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ELECTRONIC CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
e-CFR Data is current as of November 7, 2012
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 242—SUBSISTENCE MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA
Contents
Subpart A—General Provisions
§ 242.1
§ 242.2
§ 242.3
§ 242.4
§ 242.5
§ 242.6
§ 242.7
§ 242.8
§ 242.9

Purpose.
Authority.
Applicability and scope.
Definitions.
Eligibility for subsistence use.
Licenses, permits, harvest tickets, tags, and reports.
Restriction on use.
Penalties.
Information collection requirements.

Subpart B—Program Structure
§ 242.10 Federal Subsistence Board.
§ 242.11 Regional advisory councils.
§ 242.12 Local advisory committees.
§ 242.13 Board/agency relationships.
§ 242.14 Relationship to State procedures and regulations.
§ 242.15 Rural determination process.
§ 242.16 Customary and traditional use determination process.
§ 242.17 Determining priorities for subsistence uses among rural Alaska residents.
§ 242.18 Regulation adoption process.
§ 36.19 Special actions.
§ 242.20 Request for reconsideration.
§ 242.21 [Reserved]
Subpart C—Board Determinations
§ 242.22 Subsistence resource regions.
§ 242.23 Rural determinations.
§ 242.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
§ 242.25
§ 242.26
§ 242.27
§ 242.28

Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations.
Subsistence taking of wildlife.
Subsistence taking of fish.
Subsistence taking of shellfish.

AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd, 3101-3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551-3586; 43 U.S.C. 1733.

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Subpart A—General Provisions
SOURCE: 67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

§ 242.1 Purpose.
The regulations in this part implement the Federal Subsistence Management Program on public
lands within the State of Alaska.
§ 242.2 Authority.
The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture issue the regulations in this part
pursuant to authority vested in Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(ANILCA), 16 U.S.C. 3101-3126.
§ 242.3 Applicability and scope.
(a) The regulations in this part implement the provisions of Title VIII or ANILCA relevant to the
taking of fish and wildlife on public land in the State of Alaska. The regulations in this part do not
permit subsistence uses in Glacier Bay National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, Katmai National
Park, and that portion of Denali National Park established as Mt. McKinley National Park prior to
passage of ANILCA, where subsistence taking and uses are prohibited. The regulations in this part do
not supersede agency-specific regulations.
(b) The regulations contained in this part apply on all public lands, including all inland waters, both
navigable and non-navigable, within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of the following areas,
and on the marine waters as identified in the following areas:
(1) Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, including the:
(i) Karluk Subunit: All of the submerged land and water of the Pacific Ocean (Sheliokof Strait)
extending 3,000 feet from the shoreline between a point on the spit at the meander corner common to
Sections 35 and 36 of Township 30 South, Range 33 West, and a point approximately 11⁄4 miles east
of Rocky Point within Section 14 of Township 29 South, Range 31, West, Seward Meridian as
described in Public Land Order 128, dated June 19, 1943;
(ii) Womens Bay Subunit: Womens Bay, Gibson Cove, portions of St. Paul Harbor and Chiniak
Bay: All of the submerged land and water as described in Public Land Order 1182, dated July 7, 1955
(U.S. Survey 21539);
(iii) Afognak Island Subunit: A submerged lands and waters of the Pacific Ocean lying within 3
miles of the shoreline as described in Proclamation No. 39, dated December 24, 1892;
(iv) Simeonof Subunit: All of the submerged land and water of Simeonof Island together with the
adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean extending 1 mile from the shoreline as described in Public Land
Order 1749, dated October 30, 1958; and
(v) Semidi Subunit: All of the submerged land and water of the Semidi Islands together with the
adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean lying between parallels 55°57′57″00-56°15′57″00 North Latitude
and 156°30′00″-157°00′00″ West Longitude as described in Executive Order 5858, dated June 17,
1932;
(2) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including those waters shoreward of the line of extreme low
water starting in the vicinity of Monument 1 at the intersection of the International Boundary line
between the State of Alaska and the Yukon Territory; Canada, and extending westerly, along the line
of extreme low water across the entrances of lagoons such that all offshore bars, reefs and islands,
and lagoons that separate them from the mainland to Brownlow Point, approximately 70 10′ North
Latitude and 145 51′ West Longitude;

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(3) National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, including those waters shoreward of a line beginning at
the western bank of the Colville River following the highest highwater mark westerly, extending across
the entrances of small lagoons, including Pearl Bay, Wainwright Inlet, the Kuk River, Kugrau Bay and
River, and other small bays and river estuaries, and following the ocean side of barrier islands and
sandspits within three miles of shore and the ocean side of the Plover Islands, to the northwestern
extremity of Icy cape, at approximately 70°21′ North Latitute and 161 46′ West Longitude; and
(4) Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, including Nunivak Island: the submerged land and water
of Nunivak Island together with the adjacent waters of the Bering Sea extending, for Federal
Subsistence Management purposes, 3 miles from the shoreline of Nunivak Island as described in
Executive Order No. 5059, dated April 15, 1929.
(5) Southeastern Alaska—Makhnati Island Area: Land and waters beginning at the southern point
of Fruit Island, 57°02′35″ north latitude, 135°21′07″ west longitude as shown on United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey Chart No. 8244, May 21, 1941; from the point of beginning, by metes and
bounds; S. 58° W., 2,500 feet, to the southern point of Nepovorotni Rocks; S. 83° W., 5,600 feet, on a
line passing through the southern point of a small island lying about 150 feet south of Makhnati Island;
N. 6° W., 4,200 feet, on a line passing through the western point of a small island lying about 150 feet
west of Makhnati Island, to the northwestern point of Signal Island; N. 24° E., 3,000 feet, to a point,
57°03′15″ north latitude, 134°23′07″ west longitude; East, 2,900 feet, to a point in course No. 45 in
meanders of U.S. Survey No. 1496, on west side of Japonski Island; southeasterly, with the meanders
of Japonski Island, U.S. Survey No. 1,496 to angle point No. 35, on the southwestern point of Japonski
Island; S. 60° E., 3,300 feet, along the boundary line of Naval reservation described in Executive
Order No. 8216, July 25, 1939, to the point beginning, and that part of Sitka Bay lying south of
Japonski Island and west of the main channel, but not including Aleutski Island as revoked in Public
Land Order 925, October 27, 1953, described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at the
southeast point of Japonski Island at angle point No. 7 of the meanders of U.S. Survey No. 1496;
thence east approximately 12.00 chains to the center of the main channel; thence S. 45° E. along the
main channel approximately 20.00 chains; thence S. 45° W. approximately 9.00 chains to the
southeastern point of Aleutski Island; thence S. 79° W. approximately 40.00 chains to the southern
point of Fruit Island; thence N. 60° W. approximately 50.00 chains to the southwestern point of
Japonski Island at angle point No. 35 of U.S. Survey No 1496; thence easterly with the meanders of
Japonski Island to the point of beginning including Charcoal, Harbor, Alice, Love, Fruit islands and a
number of smaller unnamed islands.
(c) The regulations contained in this part apply on all public lands, excluding marine waters, but
including all inland waters, both navigable and non-navigable, within and adjacent to the exterior
boundaries of the following areas:
(1) Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge;
(2) Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve;
(3) Becharof National Wildlife Refuge;
(4) Bering Land Bridge National Preserve;
(5) Cape Krusenstern National Monument;
(6) Chugach National Forest;
(7) Denali National Preserve and the 1980 additions to Denali National Park;
(8) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve;
(9) Glacier Bay National Preserve;
(10) Innoko National Wildlife Refuge;

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(11) Izembek National Wildlife Refuge;
(12) Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge;
(13) Katmai National Preserve;
(14) Kenai National Wildlife Refuge;
(15) Kobuk Valley National Park;
(16) Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge;
(17) Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge;
(18) Lake Clark National Park and Preserve;
(19) Noatak National Preserve;
(20) Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge;
(21) Selawik National Wildlife Refuge;
(22) Steese National Conservation Area;
(23) Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge;
(24) Togiak National Wildlife Refuge;
(25) Tongass National Forest, including Admiralty Island National Monument and Misty Fjords
National Monument;
(26) White Mountain National Recreation Area;
(27) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve;
(28) Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve;
(29) Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge;
(30) All components of the Wild and Scenic River System located outside the boundaries of
National Parks, National Preserves, or National Wildlife Refuges, including segments of the Alagnak
River, Beaver Creek, Birch Creek, Delta River, Fortymile River, Gulkana River, and Unalakleet River.
(d) The regulations contained in this part apply on all other public lands, other than to the military,
U.S. Coast Guard, and Federal Aviation Administration lands that are closed to access by the general
public, including all non-navigable waters located on these lands.
(e) The public lands described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section remain subject to change
through rulemaking pending a Department of the Interior review of title and jurisdictional issues
regarding certain submerged lands beneath navigable waters in Alaska.
[70 FR 76407, Dec. 27, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 49999, Aug. 24, 2006; 74 FR 34696, July 17, 2009]

§ 242.4 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to all regulations contained in this part:
Agency means a subunit of a cabinet-level Department of the Federal Government having land
management authority over the public lands including, but not limited to, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and USDA
Forest Service.

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ANILCA means the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96-487, 94 Stat.
2371, (codified, as amended, in scattered sections of 16 U.S.C. and 43 U.S.C.)
Area, District, Subdistrict, and Section mean one of the geographical areas defined in the codified
Alaska Department of Fish and Game regulations found in Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code.
Barter means the exchange of fish or wildlife or their parts taken for subsistence uses; for other
fish, wildlife or their parts; or, for other food or for nonedible items other than money, if the exchange is
of a limited and noncommercial nature.
Board means the Federal Subsistence Board as described in § 242.10.
Commissions means the Subsistence Resource Commissions established pursuant to section
808 of ANILCA.
Conservation of healthy populations of fish and wildlife means the maintenance of fish and wildlife
resources and their habitats in a condition that assures stable and continuing natural populations and
species mix of plants and animals in relation to their ecosystem, including the recognition that local
rural residents engaged in subsistence uses may be a natural part of that ecosystem; minimizes the
likelihood of irreversible or long-term adverse effects upon such populations and species; ensures the
maximum practicable diversity of options for the future; and recognizes that the policies and legal
authorities of the managing agencies will determine the nature and degree of management programs
affecting ecological relationships, population dynamics, and the manipulation of the components of the
ecosystem.
Customary trade means exchange for cash of fish and wildlife resources regulated in this part, not
otherwise prohibited by Federal law or regulation, to support personal and family needs; and does not
include trade which constitutes a significant commercial enterprise.
Customary and traditional use means a long-established, consistent pattern of use, incorporating
beliefs and customs which have been transmitted from generation to generation. This use plays an
important role in the economy of the community.
FACA means the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 (codified as
amended, at 5 U.S.C. Appendix II, 1-15).
Family means all persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption or any other person living within
the household on a permanent basis.
Federal Advisory Committees or Federal Advisory Committee means the Federal Local Advisory
Committees as described in § 242.12.
Federal lands means lands and waters and interests therein the title to which is in the United
States, including navigable and non-navigable waters in which the United States has reserved water
rights.
Fish and wildlife means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any
mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird for which protection is
also afforded by treaty or other international agreement), amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean,
arthropod, or other invertebrate, and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or the
carcass or part thereof.
Game Management Unit or GMU means one of the 26 geographical areas listed under game
management units in the codified State of Alaska hunting and trapping regulations and the Game Unit
Maps of Alaska.
Inland Waters means, for the purposes of this part, those waters located landward of the mean
high tide line or the waters located upstream of the straight line drawn from headland to headland

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across the mouths of rivers or other waters as they flow into the sea. Inland waters include, but are not
limited to, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, streams, and rivers.
Marine Waters means, for the purposes of this part, those waters located seaward of the mean
high tide line or the waters located seaward of the straight line drawn from headland to headland
across the mouths of rivers or other waters as they flow into the sea.
Person means an individual and does not include a corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, organization, business, trust, or society.
Public lands or public land means:
(1) Lands situated in Alaska which are Federal lands, except—
(i) 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;
(ii) Land selections of a Native Corporation made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,
43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., which have not been conveyed to a Native Corporation, unless any such
selection is determined to be invalid or is relinquished; and
(iii) Lands referred to in section 19(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1618
(b).
(2) Notwithstanding the exceptions in paragraphs (1)(i) through (iii) of this definition, until
conveyed or interim conveyed, all Federal lands within the boundaries of any unit of the National Park
System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers Systems, National Forest
Monument, National Recreation Area, National Conservation Area, new National forest or forest
addition shall be treated as public lands for the purposes of the regulations in this part pursuant to
section 906(o)(2) of ANILCA.
Regional Councils or Regional Council means the Regional Advisory Councils as described in
§ 242.11.
Reserved water right(s) means the Federal right to use unappropriated appurtenant water
necessary to accomplish the purposes for which a Federal reservation was established. Reserved
water rights include nonconsumptive and consumptive uses.
Resident means any person who has his or her primary, permanent home for the previous 12
months within Alaska and whenever absent from this primary, permanent home, has the intention of
returning to it. Factors demonstrating the location of a person's primary, permanent home may include,
but are not limited to: the address listed on an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend application; an Alaska
license to drive, hunt, fish, or engage in an activity regulated by a government entity; affidavit of
person or persons who know the individual; voter registration; location of residences owned, rented, or
leased; location of stored household goods; residence of spouse, minor children, or dependents; tax
documents; or whether the person claims residence in another location for any purpose.
Rural means any community or area of Alaska determined by the Board to qualify as such under
the process described in § 242.15.
Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, except that in reference to matters related to any
unit of the National Forest System, such term means the Secretary of Agriculture.
State means the State of Alaska.
Subsistence uses means the customary and traditional uses by rural Alaska residents of wild,
renewable resources for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools, or
transportation; for the making and selling of handicraft articles out of nonedible byproducts of fish and

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wildlife resources taken for personal or family consumption; for barter, or sharing for personal or family
consumption; and for customary trade.
Take or taking as used with respect to fish or wildlife, means to pursue, hunt, shoot, trap, net,
capture, collect, kill, harm, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.
Year means calendar year unless another year is specified.
[67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 60962, Oct. 14, 2004]

§ 242.5 Eligibility for subsistence use.
(a) You may take fish and wildlife on public lands for subsistence uses only if you are an Alaska
resident of a rural area or rural community. The regulations in this part may further limit your
qualifications to harvest fish or wildlife resources for subsistence uses. If you are not an Alaska
resident or are a resident of a non-rural area or community listed in § 242.23, you may not take fish or
wildlife on public lands for subsistence uses under the regulations in this part.
(b) Where the Board has made a customary and traditional use determination regarding
subsistence use of a specific fish stock or wildlife population, in accordance with, and as listed in,
§ 242.24, only those Alaskans who are residents of rural areas or communities designated by the
Board are eligible for subsistence taking of that population or stock on public lands for subsistence
uses under the regulations in this part. If you do not live in one of those areas or communities, you
may not take fish or wildlife from that population or stock, on public lands under the regulations in this
part.
(c) Where customary and traditional use determinations for a fish stock or wildlife population
within a specific area have not yet been made by the Board (e.g., “no determination”), all Alaskans
who are residents of rural areas or communities may harvest for subsistence from that stock or
population under the regulations in this part.
(d) The National Park Service may regulate further the eligibility of those individuals qualified to
engage in subsistence uses on National Park Service lands in accordance with specific authority in
ANILCA, and National Park Service regulations at 36 CFR Part 13.
§ 242.6 Licenses, permits, harvest tickets, tags, and reports.
(a) If you wish to take fish and wildlife on public lands for subsistence uses, you must be an
eligible rural Alaska resident and:
(1) Possess the pertinent valid Alaska resident hunting and trapping licenses (no license required
to take fish or shellfish, but you must be an Alaska resident) unless Federal licenses are required or
unless otherwise provided for in subpart D of this part;
(2) Possess and comply with the provisions of any pertinent Federal permits (Federal Subsistence
Registration Permit or Federal Designated Harvester Permit) required by subpart D of this part; and
(3) Possess and comply with the provisions of any pertinent permits, harvest tickets, or tags
required by the State unless any of these documents or individual provisions in them are superseded
by the requirements in subpart D of this part.
(b) In order to receive a Federal Subsistence Registration Permit or Federal Designated Harvester
Permit or designate someone to harvest fish or wildlife for you under a Federal Designated Harvester
Permit, you must be old enough to reasonably harvest that species yourself (or under the guidance of
an adult).
(c) If you have been awarded a permit to take fish and wildlife, you must have that permit in your
possession during the taking and must comply with all requirements of the permit and the regulations
in this section pertaining to validation and reporting and to regulations in subpart D of this part
pertaining to methods and means, possession and transportation, and utilization. Upon the request of

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a State or Federal law enforcement agent, you must also produce any licenses, permits, harvest
tickets, tags, or other documents required by this section. If you are engaged in taking fish and wildlife
under the regulations in this part, you must allow State or Federal law enforcement agents to inspect
any apparatus designed to be used, or capable of being used to take fish or wildlife, or any fish or
wildlife in your possession.
(d) You must validate the harvest tickets, tags, permits, or other required documents before
removing your kill from the harvest site. You must also comply with all reporting provisions as set forth
in subpart D of this part.
(e) If you take fish and wildlife under a community harvest system, you must report the harvest
activity in accordance with regulations specified for that community in subpart D of this part, and as
required by any applicable permit conditions. Individuals may be responsible for particular reporting
requirements in the conditions permitting a specific community's harvest. Failure to comply with these
conditions is a violation of the regulations in this part. Community harvests are reviewed annually
under the regulations in subpart D of this part.
(f) You may not make a fraudulent application for Federal or State licenses, permits, harvest
tickets or tags or intentionally file an incorrect harvest report.
[67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 7704, Feb. 18, 2003]

§ 242.7 Restriction on use.
(a) You may not use fish or wildlife or their parts, taken pursuant to the regulations in this part,
unless provided for in this part.
(b) You may not exchange in customary trade or sell fish or wildlife or their parts, taken pursuant
to the regulations in this part, unless provided for in this part.
(c) You may barter fish or wildlife or their parts, taken pursuant to the regulations in this part,
unless restricted in §§ 242.25, 242.26, 242.27, or 242.28.
§ 242.8 Penalties.
If you are convicted of violating any provision of 50 CFR Part 100 or 36 CFR Part 242, you may
be punished by a fine or by imprisonment in accordance with the penalty provisions applicable to the
public land where the violation occurred.
§ 242.9 Information collection requirements.
(a) The rules in this part contain information collection requirements subject to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval under 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. They apply to fish and wildlife
harvest activities on public lands in Alaska. Subsistence users will not be required to respond to an
information collection request unless a valid OMB number is displayed on the information collection
form.
(1) Section 242.6, Licenses, permits, harvest tickets, tags, and reports. The information collection
requirements contained in § 242.6 (Federal Subsistence Registration Permit or Federal Designated
Harvester Permit forms) provide for permit-specific subsistence activities not authorized through the
general adoption of State regulations. Identity and location of residence are required to determine if
you are eligible for a permit and a report of success is required after a harvest attempt. These
requirements are not duplicative with the requirements of paragraph (a)(3) of this section. The
regulations in § 242.6 require this information before a rural Alaska resident may engage in
subsistence uses on public lands. The Department estimates that the average time necessary to
obtain and comply with this permit information collection requirement is 0.25 hours.
(2) Section 242.20, Request for reconsideration. The information collection requirements
contained in § 242.20 provide a standardized process to allow individuals the opportunity to appeal
decisions of the Board. Submission of a request for reconsideration is voluntary but required to receive

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a final review by the Board. We estimate that a request for reconsideration will take 4 hours to prepare
and submit.
(3) The remaining information collection requirements contained in this part imposed upon
subsistence users are those adopted from State regulations. These collection requirements would
exist in the absence of Federal subsistence regulations and are not subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act. The burden in this situation is negligible, and information gained from these reports is
systematically available to Federal managers by routine computer access requiring less than 1 hour.
(b) You may direct comments on the burden estimate or any other aspect of the burden estimate
to: Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., MS 222
ARLSQ, Washington, D.C. 20240; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction
Project (Subsistence), Washington, D.C. 20503. Additional information requirements may be imposed
if Local Advisory Committees or additional Regional Councils, subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), are established under subpart B of this part. Such requirements will be
submitted to OMB for approval prior to their implementation.

Subpart B—Program Structure
SOURCE: 67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, unless otherwise noted.

§ 242.10 Federal Subsistence Board.
(a) The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture hereby establish a Federal
Subsistence Board, and assign it responsibility for administering the subsistence taking and uses of
fish and wildlife on public lands, and the related promulgation and signature authority for regulations of
subparts C and D of this part. The Secretaries, however, retain their existing authority to restrict or
eliminate hunting, fishing, or trapping activities which occur on lands or waters in Alaska other than
public lands when such activities interfere with subsistence hunting, fishing, or trapping on the public
lands to such an extent as to result in a failure to provide the subsistence priority.
(b) Membership. (1) The voting members of the Board are: A Chair to be appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; two public members who
possess personal knowledge of and direct experience with subsistence uses in rural Alaska to be
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture; the
Alaska Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Alaska Regional Director, National Park
Service; Alaska Regional Forester, U.S. Forest Service; the Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land
Management; and the Alaska Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs. Each Federal agency
member of the Board may appoint a designee.
(2) [Reserved]
(c) Liaisons to the Board are: a State liaison, and the Chairman of each Regional Council. The
State liaison and the Chairman of each Regional Council may attend public sessions of all Board
meetings and be actively involved as consultants to the Board.
(d) Powers and duties. (1) The Board shall meet at least twice per year and at such other times as
deemed necessary. Meetings shall occur at the call of the Chair, but any member may request a
meeting.
(2) A quorum consists of five members.
(3) No action may be taken unless a majority of voting members are in agreement.
(4) The Board is empowered, to the extent necessary, to implement Title VIII of ANILCA, to:
(i) Issue regulations for the management of subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife on
public lands;
(ii) Determine which communities or areas of the State are rural or non-rural;

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(iii) Determine which rural Alaska areas or communities have customary and traditional
subsistence uses of specific fish and wildlife populations;
(iv) Allocate subsistence uses of fish and wildlife populations on public lands;
(v) Ensure that the taking on public lands of fish and wildlife for nonwasteful subsistence uses
shall be accorded priority over the taking on such lands of fish and wildlife for other purposes;
(vi) Restrict the taking of fish and wildlife on public lands for nonsubsistence uses or close public
lands to the take of fish and wildlife for nonsubsistence uses when necessary for the conservation of
healthy populations of fish or wildlife, to continue subsistence uses of fish or wildlife, or for reasons of
public safety or administration. The Board may also reopen public lands to nonsubsistence uses if new
information or changed conditions indicate that the closure is no longer warranted;
(vii) Restrict the taking of a particular fish or wildlife population on public lands for subsistence
uses, close public lands to the take of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses, or otherwise modify the
requirements for take from a particular fish or wildlife population on public lands for subsistence uses
when necessary to ensure the continued viability of a fish or wildlife population, or for reasons of public
safety or administration. As soon as conditions warrant, the Board may also reopen public lands to the
taking of a fish and wildlife population for subsistence users to continue those uses;
(viii) Establish priorities for the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands among rural
Alaska residents;
(ix) Restrict or eliminate taking of fish and wildlife on public lands;
(x) Determine what types and forms of trade of fish and wildlife taken for subsistence uses
constitute allowable customary trade;
(xi) Authorize the Regional Councils to convene;
(xii) Establish a Regional Council in each subsistence resource region and recommend to the
Secretaries, appointees to the Regional Councils, pursuant to the FACA;
(xiii) Establish Federal Advisory Committees within the subsistence resource regions, if
necessary, and recommend to the Secretaries that members of the Federal Advisory Committees be
appointed from the group of individuals nominated by rural Alaska residents;
(xiv) Establish rules and procedures for the operation of the Board, and the Regional Councils;
(xv) Review and respond to proposals for regulations, management plans, policies, and other
matters related to subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife;
(xvi) Enter into cooperative agreements or otherwise cooperate with Federal agencies, the State,
Native organizations, local governmental entities, and other persons and organizations, including
international entities to effectuate the purposes and policies of the Federal subsistence management
program;
(xvii) Develop alternative permitting processes relating to the subsistence taking of fish and
wildlife to ensure continued opportunities for subsistence;
(xviii) Evaluate whether hunting, fishing, or trapping activities which occur on lands or waters in
Alaska other than public lands interfere with subsistence hunting, fishing, or trapping on the public
lands to such an extent as to result in a failure to provide the subsistence priority, and after appropriate
consultation with the State of Alaska, the Regional Councils, and other Federal agencies, make a
recommendation to the Secretaries for their action;
(xix) Identify, in appropriate specific instances, whether there exists additional Federal
reservations, Federal reserved water rights or other Federal interests in lands or waters, including

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those in which the United States holds less than a fee ownership, to which the Federal subsistence
priority attaches, and make appropriate recommendation to the Secretaries for inclusion of those
interests within the Federal Subsistence Management Program; and
(xx) Take other actions authorized by the Secretaries to implement Title VIII of ANILCA.
(5) The Board may implement one or more of the following harvest and harvest reporting or permit
systems:
(i) The fish and wildlife is taken by an individual who is required to obtain and possess pertinent
State harvest permits, tickets, or tags, or Federal permit (Federal Subsistence Registration Permit);
(ii) A qualified subsistence user may designate another qualified subsistence user (by using the
Federal Designated Harvester Permit) to take fish and wildlife on his or her behalf;
(iii) The fish and wildlife is taken by individuals or community representatives permitted (via a
Federal Subsistence Registration Permit) a one-time or annual harvest for special purposes including
ceremonies and potlatches; or
(iv) The fish and wildlife is taken by representatives of a community permitted to do so in a
manner consistent with the community's customary and traditional practices.
(6) The Board may delegate to agency field officials the authority to set harvest and possession
limits, define harvest areas, specify methods or means of harvest, specify permit requirements, and
open or close specific fish or wildlife harvest seasons within frameworks established by the Board.
(7) The Board shall establish a Staff Committee for analytical and administrative assistance
composed of members from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and USDA Forest Service. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service representative shall serve as Chair of the Staff Committee.
(8) The Board may establish and dissolve additional committees as necessary for assistance.
(9) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide appropriate administrative support for the
Board.
(10) The Board shall authorize at least two meetings per year for each Regional Council.
(e) Relationship to Regional Councils. (1) The Board shall consider the reports and
recommendations of the Regional Councils concerning the taking of fish and wildlife on public lands
within their respective regions for subsistence uses. The Board may choose not to follow any Regional
Council recommendation which it determines is not supported by substantial evidence, violates
recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation, would be detrimental to the satisfaction of
subsistence needs, or in closure situations, for reasons of public safety or administration or to assure
the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population. If a recommendation is not adopted, the
Board shall set forth the factual basis and the reasons for the decision, in writing, in a timely fashion.
(2) The Board shall provide available and appropriate technical assistance to the Regional
Councils.
[67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010; 76 FR 56114, Sept. 12, 2011]

§ 242.11 Regional advisory councils.
(a) The Board shall establish a Regional Council for each subsistence resource region to
participate in the Federal subsistence management program. The Regional Councils shall be
established, and conduct their activities, in accordance with the FACA. The Regional Councils shall
provide a regional forum for the collection and expression of opinions and recommendations on
matters related to subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife resources on public lands. The
Regional Councils shall provide for public participation in the Federal regulatory process.

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(b) Establishment of Regional Councils; membership. (1) The Secretaries, based on Board
recommendation, will establish the number of members for each Regional Council. To ensure that
each Council represents a diversity of interests, the Board will strive to ensure that 70 percent of the
members represent subsistence interests within a region and 30 percent of the members represent
commercial and sport interests within a region. The portion of membership that represents the
commercial and sport interests shall include, where possible, at least one representative from the
sport community and one representative from the commercial community. A Regional Council member
must be a resident of the region in which he or she is appointed and must be knowledgeable about the
region and subsistence uses of the public lands therein. The Board will accept nominations and make
recommendations to the Secretaries for membership on the Regional Councils. In making their
recommendations, the Board will identify the interest(s) the applicants propose to represent on the
respective Regional Councils. The Secretary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Agriculture will make the appointments to the Regional Councils.
(2) Regional Council members shall serve 3-year terms and may be reappointed. Initial members
shall be appointed with staggered terms up to 3 years.
(3) The Chair of each Regional Council shall be elected by the applicable Regional Council, from
its membership, for a 1-year term and may be reelected.
(c) Powers and Duties. (1) The Regional Councils are authorized to:
(i) Hold public meetings related to subsistence uses of fish and wildlife within their respective
regions, after the Chair of the Board or the designated Federal Coordinator has called the meeting and
approved the meeting agenda;
(ii) Elect officers;
(iii) Review, evaluate, and make recommendations to the Board on proposals for regulations,
policies, management plans, and other matters relating to the subsistence take of fish and wildlife
under the regulations in this part within the region;
(iv) Provide a forum for the expression of opinions and recommendations by persons interested in
any matter related to the subsistence uses of fish and wildlife within the region;
(v) Encourage local and regional participation, pursuant to the provisions of the regulations in this
part in the decisionmaking process affecting the taking of fish and wildlife on the public lands within the
region for subsistence uses;
(vi) Prepare and submit to the Board an annual report containing—
(A) An identification of current and anticipated subsistence uses of fish and wildlife populations
within the region;
(B) An evaluation of current and anticipated subsistence needs for fish and wildlife populations
from the public lands within the region;
(C) A recommended strategy for the management of fish and wildlife populations within the region
to accommodate such subsistence uses and needs related to the public lands; and
(D) Recommendations concerning policies, standards, guidelines, and regulations to implement
the strategy;
(vii) Appoint members to each Subsistence Resource Commission within their region in
accordance with the requirements of Section 808 of ANILCA;
(viii) Make recommendations on determinations of customary and traditional use of subsistence
resources;

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(ix) Make recommendations on determinations of rural status;
(x) Make recommendations regarding the allocation of subsistence uses among rural Alaska
residents pursuant to § 242.17;
(xi) Develop proposals pertaining to the subsistence taking and use of fish and wildlife under the
regulations in this part, and review and evaluate such proposals submitted by other sources;
(xii) Provide recommendations on the establishment and membership of Federal Advisory
Committees.
(2) The Regional Councils shall:
(i) Operate in conformance with the provisions of FACA and comply with rules of operation
established by the Board;
(ii) Perform other duties specified by the Board.
(3) The Regional Council recommendations to the Board should be supported by substantial
evidence, be consistent with recognized principles of fish and wildlife conservation, and not be
detrimental to the satisfaction of subsistence needs.
[67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 68 FR 7704, Feb. 18, 2003; 69 FR 60962, Oct. 14, 2004]

§ 242.12 Local advisory committees.
(a) The Board shall establish such local Federal Advisory Committees within each region as
necessary at such time that it is determined, after notice and hearing and consultation with the State,
that the existing State fish and game advisory committees do not adequately provide advice to, and
assist, the particular Regional Council in carrying out its function as set forth in § 242.11.
(b) Local Federal Advisory Committees, if established by the Board, shall operate in conformance
with the provisions of the FACA, and comply with rules of operation established by the Board.
§ 242.13 Board/agency relationships.
(a) General. (1) The Board, in making decisions or recommendations, shall consider and ensure
compliance with specific statutory requirements regarding the management of resources on public
lands, recognizing that the management policies applicable to some public lands may entail methods
of resource and habitat management and protection different from methods appropriate for other
public lands.
(2) The Board shall issue regulations for subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands.
The Board is the final administrative authority on the promulgation of subparts C and D regulations
relating to the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands.
(3) Nothing in the regulations in this part shall enlarge or diminish the authority of any agency to
issue regulations necessary for the proper management of public lands under their jurisdiction in
accordance with ANILCA and other existing laws.
(b) Section 808 of ANILCA establishes National Park and Park Monument Subsistence Resource
Commissions. Nothing in the regulations in this part affects the duties or authorities of these
commissions.
§ 242.14 Relationship to State procedures and regulations.
(a) State fish and game regulations apply to public lands and such laws are hereby adopted and
made a part of the regulations in this part to the extent they are not inconsistent with, or superseded
by, the regulations in this part.

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(b) The Board may close public lands to hunting, trapping, or fishing, or take actions to restrict the
taking of fish and wildlife when necessary to conserve healthy populations of fish and wildlife, continue
subsistence uses of such populations, or pursuant to other applicable Federal law. The Board may
review and adopt State openings, closures, or restrictions which serve to achieve the objectives of the
regulations in this part.
(c) The Board may enter into agreements with the State in order to coordinate respective
management responsibilities.
(d) Petition for repeal of subsistence rules and regulations. (1) The State of Alaska may petition
the Secretaries for repeal of the subsistence rules and regulations in this part when the State has
enacted and implemented subsistence management and use laws which:
(i) Are consistent with sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA; and
(ii) Provide for the subsistence definition, preference, and participation specified in sections 803,
804, and 805 of ANILCA.
(2) The State's petition shall:
(i) Be submitted to the Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
20240, and the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20240;
(ii) Include the entire text of applicable State legislation indicating compliance with sections 803,
804, and 805 of ANILCA; and
(iii) Set forth all data and arguments available to the State in support of legislative compliance with
sections 803, 804, and 805 of ANILCA.
(3) If the Secretaries find that the State's petition contains adequate justification, a rulemaking
proceeding for repeal of the regulations in this part will be initiated. If the Secretaries find that the
State's petition does not contain adequate justification, the petition will be denied by letter or other
notice, with a statement of the ground for denial.
§ 242.15 Rural determination process.
(a) The Board shall determine if an area or community in Alaska is rural. In determining whether a
specific area of Alaska is rural, the Board shall use the following guidelines:
(1) A community or area with a population of 2,500 or less shall be deemed to be rural unless
such a community or area possesses significant characteristics of a non-rural nature, or is considered
to be socially and economically a part of an urbanized area.
(2) Communities or areas with populations above 2,500 but not more than 7,000 will be
determined to be rural or non-rural.
(3) A community with a population of more than 7,000 shall be presumed non-rural, unless such a
community or area possesses significant characteristics of a rural nature.
(4) Population data from the most recent census conducted by the United States Bureau of
Census as updated by the Alaska Department of Labor shall be utilized in this process.
(5) Community or area characteristics shall be considered in evaluating a community's rural or
non-rural status. The characteristics may include, but are not limited to:
(i) Use of fish and wildlife;
(ii) Development and diversity of the economy;
(iii) Community infrastructure;

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(iv) Transportation; and
(v) Educational institutions.
(6) Communities or areas which are economically, socially, and communally integrated shall be
considered in the aggregate.
(b) The Board shall periodically review rural determinations. Rural determinations shall be
reviewed on a 10-year cycle, commencing with the publication of the year 2000 U.S. census. Rural
determinations may be reviewed out-of-cycle in special circumstances. Once the Board makes a
determination that a community has changed from rural to non-rural, a waiting period of 5 years shall
be required before the non-rural determination becomes effective.
(c) Current determinations are listed at § 242.23.
§ 242.16 Customary and traditional use determination process.
(a) The Board shall determine which fish stocks and wildlife populations have been customarily
and traditionally used for subsistence. These determinations shall identify the specific community's or
area's use of specific fish stocks and wildlife populations. For areas managed by the National Park
Service, where subsistence uses are allowed, the determinations may be made on an individual basis.
(b) A community or area shall generally exhibit the following factors, which exemplify customary
and traditional use. The Board shall make customary and traditional use determinations based on
application of the following factors:
(1) A long-term consistent pattern of use, excluding interruptions beyond the control of the
community or area;
(2) A pattern of use recurring in specific seasons for many years;
(3) A pattern of use consisting of methods and means of harvest which are characterized by
efficiency and economy of effort and cost, conditioned by local characteristics;
(4) The consistent harvest and use of fish or wildlife as related to past methods and means of
taking; near, or reasonably accessible from, the community or area;
(5) A means of handling, preparing, preserving, and storing fish or wildlife which has been
traditionally used by past generations, including consideration of alteration of past practices due to
recent technological advances, where appropriate;
(6) A pattern of use which includes the handing down of knowledge of fishing and hunting skills,
values, and lore from generation to generation;
(7) A pattern of use in which the harvest is shared or distributed within a definable community of
persons; and
(8) A pattern of use which relates to reliance upon a wide diversity of fish and wildlife resources of
the area and which provides substantial cultural, economic, social, and nutritional elements to the
community or area.
(c) The Board shall take into consideration the reports and recommendations of any appropriate
Regional Council regarding customary and traditional uses of subsistence resources.
(d) Current determinations are listed in § 242.24.
§ 242.17 Determining priorities for subsistence uses among rural Alaska residents.

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(a) Whenever it is necessary to restrict the subsistence taking of fish and wildlife on public lands
in order to protect the continued viability of such populations, or to continue subsistence uses, the
Board shall establish a priority among the rural Alaska residents after considering any
recommendation submitted by an appropriate Regional Council.
(b) The priority shall be implemented through appropriate limitations based on the application of
the following criteria to each area, community, or individual determined to have customary and
traditional use, as necessary:
(1) Customary and direct dependence upon the populations as the mainstay of livelihood;
(2) Local residency; and
(3) The availability of alternative resources.
(c) If allocation on an area or community basis is not achievable, then the Board shall allocate
subsistence opportunity on an individual basis through application of the criteria in paragraphs (b)(1)
through (3) of this section.
(d) In addressing a situation where prioritized allocation becomes necessary, the Board shall
solicit recommendations from the Regional Council in the area affected.
§ 242.18 Regulation adoption process.
(a) The Board will accept proposals for changes to the Federal subsistence regulations in
subparts C or D of this part according to a published schedule, except for proposals for emergency
and temporary special actions, which the Board will accept according to procedures set forth in
§ 242.19. The Board may establish a rotating schedule for accepting proposals on various sections of
subpart C or subpart D regulations over a period of years. The Board will develop and publish
proposed regulations in the FEDERAL REGISTER, publish notice in local newspapers, and distribute
comments on the proposed regulations in the form of proposals for public review.
(1) Proposals shall be made available for at least a thirty (30) day review by the Regional
Councils. Regional Councils shall forward their recommendations on proposals to the Board. Such
proposals with recommendations may be submitted in the time period as specified by the Board or as
a part of the Regional Council's annual report described in § 242.11, whichever is earlier.
(2) The Board shall publish notice throughout Alaska of the availability of proposals received.
(3) The public shall have at least thirty (30) days to review and comment on proposals.
(4) After the comment period the Board shall meet to receive public testimony and consider the
proposals. The Board shall consider traditional use patterns when establishing harvest levels and
seasons, and methods and means. The Board may choose not to follow any recommendation which
the Board determines is not supported by substantial evidence, violates recognized principles of fish
and wildlife conservation, or would be detrimental to the satisfaction of subsistence needs. If a
recommendation approved by a Regional Council is not adopted by the Board, the Board shall set
forth the factual basis and the reasons for its decision in writing to the Regional Council.
(5) Following consideration of the proposals the Board shall publish final regulations pertaining to
subparts C and D of this part in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
(b) Proposals for changes to subparts A and B of this part shall be accepted by the Secretary of
the Interior in accordance with 43 CFR part 14.
[67 FR 30563, May 7, 2002, as amended at 75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010]

§ 36.19 Special actions.

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(a) Emergency special actions. In an emergency situation, if necessary to ensure the continued
viability of a fish or wildlife population, to continue subsistence uses of fish or wildlife, or for public
safety reasons, the Board may immediately open or close public lands for the taking of fish and wildlife
for subsistence uses, or modify the requirements for take for subsistence uses, or close public lands to
take for nonsubsistence uses of fish and wildlife, or restrict the requirements for take for
nonsubsistence uses.
(1) If the timing of a regularly scheduled meeting of the affected Regional Council so permits
without incurring undue delay, the Board may seek Council recommendations on the proposed
emergency special action. Such a Council recommendation, if any, will be subject to the requirements
of § 242.18(a)(4).
(2) The emergency action will be effective when directed by the Board, may not exceed 60 days,
and may not be extended unless the procedures for adoption of a temporary special action, as set
forth in paragraph (b) of this section, have been followed.
(b) Temporary special actions. After adequate notice and public hearing, the Board may
temporarily close or open public lands for the taking of fish and wildlife for subsistence uses, or modify
the requirements for subsistence take, or close public lands for the taking of fish and wildlife for
nonsubsistence uses, or restrict take for nonsubsistence uses.
(1) The Board may make such temporary changes only after it determines that the proposed
temporary change will not interfere with the conservation of healthy fish and wildlife populations, will
not be detrimental to the long-term subsistence use of fish or wildlife resources, and is not an
unnecessary restriction on nonsubsistence users. The Board may also reopen public lands to
nonsubsistence uses if new information or changed conditions indicate that the closure is no longer
warranted.
(i) Prior to implementing a temporary special action, the Board will consult with the State of Alaska
and the Chairs of the Regional Councils of the affected regions.
(ii) If the timing of a regularly scheduled meeting of the affected Regional Council so permits
without incurring undue delay, the Board will seek Council recommendations on the proposed
temporary special action. Such Council recommendations, if any, will be subject to the requirements of
§ 242.18(a)(4).
(2) The length of any temporary action will be confined to the minimum time period or harvest limit
determined by the Board to be necessary under the circumstances. In any event, a temporary opening
or closure will not extend longer than the end of the current regulatory cycle.
(c) The Board may reject a request for either an emergency or a temporary special action if the
Board concludes that there are no time-sensitive circumstances necessitating a regulatory change
before the next regular proposal cycle. However, a special action request that has been rejected for
this reason may be deferred, if appropriate and after consultation with the proponent, for consideration
during the next regular proposal cycle. The Board will consider changes to customary and traditional
use determinations in subpart C of this part only during the regular proposal cycle.
(d) The Board will provide notice of all regulatory changes adopted via special action by posting
the change on the Office of Subsistence Management Web site
( http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/index.cfml ). When appropriate, notice may also include distribution of
press releases to newspapers, local radio stations, and local contacts, as well as direct notification to
the proponent and interested parties. The Board will publish notice and reasons justifying the special
action in the FEDERAL REGISTER as soon as practicable.
(e) The decision of the Board on any proposed special action will constitute its final administrative
action.
(f) Regulations authorizing any individual agency to implement closures or restrictions on public
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(g) Fish and wildlife may not be taken in violation of any restriction, closure, or change authorized
by the Board.
[75 FR 63092, Oct. 14, 2010]

§ 242.20 Request for reconsideration.
(a) Regulations in subparts C and D of this part published in the FEDERAL REGISTER are subject
to requests for reconsideration.
(b) Any aggrieved person may file a request for reconsideration with the Board.
(c) To file a request for reconsideration, you must notify the Board in writing within sixty (60) days
of the effective date or date of publication of the notice, whichever is earlier, for which reconsideration
is requested.
(d) It is your responsibility to provide the Board with sufficient narrative evidence and argument to
show why the action by the Board should be reconsidered. The Board will accept a request for
reconsideration only if it is based upon information not previously considered by the Board,
demonstrates that the existing information used by the Board is incorrect, or demonstrates that the
Board's interpretation of information, applicable law, or regulation is in error or contrary to existing law.
You must include the following information in your request for reconsideration:
(1) Your name, and mailing address;
(2) The action which you request be reconsidered and the date of FEDERAL REGISTER
publication of that action;
(3) A detailed statement of how you are adversely affected by the action;
(4) A detailed statement of the facts of the dispute, the issues raised by the request, and specific
references to any law, regulation, or policy that you believe to be violated and your reason for such
allegation;
(5) A statement of how you would like the action changed.
(e) Upon receipt of a request for reconsideration, the Board shall transmit a copy of such request
to any appropriate Regional Council and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) for review
and recommendation. The Board shall consider any Regional Council and ADFG recommendations in
making a final decision.
(f) If the request is justified, the Board shall implement a final decision on a request for
reconsideration after compliance with 5 U.S.C. 551-559 (APA).
(g) If the request is denied, the decision of the Board represents the final administrative action.
§ 242.21 [Reserved]

Subpart C—Board Determinations
§ 242.22 Subsistence resource regions.
(a) The Board hereby designates the following areas as subsistence resource regions:
(1) Southeast Region;
(2) Southcentral Region;
(3) Kodiak/Aleutians Region;

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(4) Bristol Bay Region;
(5) Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region;
(6) Western Interior Region;
(7) Seward Peninsula Region;
(8) Northwest Arctic Region;
(9) Eastern Interior Region;
(10) North Slope Region.
(b) You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of subsistence resource regions from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, MS 121, Anchorage, Alaska 99503.
[67 FR 30570, May 7, 2002, as amended at 76 FR 12569, Mar. 8, 2011]

§ 242.23 Rural determinations.
(a) The Board has determined all communities and areas to be rural in accordance with § 242.15,
except those set forth in this paragraph. You may obtain maps delineating the boundaries of nonrural
areas from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Subsistence Management. The nonrural areas
include:
(1) Anchorage, Municipality of;
(2) Fairbanks North Star Borough;
(3) Homer area—including Homer, Anchor Point, North Fork Road area, Kachemak City, and the
Fritz Creek East area (not including Voznesenka);
(4) Juneau area—including Juneau, West Juneau, and Douglas;
(5) Kenai area—including Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski, Salamatof, Kalifonsky, Kasilof, and
Clam Gulch;
(6) Ketchikan area—including all parts of the road system connected to the City of Ketchikan
including Saxman, Pennock Island and parts of Gravina Island;
(7) Prudhoe Bay;
(8) Seward area—including Seward and Moose Pass;
(9) Valdez; and
(10) Wasilla/Palmer area—including Wasilla, Palmer, Sutton, Big Lake, Houston, Point
MacKenzie, and Bodenburg Butte.
(b) [Reserved]
[72 FR 25697, May 7, 2007]

§ 242.24 Customary and traditional use determinations.
(a) The Federal Subsistence Board has determined that rural Alaska residents of the listed
communities, areas, and individuals have customary and traditional use of the specified species on
Federal public land in the specified areas. Persons granted individual customary and traditional use
determinations will be notified in writing by the Board. The Fish & Wildlife Service and the local NPS
Superintendent will maintain the list of individuals having customary and traditional use on National

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Parks and Monuments. A copy of the list is available upon request. 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 priority 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.
(1) Wildlife determinations. The rural Alaska residents of the listed communities and areas have a
customary and traditional use of the specified species on Federal public lands within the listed areas:

Unit 1C

Area

Species
Black Bear

Unit 1A

Brown Bear

Unit 1B

Brown Bear

Unit 1C

Brown Bear

Unit 1D
Unit 1A
Unit 1B
Unit 1C

Brown Bear
Deer
Deer
Deer

Unit 1D
Unit 1B
Unit 1C

Deer
Goat
Goat

Unit 1B
Unit 1C
Unit 1D
Unit 2
Unit 3

Moose
Moose
Moose
Deer
Deer

Unit 3, Wrangell and Mitkof Islands
Unit 4
Unit 4

Moose
Brown Bear
Deer

Unit 4

Goat

Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 5
Unit 6A

Black Bear
Brown Bear
Deer
Goat
Moose
Wolf
Black Bear

Unit 6, remainder

Black Bear

Determination
Residents of Units 1C, 1D, 3, Hoonah, Pelican,
Point Baker, Sitka, and Tenakee Springs.
Residents of Unit 1A, excluding residents of
Hyder.
Residents of Unit 1A, Petersburg, and Wrangell,
excluding residents of Hyder.
Residents of Unit 1C, Haines, Hoonah, Kake,
Klukwan, Skagway, and Wrangell, excluding
residents of Gustavus.
Residents of Unit 1D.
Residents of Units 1A and 2.
Residents of Units 1A, 1B, 2, and 3.
Residents of Units 1C, 1D, Hoonah, Kake, and
Petersburg.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 1B and 3.
Residents of Haines, Kake, Klukwan, Petersburg,
and Hoonah.
Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Residents of Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Residents of Unit 1D.
Residents of Units 1A, 2, and 3.
Residents of Units 1B, 3, Port Alexander, Port
Protection, Pt. Baker, and Meyers Chuck.
Residents of Units 1B, 2, and 3.
Residents of Unit 4 and Kake.
Residents of Unit 4, Kake, Gustavus, Haines,
Petersburg, Pt. Baker, Klukwan, Port Protection,
Wrangell, and Yakutat.
Residents of Sitka, Hoonah, Tenakee, Pelican,
Funter Bay, Angoon, Port Alexander, and Elfin
Cove.
Residents of Unit 5A.
Residents of Yakutat.
Residents of Yakutat.
Residents of Unit 5A
Residents of Unit 5A.
Residents of Unit 5A.
Residents of Yakutat and Units 6C and 6D,
excluding residents of Whittier.
Residents of Units 6C and 6D, excluding
residents of Whittier.

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Unit 6
Unit 6A

Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority.
Goat
Residents of Units 5A, 6C, Chenega Bay, and
Tatitlek.
Unit 6C and Unit 6D
Goat
Residents of Units 6C and D.
Unit 6A
Moose
Residents of Units 5A, 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6B and Unit 6C
Moose
Residents of Units 6A, 6B, and 6C.
Unit 6D
Moose
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 6A
Wolf
Residents of Units 5A, 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island
only), 11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 6, remainder
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 7
Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7
Caribou
Residents of Hope.
Unit 7, Brown Mountain hunt area
Goat
Residents of Port Graham and Nanwalek.
Unit 7, that portion draining into
Moose
Residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing,
Kings Bay
Hope, and Tatitlek.
Unit 7, remainder
Moose
Residents of Cooper Landing and Hope.
Unit 7
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 7
Ruffed
No Federal subsistence priority.
Grouse
Unit 8
Brown Bear Residents of Old Harbor, Akhiok, Larsen Bay,
Karluk, Ouzinkie, and Port Lions.
Unit 8
Deer
Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8
Elk
Residents of Unit 8.
Unit 8
Goat
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9D
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B
Black Bear Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 17A, 17B, and 17C.
Unit 9A
Brown Bear Residents of Pedro Bay.
Unit 9B
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 9B.
Unit 9C
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 9C, Igiugig, Kakhonak, and
Levelock.
Unit 9D
Brown Bear Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).
Unit 9E
Brown Bear Residents of Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik
Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Perryville, Pilot Point,
Ugashik, and Port Heiden/Meshik.
Unit 9A and Unit 9B
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, and 17.
Unit 9C
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 17, and Egegik.
Unit 9D
Caribou
Residents of Unit 9D, Akutan, and False Pass.
Unit 9E
Caribou
Residents of Units 9B, 9C, 9E, 17, Nelson
Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C and Unit 9E Moose
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, and 9E.
Unit 9D
Moose
Residents of Cold Bay, False Pass, King Cove,
Nelson Lagoon, and Sand Point.
Unit 9B
Sheep
Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton,
Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve within Unit 9B.
Unit 9
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17.
Unit 9A, Unit 9B, Unit 9C, and Unit Beaver
9E
Unit 10 Unimak Island
Brown Bear Residents of Units 9D and 10 (Unimak Island).

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Unit 10 Unimak Island
Unit 10, remainder
Unit 10
Unit 11
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River

Unit 11, remainder

Unit 11, north of the Sanford River

Unit 11, remainder

Unit 11, north of the Sanford River
Unit 11, remainder
Unit 11

Unit 11, north of the Sanford River
Unit 11, remainder
Unit 11, north of the Sanford River

Unit 11, remainder

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Caribou

Residents of Akutan, False Pass, King Cove, and
Sand Point.
Caribou
No Federal subsistence priority.
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Black Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Black Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts
25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Brown Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina,
and Units 11 and 12.
Brown Bear Residents of Chistochina, Chitina, Copper
Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana, Kenny
Lake, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna Road (mileposts
25-46), Slana, Tazlina, Tok Cutoff Road
(mileposts 79-110), Tonsina, and Unit 11.
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Goat
Residents of Unit 11, Chitina, Chistochina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Mentasta Lake, Slana, Tazlina, Tonsina, and Dot
Lake, Tok Cutoff Road (mileposts 79-110
Mentasta Pass), and Nabesna Road (mileposts
25-46).
Moose
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13A-D, Chickaloon,
Healy Lake, and Dot Lake.
Moose
Residents of Units 11, 13A-D, and Chickaloon.
Sheep
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Mentasta
Lake, Slana, McCarthy/South Wrangell/South
Park, Tazlina, Tonsina, residents along the
Nabesna Road—Milepost 0-46 (Nabesna Road),
and residents along the McCarthy Road—
Milepost 0-62 (McCarthy Road).
Sheep
Residents of Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Gakona, Glennallen, Gulkana,
Kenny Lake, Mentasta Lake, Slana,
McCarthy/South Wrangell/South Park, Tazlina,
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).
Wolf

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Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, and Chickaloon,
15, 16, 20D, 22, and 23.

Grouse
(Spruce,
Blue, Ruffed
and Sharptailed)
Residents of Units 11, 12, 13, Chickaloon, 15,
Unit 11
Ptarmigan
16, 20D, 22, and 23.
(Rock,
Willow and
White-tailed)
Unit 12
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 12, Dot Lake, Chistochina,
Gakona, Mentasta Lake, and Slana.
Unit 12
Caribou
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Residents of Units 12 and 13C, Dot Lake, and
Unit 12, that portion within the Tetlin Moose
Healy Lake.
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 Pickerel Lake
Moose
Residents of Units 12 and 13C and Healy Lake.
Unit 12, that portion east of the
Nabesna River and Nabesna
Glacier, and south of the Winter Trail
running southeast from Pickerel Lake
to the Canadian border
Unit 12, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 11 north of 62nd parallel, Units
12 and 13A-D, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy
Lake.
Unit 12
Sheep
Residents of Unit 12, Chistochina, Dot Lake,
Healy Lake, and Mentasta Lake.
Unit 12
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 13
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 13 and Slana.
Unit 13B
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110),
13, 20D (excluding residents of Fort Greely), and
Chickaloon.
Unit 13C
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road and Tok Cutoff Road, mileposts 79-110),
13, Chickaloon, Dot Lake, and Healy Lake.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, and Chickaloon.
Unit 13E
Caribou
Residents of Units 11, 12 (along the Nabesna
Road), 13, Chickaloon, McKinley Village, and the
area along the Parks Highway between
mileposts 216 and 239 (excluding residents of
Denali National Park headquarters).
Unit 13D
Goat
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 13A and Unit 13D
Moose
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, and Slana.
Unit 13B
Moose
Residents of Units 13 and 20D (excluding
residents of Fort Greely) and Chickaloon and
Slana.

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Unit 13C

Moose

Unit 13E

Moose

Unit 13D
Unit 13

Sheep
Wolf

Unit 13

Grouse
(Spruce,
Blue, Ruffed
Sharp-tailed)
Ptarmigan
(Rock,
Willow and
White-tailed)
Brown Bear
Goat
Moose
Sheep
Black Bear
Black Bear

Unit 13

Unit 14C
Unit 14
Unit 14
Unit 14A and Unit 14C
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Unit 15C
Unit 15
Unit 15A and Unit 15B
Unit 15C
Unit 15
Unit 15

Unit 15
Unit 15
Unit 16B
Unit 16
Unit 16A
Unit 16B
Unit 16
Unit 16
Unit 16

Unit 16

Residents of Units 12 and 13, Chickaloon, Healy
Lake, Dot Lake, and Slana.
Residents of Unit 13, Chickaloon, McKinley
Village, Slana, and the area along the Parks
Highway between mileposts 216 and 239
(excluding residents of Denali National Park
headquarters).
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.

Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22 and 23.

No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Ninilchik.
Residents of Ninilchik, Port Graham, and
Nanwalek.
Brown Bear Residents of Ninilchik.
Moose
Residents of Cooper Landing, Ninilchik,
Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Moose
Residents of Ninilchik, Nanwalek, Port Graham,
and Seldovia.
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Residents of Unit 15.
Ptarmigan
(Rock,
Willow and
White-tailed)
Grouse
Residents of Unit 15.
(Spruce)
Grouse
No Federal subsistence priority.
(Ruffed)
Black Bear Residents of Unit 16B.
Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority.
Moose
No Federal subsistence priority.
Moose
Residents of Unit 16B.
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 11, 13,Chickaloon, 15, 16,
Grouse
(Spruce and 20D, 22 and 23.
Ruffed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
Ptarmigan
20D, 22 and 23.
(Rock,
Willow and
White-tailed)

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Unit 17A and that portion of 17B
draining into Nuyakuk Lake and
Tikchik Lake
Unit 17, remainder
Unit 17A and Unit 17B, those
portions north and west of a line
beginning from the Unit 18 boundary
at the northwestern 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
Unit 17A, remainder
Unit 17B, that portion draining into
Nuyakuk Lake and Tikchik Lake
Unit 17B and Unit 17C
Unit 17A, that portion west of the
Izavieknik River, Upper Togiak Lake,
Togiak Lake, and the main course of
the Togiak River
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak
Lake that includes Izavieknik River
drainages
Units 17A and 17B, those portions
north and west of a line beginning
from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwestern 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
Unit 17B, that portion of Togiak
National Wildlife Refuge within Unit
17B
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Black Bear

Residents of Units 9A and B, 17, Akiak, and
Akiachak.

Black Bear Residents of Units 9A and B, and 17.
Brown Bear Residents of Kwethluk.

Brown Bear Residents of Unit 17, Akiak, Akiachak,
Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Brown Bear Residents of Akiak and Akiachak.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 17.
Caribou
Residents of Goodnews Bay, Platinum,
Quinhagak, Eek, Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak.

Caribou

Residents of Akiak, Akiachak, and Tuluksak.

Caribou

Residents of Kwethluk.

Caribou

Residents of Bethel, Goodnews Bay, Platinum,
Quinhagak, Eek, Akiak, Akiachak, Tuluksak,
Tuntutuliak, and Napakiak.
Residents of Units 9B, 17, Lime Village, and
Stony River.
Residents of Kwethluk.

Caribou

Moose
Units 17A and 17B, those portions
north and west of a line beginning
from the Unit 18 boundary at the
northwestern 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
Unit 17A, that portion north of Togiak Moose
Lake that includes Izavieknik River
drainages
Unit 17 A, remainder
Moose

Residents of Akiak and Akiachak.

Residents of Unit 17, Goodnews Bay and
Platinum; excluding residents of Akiachak, Akiak,
and Quinhagak.

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Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Unit 17B, remainder and Unit 17C

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Moose

Residents of Akiak and Akiachak.

Moose

Residents of Unit 17, Nondalton, Levelock,
Goodnews Bay, and Platinum.
Unit 17
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 17
Beaver
Residents of Units 9A, 9B, 9C, 9E, and 17.
Unit 18
Black Bear Residents of Unit 18, Unit 19A living downstream
of the Holokuk River, Holy Cross, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Twin Hills, and Togiak.
Unit 18
Brown Bear Residents of Akiachak, Akiak, Eek, Goodnews
Bay, Kwethluk, Mountain Village, Napaskiak,
Platinum, Quinhagak, St. Marys, and Tuluksak.
Unit 18
Caribou
Residents of Unit 18, Manokotak, Stebbins, St.
Michael, Togiak, Twin Hills, and Upper Kalskag.
Moose
Residents of Unit 18, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, and
Unit 18, that portion of the Yukon
Chuathbaluk.
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, St. Michael, Stebbins, and
Unit 18, that portion north of a line
Upper Kalskag.
from Cape Romanzof to Kusilvak
Mountain to Mountain Village, and all
drainages north of the Yukon River
downstream from Marshall
Unit 18, remainder
Moose
Residents of Unit 18 and Upper Kalskag.
Unit 18
Musk ox
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 18
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Unit 19C and Unit 19D
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B
Brown Bear Residents of Units 18 and 19 within the
Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from, and
including, the Johnson River.
Unit 19C
Brown Bear No Federal subsistence priority.
Unit 19D
Brown Bear Residents of Units 19A and D, Tuluksak, and
Lower Kalskag.
Unit 19A and Unit 19B
Caribou
Residents of Units 19A and 19B, Unit 18 within
the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from,
and including, the Johnson River, and residents
of St. Marys, Marshall, Pilot Station, and Russian
Mission.
Unit 19C
Caribou
Residents of Unit 19C, Lime Village, McGrath,
Nikolai, and Telida.
Unit 19D
Caribou
Residents of Unit 19D, Lime Village, Sleetmute,
and Stony River.
Unit 19A and Unit 9B
Moose
Residents of Unit 18 within Kuskokwim River
drainage upstream from and including the
Johnson River, and residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19B, west of the Kogrukluk
Moose
Residents of Eek and Quinhagak.
River
Unit 19C
Moose
Residents of Unit 19.
Unit 19D
Moose
Residents of Unit 19 and Lake Minchumina.

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Unit 19
Unit 20D
Unit 20F
Unit 20E
Unit 20F
Unit 20A

Unit 20B
Unit 20C

Unit 20D and Unit 20E
Unit 20F
Unit 20A

Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management
Area
Unit 20B, remainder
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Wolf

Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Bison
No Federal subsistence priority.
Black Bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 12 and Dot Lake.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.
Caribou
Residents of Cantwell, Nenana, and those
domiciled between mileposts 216 and 239 of the
Parks Highway, excluding residents of
households of the Denali National Park
Headquarters.
Caribou
Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Caribou
Residents of Unit 20C living east of the Teklanika
River, residents of Cantwell, Lake Minchumina,
Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, Nikolai,
Tanana, Telida, and those domiciled between
mileposts 216 and 239 of the Parks Highway and
between mileposts 300 and 309, excluding
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
Caribou
Residents of Units 20D, 20E, and 12 north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
Caribou
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot
Springs.
Moose
Residents of Cantwell, Minto, Nenana, McKinley
Village, and the area along the Parks Highway
between mileposts 216 and 239, excluding
residents of households of the Denali National
Park Headquarters.
Moose
Residents of Minto and Nenana.
Moose
Moose

Unit 20D
Unit 20E

Moose
Moose

Unit 20F

Moose

Unit 20F

Wolf

Unit 20, remainder

Wolf

Residents of Unit 20B, Nenana, and Tanana.
Residents of Unit 20C (except that portion within
Denali National Park and Preserve and that
portion east of the Teklanika River), Cantwell,
Manley Hot Springs, Minto, Nenana, those
domiciled between mileposts 300 and 309 of the
Parks Highway, Nikolai, Tanana, Telida,
McKinley Village, and the area along the Parks
Highway between mileposts 216 and 239,
excluding residents of households of the Denali
National Park Headquarters.
Residents of Unit 20D and Tanacross.
Residents of Unit 20E, Unit 12 north of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve, Circle,
Central, Dot Lake, Healy Lake, and Mentasta
Lake.
Residents of Unit 20F, Manley Hot Springs,
Minto, and Stevens Village.
Residents of Unit 20F, Stevens Village, and
Manley Hot Springs.

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Unit 21
Unit 21A

Grouse,
(Spruce,
Ruffed and
Sharp-tailed)
Ptarmigan
(Rock and
Willow)
Brown Bear
Caribou

Unit 21B and Unit 21C
Unit 21D
Unit 21E

Caribou
Caribou
Caribou

Unit 21A

Moose

Unit 21B and Unit 21C

Moose

Unit 21D
Unit 21E, south of a line beginning at
the western boundary of Unit 21E
near the mouth of Paimiut Slough,
extending easterly along the south
bank of Paimiut Slough to Upper
High Bank, and southeasterly in the
direction of Molybdenum Mountain to
the juncture of Units 19A, 21A, and
21E
Unit 21E remainder
Unit 21

Moose
Moose

Unit 20D

Unit 22A
Unit 22B
Unit 22C, Unit 22D, and Unit 22E
Unit 22
Unit 22A

Unit 22, remainder

Unit 22
Unit 22A
Unit 22B, west of the Darby
Mountains

Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.

Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Residents of Units 21A, 21D, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Tanana.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, 21D, and Huslia.
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Aniak,
Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek, McGrath, and
Takotna.
Residents of Units 21A, 21E, Takotna, McGrath,
Aniak, and Crooked Creek.
Residents of Units 21B, 21C, Tanana, Ruby, and
Galena.
Residents of Units 21D, Huslia, and Ruby.
Residents of Unit 21E, Aniak, Chuathbaluk,
Kalskag, Lower Kalskag, and Russian Mission.

Moose
Wolf

Residents of Unit 21E and Russian Mission.
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Black Bear Residents of Unit 22A and Koyuk.
Black Bear Residents of Unit 22B.
Black Bear No Federal subsistence priority.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 22.
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, 22 (except residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, 24, Kotlik, Emmonak,
Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Chevak, Marshall,
Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka's Point,
Russian Mission, St. Marys, Nunam Iqua, and
Alakanuk.
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, 22 (excluding residents of St.
Lawrence Island), 23, and 24.
Moose
Residents of Unit 22.
Musk ox
All rural residents.
Musk ox
Residents of Units 22B and 22C.

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Unit 22B, remainder
Unit 22C
Unit 22D

Musk ox
Musk ox
Musk ox

Unit 22E

Musk ox

Unit 22

Wolf

Unit 22

Grouse
(Spruce)
Ptarmigan
(Rock and
Willow)
Black Bear

Unit 22

Unit 23

Residents of Unit 22B.
Residents of Unit 22C.
Residents of Units 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E
(excluding St. Lawrence Island).
Residents of Unit 22E (excluding Little Diomede
Island).
Residents of Units 23, 22, 21D north and west of
the Yukon River, and Kotlik.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
20D, 22, and 23.

Residents of Unit 23, Alatna, Allakaket, Bettles,
Evansville, Galena, Hughes, Huslia, and
Koyukuk.
Unit 23
Brown Bear Residents of Units 21 and 23.
Unit 23
Caribou
Residents of Units 21D west of the Koyukuk and
Yukon Rivers, Galena, 22, 23, 24 including
residents of Wiseman but not including other
residents of the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area, and 26A.
Unit 23
Moose
Residents of Unit 23.
Musk ox
Residents of Unit 23 south of Kotzebue Sound
Unit 23, south of Kotzebue Sound
and west of and including the Buckland River
and west of and including the
drainage.
Buckland River drainage
Unit 23, remainder
Musk ox
Residents of Unit 23 east and north of the
Buckland River drainage.
Unit 23
Sheep
Residents of Point Lay and Unit 23 north of the
Arctic Circle.
Unit 23
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
Unit 23
Grouse
(Spruce and 20D, 22, and 23.
Ruffed)
Residents of Units 11, 13, Chickaloon, 15, 16,
Unit 23
Ptarmigan
20D, 22, and 23.
(Rock,
Willow and
White-tailed)
Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Black Bear Residents of Stevens Village, Unit 24, and
Wiseman, but not including any other residents
Mountain, and within the public lands
of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
composing or immediately adjacent
Area.
to the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area
Unit 24, remainder
Black Bear Residents of Unit 24 and Wiseman, but not
including any other residents of the Dalton
Highway Corridor Management Area.
Unit 24, that portion south of Caribou Brown Bear Residents of Stevens Village and Unit 24.
Mountain, and within the public lands
composing or immediately adjacent
to the Dalton Highway Corridor
Management Area
Unit 24, remainder
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 24.
Unit 24
Caribou

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Unit 24
Unit 24
Unit 25D
Unit 25D
Unit 25, remainder
Unit 25A
Unit 25B and Unit 25C
Unit 25D
Unit 25A
Unit 25D, west
Unit 25D, remainder
Unit 25A
Unit 25B and Unit 25C
Unit 25D
Unit 25, remainder
Unit 26

Unit 26A and C
Unit 26B

Unit 26

Unit 26A
Unit 26B
Unit 26C
Unit 26A
Unit 26B
Unit 26C

Unit 26

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Residents of Unit 24, Galena, Kobuk, Koyukuk,
Stevens Village, and Tanana.
Moose
Residents of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena.
Sheep
Residents of Unit 24 residing north of the Arctic
Circle, Allakaket, Alatna, Hughes, and Huslia.
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Black Bear Residents of Unit 25D.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 25D.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 25 and Eagle.
Caribou
Residents of Units 24A and 25.
Caribou
Residents of Unit 25.
Caribou
Residents of Units 20F and 25D and Manley Hot
Springs.
Moose
Residents of Units 25A and 25D.
Moose
Residents of Unit 25D West.
Moose
Residents of remainder of Unit 25.
Sheep
Residents of Arctic Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and Venetie.
Sheep
No Federal subsistence priority.
Wolf
Residents of Unit 25D.
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.
Brown Bear Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay
-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Anaktuvuk
Pass, and Point Hope.
Caribou
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Caribou
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Unit 24 within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area.
Moose
Residents of Unit 26 (excluding the Prudhoe Bay
-Deadhorse Industrial Complex), Point Hope, and
Anaktuvuk Pass.
Musk ox
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Atqasuk, Barrow,
Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
Musk ox
Residents of Anaktuvuk Pass, Nuiqsut, and
Kaktovik.
Musk ox
Residents of Kaktovik.
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Point
Hope.
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Point
Hope, and Wiseman.
Sheep
Residents of Unit 26, Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic
Village, Chalkyitsik, Fort Yukon, Point Hope, and
Venetie.
Wolf
Residents of Units 6, 9, 10 (Unimak Island only),
11-13, Chickaloon, and 16-26.

(2) Fish determinations. The following communities and areas have been found to have a positive
customary and traditional use determination in the listed area for the indicated species:

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KOTZEBUE AREA
NORTON SOUND—PORT CLARENCE
AREA:
Norton Sound—Port Clarence
Area, waters draining into
Norton Sound between Point
Romanof and Canal Point
Norton Sound—Port Clarence
Area, remainder
YUKON-NORTHERN AREA:
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Species
All fish

Determination
Residents of the Kotzebue Area.

All fish

Residents of Kotlik, St. Michael and
Stebbins.

All fish

Residents of the Norton Sound—Port
Clarence Area.

Salmon, other than
fall chum salmon

Residents of the Yukon River
drainage and the community of
Stebbins.
Yukon River drainage
Fall chum salmon
Residents of the Yukon River
drainage and the communities of
Chevak, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay,
and Stebbins.
Yukon River drainage
Freshwater fish
Residents of the Yukon-Northern
(other than salmon) Area.
Remainder of the YukonAll fish
Residents of the Yukon-Northern
Northern Area
Area, excluding the residents of the
Yukon River drainage and excluding
those domiciled in Unit 26B.
Freshwater fish
Residents of the Yukon-Northern
Tanana River drainage
contained within the Tetlin NWR (other than salmon) Area and residents of Chistochina,
Mentasta Lake, Slana, and all
and the Wrangell-St. Elias NPP
residents living between Mentasta
Lake and Chistochina.
KUSKOKWIM AREA:
Salmon
Residents of the Kuskokwim Area,
except those persons residing on the
United States military installations
located on Cape Newenham,
Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina
USAFB.
Rainbow trout
Residents of the communities of
Akiachak, Akiak, Aniak, Atmautluak,
Bethel, Chuathbaluk, Crooked Creek,
Eek, Goodnews Bay, Kasigluk,
Kwethluk, Lower Kalskag, Napakiak,
Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville,
Platinum, Quinhagak, Tuluksak,
Tuntutuliak, and Upper Kalskag.
Pacific cod
Residents of the communities of
Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Kipnuk,
Kongiganak, Kwigillingok, Mekoryuk,
Newtok, Nightmute, Tununak,
Toksook Bay, and Tuntutuliak.
All other fish other Residents of the Kuskokwim Area,
than herring
except those persons residing on the
United States military installation
located on Cape Newenham,
Sparrevohn USAFB, and Tatalina
USAFB.

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Herring and herring Residents within 20 miles of the
roe
coast between the westernmost tip of
the Naskonat Peninsula and the
terminus of the Ishowik River and on
Nunivak Island.

BRISTOL BAY AREA:
Nushagak District, including
Salmon and
drainages flowing into the district freshwater fish
Naknek-Kvichak District—
Salmon and
Naknek River drainage
freshwater fish
Salmon and
Naknek-Kvichak District—
freshwater fish
Kvichak/Iliamna—Lake Clark
drainage
Togiak District, including
Salmon and
drainages flowing into the district freshwater fish

Egegik District, including
Salmon and
drainages flowing into the district freshwater fish
Ugashik District, including
Salmon and
drainages flowing into the district freshwater fish
Togiak District

Herring spawn on
kelp

Remainder of the Bristol Bay
Area
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AREA

All fish
All fish

ALASKA PENINSULA AREA

All fish

CHIGNIK AREA

Salmon and fish
other than
rainbow/steelhead
trout

KODIAK AREA:
Except the Mainland District, all Salmon
waters along the south side of
the Alaska Peninsula bounded
by the latitude of Cape Douglas
(58°51.10′ North latitude) midstream Shelikof Strait, north and
east of the longitude of the
southern entrance of Imuya Bay
near Kilokak Rocks (57°10.34′
North latitude, 156°20.22′ West
longitude)
Kodiak Area
Fish other than
rainbow/steelhead
trout and salmon
COOK INLET AREA:
All fish

Residents of the Nushagak District
and freshwater drainages flowing into
the district.
Residents of the Naknek and
Kvichak River drainages.
Residents of the Kvichak/IliamnaLake Clark drainage.
Residents of the Togiak District,
freshwater drainages flowing into the
district, and the community of
Manokotak.
Residents of South Naknek, the
Egegik District and freshwater
drainages flowing into the district.
Residents of the Ugashik District and
freshwater drainages flowing into the
district.
Residents of the Togiak District and
freshwater drainages flowing into the
district.
Residents of the Bristol Bay Area.
Residents of the Aleutian Islands
Area and the Pribilof Islands.
Residents of the Alaska Peninsula
Area.
Residents of the Chignik Area.

Residents of the Kodiak Island
Borough, except those residing on
the Kodiak Coast Guard Base.

Residents of the Kodiak Area.

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Kenai Peninsula District—
Waters north of and including
the Kenai River drainage within
the Kenai National Wildlife
Refuge and the Chugach
National Forest
Waters within the Kasilof River All fish
drainage within the Kenai NWR
Salmon
Waters within Lake Clark
National Park draining into and
including that portion of Tuxedni
Bay within the park
Cook Inlet Area
Fish other than
salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, char,
grayling, and burbot
Remainder of the Cook Inlet
Salmon, Dolly
Area
Varden, trout, char,
grayling, and burbot
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA:
Southwestern District and Green Salmon
Island

Salmon
North of a line from Porcupine
Point to Granite Point, and south
of a line from Point Lowe to
Tongue Point
Copper River drainage upstream Freshwater fish
from Haley Creek

Gulkana National Wild and
Scenic River

Freshwater fish

Residents of the communities of
Cooper Landing, Hope and Ninilchik.

Residents of the community of
Ninilchik.
Residents of the Tuxedni Bay Area.

Residents of the Cook Inlet Area.

All rural residents.

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.
Residents of the villages of Tatitlek
and Ellamar.

Residents of Cantwell, Chisana,
Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction,
Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake,
Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina,
McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna,
Northway, Slana, Tanacross,
Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and
those individuals that live along the
Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta
Pass, and along the Nabesna Road.
Residents of Cantwell, Chisana,
Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center,
Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction,
Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake,
Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina,
McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna,
Northway, Paxson-Sourdough,
Slana, Tanacross, Tazlina, Tetlin,
Tok, Tonsina, and those individuals
that live along the Tok Cutoff from
Tok to Mentasta Pass, and along the
Nabesna Road.

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Residents of the Prince William
Freshwater fish
Waters of the Prince William
Sound Area, except those living in
(trout, char,
Sound Area, except for the
Copper River drainage upstream whitefish, suckers, the Copper River drainage upstream
grayling, and burbot) of Haley Creek.
of Haley Creek
Chitina Subdistrict of the Upper Salmon
Residents of Cantwell, Chickaloon,
Copper River District
Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina,
Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona,
Gakona Junction, Glennallen,
Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake,
Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta
Lake, Nabesna, Northway, PaxsonSourdough, Slana, Tanacross,
Tazlina, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and
those individuals that live along the
Tok Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta
Pass, and along the Nabesna Road.
Glennallen Subdistrict of the
Salmon
Residents of the Prince William
Upper Copper River District
Sound Area and residents of
Cantwell, Chickaloon, Chisana, Dot
Lake, Healy Lake, Northway,
Tanacross, Tetlin, Tok, and those
individuals living along the Alaska
Highway from the Alaskan/Canadian
border to Dot Lake, along the Tok
Cutoff from Tok to Mentasta Pass,
and along the Nabesna Road.
Salmon
Residents of Mentasta Lake and Dot
Waters of the Copper River
Lake.
between National Park Service
regulatory markers located near
the mouth of Tanada Creek, and
in Tanada Creek between
National Park Service regulatory
markers identifying the open
waters of the creek
Remainder of the Prince William Salmon
Residents of the Prince William
Sound Area
Sound Area.
Residents of Cordova.
Waters of the Bering River area Eulachon
from Point Martin to Cape
Suckling
Eulachon
Residents of Cordova, Chenega Bay,
Waters of the Copper River
and Tatitlek.
Delta from the Eyak River to
Point Martin
YAKUTAT AREA:
Residents of the area east of Yakutat
Fresh water upstream from the Salmon
Bay, including the islands within
terminus of streams and rivers
Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River
of the Yakutat Area from the
drainage, and south of and including
Doame River to the Tsiu River
Knight Island.
Residents of the area east of Yakutat
Fresh water upstream from the Dolly Varden,
terminus of streams and rivers steelhead trout, and Bay, including the islands within
Yakutat Bay, west of the Situk River
smelt
of the Yakutat Area from the
drainage, and south of and including
Doame River to Point Manby
Knight Island.
Remainder of the Yakutat Area Dolly Varden, trout, Residents of Southeastern Alaska
smelt, and eulachon and Yakutat Areas.

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Salmon
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA AREA:
District 1—Section 1E in waters
of the Naha River and Roosevelt
Lagoon
District 1—Section 1F in Boca
de Quadra in waters of Sockeye
Creek and Hugh Smith Lake
within 500 yards of the terminus
of Sockeye Creek
Districts 2, 3, and 5 and waters
draining into those Districts
District 5—North of a line from
Point Barrie to Boulder Point

Residents of the City of Saxman.
Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon
Residents of the City of Saxman.
Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon
Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 6 and waters draining
into that District

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 7 and waters draining
into that District

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 8 and waters draining
into that District

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 9—Section 9A

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 9—Section 9B north of
the latitude of Swain Point

Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon

District 10—West of a line from
Pinta Point to False Point Pybus

All rural residents.

Residents living south of Sumner
Strait and west of Clarence Strait and
Kashevaroff Passage.
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.
Residents living south of Sumner
Strait and west of Clarence Strait and
Kashevaroff Passage; residents of
drainages flowing into District 6 north
of the latitude of Point Alexander
(Mitkof Island); residents of
drainages flowing into Districts 7 & 8,
including the communities of
Petersburg & Wrangell; and
residents of the communities of
Meyers Chuck and Kake.
Residents of drainages flowing into
District 6 north of the latitude of Point
Alexander (Mitkof Island); residents
of drainages flowing into Districts 7 &
8, including the communities of
Petersburg & Wrangell; and
residents of the communities of
Meyers Chuck and Kake.
Residents of drainages flowing into
Districts 7 & 8, residents of drainages
flowing into District 6 north of the
latitude of Point Alexander (Mitkof
Island), and residents of Meyers
Chuck.
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.
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.
Residents of the City of Kake and in
Kupreanof Island drainages emptying

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Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt,
and eulachon
All fish

District 12—Section 12A,
excluding the area south of a
line from Fishery Point to South
Passage point
District 12—Section 12B
All fish

into Keku Strait south of Point White
and north of the Portage Bay boat
harbor.
Residents of drainages flowing into
Districts 12 and 14.

Residents of drainages flowing into
Districts 12 and 14.
Residents of the City of Angoon and
Salmon, Dolly
District 12—Section 12A, the
area south of a line from Fishery Varden, trout, smelt, along the western shore of Admiralty
Island north of the latitude of Sand
and eulachon
Point to South Passage Point
Island, south of the latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134°30′ West
longitude, including Killisnoo Island.
All fish
Residents of drainages flowing into
District 13—Section 13A,
Sections 13A, 13B, and District 14.
excluding the area south of the
latitude of Cape Edward
Residents of the City and Borough of
District 13—Section 13A, south Salmon, Dolly
of the latitude of Cape Edward Varden, trout, smelt, Sitka in drainages that empty into
Section 13B, north of the latitude of
and eulachon
Dorothy Narrows.
Residents of the City and Borough of
District 13—Section 13B north of Salmon, Dolly
the latitude of Redfish Cape
Varden, trout, smelt, Sitka in drainages that empty into
Section 13B north of the latitude of
and eulachon
Dorothy Narrows.
Residents of the City and Borough of
District 13—Section 13C
Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt, Sitka in drainages that empty into
Section 13B north of the latitude of
and eulachon
Dorothy Narrows.
Residents of the City of Angoon and
District 13—Section 13C east of Salmon, Dolly
the longitude of Point Elizabeth Varden, trout, smelt, along the western shore of Admiralty
Island north of the latitude of Sand
and eulachon
Island, south of the latitude of Thayer
Creek, and west of 134°30′ West
longitude, including Killisnoo Island.
Residents of the City and Borough of
District 13—Section 13C
Salmon, Dolly
Varden, trout, smelt, Sitka in drainages that empty into
Section 13B north of the latitude of
and eulachon
Dorothy Narrows.
District 14
All fish
Residents of drainages flowing into
Sections 12A, 13A, and District 14.
Remainder of the Southeastern Dolly Varden, trout, Residents of Southeastern Alaska
Alaska Area
smelt, and eulachon and Yakutat Areas.
Salmon
All rural residents.

(3) Shellfish determinations. The following communities and areas have been found to have a
positive customary and traditional use determination in the listed area for the indicated species:
Area
Bering Sea Area

Species
All shellfish

Determination
Residents of the Bering Sea
Area.

Alaska Peninsula-Aleutian Islands Area Shrimp Dungeness, and
Tanner crab

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Shrimp, Dungeness, and
Tanner crab
King crab

Kodiak Area, except for the
Semidi Island, the North
Mainland, and the South
Mainland Sections
Cook Inlet Area:
Federal waters in the Tuxedni Shellfish
Bay Area within the
boundaries of Lake Clark
National Park
Prince William Sound Area
Shrimp, clams, Dungeness,
king, and Tanner crab
Southeastern Alaska—Yakutat Area:
Section 1E south of the
Shellfish, except shrimp,
latitude of Grant Island light
king crab, and Tanner crab.
Section 1F north of the latitude Shellfish, except shrimp,
of the northernmost tip of Mary king crab, and Tanner crab
Island, except waters of Boca
de Quadra
Section 3A and 3B
Shellfish, except shrimp,
king crab, and Tanner crab
District 13
Dungeness crab, shrimp,
abalone, sea cucumbers,
gum boots, cockles, and
clams, except geoducks

Residents of the Alaska
Peninsula-Aleutian Islands
Area.
Residents of the Kodiak Area.
Residents of the Kodiak Island
Borough, except those
residents on the Kodiak Coast
Guard base.
Residents of Tuxedni Bay,
Chisik Island, and Tyonek.

Residents of the Prince
William Sound Area.
Residents of the Southeast
Area.
Residents of the Southeast
Area.

Residents of the Southeast
Area.
Residents of the Southeast
Area.

(b) [Reserved]
[64 FR 1301, Jan. 8, 1999]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting § 242.24, see the List of CFR Sections Affected,
which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov .

Subpart D—Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife
§ 242.25 Subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, and shellfish: general regulations.
(a) Definitions. The following definitions apply to all regulations contained in this part:
Abalone iron means a flat device which is used for taking abalone and which is more than 1 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.
Airborne means transported by aircraft.
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's Alaska Airman's Guide and
chart supplement.

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Anchor means a device used to hold a 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.
Animal means those species with a vertebral column (backbone).
Antler means one or more solid, horn-like appendages protruding from the head of a caribou,
deer, elk, or moose.
Antlered means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose having at least one visible antler.
Antlerless means any caribou, deer, elk, or moose not having visible antlers attached to the skull.
Bait means any material excluding a scent lure that is placed to attract an animal by its sense of
smell or taste; however, those parts of legally taken animals that are not required to be salvaged and
which are left at the kill site are not considered bait.
Beach seine means a floating net which is designed to surround fish and is set from and hauled to
the beach.
Bear means black bear, or brown or grizzly bear.
Big game means black bear, brown bear, bison, caribou, Sitka black-tailed deer, elk, mountain
goat, moose, musk ox, Dall sheep, wolf, and wolverine.
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 of an inch.
Brow tine means a tine on the front portion of a moose antler, typically projecting forward from the
base of the antler toward the nose.
Buck means any male deer.
Bull means any male moose, caribou, elk, or musk oxen.
Calf means a moose, caribou, elk, musk ox, or bison less than 12 months old.
Cast net means a circular net with a mesh size of no more than 1.5 inches and weights attached
to the perimeter, which, when thrown, surrounds the fish and closes at the bottom when retrieved.
Char means the following species: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinis), lake trout (Salvelinus
namaycush), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma).
Closed season means the time when fish, wildlife, or shellfish may not be taken.
Crab means the following species: Red king crab (Paralithodes camshatica), blue king crab
(Paralithodes platypus), brown king crab (Lithodes aequispina), scarlet king crab (Lithodes couesi), all
species of tanner or snow crab (Chionoecetes spp.), and Dungeness crab (Cancer magister).
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.
Depth of net means the perpendicular distance between cork line and lead line expressed as
either linear units of measure or as a number of meshes, including all of the web of which the net is
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Designated hunter or fisherman means a Federally qualified hunter or fisherman who may take all
or a portion of another Federally qualified hunter's or fisherman's harvest limit(s) only under situations
approved by the Board.
Dip net means a bag-shaped net supported on all sides by a rigid frame; the maximum straightline distance between any two points on the net frame, as measured through the net opening, may not
exceed 5 feet; the depth of the bag must be at least one-half 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; a
tethered, umbilical, surface-supplied unit; or snorkel.
Drainage means all of the lands and waters comprising a watershed, including tributary rivers,
streams, sloughs, ponds, and lakes, which contribute to the water supply of the watershed.
Drawing permit means a permit issued to a limited number of Federally qualified subsistence
users selected by means of a random drawing.
Drift gillnet means a drifting gillnet that has not been intentionally staked, anchored, or otherwise
fixed in one place.
Edible meat means the breast meat of ptarmigan and grouse and those parts of caribou, deer,
elk, mountain goat, moose, musk oxen, and Dall sheep that are typically used for human consumption,
which are: The meat of the ribs, neck, brisket, front quarters as far as the distal (bottom) joint of the
radius-ulna (knee), hindquarters as far as the distal joint (bottom) of the tibia-fibula (hock) and that
portion of the animal between the front and hindquarters; however, edible meat of species listed in this
definition does not include: Meat of the head, meat that has been damaged and made inedible by the
method of taking, bones, sinew, and incidental meat reasonably lost as a result of boning or close
trimming of the bones, or viscera. For black bear, brown and grizzly bear, “edible meat” means the
meat of the front quarter and hindquarters and meat along the backbone (backstrap).
Federally qualified subsistence user means a rural Alaska resident qualified to harvest fish or
wildlife on Federal public lands in accordance with the Federal Subsistence Management Regulations
in this part.
Field means an area outside of established year-round dwellings, businesses, or other
developments usually associated with a city, town, or village; field does not include permanent hotels
or roadhouses on the State road system or at State or Federally maintained airports.
Fifty-inch (50-inch) moose means a bull moose with an antler spread of 50 inches or more.
Fish wheel means a fixed, rotating device, with no more than four baskets on a single axle, for
catching fish, which is driven by river current or other means.
Fresh water of streams and rivers means the line at which fresh water is separated from salt water
at the mouth of streams and rivers by a line drawn headland to headland across the mouth as the
waters flow into the sea.
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.
Fyke net means a fixed, funneling (fyke) device used to entrap fish.
Gear means any type of fishing apparatus.

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Gillnet 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 or bottomfish means any marine fish except halibut, osmerids, herring, and salmonids.
Grouse collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, including spruce grouse, ruffed grouse,
sooty grouse (formerly blue), and sharp-tailed grouse.
Hand purse seine means a floating net that 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 free-running
line through one or more rings attached to the lead line is not allowed.
Handicraft means a finished product made by a rural Alaskan resident from the nonedible
byproducts of fish or wildlife and is composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural
materials. The shape and appearance of the natural material must be substantially changed by the
skillful use of hands, such as sewing, weaving, drilling, lacing, beading, carving, etching,
scrimshawing, painting, or other means, and incorporated into a work of art, regalia, clothing, or other
creative expression, and can be either traditional or contemporary in design. The handicraft must have
substantially greater monetary and aesthetic value than the unaltered natural material alone.
Handline means a hand-held and operated line, with one or more hooks attached.
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 or
designated group, per specified time period, in a Unit or portion of a Unit in which the taking occurs
even if part or all of the harvest is preserved. A fish, when landed and killed by means of rod and reel,
becomes part of the harvest limit of the person originally hooking it.
Herring pound means an enclosure used primarily to contain live herring over extended periods of
time.
Highway means the drivable surface of any constructed road.
Household means that group of people residing in the same residence.
Hung measure means the maximum length of the cork line when measured wet or dry with
traction applied at one end only.
Hunting means the taking of wildlife within established hunting seasons with archery equipment or
firearms, and as authorized by a required hunting license.
Hydraulic clam digger means a device using water or a combination of air and water used to
harvest clams.
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, or from shore ice and
which are drawn through the water by hand.
Lead means either a length of net employed for guiding fish into a seine, set gillnet, or other
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Legal limit of fishing gear means the maximum aggregate of a single type of fishing gear
permitted to be used by one individual or boat, or combination of boats in any particular regulatory
area, district, or section.
Long line means either a stationary, buoyed, or anchored line, or a floating, free-drifting line with
lures or baited hooks attached.
Marmot collectively refers to all species of marmot that occur in Alaska, including the hoary
marmot, Alaska marmot, and the woodchuck.
Mechanical clam digger means a mechanical device used or capable of being used for the taking
of clams.
Mechanical jigging machine means a mechanical device with line and hooks used to jig for halibut
and bottomfish, but does not include hand gurdies or rods with reels.
Mile means a nautical mile when used in reference to marine waters or a statute mile when used
in reference to fresh water.
Motorized vehicle means a motor-driven land, air, or water conveyance.
Open season means the time when wildlife may be taken by hunting or trapping; an open season
includes the first and last days of the prescribed season period.
Otter means river or land otter only, excluding sea otter.
Permit hunt means a hunt for which State or Federal permits are issued by registration or other
means.
Poison means any substance that is toxic or poisonous upon contact or ingestion.
Possession means having direct physical control of wildlife at a given time or having both the
power and intention to exercise dominion or control of wildlife either directly or through another person
or persons.
Possession limit means the maximum number of fish, grouse, or ptarmigan a person or
designated group may have in possession if they 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.
Ptarmigan collectively refers to all species found in Alaska, including white-tailed ptarmigan, rock
ptarmigan, and willow ptarmigan.
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.
Ram means a male Dall sheep.
Registration permit means a permit that authorizes hunting and is issued to a person who agrees
to the specified hunting conditions. Hunting permitted by a registration permit begins on an announced
date and continues throughout the open season, or until the season is closed by Board action.
Registration permits are issued in the order requests are received and/or are based on priorities as
determined by 50 CFR 100.17 and 36 CFR 242.17.
Regulatory year means July 1-June 30, except for fish and shellfish, for which it means April 1March 31.

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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. In either
case, bait or an artificial fly or lure is used as terminal tackle. This definition does not include the use of
rod and reel gear for snagging.
Salmon means the following species: pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); 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, rearing, or for traveling to a
spawning or rearing area.
Salvage means to transport the edible meat, skull, or hide, as required by regulation, of a
regulated fish, wildlife, or shellfish to the location where the edible meat will be consumed by humans
or processed for human consumption in a manner that saves or prevents the edible meat from waste,
and preserves the skull or hide for human use.
Scallop dredge means a dredge-like device designed specifically for and capable of taking
scallops by being towed along the ocean floor.
Sea urchin rake means a hand-held implement, no longer than 4 feet, equipped with projecting
prongs used to gather sea urchins.
Sealing means placing a mark or tag on a portion of a harvested animal by an authorized
representative of the ADF&G; sealing includes collecting and recording information about the
conditions under which the animal was harvested, and measurements of the specimen submitted for
sealing, or surrendering a specific portion of the animal for biological information.
Set gillnet means a gillnet that has been intentionally set, staked, anchored, or otherwise fixed.
Seven-eighths curl horn means the horn of a male Dall sheep, the tip of which has grown through
seven-eighths (315 degrees) of a circle, described by the outer surface of the horn, as viewed from the
side, or with both horns broken.
Shovel means a hand-operated implement for digging clams.
Skin, hide, pelt, or fur means any tanned or untanned external covering of an animal's body.
However, for bear, the skin, hide, pelt, or fur means the external covering with claws attached.
Snagging means hooking or attempting to hook a fish elsewhere than in the mouth.
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.
Spike-fork moose means a bull moose with only one or two tines on either antler; male calves are
not spike-fork bulls.
Stretched measure means the average length of any series of 10 consecutive meshes measured
from inside the first knot and including the last knot when wet; the 10 meshes, when being measured,
must be an integral part of the net, as hung, and measured perpendicular to the selvages;
measurements will be made by means of a metal tape measure while the 10 meshes being measured
are suspended vertically from a single peg or nail, under 5-pound weight.

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Subsistence fishing permit means a subsistence harvest permit issued by the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game or the Federal Subsistence Board.
Take or Taking means to fish, 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 1 inch.
To operate fishing gear means any of the following: To deploy gear in the water; to remove gear
from the water; to remove fish or shellfish from the gear during an open season or period; or to
possess a gillnet containing fish during an open fishing period, except that a gillnet that is completely
clear of the water is not considered to be operating for the purposes of minimum distance requirement.
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.
Trawl means a bag-shaped net towed through the water to capture fish or shellfish, and includes
beam, otter, or pelagic trawl.
Troll gear means a power gurdy troll gear consisting of a line or lines with lures or baited hooks
that are drawn through the water by a power gurdy; hand troll gear consisting of a line or lines with
lures or baited hooks that are drawn through the water from a vessel by hand trolling, strip fishing, or
other types of trolling, and which are retrieved by hand power or hand-powered crank and not by any
type of electrical, hydraulic, mechanical, or other assisting device or attachment; or dinglebar troll gear
consisting of one or more lines, retrieved and set with a troll gurdy or hand troll gurdy, with a terminally
attached weight from which one or more leaders with one or more lures or baited hooks are pulled
through the water while a vessel is making way.
Trophy means a mount of a big game animal, including the skin of the head (cape) or the entire
skin, in a lifelike representation of the animal, including a lifelike representation made from any part of
a big game animal; “trophy” also includes a “European mount” in which the horns or antlers and the
skull or a portion of the skull are mounted for display.
Trout means the following species: Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) and rainbow/steelhead
trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Unclassified wildlife or unclassified species means all species of animals not otherwise classified
by the definitions in this paragraph (a), or regulated under other Federal law as listed in paragraph (i)
of this section.
Ungulate means any species of hoofed mammal, including deer, caribou, elk, moose, mountain
goat, Dall sheep, and musk ox.
Unit and Subunit means one of the geographical areas in the State of Alaska known as Game
Management Units, or GMUs, as defined in the codified Alaska Department of Fish and Game
regulations found in Title 5 of the Alaska Administrative Code and collectively listed in this part as
Units or Subunits.
Wildlife means any hare, ptarmigan, grouse, ungulate, bear, furbearer, or unclassified species
and includes any part, product, egg, or offspring thereof, or carcass or part thereof.
(b) Taking fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of
this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting, trapping, or fishing during
a closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited. You may not take for subsistence fish,
wildlife, or shellfish outside established Unit or Area seasons, or in excess of the established Unit or

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Area harvest limits, unless otherwise provided for by the Board. You may take fish, wildlife, or shellfish
under State regulations on public lands, except as otherwise restricted at §§ 242.26 through 242.28.
Unit/Area-specific restrictions or allowances for subsistence taking of fish, wildlife, or shellfish are
identified at §§ 242.26 through 242.28.
(c) Harvest limits.
(1) Harvest limits authorized by this section and harvest limits established in State regulations
may not be accumulated unless specified otherwise in §§ 242.26, 242.27. or 242.28.
(2) Fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken by a designated individual for another person pursuant to
§ 242.10(d)(5)(ii) counts toward the individual harvest limit of the person for whom the fish, wildlife, or
shellfish is taken.
(3) A harvest limit may apply to the number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish that can be taken daily,
seasonally and/or during a regulatory year or held in possession.
(4) Unless otherwise provided, any person who gives or receives fish, wildlife, or shellfish must
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 fish, wildlife, or shellfish; the time and place
that the fish, wildlife, or shellfish was taken; and identification of species transferred. Where a qualified
subsistence user has designated another qualified subsistence user to take fish, wildlife, or shellfish
on his or her behalf in accordance with § 242.10(d)(5)(ii), the permit must be furnished in place of a
signed statement.
(d) Fishing by designated harvest permit.
(1) Any species of fish that may be taken by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken
under a designated harvest permit.
(2) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you (beneficiary) may designate another
Federally qualified subsistence user to take fish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must obtain
a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest fish and must return a completed harvest
report. The designated fisherman may fish for any number of beneficiaries but may have no more than
two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid designated fishing permit when
taking, attempting to take, or transporting fish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary.
(4) The designated fisherman may not fish with more than one legal limit of gear.
(5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take fish on your behalf at
one time. You may not personally take or attempt to take fish at the same time that a designated
fisherman is taking or attempting to take fish on your behalf.
(e) Hunting by designated harvest permit. If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user
(recipient), you may designate another Federally qualified subsistence user to take deer, moose, and
caribou, and in Units 1-5, goats, on your behalf unless you are a member of a community operating
under a community harvest system or unless unit-specific regulations in § 242.26 preclude or modify
the use of the designated hunter system or allow the harvest of additional species by a designated
hunter. 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 except for goats, where designated
hunters may have no more than one harvest limit in possession at any one time, and unless otherwise
specified in unit-specific regulations in § 242.26.
(f) A rural Alaska resident who has been designated to take fish, wildlife, or shellfish on behalf of
another rural Alaska resident in accordance with § 242.10(d)(5)(ii) must promptly deliver the fish,
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taking the fish, wildlife, or shellfish or claim for themselves the meat or any part of the harvested fish,
wildlife, or shellfish.
(g) Cultural/educational program permits.
(1) A qualifying program must have instructors, enrolled students, minimum attendance
requirements, and standards for successful completion of the course. Applications must be submitted
to the Federal Subsistence Board through the Office of Subsistence Management and should be
submitted 60 days prior to the earliest desired date of harvest. Harvest must be reported, and any
animals harvested will count against any established Federal harvest quota for the area in which it is
harvested.
(2) Requests for followup permits must be submitted to the in-season or local manager and
should be submitted 60 days prior to the earliest desired date of harvest.
(h) Permits. If a subsistence fishing or hunting permit is required by this part, the following permit
conditions apply unless otherwise specified in this section:
(1) You may not take more fish, wildlife, or shellfish for subsistence use than the limits set out in
the permit;
(2) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing or hunting;
(3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing,
hunting, or transporting subsistence-taken fish, wildlife, or shellfish;
(4) If specified on the permit, you must keep accurate daily records of the harvest, showing the
number of fish, wildlife, or shellfish taken, by species, location, and date of harvest, and other such
information as may be required for management or conservation purposes; and
(5) If the return of harvest information necessary for management and conservation purposes is
required by a permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible to
receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the following regulatory year, unless you
demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable
circumstances.
(i) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter fish, wildlife, or shellfish that was taken
in violation of Federal or State statutes or a regulation promulgated hereunder.
(j) Utilization of fish, wildlife, or shellfish.
(1) You may not use wildlife as food for a dog or furbearer, or as bait, except as allowed for in
§ 242.26, § 242.27, or § 242.28, or 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, or ptarmigan; however, you may not use the breast meat of
grouse and ptarmigan as animal food or bait;
(iv) Unclassified wildlife.
(2) If you take wildlife for subsistence, you must salvage the following parts for human use:
(i) The hide of a wolf, wolverine, coyote, fox, lynx, marten, mink, weasel, or otter;
(ii) The hide and edible meat of a brown bear, except that the hide of brown bears taken in Units
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(iii) The hide and edible meat of a black bear;
(iv) The hide or meat of squirrels, hares, marmots, beaver, muskrats, or unclassified wildlife.
(3) You must salvage the edible meat of ungulates, bear, grouse, and ptarmigan.
(4) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-caught fish or shellfish; however,
you may use for bait or other purposes whitefish, herring, and species for which bag limits, seasons, or
other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this section, as well as the head, tail, fins,
and viscera of legally taken subsistence fish.
(5) 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 fish, wildlife, or shellfish,
unanticipated weather conditions, or unavoidable loss to another animal.
(6) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from
the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a black bear.
(i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur,
claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a black bear taken from Units 1, 2, 3, or 5.
(ii) [Reserved]
(7) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from
the skin, hide, pelt, or fur, including claws, of a brown bear taken from Units 1-5, 9A-C, 9E, 12, 17, 20,
22, 23, 24B (only that portion within Gates of the Arctic National Park), 25, or 26.
(i) In Units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, you may sell handicraft articles made from the skin, hide, pelt, fur,
claws, bones, teeth, sinew, or skulls of a brown bear taken from Units 1, 4, or 5.
(ii) Prior to selling a handicraft incorporating a brown bear claw(s), the hide or claw(s) not attached
to a hide must be sealed by an authorized Alaska Department of Fish and Game representative. Old
claws may be sealed if an affidavit is signed indicating that the claws came from a brown bear
harvested on Federal public lands by a Federally qualified user. A copy of the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game sealing certificate must accompany the handicraft when sold.
(8) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell the raw fur or tanned pelt with
or without claws attached from legally harvested furbearers.
(9) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from
the nonedible byproducts (including, but not limited to, skin, shell, fins, and bones) of subsistenceharvested fish or shellfish.
(10) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user, you may sell handicraft articles made from
nonedible byproducts of wildlife harvested for subsistence uses (excluding bear), to include: Skin,
hide, pelt, fur, claws, bones (except skulls of moose, caribou, elk, deer, sheep, goat, and musk ox),
teeth, sinew, antlers and/or horns (if not attached to any part of the skull or made to represent a big
game trophy) and hooves.
(11) The sale of handicrafts made from the nonedible byproducts of wildlife, when authorized in
this part, may not constitute a significant commercial enterprise.
(12) You may sell the horns and antlers not attached to any part of the skull from legally harvested
caribou (except caribou harvested in Unit 23), deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep.
(13) You may sell the raw/untanned and tanned hide or cape from a legally harvested caribou,
deer, elk, goat, moose, musk ox, and sheep.
(k) The regulations found in this part do not apply to the subsistence taking and use of fish,
wildlife, or shellfish regulated pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1091, 16 U.S.C. 1187); the

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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 to any amendments to these Acts. The taking and use of fish, wildlife, or shellfish,
covered by these Acts will conform to the specific provisions contained in these Acts, as amended,
and any implementing regulations.
(l) Rural residents, nonrural residents, and nonresidents not specifically prohibited by Federal
regulations from fishing, hunting, or trapping on public lands in an area may fish, hunt, or trap on
public lands in accordance with the appropriate State regulations.
[77 FR 35494, June 13, 2012]

§ 242.26 Subsistence taking of wildlife.
(a) You may take wildlife for subsistence uses by any method, except as prohibited in this section
or by other Federal statute. Taking wildlife for subsistence uses by a prohibited method is a violation of
this part. Seasons are closed unless opened by Federal regulation. Hunting or trapping during a
closed season or in an area closed by this part is prohibited.
(b) Except for special provisions found at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section, the
following methods and means of taking wildlife for subsistence uses are prohibited:
(1) Shooting from, on, or across a highway.
(2) Using any poison.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) Using a motorized vehicle to drive, herd, or molest wildlife.
(6) Using or being aided by use of a machine gun, set gun, or a shotgun larger than 10 gauge.
(7) 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—
(i) An individual in possession of a valid trapping license may use a firearm that shoots rimfire
cartridges to take wolves and wolverine; and
(ii) Only a muzzle-loading rifle of .54-caliber or larger, or a .45-caliber muzzle-loading rifle with a
250-grain, or larger, elongated slug may be used to take brown bear, black bear, elk, moose, musk ox,
and mountain goat.
(8) 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 9
inches, or conibear style trap with a jaw spread over 11 inches.
(9) 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.
(10) Using a trap to take ungulates or bear.
(11) Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take wildlife; however, hooks may be
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(12) Using a crossbow to take ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine in any area restricted to hunting
by bow and arrow only.
(13) Taking of ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine with a bow, unless the bow is capable of casting
an inch-wide broadhead-tipped arrow at least 175 yards horizontally, and the arrow and broadhead
together weigh at least 1 ounce (437.5 grains).
(14) Using bait for taking ungulates, bear, wolf, or wolverine; except you may use bait to take
wolves and wolverine with a trapping license, and you may use bait to take black bears with a hunting
license as authorized in Unit-specific regulations at paragraphs (n)(1) through (26) of this section.
Baiting of black bears is subject to the following restrictions:
(i) Before establishing a black bear bait station, you must register the site with ADF&G;
(ii) When using bait, you must clearly mark the site with a sign reading “black bear bait station”
that also displays your hunting license number and ADF&G-assigned number;
(iii) You may use only biodegradable materials for bait; you may use only the head, bones,
viscera, or skin of legally harvested fish and wildlife for bait;
(iv) You may not use bait within 1⁄4 mile of a publicly maintained road or trail;
(v) You may not use bait within 1 mile of a house or other permanent dwelling, or within 1 mile of a
developed campground or developed recreational facility;
(vi) When using bait, you must remove litter and equipment from the bait station site when done
hunting;
(vii) You may not give or receive payment for the use of a bait station, including barter or
exchange of goods; and
(viii) You may not have more than two bait stations with bait present at any one time;
(15) Taking swimming ungulates, bears, wolves, or wolverine.
(16) 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,
the setting of snares or traps, or the removal of furbearers from traps or snares.
(17) Taking a bear cub or a sow accompanied by cub(s).
(c) Wildlife taken in defense of life or property is not a subsistence use; wildlife so taken is subject
to State regulations.
(d) 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)
of this section:
(1) Disturbing or destroying a den, except that you may disturb a muskrat pushup or feeding
house in the course of trapping;
(2) Disturbing or destroying any beaver house;
(3) Taking beaver by any means other than a steel trap or snare, except that you may use
firearms in certain Units with established seasons as identified in Unit-specific regulations found in this
subpart;
(4) Taking otter with a steel trap having a jaw spread of less than 57⁄8 inches during any closed
mink and marten season in the same Unit;

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(5) Using a net or fish trap (except a blackfish or fyke trap); and
(6) 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.
(e) Possession and transportation of wildlife.
(1) Except as specified in paragraphs (e)(2) or (f)(1) of this section, or as otherwise provided, you
may not take a species of wildlife in any unit, or portion of a unit, if your total take of that species
already obtained anywhere in the State under Federal and State regulations equals or exceeds the
harvest limit in that unit.
(2) An animal taken under Federal or State regulations by any member of a community with an
established community harvest limit for that species counts toward the community harvest limit for that
species. Except for wildlife taken pursuant to § 242.10(d)(5)(iii) 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.
(f) Harvest limits.
(1) The harvest limit specified for a trapping season for a species and the harvest limit set for a
hunting season for the same species are separate and distinct. This means that if you have taken a
harvest limit for a particular species under a trapping season, you may take additional animals under
the harvest limit specified for a hunting season or vice versa.
(2) 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. You may not take more than one brown/grizzly bear in a regulatory year.
(g) Evidence of sex and identity.
(1) If subsistence take of Dall sheep is restricted to a ram, you may not possess or transport a
harvested sheep unless both horns accompany the animal.
(2) If the subsistence taking of an ungulate, except sheep, is restricted to one sex in the local
area, you may not possess or transport the carcass of an animal taken in that area unless sufficient
portions of the external sex organs remain attached to indicate conclusively the sex of the animal,
except that in Units 1-5 antlers are also considered proof of sex for deer if the antlers are naturally
attached to an entire carcass, with or without the viscera; and except in Units 11, 13, 19, 21, and 24,
where you may possess either sufficient portions of the external sex organs (still attached to a portion
of the carcass) or the head (with or without antlers attached; however, the antler stumps must remain
attached) to indicate the sex of the harvested moose; however, this paragraph (g)(2) 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.
(3) If a moose harvest limit requires an antlered bull, an antler size, or configuration restriction,
you may not possess or transport the moose carcass or its parts unless both antlers accompany the
carcass or its parts. If you possess a set of antlers with less than the required number of brow tines on
one antler, you must leave the antlers naturally attached to the unbroken, uncut skull plate; however,
this paragraph (g)(3) 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.
(h) Removing harvest from the field. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front
quarters and hind quarters of caribou and moose harvested in Units 9, 17, 18, and 19B prior to
October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human consumption. You must
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Unit 21 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human
consumption. You must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and
ribs of caribou and moose harvested in Unit 24 prior to October 1 until you remove the meat from the
field or process it for human consumption. Meat of the front quarters, hind quarters, or ribs from a
harvested moose or caribou may be processed for human consumption and consumed in the field;
however, meat may not be removed from the bones for purposes of transport out of the field. You
must leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of caribou and
moose harvested in Unit 25 until you remove the meat from the field or process it for human
consumption.
(i) Returning of tags, marks, or collars. If you take an animal that has been marked or tagged for
scientific studies, you must, within a reasonable time, notify the ADF&G or the agency identified on the
collar or marker when and where the animal was taken. You also must retain any ear tag, collar, radio,
tattoo, or other identification with the hide until it is sealed, if sealing is required; in all cases, you must
return any identification equipment to the ADF&G or to an agency identified on such equipment.
(j) Sealing of bear skins and skulls.
(1) Sealing requirements for bear apply to brown bears taken in all Units, except as specified in
this paragraph, and black bears of all color phases taken in Units 1-7, 11-17, and 20.
(2) You may not possess or transport from Alaska the untanned skin or skull of a bear unless the
skin and skull have been sealed by an authorized representative of ADF&G in accordance with State
or Federal regulations, except that the skin and skull of a brown bear taken under a registration permit
in Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, 21D,
22, 23, 24, and 26A need not be sealed unless removed from the area.
(3) You must keep a bear skin and skull together until a representative of the ADF&G has
removed a rudimentary premolar tooth from the skull and sealed both the skull and the skin; however,
this provision does not apply to brown bears taken within Units 5, 9B, 9E, 17, 18, 19A and 19B
downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage, 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A and which are not
removed from the Unit.
(i) In areas where sealing is required by Federal regulations, you may not possess or transport the
hide of a bear that 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 Units 9B, 17, 18, and 19A and 19B downstream of and
including the Aniak River drainage is removed from the area, you must first have it sealed by an
ADF&G representative in Bethel, Dillingham, or McGrath; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative must remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iii) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Units 21D, 22, 23, 24, and 26A from the area
or present it for commercial tanning within the area, you must first have it sealed by an ADF&G
representative in Barrow, Galena, Nome, or Kotzebue; at the time of sealing, the ADF&G
representative must remove and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(iv) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 5 from the area, you must first have it
sealed by an ADF&G representative in Yakutat.
(v) If you remove the skin or skull of a bear taken in Unit 9E from Unit 9, you must first have it
sealed by an authorized sealing representative. At the time of sealing, the representative must remove
and retain the skin of the skull and front claws of the bear.
(4) You may not falsify any information required on the sealing certificate or temporary sealing
form provided by the ADF&G in accordance with State regulations.
(k) Sealing of beaver, lynx, marten, otter, wolf, and wolverine. You may not possess or transport
from Alaska the untanned skin of a marten taken in Units 1-5, 7, 13E, or 14-16 or the untanned skin of

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a beaver, lynx, otter, wolf, or wolverine, whether taken inside or outside the State, unless the skin has
been sealed by an authorized representative in accordance with State or Federal regulations.
(1) In Unit 18, you must obtain an ADF&G seal for beaver skins only if they are to be sold or
commercially tanned.
(2) In Unit 2, you must seal any wolf taken on or before the 14th day after the date of taking.
(l) If you take a species listed in paragraph (k) of this section but are unable to present the skin in
person, you 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 (k) of this section.
(m) You may take wildlife, outside of established season or harvest limits, for food in traditional
religious ceremonies, which are part of a funerary or mortuary cycle, including memorial potlatches,
under the following provisions:
(1) The harvest does not violate recognized principles of wildlife conservation and uses the
methods and means allowable for the particular species published in the applicable Federal
regulations. The appropriate Federal land manager will establish the number, species, sex, or location
of harvest, if necessary, for conservation purposes. Other regulations relating to ceremonial harvest
may be found in the unit-specific regulations in paragraph (n) of this section.
(2) No permit or harvest ticket is required for harvesting under this section; however, the harvester
must be a Federally qualified subsistence user with customary and traditional use in the area where
the harvesting will occur.
(3) In Units 1-26 (except for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies in Units 20F, 21, 24, or 25):
(i) A tribal chief, village or tribal council president, or the chief's or president's designee for the
village in which the religious/cultural ceremony will be held, or a Federally qualified subsistence user
outside of a village or tribal-organized ceremony, must notify the nearest Federal land manager that a
wildlife harvest will take place. The notification must include the species, harvest location, and number
of animals expected to be taken.
(ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village or tribal council president or
designee, or other Federally qualified subsistence user must create a list of the successful hunters and
maintain these records, including the name of the decedent for whom the ceremony will be held. If
requested, this information must be available to an authorized representative of the Federal land
manager.
(iii) The tribal chief, village or tribal council president or designee, or other Federally qualified
subsistence user outside of the village in which the religious/cultural ceremony will be held must report
to the Federal land manager the harvest location, species, sex, and number of animals taken as soon
as practicable, but not more than 15 days after the wildlife is taken.
(4) In Units 20F, 21, 24, and 25 (for Koyukon/Gwich'in potlatch ceremonies only):
(i) Taking wildlife outside of established season and harvest limits is authorized if it is for food for
the traditional Koyukon/Gwich'in Potlatch Funerary or Mortuary ceremony and if it is consistent with
conservation of healthy populations.
(ii) Immediately after the wildlife is taken, the tribal chief, village or tribal council president, or the
chief's or president's designee for the village in which the religious ceremony will be held must create a
list of the successful hunters and maintain these records. The list must be made available, after the
harvest is completed, to a Federal land manager upon request.

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(iii) As soon as practical, but not more than 15 days after the harvest, the tribal chief, village
council president, or designee must notify the Federal land manager about the harvest location,
species, sex, and number of animals taken.
(n) Unit regulations. You may take for subsistence unclassified wildlife, all squirrel species, and
marmots in all Units, without harvest limits, for the period of July 1-June 30. Unit-specific restrictions or
allowances for subsistence taking of wildlife are identified at paragraphs (n)(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 1A 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 1B 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 1C 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 1D 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 1A—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 1B—the Anan Creek drainage within 1 mile of Anan Creek downstream from the mouth of
Anan Lake, including the area within a 1-mile radius from the mouth of Anan Creek Lagoon, is closed
to the taking of bear;
(D) Unit 1C:
( 1 ) You may not hunt within one-fourth mile of Mendenhall Lake, the U.S. Forest Service
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor's Center, and the Center's parking area;
( 2 ) You may not take mountain goat in the area of Mt. Bullard bounded by the Mendenhall
Glacier, Nugget Creek from its mouth to its confluence with Goat Creek, and a line from the mouth of
Goat Creek north to the Mendenhall Glacier.
(vi) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence uses in Unit 1C, Juneau area, on the following
public lands:
(A) A strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the
end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
(B) That area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the Glacier Highway, on the west
by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the

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north by Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service Glacier
Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
(C) That area within the U.S. Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area;
(D) A strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on U.S. Geological Survey
maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail
(including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail,
Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, and Point
Bishop Trail.
(vii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may hunt black bear with bait in Units 1A, 1B, and 1D between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified
as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for
wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) Trappers are prohibited from using a trap or snare unless the trap or snare has been
individually marked with a permanent metal tag upon which is stamped or permanently etched the
trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number, or is set within 50 yards
of a sign that lists the trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number.
The trapper must use the trapper's Alaska driver's license number or State identification card number
as the required permanent identification number. If a trapper chooses to place a sign at a snaring site
rather than tagging individual snares, the sign must be at least 3 inches by 5 inches in size, be clearly
visible, and have numbers and letters that are at least one-half inch high and one-eighth inch wide in a
color that contrasts with the color of the sign.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Brown Bear:
1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only

Open
season

Sept. 1June 30.
Sept. 15Dec. 31.
Mar. 15May 31.

Deer:
Unit 1A—4 antlered deer

Aug. 1Dec. 31.
Unit 1B—2 antlered deer
Aug. 1Dec. 31.
Unit 1C—4 deer; however, female deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31 Aug. 1Dec. 31.

Goat:
Unit 1A—Revillagigedo Island only

No open
season.
Unit 1B—that portion north of LeConte Bay—1 goat by State registration permit Aug. 1only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited
Dec. 31.
Unit 1A and Unit 1B—that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide No open
between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet
season.

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Unit 1A and Unit 1B—remainder—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
Unit 1C—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
Unit 1C—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between
Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier
Unit 1C—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only
Unit 1D—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the
Haines highway—1 goat by State registration permit only
Unit 1D—that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass
and Yukon Railroad
Unit 1D—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only

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Aug. 1Dec. 31.

Oct. 1Nov. 30.
No open
season.
Aug. 1Nov. 30.
Sept. 15Nov. 30.
No open
season.
Aug. 1Dec. 31.

Moose:
Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit

Sept. 5Oct. 15.
Unit 1B—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines Sept. 15Oct. 15.
on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration
permit only
Sept. 15Unit 1C—that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton
Oct. 15.
drainages—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow
tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration
permit only
Unit 1C—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by
Sept. 15State registration permit only
Oct. 15.
Unit 1C, Berners Bay
No open
season.
Unit 1D
No open
season.
Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
5 hares per day.

Sept. 1Apr. 30.
Nov. 1Feb. 15.
Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

5 wolves

Aug. 1Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed):

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5 per day, 10 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 1—No limit

Dec. 1May 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Muskrat:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Apr. 30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 1.

(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 westernmost point on Warren Island.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified
as disabled.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for
wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) Trappers are prohibited from using a trap or snare unless the trap or snare has been
individually marked with a permanent metal tag upon which is stamped or permanently etched the
trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number, or is set within 50 yards

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of a sign that lists the trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number.
The trapper must use the trapper's Alaska driver's license number or State identification card number
as the required permanent identification number. If a trapper chooses to place a sign at a snaring site
rather than tagging individual snares, the sign must be at least 3 inches by 5 inches in size, be clearly
visible, and have numbers and letters that are at least one-half inch high and one-eighth inch wide in a
color that contrasts with the color of the sign.
(ii) [Reserved]

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear

Open
season

Sept. 1June 30.

Deer:
5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. Female deer may be July 24taken only during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 31. The harvest limit may be reduced to Dec. 31.
4 deer based on conservation concerns
The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeastern
portion (lands south of the West Arm of Cholmondeley Sound draining into
Cholmondeley Sound or draining eastward into Clarence Strait), are closed to
hunting of deer from Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, except by Federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations.
Coyote:
2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
5 hares per day

Nov. 1Feb. 15.
Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Wolf:
5 wolves. Federal hunting and trapping season may be closed when the
combined Federal-State harvest quota is reached. Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must
be sealed within 14 days of harvest
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
5 per day, 10 in possession

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Nov. 10Feb. 15.
Aug. 1May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Dec. 1May 15.

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Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.
Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Dec. 1 Feb. 15.

Muskrat:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Otter:

Wolf:
No limit. Federal hunting and trapping season may be closed when the combined Nov. 15Federal-State harvest quota is reached. Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must be sealed Mar. 31.
within 14 days of harvest
Wolverine:
No limit
Nov. 10Mar. 1.
(3) Unit 3.
(i) Unit 3 consists of all islands west of Unit 1B, 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, Kashevaroff, Woronkofski, Etolin, Wrangell, and Deer Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) In the Petersburg vicinity, you may not take ungulates, bear, wolves, and wolverine along a
strip one-fourth mile wide on each side of the Mitkof Highway from Milepost 0 to Crystal Lake
campground;
(B) You may not take black bears in the Petersburg Creek drainage on Kupreanof Island;
(C) You may not hunt in the Blind Slough draining into Wrangell Narrows and a strip one-fourth
mile wide on each side of Blind Slough, from the hunting closure markers at the southernmost portion
of Blind Island to the hunting closure markers 1 mile south of the Blind Slough bridge.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified
as disabled.

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(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for
wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(D) Trappers are prohibited from using a trap or snare unless the trap or snare has been
individually marked with a permanent metal tag upon which is stamped or permanently etched the
trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number, or is set within 50 yards
of a sign that lists the trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number.
The trapper must use the trapper's Alaska driver's license number or State identification card number
as the required permanent identification number. If a trapper chooses to place a sign at a snaring site
rather than tagging individual snares, the sign must be at least 3 inches by 5 inches in size, be clearly
visible, and have numbers and letters that are at least one-half inch high and one-eighth inch wide in a
color that contrasts with the color of the sign.
Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Deer:
Unit 3—Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands—1
antlered deer
Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer

Open season

Sept. 1-June 30.
Oct. 15-31.
Aug. 1-Nov. 30.
Dec. 1-31, season to be
announced.

Moose:
1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or
more brow tines on either antler, or antlers with 2 brow
tines on both sides by State registration permit only

Sept. 15-Oct. 15.

Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
5 hares per day
Lynx:
2 lynx
Wolf:
5 wolves
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed):
5 per day, 10 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 3—Mitkof Island—No limit
Unit 3—except Mitkof Island—No limit
Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
No limit

Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
Nov. 10-Feb. 15.
Aug. 1-May 15.
Aug. 1-May 15.

Dec. 1-Apr. 15.
Dec. 1-May 15.
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

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Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 1-Feb. 15.

Unit 3—except Kuiu Island—No limit
Unit 3—Kuiu Island.

Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
No open season (season to
reopen to Federally qualified
users on July 1, 2012).

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Muskrat:
No limit
Otter:
No limit
Wolf:
No limit
Wolverine:
No limit

Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Dec. 1-Feb. 15.
Nov. 10-Apr. 30.
Nov. 10-Mar. 1.

(4) Unit 4.
(i) Unit 4 consists of all islands south and west of Unit 1C and north of Unit 3 including Admiralty,
Baranof, Chichagof, Yakobi, Inian, Lemesurier, and Pleasant Islands.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) You may not take brown bears in the Seymour Canal Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including
all drainages into northwestern Seymour Canal between Staunch Point and the southernmost tip of
the unnamed peninsula separating Swan Cove and King Salmon Bay including Swan and Windfall
Islands;
(B) You may not take brown bears in the Salt Lake Closed Area (Admiralty Island) including all
lands within one-fourth mile of Salt Lake above Klutchman Rock at the head of Mitchell Bay;
(C) You may not take brown bears in the Port Althorp Closed Area (Chichagof Island), that area
within the Port Althorp watershed south of a line from Point Lucan to Salt Chuck Point (Trap Rock);
(D) You may not use any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting in the Northeast
Chichagof Controlled Use Area (NECCUA) consisting of all portions of Unit 4 on Chichagof Island
north of Tenakee Inlet and east of the drainage divide from the northwestern point of Gull Cove to Port
Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may shoot ungulates from a boat. You may not shoot bear, wolves, or wolverine from a
boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
(B) Five Federal registration permits will be issued by the Sitka or Hoonah District Ranger for the
taking of brown bear for educational purposes associated with teaching customary and traditional
subsistence harvest and use practices. Any bear taken under an educational permit does not count in
an individual's one bear every four regulatory years limit.
(C) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for
wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.

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(D) Trappers are prohibited from using a trap or snare unless the trap or snare has been
individually marked with a permanent metal tag upon which is stamped or permanently etched the
trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number, or is set within 50 yards
of a sign that lists the trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number.
The trapper must use the trapper's Alaska driver's license number or State identification card number
as the required permanent identification number. If a trapper chooses to place a sign at a snaring site
rather than tagging individual snares, the sign must be at least 3 inches by 5 inches in size, be clearly
visible, and have numbers and letters that are at least one-half inch high and one-eighth inch wide in a
color that contrasts with the color of the sign.

Harvest limits
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
Unit 4—remainder—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by State registration permit
only

Open
season

Sept. 15
-Dec.
31.
Mar. 15May 31.

Sept. 15
-Dec.
31.
Mar. 15May 20.

Deer:
6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31

Aug. 1Jan. 31.

1 goat by State registration permit only

Aug. 1Dec. 31.

2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Goat:

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
5 hares per day

Nov. 1Feb. 15.
Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

5 wolves

Aug. 1Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed):
5 per day, 10 in possession

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

Aug. 1May 15.

Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 4—No limit

Dec. 1May 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases):
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

Muskrat:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Apr. 30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 1.

(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 5A 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 5B consists of the remainder of Unit 5.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on public lands within Glacier Bay National
Park.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.

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(B) You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified
as disabled.
(C) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 5 with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State metal
locking tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.
(D) Coyotes taken incidentally with a trap or snare during an open Federal trapping season for
wolf, wolverine, or beaver may be legally retained.
(E) Trappers are prohibited from using a trap or snare unless the trap or snare has been
individually marked with a permanent metal tag upon which is stamped or permanently etched the
trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number, or is set within 50 yards
of a sign that lists the trapper's name and address, or the trapper's permanent identification number.
The trapper must use the trapper's Alaska driver's license number or State identification card number
as the required permanent identification number. If a trapper chooses to place a sign at a snaring site
rather than tagging individual snares, the sign must be at least 3 inches by 5 inches in size, be clearly
visible, and have numbers and letters that are at least one-half inch high and one-eighth inch wide in a
color that contrasts with the color of the sign.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear
Brown Bear:
1 bear by Federal registration permit only

Open
season

Sept. 1June 30.
Sept. 1May 31.

Deer:
Unit 5A-1 buck
Unit 5B

Nov. 1Nov. 30.
No open
season.

Goat:
Unit 5A —that area between the Hubbard Glacier and the West Nunatak Glacier
on the north and east sides of Nunatak Fjord
Unit 5A remainder—1 goat by Federal registration permit. The harvest quota will
be announced prior to the season. A minimum of four goats in the harvest quota
will be reserved for Federally qualified subsistence users
Unit 5B—1 goat by Federal registration permit only

No open
season.
Aug. 1Jan. 31.

Unit 5A, Nunatak Bench—1 moose by State registration permit only. The season
will be closed when 5 moose have been taken from the Nunatak Bench
Unit 5A, except Nunatak Bench—1 bull by joint State/Federal registration permit
only. From Oct. 8-21, public lands will be closed to taking of moose, except by
residents of Unit 5A hunting under these regulations
Unit 5B—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 5B

Nov. 15Feb. 15
Oct. 8Nov. 15.

2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Aug. 1Jan. 31.

Moose:

Sept. 1Dec. 15.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes

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Nov. 1Feb. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe):
5 hares per day

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

5 wolves

Aug. 1Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
5 per day, 10 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Nov. 10May 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov 10Feb. 15.

Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

Muskrat:
No limit

Dec. 1Feb. 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Apr. 30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 1.

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(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 6A consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages east of Palm Point near Katalla including Kanak,
Wingham, and Kayak Islands;
(B) Unit 6B 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 6C 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 6D consists of the remainder of Unit 6.
(ii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may take coyotes in Units 6B and 6C with the aid of artificial lights.
(C) One permit will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of Eyak to take
one moose from Federal lands in Units 6B or C for their annual Memorial/Sobriety Day potlatch.
(D) A Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) who is either blind, 65 years of age or older,
at least 70 percent disabled, or temporarily disabled may designate another Federally qualified
subsistence user to take any moose, deer, black bear, and beaver on his or her behalf in Unit 6, and
goat in Unit 6D, 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 one harvest limit in his or her possession at any one time.
(E) A hunter younger than 10 years old at the start of the hunt may not be issued a Federal
subsistence permit to harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and wolverine.
(F) A hunter younger than 10 years old may harvest black bear, deer, goat, moose, wolf, and
wolverine under the direct, immediate supervision of a licensed adult, at least 18 years old. The animal
taken is counted against the adult's harvest limit. The adult is responsible for ensuring that all legal
requirements are met.
(G) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Native Village of
Chenega annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual
Old Chenega Memorial. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.
(H) Up to five permits will be issued by the Cordova District Ranger to the Tatitlek IRA Council
annually to harvest up to five deer total from Federal public lands in Unit 6D for their annual Cultural
Heritage Week. Permits will have effective dates of July 1-June 30.

Harvest limits
Hunting

Open
season

Black Bear:
1 bear

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Sept. 1June 30.
Deer:
4 deer; however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Dec. 31

Aug. 1Dec. 31.

Goats:
Unit 6A and B—1 goat by State registration permit only

Aug. 20Jan. 31.
Unit 6C
No open
season.
Unit 6D (subareas RG242, RG243, RG244, RG249, RG266 and RG252 only)—1 Aug. 20Jan. 31.
goat by Federal registration permit only. In each of the Unit 6D subareas, goat
seasons will be closed by the Cordova District Ranger when harvest limits for that
subarea are reached. Harvest quotas are as follows: RG242—2 goats, RG243—4
goats, RG244—2 goats, RG249—4 goats, RG266—4 goats, RG252—1 goat
Moose:
Unit 6C-1 antlerless moose by Federal registration permit only
Unit 6C-1 bull by Federal registration permit only

Sept. 1Oct. 31.
Sept. 1Dec. 31.

(In Unit 6C, only one moose permit may be issued per household. A household
receiving a State permit for Unit 6C moose may not receive a Federal permit. The
annual harvest quota will be announced by the U.S. Forest Service, Cordova
Office, in consultation with ADF&G. The Federal harvest allocation will be 100%
of the antlerless moose permits and 75% of the bull permits.)
Unit 6—remainder
No open
season.
Beaver:
1 beaver per day, 1 in possession

May 1Oct. 31.

Unit 6A and D—2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30
July 1June 30.
No open
season.

Coyote:

Unit 6B and 6C—No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases)
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

5 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Grouse (Spruce):
5 per day, 10 in possession

Sept. 1Mar. 31.
Aug. 1May 15.

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Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 1May 15.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Dec. 1Apr. 30.

Unit 6C—south of the Copper River Highway and east of the Heney Range—No
limit
Units 6A, 6B, 6C remainder, and 6D—No limit

Nov. 10April. 30.
Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.
Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

(7) Unit 7.
(i) Unit 7 consists of Gulf of Alaska drainages between Gore Point and Cape Fairfield including
the Nellie Juan and Kings River drainages, and including the Kenai River drainage upstream from the
Russian River, the drainages into the south side of Turnagain Arm west of and including the Portage
Creek drainage, and east of 150° W. long., and all Kenai Peninsula drainages east of 150° W. long.,
from Turnagain Arm to the Kenai River.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Kenai Fjords National Park.
(B) You may not hunt in the Portage Glacier Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of Portage
Creek drainages between the Anchorage-Seward Railroad and Placer Creek in Bear Valley, Portage
Lake, the mouth of Byron Creek, Glacier Creek, and Byron Glacier; however, you may hunt grouse,
ptarmigan, hares, and squirrels with shotguns after September 1.

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(C) You may not hunt moose in the Resurrection Creek Closed Area in Unit 7, which consists of
the drainages of Resurrection Creek downstream from Rimrock and Highland Creeks including Palmer
Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15, except in the drainages of
Resurrection Creek and its tributaries.
(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears

Open
season

July 1June 30.

Caribou:
Unit 7—north of the Sterling Highway and west of the Seward Highway—1
caribou by Federal registration permit only. The Seward District Ranger will
close the Federal season when 5 caribou are harvested by Federal registration
permit
Unit 7, remainder

Aug. 10Dec. 31

Unit 7—that portion draining into Kings Bay—Public lands are closed to the
taking of moose by all users
Unit 7, remainder--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

No open
season.
Aug. 10Sept. 20.

1 beaver per day, 1 in possession

May 1Oct. 10.

No limit

Sept. 1Apr. 30.
No open
season.

No open
season.

Moose:

Beaver:

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Unit 7—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Unit 7, remainder—5 wolves
Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce):
10 per day, 20 in possession

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Aug. 10Mar. 31.
No open
season.

Grouse (Ruffed):
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Mar. 31.

Trapping
Beaver:
20 beaver per season

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Lynx:
No limit

Jan. 1Jan. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10May 15.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 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) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in Unit 8 from Nov. 10-Apr.
30.
(ii) [Reserved]

Harvest limits
Hunting

Open
season

Brown Bear:

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1 bear by Federal registration permit only. Up to 1 permit may be issued in
Akhiok; 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. Permits will
be issued by the Kodiak Refuge Manager

Dec. 1Dec. 15.
Apr. 1May 15.

Deer:
Unit 8—all lands within the Kodiak Archipelago within the Kodiak National Wildlife Aug. 1Jan. 31.
Refuge, including lands on Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—3 deer;
however, antlerless deer may be taken only from Oct. 1-Jan. 31
Elk:
Kodiak, Ban, Uganik, and Afognak Islands—1 elk per household by Federal
registration permit only. The season will be closed by announcement of the
Refuge Manager, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge when the combined
Federal/State harvest reaches 15% of the herd
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 15Nov. 30.

Sept. 1Feb. 15.
July 1June 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Trapping
Beaver:
30 beaver per season
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Apr. 30.
Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.
Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Otter:

(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 9A 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.

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(B) Unit 9B consists of the Kvichak River drainage except those lands drained by the Kvichak
River/Bay between the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River drainage.
(C) Unit 9C consists of the Alagnak (Branch) River drainage, the Naknek River drainage, lands
drained by the Kvichak River/Bay between the Alagnak River drainage and the Naknek River
drainage, and all land and water within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
(D) Unit 9D 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 9E consists of the remainder of Unit 9.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in Katmai National Park;
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles, except aircraft, boats, or snowmobiles used for hunting
and transporting a hunter or harvested animal parts from Aug. 1-Nov. 30 in the Naknek Controlled Use
Area, which includes all of Unit 9C within the Naknek River drainage upstream from and including the
King Salmon Creek drainage; however, you may use a motorized vehicle on the Naknek-King Salmon,
Lake Camp, and Rapids Camp roads and on the King Salmon Creek trail, and on frozen surfaces of
the Naknek River and Big Creek.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 9B from April 1May 31 and in the remainder of Unit 9 from April 1-30.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag in Unit 9B,
except that portion within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, if you have obtained a State
registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) In Unit 9B, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, residents of Iliamna, Newhalen,
Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, and that portion of the park resident zone in Unit 9B and 13.440
permit holders 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; however, 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. The permits will be issued and closure announcements
made by the Superintendent Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
(D) Residents of Iliamna, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth may take up to a
total of 10 bull moose in Unit 9B for ceremonial purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration
permit from July 1-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.
(E) For Units 9C and 9E only, a Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) of Units 9C and
9E may designate another Federally qualified subsistence user of Units 9C and 9E to take bull caribou
on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community
harvest system. The designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a
completed harvest report and turn over all meat to the recipient. There is no restriction on the number
of possession limits the designated hunter may have in his/her possession at any one time.
(F) For Unit 9D, a Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another
Federally qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a
member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must
obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter

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may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
(G) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon
annually may each take, from October 1-December 31 or May 10-25, one brown bear for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only
at the request of a local organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10
(Unimak Island) only.
(H) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 9E with a Federal registration permit in lieu of a State locking
tag if you have obtained a Federal registration permit prior to hunting.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 9B—Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—Rural residents of Iliamna,
Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, Port Alsworth, residents of that portion of the
park resident zone in Unit 9B; and 13.440 permit holders—1 bear by Federal
registration permit only
The season will be closed by the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Superintendent when four females or ten bear have been taken, whichever
occurs first.
Unit 9B, remainder—1 bear by State registration permit only
Unit 9C—1 bear by Federal registration permit only
The season will be closed by the Katmai National Park and Preserve
Superintendent in consultation with BLM and FWS land managers and ADF&G,
when six females or ten bear have been taken, whichever occurs first.
Unit 9E—1 bear by Federal registration permit

Open
season

July 1June 30.
July 1June 30.

Sept. 1May 31.
Oct. 1May 31.

Sept. 25Dec. 31.
Apr. 15May 25.

Caribou:
Unit 9A—2 caribou; no more than 1 caribou may be a bull, and no more than 1
caribou may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31
Unit 9B—2 caribou; no more than 1 caribou may be a bull, and no more than 1
caribou may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31
Unit 9C, that portion within the Alagnak River drainage—2 caribou; no more than
1 caribou may be a bull, and no more than 1 caribou may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31
Unit 9C, remainder—Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou
Unit 9D—1 bull caribou by Federal registration permit only. Quotas and any
needed closures will be announced by the Izembek Refuge Manager after
consultation with ADF&G
Unit 9E—Federal public lands are closed to the taking of caribou

Aug. 1Mar. 15.
Aug. 1Mar. 15.
Aug. 1Mar. 15.
No open
season.
Aug. 10Sept 20.
Nov. 15Mar. 31.
No open
season.

Sheep:

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Unit 9B, that portion within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve—1 ram with
3/4 curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only. By announcement of
the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Superintendent, the summer/fall
season will be closed when up to 5 sheep are taken and the winter season will be
closed when up to 2 sheep are taken
Unit 9B—remainder—1 ram with 7/8 curl or larger horn by Federal registration
permit only
Unit 9—remainder—1 ram with 7/8 curl or larger horn

July 15Oct. 15.
Jan. 1Apr. 1.
Aug. 10Oct. 10.
Aug. 10Sept. 20.

Moose:
Unit 9A—1 bull by State registration permit
Unit 9B—1 bull by State registration permit

Unit 9C—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the north—1 bull by
State registration permit

Unit 9C—that portion draining into the Naknek River from the south—1 bull. A
State registration permit is required during the Aug. 20-Sept. 20 season; a
Federal registration permit is required during the Dec. 1-31 season. Public lands
are closed during December for the hunting of moose, except by Federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations
Unit 9C—remainder—1 bull by State registration permit

Sept. 115.
Sept. 120.
Dec. 1Jan. 15.
Sept. 120.
Dec. 131.
Aug. 20Sept. 20.
Dec. 131.

Sept. 120.
Dec. 15 Jan. 15.
Unit 9D—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Federal public lands will be closed Dec. 15by announcement of the Izembek Refuge Manager to the harvest of moose when Jan. 20.
a total of 10 bulls have been harvested between State and Federal hunts
Unit 9E—1 bull by State registration permit, however only antlered bulls may be Sept. 1taken Dec. 1-Jan. 31
25.
Dec. 1Jan. 31.
Beaver:
Unit 9B and 9E—2 beaver per day

Apr. 15May 31.

2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Coyote:

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit

Dec. 1Mar. 15.
Sept. 1Feb. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

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Nov. 10Feb. 28.
Wolf:
10 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce):
5 per day, 30 in possession

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit
2 beaver per day; only firearms may be used

Oct. 10Mar. 31.
Apr. 15May 31.

Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.
Nov. 10Feb. 28.
Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

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(10) Unit 10.
(i) Unit 10 consists of the Aleutian Islands, Unimak Island, and the Pribilof Islands.
(ii) You may not take any wildlife species for subsistence uses on Otter Island in the Pribilof
Islands.
(iii) In Unit 10—Unimak Island only, a Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may
designate another Federally qualified subsistence user to take caribou on his or her behalf unless the
recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated
hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The
designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than four harvest
limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(iv) The communities of False Pass, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon
annually may each take, from October 1-December 31 or May 10-25, one brown bear for ceremonial
purposes, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. A permit will be issued to an individual only
at the request of a local organization. The brown bear may be taken from either Unit 9D or Unit 10
(Unimak Island) only.
Harvest limits
Hunting

Open season

Caribou:
Unit 10—Unimak Island only
Unit 10, remainder—No limit

No open season.
July 1-June 30.

Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Wolf:
5 wolves
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
20 per day, 40 in possession
Trapping
Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Muskrat:
No limit
Otter:
No limit
Wolf:
No limit

Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
July 1-June 30.
Sept. 1-Feb. 15.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
July 1-June 30.
Sept. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Nov. 10-June 10.
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.

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Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10-Feb. 28.

(11) Unit 11. Unit 11 consists of that area draining into the headwaters of the Copper River south
of Suslota Creek and the area drained by all tributaries into the east bank of the Copper River between
the confluence of Suslota Creek with the Slana River and Miles Glacier.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20-July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either
Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive
the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve office.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accompanying adult 60 years
of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be Federally qualified subsistence users with a positive
customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the accompanying adult, who
is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep harvested will count against
the harvest limits of both the minor and accompanying adult.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
1 bear
Caribou

Open
season

July 1June 30.
Aug. 10June 15.
No open
season.

Sheep:
1 sheep
1 sheep by Federal registration permit only by persons 60 years of age or older. Aug. 1Ewes accompanied by lambs or lambs may not be taken.
Oct. 20.
Goat:
Unit 11—that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
that is bounded by the Chitina and Nizina rivers on the south, the Kennicott River
and glacier on the southeast, and the Root Glacier on the east—1 goat by
Federal registration permit only.
Unit 11—the remainder of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve—1
goat by Federal registration permit only
Unit 11—that portion outside of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve

Aug. 25Dec. 31.

Aug. 10Dec. 31.
No open
season.

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Federal public lands will be closed by announcement of the Superintendent,
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve to the harvest of goats when a
total of 45 goats has been harvested between Federal and State hunts.
Moose:
Unit 11—that portion draining into the east bank of the Copper River upstream
from and including the Slana River drainage—1 antlered bull by joint
Federal/State registration permit.
Unit 11 remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit only

Aug 20Sept. 20.

No limit

Sept. 20June 10.

1 beaver per day, 1 in possession

June 1Oct. 10.

10 coyotes

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Aug 20Sept. 20.

Muskrat:

Beaver:

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 1Mar. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

10 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Jan. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Mar. 31.
Aug. 10Mar. 31.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Sept. 25May 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Lynx:
No limit

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Nov. 10Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

(12) Unit 12. Unit 12 consists of the Tanana River drainage upstream from the Robertson River,
including all drainages into the east bank of the Robertson River, and the White River drainage in
Alaska, but excluding the Ladue River drainage.
(i) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30; you may use bait to hunt
wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller than 3/32-inch diameter to trap
coyotes or wolves in Unit 12 during April and October.
(C) One moose without calf may be taken from June 20-July 31 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park and Preserve in Unit 11 or 12 for the Batzulnetas Culture Camp. Two hunters from either
Chistochina or Mentasta Village may be designated by the Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium to receive
the Federal subsistence harvest permit. The permit may be obtained from a Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve office.
(ii) A joint permit may be issued to a pair of a minor and an elder to hunt sheep during the Aug. 1Oct. 20 hunt. The following conditions apply:
(A) The permittees must be a minor aged 8 to 15 years old and an accompanying adult 60 years
of age or older.
(B) Both the elder and the minor must be Federally qualified subsistence users with a positive
customary and traditional use determination for the area they want to hunt.
(C) The minor must hunt under the direct immediate supervision of the accompanying adult, who
is responsible for ensuring that all legal requirements are met.
(D) Only one animal may be harvested with this permit. The sheep harvested will count against
the harvest limits of both the minor and accompanying adult.
Harvest limits
Hunting

Open season

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Brown Bear:
1 bear

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July 1-June
30.
Aug. 10-June
30.

Caribou:
Unit 12—that portion within the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park that lies west No open
season.
of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier. All hunting of caribou is
Sept. 1-30.
prohibited on Federal public lands.
Unit 12, that portion east of the Nabesna River and the Nabesna Glacier and Sept. 1-30.
south of the Winter Trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the
Canadian border—1 bull by Federal registration permit only.
Federal public lands are closed to the harvest of caribou except by residents
of Chisana, Chistochina, Mentasta, Northway, Tetlin, and Tok.
Unit 12—remainder—1 bull
Sept. 1-20.
Unit 12—remainder—1 caribou may be taken by a Federal registration permit Winter
during a winter season to be announced. Dates for a winter season to occur season to be
between Oct. 1 and Apr. 30 and sex of animal to be taken will be announced announced.
by Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager in consultation with Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish
and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Regional
Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory
Committee.
Sheep:
Unit 12—1 ram with full curl or larger horn

Aug. 10-Sept.
20.
Unit 12—that portion within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve— Aug. 1-Oct.
20.
1 ram with full curl horn or larger by Federal registration permit only by
persons 60 years of age or older.

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
Pickerel Lake—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit.
Unit 12—that portion 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.
Unit 12—remainder—1 antlered bull by joint Federal/State registration permit
only

Aug. 24-Sept.
20.
Nov. 1-Feb.
28.
Aug. 24-Sept.
30.

Unit 12—Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve—6 beaver per
season. Meat from harvested beaver must be salvaged for human
consumption.

Sept. 20-May
15.

10 coyotes

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Aug. 20-Sept.
20.

Beaver:

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 1-Mar.
15.
July 1-June
30.

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Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 1-Mar.
15.

10 wolves

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1-Mar.
31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10-Mar.
31.
Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Trapping
Beaver:
Sept. 20-May
15 beaver per season. Only firearms may be used during Sept. 20-Oct. 31
15.
and Apr. 16-May 15, to take up to 6 beaver. Only traps or snares may be
used Nov. 1-Apr. 15. The total annual harvest limit for beaver is 15, of which
no more than 6 may be taken by firearm under trapping or hunting
regulations. Meat from beaver harvested by firearm must be salvaged for
human consumption.
Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Oct. 15-Apr.
30.
Nov. 1-Feb.
28.

Lynx:
No limit; however, no more than 5 lynx may be taken between Nov. 1 and
Nov. 30

Nov. 1-Dec.
31.

No limit

Nov. 1-Feb.
28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 1-Feb.
28.

Muskrat:
No limit

Sept. 20-June
10.

No limit

Nov. 1-Apr.
15.

No limit

Oct. 1-Apr.
30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1-Feb.
28.

(13) Unit 13.

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(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 southeastern 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 and east bank of the Talkeetna River including the Talkeetna River
to its confluence with Clear Creek, the eastside drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear
Creek to the first unnamed creek on the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern
shore of lake 4408, then southeast in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River;
the drainages into the east bank of the Chickaloon River below the line from lake 4408; the drainages
of the Matanuska River above its confluence with the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 13A 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 south 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 13B 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 13C consists of that portion of Unit 13 east of the Gakona River and Gakona Glacier.
(D) Unit 13D consists of that portion of Unit 13 south of Unit 13A.
(E) Unit 13E consists of the remainder of Unit 13.
(ii) Within the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted
on public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park
as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(13) are
permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting from Aug. 5-25 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 benchmark 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

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south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to the head of the Cantwell
Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Cantwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the Delta River.
(C) Except for access and transportation of harvested wildlife on Sourdough and Haggard Creeks,
Middle Fork trails, or other trails designated by the Board, you may not use motorized vehicles for
subsistence hunting in the Sourdough Controlled Use Area. The Sourdough Controlled Use Area
consists of that portion of Unit 13B 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 Middle Fork 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.
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle or pack animal for hunting, including the
transportation of hunters, their hunting gear, and/or parts of game from July 26-September 30 in the
Tonsina Controlled Use Area. The Tonsina Controlled Use Area consists of that portion of Unit 13D
bounded on the west by the Richardson Highway from the Tiekel River to the Tonsina River at
Tonsina, on the north along the south bank of the Tonsina River to where the Edgerton Highway
crosses the Tonsina River, then along the Edgerton Highway to Chitina, on the east by the Copper
River from Chitina to the Tiekel River, and on the south by the north bank of the Tiekel River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) Upon written request by the Camp Director to the Glennallen Field Office, 2 caribou, sex to be
determined by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the BLM, may be taken from Aug. 10-Sept. 30
or Oct. 21-Mar. 31 by Federal registration permit for the Hudson Lake Residential Treatment Camp.
Additionally, 1 bull moose may be taken Aug. 1-Sept. 20. The animals may be taken by any Federally
qualified hunter designated by the Camp Director. The hunter must have in his/her possession the
permit and a designated hunter permit during all periods that are being hunted.
(C) Upon written request from the Ahtna Heritage Foundation to the Glennallen Field Office, either
1 bull moose or 2 caribou, sex to be determined by the Glennallen Field Office Manager of the Bureau
of Land Management, may be taken from Aug 1-Sept. 20 for 1 moose or Aug. 10-Sept. 20 for 2
caribou by Federal registration permit for the Ahtna Heritage Foundation's culture camp. The permit
will expire on September 20 or when the camp closes, whichever comes first. No combination of
caribou and moose is allowed. The animals may be taken by any Federally qualified hunter designated
by the Camp Director. The hunter must have in his/her possession the permit and a designated hunter
permit during all periods that are being hunted.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
1 bear. Bears taken within Denali National Park must be sealed within 5 days of
harvest. That portion within Denali National Park will be closed by announcement
of the Superintendent after 4 bears have been harvested.
Caribou:
Unit 13A and 13B—2 caribou by Federal registration permit only. The sex of
animals that may be taken will be announced by the Glennallen Field Office
Manager of the Bureau of Land Management in consultation with the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game area biologist and Chairs of the Eastern Interior
Regional Advisory Council and the Southcentral Regional Advisory Council.
Unit 13—remainder—2 bulls by Federal registration permit only.

Open
season

July 1June 30.
Aug. 10May 31.

Aug. 1Sept. 30.
Oct. 21Mar. 31.

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Aug. 1Sept. 30.
Oct. 21Mar. 31.
You may not hunt within the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline right-of-way. The right-ofway is the area occupied by the pipeline (buried or above ground) and the cleared
area 25 feet on either side of the pipeline.
Sheep:
Unit 13, excluding Unit 13D and the Tok Management Area and Delta Controlled Aug. 10Use Area—1 ram with 7/8 curl or larger horn.
Sept. 20.
Moose:
Unit 13E—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only; only 1 permit Aug. 1will be issued per household
Sept. 20.
Aug. 1Sept. 20.
Unit 13-remainder—1 antlered bull moose by Federal registration permit only
Beaver:
1 beaver per day, 1 in possession

June 15Sept. 10.

10 coyotes

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 1Mar. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

10 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Jan. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Mar. 31.
Aug. 10Mar. 31.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Sept. 25May 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

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Nov. 10Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Unit 13—No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
No limit.

Sept. 25June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Oct. 15Apr. 30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

(14) Unit 14.
(i) Unit 14 consists of drainages into the northern 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 northern 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 and west bank of the Talkeetna River to its confluence with Clear Creek, the
western side drainages of a line going up the south bank of Clear Creek to the first unnamed creek on
the south, then up that creek to lake 4408, along the northeastern shore of lake 4408, then southeast
in a straight line to the northernmost fork of the Chickaloon River:
(A) Unit 14A consists of drainages in Unit 14 bounded on the west by the east bank of the Susitna
River, on the north by the north bank of Willow Creek and Peters Creek to its headwaters, then east
along the hydrologic divide separating the Susitna River and Knik Arm drainages to the outlet creek at
lake 4408, 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 northern side of Knik Glacier to the Unit 6 boundary;
(B) Unit 14B consists of that portion of Unit 14 north of Unit 14A;
(C) Unit 14C consists of that portion of Unit 14 south of Unit 14A.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force
Base Management Areas, consisting of the Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Military Reservations;
(B) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Anchorage Management Area,
consisting of all drainages south of Elmendorf and Fort Richardson military reservations and north of
and including Rainbow Creek.

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(iii) Unit-specific regulations:

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
Unit 14C—1 bear

Open
season

Jul. 1-Jun.
30.

Beaver:
Unit 14C—1 beaver per day, 1 in possession

May 15Oct. 31.

Unit 14C—2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
Unit 14C—2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
Unit 14C—5 hares per day

Nov. 1Feb. 15.
Sept. 8Apr. 30.

Lynx:
Unit 14C—2 lynx

Dec. 1Jan. 31.

Unit 14C—5 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
Unit 14C—1 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
Unit 14C—5 per day, 10 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 14C—10 per day, 20 in possession

Sept. 8Mar. 31.
Sept. 8Mar. 31.

Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 14C—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. 1Apr. 15.

Unit 14C—No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
Unit 14C—1 fox

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Lynx:
Unit 14C—No limit

Dec. 15Jan. 31.

Marten:
Unit 14C—No limit

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

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
Unit 14C—No limit

Nov. 10May 15.

Unit 14C—No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Unit 14C—No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
Unit 14C—2 wolverines

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

(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 15A consists of that portion of Unit 15 north of the north bank of the Kenai River and the
northern shore of Skilak Lake;
(B) Unit 15B consists of that portion of Unit 15 south of the north bank of the Kenai River and the
northern shore of Skilak Lake, and north of the north bank of the Kasilof River, the northern shore of
Tustumena Lake, Glacier Creek, and Tustumena Glacier;
(C) Unit 15C consists of the remainder of Unit 15.
(ii) You may not take wildlife, except for grouse, ptarmigan, and hares that may be taken only from
October 1 through March 1 by bow and arrow only, in the Skilak Loop Management Area, which
consists of that portion of Unit 15A bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost 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 northern 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 westernmost junction
with the Sterling Highway, then easterly along the Sterling Highway to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15;
(B) You may not trap furbearers for subsistence in the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area;
(C) You may not trap marten in that portion of Unit 15B east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake,
Skilak River, and Skilak Glacier;
(D) You may not take red fox in Unit 15 by any means other than a steel trap or snare.

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Open season

Black Bear:
Units 15A and 15B—2 bears by Federal registration permit
Jul. 1-Jun. 30.
Unit 15C—3 bears
Jul. 1-Jun. 30.
Brown Bear:
Sept. 1-Nov. 30, to
Unit 15—1 bear every 4 regulatory years by Federal registration
permit. The season may be opened or closed by announcement from be announced and
Apr. 1-Jun. 15, to
the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with
be announced.
ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council
Moose:
Unit 15A—Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area
No open season.
Unit 15A—remainder, 15B, and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
50-inch antlers or with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal
registration permit only
Units 15B and 15C—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or Oct. 20-Nov. 10.
with 3 or more brow tines on either antler, by Federal registration
permit only. The Kenai NWR Refuge Manager is authorized to close
the October/November season based on conservation concerns, in
consultation with ADF&G and the Chair of the Southcentral Alaska
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.
Coyote:
No limit
Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit
July 1-Jun. 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Wolf:
Unit 15—that portion within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge—2
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
wolves
Unit 15—remainder—5 wolves
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Grouse (Ruffed)
No open season.
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
Unit 15A and 15B—20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Mar. 31.
Unit 15C—20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10- Dec. 31.
Unit 15C—5 per day, 10 in possession
Jan. 1-Mar. 31.
Trapping
Beaver:
20 beaver per season
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Coyote:
No limit
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
1 Fox
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit
Jan. 1-Jan. 31.

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Marten:
Unit 15B—that portion east of the Kenai River, Skilak Lake, Skilak
River, and Skilak Glacier
Remainder of Unit 15—No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Muskrat:
No limit
Otter:
Unit 15—No limit
Wolf:
No limit
Wolverine:
Unit 15B and C—No limit

No open season.
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Nov. 10-Jan. 31.
Nov. 10-May 15.
Nov. 10-Feb. 28.
Nov. 10-Mar. 31.
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 western side of the
Susitna River (including the Susitna River) upstream to its confluence with the Chulitna River; the
drainages into the western side of the Chulitna River (including the Chulitna River) upstream to the
Tokositna River, and drainages into the southern side of the Tokositna River upstream to the base of
the Tokositna Glacier, including the drainage of the Kahiltna Glacier:
(A) Unit 16A 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 16B consists of the remainder of Unit 16.
(ii) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses in the Mount McKinley National Park, as it
existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(16) are
permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) [Reserved]

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears

Open
season

July 1-June
30.

Caribou:
1 caribou

Aug. 10Oct. 31.

Moose:
Unit 16B—Redoubt Bay Drainages south and west of, and including the
Sept. 1-15.
Kustatan River drainage—1 bull
Unit 16B--Denali National Preserve only—1 bull by Federal registration permit.
One Federal registration permit for moose issued per household.

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Sept. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb.
28.
Sept. 1-30.
Dec. 1-Feb.
28.

Unit 16B, remainder—1 bull

Coyote:
2 coyotes

Sept. 1-Apr.
30.

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 1Feb. 15.
July 1-Jun.
30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Dec. 1-Jan.
31.

5 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
15 per day, 30 in possession

Aug. 10Mar. 31.

Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Mar. 31.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Oct. 10-May
15.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Lynx:
No limit

Dec. 15Jan. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
No limit

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Nov. 10Jun. 10.
Otter:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Feb. 28.

(17) Unit 17.
(i) Unit 17 consists of drainages into Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea between Etolin Point and
Cape Newenham, and all islands between these points including Hagemeister Island and the Walrus
Islands:
(A) Unit 17A consists of the drainages between Cape Newenham and Cape Constantine, and
Hagemeister Island and the Walrus Islands;
(B) Unit 17B 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 17C consists of the remainder of Unit 17.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public lands:
(A) Except for aircraft and boats and in legal hunting camps, you may not use any motorized
vehicle for hunting ungulates, bears, wolves, and wolverine, including transportation of hunters and
parts of ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine in the Upper Mulchatna Controlled Use Area consisting
of Unit 17B, from Aug. 1-Nov. 1.
(B) [Reserved]
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 15.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 17 from April 15May 31. You may not take beaver with a firearm under a trapping license on National Park Service
lands.
Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
2 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 17—1 bear by State registration permit only

Open season

Aug. 1-May
31.
Sept. 1-May
31.

Caribou:

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Unit 17A—all drainages west of Right Hand Point—2 caribou; no more than
1 caribou may be a bull, and no more than 1 caribou may be taken Aug. 1Jan. 31. The season may be closed and harvest limit reduced for the
drainages between the Togiak River and Right Hand Point by announcement
of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager.
Units 17A and 17C—that portion of 17A and 17C consisting of the Nushagak
Peninsula south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west
to Tvativak Bay—up to 2 caribou by Federal registration permit. Public lands
are closed to the taking of caribou except by residents of Togiak, Twin Hills,
Manokotak, Aleknagik, Dillingham, Clark's Point, and Ekuk hunting under
these regulations. The harvest quota, harvest limit, and the number of
permits available will be announced by the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
Manager after consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
and the Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Planning Committee. Successful
hunters must report their harvest to the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge
within 24 hours after returning from the field. The season may be closed by
announcement of the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager.
Units 17A remainder and 17C remainder—selected drainages; a harvest limit
of up to 2 caribou will be determined at the time the season is announced.
Season, harvest limit, and hunt area to be announced by the Togiak National
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Aug. 1-Mar.
15.

Aug. 1-Sept.
30.
Dec. 1-Mar.
31.

Season to
occur
sometime
within Aug. 1Mar. 31.
Units 17B and 17C—that portion of 17C east of the Wood River and Wood Aug. 1-Mar.
River Lakes—2 caribou; no more than 1 caribou may be a bull, and no more 15.
than 1 caribou from Aug. 1-Jan 31.
Sheep:
1 ram with full curl or larger horn

Aug. 10-Sept.
20.

Moose:
Unit 17A—1 bull by State registration permit

Aug. 25-Sept.
20.
Unit 17A—1 antlered bull by State registration permit. Up to a 14-day season Winter season
to be
during the period Dec. 1-Jan. 31 may be opened or closed by the Togiak
announced.
National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with ADF&G and the
Chair of the Bristol Bay Regional Advisory Council.
Units 17B and 17C—one bull
Aug. 20-Sept.
During the period Aug. 20-Sept. 15—one bull by State registration permit; or 15.
Dec. 1-31.
During the period Sept. 1-15—one bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or
antlers with three or more brow tines on at least one side with a State
harvest ticket; or
During the period Dec. 1-31—one antlered bull by State registration permit.
Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
2 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit

Sept. 1-Apr.
30.
Dec. 1-Mar.
15.
Sept. 1-Feb.
15.
July 1-June
30.

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Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 10-Feb.
28.

10 wolves

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1-Mar.
31.

Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
15 per day, 30 in possession

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.
Trapping

Beaver:
Unit 17—No limit
Unit 17—2 beaver per day. Only firearms may be used

Oct. 10-Mar.
31.
Apr. 15-May
31.

Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10-Mar.
31.
Nov. 10-Mar.
31.
Nov. 10-Mar.
31.

Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 10-Mar.
31.

No limit

Nov. 10-Feb.
28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10-Feb.
28.

Muskrat:
2 muskrats

Nov. 10-Feb.
28.

No limit

Nov. 10-Mar.
31.

No limit

Nov. 10-Mar.
31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10-Feb.
28.

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(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 Kalskag Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 18 bounded by a line
from Lower Kalskag on the Kuskokwim River, northwesterly to Russian Mission on the Yukon River,
then east along the north bank of the Yukon River to the old site of Paimiut, then back to Lower
Kalskag, you are not allowed to use aircraft for hunting any ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine,
including the transportation of any hunter and ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part; however, this
does not apply to transportation of a hunter or ungulate, bear, wolf, or wolverine part by aircraft
between publicly owned airports in the Controlled Use Area or between a publicly owned airport within
the Area and points outside the Area.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 18 from Apr. 1
through Jun. 10.
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting.
(C) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 18.
(D) You may take moose from a boat moving under power in that portion of Unit 18 west of a line
running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank of
the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60°59.41′ Latitude; W 162°
22.14rime; Longitude), continuing upriver along a line 1⁄2 mile south and east of, and paralleling a line
along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek,
then continuing upriver to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank west to the Unit 18
border.
(E) Taking of wildlife in Unit 18 while in possession of lead shot size T, .20 calibre or less in
diameter, is prohibited.
(F) You may not pursue with a motorized vehicle an ungulate that is at or near a full gallop.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
1 bear by State registration permit only

Open
season

July 1June 30.
Sept. 1May 31.

Caribou:
Unit 18—that portion to the east and south of the Kuskokwim River—2 caribou; Aug. 1Sept. 30.
no more than 1 caribou may be a bull; no more than 1 caribou may be taken
Dec. 20Aug. 1-Sept. 30 and Dec. 20—Jan. 31.
the last
day of Feb.
Unit 18 remainder—2 caribou; no more than 1 caribou may be a bull; no more Aug. 1than 1 caribou may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Mar. 15.

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Moose:
Unit 18—that portion east of a line running from the mouth of the Ishkowik River
to the closest point of Dall Lake, then to the east bank of the Johnson River at
its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (N 60° 59.41′ Latitude; W162°22.14′
Longitude), continuing upriver along a line 1/2 mile south and east of, and
paralleling a line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the
confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver to the
outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank east of the Unit 18 border
and then north of and including the Eek River drainage. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of moose except by residents of Tuntutuliak, Eek, Napakiak,
Napaskiak, Kasigluk, Nunapitchuk, Atmautlauk, Oscarville, Bethel, Kwethluk,
Akiachak, Akiak, Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, and Kalskag.
Unit 18—south of and including the Kanektok River drainages to the Goodnews
River drainage. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose by all
users
Unit 18--Goodnews River drainage and south to the Unit 18 boundary--1
antlered bull by State registration permit. Any needed closures will be
announced by the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation
with BLM, ADF&G, and the Chair of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence
Regional Advisory Council.
Unit 18—That portion north and west of the Kashunuk River including the north
bank from the mouth of the river upstream to the old village of Chakaktolik, west
of a line from Chakaktolik to Mountain Village and excluding all Yukon River
drainages upriver from Mountain Village—2 moose, only one of which may be
antlered. Antlered bulls may only be harvested from Aug. 1 through Sept. 30.
Unit 18, remainder—1 moose

No open
season.

No limit

July 1June 30.

2 coyotes

Sept. 1Apr. 30.

No open
season.
Sept. 1-30.

Aug. 1-the
last day of
February.

Aug. 10Sept. 30.
Dec. 20the last
day of
February.

Beaver:

Coyote:

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit

Sept. 1Apr. 30.
Sept. 1Mar. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
5 lynx

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

10 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Wolverine:

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2 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
15 per day, 30 in possession

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
50 per day, 100 in possession

Aug. 10May 30.
Trapping

Beaver:
No limit

July 1June 30.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.
Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 10Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 10June 10.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 31.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 10Mar. 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 19A 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 19B.

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(B) Unit 19B 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 19C 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 northwestern 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 19D consists of the remainder of Unit 19.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park
as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(19) are
permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) In the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 19D
upstream from the mouth of the Selatna River, but excluding the Selatna and Black River drainages, to
a line extending from Dyckman Mountain on the northern Unit 19D boundary southeast to the 1,610foot crest of Munsatli Ridge, then south along Munsatli Ridge to the 2,981-foot peak of Telida
Mountain, then northeast to the intersection of the western boundary of Denali National Preserve with
the Minchumina-Telida winter trail, then south along the western boundary of Denali National Preserve
to the southern boundary of Unit 19D, you may not use 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.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30;
(B) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag in those portions
of Units 19A and 19B downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage if you have obtained a
State registration permit prior to hunting.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 19A and 19B—those portions which are downstream of and including the
Aniak River drainage—1 bear by State registration permit
Unit 19A, remainder, 19B, remainder, and Unit 19D—1 bear

Open
season

July 1June 30.
Aug. 10June 30.
Aug. 10June 30.

Caribou:
Unit 19A—north of Kuskokwim River—2 caribou, no more than 1 caribou may be a
bull; no more than 1 caribou may be taken from Aug. 1-Jan. 31
Unit 19A—south of the Kuskokwim River and Unit 19B (excluding rural Alaska
residents of Lime Village)—2 caribou; no more than 1 caribou may be a bull; no
more than 1 caribou may be taken Aug. 1-Jan. 31

Aug. 1Mar. 15.
Aug. 1Mar. 15.

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Unit 19C—1 caribou
Unit 19D—south and east of the Kuskokwim River and North Fork of the
Kuskokwim River—1 caribou

Unit 19D, remainder—1 caribou

Unit 19—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

Aug. 10Oct. 10.
Aug. 10Sept.
30.
Nov. 1Jan. 31.
Aug. 10Sept.
30.
July 1June 30.

Sheep:
1 ram with 7/8 curl horn or larger

Aug. 10Sept.
20.

Unit 19—Residents of Lime Village only—no individual harvest limit, but a village
harvest quota of 28 bulls (including those taken under the State permits).
Reporting will be by a community reporting system
Unit 19A—North of the Kuskokwim River, upstream from but excluding the George
River drainage, and south of the Kuskokwim River upstream from and including
the Downey Creek drainage, not including the Lime Village Management Area;
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose
Unit 19A, remainder—1 antlered bull by Federal drawing permit or a State permit.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of
Tuluksak, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag, Aniak, Chuathbaluk, and Crooked
Creek hunting under these regulations. The Refuge Manager of the Yukon Delta
NWR, in cooperation with the BLM Field Office Manager, will annually establish
the harvest quota and number of permits to be issued in coordination with the
State Tier I hunt. If the allowable harvest level is reached before the regular
season closing date, the Refuge Manager, in consultation with the BLM Field
Office Manager, will announce an early closure of Federal public lands to all
moose hunting
Unit 19B—1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow
tines on one side
Unit 19C—1 antlered bull

July 1June 30.

Moose:

No open
season.

Sept. 120.

Sept. 120.
Sept. 120.
Unit 19C—1 bull by State registration permit
Jan. 15Feb. 15.
Sept. 1Unit 19D—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 30.
of the Swift Fork—1 antlered bull
Unit 19D—remainder of the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area—1 bull
Sept. 130.
Dec. 1Feb. 28.
Unit 19D, remainder—1 antlered bull
Sept. 130.
Dec. 115.
Coyote:
10 coyotes

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Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Sept. 1Mar. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
2 lynx

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Unit 19D—10 wolves per day

Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Unit 19, remainder—5 wolves
Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Trapping
Beaver:
No limit

Nov. 1Jun. 10.

No limit

Nov. 1Mar. 31.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 1Mar. 31.

Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 1June 10.

No limit

Nov. 1Apr. 15.

Otter:

Wolf:
No limit

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Nov. 1Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1Mar. 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 20A 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 20B consists of drainages into the northrn bank of the Tanana River from and including
Hot Springs Slough upstream to and including the Banner Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 20C 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 20D 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 20E 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 20F consists of the remainder of Unit 20.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not take wildlife for subsistence uses on lands within Mount McKinley National Park
as it existed prior to December 2, 1980. Subsistence uses as authorized by this paragraph (n)(20) are
permitted in Denali National Preserve and lands added to Denali National Park on December 2, 1980.
(B) You may not use motorized vehicles or pack animals for hunting Aug. 5-25 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 benchmark 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 of the Richardson Highway, then north along the Richardson Highway to its
junction with the Alaska Highway, then east along the Alaska Highway to the west bank of the
Johnson River, then south along the west bank of the Johnson River and Johnson Glacier to the head
of the Canwell Glacier, then west along the north bank of the Canwell Glacier and Miller Creek to the
Delta River.
(C) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles,
except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the
Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of

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wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for
subsistence taking of wildlife;
(D) You may not use any motorized vehicle for hunting August 5-September 20 in the Glacier
Mountain Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20E bounded by a line beginning
at Mile 140 of the Taylor Highway, then north along the highway to Eagle, then west along the cat trail
from Eagle to Crooked Creek, then from Crooked Creek southwest along the west bank of Mogul
Creek to its headwaters on North Peak, then west across North Peak to the headwaters of
Independence Creek, then southwest along the west bank of Independence Creek to its confluence
with the North Fork of the Fortymile River, then easterly along the south bank of the North Fork of the
Fortymile River to its confluence with Champion Creek, then across the North Fork of the Fortymile
River to the south bank of Champion Creek and easterly along the south bank of Champion Creek to
its confluence with Little Champion Creek, then northeast along the east bank of Little Champion
Creek to its headwaters, then northeasterly in a direct line to Mile 140 on the Taylor Highway;
however, this does not prohibit motorized access via, or transportation of harvested wildlife on, the
Taylor Highway or any airport.
(E) You may by permit hunt moose on the Minto Flats Management Area, which consists of that
portion of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliot Highway beginning at Mile 118, then northeasterly to Mile 96,
then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail
south to the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a point where it joins the
Tanana River 3 miles above Old Minto, then along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all
channels and sloughs except Swan Neck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana
Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning.
(F) You may only hunt moose by bow and arrow in the Fairbanks Management Area. The Area
consists of that portion of Unit 20B bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the
Tanana River, northerly along Rosie Creek to Isberg Road, then northeasterly on Isberg Road to
Cripple Creek Road, then northeasterly on Cripple Creek Road to the Parks Highway, then north on
the Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then westerly to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through section 26
to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then upstream along Alder
Creek to its confluence with Emma Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then
northerly along the hydrographic divide between Goldstream Creek drainages and Cripple Creek
drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream
Creek, then easterly along Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road
to Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome Road, then east on
Old Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then south on the Elliot Highway to Goldstream Creek,
then easterly along Goldstream Creek to its confluence with First Chance Creek, Davidson Ditch, then
southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its confluence with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in
Section 29, then downstream along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a
straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to Tungsten Hill, then southerly along
Steele Creek to its confluence with Ruby Creek, then upstream along Ruby Creek to Esro Road, then
south on Esro Road to Chena Hot Springs Road, then east on Chena Hot Springs Road to Nordale
Road, then south on Nordale Road to the Chena River, to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline right of way, then southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans-Alaska 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 the Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly
along the north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear April 15-June 30; you may use bait to hunt wolves on
FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may not use a steel trap, or a snare using cable smaller than 3⁄32 -inch diameter to trap
coyotes or wolves in Unit 20E during April and October.

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(C) Residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per regulatory year for the
celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be issued to individuals at the request of the Native Village of Tanana only. This threemoose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by the State.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 20A—1 bear
Unit 20E—1 bear
Unit 20, remainder—1 bear

Open
season

July 1June 30.
Sept. 1May 31.
Aug. 10June 30.
Sept. 1May 31.

Caribou:
Unit 20E—1 caribou A joint State/Federal registration permit is required. During
the Aug. 10-Sept. 30 season, the harvest is restricted to 1 bull. The harvest quota
for the period Aug. 10-29 in Units 20E, 20F, and 25C is 100 caribou. During the
Nov. 1-Mar. 31 season, area closures or hunt restrictions may be announced
when Nelchina caribou are present in a mix of more than 1 Nelchina caribou to 15
Fortymile caribou, except when the number of caribou present is low enough that
fewer than 50 Nelchina caribou will be harvested regardless of the mixing ratio for
the two herds.
Unit 20F—north of the Yukon River —1 caribou

Aug. 10Sept. 30.
Nov. 1March.
31.

Aug. 10Mar. 31.
Unit 20F—east of the Dalton Highway and south of the Yukon River—1 caribou; A Aug. 10Sept. 30.
joint State/Federal registration permit is required. During the Aug. 10-Sept. 30
season, the harvest is restricted to 1 bull. The harvest quota for the period Aug. 10 Nov. 1Mar. 31.
-29 in Units 20E, 20F, and 25C is 100 caribou

Moose:
Unit 20A—1 antlered bull

Sept. 120.
Unit 20B—that portion within the Minto Flats Management Area—1 bull by Federal Sept. 1registration permit only
20.
Jan. 10Feb. 28.
Unit 20B, remainder —1 antlered bull
Sept. 120.
Unit 20C—that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve west of the Toklat Sept. 130.
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 Nov. 15Dec. 15.
than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken
Unit 20C, remainder—1 antlered bull; however, white-phased or partial albino
Sept. 1(more than 50 percent white) moose may not be taken
30.
Unit 20E—that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—1 bull
Aug. 20Sept. 30.
Unit 20E—that portion drained by the Middle Fork of the Fortymile River upstream Aug. 20from and including the Joseph Creek drainage—1 bull
Sept. 30.
Unit 20E remainder—1 bull by joint Federal/State registration permit

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Unit 20F—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1
antlered bull by Federal registration permit only.
Unit 20F, remainder—1 antlered bull

Aug. 24Sept. 25.
Sept. 125.
Sept. 125.
Dec. 110.

Unit 20E—Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—6 beaver per season. Meat
from harvested beaver must be salvaged for human consumption

Sept. 20
-May 15.

10 coyotes

Aug. 10Apr. 30.

Beaver:

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

Sept. 1Mar. 15.
July 1June 30.

Lynx:
Unit 20A, 20B, and that portion of 20C east of the Teklanika River—2 lynx
Unit 20E—2 lynx
Unit 20, remainder—2 lynx

Dec. 1Jan. 31.
Nov. 1Jan. 31.
Dec. 1Jan. 31.

Muskrat:
Unit 20E, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve—No limit

Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—25 muskrat
Unit 20, remainder

Sept. 20
-June
10.
Nov. 1June 10.
No open
season.

Wolf:
Unit 20—10 wolves

Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Unit 20C, that portion within Denali National Park and Preserve—1 wolf during the Aug. 10Aug. 10-Oct. 31 period; 5 wolves during the Nov. 1-Apr. 30 period, for a total of 6 Oct. 31.
Nov. 1wolves for the season
Apr. 30.
Unit 20C, remainder—10 wolves
Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Sept. 1Mar. 31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
Units 20A, 20B, 20C, 20E, and 20F—15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):

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Unit 20—those portions within 5 miles of Alaska Route 5 (Taylor Highway, both to Aug. 10Mar. 31.
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
Unit 20, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Trapping
Beaver:
Units 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit

Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Unit 20E—25 beaver per season. Only firearms may be used during Sept. 20-Oct. Sept. 20
31 and Apr. 16-May 15, to take up to 6 beaver. Only traps or snares may be used -May 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15. The total annual harvest limit for beaver is 25, of which no more
than 6 may be taken by firearm under trapping or hunting regulations. Meat from
beaver harvested by firearm must be salvaged for human consumption.

Coyote:
Unit 20E—No limit
Unit 20, remainder—No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Oct. 15Apr. 30.
Nov. 1Mar. 31.
Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Lynx:
Unit 20A, 20B, and 20C east of the Teklanika River—No limit
Unit 20E—No limit; however, no more than 5 lynx may be taken between Nov. 1
and Nov. 30.
Unit 20F and 20C—remainder—No limit

Dec. 15Feb. 15.
Nov. 1Dec. 31.
Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.
Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
Unit 20E—No limit

Unit 20, remainder—No limit

Sept. 20
-June
10.
Nov. 1June 10.

Otter:
No limit

Nov. 1Apr. 15.

Unit 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20F—No limit

Nov. 1Apr. 30.
Oct. 1Apr. 30.

Wolf:

Unit 20E—No limit
Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

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(21) Unit 21.
(i) Unit 21 consists of drainages into the Yukon River upstream from Paimiut to, but not including,
the Tozitna River drainage on the north bank, and to, but not including, the Tanana River drainage on
the south bank; and excluding the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from the Dulbi River drainage:
(A) Unit 21A consists of the Innoko River drainage upstream from and including the Iditarod River
drainage.
(B) Unit 21B consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from Ruby and east of the RubyPoorman Road, downstream from and excluding the Tozitna River and Tanana River drainages, and
excluding the Melozitna River drainage upstream from Grayling Creek.
(C) Unit 21C 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 21D 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 21E 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 Unit 21 and 24
bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk at 64°52.58′ N. lat., 157°43.10′
W. long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65°28.42′ N. lat., 157°
44.89′ W. long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65°57
N. lat., 156°41 W. long.) at 65°56.66′ N. lat., 156°40.81′ W. long., then easterly to the confluence of the
forks of the Dakli River at 66°02.56′ N. lat., 156°12.71′ W. long., then easterly to the confluence of
McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66°00.31′ N. lat., 155°18.57′ W. long., then southwesterly to
the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at 65°31.87′ N. lat., 154°52.18′ W. long., then southwest to the
mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65°13.00′ N. lat., 156°06.43′ W. long., then southwest to Bishop Rock
(Yistletaw) at 64°49.35′ N. lat., 157°21.73′ W. long., then westerly along the north bank of the Yukon
River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning, is closed during moose hunting seasons to
the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or moose part;
however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between
publicly owned airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area
and points outside the area; all hunters on the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G-operated check
station at Ella's Cabin (15 miles upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop
and report to ADF&G personnel at the check station.
(B) The Paradise Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 21 bounded by a line
beginning at the old village of Paimiut, then north along the west bank of the Yukon River to Paradise,
then northwest to the mouth of Stanstrom Creek on the Bonasila River, then northeast to the mouth of
the Anvik River, then along the west bank of the Yukon River to the lower end of Eagle Island
(approximately 45 miles north of Grayling), then to the mouth of the Iditarod River, then down the east
bank of the Innoko River to its confluence with Paimiut Slough, then south along the east bank of
Paimiut Slough to its mouth, and then to the old village of Paimiut, is closed during moose hunting
seasons to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or part
of moose; however, this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or part of moose by

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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) In Unit 21D, you may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if
you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any manner
for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including
transportation of hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of
bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that
normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or
between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30; and in the Koyukuk
Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to hunt black bear between September 1 and September
25.
(B) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 21(E) from Nov. 1June 10.
(C) The residents of Units 20 and 21 may take up to three moose per regulatory year for the
celebration known as the Nuchalawoyya Potlatch, under the terms of a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of Tanana. This threemoose limit is not cumulative with that permitted by the State.
(D) The residents of Unit 21 may take up to three moose per regulatory year for the celebration
known as the Kaltag/Nulato Stickdance, under the terms of a Federal registration permit. Permits will
be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of Kaltag or Nulato. This three-moose
limit is not cumulative with that permitted by the State.
Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 21D—1 bear by State registration permit only
Unit 21, remainder—1 bear

Open season

July 1-June 30.
Aug. 10-June
30.
Aug. 10-June
30.

Caribou:
Unit 21A—1 caribou

Aug. 10-Sept.
30.
Dec. 10-Dec.
20.
Unit 21B—that portion north of the Yukon River and downstream from
No open
Ukawutni Creek
season.
Unit 21C—the Dulbi and Melozitna River drainages downstream from Big No open
Creek
season.
Unit 21B remainder, 21C remainder, and 21E—1 caribou
Aug. 10-Sept.
30.
Winter season
Unit 21D—north of the Yukon River and east of the Koyukuk River—
to be
caribou may be taken during a winter season to be announced by the
Refuge Manager of the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager announced
and the BLM Central Yukon Field Office Manager, in consultation with
ADF&G and the Chairs of the Western Interior Subsistence Regional

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Advisory Council, and the Middle Yukon and Ruby Fish and Game
Advisory Committees
Unit 21D, remainder—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be July 1-June 30.
taken May 16-June 30.
Moose:
Unit 21B—that part of the Nowitna River drainage downstream from and
including the Little Mud River drainage—1 bull. A State registration permit
is required from Sept. 5-25. A Federal registration permit is required from
Sept. 26-Oct. 1
Unit 21B—that part of the Nowitna River drainage downstream from and
including the Little Mud River drainage—1 antlered bull. A Federal
registration permit is required during the 5-day season and will be limited to
one per household. The 5-day season may be announced by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager after consultation with
the ADF&G and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional Advisory
Council and the Ruby Fish and Game Advisory Committee
Unit 21A and 21B, remainder—1 bull

Unit 21C—1 antlered bull
Unit 21D—Koyukuk Controlled Use Area—1 bull; 1 antlerless moose by
Federal permit if authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna
NWR manager. Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is
prohibited. A harvestable surplus of cows will be determined for a quota
or
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar.1-5 season and if
authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna NWR manager and
BLM Central Yukon field office manager. A harvestable surplus of bulls will
be determined for a quota. Announcement for the Mar. and Apr. seasons
and harvest quotas will be made after consultation with the ADF&G area
biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional Advisory Council
and Middle Yukon and Koyukuk River Fish and Game Advisory Committee
Unit 21D, remainder—1 moose; however, antlerless moose may be taken
only during Sept. 21-25 and the Mar. 1-5 season if authorized jointly by the
Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and the Central Yukon
Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management. Harvest of cow moose
accompanied by calves is prohibited. During the Aug. 22-31 and Sept. 5-25
seasons, a State registration permit is required. During the Mar. 1-5 season
a Federal registration permit is required. Announcement for the antlerless
moose seasons and cow quotas will be made after consultation with the
ADF&G area biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior Regional
Advisory Council and the Middle Yukon Fish and Game Advisory
Committee.
Unit 21E—1 moose; however, only bulls may be taken from Aug. 25-Sept.
30

Sept. 5-Oct. 1.

Five-day
season to be
announced
between Dec. 1
and March 31.

Aug. 20-Sept.
25.
Nov. 1-30.
Sept. 5-25.
Mar. 1-5 seson
to be
announced.

Apr. 10-15
season to be
announced.

Aug. 22-31.
Sept. 5-25.
Mar. 1-5
season to be
announced

Aug. 25-Sept.
30.
Feb. 15-Mar.
15.

During the Feb. 15-Mar. 15 season, a Federal registration permit is
required. The permit conditions and any needed closures for the winter
season will be announced by the Innoko NWR manager after consultation
with the ADF&G area biologist and the Chairs of the Western Interior
Regional Advisory Council and the Middle Yukon Fish and Game Advisory
Committee as stipulated in a letter of delegation. Moose may not be taken
within one-half mile of the Innoko or Yukon River during the winter season.
Beaver:

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Unit 21E—No limit
Unit 21, remainder

Nov. 1-June 10.
No open
season.

10 coyotes

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Coyote:

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit
Lynx:
2 lynx
Wolf:
5 wolves

Sept. 1-Mar.
15.
July 1-June 30.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Sept. 1-Mar.
31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.
Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Trapping
Beaver:
No Limit

Nov. 1-June 10.

Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Lynx:
No limit
Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Muskrat:
No limit
Otter:
No limit
Wolf:
No limit
Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Nov. 1-June 10.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Nov. 1-Mar. 31.

(22) Unit 22.

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(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 22A 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 22B consists of Norton Sound drainages from, but excluding, the Ungalik River drainage
to, and including, the Topkok Creek drainage.
(C) Unit 22C 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 22D 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 22E consists of Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound drainages
from Cape York to, but excluding, the Goodhope River drainage, and including Little Diomede Island
and Fairway Rock.
(ii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including transportation of
hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or
bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly
owned airports.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) If you have a trapping license, you may use a firearm to take beaver in Unit 22 during the
established seasons.
(B) Coyote, incidentally taken with a trap or snare, may be used for subsistence purposes.
(C) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select individual caribou for harvest
provided that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine.
(D) The taking of one bull moose and up to three musk oxen by the community of Wales is
allowed for the celebration of the Kingikmuit Dance Festival under the terms of a Federal registration
permit. Permits will be issued to individuals only at the request of the Native Village of Wales. The
harvest may only occur within regularly established seasons in Unit 22E. The harvest will count
against any established quota for the area.
(E) A Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally qualified
subsistence user to take musk oxen on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must get a
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may
hunt for any number of recipients in the course of a season, but have no more than two harvest limits
in his/her possession at any one time, except in Unit 22E where a resident of Wales or Shishmaref
acting as a designated hunter may hunt for any number of recipients, but have no more than four
harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
Unit 22A and 22B—3 bears

Open season

Jul. 1-Jun. 30.

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Brown Bear:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—1 bear by State registration
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Unit 22C—1 bear by State registration permit only

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No open season.
Aug. 1-May 31.
Aug. 1-Oct. 31.
May 10-25.

Caribou:
Unit 22B west of Golovin Bay and west of a line along the west Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
May 1-Sept. 30, a season
bank of the Fish and Niukluk Rivers and excluding the Libby
may be opened by
River drainage—5 caribou per day
announcement by the
Anchorage Field Office
Manager of the BLM, in
consultation with ADF&G.
July 1-June 30.
Units 22A, 22B remainder, that portion of Unit 22D in the
Kougaruk, Kuzitrin (excluding the Pilgrim River drainage),
American, and Agiapuk River Drainages, and Unit 22E, that
portion east of and including the Sanaguich River drainage—5
caribou per day; cow caribou may not be taken May 16-June
30
Moose:
Unit 22A—that portion north of and including the Tagoomenik
and Shaktoolik River drainages—1 bull. Federal public lands
are closed to hunting except by residents of Unit 22A hunting
under these regulations
Unit 22A—that portion in the Unalakleet drainage and all
drainages flowing into Norton Sound north of the Golsovia
River drainage and south of the Tagoomenik and Shaktoolik
River drainages—Federal public lands are closed to the taking
of moose, except that residents of Unalakleet, hunting under
these regulations, may take 1 bull by Federal registration
permit, administered by the BLM Anchorage Field Office with
the authority to close the season in consultation with ADF&G
Unit 22A, remainder—1 bull. However, during the period Jan.1Feb. 15, only an antlered bull may be taken. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of moose except by residents of
Unit 22A hunting under these regulations
Unit 22B—west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by State
registration permit. Quotas and any needed closures will be
announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM,
in consultation with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of moose except by Federally qualified
subsistence users hunting under these regulations
Unit 22B—west of the Darby Mountains—1 bull by either
Federal or State registration permit. Quotas and any needed
season closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field
Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS, and
ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose
except by residents of White Mountain and Golovin hunting
under these regulations
Unit 22B, remainder—1 bull
Unit 22C—1 antlered bull
Unit 22D—that portion within the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and
Pilgrim River drainages—1 bull by State registration permit.
Quotas and any needed closures will be announced by the

Aug. 1-Sept. 30.

Aug. 15-Sept. 14

Aug. 1-Sept. 30.
Jan. 1-Feb. 15

Sept. 1-14.

Jan. 1-31.

Aug. 1-Jan. 31.
Sept. 1-14.
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Anchorage Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation
with NPS and ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the
taking of moose except by residents of Units 22D and 22C
hunting under these regulations
Sept. 1-14.
Unit 22D—that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek—1 bull by State registration permit. Quotas and
any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage Field
Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and
ADF&G
Dec. 1-31.
Unit 22D—that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek—1 bull by Federal registration permit. Quotas
and any needed closures will be announced by the Anchorage
Field Office Manager of the BLM, in consultation with NPS and
ADF&G. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose
except by residents of Units 22D and 22C hunting under these
regulations
Unit 22D, remainder—1 bull
Aug. 10-Sept. 14.
Oct. 1-Nov. 30.
Unit 22D, remainder—1 moose; however, no person may take Dec. 1-31.
a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf
Unit 22D, remainder—1 antlered bull
Jan. 1-31.
Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 22E—1 antlered bull. Federal public lands are closed to
the taking of moose except by Federally qualified subsistence
users hunting under these regulations
Musk ox:
Aug.1-Mar. 15.
Unit 22B—1 bull by Federal permit or State permit. Federal
public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except by
Federally qualified subsistence users hunting under these
regulations. Annual harvest quotas and any needed closures
will be announced by the Anchorage Field Office Manager of
the BLM, in consultation with NPS and ADF&G
Sept.1-Mar. 15.
Unit 22D—that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage and
Canyon Creek—1 musk ox by Federal permit or State permit;
however, cows may only be taken during the period Jan. 1-Mar.
15. Annual harvest quotas and any needed closures will be
announced by the Superintendent of the Western Arctic
National Parklands in consultation with ADF&G and BLM
Aug.1-Mar. 15.
Unit 22D, that portion within the Kuzitrin River drainages—1
musk ox by Federal permit or State permit; however, cows may
only be taken during the period Jan. 1-Mar. 15. Federal public
lands are closed to the taking of musk ox except by Federally
qualified subsistence users hunting under these regulations.
Annual harvest quotas and any needed closures will be
announced by the Superintendent of the Bering Land Bridge
National Preserve in consultation with ADF&G and BLM
Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
Unit 22D, remainder—1 musk ox by Federal permit or State
permit; however, cows may only be taken during the period
Jan. 1-Mar. 15. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of
musk ox except by Federally qualified subsistence users
hunting under these regulations. Annual harvest quotas and
any needed closures will be announced by the Superintendent
of the Western Arctic National Parklands in consultation with
ADF&G and BLM
Unit 22E—1 musk ox by Federal permit or State permit. Annual Aug. 1-Mar. 15.
harvest quotas and any needed closures will be announced by

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the Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands in
consultation with ADF&G and BLM
Unit 22, remainder
No open season.
Beaver:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beaver
Unit 22, remainder
Coyote
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
2 foxes
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit
Lynx:
2 lynx
Marten:
Unit 22A and 22B—No limit
Unit 22, remainder
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Otter:
No limit
Wolf:
No limit
Wolverine:
3 wolverines
Grouse (Spruce):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
Unit 22A and 22B east of and including the Niukluk River
drainage—40 per day, 80 in possession
Unit 22E—20 per day, 40 in possession
Unit 22, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 22A, 22B, 22D, and 22E—50 beaver
Unit 22C
Coyote
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Lynx:
No limit
Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Muskrat:

Nov. 1-June 10.
No open season.
No open season.
Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Sept. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
No open season.
Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
July 15-May 15.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

Nov. 1-June 10.
No open season.
No open season.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

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No limit

Nov. 1-June 10.

No limit

Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

No limit
Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1-Apr. 30.

Otter:
Wolf:

Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

(23) Unit 23.
(i) Unit 23 consists of Kotzebue Sound, Chukchi Sea, and Arctic Ocean drainages from and
including the Goodhope River drainage to Cape Lisburne.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner either for hunting of ungulates, bear, wolves, or
wolverine, or for transportation of hunters or harvested species in the Noatak Controlled Use Area for
the period August 15-September 30. The Area consists of that portion of Unit 23 in a corridor
extending 5 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. This closure 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) [Reserved]
(iii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. Aircraft may not be used in any manner for brown
bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including transportation of
hunters, bears, or parts of bears; however, this does not apply to transportation of bear hunters or
bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that normally provide
scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or between publicly
owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 23.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in this section, you may also take
swimming caribou with a firearm using rimfire cartridges.
(C) If you have a trapping license, you may take beaver with a firearm in all of Unit 23 from Nov. 1
-Jun. 10.
(D) For the Baird and DeLong Mountain sheep hunts—A 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 only one recipient in the course of a season and may have
both his and the recipients' harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time.
(E) A snowmachine may be used to position a hunter to select individual caribou for harvest
provided that the animals are not shot from a moving snowmachine.
(F) A Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another Federally qualified
subsistence user to take musk oxen on his or her behalf unless the recipient is a member of a
community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter must get a
designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated hunter may

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hunt for any number of recipients, but have no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at
any one time.
Harvest limits
Hunting

Open season

Black Bear:
3 bears
July 1-June 30.
Brown Bear:
Unit 23—1 bear by State registration permit
Aug. 1-May 31.
Caribou:
15 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken July 1-June 30.
May 16-June 30
Sheep:
Aug. 10-April 30. If the
Unit 23—south of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the
Noatak River, and west of the Cutler and Redstone Rivers allowable harvest levels are
(Baird Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. reached before the regular
The total allowable harvest of sheep is 21, of which 15 may season closing date, the
Superintendent of the Western
be rams and 6 may be ewes. Federal public lands are
closed to the taking of sheep except by Federally qualified Arctic National Parklands will
announce an early closure.
subsistence users hunting under these regulations
Aug. 10-April 30. If the
Unit 23—north of Rabbit Creek, Kiyak Creek, and the
allowable harvest levels are
Noatak River, and west of the Aniuk River (DeLong
reached before the regular
Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. The
total allowable harvest of sheep for the DeLong Mountains is season closing date, the
Superintendent of the Western
8, of which 5 may be rams and 3 may be ewes
Arctic National Parklands will
announce an early closure.
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 ram with 7/8 Aug. 10-Sept. 20.
curl or larger horn
Unit 23, remainder (Schwatka Mountains)—1 sheep
Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Moose:
July 1-Mar. 31.
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
calf or a cow accompanied by a calf
Aug. 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 calf
or a cow accompanied by a calf
Unit 23, remainder—1 moose; no person may take a calf or Aug. 1-Mar. 31.
a cow accompanied by a calf
Musk ox:
Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Unit 23—south of Kotzebue Sound and west of and
including the Buckland River drainage—1 bull by Federal
permit or State permit
or
1 musk ox by Federal permit or State permit
Jan. 1-Mar. 15.
Federal public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox
except by Federally qualified subsistence users hunting
under these regulations. Annual harvest quotas and any
needed closures will be announced by the Superintendent of
the Western Arctic National Parklands, in consultation with
ADF&G and BLM.

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Unit 23—Cape Krusenstern National Monument—1 bull by
Federal permit. Annual harvest quotas and any needed
closures will be announced by the Superintendent of
Western Arctic National Parklands. Cape Krusenstern
National Monument is closed to the taking of musk oxen
except by resident zone community members with
permanent residence within the Monument or the
immediately adjacent Napaktuktuk Mountain area, south of
latitude 67°05′ N and west of longitude 162°30′ W hunting
under these regulations
Unit 23, remainder

Aug. 1-Mar. 15.

No limit

July 1-June 30.

No open season.

Beaver:
Coyote:
2 coyotes
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit
Lynx:
2 lynx
Wolf:
15 wolves
Wolverine:
1 wolverine
Muskrat:
No limit
Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed):
20 per day, 40 in possession
Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 23—the Kobuk and Selawik River drainages—50
beaver
Unit 23, remainder—30 beaver
Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Lynx:
No limit
Marten:
No limit
Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Sept. 1-Apr. 30.
Sept. 1-Mar. 15.
July 1-June 30.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Oct. 1-Apr. 30.
Sept. 1-Mar. 31.
July 1-June 30.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.
Aug. 10-Apr. 30.

July 1-June 30.
July 1-June 30.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Nov. 1-Jan. 31.

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Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 1-June 10.

No limit

Nov. 1-Apr. 15.

No limit
Wolverine:
No limit

Nov. 1-Apr. 30.

Otter:
Wolf:

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:
(A) Unit 24A consists of the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River drainage upstream from but not
including the Harriet Creek and North Fork Koyukuk River drainages, to the South Fork of the Koyukuk
River drainage upstream from Squaw Creek, the Jim River Drainage, the Fish Creek drainage
upstream from and including the Bonanza Creek drainage, to the 1,410 ft. peak of the hydrologic
divide with the northern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N. Lat. 66°33.303′ W. Long. 151°03.637′
and following the unnamed northern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna Creek to the confluence of the
southern fork of the Kanuti Chalatna River at N. Lat 66°27.090′ W. Long.151°23.841′, 4.2 miles SSW
(194 degrees true) of Clawanmenka Lake and following the unnamed southern fork of the Kanuti
Chalatna Creek to the hydrologic divide with the Kanuti River drainage at N. Lat. 66°19.789′ W. Long.
151°10.102′, 3.0 miles ENE (79 degrees true) from the 2,055 ft. peak on that divide, and the Kanuti
River drainage upstream from the confluence of an unnamed creek at N. Lat. 66°13.050′ W.
Long.151°05.864′, 0.9 miles SSE (155 degrees true) of a 1,980 ft. peak on that divide, and following
that unnamed creek to the Unit 24 boundary on the hydrologic divide to the Ray River drainage at N.
Lat. 66°03.827′ W. Long. 150°49.988′ at the 2,920 ft. peak of that divide.
(B) Unit 24B consists of the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from Dog Island to the Subunit
24A boundary.
(C) Unit 24C consists of the Hogatza River Drainage, the Koyukuk River Drainage upstream from
Batza River on the north side of the Koyukuk River and upstream from and including the Indian River
Drainage on the south side of the Koyukuk River to the Subunit 24B boundary.
(D) Unit 24D consists of the remainder of Unit 24.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway vehicles, or motorized vehicles,
except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the
Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
and Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only
for subsistence taking of wildlife.
(B) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or
moose part in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 24 bounded by a
line from the Bettles Field VOR to the east side of Fish Creek Lake, to Old Dummy Lake, to the south
end of Lake Todatonten (including all waters of these lakes), to the northernmost headwaters of Siruk
Creek, to the highest peak of Double Point Mountain, then back to the Bettles Field VOR; however,

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this does not apply to transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly
owned airports in the controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area and
points outside the area.
(C) You may not use aircraft for hunting moose, including transportation of any moose hunter or
moose part in the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area, which consists of those portions of Unit 21s and 24
bounded by a line from the north bank of the Yukon River at Koyukuk at 64°52.58′ N. lat., 157°43.10′
W. long., then northerly to the confluences of the Honhosa and Kateel Rivers at 65°28.42′ N. lat., 157°
44.89′ W. long., then northeasterly to the confluences of Billy Hawk Creek and the Huslia River (65°57
N. lat., 156°41 W. long.) at 65° 56.66′; N. lat., 156°40.81′ W. long., then easterly to the confluence of
the forks of the Dakli River at 66°02.56′ N. lat., 156°12.710 W. long., then easterly to the confluence of
McLanes Creek and the Hogatza River at 66°00.31′ N. lat., 155°18.57′ W. long., then southwesterly to
the crest of Hochandochtla Mountain at 65°31.87′ N. lat., 154°52.18′ W. long., then southwest to the
mouth of Cottonwood Creek at 65°13.00′ N. lat., 156°06.43′ W. long., then southwest to Bishop Rock
(Yistletaw) at 64°49.35′ N. lat., 157°21.73′ W. long., then westerly along the north bank of the Yukon
River (including Koyukuk Island) to the point of beginning. However, this does not apply to
transportation of a moose hunter or moose part by aircraft between publicly owned airports in the
controlled use area or between a publicly owned airport within the area and points outside the area. All
hunters on the Koyukuk River passing the ADF&G-operated check station at Ella's Cabin (15 miles
upstream from the Yukon on the Koyukuk River) are required to stop and report to ADF&G personnel
at the check station.
(iii) You may hunt brown bear by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if you have
obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. You may not use aircraft 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 prohibition does not apply to transportation of bear
hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that
normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or
between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30; and in the Koyukuk
Controlled Use Area, you may also use bait to hunt black bear between September 1 and September
25;
(B) Arctic fox, incidentally taken with a trap or snare intended for red fox, may be used for
subsistence purposes.
Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 24—1 bear by State registration permit

Open season

July 1-June 30.
Aug. 10-June
30.

Caribou:
Unit 24—that portion south of the south bank of the Kanuti River, upstream Aug. 10-Mar.
31.
from and including that portion of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River drainage,
bounded by the southeast bank of the Kodosin-Nolitna Creek, then
downstream along the east bank of the Kanuti-Kilolitna River to its
confluence with the Kanuti River—1 caribou
Unit 24, remainder—5 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be July 1-June 30.
taken May 16-June 30
Sheep:

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July 15-Dec.
Unit 24A and 24B—(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)—that portion within
31.
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
Unit 24A and 24B—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—that portion
Aug. 1-Apr. 30.
within the Gates of the Arctic National Park—3 sheep
Unit 24A—except that portion within the Gates of the Arctic National Park— Aug. 20-Sept.
1 ram with 7/8-curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only
30.
Unit 24, remainder—1 ram with 7/8-curl or larger horn
Aug. 10-Sept.
20.
Moose:
Unit 24A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit
Unit 24B—that portion within the John River Drainage—1 moose
Unit 24B—All drainages of the Koyukuk River downstream from and
including the Henshaw Creek drainage—1 antlered bull by Federal
registration permit

Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
Aug. 1-Dec. 31.
Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
Dec. 15-Apr. 15
(until Jun. 30,
2014).

Federal public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, as described in
Federal regulations, are closed to taking of moose, except by Federally
qualified subsistence users of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena hunting under
these regulations
Unit 24B, remainder 1 antlered bull. A Federal registration permit is
Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
required for the Sept. 26-Oct. 1 period
Federal public lands in the Kanuti Controlled Use Area, as described in
Federal regulations, are closed to taking of moose, except by Federally
qualified subsistence users of Unit 24, Koyukuk, and Galena hunting under
these regulations
Unit 24C and 24D—that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area
Sept. 1-25.
and Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge—1 bull
1 antlerless moose by Federal permit if authorized by announcement by the Mar. 1-5 to be
Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office announced.
Manager Central Yukon Field Office. Harvest of cow moose accompanied
by calves is prohibited. A harvestable surplus of cows will be determined
for a quota
or
or
Apr. 10-15 to
1 antlered bull by Federal permit, if there is no Mar. 1-5 season and if
be announced.
authorized by announcement by the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuge Manager and BLM Field Office Manager Central Yukon Field Office
Harvest of cow moose accompanied by calves is prohibited.
Announcement for the Mar. and Apr. seasons and harvest quotas will be
made after consultation with the ADF&G Area Biologist and the Chairs of
the Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, and
the Middle Yukon and Koyukuk River Fish and Game Advisory
Committees.
Unit 24C, remainder and Unit 24D, remainder—1 antlered bull. During the Aug. 25-Oct. 1.
Sept. 5-25 season, a State registration permit is required
Coyote:
10 coyotes
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.
Sept. 1-Mar.
15.

Hare (Snowshoe):

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No limit

July 1-June 30.

2 lynx

Nov. 1-Feb. 28.

15 wolves; however, no more than 5 wolves may be taken prior to Nov. 1

Aug. 10-Apr.
30.

Lynx:
Wolf:

Wolverine:
5 wolverine; however, no more than 1 wolverine may be taken prior to Nov. Sept. 1-Mar.
1
31.
Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
15 per day, 30 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr.
30.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10-Apr.
30.
Trapping
Beaver:
No limit
Nov. 1-June 10.
Coyote:
No limit
Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Lynx:
No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Marten:
No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Nov. 1-Feb. 28.
Muskrat:
No limit
Nov. 1-June 10.
Otter:
No limit
Nov. 1-Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit
Nov. 1-Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
No limit
Nov. 1-Mar. 31.
(25) Unit 25.
(i) Unit 25 consists of the Yukon River drainage upstream from but not including the Hamlin Creek
drainage, and excluding drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from the Charley
River:
(A) Unit 25A 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 25B 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

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drainages into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream from Circle, including the islands in the
Yukon River.
(C) Unit 25C consists of drainages into the south bank of the Yukon River upstream from Circle to
the Subunit 20E 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 25D consists of the remainder of Unit 25.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles,
except aircraft and boats in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the
Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for
subsistence taking of wildlife.
(B) The Arctic Village Sheep Management Area consists of that portion of Unit 25A north and west
of Arctic Village, which is bounded on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the
confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream past Arctic Village to the
confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its
confluence with the Junjik River; then down the Junjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary, to
a major, unnamed tributary, northwesterly, for approximately 6 miles where the stream forks into 2
roughly equal drainages; the boundary follows the easternmost fork, proceeding almost due north to
the headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the boundary then follows the Continental
Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the
divide to the headwaters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek then follows southerly
along the divide designating the eastern extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage then to the
confluence of Red Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar River.
(iii) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may use bait to hunt black bear between April 15 and June 30 and between August 1 and
September 25; you may use bait to hunt wolves on FWS and BLM lands.
(B) You may take caribou and moose from a boat moving under power in Unit 25.
(C) The taking of bull moose outside the seasons provided in this part for food in memorial
potlatches and traditional cultural events is authorized in Unit 25D west provided that:
( 1 ) The person organizing the religious ceremony or cultural event contacts the Refuge
Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge prior to taking or attempting to take bull moose and
provides to the Refuge Manager the name of the decedent, the nature of the ceremony or cultural
event, number to be taken, and the general area in which the taking will occur;
( 2 ) Each person who takes a bull moose under this section must submit a written report to the
Refuge Manager, Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge not more than 15 days after the harvest
specifying the harvester's name and address, and the date(s) and location(s) of the taking(s);
( 3 ) No permit or harvest ticket is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester
must be an Alaska rural resident with customary and traditional use in Unit 25D west;
( 4 ) Any moose taken under this provision counts against the annual quota of 60 bulls.

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Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
Units 25A, 25B, and 25C—3 bears or 3 bears by State community harvest
permit
Unit 25D—5 bears

Units 25A and 25B—1 bear

Unit 25C—1 bear
Unit 25D—2 bears every regulatory year.

Open
season

Jul. 1June
30.
Jul. 1- Brown
Bear:
June
30.
Aug. 10
-June
30.
Sept. 1May 31.
Jul. 1June
30.

Caribou:
Unit 25A—in those portions west of the east bank of the East Fork of the
Chandalar River extending from its confluence with the Chandalar River
upstream to Guilbeau Pass and north of the south bank of the mainstem of
the Chandalar River at its confluence with the East Fork Chandalar River
west (and north of the south bank) along the West Fork Chandalar River—
10 caribou. However, only bulls may be taken May16-Jun. 30
Unit 25C—1 caribou; a joint Federal/State registration permit is required.
During the Aug. 10-Sept. 30 season, the harvest is restricted to 1 bull. The
harvest quota between Aug. 10-29 in Units 20E, 20F, and 25C is 100
caribou

Jul. 1June 30

Unit 25A—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management
Area

No
open
season.
Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.

Aug. 10
-Sept.
30.
Nov. 1Mar. 31.
Unit 25D—that portion of Unit 25D drained by the west fork of the Dall River Aug. 10
west of 150° W. long.—1 bull
-Sept.
30.
Dec.131.
Unit 25A remainder, 25B, and Unit 25D, remainder—10 caribou
July 1Apr. 30.

Sheep:

Units 25A—Arctic Village Sheep Management Area—2 rams by Federal
registration permit only. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of
sheep except by rural Alaska residents of Arctic Village, Venetie, Fort
Yukon, Kaktovik, and Chalkyitsik hunting under these regulations
Unit 25A, remainder—3 sheep by Federal registration permit only

Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.

Moose:
Unit 25A—1 antlered bull

Aug. 25
-Sept.
25.
Dec. 110.

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Unit 25B—that portion within Yukon-Charley National Preserve—1 bull

Aug. 20
-Sept.
30.
Unit 25B—that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from, Aug. 25
but excluding the Coleen River drainage—1 antlered bull
-Sept.
30.
Dec. 110.
Unit 25B—that portion, other than Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Sept. 5draining into the north bank of the Yukon River upstream from and including 30.
Dec. 1the Kandik River drainage, including the islands in the Yukon River—1
15.
antlered bull
Unit 25B, remainder—1 antlered bull
Aug. 25
-Sept.
25.
Dec. 115.
Unit 25C—1 antlered bull
Aug. 20
-Sep.
30.
Aug. 25
Unit 25D (west)—that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit
25D boundary on Preacher Creek, then downstream along Preacher Creek, -Feb.
28.
Birch Creek, and Lower Mouth of Birch Creek to the Yukon River, then
downstream along the north bank of the Yukon River (including islands) to
the confluence of the Hadweenzic River, then upstream along the west
bank of the Hadweenzic 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 25D boundary—1 bull by a Federal registration permit.
Permits will be available in the following villages: Beaver (25 permits), Birch
Creek (10 permits), and Stevens Village (25 permits). Permits for residents
of 25D (west) who do not live in one of the three villages will be available by
contacting the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Office in Fairbanks or a
local Refuge Information Technician. Moose hunting on public land in Unit
25D (west) is closed at all times except for residents of Unit 25D (west)
hunting under these regulations. The moose season will be closed by
announcement of the Refuge Manager Yukon Flats NWR when 60 moose
have been harvested in the entirety (from Federal and non-Federal lands) of
Unit 25D (west)
Unit 25D, remainder—1 antlered moose
Aug. 25
-Oct. 1.
Dec. 120.

Beaver:
Unit 25A, 25B, and 25D—1 beaver per day; 1 in possession
Unit 25C

Apr. 16Oct. 31.
No
open
season.

Coyote:
10 coyotes

Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior to Oct. 1

Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.
Sept. 1Mar. 15.

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Hare (Snowshoe):
No limit

July 1June
30.

Lynx:
Unit 25C—2 lynx

Dec. 1Jan. 31.
Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Unit 25, remainder—2 lynx
Muskrat:
Unit 25B and 25C, that portion within Yukon-Charley Rivers National
Preserve—No limit
Unit 25, remainder

Nov. 1June
10.
No
open
season.

Wolf:
Unit 25A—No limit

Unit 25, remainder—10 wolves

Wolverine:
1 wolverine

Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.
Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.
Sept. 1Mar. 31.

Grouse (Spruce, Ruffed, and Sharp-tailed):
Unit 25C—15 per day, 30 in possession

Unit 25, remainder—15 per day, 30 in possession

Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
Unit 25C—those portions within 5 miles of Route 6 (Steese Highway)—20
per day, 40 in possession
Unit 25, remainder—20 per day, 40 in possession.

Aug. 10
-Mar.
31.
Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.
Aug. 10
-Mar.
31.
Aug. 10
-Apr.
30.

Trapping
Beaver:
Unit 25C—No limit
Unit 25—remainder—50 beaver

Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Nov. 1Apr. 15.

Coyote:
No limit
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit

Nov. 1Mar. 31.
Nov. 1Feb. 28.

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Lynx:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Marten:

Mink and Weasel:
No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.

Muskrat:
No limit

Nov. 1June
10.

No limit

Nov. 1Apr. 15.

No limit

Oct. 1Apr. 30.

Otter:

Wolf:

Wolverine:
Unit 25C—No limit
Unit 25, remainder—No limit

Nov. 1Feb. 28.
Nov. 1Mar. 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 26A 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 26B consists of that portion of Unit 26 east of Unit 26A, 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 26C consists of the remainder of Unit 26.
(ii) In the following areas, the taking of wildlife for subsistence uses is prohibited or restricted on
public land:
(A) You may not use aircraft in any manner for moose hunting, including transportation of moose
hunters or parts of moose during the periods July. 1-Sept. 14 and Jan. 1-Mar. 31 in Unit 26A; however,
this does not apply to transportation of moose hunters, their gear, or moose parts by aircraft between
publicly owned airports.
(B) You may not use firearms, snowmobiles, licensed highway vehicles or motorized vehicles,
except aircraft and boats, in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area, which consists of those
portions of Units 20, 24, 25, and 26 extending 5 miles from each side of the Dalton Highway from the
Yukon River to milepost 300 of the Dalton Highway, except as follows: Residents living within the
Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area may use snowmobiles only for the subsistence taking of
wildlife. You may use licensed highway vehicles only on designated roads within the Dalton Highway
Corridor Management Area. The residents of Alatna, Allakaket, Anaktuvuk Pass, Bettles, Evansville,
Stevens Village, and residents living within the Corridor may use firearms within the Corridor only for
subsistence taking of wildlife.

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(iii) You may hunt brown bear in Unit 26A by State registration permit in lieu of a resident tag if
you have obtained a State registration permit prior to hunting. You may not use aircraft in any manner
for brown bear hunting under the authority of a brown bear State registration permit, including
transportation of hunters, bears or parts of bears. However, this does not apply to transportation of
bear hunters or bear parts by regularly scheduled flights to and between communities by carriers that
normally provide scheduled service to this area, nor does it apply to transportation of aircraft to or
between publicly owned airports.
(iv) Unit-specific regulations:
(A) You may take caribou from a boat moving under power in Unit 26.
(B) In addition to other restrictions on method of take found in this section, you may also take
swimming caribou with a firearm using rimfire cartridges.
(C) In Kaktovik, a Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient) may designate another
Federally qualified subsistence user to take sheep or musk ox on his or her behalf unless the recipient
is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The designated hunter
must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report. The designated
hunter may hunt for any number of recipients but may have no more than two harvest limits in his/her
possession at any one time.
(D) For the DeLong Mountain sheep hunts—A Federally qualified subsistence user (recipient)
may designate another Federally qualified subsistence user to take sheep on his or her behalf unless
the recipient is a member of a community operating under a community harvest system. The
designated hunter must obtain a designated hunter permit and must return a completed harvest report.
The designated hunter may hunt for only one recipient in the course of a season and may have both
his and the recipient's harvest limits in his/her possession at the same time.

Harvest limits
Hunting
Black Bear:
3 bears
Brown Bear:
Unit 26A—1 bear by State registration permit
Unit 26B—1 bear
Unit 26 C—1 bear

Open
season

July 1June 30.
July 1June 30.
Jan. 1Dec. 31.
Aug. 10June 30.

Caribou:
Unit 26A—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may not be taken May 16June 30.
Unit 26B—10 caribou per day; however, cow caribou may be taken only from Oct.
1-Apr. 30.
Unit 26C—10 caribou per day

July 1June 30.
July 1June 30
July 1Apr. 30

(You may not transport more than 5 caribou per regulatory year from Unit 26
except to the community of Anaktuvuk Pass.)
Sheep:
Unit 26A and 26B—(Anaktuvuk Pass residents only)—that portion within the Gates July 15of the Arctic National Park—community harvest quota of 60 sheep, no more than Dec. 31.

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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
Unit 26A—(excluding Anaktuvuk Pass residents)—those portions within the Gates
of the Arctic National Park—3 sheep
Unit 26A—that portion west of Howard Pass and the Etivluk River (DeLong
Mountains)—1 sheep by Federal registration permit. The total allowable harvest of
sheep for the DeLong Mountains is 8, of which 5 may be rams and 3 may be
ewes. If the allowable harvest levels are reached before the regular season
closing date, the Superintendent of the Western Arctic National Parklands will
announce an early closure
Unit 26B—that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area—1
ram with 7/8-curl or larger horn by Federal registration permit only
Unit 26A, remainder and 26B, remainder—including the Gates of the Arctic
National Preserve—1 ram with 7/8-curl or larger horn
Unit 26C—3 sheep per regulatory year; the Aug. 10-Sept. 20 season is restricted
to 1 ram with 7/8-curl or larger horn. A Federal registration permit is required for
the Oct. 1-Apr. 30 season

Aug. 1Apr. 30.
Aug. 10April 30.

Aug. 10Sept.
20.
Aug. 10Sept.
20.
Aug. 10Sept.
20.
Oct. 1Apr. 30.

Moose:
Unit 26A—that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including
the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 bull
Unit 26A—that portion of the Colville River drainage upstream from and including
the Anaktuvuk River drainage—1 moose; however, you may not take a calf or a
cow accompanied by a calf
Unit 26A—that portion west of 156°00′ W. longitude excluding the Colville River
drainage—1 moose, however, you may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a
calf
Unit 26A, remainder—1 bull

Aug. 1Sept.
14.
Feb. 15Apr. 15.
July 1Sept.
14.

Aug. 1Sept. 14
Unit 26B, excluding the Canning River drainage—1 bull
Sept. 114.
Jul. 1Units 26B, remainder and 26C—1 moose by Federal registration permit by
residents of Kaktovik only. The harvest quota is 3 moose (2 antlered bulls and 1 of Mar. 31.
either sex), provided that no more than 2 antlered bulls may be harvested from
Unit 26C and cows may not be harvested from Unit 26C. You may not take a cow
accompanied by a calf in Unit 26B. Only 3 Federal registration permits will be
issued. Federal public lands are closed to the taking of moose except by a
Kaktovik resident holding a Federal registration permit and hunting under these
regulations
Musk ox:
Jul. 15Unit 26C—1 bull by Federal registration permit only. The number of permits that
may be issued only to the residents of the village of Kaktovik will not exceed three Mar. 31.
percent (3%) of the number of musk oxen counted in Unit 26C during a pre-calving
census. Public lands are closed to the taking of musk ox, except by rural Alaska
residents of the village of Kaktovik hunting under these regulations
Coyote:
2 coyotes
Sept. 1Apr. 30.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
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Sept. 1Apr. 30.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
Units 26A and 26B—10 foxes; however, no more than 2 foxes may be taken prior Sept. 1to Oct. 1
Mar. 15.
Unit 26C—10 foxes
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Hare (Snowshoe and Tundra):
No limit
July 1June 30.
Lynx:
2 lynx
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Wolf:
15 wolves
Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Wolverine:
5 wolverine
Sept. 1Mar. 31.
Ptarmigan (Rock and Willow):
20 per day, 40 in possession
Aug. 10Apr. 30.
Trapping
Coyote:
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Fox, Arctic (Blue and White Phase):
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Fox, Red (including Cross, Black and Silver Phases):
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Lynx:
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Marten:
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Mink and Weasel:
No limit
Nov. 1Jan. 31.
Muskrat:
No limit
Nov. 1June 10.
Otter:
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 15.
Wolf:
No limit
Nov. 1Apr. 30.
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Nov. 1Apr. 15.

[77 FR 35498, June 13, 2012]

§ 242.27 Subsistence taking of fish.
(a) Applicability. (1) Regulations in this section apply to the taking of fish or their parts for
subsistence uses.
(2) You may take fish for subsistence uses at any time by any method unless you are restricted by
the subsistence fishing regulations found in this section. The harvest limit specified in this section for a
subsistence season for a species and the State harvest limit set for a State season for the same
species are not cumulative, except as modified by regulations in paragraph (e) of this section. This
means that if you have taken the harvest limit for a particular species under a subsistence season
specified in this section, you may not, after that, take any additional fish of that species under any
other harvest limit specified for a State season.
(3) You may not possess, transport, give, receive, or barter subsistence-taken fish or their parts
that have been taken contrary to Federal law or regulation or State law or regulation (unless
superseded by regulations in this part).
(b) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) Unless otherwise specified in this section or
under terms of a required subsistence fishing permit (as may be modified by regulations in this
section), you may use the following legal types of gear for subsistence fishing:
(i) A set gillnet;
(ii) A drift gillnet;
(iii) A purse seine;
(iv) A hand purse seine;
(v) A beach seine;
(vi) Troll gear;
(vii) A fish wheel;
(viii) A trawl;
(ix) A pot;
(x) A longline;
(xi) A fyke net;
(xii) A lead;
(xiii) A herring pound;
(xiv) A dip net;
(xv) Jigging gear;
(xvi) A mechanical jigging machine;
(xvii) A handline;
(xviii) A cast net;

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(xix) A rod and reel; and
(xx) A spear.
(2) You must include an escape mechanism on all pots used to take fish or shellfish. The escape
mechanisms are as follows:
(i) A sidewall, which may include the tunnel, of all shellfish and bottomfish pots must contain an
opening equal to or exceeding 18 inches in length, except that in shrimp pots the opening must be a
minimum of 6 inches in length. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured together by a single
length of untreated, 100 percent cotton twine, no larger than 30 thread. The cotton twine may be
knotted at each end only. The opening must be within 6 inches of the bottom of the pot and must be
parallel with it. The cotton twine may not be tied or looped around the web bars. Dungeness crab pots
may have the pot lid tie-down straps secured to the pot at one end by a single loop of untreated, 100
percent cotton twine no larger than 60 thread, or the pot lid must be secured so that, when the twine
degrades, the lid will no longer be securely closed.
(ii) All king crab, Tanner crab, shrimp, miscellaneous shellfish and bottomfish pots may, instead of
complying with paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section, satisfy the following: a sidewall, which may include
the tunnel, must contain an opening at least 18 inches in length, except that shrimp pots must contain
an opening at least 6 inches in length. The opening must be laced, sewn, or secured together by a
single length of treated or untreated twine, no larger than 36 thread. A galvanic timed-release device,
designed to release in no more than 30 days in saltwater, must be integral to the length of twine so
that, when the device releases, the twine will no longer secure or obstruct the opening of the pot. The
twine may be knotted only at each end and at the attachment points on the galvanic timed-release
device. The opening must be within 6 inches of the bottom of the pot and must be parallel with it. The
twine may not be tied or looped around the web bars.
(3) For subsistence fishing for salmon, you may not use a gillnet exceeding 50 fathoms in length,
unless otherwise specified in this section. The gillnet web must contain at least 30 filaments of equal
diameter or at least 6 filaments, each of which must be at least 0.20 millimeter in diameter.
(4) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, you may not obstruct more than one-half the
width of any stream with any gear used to take fish for subsistence uses.
(5) You may not use live nonindigenous fish as bait.
(6) You must have your first initial, last name, and address plainly and legibly inscribed on the
side of your fish wheel facing midstream of the river.
(7) You may use kegs or buoys of any color but red on any permitted gear, except in the following
areas where kegs or buoys of any color, including red, may be used:
(i) Yukon-Northern Area; and
(ii) Kuskokwim Area.
(8) You must have your first initial, last name, and address plainly and legibly inscribed on each
keg, buoy, stakes attached to gillnets, stakes identifying gear fished under the ice, and any other
unattended fishing gear which you use to take fish for subsistence uses.
(9) You may not use explosives or chemicals to take fish for subsistence uses.
(10) You may not take fish for subsistence uses within 300 feet of any dam, fish ladder, weir,
culvert or other artificial obstruction, unless otherwise indicated.
(11) Transactions between rural residents. Rural residents may exchange in customary trade
subsistence-harvested fish, their parts, or their eggs, legally taken under the regulations in this part, for

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cash from other rural residents. The Board may recognize regional differences and regulates
customary trade differently for separate regions of the State.
(i) Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area—The total cash value per household of salmon taken
within Federal jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area and exchanged in customary
trade to rural residents may not exceed $500.00 annually.
(ii) Upper Copper River District—The total number of salmon per household taken within the
Upper Copper River District and exchanged in customary trade to rural residents may not exceed 50
percent of the annual harvest of salmon by the household. No more than 50 percent of the annual
household limit may be sold under paragraphs (b)(11) and (12) of this section when taken together.
These customary trade sales must be immediately recorded on a customary trade recordkeeping form.
The recording requirement and the responsibility to ensure the household limit is not exceeded rests
with the seller.
(12) Transactions between a rural resident and others. In customary trade, a rural resident may
trade fish, their parts, or their eggs, legally taken under the regulations in this part, for cash from
individuals other than rural residents if the individual who purchases the fish, their parts, or their eggs
uses them for personal or family consumption. If you are not a rural resident, you may not sell fish,
their parts, or their eggs taken under the regulations in this part. The Board may recognize regional
differences and regulates customary trade differently for separate regions of the State.
(i) Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area—The total cash value per household of salmon taken
within Federal jurisdiction in the Bristol Bay Fishery Management Area and exchanged in customary
trade between rural residents and individuals other than rural residents may not exceed $400.00
annually. These customary trade sales must be immediately recorded on a customary trade
recordkeeping form. The recording requirement and the responsibility to ensure the household limit is
not exceeded rest with the seller.
(ii) Upper Copper River District—The total cash value of salmon per household taken within the
Upper Copper River District and exchanged in customary trade between rural residents and
individuals other than rural residents may not exceed $500.00 annually. No more than 50 percent of
the annual household limit may be sold under paragraphs (b)(11) and (12) of this section when taken
together. These customary trade sales must be immediately recorded on a customary trade
recordkeeping form. The recording requirement and the responsibility to ensure the household limit is
not exceeded rest with the seller.
(13) No sale to, nor purchase by, fisheries businesses. (i) You may not sell fish, their parts, or
their eggs taken under the regulations in this part to any individual, business, or organization required
to be licensed as a fisheries business under Alaska Statute AS 43.75.011 (commercial limited-entry
permit or crew license holders excluded) or to any other business as defined under Alaska Statute
43.70.110(1) as part of its business transactions.
(ii) If you are required to be licensed as a fisheries business under Alaska Statute AS 43.75.011
(commercial limited-entry permit or crew license holders excluded) or are a business as defined under
Alaska Statute 43.70.110(1), you may not purchase, receive, or sell fish, their parts, or their eggs
taken under the regulations in this part as part of your business transactions.
(14) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, you may not take rainbow/steelhead trout.
(15) You may not use fish taken for subsistence use or under subsistence regulations in this part
as bait for commercial or sport fishing purposes.
(16) Unless specified otherwise in this section, you may use a rod and reel to take fish 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) If you are required to obtain a subsistence fishing permit for an area, that permit is required to
take fish for subsistence uses with rod and reel in that area. The harvest and possession limits for

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taking fish with a rod and reel in those areas are the same as indicated on the permit issued for
subsistence fishing with other gear types.
(ii) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, if you are not required to obtain a subsistence
fishing permit for an area, the harvest and possession limits for taking fish for subsistence uses with a
rod and reel are the same as for taking fish under State of Alaska subsistence fishing regulations in
those same areas. If the State does not have a specific subsistence season and/or harvest limit for
that particular species, the limit shall be the same as for taking fish under State of Alaska sport fishing
regulations.
(17) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing
permit, you may take fish for subsistence uses at any time.
(18) Provisions on ADF&G subsistence fishing permits that are more restrictive or in conflict with
the provisions contained in this section do not apply to Federal subsistence users.
(19) You may not intentionally waste or destroy any subsistence-caught fish or shellfish; however,
you may use for bait or other purposes, whitefish, herring, and species for which harvest limits,
seasons, or other regulatory methods and means are not provided in this section, as well as the head,
tail, fins, and viscera of legally taken subsistence fish.
(20) The taking of fish from waters within Federal jurisdiction is authorized outside of published
open seasons or harvest limits if the harvested fish will be used for food in traditional or religious
ceremonies that are part of funerary or mortuary cycles, including memorial potlatches, provided that:
(i) Prior to attempting to take fish, the person (or designee) or Tribal Government organizing the
ceremony contacts the appropriate Federal fisheries manager to provide the nature of the ceremony,
the parties and/or clans involved, the species and the number of fish to be taken, and the Federal
waters from which the harvest will occur;
(ii) The taking does not violate recognized principles of fisheries conservation, and uses the
methods and means allowable for the particular species published in the applicable Federal
regulations (the Federal fisheries manager will establish the number, species, or place of taking if
necessary for conservation purposes);
(iii) Each person who takes fish under this section must, as soon as practical, and not more than
15 days after the harvest, submit a written report to the appropriate Federal fisheries manager,
specifying the harvester's name and address, the number and species of fish taken, and the date and
locations of the taking; and
(iv) No permit is required for taking under this section; however, the harvester must be eligible to
harvest the resource under Federal regulations.
(c) Fishing permits and reports. (1) You may take salmon only under the authority of a
subsistence fishing permit, unless a permit is specifically not required in a particular area by the
subsistence regulations in this part, or unless you are retaining salmon from your commercial catch
consistent with paragraph (d) of this section.
(2) If a subsistence fishing permit is required by this section, the following permit conditions apply
unless otherwise specified in this section:
(i) You may not take more fish for subsistence use than the limits set out in the permit;
(ii) You must obtain the permit prior to fishing;
(iii) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing
or transporting subsistence-taken fish;

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(iv) If specified on the permit, you must record, prior to leaving the fishing site, daily records of the
catch, showing the number of fish taken by species, location and date of catch, and other such
information as may be required for management or conservation purposes; and
(v) If the return of catch information necessary for management and conservation purposes is
required by a fishing permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you are ineligible
to receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar year, unless you
demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other unavoidable
circumstances. You must also return any tags or transmitters that have been attached to fish for
management and conservation purposes.
(d) Relation to commercial fishing activities. (1) If you are a Federally qualified subsistence user
who also commercial fishes, you may retain fish for subsistence purposes from your lawfully-taken
commercial catch.
(2) When participating in a commercial and subsistence fishery at the same time, you may not use
an amount of combined fishing gear in excess of that allowed under the appropriate commercial
fishing regulations.
(e) Fishery management area restrictions —(1) Kotzebue Area. The Kotzebue Area includes all
waters of Alaska between the latitude of the westernmost tip of Point Hope and the latitude of the
westernmost tip of Cape Prince of Wales, including those waters draining into the Chukchi Sea.
(i) You may take fish for subsistence purposes without a permit.
(ii) You may take salmon only by gillnets, beach seines, or a rod and reel.
(iii) In the Kotzebue District, you may take sheefish with gillnets that are not more than 50 fathoms
in length, nor more than 12 meshes in depth, nor have a stretched-mesh size larger than 7 inches.
(iv) You may not obstruct more than one-half the width of a stream, creek, or slough with any gear
used to take fish for subsistence uses, except from May 15 to July 15 and August 15 to October 31
when taking whitefish or pike in streams, creeks, or sloughs within the Kobuk River drainage and from
May 15 to October 31 in the Selawik River drainage. Only one gillnet 100 feet or less in length with a
stretched-mesh size from 21⁄2 to 41⁄2 inches may be used per site. You must check your net at least
once in every 24-hour period.
(2) Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area. The Norton Sound-Port Clarence Area includes all waters
of Alaska between the latitude of the westernmost tip of Cape Prince of Wales and the latitude of Point
Romanof, including those waters of Alaska surrounding St. Lawrence Island and those waters draining
into the Bering Sea.
(i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish at any time in the Port Clarence
District.
(ii) In the Norton Sound District, you may take fish at any time except as follows:
(A) In Subdistricts 2 through 6, if you are a commercial fishermen, you may not fish for
subsistence purposes during the weekly closures of the State commercial salmon fishing season,
except that from July 15 through August 1, you may take salmon for subsistence purposes 7 days per
week in the Unalakleet and Shaktoolik River drainages with gillnets which have a stretched-mesh size
that does not exceed 41⁄2 inches, and with beach seines;
(B) In the Unalakleet River from June 1 through July 15, you may take salmon only from 8 a.m.
Monday until 8 p.m. Saturday.
(C) Federal public waters of the Unalakleet River, upstream from the mouth of the Chirosky River,
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is authorized to open the closed area to Federally qualified subsistence users or to all users when run
strength warrants.
(iii) You may take salmon only by gillnets, beach seines, fish wheel, or a rod and reel.
(iv) You may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, pot,
long line, fyke net, jigging gear, spear, lead, or a rod and reel.
(v) In the Unalakleet River from June 1 through July 15, you may not operate more than 25
fathoms of gillnet in the aggregate nor may you operate an unanchored gillnet.
(3) Yukon-Northern Area. The Yukon-Northern Area includes all waters of Alaska between the
latitude of Point Romanof and the latitude of the westernmost point of the Naskonat Peninsula,
including those waters draining into the Bering Sea, and all waters of Alaska north of the latitude of the
westernmost tip of Point Hope and west of 141° West longitude, including those waters draining into
the Arctic Ocean and the Chukchi Sea.
(i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish in the Yukon-Northern Area at any
time. In those locations where subsistence fishing permits are required, only one subsistence fishing
permit will be issued to each household per year. You may subsistence fish for salmon with rod and
reel in the Yukon River drainage 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, unless rod and reel are
specifically otherwise restricted in paragraph (e)(3) of this section.
(ii) For the Yukon River drainage, Federal subsistence fishing schedules, openings, closings, and
fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsistence taking of fish under Alaska Statutes
(AS 16.05.060), unless superseded by a Federal Special Action.
(iii) In the following locations, you may take salmon during the open weekly fishing periods of the
State commercial salmon fishing season and may not take them for 24 hours before the opening of the
State commercial salmon fishing season:
(A) In District 4, excluding the Koyukuk River drainage;
(B) In Subdistricts 4B and 4C from June 15 through September 30, salmon may be taken from 6
p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesday and from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Friday;
(C) In District 6, excluding the Kantishna River drainage, salmon may be taken from 6 p.m. Friday
until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
(iv) During any State commercial salmon fishing season closure of greater than 5 days in
duration, you may not take salmon during the following periods in the following districts:
(A) In District 4, excluding the Koyukuk River drainage, salmon may not be taken from 6 p.m.
Friday until 6 p.m. Sunday;
(B) In District 5, excluding the Tozitna River drainage and Subdistrict 5D, salmon may not be
taken from 6 p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
(v) Except as provided in this section, and except as may be provided by the terms of a
subsistence fishing permit, you may take fish other than salmon at any time.
(vi) In Districts 1, 2, 3, and Subdistrict 4A, excluding the Koyukuk and Innoko River drainages, you
may not take salmon for subsistence purposes during the 24 hours immediately before the opening of
the State commercial salmon fishing season.
(vii) In Districts 1, 2, and 3:
(A) After the opening of the State commercial salmon fishing season through July 15, you may not
take salmon for subsistence for 18 hours immediately before, during, and for 12 hours after each State
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(B) After July 15, you may not take salmon for subsistence for 12 hours immediately before,
during, and for 12 hours after each State commercial salmon fishing period.
(viii) In Subdistrict 4A after the opening of the State commercial salmon fishing season, you may
not take salmon for subsistence for 12 hours immediately before, during, and for 12 hours after each
State commercial salmon fishing period; however, you may take Chinook salmon during the State
commercial fishing season, with drift gillnet gear only, from 6 p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesday and
from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6 p.m. Friday.
(ix) You may not subsistence fish in the following drainages located north of the main Yukon
River:
(A) Kanuti River upstream from a point 5 miles downstream of the State highway crossing;
(B) Bonanza Creek;
(C) Jim River including Prospect and Douglas Creeks.
(x) You may not subsistence fish in the Delta River.
(xi) In Beaver Creek downstream from the confluence of Moose Creek, a gillnet with mesh size
not to exceed 3-inches stretch-measure may be used from June 15 through September 15. You may
subsistence fish for all non-salmon species but may not target salmon during this time period
(retention of salmon taken incidentally to non-salmon directed fisheries is allowed). From the mouth of
Nome Creek downstream to the confluence of Moose Creek, only rod and reel may be used. From the
mouth of Nome Creek downstream to the confluence of O'Brien Creek, the daily harvest and
possession limit is 5 grayling; from the mouth of O'Brien Creek downstream to the confluence of
Moose Creek, the daily harvest and possession limit is 10 grayling. The Nome Creek drainage of
Beaver Creek is closed to subsistence fishing for grayling.
(xii) You may not subsistence fish in the Toklat River drainage from August 15 through May 15.
(xiii) You may take salmon only by gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, or rod and reel, subject to the
restrictions set forth in this section.
(A) In the Yukon River drainage, you may not take salmon for subsistence fishing using gillnets
with stretched mesh larger than 7.5 inches.
(B) [Reserved]
(xiv) In District 4, if you are a commercial fisherman, you may not take salmon for subsistence
purposes during the State commercial salmon fishing season using gillnets with stretched-mesh larger
than 6 inches after a date specified by ADF&G emergency order issued between July 10 and July 31.
(xv) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, you may not take salmon for subsistence purposes by drift gillnets,
except as follows:
(A) In Subdistrict 4A upstream from the mouth of Stink Creek, you may take Chinook salmon by
drift gillnets less than 150 feet in length from June 10 through July 14, and chum salmon by drift
gillnets after August 2;
(B) In Subdistrict 4A downstream from the mouth of Stink Creek, you may take Chinook salmon
by drift gillnets less than 150 feet in length from June 10 through July 14;
(C) In the Yukon River mainstem, Subdistricts 4B and 4C with a Federal subsistence fishing
permit, you may take Chinook salmon during the weekly subsistence fishing opening(s) by drift gillnets
no more than 150 feet long and no more than 35 meshes deep, from June 10 through July 14.

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(xvi) Unless otherwise specified in this section, you may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet,
drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, long line, fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, spear, lead, or rod and
reel, subject to the following restrictions, which also apply to subsistence salmon fishing:
(A) During the open weekly fishing periods of the State commercial salmon fishing season, if you
are a commercial fisherman, you may not operate more than one type of gear at a time, for
commercial, personal use, and subsistence purposes.
(B) You may not use an aggregate length of set gillnet in excess of 150 fathoms and each drift
gillnet may not exceed 50 fathoms in length.
(C) In Districts 4, 5, and 6, you may not set subsistence fishing gear within 200 feet of other
operating commercial use, personal use, or subsistence fishing gear except that, at the site
approximately 1 mile upstream from Ruby on the south bank of the Yukon River between ADF&G
regulatory markers containing the area known locally as the “Slide,” you may set subsistence fishing
gear within 200 feet of other operating commercial or subsistence fishing gear, and in District 4, from
Old Paradise Village upstream to a point 4 miles upstream from Anvik, there is no minimum distance
requirement between fish wheels.
(D) During the State commercial salmon fishing season, within the Yukon River and the Tanana
River below the confluence of the Wood River, you may use drift gillnets and fish wheels only during
open subsistence salmon fishing periods.
(E) In Birch Creek, gillnet mesh size may not exceed 3-inches stretch-measure from June 15
through September 15.
(xvii) In District 4, from September 21 through May 15, you may use jigging gear from shore ice.
(xviii) You must possess a subsistence fishing permit for the following locations:
(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 upstream mouth of 22 Mile Slough to the U.S.-Canada
border;
(C) Only for salmon in the Tanana River drainage above the mouth of the Wood River.
(xix) Only one subsistence fishing permit will be issued to each household per year.
(xx) In Districts 1, 2, and 3, you may not possess Chinook salmon taken for subsistence purposes
unless the dorsal fin has been removed immediately after landing.
(xxi) In the Yukon River drainage, Chinook salmon must be used primarily for human consumption
and may not be targeted for dog food. Dried Chinook salmon may not be used for dog food anywhere
in the Yukon River drainage. Whole fish unfit for human consumption (due to disease, deterioration,
deformities), scraps, and small fish (16 inches or less) may be fed to dogs. Also, whole Chinook
salmon caught incidentally during a subsistence chum salmon fishery in the following time periods and
locations may be fed to dogs:
(A) After July 10 in the Koyukuk River drainage;
(B) After August 10, in Subdistrict 5D, upstream of Circle City.
(4) Kuskokwim Area. The Kuskokwim Area consists of all waters of Alaska between the latitude of
the westernmost point of Naskonat Peninsula and the latitude of the southernmost tip of Cape
Newenham, including the waters of Alaska surrounding Nunivak and St. Matthew Islands and those
waters draining into the Bering Sea.
(i) Unless otherwise restricted in this section, you may take fish in the Kuskokwim Area at any
time without a subsistence fishing permit.

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(ii) For the Kuskokwim area, Federal subsistence fishing schedules, openings, closings, and
fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsistence taking of fish under Alaska Statutes
(AS 16.05.060), unless superseded by a Federal Special Action.
(iii) In District 1, Kuskokuak Slough, from June 1 through July 31 only, you may not take salmon
for 16 hours before and during each State open commercial salmon fishing period in the district.
(iv) In Districts 4 and 5, from June 1 through September 8, you may not take salmon for 16 hours
before or during, and for 6 hours after each State open commercial salmon fishing period in each
district.
(v) In District 2, and anywhere in tributaries that flow into the Kuskokwim River within that district,
from June 1 through September 8 you may not take salmon by net gear or fish wheel for 16 hours
before or during, and for 6 hours after each open commercial salmon fishing period in the district. You
may subsistence fish for salmon with rod and reel 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, unless rod and
reel are specifically restricted by paragraph (e)(4) of this section.
(vi) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Goodnews River east of a line between
ADF&G regulatory markers placed near the mouth of the Ufigag River and an ADF&G regulatory
marker placed near the mouth of the Tunulik River 16 hours before or during, and for 6 hours after
each State open commercial salmon fishing period.
(vii) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Kanektok River upstream of ADF&G
regulatory markers placed near the mouth 16 hours before or during, and for 6 hours after each State
open commercial salmon fishing period.
(viii) You may not take subsistence fish by nets in the Arolik River upstream of ADF&G regulatory
markers placed near the mouth 16 hours before or during, and for 6 hours after each State open
commercial salmon fishing period.
(ix) You may only take salmon by gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, or rod and reel subject to the
restrictions set out in this section, except that you may also take salmon by spear in the Kanektok, and
Arolik River drainages, and in the drainage of Goodnews Bay.
(x) You may not use an aggregate length of set gillnets or drift gillnets in excess of 50 fathoms for
taking salmon.
(xi) You may take fish other than salmon by set gillnet, drift gillnet, beach seine, fish wheel, pot,
long line, fyke net, dip net, jigging gear, spear, lead, handline, or rod and reel.
(xii) You must attach to the bank each subsistence gillnet operated in tributaries of the Kuskokwim
River and fish it substantially perpendicular to the bank and in a substantially straight line.
(xiii) Within a tributary to the Kuskokwim River in that portion of the Kuskokwim River drainage
from the north end of Eek Island upstream to the mouth of the Kolmakoff River, you may not set or
operate any part of a set gillnet within 150 feet of any part of another set gillnet.
(xiv) The maximum depth of gillnets is as follows:
(A) Gillnets with 6-inch or smaller stretched-mesh may not be more than 45 meshes in depth;
(B) Gillnets with greater than 6-inch stretched-mesh may not be more than 35 meshes in depth.
(xv) You may not use subsistence set and drift gillnets exceeding 15 fathoms in length in
Whitefish Lake in the Ophir Creek drainage. You may not operate more than one subsistence set or
drift gillnet at a time in Whitefish Lake in the Ophir Creek drainage. You must check the net at least
once every 24 hours.
(xvi) You may take rainbow trout only in accordance with the following restrictions:

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(A) You may take rainbow trout only by the use of gillnets, dip nets, fyke nets, handline, spear, rod
and reel, or jigging through the ice;
(B) You may not use gillnets, dip nets, or fyke nets for targeting rainbow trout from March 15
through June 15;
(C) If you take rainbow trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries and through the ice,
you may retain them for subsistence purposes;
(D) There are no harvest limits with handline, spear, rod and reel, or jigging.
(5) Bristol Bay Area. The Bristol Bay Area includes all waters of Bristol Bay, including drainages
enclosed by a line from Cape Newenham to Cape Menshikof.
(i) Unless restricted in this section, or unless under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you
may take fish at any time in the Bristol Bay area.
(ii) In all State commercial salmon districts, from May 1 through May 31 and October 1 through
October 31, you may subsistence fish for salmon only from 9 a.m. Monday until 9 a.m. Friday. From
June 1 through September 30, within the waters of a commercial salmon district, you may take salmon
only during State open commercial salmon fishing periods.
(iii) In the Egegik River from 9 a.m. June 23 through 9 a.m. July 17, you may take salmon only
during the following times: from 9 a.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. Saturday to 9
a.m. Sunday.
(iv) You may not take fish from waters within 300 feet of a stream mouth used by salmon.
(v) You may not subsistence fish with nets in the Tazimina River and within one-fourth mile of the
terminus of those waters during the period from September 1 through June 14.
(vi) Within any district, you may take salmon, herring, and capelin by set gillnets only.
(vii) Outside the boundaries of any district, unless otherwise specified, you may take salmon by
set gillnet only.
(A)You may also take salmon by spear in the Togiak River, excluding its tributaries.
(B) You may also use drift gillnets not greater than 10 fathoms in length to take salmon in the
Togiak River in the first two river miles upstream from the mouth of the Togiak River to the ADF&G
regulatory markers.
(C) You may also take salmon without a permit in Lake Clark and its tributaries by snagging (by
handline or rod and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, or capturing by bare hand.
(D) You may also take salmon by beach seines not exceeding 25 fathoms in length in Lake Clark,
excluding its tributaries.
(E) You may also take fish (except rainbow trout) with a fyke net and lead in tributaries of Lake
Clark and the tributaries of Sixmile Lake within and adjacent to the exterior boundaries of Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve unless otherwise prohibited.
( 1 ) You may use a fyke net and lead only with a permit issued by the Federal in-season
manager.
( 2 ) All fyke nets and leads must be attended at all times while in use.
( 3 ) All materials used to construct the fyke net and lead must be made of wood and be removed
from the water when the fyke net and lead is no longer in use.

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(viii) The maximum lengths for set gillnets used to take salmon are as follows:
(A) You may not use set gillnets exceeding 10 fathoms in length in the Egegik River;
(B) In the remaining waters of the area, you may not use set gillnets exceeding 25 fathoms in
length.
(ix) You may not operate any part of a set gillnet within 300 feet of any part of another set gillnet.
(x) You must stake and buoy each set gillnet. Instead of having the identifying information on a
keg or buoy attached to the gillnet, you may plainly and legibly inscribe your first initial, last name, and
subsistence permit number on a sign at or near the set gillnet.
(xi) You may not operate or assist in operating subsistence salmon net gear while simultaneously
operating or assisting in operating commercial salmon net gear.
(xii) During State closed commercial herring fishing periods, you may not use gillnets exceeding
25 fathoms in length for the subsistence taking of herring or capelin.
(xiii) You may take fish other than salmon, herring and capelin by gear listed in this part unless
restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(xiv) You may take salmon only under authority of a State subsistence salmon permit (permits are
issued by ADF&G) except when using a Federal permit for fyke net and lead.
(xv) Only one State subsistence fishing permit for salmon and one Federal permit for use of a fyke
net and lead for all fish (except rainbow trout) may be issued to each household per year.
(xvi) In the Togiak River section and the Togiak River drainage:
(A) You may not possess coho salmon taken under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit
unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin have been removed.
(B) You may not possess salmon taken with a drift gillnet under the authority of a subsistence
fishing permit unless both lobes of the caudal fin (tail) or the dorsal fin have been removed.
(xvii) You may take rainbow trout only by rod and reel or jigging gear. Rainbow trout daily harvest
and possession limits are two per day/two in possession with no size limit from April 10 through
October 31 and five per day/five in possession with no size limit from November 1 through April 9.
(xviii) If you take rainbow trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, or through the ice,
you may retain them for subsistence purposes.
(6) Aleutian Islands Area. The Aleutian Islands Area includes all waters of Alaska west of the
longitude of the tip of Cape Sarichef, east of 172° East longitude, and south of 54°36' North latitude.
(i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char at any time unless
restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. If you take rainbow/steelhead trout
incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for subsistence purposes.
(ii) In the Unalaska District, you may take salmon for subsistence purposes from 6 a.m. until 9
p.m. from January 1 through December 31, except as may be specified on a subsistence fishing
permit.
(iii) In the Adak, Akutan, Atka-Amlia, and Umnak Districts, you may take salmon at any time.
(iv) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following waters:
(A) The waters of Unalaska Lake, its tributaries and outlet stream;

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(B) The waters of Summers and Morris Lakes and their tributaries and outlet streams;
(C) All streams supporting anadromous fish runs that flow into Unalaska Bay south of a line from
the northern tip of Cape Cheerful to the northern tip of Kalekta Point;
(D) Waters of McLees Lake and its tributaries and outlet stream;
(E) All fresh water on Adak Island and Kagalaska Island in the Adak District.
(v) You may take salmon by seine and gillnet, or with gear specified on a subsistence fishing
permit.
(vi) In the Unalaska District, if you fish with a net, you must be physically present at the net at all
times when the net is being used.
(vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part unless restricted under the
terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(viii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit,
except that you do not need a permit in the Akutan, Umnak, and Atka-Amlia Islands Districts.
(ix) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified
on the subsistence fishing permit, except that in the Unalaska and Adak Districts, you may take no
more than 25 salmon plus an additional 25 salmon for each member of your household listed on the
permit. You may obtain an additional permit.
(x) You must keep a record on the reverse side of the permit of subsistence-caught fish. You must
complete the record immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must return it no later than
October 31.
(7) Alaska Peninsula Area. The Alaska Peninsula Area includes all waters of Alaska on the north
side of the Alaska peninsula southwest of a line from Cape Menshikof (57°28.34′ North latitude, 157°
55.84′ West longitude) to Cape Newenham (58°39.00′ North latitude, 162° West longitude) and east of
the longitude of Cape Sarichef Light (164°55.70′ West longitude) and on the south side of the Alaska
Peninsula from a line extending from Scotch Cape through the easternmost tip of Ugamak Island to a
line extending 135° southeast from Kupreanof Point (55°33.98′ North latitude, 159°35.88′ West
longitude).
(i) You may take fish, other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char, at any time unless
restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. If you take rainbow/steelhead trout
incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries or through the ice, you may retain them for subsistence
purposes.
(ii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit.
(iii) You must keep a record on the reverse side of the permit of subsistence-caught fish. You
must complete the record immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must return it no later
than October 31.
(iv) You may take salmon at any time, except in those districts and sections open to commercial
salmon fishing where salmon may not be taken during the 24 hours before and 12 hours following
each State open weekly commercial salmon fishing period, or as may be specified on a subsistence
fishing permit.
(v) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following waters:
(A) Russell Creek and Nurse Lagoon and within 500 yards outside the mouth of Nurse Lagoon;
(B) Trout Creek and within 500 yards outside its mouth.

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(vi) You may take salmon by seine, gillnet, rod and reel, or with gear specified on a subsistence
fishing permit. You may also take salmon without a permit by snagging (by handline or rod and reel),
using a spear, bow and arrow, or capturing by bare hand.
(vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part unless restricted under the
terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(viii) You may not use a set gillnet exceeding 100 fathoms in length.
(ix) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified
on your subsistence fishing permit.
(8) Chignik Area. The Chignik Area includes all waters of Alaska on the south side of the Alaska
Peninsula bounded by a line extending 135° southeast for 3 miles from a point near Kilokak Rocks at
57°10.34′ North latitude, 156°20.22′ West longitude (the longitude of the southern entrance to Imuya
Bay) then due south, and a line extending 135° southeast from Kuprean of Point at 55°33.98′ North
latitude, 159° 35.88′ West longitude.
(i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, or char at any time, except as
may be specified by a subsistence fishing permit. For salmon, Federal subsistence fishing openings,
closings and fishing methods are the same as those issued for the subsistence taking of fish under
Alaska Statutes (AS 16.05.060), unless superseded by a Federal Special Action. If you take
rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for
subsistence purposes.
(ii) You may not take salmon in the Chignik River, from a point 300 feet upstream of the ADF&G
weir to Chignik Lake from July 1 through August 31. You may not take salmon by gillnet in Black Lake
or any tributary to Black or Chignik Lakes. You may take salmon in the waters of Clark River and
Home Creek from their confluence with Chignik Lake upstream 1 mile.
(A) In the open waters of Chignik Lake, Chignik River, Clark River and Home Creek you may take
salmon by gillnet under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit.
(B) In the open waters of Clark River and Home Creek you may take salmon by snagging
(handline or rod and reel), spear, bow and arrow, or capture by hand without a permit. The daily
harvest and possession limits using these methods are five per day and five in possession.
(iii) You may take salmon, trout, and char only under the authority of a subsistence fishing permit
unless otherwise indicated in this section or as noted in the permit conditions.
(iv) You must keep a record on your permit of subsistence-caught fish. You must complete the
record immediately upon taking subsistence-caught fish and must return it no later than the due date
listed on the permit.
(v) If you hold a commercial fishing license, you may only subsistence fish for salmon as specified
on a subsistence fishing permit.
(vi) You may take salmon by seines, gillnets, rod and reel, or with gear specified on a subsistence
fishing permit, except that in Chignik Lake, you may not use purse seines. You may also take salmon
without a permit by snagging (by handline or rod and reel), using a spear, bow and arrow, or capturing
by bare hand.
(vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part unless restricted under the
terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(viii) You may take no more than 250 salmon for subsistence purposes unless otherwise specified
on the subsistence fishing permit.

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(9) Kodiak Area. The Kodiak Area includes all waters of Alaska south of a line extending east from
Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ North latitude), west of 150° West longitude, north of 55° 30.00′ North
latitude, and north and east of a line extending 135° southeast for three miles from a point near
Kilokak Rocks at 57°10.34′ North latitude, 156°20.22′ West longitude (the longitude of the southern
entrance of Imuya Bay), then due south.
(i) You may take fish other than salmon, rainbow/steelhead trout, char, bottomfish, or herring at
any time unless restricted by the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. If you take rainbow/steelhead
trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for subsistence purposes.
(ii) You may take salmon for subsistence purposes 24 hours a day from January 1 through
December 31, with the following exceptions:
(A) From June 1 through September 15, you may not use salmon seine vessels to take
subsistence salmon for 24 hours before or during, and for 24 hours after any State open commercial
salmon fishing period. The use of skiffs from any type of vessel is allowed.
(B) From June 1 through September 15, you may use purse seine vessels to take salmon only
with gillnets, and you may have no other type of salmon gear on board the vessel.
(iii) You may not subsistence fish for salmon in the following locations:
(A) Womens Bay closed waters—All waters inside a line from the tip of the Nyman Peninsula (57°
43.23′ North latitude, 152°31.51′ West longitude), to the northeastern tip of Mary's Island (57°42.40′
North latitude, 152°32.00′ West longitude), to the southeastern shore of Womens Bay at 57°41.95′
North latitude, 152°31.50′ West longitude.
(B) Buskin River closed waters—All waters inside of a line running from a marker on the bluff
north of the mouth of the Buskin River at approximately 57°45.80′ North latitude, 152°28.38′ West
longitude, to a point offshore at 57°45.35′ North latitude, 152°28.15′ West longitude, to a marker
located onshore south of the river mouth at approximately 57°45.15′ North latitude, 152°28.65′ West
longitude.
(C) All waters closed to commercial salmon fishing within 100 yards of the terminus of Selief Bay
Creek.
(D) In Afognak Bay north and west of a line from the tip of Last Point to the tip of River Mouth
Point.
(E) From August 15 through September 30, all waters 500 yards seaward of the terminus of Little
Kitoi Creek.
(F) All fresh water systems of Afognak Island.
(iv) You must have a subsistence fishing permit for taking salmon, trout, and char for subsistence
purposes. You must have a subsistence fishing permit for taking herring and bottomfish for
subsistence purposes during the State commercial herring sac roe season from April 15 through June
30.
(v) The annual limit for a subsistence salmon fishing permit holder is as follows:
(A) In the Federal public waters of Kodiak Island, east of the line from Crag Point south to the
westernmost point of Saltery Cove, including the waters of Woody and Long Islands, and the salt
waters bordering this area within 1 mile of Kodiak Island, excluding the waters bordering Spruce
Island, 25 salmon for the permit holder plus an additional 25 salmon for each member of the same
household whose names are listed on the permit: an additional permit may be obtained upon request.

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(B) In the remainder of the Kodiak Area not described in paragraph (e)(9)(v)(A) of this section,
there is no annual harvest limit for a subsistence salmon fishing permit holder.
(vi) You must record on your subsistence permit the number of subsistence fish taken. You must
record all harvested fish prior to leaving the fishing site, and must return the permit by the due date
marked on permit.
(vii) You may take fish other than salmon by gear listed in this part unless restricted under the
terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(viii) You may take salmon only by gillnet, rod and reel, or seine.
(ix) You must be physically present at the net when the net is being fished.
(10) Cook Inlet Area. The Cook Inlet Area includes all waters of Alaska enclosed by a line
extending east from Cape Douglas (58°51.10′ N. Lat.) and a line extending south from Cape Fairfield
(148°50.25′ W. Long.).
(i) Unless restricted in this section, or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing
permit, you may take fish at any time in the Cook Inlet Area. If you take rainbow/steelhead trout
incidentally in subsistence net fisheries, you may retain them for subsistence purposes, unless
otherwise prohibited or provided for in this section. With jigging gear through the ice or rod and reel
gear in open waters there is an annual limit of two rainbow/steelhead trout 20 inches or longer, taken
from Kenai Peninsula fresh waters.
(ii) You may take fish by gear listed in this part unless restricted in this section or under the terms
of a subsistence fishing permit (as may be modified by this section). For all fish that must be marked
and recorded on a permit in this section, they must be marked and recorded prior to leaving the fishing
site. The fishing site includes the particular Federal public waters and/or adjacent shoreline from which
the fish were harvested.
(iii) You may not take grayling or burbot for subsistence purposes.
(iv) You may take only salmon, trout, Dolly Varden, and other char under authority of a Federal
subsistence fishing permit. Seasons, harvest and possession limits, and methods and means for take
are the same as for the taking of those species under Alaska sport fishing regulations (5 AAC 56 and 5
AAC 57) unless modified herein. Additionally for Federally managed waters of the Kasilof and Kenai
River drainages:
(A) Residents of Ninilchik may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salmon through a dip net
and a rod and reel fishery on the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River from a Federal regulatory
marker on the river below the outlet of Tustumena Lake downstream to a marker on the river
approximately 2.8 miles below the Tustumena Lake boat ramp. Residents using rod and reel gear may
fish with up to two baited single or treble hooks. Other species incidentally caught during the dip net
and rod and reel fishery may be retained for subsistence uses, including up to 200 rainbow/steelhead
trout taken through August 15. After 200 rainbow/steelhead trout have been taken in this fishery or
after August 15, all rainbow/steelhead trout must be released unless otherwise provided for in this
section. Before leaving the fishing site, all retained fish must be recorded on the permit and marked by
removing the dorsal fin. Harvests must be reported within 72 hours to the Federal fisheries manager
upon leaving the fishing site.
( 1 ) Fishing for sockeye and Chinook salmon will be allowed June 16-August 15.
( 2 ) Fishing for coho and pink salmon will be allowed June 16-October 31.
( 3 ) Fishing for sockeye, Chinook, coho, or pink salmon will end prior to regulatory end dates if
the annual total harvest limit for that species is reached or superseded by Federal special action.

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( 4 ) Each household may harvest their annual sockeye, Chinook, coho, or pink salmon limits in
one or more days, and each household member may fish with a dip net or a rod and reel during this
time. Salmon taken in the Kenai River system dip net and rod and reel fishery will be included as part
of each household's annual limit for the Kasilof River.
( i ) For sockeye salmon—annual total harvest limit of 4,000; annual household limits of 25 for
each permit holder and 5 additional for each household member;
( ii ) For Chinook salmon—annual harvest limit of 500; annual household limit of 10 for each
permit holder and 2 additional for each household member;
( iii ) For coho salmon—annual total harvest limit of 500; annual household limits of 10 for each
permit holder and 2 additional for each household member; and
( iv ) For pink salmon—annual total harvest limit of 500; annual household limits of 10 for each
permit holder and 2 additional for each household member.
(B) In addition to the dip net and rod and reel fishery on the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River
described under paragraph (e)(10)(iv)(A) of this section, residents of Ninilchik may also take coho and
pink salmon through a rod and reel fishery in Tustumena Lake. Before leaving the fishing site, all
retained salmon must be recorded on the permit and marked by removing the dorsal fin. Seasons,
areas, harvest and possession limits, and methods and means for take are the same as for the taking
of these species under Alaska sport fishing regulations (5 AAC 56), except for the following methods
and means, and harvest and possession limits:
( 1 ) Fishing will be allowed with up to two baited single or treble hooks.
( 2 ) For coho salmon 16 inches and longer, the daily harvest and possession limits are four per
day and four in possession.
( 3 ) For pink salmon 16 inches and longer, daily harvest and possession limits are six per day
and six in possession.
(C) Resident fish species including lake trout, rainbow/steelhead trout, and Dolly Varden/Arctic
char may be harvested in Federally managed waters of the Kasilof River drainage. Resident fish
species harvested in the Kasilof River drainage under the conditions of a Federal subsistence permit
must be marked by removing the dorsal fin immediately after harvest and recorded on the permit prior
to leaving the fishing site.
( 1 ) Lake trout may be harvested with rod and reel gear the entire year. For fish 20 inches or
longer, daily harvest and possession limits are four per day and four in possession. For fish less than
20 inches, daily harvest and possession limits are 15 per day and 15 in possession.
( 2 ) Dolly Varden/Arctic char may be harvested with rod and reel gear the entire year. In flowing
waters, daily harvest and possession limits are four per day and four in possession. In lakes and
ponds, daily harvest and possession limits are 10 fish per day and 10 in possession.
( 3 ) Rainbow trout may be harvested with rod and reel gear the entire year for fish less than 20
inches in length. In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits are two per day and two in
possession. In lakes and ponds, daily harvest and possession limits are five per day and five in
possession.
( 4 ) You may fish in Tustumena Lake with a gillnet, no longer than 10 fathoms, fished under the
ice or jigging gear used through the ice under authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit. The
total annual harvest quota for this fishery is 200 lake trout, 200 rainbow trout, and 500 Dolly
Varden/Arctic char. The use of a gillnet will be prohibited by special action after the harvest quota of
any species has been met. For the jig fishery, annual household limits are 30 fish in any combination
of lake trout, rainbow trout or Dolly Varden/Arctic char.

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( i ) You may harvest fish under the ice only in Tustumena Lake. Gillnets are not allowed within a
⁄4 mile radius of the mouth of any tributary to Tustumena Lake, or the outlet of Tustumena Lake.

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( ii ) Permits will be issued by the Federal fisheries manager or designated representative, and will
be valid for the winter season, unless the season is closed by special action.
( iii ) All harvests must be reported within 72 hours to the Federal fisheries manager upon leaving
the fishing site. Reported information must include number of each species caught; number of each
species retained; length, depth (number of meshes deep) and mesh size of gillnet fished; fishing site;
and total hours fished. Harvest data on the permit must be filled out before transporting fish from the
fishing site.
( iv ) The gillnet must be checked at least once in every 48-hour period.
( v ) For unattended gear, the permittee's name and address must be plainly and legibly inscribed
on a stake at one end of the gillnet.
( vi ) Incidentally caught fish may be retained and must be recorded on the permit before
transporting fish from the fishing site.
( vii ) Failure to return the completed harvest permit by May 31 may result in issuance of a
violation notice and/or denial of a future subsistence permit.
(D) Residents of Hope, Cooper Landing, and Ninilchik may take only sockeye salmon through a
dip net and a rod and reel fishery at one specified site on the Russian River, and sockeye, late-run
Chinook, coho, and pink salmon through a dip net/rod and reel fishery at two specified sites on the
Kenai River below Skilak Lake and as provided in this section. For Ninilchik residents, salmon taken in
the Kasilof River Federal subsistence fish wheel, and dip net/rod and reel fishery will be included as
part of each household's annual limit for the Kenai and Russian Rivers' dip net and rod and reel
fishery. For both Kenai River fishing sites below Skilak Lake, incidentally caught fish may be retained
for subsistence uses, except for early-run Chinook salmon (unless otherwise provided for), rainbow
trout 18 inches or longer, and Dolly Varden 18 inches or longer, which must be released. For the
Russian River fishing site, incidentally caught fish may be retained for subsistence uses, except for
early- and late-run Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden, which must be
released. Before leaving the fishing site, all retained fish must be recorded on the permit and marked
by removing the dorsal fin. Harvests must be reported within 72 hours to the Federal fisheries
manager upon leaving the fishing site, and permits must be returned to the manager by the due date
listed on the permit. Chum salmon that are retained are to be included within the annual limit for
sockeye salmon. Only residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Ninilchik may retain incidentally caught
resident species.
( 1 ) The household dip net and rod and reel gear fishery is limited to three sites:
( i ) At the Kenai River Moose Range Meadows site, dip netting is allowed only from a boat from a
Federal regulatory marker on the Kenai River at about river mile 29 downstream approximately 2.5
miles to another marker on the Kenai River at about river mile 26.5. Residents using rod and reel gear
at this fishery site may fish from boats or from shore with up to two baited single or treble hooks June
15-August 31. Seasonal riverbank closures and motor boat restrictions are the same as those listed in
State of Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56 and 5 AAC 57 and 5 AAC 77.540).
( ii ) At the Kenai River Mile 48 site, dip netting is allowed while either standing in the river or from
a boat, from Federal regulatory markers on both sides of the Kenai River at about river mile 48
(approximately 2 miles below the outlet of Skilak Lake) downstream approximately 2.5 miles to a
marker on the Kenai River at about river mile 45.5. Residents using rod and reel gear at this fishery
site may fish from boats or from shore with up to two baited single or treble hooks June 15-August 31.
Seasonal riverbank closures and motor boat restrictions are the same as those listed in State of
Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, and 5 AAC 77.540).

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( iii ) At the Russian River Falls site, dip netting is allowed from a Federal regulatory marker near
the upstream end of the fish ladder at Russian River Falls downstream to a Federal regulatory marker
approximately 600 yards below Russian River Falls. Residents using rod and reel gear at this fishery
site may not fish with bait at any time.
( 2 ) Fishing seasons are as follows:
(i) For sockeye salmon at all fishery sites: June 15-August 15;
( ii ) For late-run Chinook, pink, and coho salmon at both Kenai River fishery sites only: July 16September 30; and
( iii ) Fishing for sockeye, late-run Chinook, coho, or pink salmon will close by special action prior
to regulatory end dates if the annual total harvest limit for that species is reached or superseded by
Federal special action.
( 3 ) Each household may harvest their annual sockeye, late-run Chinook, coho, or pink salmon
limits in one or more days, and each household member may fish with a dip net or rod and reel during
this time. Salmon taken in the Kenai River system dip net and rod and reel fishery by Ninilchik
households will be included as part of those household's annual limits for the Kasilof River.
( i ) For sockeye salmon—annual total harvest limit of 4,000 (including any retained chum
salmon); annual household limits of 25 for each permit holder and 5 additional for each household
member;
( ii ) For late-run Chinook salmon—annual total harvest limit of 1,000; annual household limits of
10 for each permit holder and 2 additional for each household member;
( iii ) For coho salmon—annual total harvest limit of 3,000; annual household limits of 20 for each
permit holder and 5 additional for each household member; and
( iv ) For pink salmon—annual total harvest limit of 2,000; annual household limits of 15 for each
permit holder and 5 additional for each household member.
(E) For Federally managed waters of the Kenai River and its tributaries, in addition to the dip net
and rod and reel fisheries on the Kenai and Russian rivers described under paragraph (e)(10)(iv)(D) of
this section, residents of Hope, Cooper Landing, and Ninilchik may take sockeye, Chinook, coho, pink,
and chum salmon through a separate rod and reel fishery in the Kenai River drainage. Before leaving
the fishing site, all retained fish must be recorded on the permit and marked by removing the dorsal
fin. Permits must be returned to the Federal fisheries manager by the due date listed on the permit.
Incidentally caught fish, other than salmon, are subject to regulations found in paragraphs (e)(10)(iv)
(F) and (G) of this section. Seasons, areas (including seasonal riverbank closures), harvest and
possession limits, and methods and means (including motor boat restrictions) for take are the same as
for the taking of these salmon species under State of Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57
and 5 AAC 77.54), except for the following harvest and possession limits:
( 1 ) In the Kenai River below Skilak Lake, fishing is allowed with up to two baited single or treble
hooks June 15-August 31.
( 2 ) For early-run Chinook salmon less than 46 inches or 55 inches or longer, daily harvest and
possession limits are two per day and two in possession.
( 3 ) For late-run Chinook salmon 20 inches and longer, daily harvest and possession limits are
two per day and two in possession.
( 4 ) Annual harvest limits for any combination of early- and late-run Chinook salmon are four for
each permit holder.
( 5 ) For other salmon 16 inches and longer, the combined daily harvest and possession limits are
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coho salmon, except for the Sanctuary Area and Russian River, for which no more than two per day
and two in possession may be coho salmon.
(F) For Federally managed waters of the Kenai River and its tributaries below Skilak Lake outlet at
river mile 50, residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Ninilchik may take resident fish species
including lake trout, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden/Arctic char with jigging gear through the ice or rod
and reel gear in open waters. Resident fish species harvested in the Kenai River drainage under the
conditions of a Federal subsistence permit must be marked by removal of the dorsal fin immediately
after harvest and recorded on the permit prior to leaving the fishing site. Seasons, areas (including
seasonal riverbank closures), harvest and possession limits, and methods and means (including motor
boat restrictions) for take are the same as for the taking of these resident species under State of
Alaska fishing regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, and 5 AAC 77.54), except for the following harvest
and possession limits:
( 1 ) For lake trout 20 inches or longer, daily harvest and possession limits are four per day and
four in possession. For fish less than 20 inches, daily harvest and possession limits are 15 per day
and 15 in possession.
( 2 ) In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits for Dolly Varden/Arctic char less than
18 inches in length are one per day and one in possession. In lakes and ponds, daily harvest and
possession limits are two per day and two in possession. Only one of these fish can be 20 inches or
longer.
( 3 ) In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits for rainbow/steelhead trout are one per
day and one in possession and must be less than 18 inches in length. In lakes and ponds, daily
harvest and possession limits are two per day and two in possession of which only one fish 20 inches
or longer may be harvested daily.
(G) For Federally managed waters of the upper Kenai River and its tributaries above Skilak Lake
outlet at river mile 50, residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Ninilchik may take resident fish species
including lake trout, rainbow trout, and Dolly Varden/Arctic char with jigging gear through the ice or rod
and reel gear in open waters. Resident fish species harvested in the Kenai River drainage under the
conditions of a Federal subsistence permit must be marked by removal of the dorsal fin immediately
after harvest and recorded on the permit prior to leaving the fishing site. Seasons, areas (including
seasonal riverbank closures), harvest and possession limits, and methods and means (including motor
boat restrictions) for take are the same as for the taking of these resident species under Alaska fishing
regulations (5 AAC 56, 5 AAC 57, 5 AAC 77.54), except for the following harvest and possession
limits:
( 1 ) For lake trout 20 inches or longer, daily harvest and possession limits are four per day and
four in possession. For fish less than 20 inches, daily harvest and possession limits are 15 fish per day
and 15 in possession. For Hidden Lake, daily harvest and possession limits are two per day and two in
possession regardless of size.
( 2 ) In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits for Dolly Varden/Arctic char less than
16 inches are one per day and one in possession. In lakes and ponds, daily harvest and possession
limits are two per day and two in possession of which only one fish 20 inches or longer may be
harvested daily.
( 3 ) In flowing waters, daily harvest and possession limits for rainbow/steelhead trout are one per
day and one in possession and it must be less than 16 inches in length. In lakes and ponds, daily
harvest and possession limits are two per day and two in possession of which only one fish 20 inches
or longer may be harvested daily.
(H) Residents of Ninilchik may harvest sockeye, Chinook, coho, and pink salmon through a fish
wheel fishery in the Federal public waters of the upper mainstem of the Kasilof River. Residents of
Ninilchik may retain other species incidentally caught in the Kasilof River except for rainbow/steelhead
trout, which must be released and returned unharmed to the water.

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( 1 ) Only one fish wheel can be operated on the Kasilof River. The fish wheel must have a live
box, must be monitored when fishing, must be stopped from fishing when it is not being monitored or
used, and must be installed and operated in compliance with any regulations and restrictions for its
use within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
( 2 ) One registration permit will be available and will be awarded by the Federal in-season fishery
manager, in consultation with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge manager, based on the merits of the
operation plan. The registration permit will be issued to an organization that, as the fish wheel owner,
will be responsible for its construction, installation, operation, use, and removal in consultation with the
Federal fishery manager. The owner may not rent or lease the fish wheel for personal gain. As part of
the permit, the organization must:
( i ) Prior to the season, provide a written operation plan to the Federal fishery manager including
a description of how fishing time and fish will be offered and distributed among households and
residents of Ninilchik;
( ii ) During the season, mark the fish wheel with a wood, metal, or plastic plate at least 12 inches
high by 12 inches wide that is permanently affixed and plainly visible, and that contains the following
information in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high: registration permit number; organization's
name and address; and primary contact person name and telephone number;
( iii ) After the season, provide written documentation of required evaluation information to the
Federal fishery manager including, but not limited to, person or households operating the gear, hours
of operation, and number of each species caught and retained or released.
( 3 ) People operating the fish wheel must:
(i) Have a valid Federal subsistence fishing permit in their possession;
( ii ) If they are not the fish wheel owner, attach an additional wood, metal, or plastic plate at least
12 inches high by 12 inches wide to the fish wheel that is plainly visible, and that contains their fishing
permit number, name, and address in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high;
( iii ) Remain on site to monitor the fish wheel and remove all fish at least every hour;
( iv ) Before leaving the site, mark all retained fish by removing their dorsal fin and record all
retained fish on their fishing permit; and
( v ) Within 72 hours of leaving the site, report their harvest to the Federal fisheries manager.
( 4 ) The fish wheel owner (organization) may operate the fish wheel for subsistence purposes on
behalf of residents of Ninilchik by requesting a subsistence fishing permit that:
(i) Identifies a person who will be responsible for operating the fish wheel;
( ii ) Includes provisions for recording daily catches, the household to whom the catch was given,
and other information determined to be necessary for effective resource management by the Federal
fishery manager.
( 5 ) Fishing will be allowed from June 16 through October 31 on the Kasilof River unless closed
or otherwise restricted by Federal special action.
( 6 ) Salmon taken in the fish wheel fishery will be included as part of dip net/rod and reel fishery
annual total harvest limits for the Kasilof River and as part of dip net/rod and reel household annual
limits of participating households.
( 7 ) Fishing for each salmon species will end and the fishery will be closed by Federal special
action prior to regulatory end dates if the annual total harvest limit for that species is reached or
superseded by Federal special action.

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( 8 ) This regulation expires December 31, 2011, or 3 years after the first installation of the fish
wheel, which ever comes first, or unless renewed by the Federal Subsistence Board.
( 9 ) You may take smelt with dip nets in fresh water only from April 1-June 15. There are no
harvest or possession limits for smelt.
( 10 ) Gillnets may not be used in fresh water, except for the taking of whitefish in the Tyone River
drainage and as otherwise provided for in this Cook Inlet section.
(11) Prince William Sound Area. The Prince William Sound Area includes all waters and
drainages of Alaska between the longitude of Cape Fairfield and the longitude of Cape Suckling.
(i) You may take fish, other than rainbow/steelhead trout, in the Prince William Sound Area only
under authority of a subsistence fishing permit, except that a permit is not required to take eulachon.
You make not take rainbow/steelhead trout, except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (e)(11) of
this section.
(A) In the Prince William Sound Area within Chugach National Forest and in the Copper River
drainage downstream of Haley Creek you may accumulate Federal subsistence fishing harvest limits
with harvest limits under State of Alaska sport fishing regulations provided that accumulation of fishing
harvest limits does not occur during the same day.
(B) You may accumulate harvest limits of salmon authorized for the Copper River drainage
upstream from Haley Creek with harvest limits for salmon authorized under State of Alaska sport
fishing regulations.
(ii) You may take fish by gear listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section unless restricted in this
section or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit.
(iii) If you catch rainbow/steelhead trout incidentally in other subsistence net fisheries, you may
retain them for subsistence purposes, unless restricted in this section.
(iv) In the Copper River drainage, you may take salmon only in the waters of the Upper Copper
River District, or in the vicinity of the Native Village of Batzulnetas.
(v) In the Upper Copper River District, you may take salmon only by fish wheels, rod and reel, or
dip nets.
(vi) Rainbow/steelhead trout and other freshwater fish caught incidentally to salmon by fish wheel
in the Upper Copper River District may be retained.
(vii) Freshwater fish other than rainbow/steelhead trout caught incidentally to salmon by dip net in
the Upper Copper River District may be retained. Rainbow/steelhead trout caught incidentally to
salmon by dip net in the Upper Copper River District must be released unharmed to the water.
(viii) You may not possess salmon taken under the authority of an Upper Copper River District
subsistence fishing permit, or rainbow/steelhead trout caught incidentally to salmon by fish wheel,
unless the anal fin has been immediately removed from the fish. You must immediately record all
retained fish on the subsistence permit. Immediately means prior to concealing the fish from plain view
or transporting the fish more than 50 feet from where the fish was removed from the water.
(ix) You may take salmon in the Upper Copper River District from May 15 through September 30
only.
(x) The total annual harvest limit for subsistence salmon fishing permits in combination for the
Glennallen Subdistrict and the Chitina Subdistrict is as follows:
(A) For a household with 1 person, 30 salmon, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon
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(B) For a household with 2 persons, 60 salmon, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook salmon
taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel, plus 10 salmon for each additional
person in a household over 2 persons, except that the household's limit for Chinook salmon taken by
dip net or rod and reel does not increase;
(C) Upon request, permits for additional salmon will be issued for no more than a total of 200
salmon for a permit issued to a household with 1 person, of which no more than 5 may be Chinook
salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel, or no more than a total of
500 salmon for a permit issued to a household with 2 or more persons, of which no more than 5 may
be Chinook salmon taken by dip net and no more than 5 Chinook taken by rod and reel.
(xi) The following apply to Upper Copper River District subsistence salmon fishing permits:
(A) Only one subsistence fishing permit per subdistrict will be issued to each household per year.
If a household has been issued permits for both subdistricts in the same year, both permits must be in
your possession and readily available for inspection while fishing or transporting subsistence-taken
fish in either subdistrict. A qualified household may also be issued a Batzulnetas salmon fishery permit
in the same year;
(B) Multiple types of gear may be specified on a permit, although only one unit of gear may be
operated at any one time;
(C) You must return your permit no later than October 31 of the year in which the permit is issued,
or you may be denied a permit for the following year;
(D) A fish wheel may be operated only by one permit holder at one time; that permit holder must
have the fish wheel marked as required by paragraph (e)(11) of this section and during fishing
operations;
(E) Only the permit holder and the authorized member(s) of the household listed on the
subsistence permit may take salmon;
(F) You must personally operate your fish wheel or dip net;
(G) You may not loan or transfer a subsistence fish wheel or dip net permit except as permitted.
(xii) If you are a fish wheel owner:
(A) You must register your fish wheel with ADF&G or the Federal Subsistence Board;
(B) Your registration number and a wood, metal, or plastic plate at least 12 inches high by 12
inches wide bearing either your name and address, or your Alaska driver's license number, or your
Alaska State identification card number in letters and numerals at least 1 inch high, must be
permanently affixed and plainly visible on the fish wheel when the fish wheel is in the water;
(C) Only the current year's registration number may be affixed to the fish wheel; you must remove
any other registration number from the fish wheel;
(D) You must check your fish wheel at least once every 10 hours and remove all fish;
(E) You are responsible for the fish wheel; you must remove the fish wheel from the water at the
end of the permit period;
(F) You may not rent, lease, or otherwise use your fish wheel used for subsistence fishing for
personal gain.
(xiii) If you are operating a fish wheel:
(A) You may operate only one fish wheel at any one time;

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(B) You may not set or operate a fish wheel within 75 feet of another fish wheel;
(C) No fish wheel may have more than two baskets;
(D) If you are a permittee other than the owner, you must attach an additional wood, metal, or
plastic plate at least 12 inches high by 12 inches wide, bearing your name and address in letters and
numerals at least 1 inch high, to the fish wheel so that the name and address are plainly visible.
(xiv) A subsistence fishing permit may be issued to a village council, or other similarly qualified
organization whose members operate fish wheels for subsistence purposes in the Upper Copper River
District, to operate fish wheels on behalf of members of its village or organization. The following
additional provisions apply to subsistence fishing permits issued under this paragraph (e)(11)(xiv) of
this section:
(A) The permit will list all households and household members for whom the fish wheel is being
operated. The permit will identify a person who will be responsible for each fish wheel in a similar
manner to a fish wheel owner as described in paragraph (e)(11)(xii) of this section;
(B) The allowable harvest may not exceed the combined seasonal limits for the households listed
on the permit; the permittee will notify the ADF&G or Federal Subsistence Board when households are
added to the list, and the seasonal limit may be adjusted accordingly;
(C) Members of households listed on a permit issued to a village council or other similarly
qualified organization are not eligible for a separate household subsistence fishing permit for the
Upper Copper River District;
(D) The permit will include provisions for recording daily catches for each fish wheel; location and
number of fish wheels; full legal name of the individual responsible for the lawful operation of each fish
wheel as described in paragraph (e)(11)(xii) of this section; and other information determined to be
necessary for effective resource management.
(xv) You may take salmon in the vicinity of the former Native village of Batzulnetas only under the
authority of a Batzulnetas subsistence salmon fishing permit available from the National Park Service
under the following conditions:
(A) You may take salmon only in those waters of the Copper River between National Park Service
regulatory markers located near the mouth of Tanada Creek and approximately one-half mile
downstream from that mouth and in Tanada Creek between National Park Service regulatory markers
identifying the open waters of the creek;
(B) You may use only fish wheels, dip nets, and rod and reel on the Copper River and only dip
nets, spears, fyke nets, and rod and reel in Tanada Creek. One fyke net and associated lead may be
used in Tanada Creek upstream of the National Park Service weir;
(C) You may take salmon only from May 15 through September 30 or until the season is closed
by special action;
(D) You may retain Chinook salmon taken in a fish wheel in the Copper River. You must return to
the water unharmed any Chinook salmon caught in Tanada Creek;
(E) You must return the permit to the National Park Service no later than October 15 of the year
the permit was issued;
(F) You may only use a fyke net after consultation with the in-season manager. You must be
present when the fyke net is actively fishing. You may take no more than 1,000 sockeye salmon in
Tanada Creek with a fyke net;
(xvi) You may take pink salmon for subsistence purposes from fresh water with a dip net from May
15 through September 30, 7 days per week, with no harvest or possession limits in the following
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(A) Green Island, Knight Island, Chenega Island, Bainbridge Island, Evans Island, Elrington
Island, Latouche Island, and adjacent islands, and the mainland waters from the outer point of Granite
Bay located in Knight Island Passage to Cape Fairfield;
(B) Waters north of a line from Porcupine Point to Granite Point, and south of a line from Point
Lowe to Tongue Point.
(12) Yakutat Area. The Yakutat Area includes all waters and drainages of Alaska between the
longitude of Cape Suckling and the longitude of Cape Fairweather.
(i) Unless restricted in this section or unless restricted under the terms of a subsistence fishing
permit, you may take fish at any time in the Yakutat Area.
(ii) You may take salmon, trout (other than steelhead), and char only under authority of a
subsistence fishing permit. You may take steelhead trout only in the Situk and Ahrnklin Rivers and
only under authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit.
(iii) If you take salmon, trout, or char incidentally by gear operated under the terms of a
subsistence permit for salmon, you may retain them for subsistence purposes. You must report any
salmon, trout, or char taken in this manner on your permit calendar.
(iv) You may take fish by gear listed in this part unless restricted in this section or under the terms
of a subsistence fishing permit. In areas where use of rod and reel is allowed, you may use artificial fly,
lure, or bait when fishing with rod and reel, unless restricted by Federal permit. If you use bait, you
must retain all Federally regulated fish species caught, and they apply to your applicable daily and
annual harvest limits for that species. For streams with steelhead, once your daily or annual limit of
steelhead is harvested, you may no longer fish with bait for any species.
(v) In the Situk River, each subsistence salmon fishing permit holder shall attend his or her gillnet
at all times when it is being used to take salmon.
(vi) You may block up to two-thirds of a stream with a gillnet or seine used for subsistence fishing.
(vii) You must immediately remove both lobes of the caudal (tail) fin from subsistence-caught
salmon when taken.
(viii) You may not possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken salmon on the same day.
(ix) You must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take Dolly Varden. The daily harvest and
possession limit is 10 Dolly Varden of any size.
(13) Southeastern Alaska Area. The Southeastern Alaska Area includes all waters between a line
projecting southwest from the westernmost tip of Cape Fairweather and Dixon Entrance.
(i) Unless restricted in this section or under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit, you may
take fish other than salmon, trout, grayling, and char in the Southeastern Alaska Area at any time.
(ii) You must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take salmon, trout, grayling, or char. You
must possess a subsistence fishing permit to take eulachon from any freshwater stream flowing into
fishing Sections 1C or 1D.
(iii) In the Southeastern Alaska Area, a rainbow trout is defined as a fish of the species
Oncorhyncus mykiss less than 22 inches in overall length. A steelhead is defined as a rainbow trout
with an overall length of 22 inches or larger.
(iv) In areas where use of rod and reel is allowed, you may use artificial fly, lure, or bait when
fishing with rod and reel, unless restricted by Federal permit. If you use bait, you must retain all
Federally regulated fish species caught, and they apply to your applicable daily, seasonal, and annual
harvest limits for that species.

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(A) For streams with steelhead, once your daily, seasonal, or annual limit of steelhead is
harvested, you may no longer fish with bait for any species.
(B) Unless otherwise specified in this paragraph (e)(13) of this section, allowable gear for salmon
or steelhead is restricted to gaffs, spears, gillnets, seines, dip nets, cast nets, handlines, or rod and
reel.
(v) Unless otherwise specified in this paragraph (e)(13) of this section, you may use a handline for
snagging salmon or steelhead.
(vi) You may fish with a rod and reel within 300 feet of a fish ladder unless the site is otherwise
posted by the USDA Forest Service. You may not fish from, on, or in a fish ladder.
(vii) You may not accumulate Federal subsistence harvest limits authorized for the Southeastern
Alaska Area with any harvest limits authorized under any State of Alaska fishery with the following
exception: Annual or seasonal Federal subsistence harvest limits may be accumulated with State
sport fishing harvest limits provided that accumulation of harvest limits does not occur during the same
day.
(viii) If you take salmon, trout, or char incidentally with gear operated under terms of a subsistence
permit for other salmon, they may be kept for subsistence purposes. You must report any salmon,
trout, or char taken in this manner on your subsistence fishing permit.
(ix) No permits for the use of nets will be issued for the salmon streams flowing across or adjacent
to the road systems within the city limits of Petersburg, Wrangell, and Sitka.
(x) You must immediately remove both lobes of the caudal (tail) fin of subsistence-caught salmon
when taken.
(xi) You may not possess subsistence-taken and sport-taken fish of a given species on the same
day.
(xii) If a harvest limit is not otherwise listed for sockeye in paragraph (e)(13) of this section, the
harvest limit for sockeye salmon is the same as provided for in adjacent State subsistence or personal
use fisheries. If a harvest limit is not established for the State subsistence or personal use fisheries,
the possession limit is 10 sockeye and the annual harvest limit is 20 sockeye per household for that
stream.
(xiii) The Sarkar River system above the bridge is closed to the use of all nets by both Federally
qualified and non-Federally qualified users.
(xiv) You may take Chinook, sockeye, and coho salmon in the mainstem of the Stikine River only
under the authority of a Federal subsistence fishing permit. Each Stikine River permit will be issued to
a household. Only dip nets, spears, gaffs, rod and reel, beach seine, or gillnets not exceeding 15
fathoms in length may be used. The maximum gillnet mesh size is 51⁄2 ; inches, except during the
Chinook season when the maximum gillnet mesh size is 8 inches.
(A) You may take Chinook salmon from May 15 through June 20. The annual limit is 5 Chinook
salmon per household.
(B) You may take sockeye salmon from June 21 through July 31. The annual limit is 40 sockeye
salmon per household.
(C) You may take coho salmon from August 1 through October 1. The annual limit is 20 coho
salmon per household.
(D) You may retain other salmon taken incidentally by gear operated under terms of this permit.
The incidentally taken salmon must be reported on your permit calendar.

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(E) The total annual guideline harvest level for the Stikine River fishery is 125 Chinook, 600
sockeye, and 400 coho salmon. All salmon harvested, including incidentally taken salmon, will count
against the guideline for that species.
(xv) You may take coho salmon with a Federal salmon fishing permit. There is no closed season.
The daily harvest limit is 20 coho salmon per household. Only dip nets, spears, gaffs, handlines, and
rod and reel may be used. There are specific rules to harvest any salmon on the Stikine River, and
you must have a separate Stikine River subsistence salmon fishing permit to take salmon on the
Stikine River.
(xvi) Unless noted on a Federal subsistence harvest permit, there are no harvest limits for pink or
chum salmon.
(xvii) Unless otherwise specified in paragraph (e)(13) of this section, you may take steelhead
under the terms of a subsistence fishing permit. The open season is January 1 through May 31. The
daily household harvest and possession limit is one with an annual household limit of two. You may
only use a dip net, gaff, handline, spear, or rod and reel. The permit conditions and systems to receive
special protection will be determined by the local Federal fisheries manager in consultation with
ADF&G.
(xviii) You may take steelhead trout on Prince of Wales and Kosciusko Islands under the terms of
Federal subsistence fishing permits. You must obtain a separate permit for the winter and spring
seasons.
(A) The winter season is December 1 through the last day of February, with a harvest limit of two
fish per household. You may use only a dip net, handline, spear, or rod and reel. The winter season
may be closed when the harvest level cap of 100 steelhead for the Prince of Wales/Kosciusko Islands
has been reached. You must return your winter season permit within 15 days of the close of the
season and before receiving another permit for a Prince of Wales/Kosciusko steelhead subsistence
fishery. The permit conditions and systems to receive special protection will be determined by the local
Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G.
(B) The spring season is March 1 through May 31, with a harvest limit of five fish per household.
You may use only a dip net, handline, spear, or rod and reel. The spring season may be closed prior
to May 31 if the harvest quota of 600 fish minus the number of steelhead harvested in the winter
subsistence steelhead fishery is reached. You must return your spring season permit within 15 days of
the close of the season and before receiving another permit for a Prince of Wales/Kosciusko steelhead
subsistence fishery. The permit conditions and systems to receive special protection will be
determined by the local Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G.
(xix) In addition to the requirement for a Federal subsistence fishing permit, the following
restrictions for the harvest of Dolly Varden, brook trout, grayling, cutthroat, and rainbow trout apply:
(A) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 Dolly Varden; there is no closed
season or size limit;
(B) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 brook trout; there is no closed season
or size limit;
(C) The daily household harvest and possession limit is 20 grayling; there is no closed season or
size limit;
(D) The daily household harvest limit is 6 and the household possession limit is 12 cutthroat or
rainbow trout in combination; there is no closed season or size limit;
(E) You may only use a rod and reel;
(F) The permit conditions and systems to receive special protection will be determined by the local
Federal fisheries manager in consultation with ADF&G.

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(xx) There is no subsistence fishery for any salmon on the Taku River.
[76 FR 12573, Mar. 8, 2011]

§ 242.28 Subsistence taking of shellfish.
(a) Covered species (1) Regulations in this section apply to subsistence taking of Dungeness
crab, king crab, Tanner crab, shrimp, clams, abalone, and other shellfish or their parts.
(2) You may take shellfish for subsistence uses at any time in any area of the public lands by any
method unless restricted by this section.
(b) Methods, means, and general restrictions. (1) The harvest limit specified in this section for a
subsistence season for a species and the State harvest limit set for a State season for the same
species are not cumulative. This means that if you have taken the harvest limit for a particular species
under a subsistence season specified in this section, you may not, after that, take any additional
shellfish of that species under any other harvest limit specified for a State season.
(2) Unless otherwise provided in this section or under terms of a required subsistence fishing
permit (as may be modified by this section), you may use the following legal types of gear to take
shellfish:
(i) Abalone iron;
(ii) Diving gear;
(iii) A grappling hook;
(iv) A handline;
(v) A hydraulic clam digger;
(vi) A mechanical clam digger;
(vii) A pot;
(viii) A ring net;
(ix) A scallop dredge;
(x) A sea urchin rake;
(xi) A shovel; and
(xii) A trawl.
(3) You are prohibited from buying or selling subsistence-taken shellfish, their parts, or their eggs,
unless otherwise specified.
(4) You may not use explosives and chemicals, except that you may use chemical baits or lures to
attract shellfish.
(5) Marking requirements for subsistence shellfish gear are as follows:
(i) You must plainly and legibly inscribe your first initial, last name, and address on a keg or buoy
attached to unattended subsistence fishing gear, except when fishing through the ice, when you may
substitute for the keg or buoy a stake inscribed with your first initial, last name, and address inserted in
the ice near the hole; subsistence fishing gear may not display a permanent ADF&G vessel license
number;

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(ii) Kegs or buoys attached to subsistence crab pots also must be inscribed with the name or
United States Coast Guard number of the vessel used to operate the pots.
(6) Pots used for subsistence fishing must comply with the escape mechanism requirements
found in § 100.27(b)(2).
(7) You may not 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.
(c) Taking shellfish by designated harvest permit. (1) Any species of shellfish that may be taken
by subsistence fishing under this part may be taken under a designated harvest permit.
(2) If you are a Federally-qualified subsistence user (beneficiary), you may designate another
Federally-qualified subsistence user to take shellfish on your behalf. The designated fisherman must
obtain a designated harvest permit prior to attempting to harvest shellfish and must return a completed
harvest report. The designated fisherman may harvest for any number of beneficiaries but may have
no more than two harvest limits in his/her possession at any one time.
(3) The designated fisherman must have in possession a valid designated harvest permit when
taking, attempting to take, or transporting shellfish taken under this section, on behalf of a beneficiary.
(4) You may not fish with more than one legal limit of gear as established by this section.
(5) You may not designate more than one person to take or attempt to take shellfish on your
behalf at one time. You may not personally take or attempt to take shellfish at the same time that a
designated fisherman is taking or attempting to take shellfish on your behalf.
(d) Permit requirements. If a subsistence shellfish permit is required by this section, the following
conditions apply unless otherwise specified by the subsistence regulations in this section:
(1) You may not take shellfish for subsistence in excess of the limits set out in the permit unless a
different limit is specified in this section.
(2) You must obtain a permit prior to subsistence fishing.
(3) You must have the permit in your possession and readily available for inspection while taking
or transporting the species for which the permit is issued.
(4) The permit may designate the species and numbers of shellfish to be harvested, time and area
of fishing, the type and amount of fishing gear and other conditions necessary for management or
conservation purposes.
(5) If specified on the permit, you must keep accurate daily records of the catch involved, showing
the number of shellfish taken by species, location and date of the catch, and such other information as
may be required for management or conservation purposes.
(6) You must complete and submit subsistence fishing reports at the time specified for each
particular area and fishery.
(7) If the return of catch information necessary for management and conservation purposes is
required by a subsistence fishing permit and you fail to comply with such reporting requirements, you
are ineligible to receive a subsistence permit for that activity during the following calendar year, unless
you demonstrate that failure to report was due to loss in the mail, accident, sickness, or other
unavoidable circumstances.
(e) Subsistence take by commercial vessels. No fishing vessel which is commercially licensed and
registered for shrimp pot, shrimp trawl, king crab, Tanner crab, or Dungeness crab fishing may be
used for subsistence take during the period starting 14 days before an opening and ending 14 days
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However, if you are a commercial fisherman, you may retain shellfish for your own use from your
lawfully taken commercial catch.
(f) Size restrictions. You may not take or possess shellfish smaller than the minimum legal size
limits.
(g) Unlawful possession of subsistence shellfish. You may not possess, transport, give, receive,
or barter shellfish or their parts taken in violation of Federal or State regulations.
(h) Charter and related operations. (1) An owner, operator, or employee of a lodge, charter
vessel, or other enterprise that furnishes food, lodging, or guide services may not furnish to a client or
guest of that enterprise, shellfish that has been taken under this section, unless:
(i) The shellfish has been taken with gear deployed and retrieved by the client or guest who is a
Federally qualified subsistence user;
(ii) The gear has been marked with the client's or guest's name and address; and
(iii) The shellfish is to be consumed by the client or guest or is consumed in the presence of the
client or guest.
(2) The captain and crewmembers of a charter vessel may not deploy, set, or retrieve their own
gear in a subsistence shellfish fishery when that vessel is being chartered.
(i) Subsistence shellfish areas and pertinent restrictions —(1) Southeastern Alaska—Yakutat
Area. No marine waters are currently identified under Federal subsistence management jurisdiction,
except the marine waters occurring in the vicinity of Makhnati Island as described in § 242.3(b)(5) of
these regulations.
(2) Prince William Sound Area. No marine waters are currently identified under Federal
subsistence management jurisdiction.
(3) Cook Inlet Area. (i) You may take shellfish for subsistence purposes only as allowed in
paragraph (i)(3) of this section.
(ii) You may not take king crab, Dungeness crab, or shrimp for subsistence purposes.
(iii) In the subsistence taking of Tanner crab:
(A) Male Tanner crab may be taken only from July 15 through March 15;
(B) The daily harvest and possession limit is 5 male Tanner crabs;
(C) Only male Tanner crabs 51⁄2 ; inches or greater in width of shell may be taken or possessed;
(D) No more than two pots per person, regardless of type, with a maximum of two pots per vessel,
regardless of type, may be used to take Tanner crab.
(iv) In the subsistence taking of clams:
(A) The daily harvest and possession limit for littleneck clams is 1,000 and the minimum size is
1.5 inches in length;
(B) The daily harvest and possession limit for butter clams is 700 and the minimum size is 2.5
inches in length.
(v) Other than as specified in this section, there are no harvest, possession, or size limits for other
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(4) Kodiak Area. (i) You may take crab for subsistence purposes only under the authority of a
subsistence crab 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 State closed
commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed commercial shrimp fishing district, section, or
subsection. The permit must 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 crabs per person; only male
Dungeness crabs with a shell width of 61⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed. Taking of
Dungeness crab is prohibited in water 25 fathoms or more in depth during the 14 days immediately
before the State opening of a commercial king or Tanner crab fishing season in the location.
(iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) The annual limit is three crabs per household; only male king crab with shell width of 7 inches
or greater may be taken or possessed.
(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a 2week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open.
(C) You may only use one crab pot, which may be of any size, to take king crab.
(D) You may take king crab only from June 1 through 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 State 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 Womens 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) You may not use more than five crab pots to take Tanner crab.
(B) You may not take Tanner crab in waters 25 fathoms or greater in depth during the 14 days
immediately before the opening of a State commercial king or Tanner crab fishing season in the
location.
(C) The daily harvest and possession limit per person is 12 male crabs with a shell width 51⁄2
inches or greater.
(5) Alaska Peninsula—Aleutian Islands Area. (i) 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 State commercial shrimp fishing season or within a closed
commercial shrimp fishing district, section, or subsection; the permit must 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.
(ii) The daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Dungeness crabs per person; only crabs
with a shell width of 51⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed.
(iii) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) The daily harvest and possession limit is six male crabs per person; only crabs with a shell
width of 61⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed;

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(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a 2week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open;
(C) You may take crabs only from June 1 through January 31.
(iv) The daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Tanner crabs per person; only crabs with a
shell width of 51⁄2 inches or greater may be taken or possessed.
(6) Bering Sea Area. (i) 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.
(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 must 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) In waters south of 60° North latitude, the daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male
Dungeness crabs per person.
(iv) In the subsistence taking of king crab:
(A) In waters south of 60° North latitude, the daily harvest and possession limit is six male crabs
per person.
(B) All crab pots used for subsistence fishing and left in saltwater unattended longer than a 2week period must have all bait and bait containers removed and all doors secured fully open.
(C) In waters south of 60° North latitude, you may take crab only from June 1 through January 31.
(D) In the Norton Sound Section of the Northern District, you must have a subsistence permit.
(v) In waters south of 60° North latitude, the daily harvest and possession limit is 12 male Tanner
crabs.
[76 FR 12585, Mar. 8, 2011]

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