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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–AE12

Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C

and Subpart D—1998–1999

Subsistence Taking of Fish and

Wildlife Regulations

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

1998–1999 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—

1997–1998 Subsistence Taking of Fish

and Wildlife Regulations’’, which expire

on June 30, 1998. This rule also amends

the Customary and Traditional Use

Determinations of the Federal

Subsistence Board (Section ll.24 of

Subpart C) and restates and extends

Sections ll.26, Subsistence Taking of

Fish and ll.27, Subsistence Taking of

Shellfish.

DATES: Section ll.24 is effective July

1, 1998. Section ll.25 is effective July

1, 1998, through June 30, 1999. Sections

ll.26 and ll.27 are effective January

1, 1999, through December 31, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Attention: Thomas H. Boyd, Office of

Subsistence Management, telephone

(907) 786–3888. For questions specific

to National Forest System lands, contact

Ken Thompson, Regional Subsistence

Program Manager, USDA, Forest

Service, Alaska Region, telephone (907)

271–2540.

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 which are consistent with

ANILCA, and which 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, a Federal Subsistence Board

was established 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 Area Director,

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the

Alaska Regional Forester, USDA Forest

Service. Through the Board, these

agencies have participated in

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 will 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 for

§§ ll.23–ll.25. Therefore, all

definitions located at 50 CFR 100.4 and

36 CFR 242.4 apply to regulations found

in this subpart.

Navigable Waters

At this time, Federal subsistence

management program regulations apply

to all non-navigable waters located on

public lands and to navigable waters

located on the public lands identified at

50 CFR 100.3(b) and 36 CFR 242.3(b) of

the Subsistence Management

Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,

Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940–

22964) published May 29, 1992.

Nothing in these regulations is intended

to enlarge or diminish authorities of the

Departments to manage submerged

lands, title to which is held by the

United States government.

The Board recognizes Judge Holland’s

order granting preliminary relief to the

plaintiffs in the case of the Native

Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United

States of America et al. Therefore, to the

extent that these regulations would

continue any existing restrictions on the

taking of rainbow trout by the residents

of Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay in the

Kanektok, Arolik, and Goodnews Rivers,

those regulations will not be enforced

pending completion of proceedings in

that case. However, in light of the

continuation of the proceedings in the

consolidated ‘‘Katie John’’ litigation, a

petition to the Secretaries of the Interior

and Agriculture addressing jurisdiction

in navigable waters, and activities in the

State Legislature, no attempt is being

made to alter the fish and shellfish

portions of the regulations (Sections

ll.26 and ll.27) until final

guidance has been received regarding

the jurisdictional authority of the

Federal government over navigable

waters in general, and specifically with

respect to the waters at issue in Native

Village of Quinhagak et al. v. United

States of America et al.

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

(1992) and 50 CFR 100.11 (1992), and

for the purposes identified therein,

Alaska has been divided 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
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in the subsistence management of fish

and wildlife on Alaska pubic lands. The

Regional Council members represent

varied geographical, cultural, and user

diversity within each region.

The Regional Councils have 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 in May 1998.

Summary of Changes

Section ll.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

effected 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; and 62 FR 29016, published May

29, 1997.) During its May 4–May 6,

1998, 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 in the section on Analysis of

Proposals Adopted by the Board.

Section ll.25 (Subpart D)

regulations are subject to an annual

cycle and require development of an

entire new rule each year. Proposed

Subpart D regulations for the 1998–1999

seasons and harvest limits, and methods

and means were published on July 25,

1997, in the Federal Register (62 FR

39987–40029). 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. Overall, the Board received

a total of 109 proposals for change to

Customary and Traditional Use

Determinations or to Subpart D.

Subsequent to the 60-day review period,

the Board prepared a booklet describing

109 proposals and 5 Requests for

Reconsideration that were deferred from

the 1997–1998 Board cycle 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.

Eight of the proposals were withdrawn

from consideration and three Special

Actions were included for deliberation

at the May Board meeting. These final

regulations reflect Board review and

consideration of Regional Council

recommendations and public comments

submitted to the Board.

Section ll.26 (Subsistence taking of

fish) and Section ll.27 (Subsistence

taking of shellfish) were last published

on May 29, 1997, (62 FR 29016). Fish

and shellfish regulations are effective

from January 1 through December 31

each year. Due to litigation and petitions

to the Secretaries of the Interior and

Agriculture, both relating to extended

jurisdiction to navigable waters, the fish

and shellfish regulations are not revised,

but rather, are extended through

December 31, 1999.

Analysis of Proposals Rejected by the

Board

The Board rejected 28 proposals,

Requests for Reconsideration, or Special

Actions based on recommendations

from the respective Regional Council

and additional factors. Seven of the

rejected proposals were rendered moot

by adoption of other proposals.

Five proposals requested that seasons

for deer be shortened or eliminated. The

Board determined that the biological

and harvest data did not support a need

to close or shorten seasons in order to

protect the population or the

subsistence users’ opportunity to

harvest wildlife.

The Board also rejected three

proposals requesting that customary and

traditional use determinations be

revised for bear or moose in certain

areas. In each case, the cultural resource

data did not substantiate the request.

One proposal requesting same-day

airborne hunting of caribou was rejected

based on testimony that it was not a

customary and traditional method of

harvest and on possible conflicts with

the Airborne Hunting Act.

One proposal requesting shooting of

caribou from a moving snow-machine

was rejected based on a conservation

concern related to indiscriminate

wounding of animals.

Four proposals requested expanding

seasons for beaver, moose, marten,

mink, and weasel and establishing a

season for muskox. These proposals

were rejected based on concern for low

populations in the specific locales.

The Board rejected one proposal that

would have required meat to be left on

the bone until removed from the field.

This proposal was rejected as unduly

imposing on the subsistence user

without good cause.

The Board also rejected the five

Requests for Reconsideration because

additional data supporting their original

decisions were presented at the

respective Regional Council meetings.

The Board also deferred action on 16

proposals and part of one other in order

to collect additional data, or 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 64 proposals or

Special Actions and parts 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 of the adopted proposals, except

one, 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 on each proposal may be

found in the Board meeting transcripts,

available for review at the Office of

Subsistence Management at the address

listed previously. Some additional

changes are a result of Board actions

occurring over the past year. Additional

technical clarifications and removal of

excess materials have been made which

result in a more readable document.

Southeast Region

Eighteen proposals and one Request

for Reconsideration from April 1997

affecting residents of the Southeast

Region were acted on by the Board

resulting in the following changes to the

regulations found in §ll.24 and

§ ll.25.

• Opened a closed area to moose

hunting in Unit 1(B).

• Established a customary and

traditional use determination for black

bear, brown bear, deer, and goat in Unit

1(C).

• Added a requirement for a Federal

registration permit for a doe hunt in

Unit 2.

• Opened a moose season in a

previously closed area in Unit 3.

• Established a customary and

traditional use determination for goat

and wolf in Units 5 and 6(A).
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Southcentral Region

Eighteen proposals and one Request

for Reconsideration from April 1997

affecting residents in the Southcentral

Region were acted on by the Board

resulting in the following changes to the

regulations found in §ll.24 and

§ ll.25.

• Revised the lynx trapping season in

a number of Units.

• Opened Federal public lands to

hunting and trapping of otter in Unit 6.

• Closed Federal public lands to

hunting caribou in Unit 11.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for black

bear, brown bear, and goat in Unit 11.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for goat,

brown bear, caribou, sheep, and moose

in Unit 11.

• Established a goat season in Unit

11.

• Established a special sheep hunt for

the elderly in Unit 11.

• Established a customary and

traditional use determination for brown

bear in Unit 13.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for

caribou in Unit 13 and black bear in

Unit 16.

• Extended the season for caribou in

Unit 13.

• Continued a moose season in Unit

15.

Kodiak/Aleutians Region

Four proposals and one Request for

Reconsideration from April 1997

affecting residents of the Kodiak/

Aleutians Region were acted on by the

Board during their May meeting

resulting in the following changes to the

regulations found in §ll.24 and

§ ll.25.

• Opened an elk hunt in Unit 8.

• Extended the deer season in Unit 8.

• Changed the customary and

traditional use determination for

caribou in part of Unit 10.

Bristol Bay Region

Seventeen proposals and two Special

Actions affecting residents of the Bristol

Bay Region were acted on by the Board

resulting in the following changes to the

regulations found in §ll.24 and

§ ll.25.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for brown

bear in part of Unit 9.

• Revised the seasons for caribou,

brown bear, moose, and various

furbearers in Units 9 and 17.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for black

bear and brown bear in Unit 17.

• Revised the season and harvest

restrictions for caribou in Units 9, 17,

and 19.

• Revised the harvest restrictions for

moose in Unit 9, 17, and 19.

• Revised the season and harvest

limit for various furbearers in Unit 17.

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

Two proposals affecting residents of

the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region

were acted on by the Board resulting in

the following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24 and §ll.25.

• Closed an area to moose hunting in

a portion of Unit 18.

Western Interior Region

Twenty-one proposals affecting

residents of the Western Interior Region

were acted on by the Board resulting in

the following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24 and §ll.25.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determinations for brown

bear and caribou in Unit 19.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determinations for moose

and caribou in Unit 21.

• Revised the seasons for beaver,

moose, wolf, and caribou in Units 19,

21, and 24.

Seward Peninsula Region

Seven proposals, one Request for

Reconsideration from April 1997, and

one Special Action affecting residents of

the Seward Peninsula Region were acted

on by the Board resulting in the

following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24.

• Established a cooperative hunt

program with the State for muskox in

Unit 22.

• Revised seasons and/or harvest

restrictions for brown bear, beaver,

moose, and wolverine in Unit 22.

Northwest Arctic Region

Two proposals affecting residents of

the Northwest Arctic Region was acted

on by the Board resulting in the

following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24.

• Revised customary and traditional

use determinations for sheep and black

bear in Unit 23.

Eastern Interior Region

Nine proposals affecting residents of

the Eastern Interior Region were acted

on by the Board resulting in the

following changes to the regulations

found in §ll.24 and §ll.25.

• Revised the seasons and harvest

restrictions for moose in Units 20 and

25.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for brown

bear, caribou, sheep, and moose for Unit

12.

• Revised the customary and

traditional use determination for

caribou for Units 20 and 25.

• Established a season for brown bear

in Units 12 and 20.

North Slope Region

Two proposals and one Request for

Reconsideration from April 1997

affecting residents of the North Slope

Region were acted on by the Board

resulting in the following changes to the

regulations found in §ll.24 and

§ ll.25.

• Revised the harvest limit for sheep

in part of Unit 26.

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

seven years the Program has been

operating, there has been no benefit to

the public demonstrated by the 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

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to waive

the public notice prior to publication of

this rule. The Board finds good cause

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

rule effective July 1, 1998.

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
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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, it was the decision of the

Secretary of the Interior, with the

concurrence of the Secretary of

Agriculture, through the U.S.

Department of Agriculture-Forest

Service, 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 it does

not appear that the program may

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 have been approved by

OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 and have

been assigned clearance number 1018–

0075, which expires 5/31/2000.

The collection of information will be

achieved through the use of the Federal

Subsistence Hunt Permit Application.

This collection information will

establish whether the applicant qualifies

to participate in a Federal subsistence

hunt on public land 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 224 ARLSQ, Washington, D.C.

20240; and the Office of Management

and Budget, Paperwork Reduction

Project (Subsistence), Washington, D.C.

20503. Additional information

collection requirements may be imposed

if Local Advisory Committees subject to

the Federal Advisory Committee Act are

established under Subpart B.

Economic Effects

This rule was not subject to OMB

review under Executive Order 12866.

Executive Order 12866 requires each

agency to write regulations that are easy

to understand. We invite your

comments on how to make this rule

easier to understand, including answers

to questions such as the following: (1)

Are the requirements in the rule clearly

stated? (2) Does the rule contain

technical language or jargon that

interferes with its clarity? (3) Does the

format of the rule (grouping and order

of sections, use of headings,

paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce its

clarity? (4) Would the rule be easier to

understand if it were divided into more

(but shorter) sections? (A ‘‘section’’

appears in bold type and is preceded by

the symbol ‘‘§ ’’ and a numbered

heading; for example, § [ll.24

Customary and traditional

determinations.]) (5) Is the description

of the rule in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of the preamble

helpful in understanding the rule? What

else could we do to make the rule easier

to understand. Send a copy of any

comments that concern how we could

make this rule easier to understand to:

Office of Regulatory Affairs, Department

of the Interior, Room 7229, 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240. You

may also e-mail the comments to this

address: Exsec@ios.doi.gov.

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,

it is estimated 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 State wide.

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 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
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there is no cost 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

12612, the rule does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State

from exercising management authority

over wildlife resources on Federal

lands.

Drafting Information—These

regulations were drafted by William

Knauer under the guidance of Thomas

H. Boyd, of the Office of Subsistence

Management, Alaska Regional Office,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Anchorage, Alaska. Additional guidance

was provided by Curt Wilson, Alaska

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management; Sandy Rabinowitch,

Alaska Regional Office, National Park

Service; Ida Hildebrand, Alaska Area

Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs; and

Ken Thompson, USDA-Forest Service.

List of Subjects

36 CFR Part 242

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National

forests, Public lands, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife.

50 CFR Part 100

Administrative practice and

procedure, Alaska, Fish, National

forests, Public lands, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Wildlife. 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.

PARTll—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.24 is

revised to read as follows:

§ll.24 Customary and traditional use

determinations.

(a) Rural Alaska residents of the listed

communities and areas have been

determined to have customary and

traditional subsistence use of the

specified species on Federal public

lands in the specified areas. When there

is a determination for specific

communities or areas of residence in a

Unit, all other communities not listed

for that species in that Unit have no

Federal subsistence for that species in

that Unit. If no determination has been

made for a species in a Unit, all rural

Alaska residents are eligible to harvest

fish or wildlife under this part.

Area Species Determination

(1) Wildlife Determinations

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).

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 Tatilek.

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.
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6(A) ......................................................... Wolf ........................ Residents of Units 5(A), 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13 and the residents

of Chicaloon, 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) and (D) ........................................... Brown Bear ............ No Federal subsistence priority.

9(E) ......................................................... Brown Bear ............ Residents of Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, 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 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 .................... No Federal subsistence priority.

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), & (E) ................................ Beaver ................... Residents of Units 9(A), (B), (C), (E), and 17.

Unit 10 Unimak Island ............................ Caribou .................. Residents of 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.

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 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 and

Dot Lake.

11, remainder ......................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 11 and Unit 13 (A) –(D) and the 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, 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 11 .................................... 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.
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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 Unit 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), (B), and (D) ................................. Moose .................... Residents of Unit 13 and the residents of Chickaloon.

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

23.

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

Willow and

White-tailed).

Residents of Units 11, 13 and the residents of Chickaloon, 15, 16, 20(D), 22 &

23.

Unit 14(B) and (C) .................................. Brown Bear ............ No Federal subsistence priority.

14 ........................................................... Goat ....................... No Federal subsistence priority.

14 ........................................................... Moose .................... No Federal subsistence priority.

14(A) and (C) ......................................... Sheep .................... No Federal subsistence priority.

Unit 15(C) ............................................... Black Bear ............. Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek only.

15, Remainder ........................................ Black Bear ............. No Federal subsistence priority.

15 ........................................................... Brown Bear ............ No Federal subsistence priority.

15(C), Port Graham and English Bay

hunt areas.

Goat ....................... Residents of Port Graham and 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.
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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 Akaik 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 Akaik 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.

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.

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.

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, Tuntutliak, 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. Mary’s, 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.
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19(A) and (B) ......................................... Brown Bear ............ Residents of Unit 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 Unit 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.

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.

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 Unit 21 and 23.

21(A) ....................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(D), 21(E) and Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek,

McGrath, and Takotna.

21(B) & (C) ............................................. Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Tanana.

21(D) ...................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and Huslia.

21(E) ....................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 21(A), 21(E) and Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek,

McGrath, and Takotna.

21(A) ....................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 21(A), (E), Takotna, McGrath, Aniak and Crooked Creek.

21(B) and (C) ......................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 21(B) and (C), residents of Tanana, Ruby, and Galena.

21(D) ...................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 21(D), and residents of 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. Mary’s, 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 ........................................................... Brown Bear ............ Residents of Units 21 and 23.

23 ........................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 21(D) west of the Koyukuk and Yukon Rivers, residents of

Galena, and residents of Units 22, 23, 24 including residents of Wiseman but

not including other residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management

Area, and 26(A).

23 ........................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 23.

23 South of Kotzebue Sound and west

of and including 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 including Wiseman, but not including any other residents

of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area; residents of Galena,

Kobuk, Koyukuk, Stevens Village, and Tanana.

24 ........................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 24, and residents of 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 29(F), 25(D), and Manley.

25(A) ....................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 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.

25(D) ...................................................... Wolf ........................ Residents of Unit 25(D).
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25, remainder ......................................... Wolf ........................ Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only), 11–13 and the residents of

Chickaloon and 16–26.

Unit 26 .................................................... Brown Bear ............ Residents of Unit 26 (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex)

and residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.

26(A) ....................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.

26(B) ....................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and

Wiseman.

26(C) ...................................................... Caribou .................. Residents of Unit 26 and the residents of Anaktuvuk Pass and Point Hope.

26 ........................................................... Moose .................... Residents of Unit 26, (except the Prudhoe Bay-Deadhorse Industrial Complex),

and residents of Point Hope and Anaktuvuk Pass.

26(A) ....................................................... Muskox .................. Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay,

and Wainwright.

26(B) ....................................................... Muskox .................. Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and Kaktovik.

26(C) ...................................................... Muskox .................. Residents of Kaktovik.

26(A) ....................................................... Sheep .................... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point Hope.

26(B) ....................................................... Sheep .................... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point Hope, and Wiseman.

26(C) ...................................................... Sheep .................... Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Village, Chalkytsik, Fort Yukon,

Point Hope, and Venetie.

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

Chickaloon and 16–26.

(2) Fish and Shellfish Determinations

KOTZEBUE-NORTHERN AREA—

Northern District.

All finfish ................ Residents of the Northern District, except for those domiciled in State of Alaska

Unit 26–B.

Kotzebue District .................................... Salmon, sheefish,

char.

Residents of the Kotzebue District.

NORTON SOUND—PORT CLARENCE

AREA.

Salmon ................... Residents of the Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area.

YUKON AREA ........................................ Salmon ................... Residents of the Yukon Area, including the community of Stebbins.

Yukon River Fall

chum salmon.

Residents of the Yukon River drainage, including the communities of Stebbins,

Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay, and Chevak.

Freshwater fish

species, including

sheefish, whitefish, lamprey,

burbot, sucker,

grayling, pike,

char, and

blackfish.

Residents of the Yukon Area.

KUSKOKWIM AREA .............................. Salmon ................... Residents of the Kuskokwim Area, except those persons residing on the United

States military installation located on Cape Newenham, Sparevohn USAFB,

and Tatalina USAFB.

Rainbow trout ........ Residents of the communities of Quinhagak, Goodnews Bay, Kwethluk, Eek,

Akiak, and Platinum.

Pacific cod ............. Residents of the communities of Chevak, Newtok, Tununak, Toksook Bay,

Nightmute, Chefornak, Kipnuk, Mekoryuk, Kwigillingok, Kongiganak, Eek, and

Tuntutuliak.

Waters adjacent to the western-most tip

of the Naskonant Peninsula and the

terminus of the Ishowik River and

around Nunivak Island.

Herring and herring

roe.

Residents within 20 miles of the coast between the westernmost tip of the

Naskonant Peninsula and the terminus of the Ishowik River and on Nunivak

Island.

BRISTOL BAY AREA—Nushagak District, including drainages flowing into

the district.

Salmon ................... Residents of the Nushagak District and freshwater drainages flowing into the

district.

Naknek-Kvichek District—Naknek River

drainage.

Salmon ................... Residents of the Naknek and Kvichak River drainages.

Naknek-Kvichek District—Iliamna-Lake

Clark drainage.

Salmon ................... Residents of the Iliamna-Lake Clark drainage.

Togiak District, including drainages flowing into the district.Salmon and other

freshwater finfish.

Residents of the Togiak District, freshwater drainages flowing into the district,

and the community of Manokotak.

KODIAK AREA—except the Mainland

District, which is all waters along the

southside of the Alaska Peninsula

bounded by the latitude of Cape

Douglas (58° 52′ North latitude) midstream Shelikof Strait, and west of

the longitude of the southern entrance

of Imuya Bay near Kilokak Rocks

(57°11′22′′ North latitude, 156°20′30′′

W longitude).

Salmon ................... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough, except those residing on the Kodiak

Coast Guard Base.
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KODIAK AREA—except the Semidi Island, the North Mainland, and the

South Mainland Sections

King crab ............... Residents of the Kodiak Island Borough except those residents on the Kodiak

Coast Guard base.

COOK INLET AREA—Port Graham

Subdistrict.

Dolly Varden .......... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.

Port Graham Subdistrict and Koyuktolik

Subdistrict.

Salmon ................... Residents of Port Graham and English Bay.

Tyonek Subdistrict .................................. Salmon ................... Residents of the village of Tyonek.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA—

South-Western District and Green Island.

Salmon ................... Residents of the Southwestern District which is mainland waters from the outer

point on the north shore of Granite Bay to Cape Fairfield, and Knight Island,

Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington Island, Latouche

Island and adjacent islands.

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA—

North of a line from Porcupine Point

to Granite Point, and south of a line

from Point Lowe to Tongue Point.

Salmon ................... Residents of the villages of Tatitlek and Ellamar.

YAKUTAT AREA—Freshwater upstream from the terminus of streams

and rivers of the Yakutat Area from

the Doame River to the Tsiu River.

Salmon ................... Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay, including the islands within Yakutat

Bay, west of the Situk River drainage, and south of and including Knight Island.

Freshwater upstream from the terminus

of streams and rivers of the Yakutat

Area from the Doame River to Point

Manby.

Dolly Varden char,

steelhead trout,

and smelt.

Residents of the area east of Yakutat Bay, including the islands within Yakutat

Bay, west of the Situk River drainage, and south of and including Knight Island.

SOUTH-EASTERN ALASKA AREA—

District 1—Section 1–E in waters of

the Naha River and Roosevelt Lagoon.

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Saxman.

District 1—Section 1–F in Boca de

Quadra in waters of Sockeye Creek

and Hugh Smith Lake within 500

yards of the terminus of Sockeye

Creek

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Saxman.

District 2—North of the latitude of the

northern-most tip of Chasina Point

and west of a line from the northernmost tip of Chasina Point to the eastern-most tip of Grindall Island to the

eastern-most tip of the Kasaan Peninsula

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Kasaan and in the drainage of the southeastern shore

of the Kasaan Peninsula west of 132° 20′ W. long. and east of 132° 25′ W.

long.

District 3—Section 3–A .......................... Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the townsite of Hydaburg.

District 3—Section 3–B in waters east

of a line from Point Ildefonso to Tranquil Point.

Salmon, Dolly

Varden char, and

steelhead trout.

Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince of Wales Island within the

boundaries of the Klawock Heenya Corporation land holdings as they exist in

January 1989, and those residents of the City of Craig and on Prince of

Wales Island within the boundaries of the Shan Seet Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989.

District 3—Section 3–C in waters of

Sarkar Lakes.

Salmon, Dolly

Varden char, and

steelhead trout.

Residents of the City of Klawock and on Prince of Wales Island within the

boundaries of the Klawock Heenya Corporation land holdings as they exist in

January 1989, and those residents of the City of Craig and on Prince of

Wales Island within the boundaries of the Shan Seet Corporation land holdings as they exist in January 1989.

District 5—North of a line from Point

Barrie to Boulder Point.

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into

Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.

District 9—Section 9–A .......................... Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into

Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.

District 9—Section 9–B north of the latitude of Swain Point.Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into

Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.

District 10—West of a line from Pinta

Point to False Point Pybus.

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Kake and in Kupreanof Island drainages emptying into

Keku Strait south of Point White and north of the Portage Bay boat harbor.

District 12—South of a line from Fishery

Point to south Passage Point and

north of the latitude of Point Caution.

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Angoon and along the western shore of Admiralty Island north of the latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude of Thayer

Creek, and west of 134° 30′ W. long., including Killisnoo Island.

District 13—Section 13–A south of the

latitude of Cape Edward.

Sockeye salmon .... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13–B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.

District 13—Section 13–B north of the

latitude of Redfish Cape.

Sockeye salmon .... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13–B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.

District 13—Section 13–C ...................... Sockeye salmon .... Residents of the City and Borough of Sitka in drainages which empty into Section 13–B north of the latitude of Dorothy Narrows.

District 13—Section 13–C east of the

longitude of Point Elizabeth.

Salmon and Dolly

Varden char.

Residents of the City of Angoon and along the western shore of Admiralty Island north of the latitude of Sand Island, south of the latitude of Thayer

Creek, and west of 134° 30′ W. long., including Killisnoo Island.
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District 14—Section 14–B and 14–C ..... Salmon smelt and

Dolly Varden

char.

Residents of the City of Hoonah and in Chichagof Island drainages on the eastern shore of Port Frederick from Gartina Creek to Point Sophia.

District 15—Chilkat and Chilkoot Rivers Salmon and smelt .. Residents west of the Haines highway between Mile 20 and Mile 24 and east of

the Chilkat River, but not elsewhere in Klukwan; and, those residents of other

areas of the city and borough of Haines, excluding residents in the drainage

of Excursion Inlet. Hai of Haines, excluding residents in the drainage of Excursion Inlet.

(b) [Reserved]

Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of

Fish and Wildlife

3. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242

and 50 CFR part 100, §ll.25 is added

effective July 1, 1998, through June 30,

1999, 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, or moose.

Antlered means any caribou, deer, or

moose having at least one visible antler.

Antlerless means any caribou, deer, 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,

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 black bear, brown and grizzly bear,

caribou, deer, 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

juncture of the humerus and radius-ulna

(elbow), 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.

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.

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 which 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

which 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
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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 mean 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,

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) Wildlife may be taken 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, 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 in any area

restricted to hunting by bow and arrow

only to take ungulates, bear, wolf or

wolverine;

(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, bait

may be used to take wolves and

wolverine with a trapping license, and,

bait may be used 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:

(A) No person may establish a black

bear bait station unless he or she first

registers the site with ADF&G;

(B) A person using bait shall clearly

mark the site with a sign reading ‘‘black

bear bait station’’ that also displays the

person’s hunting license number and

ADF&G assigned number;

(C) Only biodegradable materials may

be used for bait; only the head, bones,

viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish

and wildlife may be used for bait;

(D) No person may use bait within

one-quarter mile of a publicly

maintained road or trail;

(E) No person may 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) A person using bait shall remove

litter and equipment from the bait

station site when hunting is completed;

(G) No person may give or receive

remuneration for the use of a bait

station, including barter or exchange of

goods;

(H) No person may have more than

two bait stations with bait present at any

one time;

(xv) Taking swimming ungulates,

bear, wolves or wolverine;

(xvi) Taking or assisting in the taking

of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or

other furbearers before 3:00 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:
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(i) Disturbing or destroying a den,

except that any muskrat pushup or

feeding house may be disturbed 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

firearms may be used 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, no

person may take a species of wildlife in

any Unit, or portion of a Unit, if that

person’s 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 §l.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

§ l.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 a person who

has taken a harvest limit for a particular

species under a trapping season 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 §l.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 §l.6, shall

promptly deliver the wildlife to that

rural Alaska resident.

(9) No person may 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, no person may

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, no person may

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;

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, no person may possess or

transport the moose carcass or its parts

unless both antlers accompany the

carcass or its parts. A person possessing

a set of antlers with less than the

required number of brow tines on one

antler shall 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 storage or

otherwise prepared for consumption

after arrival at the place where it is to

be stored or consumed.

(11) All edible meat from caribou and

moose harvested in Units 9(B), 17 and

19(B) prior to October 1 must remain on

the bones of the front quarters and hind

quarters until the meat is removed from

the field or is processed for human

consumption.

(d) A person who takes an animal that

has been marked or tagged for scientific

studies 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. Any

ear tag, collar, radio, tattoo, or other

identification must be retained with the

hide until it is sealed, if sealing is

required; in all cases, any identification

equipment must be returned 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 below, and black

bears of all color phases taken in Units

1–7, 11–17, and 20.

(2) No person may 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) A person who possesses a bear

shall keep the 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
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removed from the Management Area or

Unit.

(i) In areas where sealing is required

by Federal regulations, no person may

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, it must first be 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 the skin or skull of a bear taken

in the Northwestern Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area is removed from the

area or presented for commercial

tanning within the Management Area, it

must first be 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 the skin or skull of a bear taken

in Unit 5 is removed from the area, it

must first be 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) No person may 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. No person

may 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.

(1) Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must be

sealed on or before the 30th day after

the date of taking.

(2) The radius and ulna of the left

foreleg must remain 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) No

person may 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, the breast meat

of grouse and ptarmigan may not be

used as animal food or bait;

(iv) Unclassified wildlife.

(2) A person taking wildlife for

subsistence shall 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) Failure to salvage edible meat of

ungulates, bear, or grouse and ptarmigan

is prohibited.

(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. 927, 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, non-rural

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. Subsistence

taking of unclassified wildlife, all

squirrel species, and marmots is

allowed in all Units, without harvest

limits, for the period of July 1–June 30.

Subsistence taking of wildlife outside

established Unit seasons, or in excess of

the established Unit harvest limits, is

prohibited unless otherwise modified by

subsequent regulation. Taking of

wildlife under State regulations on

public lands is permitted, 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.

(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):
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(1) The area within one-fourth mile of

Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest

Service Mendenhall Glacier Visitor’s

Center, and the Center’s parking area, is

closed to hunting;

(2) 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, is closed to the

taking of mountain goat;

(vi) In Unit 1(C), Juneau area, the

trapping of furbearers for subsistence

uses is prohibited 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) Bait may be used to hunt black

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

between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled;

(C) The taking 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, is authorized in Units 1—5

provided that:

(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, 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.

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.

Remainder of Unit 1(C)—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.

Remainder of Unit 1(D)—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 spike-fork or

50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by State registration permit only.

Sept. 15–Oct. 15.

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

Unit 1(D) ........................................................................................................................................................................... No open season.
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Harvest limits 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) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled;

(C) The taking 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, is authorized in Units 1–5

provided that:

(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, 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.

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.
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Harvest limits Open season

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, a strip

one-fourth mile wide on each side of the

Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to

Crystal Lake campground is closed to

the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves

and wolverine;

(B) The Petersburg Creek drainage on

Kupreanof Island is closed to the taking

of black bears;

(C) 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, are

closed to all hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled;

(C) The taking 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, is authorized in Units 1–5

provided that:

(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, 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.

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

Moose: Unit 3—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.

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.
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(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) 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, is closed to the taking

of bears;

(B) 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, is closed to the taking of

bears;

(C) 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), is closed to the taking of

brown bears;

(D) 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, is closed

to the use of any motorized land vehicle

for brown bear hunting, or for the taking

of marten, mink, or weasel.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Boats may not be used to take

bear, wolves, or wolverine, except for

persons 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) The taking 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, is authorized in Units 1–5

provided that:

(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, 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) Chichagof Island is closed to the

use of any motorized land vehicle for

the taking of marten, mink, and weasel.

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.

Sept. 15–Dec. 31.

Remainder of Unit 4—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only Mar. 15–May 20.

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

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—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.
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Harvest limits Open season

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) Public lands within Glacier Bay

National Park are closed to all taking of

wildlife for subsistence uses.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Boats may not be used to take

ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine,

except for persons certified as disabled;

(C) Unit 5 is open to brown bear

hunting by Federal registration permit

in lieu of a State metal locking tag; no

State metal locking tag is required for

taking a brown bear in Unit 5, provided

that the hunter has obtained a Federal

registration permit prior to hunting;

(D) The taking 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, is authorized in Units 1–5

provided that:

(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, 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.

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. 15–Oct. 21, public lands will be

closed to taking of moose, except by rural Alaska 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.
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Harvest limits Open season

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) 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, is closed to

the taking of mountain goat;

(B) 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, is

closed to the taking of mountain goat.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) Coyotes may be taken in Units

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

lights.

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, 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, RG244—2 goats, RG249—2 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1

goat.

Unit 6(D) (subareas RG243 and RG245)—The taking of goats is prohibited on all public lands ................................... No open season.

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.

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

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: 20 beaver per season ................................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

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.

Remainder of Unit 6(C)—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–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
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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) Kenai Fjords National Park is

closed to all subsistence uses;

(B) The Portage Glacier Closed Area in

Unit 7, which consists of Portage Creek

drainages between the AnchorageSeward Railroad and Placer Creek in

Bear Valley, Portage Lake, the mouth of

Byron Creek, Glacier Creek and Byron

Glacier, is closed to hunting; however,

grouse, ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels

may be hunted with shotguns after

September 1.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

except 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.

August 10–Sept. 20.

Unit 7, Remainder ............................................................................................................................................................. No open season.

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 ................................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

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

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–Feb. 28.

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

(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) A firearm may be used to take beaver with a trapping license 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.

Remainder of Unit 8—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. Entry for elk hunting shall be from marine waters only.Sept. 1–Sept. 25

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

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) Katmai National Park is closed to

all subsistence uses;

(B) The use of motorized vehicles,

excluding aircraft, boats, or

snowmobiles used for hunting and

transporting a hunter or harvested

animal parts, is prohibited 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, this

restriction does not apply to 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;

(C) A firearm may be used under a

trapping license to take beaver in Unit

9(B) from April 1—May 31 and in the

remainder of Unit 9 from April 1—April

30;

(D) 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;

(E) 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.

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)—4 caribou; however, no more than 1 may be a cow, no more than 2 caribou may be taken Aug. 10–Nov.

30, and no more than 1 caribou may be taken per calendar month between Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

Aug. 10–Mar. 31.

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)—closed to all hunting of caribou ...................................................................................................................... No open season.

Unit 9(E)—that portion southwest of the headwaters of Fireweed and Blueberry Creeks (north of Mt. Veniaminof) to

and including the Sandy River drainage on the Bristol Bay side of the Alaska Peninsula; and that portion south of

Seal Cape to Ramsey Bay on the Pacific side of the Alaska Peninsula divide is closed to all hunting of caribou.

No open season.

Remainder of Unit 9(E)—4 caribou .................................................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30

Sheep:

Unit 9(B)—Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth only—1 ram with 7/8 curl

horn by Federal registration permit only.

Aug. 10–Oct. 10.

Remainder of Unit 9—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn ............................................................................................................... Aug. 10–Sept. 20

Moose:

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

Dec. 1–Dec. 31.

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.

Remainder of Unit 9(C)—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 ............................................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

Dec. 1–Dec. 31

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

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

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and 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)—40 beaver per season; however, no more than 20 may be taken between Apr. 1–May 31 ......................... Jan. 1–May 31.

Remainder of Unit 9—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.

(10) Unit 10. (i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island and the Pribilof Islands.

(ii) On Otter Island in the Pribilof Islands the taking of any wildlife species for subsistence uses is prohibited.

Harvest limits Open season

Hunting

Caribou:

Unit 10—Unimak Island only ............................................................................................................................................ No open season.

Remainder of Unit 10—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. 15.

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) Bait may be used 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
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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.

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. No designated hunter permits will

be issued for this hunt.

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 ............................................................................................................................................................. Aug. 25–Sept. 20.

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–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–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–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) Bait may be used to hunt black bear between April 15 and

June 30;

(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 12 during April and October with a steel trap, or with a snare using cable smaller

than 3/32 inch diameter, is prohibited;

(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 west of the Nabesna River within the drainages of Jack Creek, Platinum Creek, and

Totschunda Creek—The taking of caribou is prohibited on public lands

No open season.

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—The taking of caribou is prohibited on public lands

No open season.

Remainder of Unit 12—1 bull ........................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 20.

1 bull caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit during a winter season to be announced Winter season to be

announced by the

Board.

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. 20–Aug. 28

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

permit only

Aug. 20–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

Nov. 20–Nov. 30.
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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. 20–Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers may be taken

Aug. 20–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Unit 12—Remainder—1 antlered bull; however during the Aug. 20–Aug. 28 season only bulls with spike/fork antlers

may be taken

Aug. 20–Aug. 28.

Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

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

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

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

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

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) lands within Mount McKinley

National Park as it existed prior to

December 2, 1980 are closed to

subsistence. 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) use of motorized vehicles or pack

animals for hunting is prohibited 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
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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, the use of 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) Bait may be used 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.

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 and Delta Management Areas—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.

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–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 ................................................................................................................................................ Oct. 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–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–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) the Fort Richardson and

Elmendorf Air Force Base Management

Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson

and Elmendorf Military Reservation, are

closed to the subsistence taking of

wildlife;

(B) the Anchorage Management Area,

consisting of all drainages south of

Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military

reservations and north of and including

Rainbow Creek is closed to subsistence

taking of wildlife.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) In Unit 14(A), bait may be used to

hunt black bear between April 15 and

May 25.

(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits Open season

Hunting

Black Bear: Unit 14(C)—1 bear ............................................................................................................................................... July 1–June 30.
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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

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) 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, is closed to the taking of

wildlife, except that grouse, ptarmigan,

and hares may be taken only from

October 1–March 1 by bow and arrow

only.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 15;

(B) The Skilak Loop Wildlife

Management Area is closed to

subsistence trapping of furbearers;

(C) That portion of Unit 15(B) east of

the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak

River, and Skilak Glacier is closed to the

trapping of marten;

(D) Taking a red fox in Unit 15 by any

means other than a steel trap or snare is

prohibited;

(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.
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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. ............................................................................................................................................... Dec. 1–Mar. 31.

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

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(A), (B)—No limit ................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Jan. 31.

Unit 15(C)—No limit. ......................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 10–Feb. 28.

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

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) The Mount McKinley National

Park, as it existed prior to December 2,

1980, is closed to subsistence uses.

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:

(A) Bait may be used 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 ................................................................................................................................................................... 4Aug. 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.

Remainder of Unit 16(B)—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: 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. 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
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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, the Upper

Mulchatna Controlled Use Area

consisting of Unit 17(B), is closed from

Aug. 1–Nov. 1 to the use of any

motorized vehicle for hunting

ungulates, bear, wolves and wolverine,

including transportation of hunters and

parts of ungulates, bear, wolves or

wolverine;

(B) 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,

is open to brown bear hunting by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag; no resident tag is required for taking

brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area,

provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to

hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used 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 Woood 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, harvest limit,

and hunt area to be

announced by the

Togiak National

Wildife Refuge

Manager between

Aug. 1–Mar. 31.

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

Moose:

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.

Aug. 20–Sept. 15.

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.

Remainder of Unit 17(B) and (C)—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–Feb. 28.

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–Feb. 28.

Wolf: No limit ............................................................................................................................................................................ Nov. 10–Mar. 31.
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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) 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 is closed to

the use of 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) 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,

is open to brown bear hunting by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag; no resident tag is required for taking

brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area,

provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to

hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) A firearm may be used to take

beaver under a trapping license in Unit

18 from Apr. 1–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.

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 be announced by the

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Manager between Aug. 25 and

Mar. 31.

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

Remainder of Unit 18 ....................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

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 (1 bull, evidence of sex required) will be

opened by announcement sometime between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28.

Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Winter season to be

announced.

Remainder of Unit 18—1 antlered bull. A 10-day hunt (1 bull, evidence of sex required) will be opened by announcement sometime between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28.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.

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 ....................................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10.

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.
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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) Lands within Mount McKinley

National Park as it existed prior to

December 2, 1980, are closed to

subsistence uses. 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) 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 bench mark on

Halfway Mountain, then south to the

west side of Big River drainage, 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;

(C) 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,

is open to brown bear hunting by State

registration permit in lieu of a resident

tag; no resident tag is required for taking

brown bears in the Western Alaska

Brown Bear Management Area,

provided that the hunter has obtained a

State registration permit prior to

hunting.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used 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) that portion which is downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage—1 bear .................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Remainder of Unit 19(A), (B), and (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.

Remainder of Unit 19(D)—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 ........................................................................................................................................................ 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.
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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.

Remainder of Unit 19(A)—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.

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

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

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: 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

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) Lands within Mount McKinley

National Park as it existed prior to

December 2, 1980, are closed to

subsistence uses. 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) Use of motorized vehicles or pack

animals for hunting is prohibited 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) The Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area, which consists of

those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and
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26 extending five miles from each side

of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon

River to milepost 300 of the Dalton

Highway, is closed to the use of

motorized vehicles, except aircraft and

boats, and to licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms except as

provided below. The use of

snowmobiles is authorized only for the

subsistence taking of wildlife by

residents living within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area.

The use of licensed highway vehicles is

limited only to designated roads within

the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area. The use of firearms

within the Corridor is authorized only

for the residents of Alatna, Allakaket,

Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,

Stevens Village, and residents living

within the Corridor;

(D) 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, is closed to the use of any

motorized vehicle for hunting from

August 5–September 20; however, this

does not prohibit motorized access via,

or transportation of harvested wildlife

on, the Taylor Highway or any airport;

(E) 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, is open to moose hunting

by permit only;

(F) The Fairbanks Management Area,

which consists of the Goldstream

subdivision (SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 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, is open to moose hunting by

bow and arrow only.

(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) Trapping of wolves in Unit 20(E)

during April and October with a steel

trap, or with a snare using cable smaller

than 3⁄32 inch diameter, is prohibited;

(C) The taking of up to three moose

per regulatory year by the residents of

Unit 20 and 21 is allowed 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.

Harvest limits Open season

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 Federal registration permit only; the season will close when a combined State/Federal harvest

quota of 150 for the Fortymile herd has been reached

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.

Remainder of Unit 20(B)—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, white-phased or

partial albino (more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken

Sept. 1–Sept. 30.

Nov. 15–Dec. 15.

Remainder of Unit 20(C)—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 Ladue, Sixty-mile, and Forty-mile Rivers (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.
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Unit 20(F)—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit onlySept. 1–Sept. 25.

Remainder of Unit 20(F)—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.

Remainder of Unit 20—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:

Unit 20(A), 20(B), Unit 20(C), Unit 20(E), and 20(D)—that portion draining into the north bank of the Tanana River,

including the islands in the Tanana River—25 beaver

Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Remainder of Unit 20(D)—15 beaver ............................................................................................................................... Feb. 1–Apr. 15.

Unit 20(F)—50 beaver ...................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Coyote:

Unit 20(E)—No limit .......................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

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. 28.

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.

Remainder of Unit 20—No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–June 10.

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

Wolf:

Unit 20(E)—No limit .......................................................................................................................................................... Oct. 1–Apr. 30

Remainder of Unit 20—No limit ........................................................................................................................................ Nov. 1–Mar. 31.

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

(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
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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) Unit-specific regulations:

(A) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) A firearm may be used to take

beaver with a trapping license in Unit

21(E) from Apr. 1–June 1;

(C) The taking of up to three moose

per regulatory year by the residents of

Unit 20 and 21 is allowed 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 taking of up to three moose

per regulatory year by the residents of

Unit 21 is allowed 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: 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 River 1 caribou; however, 2 additional caribou may

be taken during a winter season to be announced.

Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

Winter season to be

announced.

Unit 21(D)—Remainder (Western Arctic Caribou herd)—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken

May 16–June 30.

July 1–June 30.

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)—1 moose; moose may not be taken within one-half mile of the Yukon River during the February season.

During the Sept. 1–Sept. 25 season a State registration permit is required within the Koyukuk Controlled Use

Area.

Sept. 1–Sept. 25.

Feg. 1–Feb. 10.

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: 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: 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: Unit 21—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.
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(22) Unit 22. (i) Unit 22 consists of

Bering Sea, Norton Sound, Bering Strait,

Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound

drainages from, but excluding, the

Pastolik River drainage in southern

Norton Sound to, but not including, the

Goodhope River drainage in Southern

Kotzebue Sound, and all adjacent

islands in the Bering Sea between the

mouths of the Goodhope and Pastolik

Rivers:

(A) Unit 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) 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) is open to brown bear

hunting by State registration permit in

lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is

required for taking brown bears in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, provided that the

hunter has 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) A firearm may be used to take

beaver with a trapping license 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.

Harvest limits Open season

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 session.

Remainder of Unit 22—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 restricted to residents of Unit 22(A) only ........................ Aug. 1–Sept. 30.

Dec. 1–Jan. 31.

Unit 22(B)—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(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. Twelve Federal permits may be issued in conjunction

with the State Tier II hunt; the combined total of Federal and State permits will not exceed 36 permits. Six Federal permits will be issued for National Park Service lands and six for Bureau of Land Management lands.

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. Nine Federal permits may be issued in conjunction

with the State Tier II hunt; the combined total of Federal and State permits will not exceed 18 permits.

Aug. 1–Mar. 15.

Remainder of Unit 22 ....................................................................................................................................................... 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.
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Harvest limits Open season

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. 15.

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) 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 to the

use of aircraft in any manner either for

hunting of ungulates, bear, wolves, or

wolverine, or for transportation of

hunters or harvested species. This does

not apply to the transportation of

hunters or parts of ungulates, bear,

wolves, or wolverine by regularly

scheduled flights to communities by

carriers that normally provide

scheduled air service;

(B) 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) is open to brown bear

hunting by State registration permit in

lieu of a resident tag; no resident tag is

required for taking brown bears in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, provided that the

hunter has 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) Caribou may be taken from a boat

under power in Unit 23;

(B) Swimming caribou may be taken

with a firearm using rimfire cartridges;

(C) A firearm may be used to take

beaver with a trapping license in all of

Unit 23 from Nov. 1–Jun. 10.

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.

Remainder of Unit 23—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—that portion west of Howard Pass and the Aniuk, Cutler and Redstone Rivers .............................................. No open season.

Remainder of Unit 23—1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger .............................................................................................. Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Remainder of Unit 23—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.

Remainder of Unit 23—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 10 permits.

Aug. 1–Mar. 15.

Remainder of Unit 23 ....................................................................................................................................................... No open season.

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.
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Harvest limits Open season

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 ....................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10.

Remainder of Unit 23–30 beaver ..................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–June 10.

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. 10–Mar. 31.

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) 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, is closed to the use of

motorized vehicles, except aircraft and

boats, and to licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms except as

follows: The use of snowmobiles is

authorized only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife by residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area. The use of licensed

highway vehicles is limited only to

designated roads within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area.

The use of firearms within the Corridor

is authorized only for the residents of

Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,

Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and

residents living within the Corridor;

(B) 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, 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;

(C) 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;

(D) 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), is open to brown bear

hunting by State registration permit in

lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is

required for taking brown bears in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, provided that the

hunter has 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) Bait may be used 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.
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Harvest limits Open season

Hunting

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

Brown Bear: Unit 24—1 bear by State registration permit ...................................................................................................... Sept. 1–May 31.

Caribou:.

Unit 24—the Kanuti River drainage upstream from Kanuti, Chalatna Creek, the Fish Creek drainage (including Bonanza Creek)—1 bull.Aug. 10–Sept. 30.

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.

Remainder of Unit 24—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, upstream from Huslia antlerless

moose may only be taken during the periods of Sept. 21–Sept. 25, Dec. 1–Dec. 10, and Mar. 1–Mar. 10.

Sept. 1–Sept. 25.

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.

Remainder of Unit 24—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: 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: 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–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: 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) The Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area, which consists of

those portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and

26 extending five miles from each side
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of the Dalton Highway from the Yukon

River to milepost 300 of the Dalton

Highway, is closed to the use of

motorized vehicles, except aircraft and

boats, and to licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms except as

follows: The use of snowmobiles is

authorized only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife by residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area. The use of licensed

highway vehicles is limited only to

designated roads within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area.

The use of firearms within the Corridor

is authorized only for the residents of

Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,

Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and

residents living within the Corridor;

(B) The Arctic Village Sheep

Management Area; 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 two 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) Bait may be used to hunt black

bear between April 15 and June 30;

(B) Caribou and moose may be taken

from a boat under power in Unit 25.

Harvest limits Open season

Hunting

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

Caribou:

Unit 25(A), (B), and the remainder of Unit 25(D)—10 caribou; however, no more than 5 caribou may be transported from these units per regulatory year.July 1–Apr. 30.

Unit 25(C)—that portion south and east of the Steese Highway—1 bull by Federal registration permit only; the

season will close when a harvest quota for the Fortymile herd has been reached. The harvest quota will be determined by the Board after consultation with ADF&G and announced before the season opening.

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.

Aug. 10–Sept. 20.

Feb. 15–Mar. 28.

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.

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.

Remainder of Unit 25(A)—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.

Remainder of Unit 25(B)—1 antlered bull .................................................................................................................... Aug. 25–Sept. 25.

Dec. 1–Dec. 15.

Unit 25(C)—1 antlered bull ........................................................................................................................................... Sept. 1–Sept. 15.

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. 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 30 moose have been harvested

in the entirety of Unit 25(D)(West).

Aug. 25–Feb. 28.

Remainder of Unit 25(D)—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 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:
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Unit 25(C)—2 lynx ........................................................................................................................................................ Dec. 1–Jan. 31.

Remainder of Unit 25—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.

Remainder of Unit 25—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.

Remainder of Unit 25—20 per day, 40 in possession ................................................................................................. Aug. 10–Apr. 30.

Trapping

Beaver:

Unit 25(C)—25 beaver ................................................................................................................................................. Nov. 1–Apr. 15.

Remainder of Unit 25—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–Mar. 31.

Wolverine:

Unit 25(C)—No limit ...................................................................................................................................................... Nov. 1–Feb. 28.

Remainder of Unit 25—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) The Unit 26(A) Controlled Use

Area, which consists of Unit 26(A), is

closed to the 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. 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) 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, is closed to the use of

motorized vehicles, except aircraft and

boats, and to licensed highway vehicles,

snowmobiles, and firearms except as

follows: The use of snowmobiles is

authorized only for the subsistence

taking of wildlife by residents living

within the Dalton Highway Corridor

Management Area. The use of licensed

highway vehicles is limited only to

designated roads within the Dalton

Highway Corridor Management Area.

The use of firearms within the Corridor

is authorized only for the residents of

Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass,

Bettles, Evansville, Stevens Village, and

residents living within the Corridor;

(C) 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), is open to brown bear

hunting by State registration permit in

lieu of a resident tag. No resident tag is

required for taking brown bears in the

Northwest Alaska Brown Bear

Management Area, provided that the

hunter has 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) Caribou may be taken from a boat

under power in Unit 26;

(B) Swimming caribou may be taken

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.
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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 the Killik River are closed to the 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.

Not more than 5 caribou per regulatory year may be transported 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 ............................................................................. No open 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.

Remainder of Unit 26(A) and (B)—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.

Remainder of Unit 26 ....................................................................................................................................................... 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.

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.

4. In Subpart D of 36 CFR part 242

and 50 CFR part 100, §§ll.26 and

ll.27 are added effective January 1,

1999, through December 31, 1999, to

read as follows:

§ll.26 Subsistence taking of fish.

(a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in

this section apply to the taking of

finfish, excluding halibut, or their parts

for subsistence uses.

(2) Finfish, excluding halibut, may be

taken for subsistence uses at any time by

any method unless restricted by the

subsistence fishing regulations found in

this section.

(b) Definitions. The following

definitions shall apply to all regulations

contained in this section and §ll.27:

Abalone Iron means a flat device

which is used for taking abalone and

which is more than one inch (24 mm)

in width and less than 24 inches (610

mm) in length, with all prying edges

rounded and smooth.

ADF&G means the Alaska Department

of Fish and Game.

Anchor means a device used to hold

a salmon fishing vessel or net in a fixed

position relative to the beach; this

includes using part of the seine or lead,

a ship’s anchor, or being secured to

another vessel or net that is anchored.

Bag Limit means the maximum legal

take per person or designated group, per
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specified time period, even if part or all

of the fish are preserved.

Beach seine means a floating net

which is designed to surround fish and

is set from and hauled to the beach.

Char means the following species:

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis); lake

trout (Salvelinus namaycush); and Dolly

Varden (Salvelinus malma).

Crab means the following species: red

king crab (Paralithodes camshatica);

blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus);

brown king crab (Lithodes aequispina);

Lithodes couesi; all species of tanner or

snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.); and

Dungeness crab (Cancer magister).

Dip net means a bag-shaped net

supported on all sides by a rigid frame;

the maximum straight-line distance

between any two points on the net

frame, as measured through the net

opening, may not exceed five feet; the

depth of the bag must be at least onehalf of the greatest straight-line distance,

as measured through the net opening;

no portion of the bag may be

constructed of webbing that exceeds a

stretched measurement of 4.5 inches;

the frame must be attached to a single

rigid handle and be operated by hand.

Diving Gear means any type of hard

hat or skin diving equipment, including

SCUBA equipment.

Drainage means all of the waters

comprising a watershed including

tributary rivers, streams, sloughs, ponds

and lakes which contribute to the

supply of the watershed.

Drift gill net means a drifting gill net

that has not been intentionally staked,

anchored or otherwise fixed.

Federal lands means lands and waters

and interests therein the title to which

is in the United States.

Fishwheel means a fixed, rotating

device for catching fish which is driven

by river current or other means of

power.

Freshwater of streams and rivers

means the line at which freshwater is

separated from saltwater at the mouth of

streams and rivers by a line drawn

between the seaward extremities of the

exposed tideland banks at the present

stage of the tide.

Fyke net means a fixed, funneling

(fyke) device used to entrap fish.

Gear means any type of fishing

apparatus.

Gill net means a net primarily

designed to catch fish by entanglement

in a mesh that consists of a single sheet

of webbing which hangs between cork

line and lead line, and which is fished

from the surface of the water.

Grappling hook means a hooked

device with flukes or claws, which is

attached to a line and operated by hand.

Groundfish—bottomfish means any

marine finfish except halibut, osmerids,

herring and salmonids.

Hand purse seine means a floating net

which is designed to surround fish and

which can be closed at the bottom by

pursing the lead line; pursing may only

be done by hand power, and a freerunning line through one or more rings

attached to the lead line is not allowed.

Herring pound means an enclosure

used primarily to contain live herring

over extended periods of time.

Hung measure means the maximum

length of the cork line when measured

wet or dry with traction applied at one

end only.

Jigging gear means a line or lines with

lures or baited hooks, drawn through

the water by hand, and which are

operated during periods of ice cover

from holes cut in the ice.

Lead means either a length of net

employed for guiding fish into a seine,

set gill net, or other length of net, or a

length of fencing employed for guiding

fish into a fishwheel, fyke net or dip net.

Long line means either a stationary,

buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating,

free-drifting line with lures or baited

hooks attached.

Possession limit means the maximum

number of fish a person or designated

group may have in possession if the fish

have not been canned, salted, frozen,

smoked, dried, or otherwise preserved

so as to be fit for human consumption

after a 15 day period.

Pot means a portable structure

designed and constructed to capture and

retain live fish and shellfish in the

water.

Public lands or public land means

lands situated in the State of Alaska

which are Federal lands, except—

(1) Land selections of the State of

Alaska which have been tentatively

approved or validly selected under the

Alaska Statehood Act and lands which

have been confirmed to, validly selected

by, or granted to the Territory of Alaska

or the State under any other provision

of Federal law;

(2) Land selections of a Native

Corporation made under the Alaska

Native Claims Settlement Act which

have not been conveyed to a Native

Corporation, unless any such selection

is determined to be invalid or is

relinquished; and

(3) Lands referred to in Section 19(b)

of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement

Act.

Purse seine means a floating net

which is designed to surround fish and

which can be closed at the bottom by

means of a free-running line through

one or more rings attached to the lead

line.

Ring net means a bag-shaped net

suspended between no more than two

frames; the bottom frame may not be

larger in perimeter than the top frame;

the gear must be nonrigid and

collapsible so that free movement of fish

or shellfish across the top of the net is

not prohibited when the net is

employed.

Rockfish means all species of the

genus Sebastes.

Rod and reel means either a device

upon which a line is stored on a fixed

or revolving spool and is deployed

through guides mounted on a flexible

pole, or a line that is attached to a pole.

Salmon means the following species:

pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbusha);

sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka);

chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha); coho salmon

(Oncorhynchus kisutch); and chum

salmon (Oncorhynchus keta).

Salmon stream means any stream

used by salmon for spawning or for

travelling to a spawning area.

Salmon stream terminus means a line

drawn between the seaward extremities

of the exposed tideland banks of any

salmon stream at mean lower low water.

Set gill net means a gill net that has

been intentionally set, staked, anchored,

or otherwise fixed.

Shovel means a hand-operated

implement for digging clams or cockles.

Spear means a shaft with a sharp

point or fork-like implement attached to

one end which is used to thrust through

the water to impale or retrieve fish and

which is operated by hand.

Take or Taking means to pursue,

hunt, shoot, trap, net capture, collect,

kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any

such conduct.

To operate fishing gear means any of

the following: the deployment of gear in

the waters of Alaska; the removal of gear

from the waters of Alaska; the removal

of fish or shellfish from the gear during

an open season or period; or the

possession of a gill net containing fish

during an open fishing period, except

that a gill net which is completely clear

of the water is not considered to be

operating for the purposes of minimum

distance requirement.

Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed

through the water to capture fish or

shellfish.

Trout means the following species:

cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)

and rainbow trout or steelhead trout

(Oncorhynchus mykiss).

(c) Methods, means, and general

restrictions. (1) No person may buy or

sell fish, their parts, or their eggs which

have been taken for subsistence uses,

unless, prior to the sale, the prospective

buyer or seller obtains a determination
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from the Federal Subsistence Board that

the sale constitutes customary trade.

(2) No person may take fish for

subsistence uses within 300 feet of any

dam, fish ladder, weir, culvert or other

artificial obstruction.

(3) No person may use explosives or

chemicals to take fish for subsistence

uses.

(4) Each person shall plainly and

legibly inscribe his or her first initial,

last name, and address on any fish

wheel, keg, buoy, stakes attached to gill

nets, and on any other unattended

fishing gear which the person has

employed to take fish for subsistence

uses.

(5) All pots used to take fish must

contain an opening on the webbing of a

sidewall of the pot which has been

laced, sewn, or secured together by

untreated cotton twine or other natural

fiber no larger than 120 thread which

upon deterioration or parting of the

twine produces an opening in the web

with a perimeter equal to or exceeding

one-half of the tunnel eye opening

perimeter.

(6) Persons licensed by the State of

Alaska to engage in a fisheries business

may not receive for commercial

purposes or barter or solicit to barter for

subsistence taken salmon or their parts.

(7) Except as provided elsewhere in

this subpart, the taking of rainbow trout

and steelhead trout is prohibited.

(8) Fish taken for subsistence use or

under subsistence regulations may not

be subsequently used as bait for

commercial or sport fishing purposes.

(9) The use of live non-indigenous

fish as bait is prohibited.

(10) Any fishing gear used to take fish

for subsistence uses may not obstruct

more than one-half the width of any

stream. A stationary fishing device may

obstruct not more than one-half the

width of any stream.

(11) Kegs or buoys attached to any

permitted gear may be any color but red.

(12) Harvest limits authorized in this

section or §ll.27 may not be

accumulated with bag limits authorized

in State seasons.

(13) Unless specified otherwise in this

section, use of a rod and reel to take fish

is permitted without a subsistence

fishing permit. Harvest limits applicable

to the use of a rod and reel to take fish

for subsistence uses shall be as follows:

(i) Where a subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G is required by this

section, that permit is not required to

take fish for subsistence uses with rod

and reel. The harvest and possessions

limits for taking fish for subsistence

uses with a rod and reel in those areas

are the same as indicated on the ADF&G

permit issued for subsistence fishing

with other gear types;

(ii) Where a subsistence fishing

permit is not required by this section,

the harvest and possession limits for

taking fish for subsistence uses with a

rod and reel is the same as for taking

fish under State of Alaska sport fishing

regulations in those same areas.

(14) Unless restricted in this section,

or unless restricted under the terms of

a required subsistence fishing permit,

gear specified in definitions in

paragraph (b) of this section are legal

types of gear for subsistence fishing.

(15) Unless restricted in this section,

or unless restricted under the terms of

a subsistence fishing permit, fish may be

taken at any time.

(16) Gill nets used for subsistence

fishing for salmon may not exceed 50

fathoms in length, unless otherwise

specified by regulations for particular

areas set forth in this section.

(17) Each fishwheel must have the

first initial, last name, and address of

the operator plainly and legibly

inscribed on the side of the fishwheel

facing midstream of the river.

(18) Unlawful possession of

subsistence finfish. Fish or their parts

taken in violation of Federal or State

regulations may not be possessed,

transported, given, received or bartered.

(d) Fishery management area

restrictions. For detailed descriptions of

Fishery Management Areas, see State of

Alaska Fishing Regulations.

(1) Kotzebue-Northern Area. (i)

Salmon may be taken only by gill nets,

beach seines, or a rod and reel.

(ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence

purposes without a subsistence fishing

permit.

(2) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area.

(i) Salmon may be taken only by gill

nets, beach seines, fishwheel, or a rod

and reel.

(ii) Except as provided in this

paragraph (d)(2), fish may be taken for

subsistence purposes without a

subsistence fishing permit. A

subsistence fishing permit issued by

ADF&G is required, except for use of rod

and reel, as follows:

(A) Pilgrim River drainage including

Salmon Lake;

(B) For net fishing in all waters from

Cape Douglas to Rocky Point.

(iii) Only one subsistence fishing

permit will be issued to each household

per year.

(3) Yukon Area. (i) Salmon may be

taken only by set gill nets, beach seines,

fishwheels, or rod and reel.

(ii) Except as provided in this

paragraph (d)(3), fish may be taken for

subsistence purposes without a

subsistence fishing permit.

(iii) A subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G is required, except

for the use of rod and reel, as follows:

(A) For the Yukon River drainage

from the mouth of Hess Creek to the

mouth of the Dall River;

(B) For the Yukon River drainage from

the ADF&G regulatory markers placed

near the upstream mouth of 22 Mile

Slough upstream to the United States—

Canada border;

(C) For the Tanana River drainage

above the mouth of the Wood River;

(D) For whitefish and suckers in the

waters listed;

(E) For the taking of pike in waters of

the Tolovana River drainage upstream of

its confluence with the Tanana River;

(F) For the taking of salmon in

Subdistricts 6–A and 6–B.

(iv) Except as otherwise provided, and

except as may be provided by the terms

of a subsistence fishing permit issued by

the ADF&G, there is no closed season on

fish other than salmon.

(v) Only one subsistence fishing

permit will be issued to each household

per year.

(vi) Birch Creek of the upper Yukon

drainage, and waters within 500 feet of

its mouth, is closed to subsistence

fishing June 10 through September 10,

except that whitefish and suckers may

be taken by rod and reel or under the

authority of a subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G.

(vii) The following drainages located

north of the main Yukon River are

closed to subsistence fishing:

(A) Kanuti River, upstream from a

point five miles downstream of the State

highway crossing;

(B) Fish Creek, upstream from the

mouth of Bonanza Creek;

(C) Bonanza Creek;

(D) Jim River, including Prospect

Creek and Douglas Creek;

(E) South Fork of the Koyukuk River

system upstream from the mouth of Jim

River;

(F) Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River

system upstream from the mouth of the

North Fork;

(G) North Fork of the Chandalar River

system upstream from the mouth of

Quartz Creek.

(viii) The main Tanana River and its

adjoining sloughs are closed to

subsistence fishing between the mouth

of the Salcha River and the mouth of the

Gerstle River, except that salmon may

be taken in the area upstream of the

Richardson Highway bridge to the

mouth of Clearwater Creek after

November 20.

(ix) Waters of the Tanana River

drainage are closed to the subsistence

taking of pike between the mouth of the

Kantishna River and Delta River at
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Black Rapids on the Richardson

Highway and Cathedral Rapids on the

Alaska Highway, except that pike may

be taken for subsistence purposes in the

Tolovana River drainage upstream from

its confluence with the Tanana River.

(x) The Delta River is closed to

subsistence fishing, except that salmon

may be taken after November 20.

(xi) The following locations are closed

to subsistence fishing:

(A) The following rivers and creeks

and within 500 feet of their mouths:

Delta Clearwater River (Clearwater

Creek at 64° 06′ N. lat., 145° 34′ W.

long), Richardson Clearwater Creek

(Clear Creek at 64° 14′ N. lat., 146° 16′

W. long), Goodpaster River, Chena

River, Little Chena River, Little Salcha

River, Blue Creek, Big Salt River, Shaw

Creek, Bear Creek, McDonald Creek,

Moose Creek, Hess Creek, and Beaver

Creek;

(B) Ray River and Salcha River

upstream of a line between the ADF&G

regulatory markers located at the mouth

of the rivers;

(C) Deadman, Jan, Boleo, Birch, Lost,

Harding, Craig, Fielding, Two-Mile,

Quartz, and Little Harding lakes;

(D) Piledriver and Badger (Chena)

sloughs.

(xii) The following waters are closed

to the taking of chum salmon from

August 15–December 31:

(A) Toklat River;

(B) Kantishna River from the mouth of

the Toklat River to its confluence with

the Tanana River.

(xiii) Salmon may be taken only by set

gill nets in those locations described in

below after July 19:

(A) Waters of the Black River

including waters within one nautical

mile of its terminus;

(B) Waters of Kwikluak Pass

downstream of Agmulegut and the

waters of Kwemeluk Pass;

(C) Waters of Alakanuk Pass

downstream from the mouth of

Kuiukpak Slough;

(D) Waters of Kwiguk Pass

downstream to the mouth of

Kawokhawik Slough;

(E) Waters of Kawanak Pass

downstream from Sea Gull Point;

(F) Waters of Apoon Pass downstream

from the mouth of the Kotlik River and

waters of Okwega Pass downstream

from its confluence with Apoon Pass;

(G) Waters within one nautical mile

seaward from any grassland bank in

District 1.

(xiv) Pike may not be taken with gill

nets in the waters of the Tolovana River

drainage from October 15–April 14.

(xv) A commercial salmon fisherman

who is registered for Districts 1, 2, or 3

may not take salmon for subsistence

purposes in any other district located

downstream from Old Paradise Village.

(xvi) In District 4, commercial

fishermen may not take salmon for

subsistence purposes during the

commercial salmon fishing season by

gill nets larger than 6-inch mesh after a

date specified by emergency order

issued between July 10–July 31.

(xvii) In Subdistricts 5–A, 5–B, 5–C,

and that portion of Subdistrict 5–D

downstream from Long Point, no person

may possess salmon taken for

subsistence purposes during a

commercial fishing period, unless the

dorsal fin has been immediately

removed from the salmon; a person may

not sell or purchase salmon from which

the dorsal fin has been removed.

(xviii) Subsistence fishermen taking

salmon in Subdistrict 6–C shall report

their salmon catches at designated

ADF&G check stations by the end of

each weekly fishing period;

immediately after salmon have been

taken, catches must be recorded on a

harvest form provided by the ADF&G.

(xix) The annual possession limit for

the holder of a Subdistrict 6–C

subsistence salmon fishing permit is 10

king salmon and 75 chum salmon for

periods through August 15, and 75

chum and coho salmon for periods after

August 15.

(xx) Subsistence salmon harvest limits

in Subdistrict 6–C are 750 king salmon

and 5,000 chum salmon taken through

August 15 and 5,200 chum and coho

salmon combined taken after August 15;

when either the king or chum salmon

harvest limit for periods before August

16 has been taken, the subsistence

salmon fishing season in Subdistrict 6–

C will close; a later season will open

after August 15 to allow the taking of

the harvest limit for periods after

August 15; if the chum salmon harvest

limit has not been obtained through

August 15, the remaining harvest will

not be added to the chum salmon

harvest level for periods after August 15.

(xxi) The annual harvest limit for the

holder of a Subdistrict 6–A or 6–B

subsistence salmon fishing permit is 60

chinook salmon and 500 chum salmon

for the period through August 15 of a

year, and 2,000 chum and coho salmon

combined for the period after August 15;

upon request, permits for additional

salmon may be issued by the ADF&G.

(xxii) In the Kantishna River drainage,

the open subsistence salmon fishing

periods are seven days per week.

(4) Kuskokwim Area. (i) Salmon may

only be taken by gill net, beach seine,

fishwheel, or by a rod and reel, subject

to the restrictions set forth in this

paragraph (d)(4), except that salmon

may also be taken by spear in the

Holitna River drainage.

(ii) Fish may be taken for subsistence

purposes without a subsistence fishing

permit.

(iii) Each subsistence gill net operated

in tributaries of the Kuskokwim River

must be attached to the bank, fished

substantially perpendicular to the bank

and in a substantially straight line.

(iv) The aggregate length of set gill

nets or drift gill nets in use by any

individual for taking salmon may not

exceed 50 fathoms.

(v) Rainbow trout may be taken by

residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum,

Quinhagak, Eek, Kwethluk, Akiachak,

and Akiak from those non-navigable

drainages tributary to the Kuskokwim

River downstream from the confluence

of the Kuskokwim and Holitna Rivers

and from those non-navigable drainages

to Kuskokwim Bay north of the

community of Platinum, subject to the

following restrictions:

(A) Rainbow trout may be taken only

by the use of gill nets, rod and reel, or

jigging through the ice;

(B) The use of gill nets for taking

rainbow trout is prohibited from March

15–June 15.

(5) Bristol Bay Area. (i) Salmon and

char may only be taken by rod and reel

or under authority of a subsistence

fishing permit issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) Only one subsistence fishing

permit may be issued to each household

per year.

(iii) Each gill net must be staked and

buoyed.

(iv) No person may operate or assist

in operating subsistence salmon net gear

while simultaneously operating or

assisting in operating commercial

salmon net gear.

(v) Salmon, herring, and capelin may

only be taken by set gill nets and by a

rod and reel, except that salmon may

also be taken by spear in the Togiak

River including its tributaries.

(vi) Subsistence fishing is not

permitted within the boundaries of

Katmai National Park.

(vii) Except for the western shore of

the Newhalen River, waters used by

salmon are closed to the subsistence

taking of fish within 300 feet of a stream

mouth.

(viii) Subsistence salmon fishing

permits for the Naknek River drainage

will be issued only through the ADF&G

King Salmon office.

(ix) Subsistence fishing with nets is

prohibited in the following waters and

within one-fourth mile of the terminus

of those waters during the period from

September 1 through June 14: Lower

Talarik Creek, Roadhouse Creek, Nick G.

Creek, Middle Talarik Creek, Alexi
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Creek, Copper River, Upper Talarik

Creek, Tazimina River, Kakhonak River,

Pete Andrew Creek, Young’s Creek,

Gibralter River, Zacker Creek, Chekok

Creek, Dennis Creek, Newhalen River,

Tomokok Creek, Belinda Creek.

(x) Gill nets are prohibited in that

portion of the Naknek River upstream

from Sovonaski.

(xi) After August 20, no person may

possess coho salmon for subsistence

purposes in the Togiak River Section

and the Togiak River drainage unless

the head has been immediately removed

from the salmon. It is unlawful to

purchase or sell coho salmon from

which the head has been removed.

(6) Aleutian Islands Area. (i) Salmon

may be taken by seine and gill net, with

gear specified on a subsistence fishing

permit issued by the ADF&G, or by a rod

and reel.

(ii) The Adak District is closed to the

taking of salmon.

(iii) Salmon and char may be taken

only by rod and reel or under the terms

of a subsistence fishing permit issued by

the ADF&G, except that a permit is not

required in the Akutan, Umnak and

Adak Districts; not more than 250

salmon may be taken for subsistence

purposes unless otherwise specified on

the subsistence fishing permit; a record

of subsistence-caught fish must be kept

on the reverse side of the permit; the

record must be completed immediately

upon taking subsistence-caught fish and

must be returned to the local

representative of the ADF&G no later

than October 31.

(7) Alaska Peninsula Area. (i) Salmon

may be taken by seine, gill net, gear

specified on a permit issued by the

ADF&G, or rod and reel.

(ii) The following waters are closed to

subsistence fishing for salmon:

(A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon;

(B) Trout Creek;

(C) Humbolt Creek.

(iii) Salmon and char may only be

taken by rod and reel or under the

authority of a subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G; a record of

subsistence-caught fish must be kept on

the reverse side of the permit; the record

must be completed immediately upon

taking subsistence-caught fish and must

be returned to the local representative of

the ADF&G no later than October 31.

(8) Chignik Area. (i) Salmon may be

taken by seines and gill nets, or with

gear specified on a subsistence fishing

permit issued by the ADF&G, or by a rod

and reel, except that in Chignik Lake,

salmon may not be taken with purse

seines.

(ii) Salmon may not be taken in the

Chignik River, upstream from the

ADF&G weir site or counting tower, in

Black Lake, or any tributary to Black

and Chignik Lakes.

(iii) Salmon and char may only be

taken by rod and reel or under the

authority of a subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G. A record of

subsistence-caught fish must be kept on

the reverse side of the permit. The

record must be completed immediately

upon taking subsistence-caught fish and

must be returned to the local

representative of the ADF&G no later

than October 31.

(iv) From June 10–September 30,

commercial fishing license holders may

not subsistence fish for salmon.

(9) Kodiak Area. (i) Salmon may be

taken 24 hours a day from January 1

through December 31 except as

provided in this paragraph (d)(9)(i):

(A) From June 1–September 15,

salmon seine vessels may not be used to

take subsistence salmon for 24 hours

before, during, and for 24 hours after

any open commercial salmon fishing

period;

(B) From June 1–September 15, purse

seine vessels may be used to take

salmon only with gill nets and no other

type of salmon gear may be on board the

vessel;

(C) Salmon may be taken only by gill

net, seine, or by a rod and reel;

(D) Subsistence fishermen must be

physically present at the net at all times

the net is being fished.

(ii) The following locations are closed

to the subsistence taking of salmon:

(A) All waters of Mill Bay and all

those waters bounded by a line from

Spruce Cape to the northernmost point

of Woody Island, then to the

northernmost point of Holiday Island,

then to a point on Near Island opposite

the Kodiak small boat harbor entrance

and then to the small boat harbor

entrance;

(B) All freshwater systems of Little

Afognak River and Portage Creek

drainage in Discoverer Bay;

(C) All water closed to commercial

salmon fishing in the Barbara Cove,

Chiniak Bay, Saltery Cove, Pasagshak

Bay, Monashka Bay and Anton Larsen

Bay, and all waters closed to

commercial salmon fishing within 100

yards of the terminus of Selief Bay

Creek and north and west of a line from

the tip of Las Point to the tip of River

Mouth Point of Afognak Bay;

(D) All waters 300 yards seaward of

the terminus of Monks Creek;

(E) From August 15 through

September 30, all waters 500 yards

seaward of the terminus of Little Kitoi

Creek;

(F) All freshwater systems of Afognak

Island;

(G) All waters of Ouzinkie Harbor

north of a line from 57°55′10′′ N. lat.,

152°36′ W. long. to 57°55′03′′ N. lat.,

152°29′20′′ W. long.

(iii) A subsistence fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G is required for

taking salmon, trout and char for

subsistence purposes (hourly

restrictions and rod/reel restrictions

identified in this permit do not apply on

waters under Federal jurisdiction in the

Kodiak Area); a subsistence fishing

permit issued by the ADF&G is required

for taking herring and bottomfish for

subsistence purposes during the

commercial herring sac roe season from

May 1–June 30; all subsistence

fishermen shall keep a record of the

number of subsistence fish taken each

year; the number of subsistence fish

shall be recorded on the reverse side of

the permit. The record must be

completed immediately upon landing

subsistence caught fish and must be

returned to the local representative of

the ADF&G by February 1 of the year

following the year the permit was

issued.

(10) Cook Inlet Area. (i) Salmon may

be taken only by rod and reel, or under

the authority of a subsistence fishing

permit issued by the ADF&G; only one

permit may be issued to a household

each year; a subsistence fishing permit

holder shall record daily salmon catches

on forms provided by the ADF&G.

(ii) Trout, grayling, char, and burbot

may not be taken in fresh water.

(iii) All public waters on the Kenai

Peninsula are closed to subsistence

fishing.

(iv) Smelt may be taken only with gill

nets and dip nets. Gill nets used to take

smelt may not exceed 50 feet in length

and two inches in mesh size.

(v) Gill nets may not be used.

(11) Prince William Sound Area. (i)

Salmon and freshwater fish species may

be taken only by rod and reel or under

the authority of a subsistence fishing

permit issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) Only one subsistence fishing

permit will be issued to each household

per year.

(iii) Use of fishwheels:

(A) Fishwheels used for subsistence

fishing may not be rented, leased, or

otherwise used for personal gain;

(B) Subsistence fishwheels must be

removed from the water at the end of

the permit period;

(C) Each permittee may operate only

one fishwheel at any one time;

(D) No person may set or operate a

fishwheel within 75 feet of another

fishwheel;

(E) No fishwheel may have more than

two baskets;
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(F) The permit holder must personally

operate the fishwheel or dip net. A

subsistence fishwheel or dip net permit

may not be loaned or transferred except

as permitted by this Part;

(G) A wood or metal plate at least 12

inches high by 12 inches wide, bearing

the permit holder’s name and address in

letters and numerals at least one inch

high, must be attached to each

fishwheel so that the name and address

are plainly visible.

(iv) Salmon may not be taken in any

area closed to commercial salmon

fishing unless otherwise permitted.

(v) In locations open to commercial

salmon fishing and in conformance with

commercial salmon fishing regulations,

the annual subsistence salmon limit is

as follows:

(A) 15 salmon for a household of one

person;

(B) 30 salmon for a household of two

persons;

(C) 10 salmon for each additional

person in a household over two;

(D) No more than five king salmon

may be taken per permit.

(vi) All tributaries of the Copper River

and waters of the Copper River are

closed to the taking of salmon.

(vii) Crosswind Lake is closed to all

subsistence fishing.

(viii) Salmon may be taken for

subsistence purposes in the waters of

the Southwestern District only as

follows:

(A) Only pink salmon may be taken;

(B) Pink salmon may be taken by

dipnets or by a rod and reel;

(C) Pink salmon may be taken only

from May 15–September 30;

(D) Fishing periods are from May 15

until two days before the commercial

opening of the Southwestern District,

seven days per week; during the

commercial salmon fishing season, only

during open commercial salmon fishing

periods; and from two days following

the closure of the commercial salmon

season until September 30, seven days

per week;

(E) There are no harvest and

possession limits for this fishery;

(F) ADF&G permits may be issued

only at Chenega Bay village.

(ix) Salmon may be taken for

subsistence purposes in the waters

north of a line from Porcupine Point to

Granite Point, and south of a line from

Point Lowe to Tongue Point, only as

follows:

(A) Only pink salmon may be taken;

(B) Pink salmon may be taken by

dipnets or by a rod and reel;

(C) Pink salmon may be taken only

from May 15–September 30;

(D) Fishing periods are from May 15

until two days before the commercial

opening of the Southwestern District,

seven days per week; during the

commercial salmon fishing season, only

during open commercial salmon fishing

periods; and from two days following

the closure of the commercial salmon

season until September 30, seven days

per week;

(E) There are no harvest and

possession limits for this fishery;

(F) ADF&G permits may be issued

only at Tatitlek village.

(12) Yakutat Area. (i) Salmon, trout,

and char may be taken only by rod and

reel or under authority of a subsistence

fishing permit issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) Salmon, trout, or char taken

incidentally by gear operated under the

terms of a subsistence permit for salmon

are legally taken and possessed for

subsistence purposes; the holder of a

subsistence salmon permit must report

any salmon, trout, or char taken in this

manner on his or her permit calendar.

(iii) Subsistence fishermen must

remove the dorsal fin from subsistencecaught salmon when taken.

(13) Southeastern Alaska Area. (i)

Salmon, trout, char and herring spawn

on kelp may be taken only by rod and

reel or under authority of a subsistence

fishing permit issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) No person may possess

subsistence-taken and sport-taken

salmon on the same day.

(iii) Salmon, trout or char taken

incidentally by gear operated under the

terms of an ADF&G subsistence permit

for salmon are legally taken and

possessed for subsistence purposes; the

holder of a subsistence salmon permit

must report any salmon, trout, or char

taken in this manner on his or her

permit calendar.

(iv) Subsistence fishermen shall

immediately remove the dorsal fin of all

salmon when taken.

§ll.27 Subsistence taking of shellfish.

(a) Regulations in this section apply to

subsistence taking of dungeness crab,

king crab, tanner crab, shrimp, clams,

abalone, and other shellfish or their

parts.

(b) Shellfish may be taken for

subsistence uses at any time in any area

of the public lands by any method

unless restricted by the subsistence

fishing regulations of §ll.26 or this

section.

(c) Methods, means, and general

restrictions. (1) The harvest limit

specified herein for a subsistence season

for a species and the State bag limit set

for a State season for the same species

are not cumulative. This means that a

person or designated group who has

taken the harvest limit for a particular

species under a subsistence season

specified herein may not after that, take

any additional shellfish of that species

under any other bag limit specified for

a State season.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in this

section, gear as specified in the

definitions of §ll.26 is legal for

subsistence taking of shellfish.

(3) It is prohibited to buy or sell

subsistence-taken shellfish, their parts,

or their eggs, unless otherwise specified.

(4) The use of explosives and

chemicals is prohibited, except that

chemical baits or lures may be used to

attract shellfish.

(5) Each subsistence fisherman shall

plainly and legibly inscribe their first

initial, last name and address on a keg

or buoy attached to unattended

subsistence fishing gear. Subsistence

fishing gear may not display a

permanent ADF&G vessel license

number. The keg or buoy may be any

color except red.

(6) A side wall of all subsistence

shellfish pots must contain an opening

with a perimeter equal to or exceeding

one-half of the tunnel eye opening

perimeter. The opening must be laced,

sewn, or secured together by untreated

cotton twine or other natural fiber no

larger than 120 thread. Dungeness crab

and shrimp pots may have the pot lid

tiedown straps secured to the pot at one

end by untreated cotton twine no larger

than 120 thread, as a substitute for the

above requirement.

(7) No person may mutilate or

otherwise disfigure a crab in any

manner which would prevent

determination of the minimum size

restrictions until the crab has been

processed or prepared for consumption.

(8) In addition to the marking

requirements in paragraph (c)(5) of this

section, kegs or buoys attached to

subsistence crab pots must also be

inscribed with the name or U.S. Coast

Guard number of the vessel used to

operate the pots.

(9) No more than five pots per person

and 10 pots per vessel may be used to

take crab, except as specified in

paragraph (f) of this section.

(10) In the subsistence taking of

shrimp in the Glacier Bay National

Preserve, no person may use more than

10 pots, and no more than 20 pots may

be operated from a vessel. In the

subsistence taking of shellfish other

than shrimp in the Glacier Bay National

Preserve, no person may operate more

than five pots of any type, and no more

than 10 pots of any type may be

operated from a vessel.

(d) Subsistence take by commercial

vessels. No fishing vessel which is

commercially licensed and registered

for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl, king crab,
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tanner crab, or dungeness crab fishing

may be used for subsistence take during

the period starting 14 days before an

opening until 14 days after the closure

of a respective open season in the area

or areas for which the vessel is

registered.

(e) Unlawful possession of

subsistence shellfish. Shellfish or their

parts taken in violation of Federal or

State regulations may not be possessed,

transported, given, received or bartered.

(f) Subsistence shellfish areas and

pertinent restrictions. (1) Southeastern

Alaska-Yakutat Area. Shellfish may be

taken for subsistence purposes in the

Glacier Bay National Preserve only

under the authority of a subsistence

shellfish fishing permit.

(2) Cook Inlet Area. All waters within

the boundaries of the Kenai National

Wildlife Refuge are closed to the taking

of shellfish for subsistence purposes.

(3) Kodiak Area. (i) Shellfish may be

taken for subsistence purposes only

under the authority of a subsistence

shellfish fishing permit issued by the

ADF&G.

(ii) The operator of a commercially

licensed and registered shrimp fishing

vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing

permit from the ADF&G before

subsistence shrimp fishing during a

closed commercial shrimp fishing

season or within a closed commercial

shrimp fishing district, section or

subsection. The permit shall specify the

area and the date the vessel operator

intends to fish. No more than 500

pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in

possession aboard the vessel.

(iii) The daily harvest and possession

limit is 12 male dungeness crab per

person.

(iv) In the subsistence taking of king

crab:

(A) The daily harvest and possession

limit is six male crab per person;

(B) All crab pots used for subsistence

fishing and left in saltwater unattended

longer than a two-week period shall

have all bait and bait containers

removed and all doors secured fully

open;

(C) No more than five crab pots may

be used to take king crab; each pot can

be no more than 75 cubic feet in

capacity;

(D) King crab may be taken only from

June 1–January 31, except that the

subsistence taking of king crab is

prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or

greater in depth during the period 14

days before and 14 days after open

commercial fishing seasons for red king

crab, blue king crab, or tanner crab in

the location;

(E) The waters of the Pacific Ocean

enclosed by the boundaries of Womans

Bay, Gibson Cove, and an area defined

by a line 1⁄2 mile on either side of the

mouth of the Karluk River, and

extending seaward 3,000 feet, and all

waters within 1,500 feet seaward of the

shoreline of Afognak Island are closed

to the harvest of king crab except by

Federally-qualified subsistence users.

(v) In the subsistence taking of tanner

crab:

(A) No more than five crab pots may

be used to take tanner crab;

(B) From July 15–February 10, the

subsistence taking of tanner crab is

prohibited in waters 25 fathoms or

greater in depth, unless the commercial

tanner crab fishing season is open in the

location;

(C) The daily harvest and possession

limit is 12 male crab per person.

(4) Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands

Area. (i) Shellfish may be taken for

subsistence purposes only under the

authority of a subsistence shellfish

fishing permit issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) The operator of a commercially

licensed and registered shrimp fishing

vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing

permit from the ADF&G prior to

subsistence shrimp fishing during a

closed commercial shrimp fishing

season or within a closed commercial

shrimp fishing district, section, or

subsection; the permit shall specify the

area and the date the vessel operator

intends to fish; no more than 500

pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in

possession aboard the vessel.

(iii) The daily harvest and possession

limit is 12 male dungeness crab per

person.

(iv) In the subsistence taking of king

crab:

(A) The daily harvest and possession

limit is six male crab per person;

(B) All crab pots used for subsistence

fishing and left in saltwater unattended

longer than a two-week period shall

have all bait and bait containers

removed and all doors secured fully

open;

(C) Crab may be taken only from June

1–January 31.

(v) The daily harvest and possession

limit is 12 male tanner crab per person.

(5) Bering Sea Area. (i) In waters

South of 60° North latitude, shellfish

may be taken for subsistence purposes

only under the authority of a

subsistence shellfish fishing permit

issued by the ADF&G.

(ii) In that portion of the area north of

the latitude of Cape Newenham,

shellfish may only be taken by shovel,

jigging gear, pots and ring net.

(iii) The operator of a commercially

licensed and registered shrimp fishing

vessel must obtain a subsistence fishing

permit from the ADF&G prior to

subsistence shrimp fishing during a

closed commercial shrimp fishing

season or within a closed commercial

shrimp fishing district, section or

subsection; the permit shall specify the

area and the date the vessel operator

intends to fish; no more than 500

pounds (227 kg) of shrimp may be in

possession aboard the vessel.

(iv) In waters south of 60° N. lat., the

daily harvest and possession limit is 12

male dungeness crab per person.

(v) In the subsistence taking of king

crab:

(A) In waters south of 60° N. lat., the

daily harvest and possession limit is six

male crab per person;

(B) All crab pots used for subsistence

fishing and left in saltwater unattended

longer than a two-week period shall

have all bait and bait containers

removed and all doors secured fully

open;

(C) In waters south of 60° N. lat., crab

may be taken only from June 1–January

31.

(vi) In waters south of 60° N. lat., the

daily harvest and possession limit is 12

male tanner crab.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Thomas H. Boyd,

Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

Dated: May 22, 1998.

James A. Caplan,

Acting Regional Forester, USDA—Forest

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–16686 Filed 6–26–98; 8:45 am]

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