attempting to take game and provides to north of Unit 3 including Admiralty, Portage, including all drainages into the appropriate Federal land managing Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian, Port Frederick and Mud Bay; agency the name of the decedent, the Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands. (E) You may not use any motorized nature of the ceremony, the species and (ii) In the following areas, the taking land vehicle for the taking of marten, number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in of wildlife for subsistence uses is mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island. which the taking will occur; prohibited or restricted on public lands: (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (2) The taking does not violate (A) You may not take bears in the (A) You may shoot ungulates from a recognized principles of fish and Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves, wildlife conservation; or wolverine from a boat, unless you are Island) including all drainages into (3) Each person who takes wildlife certified as disabled; northwestern Seymour Canal between (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence under this section must, as soon as Staunch Point and the southernmost tip user (recipient) may designate another practicable, and not more than 15 days of the unnamed peninsula separating Federally-qualified subsistence user to after the harvest, submit a written report Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay take deer on his or her behalf unless the to the appropriate Federal land including Swan and Windfall Islands; recipient is a member of a community managing agency, specifying the (B) You may not take bears in the Salt operating under a community harvest harvester’s name and address, the Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island) system. The designated hunter must number, sex and species of wildlife including all lands within one-fourth obtain a designated hunter permit and taken, the date and locations of the mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock must return a completed harvest report. taking, and the name of the decedent for at the head of Mitchell Bay; The designated hunter may hunt for any whom the ceremony was held; (C) You may not take brown bears in number of recipients but may have no (4) No permit or harvest ticket is the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof more than two harvest limits in his/her required for taking under this section; Island), that area within the Port possession at any one time; however, the harvester must be an Althorp watershed south of a line from (C) You may take wildlife outside the Alaska rural resident with customary Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap seasons or harvest limits provided in and traditional use in that area where Rock); this part for food in traditional religious the harvesting will occur; (D) You may not use any motorized ceremonies which are part of a funerary (D) Five Federal registration permits land vehicle for brown bear hunting in or mortuary cycle, including memorial will be issued for the taking of brown the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use potlatches, if: bear for educational purposes associated Area (NECCUA) consisting of all (1) The person organizing the with teaching customary and traditional portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island religious ceremony, or designee, subsistence harvest and use practices. north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the contacts the appropriate Federal land Any bear taken under an educational
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permit would count in an individual’s one bear every four regulatory years limit.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Brown Bear: Unit 4—Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. Sept. 15ÐDec. 31. lat., 136° 21′ W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35′ N. lat., 135° 33′ W. long.) including Yakobi and other adja- Mar. 15ÐMay 31 cent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line which follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34′ N. lat., 135° 25′ W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44′ N. lat. 134° 38′ W. long.) in- cluding the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every four regu- latory years by State registration permit only. Unit 4—that portion in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area—1 bear every four regulatory years by Mar. 15ÐMay 20. State registration permit only. Unit 4—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 15ÐDec. 31. Mar. 15ÐMay 20.
Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15ÐJan. 31 ...... Aug. 1ÐJan. 31.
Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1.ÐMay 15.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 4—that portion east of Chatham Strait—No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMay 15. Remainder of Unit 4 ...... No open season.
Coyote: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Otter: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
(5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all (B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder (C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands of Unit 5. 5 with a Federal registration permit in between Cape Fairweather and the (ii) You may not take wildlife for lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you center line of Icy Bay, including the subsistence uses on public lands within have obtained a Federal registration Guyot Hills: Glacier Bay National Park. permit prior to hunting; (A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (D) You may take wildlife outside the east of Yakutat Bay, Disenchantment (A) You may use bait to hunt black seasons or harvest limits provided in Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard bear between April 15 and June 15; this part for food in traditional religious Glacier, and includes the islands of (B) You may not shoot ungulates, ceremonies which are part of a funerary bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, or mortuary cycle, including memorial Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays; unless you are certified as disabled; potlatches, if:
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(1) The person organizing the practicable, and not more than 15 days (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence religious ceremony, or designee, after the harvest, submit a written report user (recipient) may designate another contacts the appropriate Federal land to the appropriate Federal land Federally-qualified subsistence user to management agency prior to taking or managing agency, specifying the take deer or moose on his or her behalf attempting to take game and provides to harvester’s name and address, the unless the recipient is a member of a the appropriate Federal land managing number, sex and species of wildlife community operating under a agency the name of the decedent, the taken, the date and locations of the community harvest system. The nature of the ceremony, the species and taking, and the name of the decedent for designated hunter must obtain a number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in whom the ceremony was held; designated hunter permit and must (4) No permit or harvest ticket is which the taking will occur; return a completed harvest report. The (2) The taking does not violate required for taking under this section; designated hunter may hunt for any recognized principles of fish and however, the harvester must be an number of recipients but may have no wildlife conservation; Alaska rural resident with customary (3) Each person who takes wildlife and traditional use in that area where more than two harvest limits in his/her under this section must, as soon as the harvesting will occur; possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31
Deer: Unit 5(A)—1 buck ...... Nov. 1ÐNov. 30. Unit 5(B) ...... No open season.
Goat: 1 goat by Federal registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐJan. 31.
Moose: Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 Nov. 15ÐFeb. 15. moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench. Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. The season will be Oct. 8—Nov. 15. closed when 60 antlered bulls have been taken from the Unit. The season will be closed in that portion west of the Dangerous River when 30 antlered bulls have been taken in that area. From Oct. 8ÐOct. 21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5(A). Unit 5(B)—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 antlered bulls Sept. 1ÐDec. 15. have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5(B).
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit...... Nov. 10ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Otter: No limit...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
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Harvest limits Open season
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
(6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all Copper River, and east of a line from south and east by Pleasant Valley River Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Flag Point to Cottonwood Point; and Pleasant Glacier, and on the west by Sound drainages from the center line of (C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages the Copper River; Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills) to west of the west bank of the Copper (B) You may not take mountain goat Cape Fairfield including Kayak, River, and west of a line from Flag Point in the Heney Range goat observation Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent to Cottonwood Point, and drainages east area, which consists of that portion of islands, and Middleton Island, but of the east bank of Rude River and Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River excluding the Copper River drainage drainages into the eastern shore of Highway and west of the Eyak River. upstream from Miles Glacier, and Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet; (iii) Unit-specific regulations: excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings (D) Unit 6(D) consists of the (A) You may use bait to hunt black River drainages: remainder of Unit 6. bear between April 15 and June 15; (A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of (ii) For the following areas, the taking (B) You may take coyotes in Units Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near of wildlife for subsistence uses is 6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of artificial Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and prohibited or restricted on public lands: lights; Kayak Islands; (A) You may not take mountain goat (C) One permit will be issued to the (B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of in the Goat Mountain goat observation Native Village of Eyak to take one bull Alaska and Copper River Basin area, which consists of that portion of moose from Federal lands in Units 6(B) drainages west of Palm Point near Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by or (C) for their annual Memorial/ Katalla, east of the west bank of the Miles Lake and Miles Glacier, on the Sobriety Day potlatch.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 1 bear ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 30.
Deer: 4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1ÐDec. 31 ...... Aug. 1ÐDec. 31.
Goats: Unit 6(A), (B)—1 goat by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 20ÐJan. 31. Unit 6(C) ...... No open season. Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registra- Aug. 20ÐJan. 31. tion permit only. In each of the Unit 6(D) subareas, goat seasons will be closed 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. Unit 6(D) (subarea RG245)—The taking of goats is prohibited on all public lands ...... No open season.
Moose: Unit 6(C)—1 cow by Federal registration permit only. (Five permits will be issued.) ...... Aug. 15ÐDec. 31. Unit 6—remainder ...... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession...... May 1ÐOct. 31.
Coyote: Unit 6(A) and (D)—2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30. Unit 6(B) and 6(C)—No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases) ...... No open season.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx ...... No open season.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 15.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐApr. 30.
Coyote: Unit 6(C)—south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
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Unit 6(A), (B), (C)—remainder, and (D)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit...... Jan. 15ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf (ii) In the following areas, the taking Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron of Alaska drainages between Gore Point of wildlife for subsistence uses is Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse, and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie prohibited or restricted on public lands: ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with Juan and Kings River drainages, and (A) You may not take wildlife for shotguns after September 1. including the Kenai River drainage subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords (iii) Unit-specific regulations: upstream from the Russian River, the National Park; drainages into the south side of (B) You may not hunt in the Portage (A) You may use bait to hunt black Turnagain Arm west of and including Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which bear between April 15 and June 15; the Portage Creek drainage, and east of consists of Portage Creek drainages except in the drainages of Resurrection 150° W. long., and all Kenai Peninsula between the Anchorage-Seward Creek and its tributaries. ° drainages east of 150 W. long., from Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear (B) [Reserved] Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River. Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 7Ð3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Moose: Unit 7—that portion draining into Kings Bay—1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines No open season. on either antler may be taken by the community of Chenega Bay and also by the community of Tatitlek. Public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by eligible rural residents. Unit 7—remainder ...... No open season.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ...... May 1ÐOct. 10.
Coyote: No limit ...... Sept. 1Ð Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Wolf: Unit 7—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30. Unit 7—Remainder—5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 beaver per season ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Jan. 15ÐFeb. 15.
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Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMay 15.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all (i) If you have a trapping license, you operating under a community harvest islands southeast of the centerline of may take beaver with a firearm in Unit system. The designated hunter must Shelikof Strait including Kodiak, 8 from Nov. 10–Apr. 30. obtain a designated hunter permit and Afognak, Whale, Raspberry, Shuyak, (ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence must return a completed harvest report. Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook, user (recipient) may designate another The designated hunter may hunt for any Uganik, and Chirikof Islands, the Trinity Federally-qualified subsistence user to number of recipients but may have no Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other take deer on his or her behalf unless the more than two harvest limits in his/her adjacent islands. recipient is a member of a community possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 1 permit may be issued in Akiok; up to 1 permit may Dec 1ÐDec 15. be issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 2 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; Apr. 1ÐMay 15. up to 2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits may be issued in Port Lions.
Deer: Unit 8—that portion of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Terror Aug. 1ÐJan. 31. Bay to the head of the south-western most arm of Ugak Bay—5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 8—remainder—5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1ÐJan. 31; no more than 1 Aug. 1ÐJan. 31. antlerless deer may be taken from Oct. 1ÐNov. 30.
Elk: Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only. The sea- Sept.15ÐNov. 30. son will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge when the com- bined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: 30 beaver per season ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
(9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the including the Sanak and Shumagin (B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands Islands: River drainage; including drainages east of False Pass, (A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion (C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak Pacific Ocean drainages west of and of Unit 9 draining into Shelikof Strait (Branch) River drainage, the Naknek excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage; and Cook Inlet between the southern River drainage, and all land and water drainages into the south side of Bristol boundary of Unit 16 (Redoubt Creek) within Katmai National Park and Bay, drainages into the north side of and the northern boundary of Katmai Preserve; Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and National Park and Preserve; (D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska Peninsula drainages west of a line from
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the southernmost head of Port Moller to (B) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National designated hunter permit and must the head of American Bay including the Park and Preserve, residents of return a completed harvest report and Shumagin Islands and other islands of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro turn over all meat to the recipient. There Unit 9 west of the Shumagin Islands; Bay, and Port Alsworth, may hunt is no restriction on the number of (E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder brown bear by Federal registration possession limits the designated hunter of Unit 9. permit in lieu of a resident tag; ten may have in his/her possession at any (ii) In the following areas, the taking permits will be available with at least one time; of wildlife for subsistence uses is one permit issued in each community (E) For Unit 9(D), a Federally- prohibited or restricted on public lands: but no more than five permits will be qualified subsistence user (recipient) (A) You may not take wildlife for issued in a single community; the may designate another Federally- subsistence uses in Katmai National season will be closed when four females qualified subsistence user to take Park; or ten bears have been taken, whichever caribou on his or her behalf unless the occurs first; recipient is a member of a community (B) You may not use motorized (C) Residents of Newhalen, operating under a community harvest vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port system. The designated hunter must snowmobiles used for hunting and Alsworth may take up to a total of 10 obtain a designated hunter permit and transporting a hunter or harvested bull moose in Unit 9(B) for ceremonial must return a completed harvest report. animal parts from Aug. 1–Nov. 30 in the purposes, under the terms of a Federal The designated hunter may hunt for any Naknek Controlled Use Area, which registration permit from July 1 through number of recipients but may have no includes all of Unit 9(C) within the June 30. Permits will be issued to more than four harvest limits in his/her Naknek River drainage upstream from individuals only at the request of a local and including the King Salmon Creek organization. This 10 moose limit is not possession at any one time; drainage; however, you may use a cumulative with that permitted for (F) The communities of False Pass, motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King potlatches by the State; King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp (D) For Units 9(C) and (E) only, a Nelson Lagoon annually may each take, roads and on the King Salmon Creek Federally-qualified subsistence user from October 1 through December 31 or trail, and on frozen surfaces of the (recipient) of Units 9(C) and (E) may May 10 through May 25, one brown bear Naknek River and Big Creek. designate another Federally-qualified for ceremonial purposes, under the (iii) Unit-specific regulations: subsistence user of Units 9(C) and (E) to terms of a Federal registration permit. A (A) If you have a trapping license, you take bull caribou on his or her behalf permit will be issued to an individual may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit unless the recipient is a member of a only at the request of a local 9(B) from April 1–May 31 and in the community operating under a organization. The brown bear may be remainder of Unit 9 from April 1–April community harvest system. The taken from either Unit 9(D) or Unit 10 30; designated hunter must obtain a (Unimak Island) only.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 9(B)—Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro July 1ÐJune 30. Bay, and Port Alsworth only—1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Unit 9(B), remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 9(E)—1 bear by Federal registration permit ...... Sept. 25ÐDec. 31. Apr. 15ÐMay 25.
Caribou: Unit 9(A)—4 caribou; however, no more than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10ÐSept. 30 and no more than 1 Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. caribou may be taken Oct. 1ÐNov. 30. Unit 9(C), that portion within the Alagnak River drainage—1 caribou ...... Aug. 1ÐMar. 31. Unit 9(C), remainder—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Units 9(C) and (E). Nov. 15ÐFeb. 28. Unit 9(B)—5 caribou; however, no more than 2 bulls may be taken from Oct. 1ÐNov. 30 ...... Aug. 1ÐApr. 15. Unit 9(D)—1 caribou by Federal registration permit ...... Aug. 1ÐSept. 25. Nov. 15ÐMar. 31. Unit 9(E)—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. taking of caribou except by residents of Units 9(C) and (E). Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Sheep: Unit 9(B)—Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and residents of Lake Clark Aug. 10ÐOct. 10. National Park and Preserve within Unit 9(B)—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn by Federal registration permit only. Remainder of Unit 9—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20.
Moose: Unit 9(A)—1 bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 15. Unit 9(B)—1 bull ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. Dec. 1ÐJan. 15. Unit 9(C)—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 15. Dec. 1ÐDec. 31.
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Unit 9(C)—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull. However, during the period Aug. Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. 20ÐAug. 31, bull moose may be taken by Federal registration permit only. During the December hunt, Dec. 1ÐDec. 31. antlerless moose may be taken by Federal registration permit only. The antlerless season will be closed when antlerless moose have been taken. Public lands are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by eligible rural Alaska residents. Unit 9(C)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1ÐDec. 31 ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 15. Dec. 1ÐDec. 31. Unit 9(E)—1 bull ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 20. Dec. 1ÐJan. 20.
Coyote: 2 coyotes. Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 9(B), (C), and (E)—40 beaver per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1ÐMay Nov. 10ÐMay 31. 31. Unit 9—remainder—40 beaver per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1ÐApr. 30 Jan. 1ÐApr. 30.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the community operating under a from October 1 through December 31 or Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and community harvest system. The May 10 through May 25, one brown bear the Pribilof Islands. designated hunter must obtain a for ceremonial purposes, under the (ii) You may not take any wildlife designated hunter permit and must terms of a Federal registration permit. A species for subsistence uses on Otter return a completed harvest report. The permit will be issued to an individual Island in the Pribilof Islands. designated hunter may hunt for any only at the request of a local (iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only, number of recipients but may have no organization. The brown bear may be a Federally-qualified subsistence user more than four harvest limits in his/her taken from either Unit 9(D) or Unit 10 (recipient) may designate another possession at any one time. (Unimak Island) only. Federally-qualified subsistence user to (iv) The communities of False Pass, take caribou on his or her behalf unless King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and the recipient is a member of a Nelson Lagoon annually may each take,
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Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Caribou: Unit 10—Unimak Island only—2 caribou by Federal registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐSept. 25. Nov. 15ÐMar. 31. Unit 10—remainder—No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Coyote: 2 coyotes...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that (i) Unit-specific regulations: obtain a designated hunter permit and area draining into the headwaters of the (A) You may use bait to hunt black must return a completed harvest report. Copper River south of Suslota Creek and bear between April 15 and June 15; The designated hunter may hunt for any the area drained by all tributaries into (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence number of recipients but may have no the east bank of the Copper River user (recipient) may designate another more than two harvest limits in his/her between the confluence of Suslota Creek Federally-qualified subsistence user to possession at any one time. with the Slana River and Miles Glacier. take caribou and moose on his or her behalf. The designated hunter must (ii) [Reserved]
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 11—1 bear ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 11 ...... No open season.
Sheep: 1 sheep ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. 1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older ...... Sept. 21ÐOct. 20.
Goat: Unit 11—that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 goat by Federal registra- Aug. 25ÐDec. 31. tion permit only. Federal public lands will be closed to the harvest of goats when a total of 45 goats have been harvested between Federal and State hunts.
Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 20.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ...... June 1ÐOct. 10.
Coyote: 10 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
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Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐJan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 30 beaver per season ...... Nov. 10ÐApr. 30.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 31.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the (A) You may use bait to hunt black take caribou and moose on his or her Tanana River drainage upstream from bear between April 15 and June 30; behalf. The designated hunter must the Robertson River, including all (B) You may not use a steel trap, or obtain a designated hunter permit and drainages into the east bank of the a snare using cable smaller than 3⁄32 must return a completed harvest report. Robertson River, and the White River inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit 12 The designated hunter may hunt for any drainage in Alaska, but excluding the during April and October; number of recipients but may have no Ladue River drainage. (C) A Federally-qualified subsistence more than two harvest limits in his/her user (recipient) may designate another possession at any one time. (i) Unit-specific regulations: Federally-qualified subsistence user to (ii) [Reserved]
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear ...... Aug. 10ÐJune 30.
Caribou: Unit 12—that portion of the Nabesna River drainage within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve No open season. and all Federal lands south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian bor- der—The taking of caribou is prohibited on Federal public lands. Unit 12—remainder—1bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. Unit 12—remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be Winter season to be an- announced. Dates for a winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30 and sex of animal to be taken nounced. will be announced by Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation with Wrangel-St. Elias Na- tional 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: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20.
Moose: Unit 12—that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias Aug. 24ÐAug. 28. National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian bor- Sept. 8ÐSept. 17. der to the southern boundary of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge—1 antlered bull. The November season Nov. 20ÐNov. 30. is open by Federal registration permit only.
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Unit 12—that portion lying east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier and south of the Winter Trail run- Aug. 15ÐAug. 28. ning southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 15Ð Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken. Unit 12—remainder—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 15—Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork Aug. 15ÐAug. 28. antlers may be taken. Sept. 1ÐSept. 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: 15 beaver per season ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Oct. 15ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: 5 lynx...... Nov. 1Ð30. No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMar. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Sept. 20ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Oct. 1ÐApr. 30
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28
(13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna its junction with the West Fork of the that area westerly of the east bank of the Glacier; the drainages into the east bank Gulkana River, then westerly along the Copper River and drained by all of the Susitna River between its west bank of the West Fork of the tributaries into the west bank of the confluences with the Talkeetna and Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed Copper River from Miles Glacier and Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the lake, then across the divide into the including the Slana River drainages north bank of the Talkeetna River; the Tyone River drainage, down an north of Suslota Creek; the drainages drainages into the east bank of the unnamed stream into the Tyone River, into the Delta River upstream from Falls Chickaloon River; the drainages of the then down the Tyone River to the Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the Matanuska River above its confluence Susitna River, then down the southern drainages into the Nenana River with the Chickaloon River: bank of the Susitna River to the mouth upstream from the southeast corner of (A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion of Kosina Creek, then up Kosina Creek Denali National Park at Windy; the of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning to its headwaters, then across the divide drainage into the Susitna River at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile and down Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna upstream from its junction with the 77.7 on the Glenn Highway, then along River, then southerly along the Chulitna River; the drainage into the the Glenn Highway to its junction with boundary of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon east bank of the Chulitna River the Richardson Highway, then south River bridge, the point of beginning; upstream to its confluence with along the Richardson Highway to the (B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion Tokositna River; the drainages of the foot of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning Chulitna River (south of Denali National east to the east bank of the Copper at the confluence of the Copper River Park) upstream from its confluence with River, then northerly along the east bank and the Gulkana River, then up the east the Tokositna River; the drainages into of the Copper River to its junction with bank of the Copper River to the Gakona the north bank of the Tokositna River the Gulkana River, then northerly along River, then up the Gakona River and upstream to the base of the Tokositna the west bank of the Gulkana River to Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit
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13, then westerly along the boundary of (B) You may not use motorized prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, then vehicles or pack animals for hunting Use Area. The Sourdough Controlled southerly along the west bank of the from Aug. 5–Aug. 25 in the Delta Use Area consists of that portion of Unit Susitna Glacier and the Susitna River to Controlled Use Area, the boundary of 13(B) bounded by a line beginning at the the Tyone River, then up the Tyone which is defined as: a line beginning at confluence of Sourdough Creek and the River and across the divide to the the confluence of Miller Creek and the Gulkana River, then northerly along headwaters of the West Fork of the Delta River, then west to vertical angle Sourdough Creek to the Richardson Gulkana River, then down the West bench mark Miller, then west to include Highway at approximately Mile 148, Fork of the Gulkana River to the all drainages of Augustana Creek and then northerly along the Richardson confluence of the Gulkana River and the Black Rapids Glacier, then north and Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at Copper River, the point of beginning; east to include all drainages of approximately Mile 170, then westerly (C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion McGinnis Creek to its confluence with along the trail to the Gulkana River, of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and the Delta River, then east in a straight then southerly along the east bank of the Gakona Glacier; line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 Gulkana River to its confluence with (D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion Richardson Highway, then north along Sourdough Creek, the point of of Unit 13 south of Unit 13(A); the Richardson Highway to its junction beginning. with the Alaska Highway, then east (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (E) Unit 13(E) consists of the along the Alaska Highway to the west (A) You may use bait to hunt black remainder of Unit 13. bank of the Johnson River, then south bear between April 15 and June 15; (ii) Within the following areas, the along the west bank of the Johnson (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is River and Johnson Glacier to the head user (recipient) may designate another prohibited or restricted on public lands: of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along Federally-qualified subsistence user to (A) You may not take wildlife for the north bank of the Canwell Glacier take caribou and moose on his or her subsistence uses on lands within Mount and Miller Creek to the Delta River; behalf. The designated hunter must McKinley National Park as it existed (C) Except for access and obtain a designated hunter permit and prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence transportation of harvested wildlife on must return a completed harvest report. uses as authorized by this paragraph Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers The designated hunter may hunt for any (m)(13) are permitted in Denali National Lake trails, or other trails designated by number of recipients but may have no Preserve and lands added to Denali the Board, you may not use motorized more than two harvest limits in his/her National Park on December 2, 1980; vehicles for subsistence hunting, is possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of harvest. That portion Aug. 10ÐMay 31. within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent after 4 bears have been har- vested.
Caribou: 2 bulls by Federal registration permit only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline right-of-way is Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. prohibited. The right-of-way is identified as the area occupied by the pipeline (buried or above ground) and the Oct. 21ÐMar. 31. cleared area 25 feet on either side of the pipeline.
Sheep: Unit 13—excluding Unit 13(D) and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Use Area—1 ram with Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. 7⁄8 curl horn.
Moose: Unit 13(E)—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit will be issued per house- Aug. 1ÐSept. 20. hold. Unit 13—remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐSept. 20.
Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ...... June 15ÐSept. 10.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Wolf: 10 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐJan. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
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Harvest limits Open season
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Oct. 10ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 31.
Marten: Unit 13(AÐD)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28. Unit 13—remainder—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Oct. 15ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of the head of Peters Creek to the head of (A) You may not take wildlife for drainages into the north side of the Chickaloon River, on the east by the subsistence uses in the Fort Richardson Turnagain Arm west of and excluding eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the and Elmendorf Air Force Base the Portage Creek drainage, drainages south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the Management Areas, consisting of the into Knik Arm excluding drainages of south bank of the Knik River from its Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier, Reservation; Unit 13, drainages into the north side of across the face of Knik Glacier and along (B) You may not take wildlife for Cook Inlet east of the Susitna River, the north side of Knik Glacier to the drainages into the east bank of the Unit 6 boundary; subsistence uses in the Anchorage Susitna River downstream from the (B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion Management Area, consisting of all Talkeetna River, and drainages into the of Unit 14 north of Unit 14(A); drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort south bank of the Talkeetna River: (C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion Richardson military reservations and (A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in of Unit 14 south of Unit 14(A). north of and including Rainbow Creek. Unit 14 bounded on the west by the (ii) In the following areas, the taking (iii) Unit-specific regulations: Susitna River, on the north by Willow of wildlife for subsistence uses is Creek, Peters Creek, and by a line from prohibited or restricted on public lands:
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 14(C)—1 bear ...... July 1—June 30.
Beaver: Unit 14(C)—1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ...... May 15ÐOct. 31.
Coyote: Unit 14(C)—2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)—2 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): Unit 14(C)—5 hares per day ...... Sept. 8ÐApr. 30.
Lynx: Unit 14(C)—2 lynx ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)—5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)—1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): Unit 14(C)—5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Sept. 8ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 14(C)—10 per day, 20 in possession ...... Sept. 8ÐMar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 14(C)—that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson Creek, the Dec. 1ÐApr. 15. Twentymile River and the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park—20 beaver per season.
Coyote: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
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Harvest limits Open season
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)—1 fox ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Marten: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMay 15.
Otter: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Wolverine: Unit 14(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of (C) Unit 15(C) consists of the (A) You may use bait to hunt black that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and remainder of Unit 15. bear between April 15 and June 15; adjacent islands draining into the Gulf (ii) You may not take wildlife, except (B) You may not trap furbearers for of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Turnagain for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife Arm from Gore Point to the point where may be taken only from October 1– Management Area; ° ′ March 1 by bow and arrow only, in the longitude line 150 00 W. crosses the (C) You may not trap marten in that Skilak Loop Management Area, which coastline of Chickaloon Bay in portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai consists of that portion of Unit 15(A) Turnagain Arm, including that area River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and ° ′ bounded by a line beginning at the lying west of longitude line 150 00 W. Skilak Glacier; to the mouth of the Russian River, then eastern most junction of the Sterling southerly along the Chugach National Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost (D) You may not take red fox in Unit Forest boundary to the upper end of 76.3), then due south to the south bank 15 by any means other than a steel trap Upper Russian Lake; and including the of the Kenai River, then southerly along or snare; drainages into Upper Russian Lake west the south bank of the Kenai River to its (E) A Federally-qualified subsistence of the Chugach National Forest confluence with Skilak Lake, then user (recipient) may designate another boundary: westerly along the north shore of Skilak Federally-qualified subsistence user to (A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion Lake to Lower Skilak Lake Campground, take moose on his or her behalf. The of Unit 15 north of the Kenai River and then northerly along the Lower Skilak designated hunter must obtain a Skilak Lake; Lake Campground Road and the Skilak designated hunter permit and must (B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion Loop Road to its western most junction return a completed harvest report. The of Unit 15 south of the Kenai River and with the Sterling Highway, then easterly designated hunter may hunt for any Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof along the Sterling Highway to the point number of recipients but may have no River, Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, of beginning. more than two harvest limits in his/her and Tustumena Glacier; (iii) Unit-specific regulations: possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: Unit 15(C)—3 bears ...... July 1Ð June 30. Unit 15—remainder ...... No open season.
Moose: Unit 15(A)—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area ...... No open season. Unit 15(A)—remainder, Unit 15(B), and (C)—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only.
Coyote: No limit ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Wolf: Unit 15—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30. Unit 15—remainder—5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 Wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. Grouse (Ruffed) ...... No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 15(A) and (B)—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. Unit 15(C)—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐDec. 31.
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Harvest limits Open season
Unit 15(C)—5 per day, 10 in possession ...... Jan. 1ÐMar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver: 20 Beaver per season ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 1 Fox ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Jan. 15ÐFeb. 15.
Marten: Unit 15(B)—that portion east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier ...... No open season. Remainder of Unit 15—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMay 15.
Otter: Unit 15—No limit ...... Nov. 10Ð Feb. 28.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: Unit 15(B) and (C)—No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of (ii) You may not take wildlife for drainages into Cook Inlet between the Tokositna Glacier, including the subsistence uses in the Mount McKinley Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River, drainage of the Kahiltna Glacier: National Park, as it existed prior to including Redoubt Creek drainage, (A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the of Unit 16 east of the east bank of the authorized by this paragraph (m)(16) are west side of the Susitna River (including permitted in Denali National Preserve Yentna River from its mouth upstream the Susitna River) upstream to its and lands added to Denali National Park to the Kahiltna River, east of the east confluence with the Chulitna River; the on December 2, 1980. drainages into the west side of the bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of (iii) Unit-specific regulations: Chulitna River (including the Chulitna the Kahiltna Glacier; (A) You may use bait to hunt black River) upstream to the Tokositna River, (B) Unit 16(B) consists of the bear between April 15 and June 15. and drainages into the south side of the remainder of Unit 16. (B) [Reserved]
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Caribou: 1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐOct. 31.
Moose: Unit 16(B)—Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage—1 antlered Sept. 1ÐSept. 15. bull. Unit 16(B)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Sept. 25ÐSept. 30 and Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. from Dec. 1ÐFeb. 28 by Federal registration permit only. Dec. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
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Harvest limits Open season
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Oct. 10ÐMay 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Dec. 15ÐJan. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of (ii) In the following areas, the taking if you have obtained a State registration drainages into Bristol Bay and the of wildlife for subsistence uses is permit prior to hunting. Bering Sea between Etolin Point and prohibited or restricted on public lands: (iii) Unit-specific regulations: Cape Newenham, and all islands (A) Except for aircraft and boats and (A) You may use bait to hunt black between these points including in legal hunting camps, you may not use bear between April 15 and June 15; Hagemeister Island and the Walrus any motorized vehicle for hunting (B) For Federal registration permit Islands: ungulates, bears, wolves, and wolverine, caribou hunts for Unit 17(A) and (C), including transportation of hunters and that portion consisting of the Nushagak (A) Unit 17(A) consists of the parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or Peninsula south of the Igushik River, drainages between Cape Newenham and wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit to Tvativak Bay, a Federally-qualified Island and the Walrus Islands; 17(B), from Aug. 1–Nov. 1; subsistence user may designate another (B) Unit 17(B) consists of the (B) You may hunt brown bear by State Federally-qualified subsistence user to Nushagak River drainage upstream registration permit in lieu of a resident harvest caribou on his or her behalf. The from, and including the Mulchatna tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear designated hunter must obtain a River drainage, and the Wood River Management Area which consists of designated hunter permit and must drainage upstream from the outlet of Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) return a completed harvest report. The Lake Beverley; draining into Nuyakuk Lake and designated hunter may hunt for any Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion number of recipients but may have no (C) Unit 17(C) consists of the of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of more than two harvest limits in his/her remainder of Unit 17. and including the Aniak River drainage, possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 2 bears ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 31.
Brown Bear: Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 17(A) and (C)—that portion of 17(A) and (C) consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik Aug. 1ÐSept. 30. River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay—2 caribou by Federal registration permit. Pub- Dec. 1ÐMar. 31. lic lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by the residents of Togiak, Twin Hills, Manokotak, Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark’s Point, and Ekuk during seasons identified above. Unit 17(B) and (C)—that portion of 17(C) east of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes—5 caribou; however, Aug. 1ÐApr. 15. no more than 2 bulls may be taken from Oct. 1—Nov. 30. Unit 17(A)—remainder and 17(C)—remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit of up to 5 caribou will be Season to occur between determined at the time the season is announced. Aug. 1ÐMar. 31, harvest limit, and hunt area to be announced by the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager.
Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20.
Moose: Unit 17(A)—1 bull by State registration permit ...... Aug. 25ÐSept. 20.
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Unit 17(B)—that portion that includes all the Mulchatna River drainage upstream from and including the Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. Chilchitna River drainage—1 bull by State registration permit only during the period Aug. 20ÐAug. 31. Dur- ing the period Sept. 1ÐSept. 15 only 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 17(C)—that portion that includes the Iowithla drainage and Sunshine Valley and all lands west of Wood Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. River and south of Aleknagik Lake—1 bull by State registration permit only during the period Aug. 20ÐAug. 31. During the period Sept. 1ÐSept. 15 only 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 17(B)—remainder and 17(C)—remainder—1 bull by State registration permit only during the periods Aug. Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. 20ÐAug. 31 and Dec. 1ÐDec. 31. During the period Sept. 1ÐSept. 15 only a spike/fork bull or a bull with 50- Dec. 1ÐDec. 31. inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a State harvest ticket.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMar. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐFeb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 17—40 beaver per season ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: 2 muskrats ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐFeb. 28.
(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower within the Area and points outside the that area draining into the Yukon and Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River, Area; Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a northwesterly to Russian Mission on the (B) You may hunt brown bear by State straight line drawn between Lower Yukon River, then east along the north registration permit in lieu of a resident Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages bank of the Yukon River to the old site tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear flowing into the Bering Sea from Cape of Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag, Management Area which consists of Newenham on the south to and you may not use aircraft for hunting any Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) including the Pastolik River drainage on ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine, the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and draining into Nuyakuk Lake and including the transportation of any Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion adjacent islands between Cape hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or Newenham and the Pastolik River. of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of wolverine part; however, this does not and including the Aniak River drainage, (ii) In the following areas, the taking apply to transportation of a hunter or if you have obtained a State registration of wildlife for subsistence uses is ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part permit prior to hunting. prohibited or restricted on public lands: by aircraft between publicly owned (iii) Unit-specific regulations: (A) In the Kalskag Controlled Use airports in the Controlled Use Area or Area which consists of that portion of between a publicly owned airport
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(A) If you have a trapping license, you take caribou south of the Yukon River but may have no more than two harvest may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit on his or her behalf. The designated limits in his/her possession at any one 18 from Apr. 1–Jun. 10; hunter must obtain a designated hunter time; (B) A Federally-qualified subsistence permit and must return a completed (C) You may take caribou from a boat user (recipient) may designate another harvest report. The designated hunter moving under power in Unit 18. Federally-qualified subsistence user to may hunt for any number of recipients
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 18—that portion south of the Yukon River—A harvest limit of up to 5 caribou will be determined at the Season to occur between time the season is announced and will be based on the management objectives in the ‘‘Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Aug. 25 and Mar. 31 to Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan.’’ The season will be closed when the total harvest reaches be announced by the guidelines as described in the approved ‘‘Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Yukon Delta National Plan’’. Wildlife Refuge Manager. Unit 18—that portion north of the Yukon River—5 caribou per day ...... Aug. 1ÐMar. 31.
Moose: Unit 18—that portion north and west of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak Mountain, and then to Moun- Sept. 5ÐSept. 25. tain Village, and west of, but not including, the Andreafsky River drainage—1 antlered bull. Unit 18—south of and including the Kanektok River drainages ...... No open season. Unit 18—Kuskokwim River drainage—1 antlered bull. A 10-day hunt to occur between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1 Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. bull, evidence of sex required) will be opened by announcement. Winter season to be an- nounced. Unit 18—remainder—1 antlered bull. A 10-day hunt to occur between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1 bull, evidence of Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. sex required) will be opened by announcement. Winter season to be an- nounced. Public lands in Unit 18 are closed to the hunting of moose, except by Federally-qualified rural Alaska residents during seasons identified above.
Beaver: No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1Ð Mar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMay 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
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Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the the Swift River drainage upstream from to Dyckman Mountain and following the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream and including the North Fork drainage; crest of the divide between the from a straight line drawn between (D) Unit 19(D) consists of the Kuskokwim River and the Nowitna Lower Kalskag and Piamiut: remainder of Unit 19. drainage, and the divide between the (A) Unit 19(A) consists of the (ii) In the following areas, the taking Kuskokwim River and the Nixon Fork Kuskokwim River drainage downstream of wildlife for subsistence uses is River to Loaf benchmark on Halfway from and including the Moose Creek prohibited or restricted on public land: Mountain, then south to the west side drainage on the north bank and (A) You may not take wildlife for of Big River drainage, the point of downstream from and including the subsistence uses on lands within Mount beginning, you may not use aircraft for Stony River drainage on the south bank, McKinley National Park as it existed hunting moose, including transportation excluding Unit 19(B); prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence of any moose hunter or moose part; uses as authorized by this paragraph however, this does not apply to (B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak (m)(19) are permitted in Denali National transportation of a moose hunter or River drainage upstream from and Preserve and lands added to Denali moose part by aircraft between publicly including the Salmon River drainage, National Park on December 2, 1980; owned airports in the Controlled Use the Holitna River drainage upstream (B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Area, or between a publicly owned from and including the Bakbuk Creek Controlled Use Area, which consists of airport within the area and points drainage, that area south of a line from that portion of Unit 19(D) upstream outside the area; the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar from the mouth of Big River including (C) You may hunt brown bear by State dome at Sparrevohn Air Force Base, the drainages of the Big River, Middle registration permit in lieu of a resident including the Hoholitna River drainage Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear upstream from that line, and the Stony Tonzona River, and bounded by a line Management Area, which consists of River drainage upstream from and following the west bank of the Swift Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B) including the Can Creek drainage; Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim draining into Nuyakuk Lake and (C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion River to 152° 50′ W. long., then north to Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion of Unit 19 south and east of a line from the boundary of Denali National of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26 Preserve, then following the western and including the Aniak River drainage, miles south of the northwest corner of boundary of Denali National Preserve if you have obtained a State registration the original Mt. McKinley National Park north to its intersection with the permit prior to hunting. boundary) to the peak of Lone Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then (iii) Unit-specific regulations: Mountain, then due west to Big River, west to the crest of Telida Mountain, (A) You may use bait to hunt black including the Big River drainage then north along the crest of Munsatli bear between April 15 and June 30. upstream from that line, and including Ridge to elevation 1,610, then northwest (B) [Reserved]
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 19(A) and (B)—those portions which are downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage—1 bear Sept. 1ÐMay 31. by State registration permit. Unit 19(A)—remainder, 19(B)—remainder, and Unit 19(D)—1 bear ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 19(A)—north of Kuskokwim River—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28. Unit 19(A)—south of the Kuskokwim River and Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)— Aug. 1ÐApr. 15. 5 caribou. Unit 19(C)—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐOct. 10. Unit 19(D)—south and east of the Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim River—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Nov. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 19(D)—remainder—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Unit 19—rural Alaska residents domiciled in Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit but a village harvest July 1ÐJune 30. quota of 200 caribou; cows and calves may not be taken from Apr. 1ÐAug. 9. Reporting will be by a com- munity reporting system.
Sheep: 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger ...... Aug. 10 ÐSept. 20.
Moose: Unit 19—Rural Alaska residents of Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit, but a village harvest quota of July 1ÐJune 30. 40 moose (including those taken under the State Tier II system); either sex. Reporting will be by a commu- nity reporting system.
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Unit 19(A)—that portion north of the Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not including, the Kolmakof River Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. drainage and south of the Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not including, the Holokuk River drainage— Nov. 20ÐNov. 30. 1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during the Feb. 1ÐFeb. 10 season. Jan. 1ÐJan. 10. Feb. 1ÐFeb. 10. Unit 19(A)—remainder—1 bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. Nov. 20ÐNov. 30. Jan. 1ÐJan. 10. Feb. 1ÐFeb. 10. Unit 19(B)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. Unit 19(C)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐOct. 10. Unit 19(C)—1 bull by State registration permit ...... Jan. 15ÐFeb. 15. Unit 19(D)—that portion of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within the North Fork drainage up- Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. stream from the confluence of the South Fork to the mouth of the Swift Fork—1 antlered bull. Unit 19(D)—remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area—1 bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. Dec. 1ÐFeb. 28. Unit 19(D)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. Dec. 1ÐDec. 15.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 19(D)—10 wolves per day ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30. Unit 19—remainder—5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJun. 10.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
(20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the (A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion from and including Hot Springs Slough Yukon River drainage upstream from of Unit 20 bounded on the south by the upstream to and including the Banner and including the Tozitna River Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east Creek drainage; drainage to and including the Hamlin by the west bank of the Delta River, (C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion Creek drainage, drainages into the south bounded on the north by the north bank of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the bank of the Yukon River upstream from of the Tanana River from its confluence east bank of the Nenana River and on and including the Charley River with the Delta River downstream to its the north by the north bank of the drainage, the Ladue River and Fortymile confluence with the Nenana River, and Tanana River downstream from the River drainages, and the Tanana River bounded on the west by the east bank Nenana River; (D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion drainage north of Unit 13 and of the Nenana River; of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the downstream from the east bank of the (B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages east bank of the Robertson River and on Robertson River: into the north bank of the Tanana River the west by the west bank of the Delta
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River, and drainages into the north bank designated roads within the Dalton that portion of Unit 20(B) bounded by of the Tanana River from its confluence Highway Corridor Management Area. a line from the confluence of Rosie with the Robertson River downstream The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Creek and the Tanana River, northerly to, but excluding the Banner Creek Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, along Rosie Creek to Isberg Road, then drainage; Stevens Village, and residents living northeasterly on Isberg Road to Cripple (E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages within the Corridor may use firearms Creek Road, then northeasterly on into the south bank of the Yukon River within the Corridor only for subsistence Cripple Creek Road to the Parks upstream from and including the taking of wildlife; Highway, then north on the Parks Charley River drainage, and the Ladue (D) You may not use any motorized Highway to Alder Creek, then westerly River drainage; vehicle for hunting from August 5– along Alder Creek to its confluence with (F) Unit 20(F) consists of the September 20 in the Glacier Mountain Emma Creek, then upstream along remainder of Unit 20. Controlled Use Area, which consists of Emma Creek to its headwaters, then (ii) In the following areas, the taking that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a northerly along the hydrographic divide of wildlife for subsistence uses is line beginning at Mile 140 of the Taylor between Goldstream Creek drainages prohibited or restricted on public land: Highway, then north along the highway and Cripple Creek drainages to the (A) You may not take wildlife for to Eagle, then west along the cat trail summit of Ester Dome, then down subsistence uses on lands within Mount from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Sheep Creek to its confluence with McKinley National Park as it existed Crooked Creek southwest along the west Goldstream Creek, then easterly along prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, uses as authorized by this paragraph on North Peak, then west across North then north on Sheep Creek Road to (m)(20) are permitted in Denali National Peak to the headwaters of Independence Murphy Dome Road, then west on Preserve and lands added to Denali Creek, then southwest along the west Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy National Park on December 2, 1980; (B) You may not use motorized bank of Independence Creek to its Dome Road, then east on Old Murphy vehicles or pack animals for hunting confluence with the North Fork of the Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then from Aug. 5–Aug. 25 in the Delta Fortymile River, then easterly along the south on the Elliot Highway to Controlled Use Area, the boundary of south bank of the North Fork of the Goldstream Creek, then easterly along which is defined as: a line beginning at Fortymile River to its confluence with Goldstream Creek to its confluence with the confluence of Miller Creek and the Champion Creek, then across the North First Chance Creek, then up First Delta River, then west to vertical angle Fork of the Fortymile River to the south Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then bench mark Miller, then west to include bank of Champion Creek and easterly southerly along Steele Creek to its all drainages of Augustana Creek and along the south bank of Champion Creek confluence with Ruby Creek, then Black Rapids Glacier, then north and to its confluence with Little Champion upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro east to include all drainages of Creek, then northeast along the east Road, then south on Esro Road to Chena McGinnis Creek to its confluence with bank of Little Champion Creek to its Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena the Delta River, then east in a straight headwaters, then northeasterly in a Hot Springs Road to Nordale Road, then line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7 direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor south on Nordale Road to the Chena Richardson Highway, then north along Highway; however, this does not River, then along the north bank of the the Richardson Highway to its junction prohibit motorized access via, or Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, with the Alaska Highway, then east transportation of harvested wildlife on, then southerly along the Moose Creek along the Alaska Highway to the west the Taylor Highway or any airport; dike to its intersection with the Tanana bank of the Johnson River, then south (E) You may by permit only hunt River, and then westerly along the north along the west bank of the Johnson moose on the Minto Flats Management bank of the Tanana River to the point of River and Johnson Glacier to the head Area, which consists of that portion of beginning. of the Canwell Glacier, then west along Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway (iii) Unit-specific regulations: beginning at Mile 118, then the north bank of the Canwell Glacier (A) You may use bait to hunt black northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the and Miller Creek to the Delta River; bear between April 15 and June 30; (C) You may not use firearms, Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to snowmobiles, licensed highway the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat (B) You may not use a steel trap, or vehicles or motorized vehicles, except Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at a snare using cable smaller than 3/32 aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit Corridor Management Area, which a point where it joins the Tanana River 20(E) during April and October; consists of those portions of Units 20, three miles above Old Minto, then along (C) Residents of Unit 20 and 21 may 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from the north bank of the Tanana River take up to three moose per regulatory each side of the Dalton Highway from (including all channels and sloughs year for the celebration known as the the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the except Swan Neck Slough), to the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the Dalton Highway, except as follows: confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana terms of a Federal registration permit. Residents living within the Dalton Rivers and then northerly to the point Permits will be issued to individuals Highway Corridor Management Area of beginning; only at the request of the Native Village may use snowmobiles only for the (F) You may hunt moose by bow and of Tanana. This three moose limit is not subsistence taking of wildlife. You may arrow only in the Fairbanks cumulative with that permitted by the use licensed highway vehicles only on Management Area, which consists of State.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
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Brown Bear: Unit 20(E)—1 bear ...... Aug. 10ÐJune 30. Unit 20—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 20(E)—1 caribou by joint State/Federal registration permit only. The fall season will close when a com- Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. bined State/Federal harvest of 320 caribou has been reached. The winter season will close when the com- Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28. bined quota of 210 caribou for Units 20(E) and 25(C) Remainder has been reached. The season closures will be announced by the Northern Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management after consultation with the National Park Service and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Unit 20(F)—north of the Yukon River—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. Unit 20(F)—east of the Dalton Highway and south of the Yukon River—1 caribou. However, during the No- Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. vember 1ÐMarch 31 season a State registration permit is required. Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Moose: Unit 20(A)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. Unit 20(B)—that portion within the Minto Flats Management Area—1 bull by Federal registration permit only ... Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. Jan. 10ÐFeb. 28. Unit 20(B)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 20. Unit 20(C)—that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve west of the Toklat River, excluding lands Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980—1 antlered bull; however, Nov. 15ÐDec. 15. white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken. Unit 20(C)—remainder—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) Sept. 1ÐSept. 30. moose may not be taken. Unit 20(E)—that portion within Yukon Charley National Preserve—1 bull ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 30. Unit 20(E)—that portion drained by the Forty-mile River (all forks) from Mile 91⁄2 to Mile 145 Taylor Highway, Aug. 20ÐAug. 28. including the Boundary Cutoff Road—1 antlered bull; however during the period only a bull with Spike/fork Aug. 20ÐSept. 15. antlers may be taken. Unit 20(F)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 antlered bull by Federal Sept. 1ÐSept. 25. registration permit only. Unit 20(F)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 25.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: Unit 20(E)—2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 20—remainder—2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 31.
Wolf: 10 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): Unit 20(D)—that portion south of the Tanana River and west of the Johnson River—15 per day, 30 in posses- Aug. 25ÐMar. 31. sion, provided that not more than 5 per day and 10 in possession are sharp-tailed grouse. Unit 20—remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Unit 20—those portions within five miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor Highway, both to Eagle and the Alaska- Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. 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 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Units 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), and 20(F)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15. Units 20(D) and (E)—25 beaver ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Coyote: Unit 20(E)—No limit ...... Oct. 15ÐApr. 30. Remainder Unit 20—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: Unit 20(A), (B), (D), and (C) east of the Teklanika River—No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐFeb. 15. Unit 20(E)—5 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐNov. 30. —No limit ...... Dec. 1ÐMar. 15.
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Unit 20(F) and the remainder of 20(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: Unit 20(E)—No limit ...... Sept. 20ÐJune 10. Unit 20—remainder—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: Unit 20(A, B, C, & F)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30. Unit 20(D)—No limit ...... Oct. 15ÐApr. 30. Unit 20(E)—No limit ...... Oct. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of (A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use bank of the Innoko River to its drainages into the Yukon River Area, which consists of those portions confluence with Paimiut Slough, then upstream from Paimiut to, but not of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line south along the east bank of Paimiut including the Tozitna River drainage on from the north bank of the Yukon River Slough to its mouth, and then to the old the north bank, and to, but not at Koyukuk, then northerly to the village of Paimiut, is closed during including the Tanana River drainage on confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel moose hunting seasons to the use of the south bank; and excluding the Rivers, then northeasterly to the aircraft for hunting moose, including Koyukuk River drainage upstream from confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and transportation of any moose hunter or the Dulbi River drainage: the Huslia River (65°57’ N. lat., 156°41’ part of moose; however, this does not (A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko W. long.), then easterly to the south end apply to transportation of a moose River drainage upstream from and of Solsmunket Lake, then east to hunter or part of moose by aircraft including the Iditarod River drainage, Hughes, then south to Little Indian between publicly owned airports in the and the Nowitna River drainage River, then southwesterly to the crest of Controlled Use Area or between a upstream from the Little Mud River; Hochandochtla Mountain, then publicly owned airport within the area (B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood and points outside the area. River drainage upstream from Ruby and Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock, (iii) You may hunt brown bear by east of the Ruby-Poorman Road, then westerly along the north bank of State registration permit in lieu of a downstream from and excluding the the Yukon River (including Koyukuk resident tag in the Northwest Alaska Tozitna River and Tanana River Island) to the point of beginning, is Brown Bear Management Area, which drainages, and excluding the Nowitna closed during moose-hunting seasons to consists of Unit 21(D), Unit 22, except River drainage upstream from the Little the use of aircraft for hunting moose, 22(C), those portions of Unit 23, except Mud River, and excluding the Melozitna including transportation of any moose the Baldwin Peninsula north of the River drainage upstream from Grayling hunter or moose part; however, this Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A), Creek; does not apply to transportation of a if you have obtained a State registration moose hunter or moose part by aircraft permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may (C) Unit 21(C) consists of the between publicly owned airports in the not be used in the Northwest Alaska Melozitna River drainage upstream from controlled use area or between a Brown Bear Management Area in any Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River publicly owned airport within the area manner for brown bear hunting under drainage upstream from and including and points outside the area; all hunters the authority of a brown bear State the Cottonwood Creek drainage; on the Koyukuk River passing the registration permit, including (D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon ADF&G operated check station at Ella’s transportation of hunters, bears, or parts River drainage from and including the Cabin (15 miles upstream from the of bears; however, this does not apply Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are to transportation of bear hunters or bear Ruby, including the area west of the required to stop and report to ADF&G parts by regularly scheduled flights to Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the personnel at the check station; and between communities by carriers Koyukuk River drainage upstream from (B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, that normally provide scheduled service the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding which consists of that portion of Unit 21 to this area, nor does it apply to the Dulbi River drainage upstream from bounded by a line beginning at the old transportation of aircraft to or between Cottonwood Creek; village of Paimiut, then north along the publicly owned airports. (E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon west bank of the Yukon River to (iv) Unit-specific regulations: River drainage from Paimiut upstream Paradise, then northwest to the mouth (A) You may use bait to hunt black to, but not including the Blackburn of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila bear between April 15 and June 30; and Creek drainage, and the Innoko River River, then northeast to the mouth of the in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, drainage downstream from the Iditarod Anvik River, then along the west bank you may also use bait to hunt black bear River drainage. of the Yukon River to the lower end of between September 1 and September 25; (ii) In the following areas, the taking Eagle Island (approximately 45 miles (B) You may use a firearm to take of wildlife for subsistence uses is north of Grayling), then to the mouth of beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1–June prohibited or restricted on public land: the Iditarod River, then down the east 10;
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(C) The residents of Unit 20 and 21 Native Village of Tanana. This three Federal registration permit. Permits will may take up to three moose per moose limit is not cumulative with that be issued to individuals only at the regulatory year for the celebration permitted by the State; request of the Native Village of Kaltag or known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, (D) The residents of Unit 21 may take Nulato. This three moose limit is not under the terms of a Federal registration up to three moose per regulatory year cumulative with that permitted by the permit. Permits will be issued to for the celebration known as the Kaltag/ State. individuals only at the request of the Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 21(D)—1 bear by State registration permit only ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 15. Unit 21—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 21(A)—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10Ð Sept. 30. Dec. 10ÐDec. 20. Unit 21(B), (C), and (E)—1 caribou ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Unit 21(D)—north of the Yukon River and east of the Koyukuk River 1 caribou; however, 2 additional caribou Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Winter may be taken during a winter season to be announced. season to be announced. Unit 21(D)—remainder—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16ÐJune 30 ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Moose: Unit 21(A)—1 bull ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 25. Nov. 1ÐNov. 30. Unit 21(B) and (C)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 5ÐSept. 25. Unit 21(D)—Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during Aug. 27ÐSept. 20. Aug. 27Ð31 and the February season. During the Aug. 27ÐSept. 20 season a State registration permit is re- Winter season to be an- quired. Moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the mainstem Yukon River during the February sea- nounced. son. A 10-day winter hunt to occur between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28 will be opened by announcement of the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager 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 21(D)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during Sept. 21Ð25 and the Sept. 5ÐSept. 25. February season. Moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the mainstrem Yukon River during the Winter season to be an- February season. A 10-day winter hunt to occur between Feb. 1 and Feb. 28 will be opened by announce- nounced. ment of the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with the ADF&G area bi- ologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional Advisory Council and Middle Yukon Fish and Game Advisory Committee. Unit 21(E)—1 moose; however, only bulls may be taken from Aug. 20ÐSept. 25; moose may not be taken Aug. 20ÐSept. 25. within one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon River during the February season. Feb. 1ÐFeb. 10.
Beaver: Unit 21(E)—No Limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10. Unit 21—remainder ...... No open season.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
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Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
(22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of River drainage, and King and Sledge brown bear hunting under the authority Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait, Islands; of a brown bear State registration Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound (D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion permit, including transportation of drainages from, but excluding, the of Unit 22 draining into the Bering Sea hunters, bears, or parts of bears; Pastolik River drainage in southern north of, but not including, the Tisuk however, this does not apply to Norton Sound to, but not including, the River to and including Cape York, and transportation of bear hunters or bear Goodhope River drainage in Southern St. Lawrence Island; parts by regularly scheduled flights to Kotzebue Sound, and all adjacent (E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea, and between communities by carriers islands in the Bering Sea between the Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and that normally provide scheduled service mouths of the Goodhope and Pastolik Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape to this area, nor does it apply to Rivers: York to, but excluding, the Goodhope transportation of aircraft to or between (A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton River drainage, and including Little publicly owned airports. Sound drainages from, but excluding, Diomede Island and Fairway Rock. (iii) Unit-specific regulations: the Pastolik River drainage to, and (ii) You may hunt brown bear by State (A) If you have a trapping license, you including, the Ungalik River drainage, registration permit in lieu of a resident may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit and Stuart and Besboro Islands; tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear 22 during the established seasons; Management Area, which consists of (B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a (B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of trap or snare intended for red fox or Sound drainages from, but excluding, Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula wolf, may be used for subsistence the Ungalik River drainage to, and north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and purposes; including, the Topkok Creek drainage; Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State (C) A snowmachine may be used to (C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton registration permit prior to hunting. position a hunter to select individual Sound and Bering Sea drainages from, Aircraft may not be used in the caribou for harvest provided that the but excluding, the Topkok Creek Northwest Alaska Brown Bear animals are not shot from a moving drainage to, and including, the Tisuk Management Area in any manner for snowmachine.
Harvest limits Open season
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30
Hunting
Brown Bear: Unit 22(A)—1 bear by State registration permit by residents of Unit 22(A) only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 22(B)—1 bear by State registration permit by residents of Unit 22(B) only ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 22(C) ...... No open season. Unit 22(E)—1 bear by State registration permit only ...... Aug. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 22—remainder—1 bear by State registration permit ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 22(A) and (B)—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16ÐJune 30 ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Moose: Unit 22(A)—1 bull; however, the period of Dec. 1ÐJan. 31 is closed to hunting except by residents of Unit Aug. 1ÐSept. 30. 22(A) only. Dec. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 22(B)—1 bull ...... Aug. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 22(C)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 14. Unit 22(D)—that portion within the Kuzitrin River drainage—1 antlered bull ...... Aug. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 22(D)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1ÐDec. 31; no Aug. 1ÐJan. 31. person may take a cow accompanied by a calf. Unit 22(E)—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf ...... Aug. 1ÐMar. 31.
Muskox: Unit 22(B)—1 bull by Federal permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of Aug. 1ÐMar. 15. muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. The total combined harvest may not exceed 8 bulls.
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Harvest limits Open season
Unit 22(D)—That portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and Canyon Creek—1 muskox by Federal permit or Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. State Tier II permit; however, cows may only be taken during the period Jan. 1ÐMar. 15. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Not more than 3 cows may be taken, and the total combined harvest may not exceed 7 animals. Remainder of Unit 22(D)—1 muskox by Federal permit or State Tier II permit; however, cows may only be Aug. 1ÐMar. 15. taken during the period Jan. 1ÐMar. 15. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Not more than 13 cows may be taken, and the total combined harvest may not exceed 32 animals. Unit 22(E)—1 muskox by Federal permit or State Tier II permit; however, cows may only be taken during the Aug. 1ÐMar. 15. period Jan. 1ÐMar. 15. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Not more than 14 cows may be taken, and the total combined harvest may not exceed 23 animals. Unit 22—remainder ...... No open season.
Beaver: Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)—50 beaver ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10. Unit 22—remainder ...... No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are closed to the taking of coyotes ...... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 15.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Marten: Unit 22(A) 22(B)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15. Unit 22—remainder ...... No open season.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJan. 31.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolverine: 3 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of and including the Niukluk River drainage—40 per day, 80 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Unit 22(E)—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... July 15ÐMay 15.
Unit 22 Remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)—50 beaver ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10. Unit 22(C) ...... No open season.
Coyote: Federal public lands are closed to the taking of coyotes ...... No open season.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
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(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of (B) You may hunt brown bear by State (B) In addition to other restrictions on Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and registration permit in lieu of a resident method of take found in this § ll.26, Arctic Ocean drainages from and tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear you may also take swimming caribou including the Goodhope River drainage Management Area, which consists of with a firearm using rimfire cartridges; to Cape Lisburne. Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of (C) If you have a trapping license, you (ii) In the following areas, the taking Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula may take beaver with a firearm in all of of wildlife for subsistence uses is north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 23 from Nov. 1—Jun. 10; prohibited or restricted on public land: Unit 26(A); if you have obtained a State (D) For the Baird and DeLong registration permit prior to hunting. Mountain sheep hunts—A Federally- (A) You may not use aircraft in any Aircraft may not be used in the qualified subsistence user (recipient) manner either for hunting of ungulates, Northwest Alaska Brown Bear may designate another Federally- bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for Management Area in any manner for qualified subsistence user to take sheep transportation of hunters or harvested brown bear hunting under the authority on his or her behalf unless the recipient species in the Noatak Controlled Use of a brown bear State registration is a member of a community operating Area, which consists of that portion of permit, including transportation of under a community harvest system. The Unit 23 in a corridor extending five hunters, bears or parts of bears; designated hunter must obtain a miles on either side of the Noatak River however, this does not apply to designated hunter permit and must beginning at the mouth of the Noatak transportation of bear hunters or bear return a completed harvest report. The River, and extending upstream to the parts by regularly scheduled flights to designated hunter may hunt for any mouth of Sapun Creek, is closed for the and between communities by carriers number of recipients but may have no period August 25–September 15. This that normally provide scheduled service more than two harvest limits in his/her does not apply to the transportation of to this area, nor does it apply to possession at any one time; hunters or parts of ungulates, bear, transportation of aircraft to or between (E) A snowmachine may be used to wolves, or wolverine by regularly publicly owned airports. position a hunter to select individual scheduled flights to communities by (iii) Unit-specific regulations: caribou for harvest provided that the carriers that normally provide (A) You may take caribou from a boat animals are not shot from a moving scheduled air service; moving under power in Unit 23; snowmachine.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 23—except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle—1 bear by State registration permit ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 23—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ...... Sept. 1ÐOct. 10. Apr. 15ÐMay 25.
Caribou: 15 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16ÐJune 30 ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Sheep: Unit 23Ðsouth of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Riv- Aug. 1ÐSept. 30. ers (Baird Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Super- The season will be closed intendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 20 full curl when half of the quota rams, based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. has been harvested. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Unit 23—south of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Riv- Oct. 1ÐApr. 1. ers (Baird Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Super- The season will be closed intendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 20 full curl when the total quota of rams, based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. sheep has been har- Federal public lands are closed to the taking of sheep except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. vested including those harvested during the Aug. 1ÐSept. 30 season. Unit 23—north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong Aug. 1ÐSept. 30. Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the The season will be closed Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the when half of the quota DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep has been harvested in population survey is completed. the DeLong Mountains. Unit 23—north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong Oct. 1ÐApr. 1. Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the The season will be closed Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the when the total quota of DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep sheep has been har- population survey is completed. vested in the DeLong Mountains including those harvested during the Aug. 1ÐSept. 30 sea- son. Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 sheep ...... Oct. 1ÐApr. 30.
Moose:
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Harvest limits Open season
Unit 23—that portion north and west of and including the Singoalik River drainage, and all lands draining into July 1ÐMar. 31. the Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf. Unit 23—that portion lying within the Noatak River drainage—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be Aug. 1ÐSept. 15. taken only from Nov. 1ÐMar. 31; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf. Oct. 1ÐMar. 31. Unit 23—remainder—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf ...... Aug. 1ÐMar. 31.
Muskox: Unit 23—south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage—1 muskox by Fed- Aug. 1ÐMar. 15. eral permit or State Tier II permit; however, cows may only be taken during the period Jan. 1ÐMar. 15. Fed- eral public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Not more than 8 cows may be taken, and the total combined harvest may not exceed 13 animals. Unit 23—remainder ...... No open season.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare: (Snowshoe and Tundra) No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 15.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Nov. 10ÐMar. 31.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 23—the Kobuk and Selawik River drainages—50 beaver ...... July 1ÐJune 30. Unit 23—remainder—30 beaver ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Lynx: 3 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune. 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the each side of the Dalton Highway from within the Corridor only for subsistence Koyukuk River drainage upstream from the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the taking of wildlife; but not including the Dulbi River Dalton Highway, except as follows: (B) You may not use aircraft for drainage. Residents living within the Dalton hunting moose, including transportation (ii) In the following areas, the taking Highway Corridor Management Area of any moose hunter or moose part in of wildlife for subsistence uses is may use snowmobiles only for the the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which prohibited or restricted on public land: subsistence taking of wildlife. You may consists of that portion of Unit 24 (A) You may not use firearms, use licensed highway vehicles only on bounded by a line from the Bettles Field snowmobiles, licensed highway designated roads within the Dalton VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake, vehicles or motorized vehicles, except Highway Corridor Management Area. to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, of Lake Todatonten (including all waters Corridor Management Area, which Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, of these lakes), to the northernmost consists of those portions of Units 20, Stevens Village, and residents living headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from within the Corridor may use firearms highest peak of Double Point Mountain,
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then back to the Bettles Field VOR; southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State however, this does not apply to Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock, registration permit prior to hunting. You transportation of a moose hunter or then westerly along the north bank of may not use aircraft in the Northwest moose part by aircraft between publicly the Yukon River (including Koyukuk Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in owned airports in the controlled use Island) to the point of beginning; any manner for brown bear hunting area or between a publicly owned however, this does not apply to under the authority of a brown bear airport within the area and points transportation of a moose hunter or State registration permit, including outside the area; moose part by aircraft between publicly transportation of hunters, bears or parts (C) You may not use aircraft for owned airports in the controlled use of bears. However, this does not apply hunting moose, including transportation area or between a publicly owned to transportation of bear hunters or bear of any moose hunter or moose part in airport within the area and points parts by regularly scheduled flights to the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, outside the area; all hunters on the and between communities by carriers which consists of those portions of Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G that normally provide scheduled service Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from operated check station at Ella’s Cabin to this area, nor does it apply to the north bank of the Yukon River at (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on transportation of aircraft to or between Koyukuk, then northerly to the the Koyukuk River) are required to stop publicly owned airports. confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel and report to ADF&G personnel at the (iii) Unit-specific regulations: Rivers, then northeasterly to the check station; (A) You may use bait to hunt black confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and (D) You may hunt brown bear by State bear between April 15 and June 30; and the Huslia River (65°57’ N. lat., 156°41’ registration permit in lieu of a resident in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, W. long.), then easterly to the south end tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear you may also use bait to hunt black bear of Solsmunket Lake, then east to Management Area, which consists of between September 1 and September 25; Hughes, then south to Little Indian Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of (B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with River, then southwesterly to the crest of Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula a trap or snare intended for red fox, may Hochandochtla Mountain, then north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and be used for subsistence purposes.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 24—1 bear by State registration permit ...... Sept. 1ÐJune 15.
Caribou: Unit 24—that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from and including that portion of Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. 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 car- ibou. Remainder of Unit 24—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16ÐJune 30 ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Sheep: Unit 24—(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)—that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—commu- July 15ÐDec. 31. nity 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 24—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3 Aug. 1ÐApr. 30. sheep. Unit 24—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area; except, Gates of the Arctic Na- Aug. 1ÐApr. 30. tional Park—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only. Unit 24—remainder—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger ...... Aug. 10ÐSept. 20.
Moose: Unit 24—that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may only Aug. 17ÐSept. 20 be taken during the periods of Aug. 27Ð31, Dec. 1ÐDec. 10, and Mar. 1ÐMar. 10. During Aug. 27ÐSept. 20, Dec. 1ÐDec. 10 State registration permit is required. Mar. 1ÐMar. 10. Unit 24—that portion that includes the John River drainage within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 Aug. 1ÐDec. 31. moose. Unit 24—the Alatna River drainage within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 moose; however, antlerless Aug. 25ÐDec. 31 moose may be taken only from Sept. 21ÐSept. 25 and Mar.1ÐMar. 10. Mar. 1ÐMar. 10 Unit 24—all drainages to the north of the Koyukuk River upstream from and including the Alatna River to and Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. including the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, except those portions of the John River and the Alatna River Mar. 1ÐMar. 10 drainages within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Sept. 21ÐSept. 25 and Mar. 1ÐMar. 10. Unit 24—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area; except, Gates of the Arctic Na- Aug. 25 ÐSept. 25. tional Park—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. Unit 24—remainder—1 antlered bull. Public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area are closed to taking of Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. moose, except by eligible rural Alaska residents.
Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
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Harvest limits Open season
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: 5 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
(25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the and including the Rock Creek drainage, Arctic Village, which is bounded on the Yukon River drainage upstream from and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream east by the East Fork Chandalar River but not including the Hamlin Creek from and including the Moose Creek beginning at the confluence of Red drainage, and excluding drainages into drainage; Sheep Creek and proceeding the south bank of the Yukon River (D) Unit 25(D) consists of the southwesterly downstream past Arctic upstream from the Charley River: remainder of Unit 25. Village to the confluence with Crow (A) Unit 25(A) consists of the (ii) In the following areas, the taking Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Hodzana River drainage upstream from of wildlife for subsistence uses is Creek, through Portage Lake, to its the Narrows, the Chandalar River prohibited or restricted on public land: confluence with the Junjik River; then drainage upstream from and including (A) You may not use firearms, down the Junjik River past Timber Lake the East Fork drainage, the Christian snowmobiles, licensed highway and a larger tributary, to a major, River drainage upstream from Christian, vehicles or motorized vehicles, except unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for the Sheenjek River drainage upstream aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway approximately 6 miles where the stream from and including the Thluichohnjik Corridor Management Area, which forks into 2 roughly equal drainages; the Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and consists of those portions of Units 20, boundary follows the easternmost fork, the Old Crow River drainage; 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from proceeding almost due north to the (B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little each side of the Dalton Highway from headwaters and intersects the Black River drainage upstream from but the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Continental Divide; the boundary then not including the Big Creek drainage, Dalton Highway, except as follows: follows the Continental Divide easterly, the Black River drainage upstream from Residents living within the Dalton through Carter Pass, then easterly and and including the Salmon Fork Highway Corridor Management Area northeasterly approximately 62 miles drainage, the Porcupine River drainage may use snowmobiles only for the along the divide to the head waters of upstream from the confluence of the subsistence taking of wildlife. You may the most northerly tributary of Red Coleen and Porcupine Rivers, and use licensed highway vehicles only on Sheep Creek then follows southerly drainages into the north bank of the designated roads within the Dalton along the divide designating the eastern Yukon River upstream from Circle, Highway Corridor Management Area. extreme of the Red Sheep Creek including the islands in the Yukon The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, drainage then to the confluence of Red River; Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, Sheep Creek and the East Fork (C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages Stevens Village, and residents living Chandalar River. into the south bank of the Yukon River within the Corridor may use firearms (iii) Unit-specific regulations: upstream from Circle to the Subunit within the Corridor only for subsistence (A) You may use bait to hunt black 20(E) boundary, the Birch Creek taking of wildlife; bear between April 15 and June 30; drainage upstream from the Steese (B) The Arctic Village Sheep (B) You may take caribou and moose Highway bridge (milepost 147), the Management Area consists of that from a boat moving under power in Unit Preacher Creek drainage upstream from portion of Unit 25(A) north and west of 25;
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(C) The taking of bull moose outside name of the decedent, the nature of the address, and the date(s) and location(s) the seasons provided in this part for ceremony or cultural event, number to of the taking(s); food in memorial potlatches and be taken, the general area in which the (3) No permit or harvest ticket is traditional cultural events is authorized taking will occur; required for taking under this section; in Unit 25(D) west provided that: (2) Each person who takes a bull however, the harvester must be an (1) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event moose under this section must submit a Alaska rural resident with customary contact the Refuge Manager, Yukon written report to the Refuge Manager, and traditional use in Unit 25(D) west; Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior to Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge (4) Any moose taken under this taking or attempting to take bull moose not more than 15 days after the harvest provision counts against the annual and provide to the Refuge Manager the specifying the harvester’s name and quota of 60 bulls.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 25(D)—1 bear ...... July 1ÐJune 30. Unit 25—remainder—1 bear ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 25(C)—that portion west of the east bank of the mainstem of Preacher Creek to its confluence with Amer- Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. ican Creek, then west of the east bank of American Creek—1 caribou. However, during the November 1Ð Nov. 1ÐMar. 31. Mar. 31 season, a State registration permit is required. 25(C)—remainder—1 caribou by joint State/Federal registration permit only. The fall season will close when a Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. combined State/Federal harvest of 225 caribou has been been reached. The winter season will close when Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28. the combined quota of 210 caribou for Units 20(E) and 25(C) Remainder has been reached. The season closures will be announced by the Northern Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management after con- sultation with the National Park Service and Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Unit 25 (D)—that portion of Unit 25(D) drained by the west fork of the Dall River west of 150°W. long.—1 bull Aug. 10ÐSept. 30. Dec. 1ÐDec. 31. Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of Unit 25(D)—10 caribou ...... July 1ÐApr. 30.
Sheep: Unit 25(A)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area ...... No open season. Units 25(A)—Arctic Village Sheep Management Area—2 rams by Federal registration permit only. Public lands Aug. 10ÐApr. 30. are closed to the taking of sheep except by rural Alaska residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort Yukon, Kaktovik, and Chalkytsik during seasons identified above. Unit 25(A)—remainder—3 sheep by Federal registration permit only ...... Aug. 30ÐApr. 30.
Moose: Unit 25(A)—1 antlered bull ...... Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. Dec. 1ÐDec. 10. Unit 25(B)—that portion within Yukon Charley National Preserve—1 bull ...... Aug. 20ÐSept. 30. Unit 25(B)—that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from, but excluding the Coleen River Aug. 25ÐSept. 30. drainage—1 antlered bull. Dec. 1ÐDec. 10. Unit 25(B)—that portion, other than Yukon Charley National Preserve, draining into the north bank of the Sept. 5ÐSept. 30. Yukon River upstream from and including the Kandik River drainage, including the islands in the Yukon Dec. 1ÐDec. 15. River—1 antlered bull. Unit 25(B)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...... Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. Dec. 1ÐDec. 15. Unit 25(C)—1 antlered bull ...... Sept. 1ÐSept. 15. Unit 25(D)(West)—that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit 25(D) boundary on Preacher Creek, Aug. 25ÐFeb. 28. then downstream along Preacher Creek, Birch Creek and Lower Mouth Birch Creek to the Yukon River, then downstream along the north bank of the Yukon River (including islands) to the confluence of the Hadweenzik River, then upstream along the west bank of the Hadweenzik 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 25(D) boundary—1 bull by a Federal registration permit. Alternate permits allowing for designated hunt- ers are available to qualified applicants who reside in Subunit 25(D) West. Permits will be available in the following villages: Beaver (25 permits), Birch Creek (10 permits), and Stevens Village (25 permits). Addi- tional permits for residents of 25(D)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 Tech- nician. Moose hunting on public land in Unit 25(D)(West) is closed at all times except for residents of Unit 25(D) West during seasons identified above. The moose season will be closed when 60 moose have been harvested in the entirety (from Federal and non-Federal lands) of Unit 25(D)(West). Unit 25(D)—remainder—1 antlered moose ...... Aug. 25ÐSept. 25. Dec. 1ÐDec. 20.
Beaver: Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)—1 beaver per day; 1 in possession ...... Apr. 16ÐOct. 31. Unit 25(C) ...... No Federal open season.
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Harvest limits Open season
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. to Oct. 1.
Hare (Snowshoe): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: Unit 25(C)—2 lynx ...... Dec. 1ÐJan. 31. Unit 25—remainder—2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Wolf: Unit 25(A)—No limit ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30. Remainder of Unit 25—10 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 1 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): Unit 25(C)—15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. Unit 25—remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): Unit 25(C)—those portions within 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐMar. 31. Unit 25—remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver: Unit 25(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15. Unit 25—remainder—50 beaver ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: Unit 25(C)—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐFeb. 28. Unit 25—remainder—No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐMar. 31.
(26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of (A) You may not use aircraft in any Corridor Management Area, which Arctic Ocean drainages between Cape manner for moose hunting, including consists of those portions of Units 20, Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border transportation of moose hunters or parts 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from including the Firth River drainage of moose from Aug. 1–Aug. 31 and from each side of the Dalton Highway from within Alaska: Jan. 1–Mar. 31 in Unit 26(A). No hunter the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the (A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion may take or transport a moose, or part Dalton Highway, except as follows: of Unit 26 lying west of the Itkillik River of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having Residents living within the Dalton drainage and west of the east bank of the been transported by aircraft into the Highway Corridor Management Area Colville River between the mouth of the unit. However, this does not apply to may use snowmobiles only for the Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean; transportation of moose hunters or subsistence taking of wildlife. You may (B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion moose parts by regularly scheduled use licensed highway vehicles only on of Unit 26 east of Unit 26(A), west of the flights to and between villages by designated roads within the Dalton west bank of the Canning River and carriers that normally provide Highway Corridor Management Area. west of the west bank of the Marsh Fork scheduled service to this area, nor does The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, of the Canning River; it apply to transportation by aircraft to (C) Unit 26(C) consists of the or between publicly owned airports; Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville, remainder of Unit 26. (B) You may not use firearms, Stevens Village, and residents living (ii) In the following areas, the taking snowmobiles, licensed highway within the Corridor may use firearms of wildlife for subsistence uses is vehicles or motorized vehicles, except within the Corridor only for subsistence prohibited or restricted on public land: aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway taking of wildlife;
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(C) You may hunt brown bear by State to this area, nor does it apply to designated hunter may hunt for any registration permit in lieu of a resident transportation of aircraft to or between number of recipients but may have no tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear publicly owned airports. more than two harvest limits in his/her Management Area, which consists of (iii) Unit-specific regulations: possession at any one time; (A) You may take caribou from a boat Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of (D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula moving under power in Unit 26; hunts—A Federally-qualified north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and (B) In addition to other restrictions on subsistence user (recipient) may Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State method of take found in this § l.26, registration permit prior to hunting. You you may also take swimming caribou designate another Federally-qualified may not use aircraft in the Northwest with a firearm using rimfire cartridges; subsistence user to take sheep on his or Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in (C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified her behalf unless the recipient is a any manner for brown bear hunting subsistence user (recipient) may member of a community operating under the authority of a brown bear designate another Federally-qualified under a community harvest system. The State registration permit, including subsistence user to take sheep on his or designated hunter must obtain a transportation of hunters, bears or parts her behalf unless the recipient is a designated hunter permit and must of bears. However, this does not apply member of a community operating return a completed harvest report. The to transportation of bear hunters or bear under a community harvest system. The designated hunter may hunt for any parts by regularly scheduled flights to designated hunter must obtain a number of recipients but may have no and between communities by carriers designated hunter permit and must more than two harvest limits in his/her that normally provide scheduled service return a completed harvest report. The possession at any one time.
Harvest limits Open season
Hunting
Black Bear: 3 bears...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Brown Bear: Unit 26(A)—1 bear by State registration permit ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31. Unit 26(B) and (C)—1 bear ...... Sept. 1ÐMay 31.
Caribou: Unit 26(A)—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16ÐJune 30. Federal lands July 1ÐJune 30. south of the Colville River and east of the Killik River are closed to the taking of caribou by non-Federally qualified subsistence users from Aug. 1Ð Sept. 30. Unit 26(B)—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may be taken only from Oct. 1ÐApr. 30 ...... July 1ÐJune 30. Unit 26(C)—10 caribou per day ...... July 1ÐApr. 30. You may not transport more than 5 caribou per regulatory year from Unit 26 except to the community of Anaktuvuk Pass
Sheep: Unit 26(A) and (B)—(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)—that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National July 15Ð Dec. 31. Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes and a daily posses- sion limit of 3 sheep per person no more than 1 of which may be a ewe. Unit 26(A)—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—those portions within the Gates of the Arctic National Aug. 1ÐApr. 30. Park—3 sheep. Unit 26(A)—that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 ram with full curl Aug. 1Ð Sept. 30. or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands The season will be closed may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), when half of the quota based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. has been harvested in the DeLong Mountains. Unit 26(A)—that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 ram with full curl Oct. 1ÐApr. 1. or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands The season will be closed may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), when the total quota of based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. sheep has been har- vested during the Aug. 1ÐSept. 30 season. Unit 26(B)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. larger by Federal registration permit only. Unit 26(A)—remainder and 26(B)—remainder—including the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve—1 ram Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger. Unit 26(C)—3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10ÐSept. 20 seasonis restricted to 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn Aug. 10ÐSept. 20. or larger. A Federal registration permit is required for the Oct. 1ÐApr. 30 season. Oct. 1ÐApr.
Moose: Unit 26(A)—that portion of the Colville River drainage downstream from the mouth of the Anaktuvuk River—1 Aug. 1Ð31. bull. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose by non-Federally qualified subsistence users. Unit 26—remainder ...... No open season.
Muskox:
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Harvest limits Open season
Unit 26(C)—1 muskox by Federal registration permit only; 12 permits for bulls and 3 permits for cows may be July 15ÐMar. 31. issued to rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik only. However, cows may be taken only from Sep- tember 15ÐMarch 31. Public lands are closed to the taking of muskox, except by rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik during open seasons.
Coyote: 2 coyotes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ...... Sept. 1ÐApr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 26(A) and (B)—10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1 ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 15. Unit 26(C)—10 foxes ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit ...... July 1ÐJune 30.
Lynx: 2 lynx ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: 15 wolves ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: 5 wolverine ...... Sept. 1ÐMar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...... Aug. 10ÐApr. 30.
Trapping
Coyote: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Lynx: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Marten: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Mink and Weasel: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJan. 31.
Muskrat: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐJune 10.
Otter: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Wolf: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 30.
Wolverine: No limit ...... Nov. 1ÐApr. 15.
Dated: July 23, 2001. Kenneth E. Thompson, Subsistence Program Manager, USDA-Forest Service. Thomas H. Boyd, Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board. [FR Doc. 01–21129 Filed 8–24–01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P, 4310–55–P
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