Alaska Administrative Code › Title 5 - Fish and Game › Part 3 - Game › Chapter 85 - Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits › Article 2 - Seasons and Bag Limits › 5 AAC 85.020 - Hunting seasons and bag limits for brown bear

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In this
				  section, the phrase "General hunt only" means that there is a general hunt for
				  residents, but no subsistence hunt, during the relevant open season. For those
				  units or portions of units within non-subsistence areas established by the
				  Joint Boards of Fisheries and Game (5 AAC 99.015), there is a general hunt only. Hunting seasons
				  and bag limits for brown bear are as follows:
Resident 
																						
																						 Open Season

                       (Subsistence and      Nonresident

Units and Bag Limits   General Hunts)        Open Season
(1)

 Unit 1(C) Berners

 Bay                 Sept. 15 - Dec. 31    Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

drainages             (General hunt only)   Mar. 15 - May 31

                      Mar. 15 - May 31

                      (General hunt only)

 1 bear every

 regulatory year

 by registration

 permit only

 Remainder of Unit

 1                   Sept. 15 - Dec. 31    Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

                      (General hunt only)   Mar. 15 - May 31

                      Mar. 15 - May 31

                      (General hunt only)

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years

 by registration

 permit only

 (2)

 Unit 2              No open season.       No open season.

 Unit 3              Mar. 15 - May 31      No open season.

 1 bear every 4      Sept. 15 -  Dec. 31

 regulatory years    

by registration

permit only

 (3)

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 that 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

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every 4						Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years				Mar. 15 - May 31

by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITH GUIDE:

1 bear every 4																															Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years																													Mar. 15 - May 31

by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITHOUT GUIDE :

1 bear every 4 regulatory																				Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with Unit 4, that portion

within the Northeast

Chichagof Controlled Use Area

and the Remainder of Unit 4

during Sept. 15 - Dec. 31; or

1 bear every 4 regulatory																				Mar. 15 - May 31

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with Unit 4, that portion

within the Northeast

Chichagof Controlled Use Area

and the Remainder of Unit 4

during Mar. 15 - May 20

Unit 4, that portion

within the Northeast

Chichagof Controlled
 
Use Area  

RESIDENT HUNTERS: 

1 bear every 4							Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years					Mar. 15 - May 20
	
by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITH GUIDE:

1 bear every 4																														Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years																												Mar. 15 - May 20

by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITHOUT GUIDE:

1 bear every 4 regulatory																		 Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with 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 that 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,

and the Remainder of Unit 4

during Sept. 15 - Dec. 31; or

1 bear every 4 regulatory																			Mar. 15 - may 20

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with 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 that 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,

and the Remainder of Unit 4

during Mar. 15 - May 20


Remainder of Unit 4                   

RESIDENT HUNTERS:	        

1 bear every 4						Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years				Mar. 15 - May 20

by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITH GUIDE:

1 bear every 4																														Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

regulatory years																												Mar. 15 - May 20

by registration

permit only

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS

WITHOUT GUIDE:

1 bear every 4 regulatory																		 Sept. 15 - Dec. 31

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with 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 that 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, and

Unit 4, that portion

within the Northeast

Chichagof Controlled Use Arca

during Sept. 15 - Dec. 31; or

1 bear every 4 regulatory																			Mar. 15 - may 20

years by drawing permit

only, up to 10 permits may

be issued in combination

with 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 that 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,

and Unit 4, that portion

within the Northeast

Chichagof Controlled Use Area

during Mar. 15 - May 20

 (4)

 Unit 5              Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years

 by registration

 permit only

 (5)

 Units 6(A), 6(B),

 and 6(C)

 1 bear every        Sept. 1 - June 10     Sept. 1 - June 10

regulatory year       (General hunt only)

 Unit 6(D),

 Montague Island     Oct. 15 - Dec. 31     Oct. 15 - Dec. 31

 1 bear every 4
 
 regulatory years

 by registration

 permit only         Apr. 1 - May 25       Apr. 1 - May 25

 Remainder of Unit

 6(D)                Oct. 15 - May 25      Oct. 15 - May 25

                      (General hunt only)

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years


 (6)

 Unit 7

 1 bear every        Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

regulatory year by    (General hunt only)

registration permit

only

 (7)

 Unit 8, that

 portion of          Oct. 25 - Nov. 30     Oct. 25 - Nov. 30

Kodiak Island and

adjacent islands,

including all

drainages into

Chiniak, Anton

Larsen, and

northeast Ugak

(east of Saltery

Creek drainage) Bays  (General hunt only)   Apr. 1 - May 15

                      Apr. 1 - May 15

                      (General hunt only)

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years

 by registration

 permit only

 Remainder of Unit

 8                   Apr. 1 - May 15       Apr. 1 - May 15

                      (General hunt only)   Oct. 25 - Nov. 30

                      Oct. 25 - Nov. 30

                      (General hunt only)

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years

 by permit only,

 as provided in 5 AAC 92.061(8)


	(8)

 Unit 9(A)           Oct. 1 - Oct. 21      Oct. 7 - Oct. 21

                      (Odd years only)      (Odd years only)

 1 bear every 4

 regulatory years    May 10 - May 25       			May 10 - May 31

 by registration

 permit only           (Even years only)     (Even years only)

 
	Unit 9(B)

 1 bear every

 regulatory year

 by registration

 permit only         		Sept. 1 - May 31        No open season.

                      (Subsistence hunt only)

                                       					  

1 bear every 4         Sept. 20 - Oct. 21      Sept. 20 - Oct. 21

regulatory years							(Odd years only)      (Odd years only)

by registration        	May 10 - May 31       May 10 - May 31

permit only             (Even years only)     (Even years only)

                      		

1 bear every													July 1 - June 30      No open season.

regulatory year     

by registration

permit only           

within 5 miles of

the communities of

Port Alsworth,

Nondalton, Iliamna,

Newhalen, Pile Bay,

Pedro Bay, Pope

Vanoy Landing,

Kakhonak, Igiugig,

and Levelock

 

 Unit 9(C)           

                      

1 bear every 4								Oct. 7 - Oct. 21      Oct. 7 - Oct. 21

regulatory years      (Odd years only)      (Odd years only)

by registration							May 10 - May 25       May 10 - May 25

permit only           (Even years only)     (Even years only)

  

1 bear every										 July 1 - June 30      No open season.

regulatory year    

by registration

permit only           

within 5 miles of

the communities of

King Salmon,

Naknek, and South

Naknek

 
Unit 9(D)          

                      
RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every 4								Oct. 7 - Oct. 21      

regulatory years    		(Odd years only)       

by registration								May 10 - May 31        

permit only           (Even years only)      

  

1 bear every										 July 1 - June 30      

regulatory year       

by registration

permit only           

within 5 miles of

the communities of

Cold Bay, King

Cove, Sand Point,

and Nelson Lagoon

  

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every 4 																														Oct. 7 - Oct. 21

regulatory years																														Odd years only)      

by registration																															May 10 - May 25

permit only 



Unit 9(E), that

  portion including

  all drainages

  into the Pacific

  Ocean between

  Cape Kumliun and

  the border of

  Units 9(E) and

  9(D)

 

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

 1 bear every

regulatory year     		Nov. 1 - Dec. 31      No open season.

by registration					(Subsistence hunt only)

permit only           

                     

1 bear every 4						Oct. 7 - Oct. 21     
 
regulatory years    (Odd years only)       

by registration					May 10 - May 31       

permit only         (Even years only)      

                      

                      
 1 bear every

 regulatory year     July 1 - June 30       

by registration

permit only           

within 5 miles of

the communities of

Chignik Lake,

Chignik Lagoon,

Chignik Bay,

Perryville, and

Ivanof Bay


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:																														Oct. 7 - Oct. 21

1 bear every 4 regulatory years 																		(Odd years only)

by registration permit only																								May 10 - May 25

																																																		(Even years only)


 Remainder of Unit 9(E)

                 							      
 
RESIDENT HUNTERS:                    				     

1 bear every 4								Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 

 regulatory years   			(Odd years only) 		       	

by registration									May 10 - May 31

permit only           (Even years only)     

 
1 bear every

regulatory year    			 July 1 - June 30       

by registration

permit only           

within 5 miles of

the communities of

Egegik, Pilot

Point, Ugashik,

Port Heiden, and

Port Moller

																										
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS;

1 bear every 4 regulatory years																			Oct. 7 - Oct. 21

by registration permit only																							(Odd years only)

																																																			May 10 - May 25

																																																		(Even years only)


  (9)

  Unit 10 (Unimak

  Island only)        Oct. 1 - Dec. 31      Oct. 1 - Dec. 31

                      (General hunt only)   May 10 - May 31

  1 bear every 4

  regulatory years    May 10 - May 31

by drawing permit

only; up to           (General hunt only)

50 permits may be

issued

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     July 1 - June 30      No open season.

by registration

permit only           (General hunt only)

within 3 miles of

the community of

False Pass

  (10)

  Unit 11             Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  (11)

  Unit 12             Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  (12)

  Unit 13(E), that

  portion             Aug. 10 - June 15     Aug. 10 - June 15

within Denali State

Park

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  Remainder of Unit

  13                  July 1 - June 30      July 1 - June 30

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  

		(13)

  Unit 14(A)            Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31





  1 bear every 

  regulatory year    (General hunt only)

  Unit 14(B)          Aug. 10 - May 31              Aug. 10 - May 31

  1 bear every

  regulatory year


 Remainder of Unit 14(C)     Sept. 1- May 31         Sept. 1- May 31

 1 bear every regulatory year            

  


  Unit 14(C),               Sept. 1- May 31         Sept. 1- May 31

  Chugach State       

 Park Management

Area and             

and that portion of

the Eagle                 (General hunt only)

River drainage

above the Icicle

Creek drainage

  1 bear every

  regulatory year,

  by drawing permit

  only; up to 15

  permits may be

  issued

  Unit 14(C), that       Sept. 1- May 31         Sept. 1- May 31

 	portion of the        (General hunt only)
       
		Eklutna Lake

  Management           
  
	Area within Chugach State                 

 Park

  
		1 bear every

  regulatory year,

  by drawing permit

  only; by bow and

  arrow only; up to

  25 permits may be

  issued


  (14)

  Unit 15

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

	by registration

		permit only           (General hunt only)

  
		Unit 16(A)          July. 1 - June 30      July. 1 - June 30	

  2 bear every

  regulatory year

 
Unit 16(B),   							 Sept. 15 - May 31     Sept. 15 - May 31

that  portion

within a one-mile

radius of the mouth

of Wolverine Creek

at 60.80° N. lat.,

152.31° W. long.

  2 bears every

  regulatory year

  
Remainder of Unit 16(B)  		July. 1 - June 30      July. 1 - June 30
 
2 bears every

regulatory year
                        

 (15)

  Unit 17

  2 bears every

  regulatory          Aug. 20 - May 31      No open season.

year by

registration permit

only                  (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  2 bears every

  regulatory year     Aug. 20 - May 31      Aug. 20 - May 31

  (16)

  Unit 18

  1 bear every

  regulatory          Sept. 1 - May 31      No open season.

year by

registration permit   (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

  (17)

  Unit 19(A), that

  portion

  downstream of and

  including the

  Aniak River

  drainage

  
2 bears every

regulatory year by

registration permit        Aug. 10 - June 30     No open season.

																									(Subsistence hunt only)

                      
2 bears every

regulatory year          Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

  

 Unit 19(B) that

 portion downstream of

	and including the

  Aniak River

  drainage

 
1 bear every

regulatory year by       Aug. 10 - June 30     No open season.

registration permit  		 (Subsistence hunt only)

                     			 

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

  Remainder of Unit

  19(B) 1 bear every

  regulatory year				Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

            

	Unit 19(C)          Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  
	Remainder of Unit 19    Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

  2 bears every

  regulatory year

  

(18)

  Units 20(A) and

  Remainder of        Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

Unit 20B              (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  Unit 20(B), that

  portion of the

  drainage of the

  Middle Fork of

  the Chena River,

  and that portion

  of the Salcha

  River drainage

  upstream from and

  including Goose

  Creek, and




  Units 20(C),

  20(D), and 20(F)    Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  Unit 20(E)          Aug. 10 - June 30     Aug. 10 - June 30

                      (General hunt only)

  2 bears every

  regulatory year

  
		(19)

	Units 21(A), 21(B), 2l(C),

 and 21(E)             

 RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears every regulatory year   Aug. 10 - June 30
	


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every regulatory year																								Aug. 10 - June 30
  

 
  Unit 21(D)

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bear every regulatory   Aug. 10 - June 30    

year by registration 

permit only; or 										(Subsistence hunt

                      					only)

  2 bear every

  regulatory          Aug. 10 - June 30     

   year

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

 1 bear every

  regulatory          																										Aug. 10 - June 30     

   year


  Unit 22(A), south

  of and including

  the Golsovia

  River drainage

  
RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears every

regulatory            Aug. 1 - May 31

year by registration  (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

permit only

  2 bears every

  regulatory year     Aug. 1 - May 31

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory                                  Aug. 1 - May 31

year

  Remainder of Unit

  22(A)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears every

regulatory            Aug. 1 - June 15

year by registration  (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

permit only

  2 bears every

  regulatory          Aug. 1 - June 15

year

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory                                  Aug. 1 - June 15

year

   Unit 22(B)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:


2 bears every regulatory							Aug. 1 - June 30

year by registration										(Subsistence hunt

permit only; or																only)			



2 bears every regulatory								Aug. 1 - June 30

year       



  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every regulatory										      Aug. 1 - June 15

year by drawing permit

only; up to 27 permits

may be issued in

combination with

Unit 22(C)

  Unit 22(C)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory            Aug. 1 - Oct. 31

year by registration  May 1 - May 31

permit                (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory          Aug. 1 - Oct. 31

year                  May 1 - May 31

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory                                  Aug. 1 - Oct. 31

year by drawing

permit                                      May 1 - May 31

only; up to 27

permits may be

issued in

combination with

Unit 22(B)

  Remainder of Unit

  22

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory            Aug. 1 - May 31

year by registration  (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

permit only

  1 bear every

  regulatory          Aug. 1 - May 31

year

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory                                  Aug. 1 - May 31

year by drawing

permit

only; up to 21

permits

may be issued

  (21)

  Unit 23

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory year       Aug. 1 - May 31

by registration

permit                (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory          Aug. 1 - May 31

year

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory                                  Sept. 1 - Oct. 31

year by drawing

permit                                      Apr. 15 - May 31

only; up to 68

permits

may be issued; or

1 bear every

regulatory year                             Sept. 1 - Oct 31

by registration

permit only                                 Apr. 15 - May 31

  (22)

  Unit 24(B)

 RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bear every

regulatory year     		Aug. 10 - June 30     

by registration

permit                (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  2 bear every

  regulatory year     Aug. 10 - June 30     


 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:
 
  1 bear every

  regulatory year    																								 Aug. 10 - June 30 


Units 24(C) and 24(D)

1 bear every

regulatory year    		 Aug. 10 - June 30 							No open Season.

 by registration						(Subsistence hunt

  permit                    only)

 
1 bear every

regulatory year    			 Aug. 10 - June 30							 Aug. 10 - June 30 


	(23)

Units 24(A), 25(A) and

25(B)               

                      
1 bear every

regulatory year									July 25 - June 30        July 25 - June 30



Unit 25(C)          			Sept. 1 - May 31      Sept. 1 - May 31

                      (General hunt only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year

  Unit 25(D)

  
RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears every

regulatory            July 1 - Nov. 30

year                  Mar. 1 - June 30

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory year                             Sept. 1 - Nov. 30

                                            Mar. 1 - June 15

  (24)

  Unit 26(A)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     July 1 - June 30      No open season.

by registration

permit                (Subsistence hunt

                      only)

  1 bear every

  regulatory year     July 1 - June 30      July 1 - June 30

Unit 26(B), that portion

within the Dalton Highway

Corridor Management Area

RESIDENT HUNTERS:


1 bear every regulatory         Aug. 1O - Aug. 24

year by registration  

permit only; by bow and

arrow only; or


1 bear every regulatory          Aug. 25 - May 31

vear by registration

permit only


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every regulatory                                      Aug. 25-May 31

year by drawing permit

only; up to 20 permits

may be issued in combination

with the remainder of 26(B)


Remainder of Unit 26(B)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear every

regulatory year       Aug. 25 - May 31

by registration

permit only

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

  1 bear every

  regulatory year                           Aug. 25 - May 31

by drawing permit

only; up to 20

permits may be

issued in combination

with that portion of Unit 26(B)

within the Dalton Highway

Conidor Management Area


  Unit 26(C)              July 25 - June 30                     July 25 - June 30

1 bear every

regulatory year
(b) Repealed
				  6/16/91.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.060
AS
						16.05.255
AS
						16.05.258
AS
						16.05.330
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						16.05.407