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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

RIN 1018–AF74; RIN 1018–AG03

Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C

and Subpart D—2000–2001

Subsistence Taking of Fish and

Wildlife Regulations

AGENCIES: Forest Service, Agriculture;

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This final rule establishes

regulations for seasons, harvest limits,

methods, and means related to taking of

wildlife for subsistence uses during the

2000–2001 regulatory year. The

rulemaking is necessary because

Subpart D is subject to an annual public

review cycle. This rulemaking replaces

the wildlife regulations included in the

‘‘Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D—

1999–2000 Subsistence Taking of Fish

and Wildlife Regulations,’’ which expire

on June 30, 2000. This rule also amends

the Rural Determinations (Section

ll.23 of Subpart C) and Customary

and Traditional Use Determinations of

the Federal Subsistence Board (Section

ll.24 of Subpart C).

DATES: Sections ll.23 and .24(a)(1) are

effective July 1, 2000. Section ll.25 is

effective July 1, 2000, through June 30,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of

Subsistence Management; (907) 786–

3888. For questions specific to National

Forest System lands, contact Ken

Thompson, Regional Subsistence

Program Manager, USDA, Forest

Service, Alaska Region (907) 786–3888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Title VIII of the Alaska National

Interest Lands Conservation Act

(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126)

requires that the Secretary of the Interior

and the Secretary of Agriculture

(Secretaries) implement a joint program

to grant a preference for subsistence

uses of fish and wildlife resources on

public lands, unless the State of Alaska

enacts and implements laws of general

applicability that are consistent with

ANILCA and that provide for the

subsistence definition, preference, and

participation specified in Sections 803,

804, and 805 of ANILCA. The State

implemented a program that the

Department of the Interior previously

found to be consistent with ANILCA.

However, in December 1989, the Alaska

Supreme Court ruled in McDowell v.

State of Alaska that the rural preference

in the State subsistence statute violated

the Alaska Constitution. The Court’s

ruling in McDowell required the State to

delete the rural preference from the

subsistence statute and, therefore,

negated State compliance with ANILCA.

The Court stayed the effect of the

decision until July 1, 1990.

As a result of the McDowell decision,

the Department of the Interior and the

Department of Agriculture

(Departments) assumed, on July 1, 1990,

responsibility for implementation of

Title VIII of ANILCA on public lands.

On June 29, 1990, the Temporary

Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska were

published in the Federal Register (55

FR 27114–27170). Consistent with

Subparts A, B, and C of these

regulations, as revised January 8, 1999,

(64 FR 1276), the Departments

established a Federal Subsistence Board

to administer the Federal Subsistence

Management Program. The Board’s

composition includes a Chair appointed

by the Secretary of the Interior with

concurrence of the Secretary of

Agriculture; the Alaska Regional

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;

the Alaska Regional Director, U.S.

National Park Service; the Alaska State

Director, U.S. Bureau of Land

Management; the Alaska Regional

Director, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs;

and the Alaska Regional Forester, USDA

Forest Service. Through the Board, these

agencies participated in the

development of regulations for Subparts

A, B, and C, and the annual Subpart D

regulations.

All Board members have reviewed

this rule and agree with its substance.

Because this rule relates to public lands

managed by an agency or agencies in

both the Departments of Agriculture and

the Interior, identical text would be

incorporated into 36 CFR part 242 and

50 CFR part 100.

Applicability of Subparts A, B, and C

Subparts A, B, and C (unless

otherwise amended) of the Subsistence

Management Regulations for Public

Lands in Alaska, 50 CFR 100.1 to 100.23

and 36 CFR 242.1 to 242.23, remain

effective and apply to this rule.

Therefore, all definitions located at 50

CFR 100.4 and 36 CFR 242.4 apply to

regulations found in this subpart.

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory

Councils

Pursuant to the Record of Decision,

Subsistence Management Regulations

for Federal Public Lands in Alaska,

April 6, 1992, and the Subsistence

Management Regulations for Federal

Public Lands in Alaska, 36 CFR 242.11

(1999) and 50 CFR 100.11 (1999), and

for the purposes identified therein, we

divide Alaska into ten subsistence

resource regions, each of which is

represented by a Federal Subsistence

Regional Advisory Council (Regional

Council). The Regional Councils

provide a forum for rural residents, with

personal knowledge of local conditions

and resource requirements, to have a

meaningful role in the subsistence

management of fish and wildlife on

Alaska public lands. The Regional

Council members represent varied

geographical, cultural, and user

diversity within each region.

The Regional Councils had a

substantial role in reviewing the

proposed rule and making

recommendations for the final rule.

Moreover, the Council Chairs, or their

designated representatives, presented

their Council’s recommendations at the

Board meeting of May 2–4, 2000.

Summary of Changes

Section l.24 (Customary and

traditional use determinations) was

originally published in the Federal

Register (57 FR 22940) on May 29, 1992.

Since that time, the Board has made a

number of Customary and Traditional

Use Determinations at the request of

impacted subsistence users. Those

modifications, along with some

administrative corrections, were

published in the Federal Register (59

FR 27462, published May 27, 1994; 59

FR 51855, published October 13, 1994;

60 FR 10317, published February 24,

1995; 61 FR 39698, published July 30,

1996; 62 FR 29016, published May 29,

1997; 63 FR 35332, published June 29,

1998; 63 FR 46148, published August

28, 1998; and 64 FR 35776, published

July 1, 1999). During its May 2–4, 2000,

meeting, the Board made additional

determinations in addition to various

annual season and harvest limit

changes. The public has had extensive

opportunity to review and comment on

all changes. Additional details on the

recent Board modifications are

contained below in Analysis of

Proposals Adopted by the Board.

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Subpart D regulations are subject to

an annual cycle and require

development of an entire new rule each

year. Customary and traditional use

determinations are also subject to an

annual review process providing for

modification each year. Proposed

Subpart D regulations for the 2000–2001

seasons and harvest limits, and methods

and means were published on

September 10, 1999, in the Federal

Register (64 FR 49278–49320). A 60-day

comment period providing for public

review of the proposed rule and calling

for proposals was advertised by mail,

radio, and newspaper. During that

period, the Regional Councils met and,

in addition to other Regional Council

business, received suggestions for

proposals from the public. The Board

received a total of 61 proposals for

changes to Customary and Traditional

Use Determinations or to Subpart D.

Subsequent to the 60-day review period,

the Board prepared a booklet describing

the proposals and distributed it to the

public. The public had an additional 30

days in which to comment on the

proposals for changes to the regulations.

The ten Regional Councils met again,

received public comments, and

formulated their recommendations to

the Board on proposals for their

respective regions. Two of the proposals

were withdrawn from consideration by

their originators. A review of the Kenai

Peninsula nonrural determinations (see

65 FR 8673, February 22, 2000) was also

included for deliberation at the May 2–

4, 2000, Board meeting. These final

regulations reflect Board review and

consideration of Regional Council

recommendations and public

comments.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the

Board

The Board rejected 18 proposals and

part of 1 other. All but two of these

rejections were based on

recommendations from the respective

Regional Council and additional factors.

In those two cases, adopting the

proposals would have adversely

impacted the local subsistence users

without biological justification.

The Board rejected four proposals

requesting that customary and

traditional use determinations be

revised for bear, goat, or moose. In each

case, the cultural information did not

substantiate the request.

Three proposals requested

establishing or expanding seasons for

moose or closing Federal lands to

nonsubsistence users. These proposals

were rejected for conservation reasons

or because the moose population in the

area could support both subsistence and

non-subsistence harvest.

Two proposals requested establishing

or expanding hunt areas for caribou.

These proposals were rejected for

conservation reasons or because the

caribou population in the area could

support both subsistence and nonsubsistence harvest.

Four proposals requested restricting

seasons or harvest limits for deer. These

proposals were rejected because the

deer population in the area could

support both subsistence and nonsubsistence harvest.

Two proposals requested closing

Federal lands to the use of motorized

vehicles for the taking of deer and black

bear. These proposals were rejected

because the deer and black bear

populations in the area could support

both subsistence and non-subsistence

harvest and such an access restriction

would needlessly restrict subsistence

users.

Two proposals requested redefining

the term ‘‘edible meat.’’ These proposals

were rejected for conservation reasons

and to retain alignment with the State

definition.

The Board deferred action on one

proposal in order to allow communities

or Regional Councils additional time to

review the issues and provide

additional information.

Analysis of Proposals Adopted by the

Board

The Board adopted 38 proposals and

part of 1 other. Some of these proposals

were adopted as submitted and others

were adopted with modifications

suggested by the respective Regional

Council or developed during the Board’s

public deliberations.

All but one of the adopted proposals

were recommended for adoption by at

least one of the Regional Councils and

were based on meeting customary and

traditional uses, harvest practices, or

protecting wildlife populations.

Detailed information relating to

justification for the action on each

proposal may be found in the Board

meeting transcripts, available for review

at the Office of Subsistence

Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 1030,

Anchorage, Alaska or on the Office of

Subsistence Management website (http:/

/www.r7.fws.gov/asm/home.html).

Additional technical clarifications and

removal of excess materials have been

made, which result in a more readable

document.

Multiple Regions

The Board adopted one proposal

regarding expansion of the furbearer

trapping seasons regulations found in

§ll.25, which affects residents of

several Regions.

Southeast Region

The Board adopted two proposals

affecting residents of the Southeast

Region resulting in the following change

to the regulations found in §l.25.

• Established a brown bear

educational permit hunt in Unit 4.

Southcentral Region

The Board tabled one proposal

because most of the components were

previously addressed in another

proposal and adopted eight proposals

affecting residents in the Southcentral

Region resulting in the following

changes to the regulations found in

§ l.24 and §l.25.

• Revised the hunt area and harvest

limit for goat in Unit 6.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for goat in

Unit 11.

• Established a season and provided

for the ceremonial take of moose in Unit

6.

• Revised the requirement for proof of

sex on harvested moose in Units 11 and

13 and added the requirement for

permits in Unit 11.

• Established a hunting season for

beaver in Units 6, 7, 11, 13, and 14 and

revised the seasons for beaver in Units

6, 11, 13, and 16 and wolves in Unit 13.

Kodiak/Aleutians Region

The Board adopted three proposals

affecting residents in the Kodiak/

Aleutians Region resulting in the

following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24 and §ll.25.

• Deleted the access restrictions for

elk in Unit 8.

• Established a customary and

traditional use determination for

caribou in parts of Units 9 and 10.

• Established a season and harvest

limit for caribou in parts of Units 9 and

10 and provided for designated hunter

permits.

Bristol Bay Region

The Board adopted seven proposals

affecting residents in the Bristol Bay

Region resulting in the following

changes to the regulations found in

§l.24 and §l.25.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for

caribou and moose in parts of Unit 17.

• Established a designated hunter

system for caribou in part of Unit 9.

• Revised the season for moose in

part of Unit 9.

• Revised the season for beaver in

parts of Units 9 and 17 and in Unit 18.

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Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

The Board adopted one proposal

affecting residents of the YukonKuskokwim Delta Region resulting in

the following change to the regulations

found in §ll.25.

• Allowed the taking of caribou from

a boat in Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

The Board adopted nine proposals

affecting residents of the Western

Interior Region resulting in the

following change to the regulations

found in §ll.24 and §ll.25.

• Revised the season and harvest

limits for brown bear in part of Unit 21.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determinations for

caribou in Unit 24.

• Revised the hunt area description

and harvest limits for caribou in Unit

24.

• Revised the seasons and harvest

limits for moose in Units 21 and 24.

• Revised the harvest limits for

coyote in Units 19, 21, and 24.

Seward Peninsula Region

The Board adopted four proposals and

part of another affecting residents of the

Seward Peninsula Region resulting in

the following change to the regulations

found in §ll.25.

• Revised the season for brown bear

in part of Unit 22.

• Revised the permit structure for a

muskox hunt in part of Unit 22.

• Revised the harvest limit for moose

in part of Unit 22.

• Revised the season for ptarmigan in

part of Unit 22.

The Board, on June 14 acting on a

Special Action request, increased the

number of muskox permits in part of

Unit 22 and increased the overall

harvest quota.

Eastern Interior Region

The Board adopted three proposals

affecting residents of the Eastern Interior

Region resulting in the following

changes to the regulations found in

§ll.25.

• Revised the harvest limit, opening

authority, and redefined the closed area

for caribou in Unit 12.

• Revised the permit quota for moose

in part of Unit 25.

Kenai Rural/Nonrural Determination

Request

In addition, the Board considered and

adopted a request from the Kenaitze

Indian Tribe to determine the Kenai

Peninsula rural for the purposes of Title

VIII of ANILCA resulting in changes to

the regulations found in §ll.23.

The Board received 15 written

comments on the Proposed Rule

regarding revised rural/nonrural

determinations for the Kenai Peninsula

(65 FR 8673, published February 22,

2000.) The Board also received

testimony during a public hearing held

March 1, 2000, in Kenai, Alaska.

Public Comments

Many of the commentors expressed

support either for or against a rural or

nonrural determination. Some indicated

that a rural decision should be made to

correct an alleged original error in the

determination in 1990. Most of the

testimony and written comments did

not specifically address the adequacy of

the rule or the rural/nonrural

determination.

A number of commentors compared

the original rural/nonrural

determination for the Kenai Peninsula

communities with the determinations

made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman.

The Board, as they received testimony

on May 4, 2000, was swayed by the

recommendation of the Southcentral

Regional Advisory Council and

testimony that pointed out

inconsistencies between the

determinations for the Kenai Peninsula

communities with the determinations

made for Kodiak, Sitka, and Saxman.

The Board also took into account the

designation of the Kenai Peninsula

communities as ‘‘rural’’ by other Federal

agencies for various assistance

programs. Additionally, the Board

found the fact that many of the residents

of the Kenai Peninsula communities

have a subsistence lifestyle, a

compelling reason to designate those

communities as rural.

Two commentors addressed a concern

that, if a community is road-connected,

it should not be designated rural. Title

VIII and the legislative history did not

address this issue. The Board, therefore,

does not use connection by road as an

automatic indicator of the rural or

nonrural nature of a community. In fact,

many, very tiny outlying areas on the

road system in the State definitely

demonstrate characteristics of a rural

nature.

One commentor pointed out that,

during the normal 10-year review after

the data has been received from the

2000 Census and the determinations are

reviewed on a statewide basis, these

communities could revert to a nonrural

status, but because of the language in

the regulations, would have a five-year

adoption period. The commentor felt

that this six to seven year period of

having a rural determination and

priority for subsistence use of the

resources for about 35,000 additional

users would place undue stress on the

resource and could severely disrupt the

economy of the Kenai Peninsula. The

Board must, and will, only make

decisions that provide an opportunity

for a subsistence priority consistent

with the conservation of healthy

populations of fish and wildlife

resources.

Some commentors indicated a serious

need for the development of a valid

methodology that could be used for

aggregating communities and for then

making a rural/nonrural determination.

The Board has initiated steps to contract

for the development of such

methodologies.

The Board, after hearing a summary of

the staff report, including oral and

written comments on the Proposed

Rule, receiving a recommendation from

the Southcentral Regional Advisory

Council, and receiving testimony from

the State of Alaska, and numerous

interested citizens, deliberated in open

forum and determined that the entire

Kenai Peninsula should be designated

rural. Accordingly, we are amending 36

CFR 242.23(a) and 50 CFR 100.23(a) to

remove the Kenai Peninsula

communities (Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling,

Nikiski, Salamatof, Kalifornsky, Kasilof,

Clam Gulch, Anchor Point, Homer,

Kachemak City, Fritz Creek, Moose Pass,

and Seward) from the list of areas

determined to be nonrural.

Administrative Procedure Act

Compliance

The Board finds that additional public

notice under the Administrative

Procedure Act (APA) for this final rule

are unnecessary, and contrary to the

public interest. The Board has provided

extensive opportunity for public input

and involvement over and above

standard APA requirements, including

participation in multiple Regional

Council meetings, additional public

review and comment on all proposals

for regulatory change, and opportunity

for additional public comment during

the Board meeting prior to deliberation.

Additionally, an administrative

mechanism exists (and has been used by

the public) to request reconsideration of

the Board’s decision on any particular

proposal for regulatory change. Over the

nine years the Program has been

operating, no benefit to the public has

been demonstrated by delaying the

effective date of the regulations. A lapse

in regulatory control could seriously

affect the continued viability of wildlife

populations, adversely impact future

subsistence opportunities for rural

Alaskans, and would generally fail to

serve the overall public interest.

Therefore, the Board finds good cause

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to make this

rule effective July 1, 2000.

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Conformance With Statutory and

Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act

Compliance

A Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) that described four

alternatives for developing a Federal

Subsistence Management Program was

distributed for public comment on

October 7, 1991. That document

described the major issues associated

with Federal subsistence management

as identified through public meetings,

written comments, and staff analysis

and examined the environmental

consequences of the four alternatives.

Proposed regulations (Subparts A, B,

and C) that would implement the

preferred alternative were included in

the DEIS as an appendix. The DEIS and

the proposed administrative regulations

presented a framework for an annual

regulatory cycle regarding subsistence

hunting and fishing regulations (Subpart

D). The Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) was published on

February 28, 1992.

Based on the public comment

received, the analysis contained in the

FEIS, and the recommendations of the

Federal Subsistence Board and the

Department of the Interior’s Subsistence

Policy Group, the Secretary of the

Interior, with the concurrence of the

Secretary of Agriculture, through the

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Forest

Service, decided to implement

Alternative IV as identified in the DEIS

and FEIS (Record of Decision on

Subsistence Management for Federal

Public Lands in Alaska (ROD), signed

April 6, 1992). The DEIS and the

selected alternative in the FEIS defined

the administrative framework of an

annual regulatory cycle for subsistence

hunting and fishing regulations. The

final rule for Subsistence Management

Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,

Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940–

22964, published May 29, 1992)

implemented the Federal Subsistence

Management Program and included a

framework for an annual cycle for

subsistence hunting and fishing

regulations.

Compliance With Section 810 of

ANILCA

The intent of all Federal subsistence

regulations is to accord subsistence uses

of fish and wildlife on public lands a

priority over the taking of fish and

wildlife on such lands for other

purposes, unless restriction is necessary

to conserve healthy fish and wildlife

populations. A Section 810 analysis was

completed as part of the FEIS process.

The final Section 810 analysis

determination appeared in the April 6,

1992, ROD, which concluded that the

Federal Subsistence Management

Program, under Alternative IV with an

annual process for setting hunting and

fishing regulations, may have some local

impacts on subsistence uses, but the

program is not likely to significantly

restrict subsistence uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

These rules contain information

collection requirements subject to Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. They apply to

the use of public lands in Alaska. The

information collection requirements

described below were approved by OMB

under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and were assigned

clearance number 1018–0075, which

expires May 31, 2003. The information

collection requirements described below

will be submitted to OMB for approval

beyond that date. We will not conduct

or sponsor, and you are not required to

respond to, a collection of information

request unless it displays a currently

valid OMB control number.

The collection of information will be

achieved through the use of the Federal

Subsistence Hunt Permit Application.

This collection of information will

establish whether the applicant qualifies

to participate in a Federal subsistence

hunt on public lands in Alaska and will

provide a report of harvest and location

of harvest.

The likely respondents to this

collection of information are rural

Alaska residents who wish to

participate in specific subsistence hunts

on Federal land. The collected

information is necessary to determine

harvest success and harvest location in

order to make management decisions

relative to the conservation of healthy

wildlife populations. The annual

burden of reporting and recordkeeping

is estimated to average 0.25 hours per

response, including time for reviewing

instructions, gathering and maintaining

data, and completing and reviewing the

form. The estimated number of likely

respondents under this rule is less than

5,000, yielding a total annual reporting

and recordkeeping burden of 1,250

hours or less.

Direct comments on the burden

estimate or any other aspect of this form

to: Information Collection Officer, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street,

NW, MS 222 ARLSQ, Washington, DC

20240; and the Office of Management

and Budget, Paperwork Reduction

Project (Subsistence), Washington, DC

20503. Additional information

collection requirements may be imposed

if Local Advisory Committees subject to

the Federal Advisory Committee Act are

established under Subpart B.

Other Requirements

This rule was not subject to OMB

review under Executive Order 12866.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires

preparation of flexibility analyses for

rules that will have a significant effect

on a substantial number of small

entities, which include small

businesses, organizations, or

governmental jurisdictions. The

Departments have determined that this

rulemaking will not have a significant

economic effect on a substantial number

of small entities within the meaning of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

This rulemaking will impose no

significant costs on small entities; the

exact number of businesses and the

amount of trade that will result from

this Federal land-related activity is

unknown. The aggregate effect is an

insignificant positive economic effect on

a number of small entities, such as

ammunition, snowmachine, and

gasoline dealers. The number of small

entities affected is unknown; but, the

fact that the positive effects will be

seasonal in nature and will, in most

cases, merely continue preexisting uses

of public lands indicates that they will

not be significant.

In general, the resources harvested

under this rule will be consumed by the

local harvester and do not result in a

dollar benefit to the economy. However,

we estimate that 2 million pounds of

meat are harvested by the local

subsistence users annually and, if given

a dollar value of $3.00 per pound,

would equate to $6 million Statewide.

Title VIII of ANILCA requires the

Secretaries to administer a subsistence

preference on public lands. The scope of

this program is limited by definition to

certain public lands. Likewise, these

regulations have no potential takings of

private property implications as defined

by Executive Order 12630.

The Service has determined and

certifies pursuant to the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et

seq., that this rulemaking will not

impose a cost of $100 million or more

in any given year on local or State

governments or private entities. The

implementation of this rule is by

Federal agencies, and no cost is

involved to any State or local entities or

Tribal governments.

The Service has determined that these

final regulations meet the applicable

standards provided in Sections 3(a) and

3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988.

In accordance with Executive Order

13132, the rule does not have sufficient

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federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State

from exercising management authority

over wildlife resources on Federal

lands.

In accordance with the President’s

memorandum of April 29, 1994,

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations

with Native American Tribal

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951) and 512

DM 2, we have evaluated possible

effects on Federally recognized Indian

tribes and have determined that there

are no effects. The Bureau of Indian

Affairs is a participating agency in this

rulemaking.

Drafting Information

William Knauer drafted these

regulations under the guidance of

Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of

Subsistence Management, Alaska

Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Curt

Wilson, Alaska State Office, Bureau of

Land Management; Greg Bos, Alaska

Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service; Sandy Rabinowitch, Alaska

Regional Office, National Park Service;

Ida Hildebrand, Alaska Regional Office,

Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken

Thompson, USDA-Forest Service,

provided additional guidance.

List of Subjects

36 CFR Part 242

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National

forests, Public lands, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.

50 CFR Part 100

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National

forests, Public lands, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble, the Federal Subsistence

Board amends Title 36, part 242, and

Title 50, part 100, of the Code of Federal

Regulations, as set forth below.

PART ll—SUBSISTENCE

MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR

PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA

1. The authority citation for both 36

CFR Part 242 and 50 CFR Part 100

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd,

3101–3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C.

1733.

Subpart C—Board Determinations

2. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242

and 50 CFR part 100, §ll(a) is revised

to read as follows:

§ll.23 Rural determinations.

(a) The Board has determined all

communities and areas to be rural in

accordance with §ll.15 except the

following:

Adak;

Fairbanks North Star Borough;

Juneau area—including Juneau, West

Juneau and Douglas;

Ketchikan area—including Ketchikan City,

Clover Pass, North Tongass Highway,

Ketchikan East, Mountain Pass, Herring

Cove, Saxman East, and parts of Pennock

Island;

Municipality of Anchorage;

Valdez; and

Wasilla area—including Palmer, Wasilla,

Sutton, Big Lake, Houston, and Bodenberg

Butte.

(b) You may obtain maps delineating

the boundaries of nonrural areas from

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Office of Subsistence Management, 3601

C Street, Suite 1030, Anchorage, AK

99503.

3. In Subpart C of 36 CFR part 242

and 50 CFR part 100, §ll.24(a)(1) is

revised to read as follows:

§ll.24 Customary and traditional use

determinations.

(a) * * *

(1) Wildlife determinations.

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 residents of Hyder.

1(B) ................................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 1(A), Petersburg, and Wrangell, except no subsistence for residents of Hyder.

1(C) ................................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 1(C), Haines, Hoonah, Kake,

Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, except no subsistence 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 Alexander, 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 Protection, Wrangell, and Yakutat.

4 ........................................................................................ Goat .................................... Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican, Funter

Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin Cove.

Unit 5 ................................................................................ Black Bear .......................... Residents of Unit 5(A).

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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),

11–13 and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

6, remainder ...................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 7 ................................................................................ Brown Bear ........................ No Federal subsistence priority.

7 ........................................................................................ Caribou ............................... No Federal subsistence priority.

7, Brown Mountain hunt area ........................................... Goat .................................... Residents of Port Graham and 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), 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, and residents of

Nelson 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,

and Port Alsworth.

9, remainder ...................................................................... Sheep ................................. No determination.

9 ........................................................................................ Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

9(A), (B), (C), and (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 Unimak Island ...................................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Akutan, False Pass, King Cove, and Sand

Point.

10, remainder .................................................................... Caribou ............................... No determination.

10 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 11 .............................................................................. Bison .................................. No Federal subsistence priority.

11, north of the Sanford River .......................................... Black Bear .......................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,

Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12.

11, remainder .................................................................... Black Bear .......................... Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,

Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, 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, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Units 11 and 12.

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11, remainder .................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,

Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny Lake, Mentasta

Lake, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Unit 11.

11, north of the Sanford River .......................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)–(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.

11, remainder .................................................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Units 11 and 13 (A)–(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, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot

Lake.

11, north of the Sanford River .......................................... Moose ................................. Residents of Units 11, 12, and 13 (A)–(D) and the residents of Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.

11, remainder .................................................................... Moose ................................. Residents of Units 11, 13 (A)–(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 0–46 (Nabesna

Road), and residents along the McCarthy Road—

Milepost 0–62 (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—Milepost 79–110 (Mentasta Pass), residents along the

Nabesna Road—Milepost 0–46 (Nabesna Road), and

residents along the McCarthy Road—Milepost 0–62

(McCarthy Road).

11 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

11 ...................................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.

11 ...................................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 12, 13 and the residents of

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

the confluence of Tatschunda Creek to Nabesna River.

Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel (excluding

North Slana Homestead and South Slana Homestead); and residents of Units 12, 13(A)–(D) and the

residents of Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.

12, east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier,

south of the Winter Trail from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian Border.

Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 12 and Healy Lake.

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), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 13 .............................................................................. Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 13.

13(B) ................................................................................. Caribou ............................... Residents of Units 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.

13(E) ................................................................................. Caribou ............................... Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna Road),

13, and the residents of Chickaloon, McKinley Village, 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.

13(B) ................................................................................. Moose ................................. Residents of Units 13, 20(D) except Fort Greely, and

the residents of Chickaloon.

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13(C) ................................................................................. Moose ................................. Residents of Units 12, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.

13(E) ................................................................................. Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon

and of McKinley Village, and the area along the

Parks Highway between milepost 216 and 239 (except 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), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

13 ...................................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed & Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.

13 ...................................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 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 Nanwalek.

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

and White-tailed).

Residents of Unit 15.

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), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

16 ...................................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.

16 ...................................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 and 23.

Unit 17(A) and that portion of 17(B) draining into

Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake.

Black Bear .......................... Residents of Units 9(A) and (B), 17, and residents of

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(A) and (B), those portions north and west of a line

beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest

end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper

Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of

Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit

17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.

Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Kwethluk.

17(B), that portion draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake.

Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Akiak and Akiachak.

17(B) and (C) .................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 17.

17 ...................................................................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Units 9(B), 17 and residents of Lime Village and Stony River.

Unit 17(A, that portion west of the Izavieknik River,

Upper Togiak Lake, Togiak Lake, and the main course

of the Togiak River.

Caribou ............................... Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak,

Eek, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak.

Unit 17(A)—That portion north of Togiak Lake that includes Izavieknik River drainages.Caribou ............................... Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak.

17(A) and (B), those portions north and west of a line

beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest

end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper

Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of

Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit

17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.

Caribou ............................... Residents of Kwethluk.

Unit 17(B), that portion of Togiak National Wildlife Refuge within Unit 17(B).Caribou ............................... Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum, Quinhagak,

Eek, Akiak, Akiachak and Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, and

Napakiak.

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17(A) and (B), those portions north and west of a line

beginning from the Unit 18 boundary at the northwest

end of Nenevok Lake, to the southern point of upper

Togiak Lake, and northeast to the northern point of

Nuyakuk Lake, northeast to the point where the Unit

17 boundary intersects the Shotgun Hills.

Moose ................................. Residents of Kwethluk.

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 includes Izavieknik River drainages.Moose ................................. Residents of Akiak, Akiachak.

Unit 17(B)—That portion within the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.Moose ................................. Residents of Akiak, Akiachak.

17(B) and (C) .................................................................... Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 17, and residents of Nondalton,

Levelock, Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.

17 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

17 ...................................................................................... Beaver ................................ Residents of Units 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

herd only).

INTERIM DETERMINATION BY FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE 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

caribou herd).

Residents of Alakanuk, Andreafsky, Chevak, Emmonak,

Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk, Marshall, Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point, Russian Mission, St.

Marys, St. Michael, Scammon Bay, Sheldon Point,

and Stebbins.

18, remainder .................................................................... Caribou (except Kilbuck

caribou herd).

Residents of Kwethluk.

18, that portion of the Yukon River drainage upstream of

Russian Mission and that portion of the Kuskokwim

River drainage upstream of, but not including the

Tuluksak River drainage.

Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 18 and residents of Upper Kalskag,

Lower Kalskag, Aniak, and Chuathbaluk.

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), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

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.

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), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 20(D) ......................................................................... Bison .................................. No Federal subsistence priority.

20(F) ................................................................................. Black Bear .......................... Residents of Unit 20(F) and residents of Stevens Village and Manley.

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20(E) ................................................................................. Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.

20(F) ................................................................................. Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 20(F) and residents of Stevens Village 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 Headquarters.

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 Cantwell, Manley, Minto, Nenana, the Parks Highway

from milepost 300–309, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida,

McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks Highway between mileposts 216 and 239. No subsistence

for residents of households of the Denali National

Park Headquarters.

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 Village and Manley.

20, remainder .................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

20(D) ................................................................................. Grouse, (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.

20(D) ................................................................................. Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

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) and (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.

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 Mission.

21 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

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.

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22(A) ................................................................................. Caribou ............................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and

Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except residents 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, Sheldon

Point, and Alakanuk.

22, remainder .................................................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and

Yukon Rivers, and residents of Units 22 (except residents 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 Island.

22 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 23, 22, 21(D) north and west of the

Yukon River, and residents of Kotlik.

22 ...................................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.

22 ...................................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.

Unit 23 .............................................................................. Black Bear .......................... Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles, Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and Koyukuk.

23 ...................................................................................... Black 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

the Buckland River drainage.

Muskox ............................... Residents of Unit 23 South of Kotzebue Sound and

west of and including the Buckland River drainage.

23, remainder .................................................................... Muskox ............................... Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the Buckland

River drainage.

23 ...................................................................................... Sheep ................................. Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the Arctic

Circle.

23 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon, and 16–26.

23 ...................................................................................... Grouse (Spruce, Blue,

Ruffed and Sharp-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.

23 ...................................................................................... Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow

and White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of

Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22, and 23.

Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Mountain, and

within the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to the Dalton Highway Corridor Management

Area.

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

the public lands composing or immediately adjacent to

the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.

Brown 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 .................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 24 including Wiseman, but not including any other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area.

24 ...................................................................................... Caribou ............................... Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana.

24 ...................................................................................... Moose ................................. Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.

24 ...................................................................................... Sheep ................................. Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic Circle

and residents of Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and

Huslia.

24 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 25(D) ......................................................................... Black Bear .......................... Residents of Unit 25(D).

25(D) ................................................................................. Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 25(D).

25, remainder .................................................................... Brown Bear ........................ No Federal subsistence priority.

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 Beaver, Birch Creek, and Stevens Village.

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.

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25(D) ................................................................................. Wolf .................................... Residents of Unit 25(D).

25, remainder .................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 26 .............................................................................. Brown Bear ........................ Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe BayDeadhorse, 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 and 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 BayDeadhorse 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 and Point Hope,

and Wiseman.

26(C) ................................................................................. Sheep ................................. Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Anaktuvik Pass,

Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope,

and Venetie.

26 ...................................................................................... Wolf .................................... Residents of Unit 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13

and the residents of Chickaloon and 16–26.

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Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of

Fish and Wildlife

4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242

and 50 CFR part 100, §ll.25 is added

effective July 1, 2000, through June 30,

2001, to read as follows:

§ll.25 Subsistence taking of wildlife.

(a) Definitions. The following

definitions shall apply to all regulations

contained in this section:

ADF&G means the Alaska Department

of Fish and Game.

Aircraft means any kind of airplane,

glider, or other device used to transport

people or equipment through the air,

excluding helicopters.

Airport means an airport listed in the

Federal Aviation Administration,

Alaska Airman’s Guide and chart

supplement.

Animal means those species with a

vertebral column (backbone).

Antler means one or more solid, hornlike appendages protruding from the

head of a caribou, deer, elk, or moose.

Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk,

or moose having at least one visible

antler.

Antlerless means any caribou, deer,

elk, or moose not having visible antlers

attached to the skull.

Bear means black bear, or brown or

grizzly bear.

Bow means a longbow, recurve bow,

or compound bow, excluding a

crossbow, or any bow equipped with a

mechanical device that holds arrows at

full draw.

Broadhead means an arrowhead that

is not barbed and has two or more steel

cutting edges having a minimum cutting

diameter of not less than seven-eighths

inch.

Brow tine means a tine on the front

portion of a moose antler, typically

projecting forward from the base of the

antler toward the nose.

Buck means any male deer.

Bull means any male moose, caribou,

elk, or musk oxen.

Closed season means the time when

wildlife may not be taken.

Cub bear means a brown or grizzly

bear in its first or second year of life, or

a black bear (including cinnamon and

blue phases) in its first year of life.

Designated hunter means a Federally

qualified, licensed hunter who may take

all or a portion of another Federally

qualified, licensed hunter’s harvest

limit(s) only under situations approved

by the Board.

Edible meat means the breast meat of

ptarmigan and grouse, and, those parts

of caribou, deer, elk, mountain goat,

moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that

are typically used for human

consumption, which are: the meat of the

ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far

as the distal (bottom) joint of the radiusulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the

distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula

(hock) and that portion of the animal

between the front and hindquarters;

however, edible meat of species listed

above does not include: meat of the

head, meat that has been damaged and

made inedible by the method of taking,

bones, sinew, and incidental meat

reasonably lost as a result of boning or

close trimming of the bones, or viscera.

For black bear, brown and grizzly bear,

‘‘edible meat’’ means the meat of the

front quarter and hindquarters and meat

along the backbone (backstrap).

Federally-qualified subsistence user

means a rural Alaska resident qualified

to harvest fish or wildlife on Federal

public lands in accordance with the

Federal Subsistence Management

Regulations in this part.

Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a

bull moose with an antler spread of 50

inches or more.

Full curl horn means the horn of a

Dall sheep ram; the tip of which has

grown through 360 degrees of a circle

described by the outer surface of the

horn, as viewed from the side, or that

both horns are broken, or that the sheep

is at least 8 years of age as determined

by horn growth annuli.

Furbearer means a beaver, coyote,

arctic fox, red fox, lynx, marten, mink,

weasel, muskrat, river (land) otter, red

squirrel, flying squirrel, ground squirrel,

marmot, wolf, or wolverine.

Grouse collectively refers to all

species found in Alaska, including

spruce grouse, ruffed grouse, blue

grouse, and sharp-tailed grouse.

Hare or hares collectively refers to all

species of hares (commonly called

rabbits) in Alaska and includes

snowshoe hare and tundra hare.

Harvest limit means the number of

any one species permitted to be taken by

any one person in a Unit or portion of

a Unit in which the taking occurs.

Highway means the driveable surface

of any constructed road.

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Household means that group of

people residing in the same residence.

Hunting means the taking of wildlife

within established hunting seasons with

archery equipment or firearms, and as

authorized by a required hunting

license.

Marmot collectively refers to all

species of marmot that occur in Alaska

including the hoary marmot, Alaska

marmot, and the woodchuck.

Motorized vehicle means a motordriven land, air, or water conveyance.

Open season means the time when

wildlife may be taken by hunting or

trapping; an open season includes the

first and last days of the prescribed

season period.

Otter means river or land otter only,

excluding sea otter.

Permit hunt means a hunt for which

State or Federal permits are issued by

registration or other means.

Poison means any substance that is

toxic or poisonous upon contact or

ingestion.

Possession means having direct

physical control of wildlife at a given

time or having both the power and

intention to exercise dominion or

control of wildlife either directly or

through another person or persons.

Ptarmigan collectively refers to all

species found in Alaska, including

white-tailed ptarmigan, rock ptarmigan,

and willow ptarmigan.

Ram means a male Dall sheep.

Registration permit means a permit

that authorizes hunting and is issued to

a person who agrees to the specified

hunting conditions. Hunting permitted

by a registration permit begins on an

announced date and continues

throughout the open season, or until the

season is closed by Board action.

Registration permits are issued in the

order applications are received and/or

are based on priorities as determined by

50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.

Sealing means placing a mark or tag

on a portion of a harvested animal by an

authorized representative of the ADF&G;

sealing includes collecting and

recording information about the

conditions under which the animal was

harvested, and measurements of the

specimen submitted for sealing or

surrendering a specific portion of the

animal for biological information.

Seven-eighths curl horn means the

horn of a male Dall sheep, the tip of

which has grown through seven-eights

(315 degrees) of a circle, described by

the outer surface of the horn, as viewed

from the side, or with both horns

broken.

Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any

tanned or untanned external covering of

an animal’s body; excluding bear. The

skin, hide, fur, or pelt of a bear shall

mean the entire external covering with

claws attached.

Spike-fork moose means a bull moose

with only one or two tines on either

antler; male calves are not spike-fork

bulls.

Take or Taking means to pursue,

hunt, shoot, trap, net, capture, collect,

kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any

such conduct.

Tine or antler point refers to any point

on an antler, the length of which is

greater than its width and is at least one

inch.

Transportation means to ship,

convey, carry, or transport by any means

whatever and deliver or receive for such

shipment, conveyance, carriage, or

transportation.

Trapping means the taking of

furbearers within established trapping

seasons and with a required trapping

license.

Unclassified wildlife or unclassified

species means all species of animals not

otherwise classified by the definitions

in this paragraph (a), or regulated under

other Federal law as listed in paragraph

(i) of this section.

Ungulate means any species of hoofed

mammal, including deer, caribou, elk,

moose, mountain goat, Dall sheep, and

musk oxen.

Unit means one of the 26 geographical

areas in the State of Alaska known as

Game Management Units, or GMU, and

collectively listed in this section as

Units.

Wildlife means any hare (rabbit),

ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, bear,

furbearer, or unclassified species and

includes any part, product, egg, or

offspring thereof, or carcass or part

thereof.

(b) Hunters may take wildlife for

subsistence uses by any method, except

as prohibited in this section or by other

Federal statute. Taking wildlife for

subsistence uses by a prohibited method

is a violation of this part. Seasons are

closed unless opened by Federal

regulation. Hunting or trapping during a

closed season or in an area closed by

this part is prohibited.

(1) Except for special provisions

found at paragraphs (k)(1) through (26)

of this section, the following methods

and means of taking wildlife for

subsistence uses are prohibited:

(i) Shooting from, on, or across a

highway;

(ii) Using any poison;

(iii) Using a helicopter in any manner,

including transportation of individuals,

equipment, or wildlife; however, this

prohibition does not apply to

transportation of an individual, gear, or

wildlife during an emergency rescue

operation in a life-threatening situation;

(iv) Taking wildlife from a motorized

land or air vehicle, when that vehicle is

in motion or from a motor-driven boat

when the boat’s progress from the

motor’s power has not ceased;

(v) Using a motorized vehicle to drive,

herd, or molest wildlife;

(vi) Using or being aided by use of a

machine gun, set gun, or a shotgun

larger than 10 gauge;

(vii) Using a firearm other than a

shotgun, muzzle-loaded rifle, rifle or

pistol using center-firing cartridges, for

the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves or

wolverine, except that—

(A) An individual in possession of a

valid trapping license may use a firearm

that shoots rimfire cartridges to take

wolves and wolverine;

(B) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-

caliber or larger, or a .45-caliber muzzleloading rifle with a 250-grain, or larger,

elongated slug may be used to take

brown bear, black bear, elk, moose,

musk oxen and mountain goat;

(viii) Using or being aided by use of

a pit, fire, artificial light, radio

communication, artificial salt lick,

explosive, barbed arrow, bomb, smoke,

chemical, conventional steel trap with a

jaw spread over nine inches, or conibear

style trap with a jaw spread over 11

inches;

(ix) Using a snare, except that an

individual in possession of a valid

hunting license may use nets and snares

to take unclassified wildlife, ptarmigan,

grouse, or hares; and, individuals in

possession of a valid trapping license

may use snares to take furbearers;

(x) Using a trap to take ungulates or

bear;

(xi) Using hooks to physically snag,

impale, or otherwise take wildlife;

however, hooks may be used as a trap

drag;

(xii) Using a crossbow to take

ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in

any area restricted to hunting by bow

and arrow only;

(xiii) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf,

or wolverine with a bow, unless the bow

is capable of casting a 7⁄8 inch wide

broadhead-tipped arrow at least 175

yards horizontally, and the arrow and

broadhead together weigh at least one

ounce (437.5 grains);

(xiv) Using bait for taking ungulates,

bear, wolf, or wolverine; except, you

may use bait to take wolves and

wolverine with a trapping license, and,

you may use bait to take black bears

with a hunting license as authorized in

Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs

(k)(1) through (26) of this section.

Baiting of black bears is subject to the

following restrictions:

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(A) Before establishing a black bear

bait station, you must register the site

with ADF&G;

(B) When using bait you must clearly

mark the site with a sign reading ‘‘black

bear bait station’’ that also displays your

hunting license number and ADF&G

assigned number;

(C) You may use only biodegradable

materials for bait; you may use only the

head, bones, viscera, or skin of legally

harvested fish and wildlife for bait;

(D) You may not use bait within onequarter mile of a publicly maintained

road or trail;

(E) You may not use bait within one

mile of a house or other permanent

dwelling, or within one mile of a

developed campground, or developed

recreational facility;

(F) When using bait, you must remove

litter and equipment from the bait

station site when done hunting;

(G) You may not give or receive

payment for the use of a bait station,

including barter or exchange of goods;

(H) You may not have more than two

bait stations with bait present at any one

time;

(xv) Taking swimming ungulates,

bears, wolves or wolverine;

(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking

of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or

other furbearers before 3 a.m. following

the day in which airborne travel

occurred (except for flights in regularly

scheduled commercial aircraft);

however, this restriction does not apply

to subsistence taking of deer;

(xvii) Taking a bear cub or a sow

accompanied by cub(s).

(2) Wildlife taken in defense of life or

property is not a subsistence use;

wildlife so taken is subject to State

regulations.

(3) The following methods and means

of trapping furbearers, for subsistence

uses pursuant to the requirements of a

trapping license are prohibited, in

addition to the prohibitions listed at

paragraph (b)(1) of this section:

(i) Disturbing or destroying a den,

except that you may disturb a muskrat

pushup or feeding house in the course

of trapping;

(ii) Disturbing or destroying any

beaver house;

(iii) Taking beaver by any means other

than a steel trap or snare, except that

you may use firearms in certain Units

with established seasons as identified in

Unit-specific regulations found in this

subpart;

(iv) Taking otter with a steel trap

having a jaw spread of less than five and

seven-eighths inches during any closed

mink and marten season in the same

Unit;

(v) Using a net, or fish trap (except a

blackfish or fyke trap);

(vi) Taking beaver in the Minto Flats

Management Area with the use of an

aircraft for ground transportation, or by

landing within one mile of a beaver trap

or set used by the transported person;

(vii) Taking or assisting in the taking

of furbearers by firearm before 3:00 a.m.

on the day following the day on which

airborne travel occurred; however, this

does not apply to a trapper using a

firearm to dispatch furbearers caught in

a trap or snare.

(c) Possession and transportation of

wildlife. (1) Except as specified in

paragraphs (c)(3)(ii) or (c)(4) of this

section, or as otherwise provided, you

may not take a species of wildlife in any

Unit, or portion of a Unit, if your total

take of that species already obtained

anywhere in the State under Federal

and State regulations equals or exceeds

the harvest limit in that Unit.

(2) An animal taken under Federal or

State regulations by any member of a

community with an established

community harvest limit for that species

counts toward the community harvest

limit for that species. Except for wildlife

taken pursuant to §ll.6(f)(3) or as

otherwise provided for by this Part, an

animal taken as part of a community

harvest limit counts toward every

community member’s harvest limit for

that species taken under Federal or State

of Alaska regulations.

(3) Harvest limits. (i) Harvest limits,

including those related to ceremonial

uses, authorized by this section and

harvest limits established in State

regulations may not be accumulated.

(ii) Wildlife taken by a designated

hunter for another person pursuant to

§ll.6(f)(2), counts toward the

individual harvest limit of the person

for whom the wildlife is taken.

(4) The harvest limit specified for a

trapping season for a species and the

harvest limit set for a hunting season for

the same species are separate and

distinct. This means that if you have

taken a harvest limit for a particular

species under a trapping season, you

may take additional animals under the

harvest limit specified for a hunting

season or vice versa.

(5) A brown/grizzly bear taken in a

Unit or portion of a Unit having a

harvest limit of one brown/grizzly bear

per year counts against a one brown/

grizzly bear every four regulatory years

harvest limit in other Units; an

individual may not take more than one

brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year.

(6) A harvest limit applies to the

number of animals that can be taken

during a regulatory year; however,

harvest limits for grouse, ptarmigan, and

caribou (in some Units) are regulated by

the number that may be taken per day.

Harvest limits of grouse and ptarmigan

are also regulated by the number that

can be held in possession.

(7) Unless otherwise provided, any

person who gives or receives wildlife

shall furnish, upon a request made by a

Federal or State agent, a signed

statement describing the following:

names and addresses of persons who

gave and received wildlife, the time and

place that the wildlife was taken, and

identification of species transferred.

Where a qualified subsistence user has

designated another qualified subsistence

user to take wildlife on his or her behalf

in accordance with §ll.6, the permit

shall be furnished in place of a signed

statement.

(8) A rural Alaska resident who has

been designated to take wildlife on

behalf of another rural Alaska resident

in accordance with §ll.6, shall

promptly deliver the wildlife to that

rural Alaska resident.

(9) You may not possess, transport,

give, receive, or barter wildlife that was

taken in violation of Federal or State

statutes or a regulation promulgated

thereunder.

(10) Evidence of sex and identity. (i)

If subsistence take of Dall sheep is

restricted to a ram, you may not possess

or transport a harvested sheep unless

both horns accompany the animal.

(ii) If the subsistence taking of an

ungulate, except sheep, is restricted to

one sex in the local area, you may not

possess or transport the carcass of an

animal taken in that area unless

sufficient portions of the external sex

organs remain attached to indicate

conclusively the sex of the animal,

except in Units 11 and 13 where you

may possess either sufficient portions of

the external sex organs (still attached to

a portion of the carcass) or the head

(with or without antlers attached;

however, the antler stumps must remain

attached), to indicate the sex of the

harvested moose; however, this

paragraph (c)(10)(ii) does not apply to

the carcass of an ungulate that has been

butchered and placed in storage or

otherwise prepared for consumption

upon arrival at the location where it is

to be consumed.

(iii) If a moose harvest limit includes

an antler size or configuration

restriction, you may not possess or

transport the moose carcass or its parts

unless both antlers accompany the

carcass or its parts. If you possess a set

of antlers with less than the required

number of brow tines on one antler, you

must leave the antlers naturally attached

to the unbroken, uncut skull plate;

however, this paragraph (c)(10)(iii) does

not apply to a moose carcass or its parts

that have been butchered and placed in

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storage or otherwise prepared for

consumption after arrival at the place

where it is to be stored or consumed.

(11) You must leave all edible meat

from caribou and moose harvested in

Units 9(B), 17, and 19(B) prior to

October 1 on the bones of the front

quarters and hind quarters until you

remove the meat from the field or

process it for human consumption.

(d) If you take an animal that has been

marked or tagged for scientific studies,

you must, within a reasonable time,

notify the ADF&G or the agency

identified on the collar or marker, when

and where the animal was taken. You

also must retain any ear tag, collar,

radio, tattoo, or other identification with

the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is

required; in all cases, you must return

any identification equipment to the

ADF&G or to an agency identified on

such equipment.

(e) Sealing of bear skins and skulls. (1)

Sealing requirements for bear shall

apply to brown bears taken in all Units,

except as specified in this paragraph,

and black bears of all color phases taken

in Units 1–7, 11–17, and 20.

(2) You may not possess or transport

from Alaska, the untanned skin or skull

of a bear unless the skin and skull have

been sealed by an authorized

representative of ADF&G in accordance

with State or Federal regulations, except

that the skin and skull of a brown bear

taken under a registration permit in the

Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, the Northwest

Alaska Brown Bear Management Area,

Unit 5, or Unit 9(B) need not be sealed

unless removed from the area.

(3) You must keep a bear skin and

skull together until a representative of

the ADF&G has removed a rudimentary

premolar tooth from the skull and

sealed both the skull and the skin;

however, this provision shall not apply

to brown bears taken within the Western

Alaska Brown Bear Management Area,

the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, Unit 5, or Unit 9(B)

which are not removed from the

Management Area or Unit.

(i) In areas where sealing is required

by Federal regulations, you may not

possess or transport the hide of a bear

which does not have the penis sheath or

vaginal orifice naturally attached to

indicate conclusively the sex of the

bear.

(ii) If the skin or skull of a bear taken

in the Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area is removed from the

area, you must first have it sealed by an

ADF&G representative in Bethel,

Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of

sealing, the ADF&G representative shall

remove and retain the skin of the skull

and front claws of the bear.

(iii) If you remove the skin or skull of

a bear taken in the Northwestern Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area from the

area or present it for commercial

tanning within the Management Area,

you must first have it sealed by an

ADF&G representative in Barrow,

Fairbanks, Galena, Nome, or Kotzebue;

at the time of sealing, the ADF&G

representative shall remove and retain

the skin of the skull and front claws of

the bear.

(iv) If you remove the skin or skull of

a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you

must first have it sealed by an ADF&G

representative in Yakutat; at the time of

sealing, the ADF&G representative shall

remove and retain the skin of the skull

and front claws of the bear.

(4) You may not falsify any

information required on the sealing

certificate or temporary sealing form

provided by the ADF&G in accordance

with State regulations.

(f) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten,

otter, wolf, and wolverine. You may not

possess or transport from Alaska the

untanned skin of a marten taken in

Units 1–5, 7, 13(E), and 14–16 or the

untanned skin of a beaver, lynx, otter,

wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside

or outside the State, unless the skin has

been sealed by an authorized

representative of ADF&G in accordance

with State regulations. In Unit 18, you

must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver

skins only if they are to be sold or

commercially sold.

(1) You must seal any wolf taken in

Unit 2 on or before the 30th day after

the date of taking.

(2) You must leave the radius and

ulna of the left foreleg naturally

attached to the hide of any wolf taken

in Units 1–5 until the hide is sealed.

(g) A person who takes a species

listed in paragraph (f) of this section but

who is unable to present the skin in

person, must complete and sign a

temporary sealing form and ensure that

the completed temporary sealing form

and skin are presented to an authorized

representative of ADF&G for sealing

consistent with requirements listed in

paragraph (f) of this section.

(h) Utilization of wildlife. (1) You

may not use wildlife as food for a dog

or furbearer, or as bait, except for the

following:

(i) The hide, skin, viscera, head, or

bones of wildlife;

(ii) The skinned carcass of a furbearer;

(iii) Squirrels, hares (rabbits), grouse,

and ptarmigan; however, you may not

use the breast meat of grouse and

ptarmigan as animal food or bait;

(iv) Unclassified wildlife.

(2) If you take wildlife for subsistence,

you must salvage the following parts for

human use:

(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine,

coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel,

or otter;

(ii) The hide and edible meat of a

brown bear, except that the hide of

brown bears taken in the Western and

Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear

Management Areas and Units 5 and 9(B)

need not be salvaged;

(iii) The hide and edible meat of a

black bear;

(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels,

hares (rabbits), marmots, beaver,

muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.

(3) You must salvage the edible meat

of ungulates, bear, grouse and

ptarmigan.

(4) Failure to salvage the edible meat

may not be a violation if such failure is

caused by circumstances beyond the

control of a person, including theft of

the harvested wildlife, unanticipated

weather conditions, or unavoidable loss

to another animal.

(i) The regulations found in this

section do not apply to the subsistence

taking and use of wildlife regulated

pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80

Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87

Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. 1531–1543), the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

(86 Stat. 1027; 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407),

and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (40

Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703–711), or any

amendments to these Acts. The taking

and use of wildlife, covered by these

Acts, will conform to the specific

provisions contained in these Acts, as

amended, and any implementing

regulations.

(j) Rural residents, nonrural residents,

and nonresidents not specifically

prohibited by Federal regulations from

hunting or trapping on public lands in

an area, may hunt or trap on public

lands in accordance with the

appropriate State regulations.

(k) Unit regulations. You may take for

subsistence unclassified wildlife, all

squirrel species, and marmots in all

Units, without harvest limits, for the

period of July 1–June 30. You may not

take for subsistence wildlife outside

established Unit seasons, or in excess of

the established Unit harvest limits,

unless otherwise provided for by the

Board. You may take wildlife under

State regulations on public lands, except

as otherwise restricted at paragraphs

(k)(1) through (26) of this section.

Additional Unit-specific restrictions or

allowances for subsistence taking of

wildlife are identified at paragraphs

(k)(1) through (26) of this section.

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(1) Unit 1. Unit 1 consists of all

mainland drainages from Dixon

Entrance to Cape Fairweather, and those

islands east of the center line of

Clarence Strait from Dixon Entrance to

Caamano Point, and all islands in

Stephens Passage and Lynn Canal north

of Taku Inlet:

(i) Unit 1(A) consists of all drainages

south of the latitude of Lemesurier Point

including all drainages into Behm

Canal, excluding all drainages of Ernest

Sound;

(ii) Unit 1(B) consists of all drainages

between the latitude of Lemesurier

Point and the latitude of Cape Fanshaw

including all drainages of Ernest Sound

and Farragut Bay, and including the

islands east of the center lines of

Frederick Sound, Dry Strait (between

Sergief and Kadin Islands), Eastern

Passage, Blake Channel (excluding

Blake Island), Ernest Sound, and

Seward Passage;

(iii) Unit 1(C) consists of that portion

of Unit 1 draining into Stephens Passage

and Lynn Canal north of Cape Fanshaw

and south of the latitude of Eldred Rock

including Berners Bay, Sullivan Island,

and all mainland portions north of

Chichagof Island and south of the

latitude of Eldred Rock, excluding

drainages into Farragut Bay;

(iv) Unit 1(D) consists of that portion

of Unit 1 north of the latitude of Eldred

Rock, excluding Sullivan Island and the

drainages of Berners Bay;

(v) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Public lands within Glacier Bay

National Park are closed to all taking of

wildlife for subsistence uses;

(B) Unit 1(A)—in the Hyder area, the

Salmon River drainage downstream

from the Riverside Mine, excluding the

Thumb Creek drainage, is closed to the

taking of bear;

(C) Unit 1(B)—the Anan Creek

drainage within one mile of Anan Creek

downstream from the mouth of Anan

Lake, including the area within a one

mile radius from the mouth of Anan

Creek Lagoon, is closed to the taking of

black bear and brown bear;

(D) Unit 1(C):

(1) You may not hunt within onefourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the

U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier

Visitor’s Center, and the Center’s

parking area;

(2) You may not take mountain goat

in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by

the Mendenhall Glacier, Nugget Creek

from its mouth to its confluence with

Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth

of Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall

Glacier;

(vi) You may not trap furbearers for

subsistence uses in Unit 1(C), Juneau

area, on the following public lands:

(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of

the mainland coast between the end of

Thane Road and the end of Glacier

Highway at Echo Cove;

(B) That area of the Mendenhall

Valley bounded on the south by the

Glacier Highway, on the west by the

Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana

Creek Road and Spur Road to

Mendenhall Lake, on the north by

Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the

Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest

Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest

Service Visitor Center;

(C) That area within the U.S. Forest

Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation

Area;

(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of

the following trails as designated on

U.S. Geological Survey maps: Herbert

Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail,

Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding

Meadows Trail (including the loop

trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point

Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance

Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts

Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail,

Sheep Creek Trail, and Point Bishop

Trail;

(vii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may hunt black bear with bait

in Units 1(A), 1(B), and 1(D) between

April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may not use boats to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

unless you are certified as disabled;

(C) You may take wildlife outside the

seasons or harvest limits provided in

this part for food in traditional religious

ceremonies which are part of a funerary

or mortuary cycle, including memorial

potlatches, if:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony, or designee,

contacts the appropriate Federal land

management agency prior to taking or

attempting to take game and provides to

the appropriate Federal land managing

agency the name of the decedent, the

nature of the ceremony, the species and

number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in

which the taking will occur;

(2) The taking does not violate

recognized principles of fish and

wildlife conservation;

(3) Each person who takes wildlife

under this section must, as soon as

practicable, and not more than 15 days

after the harvest, submit a written report

to the appropriate Federal land

managing agency, specifying the

harvester’s name and address, the

number, sex and species of wildlife

taken, the date and locations of the

taking, and the name of the decedent for

whom the ceremony was held;

(4) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in that area where

the harvesting will occur;

(D) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ............................................................................. Sept. 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only ............................................................ Sept. 15–Dec. 31.

Mar. 15–May 31.

Deer:

Unit 1(A)—4 antlered deer ........................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 1(B)—2 antlered deer ........................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 1(C)—4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15–Dec. 31 .......................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 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 nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

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Harvest limits Open season

Unit 1(B)—that portion between LeConte Bay and the North Fork of Bradfield River/Canal. 2 goats; a State registration permit will be required for the taking of the first goat and a Federal registration permit for the taking of

a second goat; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited.

Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 1(A) and Unit 1(B)—remainder—2 goats by State registration permit only ........................................................ Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier

and River, and all drainages of the Chilkat Range south of the Endicott River—1 goat by State registration permit only.

Oct. 1–Nov. 30.

Unit 1(C)—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and

Taku Glacier.

No open season.

Unit 1(C)—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only. ................................................................................ Aug. 1–Nov. 30.

Unit 1(D)—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State

registration permit only.

Sept. 15–Nov. 30.

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. 1–Dec. 31.

Moose:

Unit 1(A)—1 antlered bull ............................................................................................................................................ Sept. 15–Oct. 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 registration permit only.Sept. 15–Oct. 15.

Unit 1(C), that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spikefork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only.Sept. 15–Oct. 15.

Unit 1(C)—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only ........ Sept. 15–Oct. 15.

Unit 1(D) ....................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day ................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver: Unit 1(A), (B), and (C)—No limit ........................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ........................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(2) Unit 2. Unit 2 consists of Prince of

Wales Island and all islands west of the

center lines of Clarence Strait and

Kashevarof Passage, south and east of

the center lines of Sumner Strait, and

east of the longitude of the western most

point on Warren Island.

(i) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may not use boats to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

unless you are certified as disabled;

(C) You may take wildlife outside the

seasons or harvest limits provided in

this part for food in traditional religious

ceremonies which are part of a funerary

or mortuary cycle, including memorial

potlatches, if:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony, or designee,

contacts the appropriate Federal land

management agency prior to taking or

attempting to take game and provides to

the appropriate Federal land managing

agency the name of the decedent, the

nature of the ceremony, the species and

number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in

which the taking will occur;

(2) The taking does not violate

recognized principles of fish and

wildlife conservation;

(3) Each person who takes wildlife

under this section must, as soon as

practicable, and not more than 15 days

after the harvest, submit a written report

to the appropriate Federal land

managing agency, specifying the

harvester’s name and address, the

number, sex and species of wildlife

taken, the date and locations of the

taking, and the name of the decedent for

whom the ceremony was held;

(4) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in that area where

the harvesting will occur;

(D) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

(ii) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ............................................................................. Sept. 1–June 30.

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Harvest limits Open season

Deer: 4 deer; however, no more than one may be an antlerless deer. Antlerless deer may be taken only during the

period Oct. 15–Dec. 31 by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day ................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ........................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(3) Unit 3. (i) Unit 3 consists of all

islands west of Unit 1(B), north of Unit

2, south of the center line of Frederick

Sound, and east of the center line of

Chatham Strait including Coronation,

Kuiu, Kupreanof, Mitkof, Zarembo,

Kashevarof, Woronkofski, Etolin,

Wrangell, and Deer Islands.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you

may not take ungulates, bear, wolves,

and wolverine along a strip one-fourth

mile wide on each side of the Mitkof

Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal

Lake campground;

(B) You may not take black bears in

the Petersburg Creek drainage on

Kupreanof Island;

(C) You may not hunt in the Blind

Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows

and a strip one-fourth mile wide on

each side of Blind Slough, from the

hunting closure markers at the

southernmost portion of Blind Island to

the hunting closure markers one mile

south of the Blind Slough bridge.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may not use boats to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

unless you are certified as disabled;

(C) You may take wildlife outside the

seasons or harvest limits provided in

this part for food in traditional religious

ceremonies which are part of a funerary

or mortuary cycle, including memorial

potlatches, if:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony, or designee, contact

the appropriate Federal land

management agency prior to taking or

attempting to take game and provides to

the appropriate Federal land managing

agency the name of the decedent, the

nature of the ceremony, the species and

number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in

which the taking will occur;

(2) The taking does not violate

recognized principles of fish and

wildlife conservation;

(3) Each person who takes wildlife

under this section must, as soon as

practicable, and not more than 15 days

after the harvest, submit a written report

to the appropriate Federal land

managing agency, specifying the

harvester’s name and address, the

number, sex and species of wildlife

taken, the date and locations of the

taking, and the name of the decedent for

whom the ceremony was held;

(4) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in that area where

the harvesting will occur;

(D) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ............................................................................. Sept. 1–June 30.

Deer:

Unit 3—Mitkof Island, Woewodski Island, Butterworth Islands, and that portion of Kupreanof Island which includes Lindenburg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay/Duncan Canal Portage—1 antlered deer by State registration permit only; however, the city limits of Petersburg and Kupreanof are closed to hunting.Oct. 15–Oct. 31.

Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer ............................................................................................................................ Aug. 1–Nov. 30

Moose: 1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler by State registration

permit only.

Sept. 15–Oct. 15.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day ................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

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Harvest limits Open season

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 3—Mitkof Island—No limit .................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 3—except Mitkof Island—No limit ........................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ........................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(4) Unit 4. (i) Unit 4 consists of all

islands south and west of Unit 1(C) and

north of Unit 3 including Admiralty,

Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian,

Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take bears in the

Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty

Island) including all drainages into

northwestern Seymour Canal between

Staunch Point and the southernmost tip

of the unnamed peninsula separating

Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay

including Swan and Windfall Islands;

(B) You may not take bears in the Salt

Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island)

including all lands within one-fourth

mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock

at the head of Mitchell Bay;

(C) You may not take brown bears in

the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof

Island), that area within the Port

Althorp watershed south of a line from

Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap

Rock);

(D) You may not use any motorized

land vehicle for brown bear hunting in

the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use

Area (NECCUA) consisting of all

portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island

north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the

drainage divide from the northwest

point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick

Portage, including all drainages into

Port Frederick and Mud Bay;

(E) You may not use any motorized

land vehicle for the taking of marten,

mink, and weasel on Chichagof Island.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may take ungulates from a

boat. You may not use a boat to take

bear, wolves, or wolverine, unless you

are certified as disabled;

(B) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time;

(C) You may take of wildlife outside

the seasons or harvest limits provided in

this part for food in traditional religious

ceremonies which are part of a funerary

or mortuary cycle, including memorial

potlatches, if:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony, or designee,

contacts the appropriate Federal land

management agency prior to taking or

attempting to take game and provides to

the appropriate Federal land managing

agency the name of the decedent, the

nature of the ceremony, the species and

number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in

which the taking will occur;

(2) The taking does not violate

recognized principles of fish and

wildlife conservation;

(3) Each person who takes wildlife

under this section must, as soon as

practicable, and not more than 15 days

after the harvest, submit a written report

to the appropriate Federal land

managing agency, specifying the

harvester’s name and address, the

number, sex and species of wildlife

taken, the date and locations of the

taking, and the name of the decedent for

whom the ceremony was held;

(4) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in that area where

the harvesting will occur:

(D) Five Federal registration permits

will be issued for the taking of brown

bear for educational purposes associated

with teaching customary and traditional

subsistence harvest and use practices.

Any bear taken under an educational

permit 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. lat.,

136° 21′ W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35′ N. lat., 135° 33′ W. long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line which follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34′

N. lat., 135° 25′ W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44′ N. lat. 134° 38′ W. long.) including the drainages

into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only.

Sept. 15–Dec. 31.

Mar. 15–May 31.

Unit 4—that portion in the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area—1 bear every four regulatory years by State

registration permit only.

Mar. 15–May 20.

Unit 4—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only ......................................... Sept. 15–Dec. 31.

Mar. 15–May 20.

Deer: 6 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Sept. 15–Jan. 31 .......................................................... Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

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Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only .................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day ................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1.–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 4—that portion east of Chatham Strait—No limit ................................................................................................ Dec. 1–May 15.

Remainder of Unit 4 ..................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit ........................................................................................ Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten:

Unit 4—Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from

the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet.—No limit.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Remainder of Unit 4—No limit ..................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Mink and Weasel:

Unit 4—Chichagof Island—No limit ............................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Remainder of Unit 4—No limit ..................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(5) Unit 5. (i) Unit 5 consists of all

Gulf of Alaska drainages and islands

between Cape Fairweather and the

center line of Icy Bay, including the

Guyot Hills:

(A) Unit 5(A) consists of all drainages

east of Yakutat Bay, Disenchantment

Bay, and the eastern edge of Hubbard

Glacier, and includes the islands of

Yakutat and Disenchantment Bays;

(B) Unit 5(B) consists of the remainder

of Unit 5.

(ii) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses on public lands within

Glacier Bay National Park.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may not use boats to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled;

(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit

5 with a Federal registration permit in

lieu of a State metal locking tag; if you

have obtained a Federal registration

permit prior to hunting;

(D) You may take wildlife outside the

seasons or harvest limits provided in

this part for food in traditional religious

ceremonies which are part of a funerary

or mortuary cycle, including memorial

potlatches, if:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony, or designee,

contacts the appropriate Federal land

management agency prior to taking or

attempting to take game and provides to

the appropriate Federal land managing

agency the name of the decedent, the

nature of the ceremony, the species and

number to be taken, and the Unit(s) in

which the taking will occur;

(2) The taking does not violate

recognized principles of fish and

wildlife conservation;

(3) Each person who takes wildlife

under this section must, as soon as

practicable, and not more than 15 days

after the harvest, submit a written report

to the appropriate Federal land

managing agency, specifying the

harvester’s name and address, the

number, sex and species of wildlife

taken, the date and locations of the

taking, and the name of the decedent for

whom the ceremony was held;

(4) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in that area where

the harvesting will occur;

(E) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer or moose on his or her behalf

unless the recipient is a member of a

community operating under a

community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear ............................................................................. Sept. 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: 1 bear by Federal registration permit only ..................................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Deer:

Unit 5(A)—1 buck ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Nov. 30.

Unit 5(B) ....................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Goat: 1 goat by Federal registration permit only ................................................................................................................ Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Moose:

Unit 5(A), Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 5 moose

have been taken from the Nunatak Bench.

Nov. 15–Feb. 15.

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Harvest limits Open season

Unit 5(A), except Nunatak Bench—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only. The season will be 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. 8—Oct. 21, public lands will

be closed to taking of moose, except by residents of Unit 5(A).

Oct. 8–Nov. 15.

Unit 5(B)—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only. The season will be closed when 25 antlered bulls

have been taken from the entirety of Unit 5(B).

Sept. 1–Dec. 15.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): 5 hares per day ................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(6) Unit 6. (i) Unit 6 consists of all

Gulf of Alaska and Prince William

Sound drainages from the center line of

Icy Bay (excluding the Guyot Hills) to

Cape Fairfield including Kayak,

Hinchinbrook, Montague, and adjacent

islands, and Middleton Island, but

excluding the Copper River drainage

upstream from Miles Glacier, and

excluding the Nellie Juan and Kings

River drainages:

(A) Unit 6(A) consists of Gulf of

Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near

Katalla including Kanak, Wingham, and

Kayak Islands;

(B) Unit 6(B) consists of Gulf of

Alaska and Copper River Basin

drainages west of Palm Point near

Katalla, east of the west bank of the

Copper River, and east of a line from

Flag Point to Cottonwood Point;

(C) Unit 6(C) consists of drainages

west of the west bank of the Copper

River, and west of a line from Flag Point

to Cottonwood Point, and drainages east

of the east bank of Rude River and

drainages into the eastern shore of

Nelson Bay and Orca Inlet;

(D) Unit 6(D) consists of the

remainder of Unit 6.

(ii) For the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take mountain goat

in the Goat Mountain goat observation

area, which consists of that portion of

Unit 6(B) bounded on the north by

Miles Lake and Miles Glacier, on the

south and east by Pleasant Valley River

and Pleasant Glacier, and on the west by

the Copper River;

(B) You may not take mountain goat

in the Heney Range goat observation

area, which consists of that portion of

Unit 6(C) south of the Copper River

Highway and west of the Eyak River.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may take coyotes in Units

6(B) and 6(C) with the aid of artificial

lights;

(C) One permit will be issued to the

Native Village of Eyak to take one bull

moose from Federal lands in Units 6(B)

or (C) for their annual Memorial/

Sobriety Day potlatch.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 1 bear .............................................................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–June 30.

Deer: 4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1–Dec. 31 ............................................................. Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Goats:

Unit 6(A), (B)—1 goat by State registration permit only .............................................................................................. Aug. 20–Jan. 31.

Unit 6(C) ....................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Unit 6(D) (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)—1 goat by Federal registration

permit only.

Aug. 20–Jan. 31.

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. 15–Dec. 31.

Unit 6—remainder—No Federal open season

Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ........................................................................................................................ May 1–Oct. 31.

Coyote:

Unit 6(A) and (D)—2 coyotes ...................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Unit 6(B)—No limit ....................................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Unit 6(C)—south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit .......................................... July 1–June 30.

Unit 6(C)—remainder—No limit ................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases) ........................................................................................................ No open season.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx ..................................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine. ....................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 5 per day, 10 in possession ................................................................ Aug. 1–May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 1–May 15.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Apr. 30.

Coyote:

Unit 6(A), (B), and (D)—No limit .................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 6(C)—south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No limit .......................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Unit 6(C)—remainder—No limit ................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit .................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Jan. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(7) Unit 7. (i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf

of Alaska drainages between Gore Point

and Cape Fairfield including the Nellie

Juan and Kings River drainages, and

including the Kenai River drainage

upstream from the Russian River, the

drainages into the south side of

Turnagain Arm west of and including

the Portage Creek drainage, and east of

150° W. long., and all Kenai Peninsula

drainages east of 150° W. long., from

Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords

National Park;

(B) You may not hunt in the Portage

Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which

consists of Portage Creek drainages

between the Anchorage-Seward

Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear

Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of

Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron

Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse,

ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with

shotguns after September 1.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

except in the drainages of Resurrection

Creek and its tributaries.

(B) [Reserved].

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: Unit 7—3 bears ............................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 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 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.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 7—remainder ........................................................................................................................................................ No open season.

Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ........................................................................................................................ May 1–Oct. 10.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Wolf:

Unit 7—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves ................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Unit 7—Remainder—5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: 20 beaver per season ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar.31.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Jan. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–May 15.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

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(8) Unit 8. Unit 8 consists of all

islands southeast of the centerline of

Shelikof Strait including Kodiak,

Afognak, Whale, Raspberry, Shuyak,

Spruce, Marmot, Sitkalidak, Amook,

Uganik, and Chirikof Islands, the Trinity

Islands, the Semidi Islands, and other

adjacent islands.

(i) If you have a trapping license, you

may take beaver with a firearm in Unit

8 from Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

(ii) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take deer on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

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 be

issued in Karluk; up to 3 permits may be issued in Larsen Bay; up to 2 permits may be issued in Old Harbor; up to

2 permits may be issued in Ouzinkie; and up to 2 permits may be issued in Port Lions.

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

Apr. 1–May 15.

Deer:

Unit 8—that portion of Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57° 52′ N.

lat., 152° 58′ W. long.), and east of a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and from

Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at Whale Passage, and that portion of Kodiak Island east of a line from the

mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth at Elbow Creek, and adjacent small islands in Chiniak Bay–1 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 25–Oct. 31.

Aug. 1–Oct. 31.

Unit 8—that portion of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Terror Bay

to the head of the south-western most arm of Ugak Bay–5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only

from Oct. 1–Jan. 31.

Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 8—remainder—5 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1–Jan. 31; no more than 1

antlerless deer may be taken from Oct. 1–Nov. 30.

Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Elk: Afognak Island above mean high tide—1 elk per household by Federal registration permit only; only 1 elk in possession for each two hunters in a party. The season will be closed by announcement of the Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge when the combined Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd.Sept. 1–Nov. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: 30 beaver per season ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

(9) Unit 9. (i) Unit 9 consists of the

Alaska Peninsula and adjacent islands

including drainages east of False Pass,

Pacific Ocean drainages west of and

excluding the Redoubt Creek drainage;

drainages into the south side of Bristol

Bay, drainages into the north side of

Bristol Bay east of Etolin Point, and

including the Sanak and Shumagin

Islands:

(A) Unit 9(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 9 draining into Shelikof Strait

and Cook Inlet between the southern

boundary of Unit 16 (Redoubt Creek)

and the northern boundary of Katmai

National Park and Preserve;

(B) Unit 9(B) consists of the Kvichak

River drainage;

(C) Unit 9(C) consists of the Alagnak

(Branch) River drainage, the Naknek

River drainage, and all land and water

within Katmai National Park and

Preserve;

(D) Unit 9(D) consists of all Alaska

Peninsula drainages west of a line from

the southernmost head of Port Moller to

the head of American Bay including the

Shumagin Islands and other islands of

Unit 9 west of the Shumagin Islands;

(E) Unit 9(E) consists of the remainder

of Unit 9.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses in Katmai National

Park;

(B) You may not use motorized

vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or

snowmobiles used for hunting and

transporting a hunter or harvested

animal parts from Aug. 1–Nov. 30 in the

Naknek Controlled Use Area, which

includes all of Unit 9(C) within the

Naknek River drainage upstream from

and including the King Salmon Creek

drainage; however, you may use a

motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King

Salmon, Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp

roads and on the King Salmon Creek

trail, and on frozen surfaces of the

Naknek River and Big Creek.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) If you have a trapping license, you

may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit

9(B) from April 1–May 31 and in the

remainder of Unit 9 from April 1–April

30;

(B) In Unit 9(B), Lake Clark National

Park and Preserve, residents of

Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro

Bay, and Port Alsworth, may hunt

brown bear by Federal registration

permit in lieu of a resident tag; ten

permits will be available with at least

one permit issued in each community

but no more than five permits will be

issued in a single community; the

season will be closed when four females

or ten bears have been taken, whichever

occurs first;

(C) Residents of Newhalen,

Nondalton, Iliamna, Pedro Bay, and Port

Alsworth may take up to a total of 10

bull moose in Unit 9(B) for ceremonial

purposes, under the terms of a Federal

registration permit from July 1 through

June 30. Permits will be issued to

individuals only at the request of a local

organization. This 10 moose limit is not

cumulative with that permitted for

potlatches by the State;

(D) For Units 9(C) and (E) only, a

Federally-qualified subsistence user

(recipient) of Units 9(C) and (E) may

designate another Federally-qualified

subsistence user of Units 9(C) and (E) to

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take bull caribou on his or her behalf

unless the recipient is a member of a

community operating under a

community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report and

turn over all meat to the recipient. There

is no restriction on the number of

possession limits the designated hunter

may have in his/her possession at any

one time;

(E) For Unit 9(D), a Federallyqualified subsistence user (recipient)

may designate another Federallyqualified subsistence user to take

caribou on his or her behalf unless the

recipient is a member of a community

operating under a community harvest

system. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than four harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 9(B)—Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pedro

Bay, and Port Alsworth only—1 bear by Federal registration permit only.

July 1–June 30.

Unit 9(B), remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only .................................................................................. Sept 1–May 31.

Unit 9(E)—1 bear by Federal registration permit ........................................................................................................ Oct. 1–Dec. 31.

May 10–May 25.

Caribou:

Unit 9(A)—4 caribou; however, no more than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10–Sept. 30 and no more than 1 caribou may be taken Oct. 1–Nov. 30.Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 9(C), that portion within the Alagnak River drainage—1 caribou ........................................................................ Aug. 1–Mar. 31.

Unit 9(C), remainder—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed

to the taking of caribou except by residents of Units 9(C) and (E).

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Nov. 15–Feb. 28.

Unit 9(B)—5 caribou; however, no more than 2 bulls may be taken from Oct. 1–Nov. 30 ........................................ Aug 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 9((D)—1 caribou by Federal registration permit .................................................................................................. Aug. 1–Sept. 25.

Nov. 15–Mar. 31.

Unit 9(E)—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Units 9(C) and (E).Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Sheep:

Unit 9(B)—Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth only—I ram with 7⁄8 curl

horn by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 10–Oct. 10.

Remainder of Unit 9—I ram with 7⁄8 curl horn ............................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Moose:

Unit 9(A)—1 bull .......................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Unit 9(B)—1 bull .......................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sept. 15.

Unit 9(C)—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull .......................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 9(C)—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull. However, during the period Aug.

20–Aug. 31, bull moose may be taken by Federal registration permit only. During the December hunt,

antlerless moose may be taken by Federal registration permit only. The antlerless season will be closed when

5 antlerless moose have been taken. Public lands are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by eligible rural Alaska residents.

Aug. 20–Sept. 15.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 9(C)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1–Dec. 31 .................. Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 9(E)—1 bull .......................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sept. 20.

Dec. 1–Jan. 20.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Mar. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 9(B), (C), and (E)—40 beaver per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1–May 31 Nov. 10–May 31.

Unit 9—remainder—40 beaver per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1–Apr. 30 ..... Jan 1–Apr. 30.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White): No limit ................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

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(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the

Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and

the Pribilof Islands.

(ii) You may not take any wildlife

species for subsistence uses on Otter

Island in the Pribilof Islands.

(iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only,

a Federally-qualified subsistence user

(recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take caribou on his or her behalf unless

the recipient is a member of a

community operating under a

community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than four harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Caribou:

Unit 10—Unimak Island only—2 caribou by Federal registration permit only ............................................................ Aug. 1–Sept. 25.

Nov. 15–Mar. 31.

Unit 10—remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... July 1–June. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that

area draining into the headwaters of the

Copper River south of Suslota Creek and

the area drained by all tributaries into

the east bank of the Copper River

between the confluence of Suslota Creek

with the Slana River and Miles Glacier.

(i) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistance user to

take caribou and moose on his or her

behalf. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

(ii) [Reverved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: Unit 11—1 bear .............................................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou: Unit 11 .................................................................................................................................................................. No open season.

Sheep:

1 sheep ........................................................................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older ..................................................... Sept. 21–Oct. 20.

Goat: Unit 11—that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1 goat by Federal registration

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.

Aug. 25–Dec. 31.

Moose: 1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only ................................................................................................ Aug. 20–Sept. 20.

Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ........................................................................................................................ June 1–Oct. 10.

Coyote: 10 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

Wolf: 10 wolves ................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Jan. 31.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Jan. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: 30 beaver per season ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Apr. 30.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

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Harvest limits Open season

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the

Tanana River drainage upstream from

the Robertson River, including all

drainages into the east bank of the

Robertson River, and the White River

drainage in Alaska, but excluding the

Ladue River drainage.

(i) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) You may not use a steel trap, or

a snare using cable smaller than 3/32

inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit 12

during April and October;

(C) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take caribou and moose on his or her

behalf. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

(ii) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: 1 bear ............................................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–June 30.

Caribou:

Unit 12—that portion of the Nabesna River drainage within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

and all Federal lands south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—

The taking of caribou is prohibited on Federal public lands.

No open season.

Unit 12—remainder—1 bull ......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Unit 12—remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be announced. Dates for a winter season to occur between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30 and sex of animal to be taken will be

announced by Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation with Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern

Interior Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory Committee.

Winter season to be announced.

Sheep: 1 ram with full curl horn or larger ........................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Moose:

Unit 12—that portion within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and those lands within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve north and east of a line formed by the Pickerel Lake Winter Trail from the Canadian border to

the southern boundary of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 15–

Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken. The November season is open by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 15–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Nov. 20–Nov. 30.

Unit 12—that portion lying east of the Nabesna River and Nabesna Glacier and south of the Winter Trail running

southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Canadian border—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 15–Aug. 28

season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken.

Aug. 15–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Unit 12—remainder—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 15–Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken.Aug. 15–Aug. 28.

Sept. 19–Sept. 15.

Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct.1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 15.

Wolf: 10 wolves ................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: 15 beaver per season ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 15–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Sept. 20–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

(13) Unit 13. (i) Unit 13 consists of

that area westerly of the east bank of the

Copper River and drained by all

tributaries into the west bank of the

Copper River from Miles Glacier and

including the Slana River drainages

north of Suslota Creek; the drainages

into the Delta River upstream from Falls

Creek and Black Rapids Glacier; the

drainages into the Nenana River

upstream from the southeast corner of

Denali National Park at Windy; the

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drainage into the Susitna River

upstream from its junction with the

Chulitna River; the drainage into the

east bank of the Chulitna River

upstream to its confluence with

Tokositna River; the drainages of the

Chulitna River (south of Denali National

Park) upstream from its confluence with

the Tokositna River; the drainages into

the north bank of the Tokositna River

upstream to the base of the Tokositna

Glacier; the drainages into the Tokositna

Glacier; the drainages into the east bank

of the Susitna River between its

confluences with the Talkeetna and

Chulitna Rivers; the drainages into the

north bank of the Talkeetna River; the

drainages into the east bank of the

Chickaloon River; the drainages of the

Matanuska River above its confluence

with the Chickaloon River:

(A) Unit 13(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning

at the Chickaloon River bridge at Mile

77.7 on the Glenn Highway, then along

the Glenn Highway to its junction with

the Richardson Highway, then south

along the Richardson Highway to the

foot of Simpson Hill at Mile 111.5, then

east to the east bank of the Copper

River, then northerly along the east bank

of the Copper River to its junction with

the Gulkana River, then northerly along

the west bank of the Gulkana River to

its junction with the West Fork of the

Gulkana River, then westerly along the

west bank of the West Fork of the

Gulkana River to its source, an unnamed

lake, then across the divide into the

Tyone River drainage, down an

unnamed stream into the Tyone River,

then down the Tyone River to the

Susitna River, then down the southern

bank of the Susitna River to the mouth

of Kosina Creek, then up Kosina Creek

to its headwaters, then across the divide

and down Aspen Creek to the Talkeetna

River, then southerly along the

boundary of Unit 13 to the Chickaloon

River bridge, the point of beginning;

(B) Unit 13(B) consists of that portion

of Unit 13 bounded by a line beginning

at the confluence of the Copper River

and the Gulkana River, then up the east

bank of the Copper River to the Gakona

River, then up the Gakona River and

Gakona Glacier to the boundary of Unit

13, then westerly along the boundary of

Unit 13 to the Susitna Glacier, then

southerly along the west bank of the

Susitna Glacier and the Susitna River to

the Tyone River, then up the Tyone

River and across the divide to the

headwaters of the West Fork of the

Gulkana River, then down the West

Fork of the Gulkana River to the

confluence of the Gulkana River and the

Copper River, the point of beginning;

(C) Unit 13(C) consists of that portion

of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and

Gakona Glacier;

(D) Unit 13(D) consists of that portion

of Unit 13 south of Unit 13(A);

(E) Unit 13(E) consists of the

remainder of Unit 13.

(ii) Within the following areas, the

taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses on lands within Mount

McKinley National Park as it existed

prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence

uses as authorized by this paragraph

(k)(13) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali

National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) You may not use motorized

vehicles or pack animals for hunting

from Aug. 5–Aug. 25 in the Delta

Controlled Use Area, the boundary of

which is defined as: a line beginning at

the confluence of Miller Creek and the

Delta River, then west to vertical angle

bench mark Miller, then west to include

all drainages of Augustana Creek and

Black Rapids Glacier, then north and

east to include all drainages of

McGinnis Creek to its confluence with

the Delta River, then east in a straight

line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7

Richardson Highway, then north along

the Richardson Highway to its junction

with the Alaska Highway, then east

along the Alaska Highway to the west

bank of the Johnson River, then south

along the west bank of the Johnson

River and Johnson Glacier to the head

of the Cantwell Glacier, then west along

the north bank of the Canwell Glacier

and Miller Creek to the Delta River;

(C) Except for access and

transportation of harvested wildlife on

Sourdough and Haggard Creeks, Meiers

Lake trails, or other trails designated by

the Board, you may not use motorized

vehicles for subsistence hunting, is

prohibited in the Sourdough Controlled

Use Area. The Sourdough Controlled

Use Area consists of that portion of Unit

13(B) bounded by a line beginning at the

confluence of Sourdough Creek and the

Gulkana River, then northerly along

Sourdough Creek to the Richardson

Highway at approximately Mile 148,

then northerly along the Richardson

Highway to the Meiers Creek Trail at

approximately Mile 170, then westerly

along the trail to the Gulkana River,

then southerly along the east bank of the

Gulkana River to its confluence with

Sourdough Creek, the point of

beginning.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take caribou and moose on his or her

behalf. The designated hunter must

obtain a designated hunter permit and

must return a completed harvest report.

The designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: 1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of harvest. That portion

within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent after 4 bears have been harvested.

Aug. 10–May 31.

Caribou: 2 caribou by Federal registration permit only. Hunting within the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline right-of-way is

prohibited. The right-of-way is identified as the area occupied by the pipeline (buried or above ground) and the

cleared area 25 feet on either side of the pipeline.

Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Oct. 21–Mar. 31.

Sheep: Unit 13—excluding Unit 13(D) and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Use Area—1 ram with 7/8

curl horn.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Moose:

Unit 13(E)—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit will be issued per household Aug. 1–Sept. 20.

Unit 13—remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only ....................................................... Aug. 1–Sept. 20.

Beaver: 1 beaver per day, 1 in possession ........................................................................................................................ June 15–Sept. 10.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

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Wolf: 10 wolves ................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Jan. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 10–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Marten:

Unit 13(A–D)—No limit ................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Unit 13—remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 15–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

(14) Unit 14. (i) Unit 14 consists of

drainages into the north side of

Turnagain Arm west of and excluding

the Portage Creek drainage, drainages

into Knik Arm excluding drainages of

the Chickaloon and Matanuska Rivers in

Unit 13, drainages into the north side of

Cook Inlet east of the Susitna River,

drainages into the east bank of the

Susitna River downstream from the

Talkeetna River, and drainages into the

south bank of the Talkeetna River:

(A) Unit 14(A) consists of drainages in

Unit 14 bounded on the west by the

Susitna River, on the north by Willow

Creek, Peters Creek, and by a line from

the head of Peters Creek to the head of

the Chickaloon River, on the east by the

eastern boundary of Unit 14, and on the

south by Cook Inlet, Knik Arm, the

south bank of the Knik River from its

mouth to its junction with Knik Glacier,

across the face of Knik Glacier and along

the north side of Knik Glacier to the

Unit 6 boundary;

(B) Unit 14(B) consists of that portion

of Unit 14 north of Unit 14(A);

(C) Unit 14(C) consists of that portion

of Unit 14 south of Unit 14(A).

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses in the Fort Richardson

and Elmendorf Air Force Base

Management Areas, consisting of the

Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military

Reservation;

(B) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses in the Anchorage

Management Area, consisting of all

drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort

Richardson military reservations and

north of and including Rainbow Creek.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

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 15–Oct. 31.

Coyote: Unit 14(C)—2 coyotes ........................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)—2 foxes ...................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): Unit 14(C)—5 hares per day ............................................................................................. Sept. 8–Apr. 30.

Lynx: Unit 14(C)—2 lynx ..................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

Wolf: Unit 14(C)—5 wolves ................................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: Unit 14(C)—1 wolverine .................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): Unit 14(C)—5 per day, 10 in possession ............................................ Sept. 8–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): Unit 14(C)—10 per day, 20 in possession .................................................. Sept. 8–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: Unit 14(C)—that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, Peterson Creek, the Twentymile

River and the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park—20 beaver per season.

Dec. 1–Apr. 15.

Coyote: Unit 14(C)—No limit .............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): Unit 14(C)—1 fox ......................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: Unit 14(C)—No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

Marten: Unit 14(C)—No limit ............................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: Unit 14(C)—No limit .............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: Unit 14(C)—No limit ............................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–May 15.

Otter: Unit 14(C)—No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolf: Unit 14(C)—No limit ................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolverine: Unit 14(C)—No limit .......................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(15) Unit 15. (i) Unit 15 consists of

that portion of the Kenai Peninsula and

adjacent islands draining into the Gulf

of Alaska, Cook Inlet, and Turnagain

Arm from Gore Point to the point where

longitude line 150°00′W. crosses the

coastline of Chickaloon Bay in

Turnagain Arm, including that area

lying west of longitude line 150°00′W.

to the mouth of the Russian River, then

southerly along the Chugach National

Forest boundary to the upper end of

Upper Russian Lake; and including the

drainages into Upper Russian Lake west

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of the Chugach National Forest

boundary:

(A) Unit 15(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 15 north of the Kenai River and

Skilak Lake;

(B) Unit 15(B) consists of that portion

of Unit 15 south of the Kenai River and

Skilak Lake, and north of the Kasilof

River, Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek,

and Tustumena Glacier;

(C) Unit 15(C) consists of the

remainder of Unit 15.

(ii) You may not take wildlife, except

for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that

may be taken only from October 1–

March 1 by bow and arrow only, in the

Skilak Loop Management Area, which

consists of that portion of Unit 15(A)

bounded by a line beginning at the

eastern most junction of the Sterling

Highway and the Skilak Loop (milepost

76.3), then due south to the south bank

of the Kenai River, then southerly along

the south bank of the Kenai River to its

confluence with Skilak Lake, then

westerly along the north shore of Skilak

Lake to Lower Skilak Lake Campground,

then northerly along the Lower Skilak

Lake Campground Road and the Skilak

Loop Road to its western most junction

with the Sterling Highway, then easterly

along the Sterling Highway to the point

of beginning.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) You may not trap furbearers for

subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife

Management Area;

(C) You may not trap marten in that

portion of Unit 15(B) east of the Kenai

River, Skilak Lake, Skilak River, and

Skilak Glacier;

(D) You may not take red fox in Unit

15 by any means other than a steel trap

or snare;

(E) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take moose on his or her behalf. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear:

Unit 15(C)—3 bears ..................................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Unit 15—remainder ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Moose:

Unit 15(A)—excluding the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area.—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only.Aug. 18–Sept. 20.

Unit 15(A)—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area ................................................................................................... No open season.

Unit 15(B) and (C)—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration permit only.Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Wolf:

Unit 15—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 Wolves .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Unit 15—remainder—5 wolves .................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 Wolverine ....................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce): 15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Ruffed) .................................................................................................................................................................. No open season.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 15(A) and (B)—20 per day, 40 in possession ..................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 15(C)—20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Dec. 31.

Unit 15(C)—5 per day, 10 in possession .................................................................................................................... Jan. 1–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: 20 Beaver per season ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 1 Fox ............................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Jan. 1–Feb. 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. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–May 15.

Otter: Unit 15—No limit ....................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: Unit 15(B) and (C)—No limit ............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(16) Unit 16. (i) Unit 16 consists of the

drainages into Cook Inlet between

Redoubt Creek and the Susitna River,

including Redoubt Creek drainage,

Kalgin Island, and the drainages on the

west side of the Susitna River (including

the Susitna River) upstream to its

confluence with the Chulitna River; the

drainages into the west side of the

Chulitna River (including the Chulitna

River) upstream to the Tokositna River,

and drainages into the south side of the

Tokositna River upstream to the base of

the Tokositna Glacier, including the

drainage of the Kahiltna Glacier:

(A) Unit 16(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 16 east of the east bank of the

Yentna River from its mouth upstream

to the Kahiltna River, east of the east

bank of the Kahiltna River, and east of

the Kahiltna Glacier;

(B) Unit 16(B) consists of the

remainder of Unit 16.

(ii) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses in the Mount McKinley

National Park, as it existed prior to

December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as

authorized by this paragraph (k)(16) are

permitted in Denali National Preserve

and lands added to Denali National Park

on December 2, 1980.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

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(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15.

(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Caribou: 1 caribou ............................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Oct. 31.

Moose:

Unit 16(B)—Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the Kustatan River drainage—1 antlered

bull.

Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Unit 16(B)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Sept. 25–Sept. 30 and

from Dec. 1–Feb. 28 by Federal registration permit only.

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Feb. 28.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 10–May 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 15–Jan. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(17) Unit 17. (i) Unit 17 consists of

drainages into Bristol Bay and the

Bering Sea between Etolin Point and

Cape Newenham, and all islands

between these points including

Hagemeister Island and the Walrus

Islands:

(A) Unit 17(A) consists of the

drainages between Cape Newenham and

Cape Constantine, and Hagemeister

Island and the Walrus Islands;

(B) Unit 17(B) consists of the

Nushagak River drainage upstream

from, and including the Mulchatna

River drainage, and the Wood River

drainage upstream from the outlet of

Lake Beverley;

(C) Unit 17(C) consists of the

remainder of Unit 17.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) Except for aircraft and boats and

in legal hunting camps, you may not use

any motorized vehicle for hunting

ungulates, bears, wolves, and wolverine,

including transportation of hunters and

parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna

Controlled Use Area consisting of Unit

17(B), from Aug. 1–Nov. 1;

(B) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area which consists of

Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B)

draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion

of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of

and including the Aniak River drainage,

if you have obtained a State registration

permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15.

(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 2 bears. ........................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 1–May 31.

Brown Bear: Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only ......................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 17(A) and (C)—that portion of 17(A) and (C) consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik

River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay—2 caribou by Federal registration permit. Public

lands are closed to the taking of caribou except by the residents of Togiak, Twin Hills, Manokotak, Aleknagik,

Dillingham, Clark’s Point, and Ekuk during seasons identified above.

Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

Unit 17(B) and (C)—that portion of 17(C) east of the Wood River and Wood River Lakes—5 caribou; however,

no more than 2 bulls may be taken from Oct. 1–Nov. 30.

Aug. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 17(A)—remainder and 17(C)—remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit of up to 5 caribou will be determined at the time the season is announced.Season to occur between Aug. 1–Mar. 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. 10–Sept. 20.

Moose:

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Harvest limits Open season

Unit 17(A) ..................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Unit 17(B)—that portion that includes all the Mulchatna River drainage upstream from and including the

Chilchitna River drainage—1 bull by State registration permit only during the period Aug. 20–Aug. 31. During

the period Sept. 1–Sept. 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

River and south of Aleknagik Lake—1 bull by State registration permit only during the period Aug. 20–Aug. 31.

During the period Sept. 1–Sept. 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.

Aug. 20–Sept. 15.

Unit 17(B)—remainder and 17(C)—remainder—1 bull by State registration permit only during the periods Aug.

20–Aug. 31 and Dec. 1–Dec. 31. During the period Sept. 1–Sept. 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.

Aug. 20–Sept. 15.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 2 foxes .......................................................................................... Sept. 1–Feb. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: Unit 17–40 beaver per season .............................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: 2 muskrats ............................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

(18) Unit 18. (i) Unit 18 consists of

that area draining into the Yukon and

Kuskokwim Rivers downstream from a

straight line drawn between Lower

Kalskag and Paimiut and the drainages

flowing into the Bering Sea from Cape

Newenham on the south to and

including the Pastolik River drainage on

the north; Nunivak, St. Matthew, and

adjacent islands between Cape

Newenham and the Pastolik River.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public lands:

(A) In the Kalskag Controlled Use

Area which consists of that portion of

Unit 18 bounded by a line from Lower

Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River,

northwesterly to Russian Mission on the

Yukon River, then east along the north

bank of the Yukon River to the old site

of Paimiut, then back to Lower Kalskag,

you may not use aircraft for hunting any

ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine,

including the transportation of any

hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or

wolverine part; however, this does not

apply to transportation of a hunter or

ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part

by aircraft between publicly owned

airports in the Controlled Use Area or

between a publicly owned airport

within the Area and points outside the

Area;

(B) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area which consists of

Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B)

draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion

of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of

and including the Aniak River drainage,

if you have obtained a State registration

permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) If you have a trapping license, you

may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit

18 from Apr.–Jun. 10;

(B) A Federally-qualified subsistence

user (recipient) may designate another

Federally-qualified subsistence user to

take caribou south of the Yukon River

on his or her behalf. The designated

hunter must obtain a designated hunter

permit and must return a completed

harvest report. The designated hunter

may hunt for any number of recipients

but may have no more than two harvest

limits in his/her possession at any one

time;

(C) You may take caribou from a boat

moving under power in Unit 18.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: 1 bear by State registration permit only ........................................................................................................ Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 18—that portion south of the Yukon River—A harvest limit of up to 5 caribou will be determined at the time

the season is announced and will be based on the management objectives in the ‘‘Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan’’ The season will be closed when the total harvest reaches guidelines as described in the approved ‘‘Qavilnguut (Kilbuck) Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan’’.

Season to occur between Aug. 25 and

Mar. 31 to be announced by the Yukon

Delta National Wildlife

Refuge Manager.

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Harvest limits Open season

Unit 18—that portion north of the Yukon River—5 caribou per day ........................................................................... Aug. 1–Mar. 31.

Moose:

Unit 18—that portion north and west of a line from Cape Romanzof to Kuzilvak Mountain, and then to Mountain

Village, and west of, but not including, the Andreafsky River drainage—1 antlered bull.

Sept. 5–Sept. 25.

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

bull, evidence of sex required) will be opened by announcement.

Aug. 25–Sept. 25. Winter season to be announced.

Unit 18—remainder—1 antlered bull. A 10-day hunt to occur between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 (1 bull, evidence of

sex required) will be opened by announcement.

Sept. 1—Sept. 30. Winter season to be announced.

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 1–June 30.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ..................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–May 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

(19) Unit 19. (i) Unit 19 consists of the

Kuskokwim River drainage upstream

from a straight line drawn between

Lower Kalskag and Piamiut:

(A) Unit 19(A) consists of the

Kuskokwim River drainage downstream

from and including the Moose Creek

drainage on the north bank and

downstream from and including the

Stony River drainage on the south bank,

excluding Unit 19(B);

(B) Unit 19(B) consists of the Aniak

River drainage upstream from and

including the Salmon River drainage,

the Holitna River drainage upstream

from and including the Bakbuk Creek

drainage, that area south of a line from

the mouth of Bakbuk Creek to the radar

dome at Sparrevohn Air Force Base,

including the Hoholitna River drainage

upstream from that line, and the Stony

River drainage upstream from and

including the Can Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 19(C) consists of that portion

of Unit 19 south and east of a line from

Benchmark M#1.26 (approximately 1.26

miles south of the northwest corner of

the original Mt. McKinley National Park

boundary) to the peak of Lone

Mountain, then due west to Big River,

including the Big River drainage

upstream from that line, and including

the Swift River drainage upstream from

and including the North Fork drainage;

(D) Unit 19(D) consists of the

remainder of Unit 19.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses on lands within Mount

McKinley National Park as it existed

prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence

uses as authorized by this paragraph

(k)(19) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali

National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) In the Upper Kuskokwim

Controlled Use Area, which consists of

that portion of Unit 19(D) upstream

from the mouth of Big River including

the drainages of the Big River, Middle

Fork, South Fork, East Fork, and

Tonzona River, and bounded by a line

following the west bank of the Swift

Fork (McKinley Fork) of the Kuskokwim

River to 152° 50′ W. long., then north to

the boundary of Denali National

Preserve, then following the western

boundary of Denali National Preserve

north to its intersection with the

Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then

west to the crest of Telida Mountain,

then north along the crest of Munsatli

Ridge to elevation 1,610, then northwest

to Dyckman Mountain and following the

crest of the divide between the

Kuskokwim River and the Nowitna

drainage, and the divide between the

Kuskokwim River and the Nixon Fork

River to Loaf benchmark on Halfway

Mountain, then south to the west side

of Big River drainage, the point of

beginning, you may not use of aircraft

for hunting moose, including

transportation of any moose hunter or

moose part; however, this does not

apply to transportation of a moose

hunter or moose part by aircraft between

publicly owned airports in the

Controlled Use Area, or between a

publicly owned airport within the area

and points outside the area;

(C) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Western Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, which consists of

Unit 17(A), that portion of 17(B)

draining into Nuyakuk Lake and

Tikchik Lake, Unit 18, and that portion

of Unit 19(A) and (B) downstream of

and including the Aniak River drainage,

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if you have obtained a State registration

permit prior to hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30.

(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 19(A) and (B)—those portions which are downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage—1 bear by

State registration permit.

Sept. 1–May 31.

Unit 19(A)—remainder, 19(B)—remainder, and Unit 19(D)—1 bear every four regulatory years .............................. Sept. 10–May 25.

Caribou:

Unit 19(A)—north of Kuskokwim River—1 caribou ..................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Unit 19(A)—south of the Kuskokwim River and Unit 19(B) (excluding rural Alaska residents of Lime Village)—5

caribou.

Aug. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 19(C)—1 caribou .................................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Oct. 10.

Unit 19(D)—south and east of the Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the Kuskokwim River—1 caribou .............. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 19(D)—remainder—1 caribou .............................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Unit 19—rural Alaska residents domiciled in Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit but a village harvest

quota of 200 caribou; cows and calves may not be taken from Apr. 1–Aug. 9. Reporting will be by a community reporting system.

July 1–June 30.

Sheep: 1 ram with 7⁄8 curl horn or larger ............................................................................................................................ Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Moose:

Unit 19—Rural Alaska residents of Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit, but a village harvest quota of

40 moose (including those taken under the State Tier II system); either sex. Reporting will be by a community

reporting system.

July 1–June 30.

Unit 19(A)—that portion north of the Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not including the Kolmakof River drainage and south of the Kuskokwim River upstream from, but not including the Holokuk River drainage—1

moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during the Feb. 1–Feb. 10 season.

Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Nov. 20–Nov. 30.

Jan. 1–Jan. 10.

Feb. 1–Feb. 10.

Unit 19(A)—remainder—1 bull ..................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Nov. 20–Nov. 30.

Jan. 1–Jan. 10.

Feb. 1–Feb. 10.

Unit 19(B)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Unit 19(C)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Oct. 10.

Unit 19(C)—1 bull by State registration permit ........................................................................................................... Jan. 15–Feb. 15.

Unit 19(D)—that portion of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area within the North Fork drainage upstream

from the confluence of the South Fork to the mouth of the Swift Fork—1 antlered bull.

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Unit 19(D)—remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area—1 bull .......................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Feb. 28.

Unit 19(D)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Jun. 10.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

(20) Unit 20. (i) Unit 20 consists of the

Yukon River drainage upstream from

and including the Tozitna River

drainage to and including the Hamlin

Creek drainage, drainages into the south

bank of the Yukon River upstream from

and including the Charley River

drainage, the Ladue River and Fortymile

River drainages, and the Tanana River

drainage north of Unit 13 and

downstream from the east bank of the

Robertson River:

(A) Unit 20(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 20 bounded on the south by the

Unit 13 boundary, bounded on the east

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by the west bank of the Delta River,

bounded on the north by the north bank

of the Tanana River from its confluence

with the Delta River downstream to its

confluence with the Nenana River, and

bounded on the west by the east bank

of the Nenana River;

(B) Unit 20(B) consists of drainages

into the north bank of the Tanana River

from and including Hot Springs Slough

upstream to and including the Banner

Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 20(C) consists of that portion

of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the

east bank of the Nenana River and on

the north by the north bank of the

Tanana River downstream from the

Nenana River;

(D) Unit 20(D) consists of that portion

of Unit 20 bounded on the east by the

east bank of the Robertson River and on

the west by the west bank of the Delta

River, and drainages into the north bank

of the Tanana River from its confluence

with the Robertson River downstream

to, but excluding the Banner Creek

drainage;

(E) Unit 20(E) consists of drainages

into the south bank of the Yukon River

upstream from and including the

Charley River drainage, and the Ladue

River drainage;

(F) Unit 20(F) consists of the

remainder of Unit 20.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not take wildlife for

subsistence uses on lands within Mount

McKinley National Park as it existed

prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence

uses as authorized by this paragraph

(k)(20) are permitted in Denali National

Preserve and lands added to Denali

National Park on December 2, 1980;

(B) You may not use motorized

vehicles or pack animals for hunting

from Aug. 5—Aug. 25 in the Delta

Controlled Use Area, the boundary of

which is defined as: a line beginning at

the confluence of Miller Creek and the

Delta River, then west to vertical angle

bench mark Miller, then west to include

all drainages of Augustana Creek and

Black Rapids Glacier, then north and

east to include all drainages of

McGinnis Creek to its confluence with

the Delta River, then east in a straight

line across the Delta River to Mile 236.7

Richardson Highway, then north along

the Richardson Highway to its junction

with the Alaska Highway, then east

along the Alaska Highway to the west

bank of the Johnson River, then south

along the west bank of the Johnson

River and Johnson Glacier to the head

of the Canwell Glacier, then west along

the north bank of the Canwell Glacier

and Miller Creek to the Delta River;

(C) You may not use motorized

vehicles, except aircraft and boats, and

to licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms except as

provided below in the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management Area, which

consists of those portions of Units 20,

24, 25, and 26 extending five miles from

each side of the Dalton Highway from

the Yukon River to milepost 300 of the

Dalton Highway. The use of

snowmobiles is authorized only for the

subsistence taking of wildlife by

residents living within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area.

You may use licensed highway vehicles

only on designated roads within the

Dalton Highway Corridor Management

Area. Only the residents of Alatna,

Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles,

Evansville, Stevens Village, and

residents living within the Corridor may

use firearms within the Corridor;

(D) You may not use any motorized

vehicle for hunting from August 5—

September 20 in the Glacier Mountain

Controlled Use Area, which consists of

that portion of Unit 20(E) bounded by a

line beginning at Mile 140 of the Taylor

Highway, then north along the highway

to Eagle, then west along the cat trail

from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from

Crooked Creek southwest along the west

bank of Mogul Creek to its headwaters

on North Peak, then west across North

Peak to the headwaters of Independence

Creek, then southwest along the west

bank of Independence Creek to its

confluence with the North Fork of the

Fortymile River, then easterly along the

south bank of the North Fork of the

Fortymile River to its confluence with

Champion Creek, then across the North

Fork of the Fortymile River to the south

bank of Champion Creek and easterly

along the south bank of Champion Creek

to its confluence with Little Champion

Creek, then northeast along the east

bank of Little Champion Creek to its

headwaters, then northeasterly in a

direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor

Highway; however, this does not

prohibit motorized access via, or

transportation of harvested wildlife on,

the Taylor Highway or any airport;

(E) You may by permit only hunt

moose on the Minto Flats Management

Area, which consists of that portion of

Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway

beginning at Mile 118, then

northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the

Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to

the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat

Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at

Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to

a point where it joins the Tanana River

three miles above Old Minto, then along

the north bank of the Tanana River

(including all channels and sloughs

except Swan Neck Slough), to the

confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana

Rivers and then northerly to the point

of beginning;

(F) You may hunt moose by bow and

arrow only in the Fairbanks

Management Area, which consists of the

Goldstream subdivision (SE 1/4 SE 1/4,

Section 28 and Section 33, Township 2

North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks

Meridian) and that portion of Unit 20(B)

bounded by a line from the confluence

of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River,

northerly along Rosie Creek to the

divide between Rosie Creek and Cripple

Creek, then down Cripple Creek to its

confluence with Ester Creek, then up

Ester Creek to its confluence with Ready

Bullion Creek, then up Ready Bullion

Creek to the summit of Ester Dome, then

down Sheep Creek to its confluence

with Goldstream Creek, then easterly

along Goldstream Creek to its

confluence with First Chance Creek,

then up First Chance Creek to Tungsten

Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek

to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska

Pipeline, then southerly along the

pipeline right-of-way to the Chena

River, then along the north bank of the

Chena River to the Moose Creek dike,

then southerly along Moose Creek dike

to its intersection with the Tanana

River, and then westerly along the north

bank of the Tanana River to the point of

beginning.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) You may not use a steel trap, or

a snare using cable smaller than 3/32

inch diameter to trap wolves in Unit

20(E) during April and October;

(C) Residents of Unit 20 and 21 may

take up to three moose per regulatory

year for the celebration known as the

Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the

terms of a Federal registration permit.

Permits will be issued to individuals

only at the request of the Native Village

of Tanana. This three moose limit is not

cumulative with that permitted by the

State.

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HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 20(E)—1 bear ....................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–June 30.

Unit 20—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ........................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 20(E)—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit only. The fall season will close when a combined

State/Federal harvest of 55 bulls has been reached. The winter season will close when the combined fall and

winter State/Federal harvest quota of 150 bulls for the Fortymile herd 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.

Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Nov. 15–Feb. 28.

Unit 20(F)—Tozitna River drainage—1 caribou; however, only bull caribou may be taken Aug. 10–Sept. 30 ......... Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Nov. 26–Dec. 10.

Mar. 1–Mar. 15.

Unit 20(F)—south of the Yukon River—1 caribou ....................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Remainder of Unit 20(F)—1 bull .................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Moose:

Unit 20(A)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Unit 20(B)—that portion within the Minto Flats Management Area—1 bull by Federal registration permit only ........ Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Jan. 10–Feb. 28.

Unit 20(B)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Unit 20(C)—that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve west of the Toklat River, excluding lands within Mount McKinley National Park as it existed prior to December 2, 1980—1 antlered bull; however, whitephased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken.Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Nov. 15–Dec. 15.

Unit 20(C)—remainder—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino (more than 50 percent white)

moose may not be taken.

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Unit 20(E)—that portion within Yukon Charley National Preserve—1 bull ................................................................. Aug. 20–Sept. 30.

Unit 20(E)—that portion drained by the Forty-mile River (all forks) from Mile 91⁄2 to Mile 145 Taylor Highway, including the Boundary Cutoff Road—1 antlered bull; however during the period Aug. 20–Aug. 28 only a bull

with Spike/fork antlers may be taken.

Aug. 20–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Unit 20(F)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only.Sept. 1–Sept. 25.

Unit 20(F)—remainder—1 antlered bull ....................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 25.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx:

Unit 20(E)—2 lynx ........................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 20—remainder—2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Jan. 31.

Wolf: 10 wolves ................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, 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 possession, provided that not more than 5 per day and 10 in possession are sharp-tailed grouse.Aug. 25–Mar. 31.

Unit 20—remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 20—those portions within five miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor Highway, both to Eagle and the Alaska-Canada boundary) and that portion of Alaska Route 4 (Richardson Highway) south of Delta Junction—20 per day,

40 in possession.

Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 20—remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Units 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), and 20(F)—No limit .................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Units 20(D) and (E)—25 beaver .................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Coyote:

Unit 20(E)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 15–Apr. 30.

Remainder Unit 20—No limit ....................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Lynx:

Unit 20(A), (B), (D), (E), and (C) east of the Teklanika River—No limit ..................................................................... Dec. 1–Feb. 15.

Unit 20(F) and the remainder of 20(C)—No limit ........................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat:

Unit 20(E)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 20–June 10.

Unit 20—remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf:

Unit 20(A, B, C, & F)—No limit .................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Unit 20(D)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 15–Apr. 30.

Unit 20(E)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

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(21) Unit 21. (i) Unit 21 consists of

drainages into the Yukon River

upstream from Paimiut to, but not

including the Tozitna River drainage on

the north bank, and to, but not

including the Tanana River drainage on

the south bank; and excluding the

Koyukuk River drainage upstream from

the Dulbi River drainage:

(A) Unit 21(A) consists of the Innoko

River drainage upstream from and

including the Iditarod River drainage,

and the Nowitna River drainage

upstream from the Little Mud River;

(B) Unit 21(B) consists of the Yukon

River drainage upstream from Ruby and

east of the Ruby-Poorman Road,

downstream from and excluding the

Tozitna River and Tanana River

drainages, and excluding the Nowitna

River drainage upstream from the Little

Mud River, and excluding the Melozitna

River drainage upstream from Grayling

Creek;

(C) Unit 21(C) consists of the

Melozitna River drainage upstream from

Grayling Creek, and the Dulbi River

drainage upstream from and including

the Cottonwood Creek drainage;

(D) Unit 21(D) consists of the Yukon

River drainage from and including the

Blackburn Creek drainage upstream to

Ruby, including the area west of the

Ruby-Poorman Road, excluding the

Koyukuk River drainage upstream from

the Dulbi River drainage, and excluding

the Dulbi River drainage upstream from

Cottonwood Creek;

(E) Unit 21(E) consists of the Yukon

River drainage from Paimiut upstream

to, but not including the Blackburn

Creek drainage, and the Innoko River

drainage downstream from the Iditarod

River drainage.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) The Koyukuk Controlled Use

Area, which consists of those portions

of Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line

from the north bank of the Yukon River

at Koyukuk, then northerly to the

confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel

Rivers, then northeasterly to the

confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and

the Huslia River (65°57′ N. lat., 156°41′

W. long.), then easterly to the south end

of Solsmunket Lake, then east to

Hughes, then south to Little Indian

River, then southwesterly to the crest of

Hochandochtla Mountain, then

southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood

Creek then southwest to Bishop Rock,

then westerly along the north bank of

the Yukon River (including Koyukuk

Island) to the point of beginning, is

closed during moose-hunting seasons to

the use of aircraft for hunting moose,

including transportation of any moose

hunter or moose part; however, this

does not apply to transportation of a

moose hunter or moose part by aircraft

between publicly owned airports in the

controlled use area or between a

publicly owned airport within the area

and points outside the area; all hunters

on the Koyukuk River passing the

ADF&G operated check station at Ella’s

Cabin (15 miles upstream from the

Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are

required to stop and report to ADF&G

personnel at the check station;

(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area,

which consists of that portion of Unit 21

bounded by a line beginning at the old

village of Paimiut, then north along the

west bank of the Yukon River to

Paradise, then northwest to the mouth

of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila

River, then northeast to the mouth of the

Anvik River, then along the west bank

of the Yukon River to the lower end of

Eagle Island (approximately 45 miles

north of Grayling), then to the mouth of

the Iditarod River, then down the east

bank of the Innoko River to its

confluence with Paimiut Slough, then

south along the east bank of Paimiut

Slough to its mouth, and then to the old

village of Paimiut, is closed during

moose hunting seasons to the use of

aircraft for hunting moose, including

transportation of any moose hunter or

part of moose; however, this does not

apply to transportation of a moose

hunter or part of moose by aircraft

between publicly owned airports in the

Controlled Use Area or between a

publicly owned airport within the area

and points outside the area.

(iii) You may hunt brown bear by

State registration permit in lieu of a

resident tag in the Northwest Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area, which

consists of Unit 21(D), Unit 22, except

22(C), those portions of Unit 23, except

the Baldwin Peninsula north of the

Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and Unit 26(A),

if you have obtained a State registration

permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may

not be used in the Northwest Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area in any

manner for brown bear hunting under

the authority of a brown bear State

registration permit, including

transportation of hunters, bears, or parts

of bears; however, this does not apply

to transportation of bear hunters or bear

parts by regularly scheduled flights to

and between communities by carriers

that normally provide scheduled service

to this area, nor does it apply to

transportation of aircraft to or between

publicly owned airports.

(iv) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) If you have a trapping license, you

may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit

21(E) from Apr. 1–June 1;

(C) The residents of Unit 20 and 21

may take up to three moose per

regulatory year for the celebration

known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch,

under the terms of a Federal registration

permit. Permits will be issued to

individuals only at the request of the

Native Village of Tanana. This three

moose limit is not cumulative with that

permitted by the State;

(D) The residents of Unit 21 may take

up to three moose per regulatory year

for the celebration known as the Kaltag/

Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a

Federal registration permit. Permits will

be issued to individuals only at the

request of the Native Village of Kaltag or

Nulato. This three moose limit is not

cumulative with that permitted by the

State.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 21(D)—1 bear by State registration permit only .................................................................................................. Sept. 1–June 15.

Unit 21—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ........................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 21(A)—1 caribou .................................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Dec. 10–Dec. 20.

Unit 21(B), (C), and (E)—1 caribou ............................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Unit 21(D)—north of the Yukon River and east of the Koyukuk ................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

River 1 caribou; however, 2 additional caribou may be taken during a winter season to be announced ..................

Winter season to be announced.

Unit 21(D)—remainder—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16–June 30. ................. July 1–June 30.

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Moose:

Unit 21(A)–1 bull .......................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 20–Sept. 25.

Nov. 1–Nov. 30.

Unit 21(B) and (C)—1 antlered bull ............................................................................................................................. Sept. 5–Sept. 25.

Unit 21(D)—Koyukuk Controlled Use Area–1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during Aug.

27–31 and the February season. During the Aug. 27–Sept. 20 season a State registration permit is required.

Moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the mainstem Yukon River during the February season. 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.

Aug. 27–Sept. 20.

Winter season to be announced.

Unit 21(D)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only during Sept. 21–25 and the

February season. Moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the mainstem Yukon River during the February season. 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.

Sept. 5–Sept. 25.

Winter season to be announced.

Unit 21(E)—1 moose; however, only bulls may be taken from Aug. 20–Sept. 25; moose may not be taken within

one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon River during the February season.

Aug. 20–Sept. 25.

Feb. 1–Feb. 10.

Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No Limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

(22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of

Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait,

Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound

drainages from, but excluding, the

Pastolik River drainage in southern

Norton Sound to, but not including, the

Goodhope River drainage in Southern

Kotzebue Sound, and all adjacent

islands in the Bering Sea between the

mouths of the Goodhope and Pastolik

Rivers:

(A) Unit 22(A) consists of Norton

Sound drainages from, but excluding,

the Pastolik River drainage to, and

including, the Ungalik River drainage,

and Stuart and Besboro Islands;

(B) Unit 22(B) consists of Norton

Sound drainages from, but excluding,

the Ungalik River drainage to, and

including, the Topkok Creek drainage;

(C) Unit 22(C) consists of Norton

Sound and Bering Sea drainages from,

but excluding, the Topkok Creek

drainage to, and including, the Tisuk

River drainage, and King and Sledge

Islands;

(D) Unit 22(D) consists of that portion

of Unit 22 draining into the Bering Sea

north of, but not including, the Tisuk

River to and including Cape York, and

St. Lawrence Island;

(E) Unit 22(E) consists of Bering Sea,

Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and

Kotzebue Sound drainages from Cape

York to, but excluding, the Goodhope

River drainage, and including Little

Diomede Island and Fairway Rock.

(ii) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, which consists of

Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of

Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula

north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and

Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State

registration permit prior to hunting.

Aircraft may not be used in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area in any manner for

brown bear hunting under the authority

of a brown bear State registration

permit, including transportation of

hunters, bears, or parts of bears;

however, this does not apply to

transportation of bear hunters or bear

parts by regularly scheduled flights to

and between communities by carriers

that normally provide scheduled service

to this area, nor does it apply to

transportation of aircraft to or between

publicly owned airports.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) If you have a trapping license, you

may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit

22 during the established seasons;

(B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a

trap or snare intended for red fox or

wolf, may be used for subsistence

purposes;

(C) A snowmachine may be used to

position a hunter to select individual

caribou for harvest provided that the

animals are not shot from a moving

snowmachine.

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HUNTING

Black Bear 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 22(A)—1 bear by State registration permit by residents of Unit 22(A) only ........................................................ Sept. 1–May 31.

Unit 22(B)—1 bear by State registration permit by residents of Unit 22(B) only ........................................................ Sept. 1–May 31.

Unit 22(C) ..................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Unit 22(E)—1 bear by State registration permit only .................................................................................................. Aug. 1–May 31.

Unit 22—remainder—1 bear by State registration permit ........................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou: Unit 22(A) and (B)—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16–June 30 ................. July 1–June 30.

Moose:

Unit 22(A)—1 bull; however, the period of Dec. 1–Jan. 31 is closed to hunting except by residents of Unit 22(A)

only.

Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 22(B)—1 bull ........................................................................................................................................................ Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 22(C)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 14.

Unit 22(D)—that portion within the Kuzitrin River drainage—1 antlered bull .............................................................. Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 22(D)—remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Dec. 1–Dec. 31; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf.Aug. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 22(E)—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf ................................................................. Aug. 1–Mar. 31.

Muskox:

Unit 22(D)—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the

taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Six Federal permits may be issued in conjunction with the State Tier II hunt; the combined total of Federal and State permits will not exceed 39 permits.

Aug. 1–Mar. 15.

Unit 22(E)—1 bull by Federal registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the

taking of muskox except by Federally-qualified subsistence users. Eleven Federal permits may be issued in

conjunction with the State Tier II hunt; the combined total of Federal and State permits will not exceed 23 permits.

Aug. 1–Mar. 15.

Unit 22—remainder ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Beaver:

Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and(E)—50 beaver ...................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 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. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes ........................................................................................ Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 15.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Marten:

Unit 22(A) 22(B)—No limit ........................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 22—remainder ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolverine: 3 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):

Unit 22(A) and 22(B) east of and including the Niukluk River drainage—40 per day, 80 in possession ................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Unit 22(E)—20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................................................................. July 15–May 15.

Unit 22 Remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession .................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 22(A), (B), (D), and (E)—50 beaver ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 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. 1–Apr. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

(23) Unit 23. (i) Unit 23 consists of

Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and

Arctic Ocean drainages from and

including the Goodhope River drainage

to Cape Lisburne.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not use aircraft in any

manner either for hunting of ungulates,

bear, wolves, or wolverine, or for

transportation of hunters or harvested

species in the Noatak Controlled Use

Area, which consists of that portion of

Unit 23 in a corridor extending five

miles on either side of the Noatak River

beginning at the mouth of the Noatak

River, and extending upstream to the

mouth of Sapun Creek, is closed for the

period August 25–September 15. This

does not apply to the transportation of

hunters or parts of ungulates, bear,

wolves, or wolverine by regularly

scheduled flights to communities by

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carriers that normally provide

scheduled air service;

(B) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, which consists of

Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of

Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula

north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and

Unit 26(A); if you have obtained a State

registration permit prior to hunting.

Aircraft may not be used in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area in any manner for

brown bear hunting under the authority

of a brown bear State registration

permit, including transportation of

hunters, bears or parts of bears;

however, this does not apply to

transportation of bear hunters or bear

parts by regularly scheduled flights to

and between communities by carriers

that normally provide scheduled service

to this area, nor does it apply to

transportation of aircraft to or between

publicly owned airports.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may take caribou from a boat

moving under power in Unit 23;

(B) In addition to other restrictions on

method of take found in this §ll.25,

you may also take swimming caribou

with a firearm using rimfire cartridges;

(C) If you have a trapping license, you

may take beaver with a firearm in all of

Unit 23 from Nov. 1–Jun. 10;

(D) For the Baird and DeLong

Mountain sheep hunts—A Federallyqualified subsistence user (recipient)

may designate another Federallyqualified subsistence user to take sheep

on his or her behalf unless the recipient

is a member of a community operating

under a community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time;

(E) A snowmachine may be used to

position a hunter to select individual

caribou for harvest provided that the

animals are not shot from a moving

snowmachine.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 23—except the Baldwin Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle—1 bear by State registration permit ................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Unit 23—remainder—1 bear every four regulatory years ........................................................................................... Sept. 1–Oct. 10.

Apr. 15–May 25.

Caribou: 15 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16–June 30 ................................................ July 1–June 30.

Sheep:

Unit 23—south of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Rivers

(Baird Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of

the Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 20 full curl rams, based on a

quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. Federal public lands are

closed to the taking of sheep except by Federally-qualified subsistence users.

Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

The season will be

closed when half of

the quota has been

harvested.

Unit 23—south of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Rivers

(Baird Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of

the Western Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 20 full curl rams, based on a

quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed. Federal public lands are

closed to the taking of sheep except by Federally-qualified subsistence users.

Oct. 1–Apr. 1.

The season will be

closed when the total

quota of sheep has

been harvested including those harvested

during the Aug. 1–

Sept. 30 season.

Unit 23—north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western

Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains,

Units 23 and 26(A), based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is

completed.

Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

The season will be

closed when half of

the quota has been

harvested in the

DeLong Mountains.

Unit 23—north of Rabbit Creek, Kyak Creek and the Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western

Arctic National Parklands may issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains,

Units 23 and 26(A), based on a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is

completed.

Oct. 1–Apr. 1.

The season will be

closed when the total

quota of sheep has

been harvested in the

DeLong Mountains including those harvested during the Aug.

1–Sept. 30 season.

Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger ......................................................... Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 sheep .................................................................................................. Oct. 1–Apr. 30.

Moose.

Unit 23—that portion north and west of and including the Singoalik River drainage, and all lands draining into the

Kukpuk and Ipewik Rivers—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf.

July 1–Mar. 31.

Unit 23—that portion lying within the Noatak River drainage—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken

only from Nov. 1–Mar. 31; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf.

Aug. 1–Sept. 15.

Oct. 1–Mar. 31.

Unit 23—remainder—1 moose; no person may take a cow accompanied by a calf .................................................. Aug. 1–Mar. 31.

Muskox:

Unit 23—south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and including the Buckland River drainage—1 bull by Federal

registration permit or State Tier II permit. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of muskox except by

Federally-qualified subsistence users. Eight Federal permits may be issued in conjunction with the State Tier II

hunt; the combined total of Federal and State permits will not exceed 12 permits.

Aug. 1–Mar. 15.

Unit 23—remainder ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ..................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare: (Snowshoe and Tundra) No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Jan. 15.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Mar. 31.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 23—the Kobuk and Selawik River drainages—50 beaver ................................................................................... July 1–June 30.

Unit 23—remainder—30 beaver .................................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Lynx: 3 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Jan. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

(24) Unit 24. (i) Unit 24 consists of the

Koyukuk River drainage upstream from

but not including the Dulbi River

drainage.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not use motorized

vehicles, except aircraft and boats, and

licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms in the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area,

which consists of those portions of

Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five

miles from each side of the Dalton

Highway from the Yukon River to

milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,

except as follows: Residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area may use

snowmobiles only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife. You may use licensed

highway vehicles only on designated

roads within the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management Area. The

residents of Alatna, Allakaket,

Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,

Stevens Village, and residents living

within the Corridor may use firearms

within the Corridor is authorized only

for subsistence taking of wildlife;

(B) You may not use aircraft for

hunting moose, including transportation

of any moose hunter or moose part in

the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which

consists of that portion of Unit 24

bounded by a line from the Bettles Field

VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake,

to Old Dummy Lake, to the south end

of Lake Todatonten (including all waters

of these lakes), to the northernmost

headwaters of Siruk Creek, to the

highest peak of Double Point Mountain,

then back to the Bettles Field VOR;

however, this does not apply to

transportation of a moose hunter or

moose part by aircraft between publicly

owned airports in the controlled use

area or between a publicly owned

airport within the area and points

outside the area;

(C) You may not use aircraft for

hunting moose, including transportation

of any moose hunter or moose part in

the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area,

which consists of those portions of

Units 21 and 24 bounded by a line from

the north bank of the Yukon River at

Koyukuk, then northerly to the

confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel

Rivers, then northeasterly to the

confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and

the Huslia River (65° 57′ N. lat., 156° 41′

W. long.), then easterly to the south end

of Solsmunket Lake, then east to

Hughes, then south to Little Indian

River, then southwesterly to the crest of

Hochandochtla Mountain, then

southwest to the mouth of Cottonwood

Creek, then southwest to Bishop Rock,

then westerly along the north bank of

the Yukon River (including Koyukuk

Island) to the point of beginning;

however, this does not apply to

transportation of a moose hunter or

moose part by aircraft between publicly

owned airports in the controlled use

area or between a publicly owned

airport within the area and points

outside the area; all hunters on the

Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G

operated check station at Ella’s Cabin

(15 miles upstream from the Yukon on

the Koyukuk River) are required to stop

and report to ADF&G personnel at the

check station;

(D) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, which consists of

Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of

Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula

north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and

Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State

registration permit prior to hunting. You

may not use aircraft in the Northwest

Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in

any manner for brown bear hunting

under the authority of a brown bear

State registration permit, including

transportation of hunters, bears or parts

of bears. However, this does not apply

to transportation of bear hunters or bear

parts by regularly scheduled flights to

and between communities by carriers

that normally provide scheduled service

to this area, nor does it apply to

transportation of aircraft to or between

publicly owned airports.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with

a trap or snare intended for red fox, may

be used for subsistence purposes.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

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Brown Bear: Unit 24—1 bear by State registration permit ................................................................................................. Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 24—that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River, upstream from and including that portion of the

Kanuti-Kilolitna River drainage, bounded by the southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna Creek, then downstream along the east bank of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its confluence with the Kanuti River—1 caribou.

Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Remainder of Unit 24—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16–June 30 .................... July 1–June 30.

Sheep:

Unit 24—(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)—that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—community

harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes and a daily possession limit of 3 sheep per

person no more than 1 of which may be a ewe.

July 15–Dec. 31.

Unit 24—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3

sheep.

Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Unit 24—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area; except, Gates of the Arctic National

Park—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 24—remainder—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger ............................................................................................. Aug. 10—Sept. 20.

Moose:

Unit 24—that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may only be

taken during the periods of Aug. 27–31, Dec. 1–Dec. 10, and Mar. 1–Mar. 10. During Aug. 27–Sept. 20, a

State registration permit is required.

Aug. 27–Sept. 20.

Dec. 1–Dec. 10.

Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Unit 24—that portion that includes the John River drainage within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1

moose.

Aug. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 24—the Alatna River drainage within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 moose; however, antlerless

moose may be taken only from Sept. 21–Sept. 25 and Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Aug. 25–Dec. 31.

Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Unit 24—all drainages to the north of the Koyukuk River upstream from and including the Alatna River to and including the North Fork of the Koyukuk River, except those portions of the John River and the Alatna River

drainages within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken

only from Sept. 21–Sept. 25 and Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Unit 24—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area; except, Gates of the Arctic National

Park—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Unit 24—remainder—1 antlered bull. Public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area are closed to taking of

moose, except by eligible rural Alaska residents.

Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Coyote: 10 coyotes; however, no more than 2 coyotes may be taken before October 1 ................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Wolf: 5 wolves ..................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

(25) Unit 25. (i) Unit 25 consists of the

Yukon River drainage upstream from

but not including the Hamlin Creek

drainage, and excluding drainages into

the south bank of the Yukon River

upstream from the Charley River:

(A) Unit 25(A) consists of the

Hodzana River drainage upstream from

the Narrows, the Chandalar River

drainage upstream from and including

the East Fork drainage, the Christian

River drainage upstream from Christian,

the Sheenjek River drainage upstream

from and including the Thluichohnjik

Creek, the Coleen River drainage, and

the Old Crow River drainage;

(B) Unit 25(B) consists of the Little

Black River drainage upstream from but

not including the Big Creek drainage,

the Black River drainage upstream from

and including the Salmon Fork

drainage, the Porcupine River drainage

upstream from the confluence of the

Coleen and Porcupine Rivers, and

drainages into the north bank of the

Yukon River upstream from Circle,

including the islands in the Yukon

River;

(C) Unit 25(C) consists of drainages

into the south bank of the Yukon River

upstream from Circle to the Subunit

20(E) boundary, the Birch Creek

drainage upstream from the Steese

Highway bridge (milepost 147), the

Preacher Creek drainage upstream from

and including the Rock Creek drainage,

and the Beaver Creek drainage upstream

from and including the Moose Creek

drainage;

(D) Unit 25(D) consists of the

remainder of Unit 25.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not use of motorized

vehicles, except aircraft and boats, and

licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms in the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area,

which consists of those portions of

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Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five

miles from each side of the Dalton

Highway from the Yukon River to

milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,

except as follows: Residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area may use

snowmobiles only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife. You may use licensed

highway vehicles only on designated

roads within the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management Area. Residents of

Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,

Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and

residents living within the Corridor may

use firearms within the Corridor;

(B) The Arctic Village Sheep

Management Area consists of that

portion of Unit 25(A) north and west of

Arctic Village, which is bounded on the

east by the East Fork Chandalar River

beginning at the confluence of Red

Sheep Creek and proceeding

southwesterly downstream past Arctic

Village to the confluence with Crow

Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest

Creek, through Portage Lake, to its

confluence with the Junjik River; then

down the Junjik River past Timber Lake

and a larger tributary, to a major,

unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for

approximately 6 miles where the stream

forks into 2 roughly equal drainages; the

boundary follows the easternmost fork,

proceeding almost due north to the

headwaters and intersects the

Continental Divide; the boundary then

follows the Continental Divide easterly,

through Carter Pass, then easterly and

northeasterly approximately 62 miles

along the divide to the head waters of

the most northerly tributary of Red

Sheep Creek then follows southerly

along the divide designating the eastern

extreme of the Red Sheep Creek

drainage then to the confluence of Red

Sheep Creek and the East Fork

Chandalar River.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may use bait to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) You may take caribou and moose

from a boat moving under power in Unit

25;

(C) The taking of bull moose outside

the seasons provided in this part for

food in memorial potlatches and

traditional cultural events is authorized

in Unit 25(D) west provided that:

(1) The person organizing the

religious ceremony or cultural event

contact the Refuge Manager, Yukon

Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior to

taking or attempting to take bull moose

and provide to the Refuge Manager the

name of the decedent, the nature of the

ceremony or cultural event, number to

be taken, the general area in which the

taking will occur;

(2) Each person who takes a bull

moose under this section must submit a

written report to the Refuge Manager,

Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge

not more than 15 days after the harvest

specifying the harvester’s name and

address, and the date(s) and location(s)

of the taking(s);

(3) No permit or harvest ticket is

required for taking under this section;

however, the harvester must be an

Alaska rural resident with customary

and traditional use in Unit 25(D) west;

(4) Any moose taken under this

provision counts against the annual

quota of 60 bulls.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear: Unit 25(D)—1 bear ......................................................................................................................................... July 1—June 30.

Caribou:

Unit 25(C)—that portion south and east of the Steese Highway—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit

only. The fall season will close when a combined State/Federal harvest of 30 bulls has been reached. The

winter season will close when the combined fall and winter State/Federal harvest quota of 150 bulls for the

Fortymile herd 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.

Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Nov. 15–Feb. 28.

25(C)—that portion north and west of the Steese Highway—1 caribou; however, only bull caribou may be taken

during the Aug. 10–Sept. 20 season. During the winter season, caribou may be taken only with a Federal registration permit. The winter season will be closed by announcement of the Northern Field Office, BLM, when

the quota of 30 caribou has been taken.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Feb. 1–Mar. 31.

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. 10–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of Unit 25(D)—10 caribou .................................................................................... July 1–Apr. 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

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.

Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Unit 25(A)—remainder—3 sheep by Federal registration permit only ........................................................................ Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Moose:

Unit 25(A)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Dec. 1–Dec. 10.

Unit 25(B)—that portion within Yukon Charley National Preserve—1 bull ................................................................. Aug. 20–Sept. 30.

Unit 25(B)—that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from, but excluding the Coleen River

drainage—1 antlered bull.

Aug. 25–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Dec. 10.

Unit 25(B)—that portion, other than Yukon Charley National Preserve, draining into the north bank of the Yukon

River upstream from and including the Kandik River drainage, including the islands in the Yukon River—1 antlered bull.

Sept. 5–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

Unit 25(B)—remainder—1 antlered bull ...................................................................................................................... Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

Unit 25(C)—1 antlered bull .......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

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Unit 25(D)(West)—that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit 25(D) boundary on Preacher Creek,

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 hunters are available to

qualified applicants who reside in Beaver, Birch Creek, or Stevens Village. A total of 60 permits will be issued

(25 to Stevens Village residents, 25 to Beaver residents, and 10 to Birch Creek residents.) Moose hunting on

public land in this portion of Unit 25(D)(West) is closed at all times except for residents of Beaver, Birch Creek,

and Stevens Village 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).

Aug. 25–Feb. 28.

Unit 25(D)—remainder—1 antlered moose ................................................................................................................. Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Dec. 1–Dec. 20.

Beaver:

Unit 25, excluding Unit 25(C)—1 beaver per day; 1 in possession ............................................................................ Apr. 16–Oct. 31.

Unit 25(C) ..................................................................................................................................................................... No Federal open season.

Coyote: 2 coyotes. .............................................................................................................................................................. Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): 10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to

Oct. 1.

Sept. 1–Mar. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx:

Unit 25(C)—2 lynx ....................................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 25—remainder—2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Wolf:

Unit 25(A)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Remainder of Unit 25—10 wolves ............................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 1 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):

Unit 25(C)—15 per day, 30 in possession .................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 25—remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession ................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): ......................................................................................................................

Unit 25(C)—those portions within 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)—20 per day, 40 in possession ................. Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

Unit 25—remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING

Beaver:

Unit 25(C)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 25—remainder—50 beaver .................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine:

Unit 25(C)—No limit ..................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Unit 25—remainder—No limit ...................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

(26) Unit 26. (i) Unit 26 consists of

Arctic Ocean drainages between Cape

Lisburne and the Alaska-Canada border

including the Firth River drainage

within Alaska:

(A) Unit 26(A) consists of that portion

of Unit 26 lying west of the Itkillik River

drainage and west of the east bank of the

Colville River between the mouth of the

Itkillik River and the Arctic Ocean;

(B) Unit 26(B) consists of that portion

of Unit 26 east of Unit 26(A), west of the

west bank of the Canning River and

west of the west bank of the Marsh Fork

of the Canning River;

(C) Unit 26(C) consists of the

remainder of Unit 26.

(ii) In the following areas, the taking

of wildlife for subsistence uses is

prohibited or restricted on public land:

(A) You may not use of aircraft in any

manner for moose hunting, including

transportation of moose hunters or parts

of moose from Aug. 1–Aug. 31 and from

Jan. 1–Mar. 31 in Unit 26(A). No hunter

may take or transport a moose, or part

of a moose in Unit 26(A) after having

been transported by aircraft into the

unit. However, this does not apply to

transportation of moose hunters or

moose parts by regularly scheduled

flights to and between villages by

carriers that normally provide

scheduled service to this area, nor does

it apply to transportation by aircraft to

or between publicly owned airports;

(B) You may not use motorized

vehicles, except aircraft and boats, and

licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms in the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area,

which consists of those portions of

Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending five

miles from each side of the Dalton

Highway from the Yukon River to

milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway,

except as follows: Residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area may use

snowmobiles only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife. You may use licensed

highway vehicles only on designated

roads within the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management Area. The

residents of Alatna, Allakaket,

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Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,

Stevens Village, and residents living

within the Corridor may use firearms

within the Corridor;

(C) You may hunt brown bear by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag in the Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, which consists of

Unit 22, except 22(C), those portions of

Unit 23, except the Baldwin Peninsula

north of the Arctic Circle, Unit 24, and

Unit 26(A), if you have obtained a State

registration permit prior to hunting. You

may not use aircraft in the Northwest

Alaska Brown Bear Management Area in

any manner for brown bear hunting

under the authority of a brown bear

State registration permit, including

transportation of hunters, bears or parts

of bears. However, this does not apply

to transportation of bear hunters or bear

parts by regularly scheduled flights to

and between communities by carriers

that normally provide scheduled service

to this area, nor does it apply to

transportation of aircraft to or between

publicly owned airports.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) You may take caribou from a boat

moving under power in Unit 26;

(B) In addition to other restrictions on

method of take found in this ll.25,

you may also take swimming caribou

with a firearm using rimfire cartridges;

(C) In Kaktovik, a Federally-qualified

subsistence user (recipient) may

designate another Federally-qualified

subsistence user to take sheep on his or

her behalf unless the recipient is a

member of a community operating

under a community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time;

(D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep

hunts—A Federally-qualified

subsistence user (recipient) may

designate another Federally-qualified

subsistence user to take sheep on his or

her behalf unless the recipient is a

member of a community operating

under a community harvest system. The

designated hunter must obtain a

designated hunter permit and must

return a completed harvest report. The

designated hunter may hunt for any

number of recipients but may have no

more than two harvest limits in his/her

possession at any one time.

Harvest limits Open season

HUNTING

Black Bear: 3 bears ............................................................................................................................................................ July 1–June 30.

Brown Bear:

Unit 26(A)—1 bear by State registration permit .......................................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Unit 26(B) and (C)—1 bear ......................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:

Unit 26(A)—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16–June 30. Federal lands 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. 1–Sept. 30.

July 1–June 30

Unit 26(B)—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may be taken only from Oct. 1–Apr. 30 ............................. July 1–June 30.

Unit 26(C)—10 caribou per day ................................................................................................................................... July 1–Apr. 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 Park—

community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than 10 of which may be ewes and a daily possession limit of

3 sheep per person no more than 1 of which may be a ewe.

July 15–Dec. 31.

Unit 26(A)—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—those portions within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—

3 sheep.

Aug. 1–Apr. 30.

Unit 26(A)—that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)—1 ram with full curl or

larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands may

issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), based on

a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed.

Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

The season will be

closed when half of

the quota 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 or

larger horns by Federal registration permit. The Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands may

issue permits for the harvest of up to 10 full curl rams in the DeLong Mountains, Units 23 and 26(A), based on

a quota to be announced locally after the annual sheep population survey is completed.

Oct. 1–Apr. 1.

The season will be

closed when the total

quota of sheep has

been harvested in the

DeLong Mountains including those harvested during the Aug.

1–Sept. 30 season.

Unit 26(B)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only.Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 26(A)—remainder and 26(B)—remainder—including the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve—1 ram with

7/8 curl horn or larger.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 26(C)—3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10–Sept. 20 season is restricted to 1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or

larger. A Federal registration permit is required for the Oct. 1–Apr. 30 season.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Oct. 1–Apr. 30.

Moose:

Unit 26(A)—that portion of the Colville River drainage downstream from the mouth of the Anaktuvuk River—1

bull. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose by non-Federally qualified subsistence users.

Aug. 1–31.

Unit 26—remainder ...................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

Muskox:

Unit 26(C)—1 muskox by Federal registration permit only; 12 permits for bulls and 3 permits for cows may be

issued to rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik only. Public lands are closed to the taking of muskox,

except by rural Alaska residents of the village of Kaktovik during open seasons.

Sept. 15–Mar. 31.

Coyote: 2 coyotes ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 30.

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Harvest limits Open season

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): 2 foxes ..................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Apr. 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. 1–Mar. 15.

Unit 26(C)—10 foxes ................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra): No limit .............................................................................................................................. July 1–June 30.

Lynx: 2 lynx ......................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: 15 wolves ................................................................................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: 5 wolverine ........................................................................................................................................................ Sept. 1–Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed): 15 per day, 30 in possession .............................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession ...................................................................... Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

TRAPPING 

Coyote: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase): No limit ..................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases): No limit ......................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Lynx: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Marten: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Mink and Weasel: No limit .................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Jan. 31.

Muskrat: No limit ................................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–June 10.

Otter: No limit ...................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Wolf: No limit ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 30.

Wolverine: No limit .............................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Dated: June 2, 2000.

Kenneth E. Thompson,

Acting Regional Forester, USDA—Forest

Service.

Thomas H. Boyd,

Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

[FR Doc. 00–16039 Filed 6–29–00; 8:45 am]

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