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 85.015 - Hunting seasons and bag limits for black 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 black bear are as follows:
Resident

                        Open Season

                        (Subsistence and    Nonresident

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

  Unit 1(A)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

  2 bears, not more

  than 1 of             Sept. 1 - June 30

  which may be a blue

  or glacier            (General hunt only)
  
			bear

  NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                           Sept. 1 - June 3

  1 bear

  Unit 1(B)

   RESIDENT HUNTERS:

  2 bears, not more

  than 1 of             Sept. 1 - June 30

  which may be a blue

  or glacier            (General hunt only)
  
		bear

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:
  
  1 bear                                           Sept. 1 - June 30

  Units 1(C), north

  of Taku Inlet and

  the north bank of

  the Taku River

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

 2 bears, not more
 
 than 1 of             Sept. 1 - June 30

 which may be a blue

or glacier               (General hunt only)

bear; however, a

white-colored bear

may not be taken

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear; however a white ccoloued                     Sept. 1 - June 30

bear may not by taken            


 Unit 1(C), south

  of Taku Inlet and

  the north bank of

  the Taku River

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of                Sept. 1 - June 30

which may be a blue

or glacier               (General hunt only)

bear; however, a

white-colored bear

may not be taken

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                  Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE 

WITH THE SECOND-DEGREE

OF KINDRED:

1 bear; however, a

white-colored bear

may not be taken

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                  Sept. 1 - June 30

WITHOUT REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND-DREGREE

OF KINDRED:

1 bear by drawing

permit only; up to

20 permits may be

issued; however a

white-colored bear

may not be taken


Remainder of Unit 1(C)

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of                       Sept. 1 - June 30

which may be a blue            (General hunt only)

or glacier bear; however, a

white-colored bear

may not be taken


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:

1 bear: however a white-colored

bear may not be taken                                    Sept. 1 - June 30  

 


Unit 1(D)

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of which may be a blue   Sept. 1 - June 30

or glacier                     (General hunt only)

bear; however, a

white-colored bear

may not be taken


NON RESIDENT HUNTERS

1 bear: however a white-coloured                          Sept. 1 - June 30

bear may not be taken                  


Unit 2

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of which may be a       Sept. 1 - June 30

blue or glacier bear           (General hunt only)



NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                    Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:

1 bear

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                    Sept. 1 - June 30

WITHOUT REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND-DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:  

 
1 bear by drawing

permit only; up to

500 permits may be

issued


Unit 3, Kuiu Island


RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of which may be a       Sept. 1 - June 30

blue	or glacier bear											(General hunt only)

                  



NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                    Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED: 

1 bear, the season will be

closed by emergency order

when the harvestguideline has

been reached


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                   Sept. 1 - June 30

WITHOUT REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED: 

1 bear by drawing

permit only; up to

75 permits may be

issued; the season

will be closed by

emergency order

when the harvest

guideline has been

reached                                                                              


Unit 3, Kupreanof Island
                                                                              

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of              Sept. 1 - June 30

which may be a blue

or glacier             (General hunt only)

bear


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                  Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH  REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:

1 bear


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                   Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH  REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:


1 bear by drawing

permit only; up to

125 permits may be

issued


Remainder of Unit 3                                                                              

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of                   Sept. 1 - June 30

which may be a blue

or glacier                  (General hunt only)

bear


NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                   Sept. 1 - June 30

WITH REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:

1 bear

  

NONRESIDENT HUNTERS                                Sept. 1 - June 30

WITHOUT REGISTERED GUIDE

OR RESIDENT RELATIVE

WITHIN THE SECOND DEGREE 

OF KINDRED:

1 bear by drawing

permit only; up to

50 permits may be

issued


Unit 5

RESIDENT HUNTERS:

2 bears, not more

than 1 of             Sept. 1 - June 30

which may be a blue

or                    (General hunt only)

glacier bear

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:                               Sept. 1 - June 30

1 bear

  (2)

  Units 6(A) and

  6(B)                Aug. 20 - June 30  Aug. 20 - June 30

1 bear

  Unit 6(C)           Sept. 1 - June 30  Sept. 1 - June 30

1 bear

  Unit 6(D)           Sept. 10 - June 10 Sept. 10 - June 10

1 bear by 

registration

permit only

  (3)

  Unit 7, that

  portion south of

  the city limits

  of Seward at 60°

  04' 58" N. lat.,

  and Unit 15, that

  portion south of

  Kachemak Creek,

  Bradley River,

  and Bradley Lake

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

  3 bears             No closed season.

                      (General hunt only)

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

1 bear                                   No closed season.

  Remainder of

  Units 7 and 15

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

  3 bears             No closed season.

                      (General hunt only)

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

3 bears                                  No closed season.

  Units 9, 11, 12,

  Remainder of Unit

  13, Units 18,

  19(B), 19(C), 20

  - 24, 25(A),

  and 26

                                                                              

  3 bears             No closed season.  No closed season.

                      

  Unit 16(B), that

  portion within a

  one-mile radius

  of the mouth of

  Wolverine Creek

  at 60.80° N.

  lat., 152.31° W.

  long.               

                                                                              

  5 bears                 Sept. 15 - May 31  Sept. 15 - May 31

  Units 19(A), 19(D),

  19(E), 25(B) and 25(C)

 5 bears                  No closed season.   No closed season.

                         

  Unit 25(D)

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:   No closed season

5 bears; or           

                                                                              

  5 bears per

  community           No closed season.

harvest report by     (Subsistence hunt only)

community harvest

permit in an

established

community harvest

area

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

	5 bears                                  No closed season.

 (3) 
 Unit 14(C), JBER 

	Management Area		

	
	1 bear every 

	regulatory year,

	by drawing permit 					Sept 1 - June 15	   Sept 15 - June 15

	only; by	shotgun only; (General hunt only)

	up to 25 permits

	may be issued


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

known as the Anchorage     (General hunt only)
 
Management Area
	
	
1 bear by drawing
 
permit only. shotgun,
 
or muzzleloader only;
 
weekdays only; up to 20 
 
permits may be issued in 
 
the MeHugh Creek area 
 
and up to 20 permits may
 
be issued in the Upper 
 
Campbell Creek area


 Remainder of Unit 14(C) 

																          	No closed season.  No closed season.

                     					 (General hunt only)

  1 bear

  
	Units 14(A) and

  14(B)               No closed season.  No closed season.

                      (General hunt only)

  3 bears

  Unit 17

  RESIDENT HUNTERS:

  3 bears             No closed season

                      (General hunt

                      only)

  NONRESIDENT

  HUNTERS:

  3 bears                          No closed season

  Units 19(A), 19(D), 19(E),            

  25(B), and 25(C)

  5 bears                           No closed season      No closed season
(b) Repealed
				  6/16/91.
Authority:
AS
						16.05.060
AS
						16.05.255
AS
						16.05.258
AS
						16.05.330