The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-07-12
NEW GAME, FISH REGULATIONS IN
 EFFECT JULY

fiscal year, according to C. U. swan son. Assistant Law Enforcement Su- rervisor of the U. s. Fish and Wild life Service.
 Unfortunately the printed rules are not yet available for distribu- tion. according to Swanson, who hopes they soon will be. They are believed to be enroute from Wash ington, D. c.
 The new rules were recently ap- proved by the Secretary of the h. i terior as recommended by the AL aska Game Commission at the Feb ruary meeting.
 Swanson here lists a number of major changes in regulations, but due to space limitations, could not include details of closed areas and local exceptions. Information or trapping seasons, which do not open for while, will be provided later or may be obtained from the FWs office in the Federal Building.
 Licenses Expire
 All hunting, trapping and game fishing licenses have expired, as of June 30, and new ones are now re- quired. Fishermen for game fish are particularly cautioned to obtair new licenses immediately
 Minor changes were made to sim plify export procedures by using g uniform system of permits. Sale or purchase of all game nieat is now prohibited throughout the Ter ritory. Regulated sale and pur- chase of certain meat in isolated areas of the interior had previous ly been permittedD
 Changes in game Season include complete closure on sheep through out the Territory
 Deer season in Southeast Alaska has been slightly shortened and is set for September November 2 Limit remains two for resident, one for nonresident. The 30-day Prince William Sound deer season was moved to September 10-October 10 Limit remains one.
 Moose Season
 Moose season in the HaineS ano Taku areas is September 1-30; ir the Stikine and Unik River areas September l5-October IA; on the Kenai Peninsula, September 1-20.
 Elsewhere in the Territory, dates are September 1-2O and December 1-1O, except that the December season will not apply in certain areas near Anchorage. Limit re- mains one bull as before.
 Caribou season has been set fol August 20- September 30 throughout the Territory, except on certain en- larged reservations; there will also be a December Ills season north ot the Alaska Range Limit remain: one year as before.
 Goat, Bear, Fowl
 The mountain goat season re- mains the same, and is set fol August 20 to November 15. Limit two for residents and one for non- residents.
 There is no change in the browr and grizzly bear season or limits long established as September tt June 20 with limit of two a year except that only one may be take, in the Kodiak -Afognak Islane Group.
 Black bear season IS September | 1 to June 20 in Southeast flask and open continuously elsewhere with limit of three for non-resi dents and no limit for residents.
 The seaon for grouse and ptarmi gan was slightly shortened, delayin' the opening ten days. It is nov set for September l to February 2 with a limit of 10 singly or il the aggregate of all kinds per day
 Migratory waterfowl regulation have not been announced; they vii be published separately when receiv ed.
 Game Fish Dates, Limits
 Game fish seasons on rainbow steelhead, cutthroat, Eastern brook Dolly Warden, Mackinaw or lak trout, and grayling are as follows
 Dewey Lake near Skagway am Salmon Creek Reservoir near Ju neau, June to September 30.
 The drainages of Cottonwood Fish, Fire and Wolverine Greeks i the Matanuska Valley, June l t March 15
 Upper Kenai River and all lake and tributaries thereof, June 5 t September 30.
 Outlet of Skilak Lake and i Lower Kenai River to Moose Riv CT, July Is to August 15. Remainder of the Territory, n closed season.
 Game fish limits are as follows
 In the Clearwater Creek drainag lying south of the Panama Rive between the Richardson Highwa and the Big Gerstle River, 10 fish es singly or in the aggregate, br not to exceed 10 pounds and on fish daily one daily bag limit i