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:
(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;
(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;
(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;
(11)
Using hooks to physically snag, impale, or otherwise take wildlife; however, hooks may be used as a trap drag;
(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:
(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;
(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;
(16)
Taking or assisting in the taking of ungulates, bear, wolves, wolverine, or other furbearers before 3 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;
(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;
(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 5 7/8 inches during any closed mink and marten season in the same Unit;
(6)
Taking or assisting in the taking of furbearers by firearm before 3 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.
(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.
(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.
(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 leave all edible meat on the bones of the front quarters, hind quarters, and ribs of moose harvested in 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.
(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.
(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 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.
(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 § 242.26(n).
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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;
(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 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;
(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;
(B)
You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
| Harvest limits | Open season |
|---|---|
| HUNTING | |
| Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear | Sept. 1-June 30. |
| Brown Bear: 1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only | Sept. 15-Dec. 31.Mar. 15-May 31. |
| Deer: | |
| Unit 1A—4 antlered deer | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Unit 1B—2 antlered deer | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Unit 1C—4 deer; however, female deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Dec. 31 | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Goat: | |
| Unit 1A—Revillagigedo Island only | No open season. |
| Unit 1B—that portion north of LeConte Bay—1 goat by State registration permit only; the taking of kids or nannies accompanied by kids is prohibited | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Unit 1A and Unit 1B—that portion on the Cleveland Peninsula south of the divide between Yes Bay and Santa Anna Inlet | No open season. |
| 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 | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| 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 | Oct. 1-Nov. 30. |
| Unit 1C—that portion draining into Stephens Passage and Taku Inlet between Eagle Glacier and River and Taku Glacier | No open season. |
| Unit 1C—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only | Aug. 1-Nov. 30. |
| Unit 1D—that portion lying north of the Katzehin River and northeast of the Haines highway—1 goat by State registration permit only | Sept. 15-Nov. 30. |
| Unit 1D—that portion lying between Taiya Inlet and River and the White Pass and Yukon Railroad | No open season. |
| Unit 1D—remainder—1 goat by State registration permit only | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Moose: | |
| Unit 1A—1 antlered bull by Federal registration permit | Sept.-Oct. 15. |
| Unit 1B—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 | Sept.-Oct. 15. |
| Unit 1C—that portion south of Point Hobart including all Port Houghton drainages—1 antlered bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or 3 or more brow tines on one side, or antlers with 2 brow tines on both sides, by State registration permit only | Sept.-Oct. 15. |
| Unit 1C—remainder, excluding drainages of Berners Bay—1 antlered bull by State registration permit only | Sept.-Oct. 15. |
| Unit 1C, Berners Bay | No open season. |
| Unit 1D | No open season. |
| Coyote: 2 coyotes | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes | Nov. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Lynx: 2 lynx | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Wolf: 5 wolves | Aug. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Wolverine: 1 wolverine | Nov. 10-Feb. 15. |
| Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| TRAPPING | |
| Beaver: Unit 1—No limit | Dec. 1-May 15. |
| Coyote: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Lynx: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Marten: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Mink and Weasel: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Muskrat: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Otter: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
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| Wolf: No limit | Nov. 10-Apr. 30. |
| Wolverine: No limit | Nov. 10-Mar. 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.
(B)
You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
| Harvest limits | Open season |
|---|---|
| HUNTING | |
| Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear | Sept. 1-June 30. |
| Deer: | |
| 5 deer; however, no more than one may be a female deer. | July 24-Dec. 31. |
| Female deer may be taken only during the period Oct. 15-Dec. 31. You are required to report all harvest using a joint Federal/State harvest report. The harvest limit may be reduced to 4 deer based on conservation concerns | |
| The Federal public lands on Prince of Wales Island, excluding the southeast 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. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes | Nov. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Lynx: 2 lynx | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Wolf: 5 wolves. Federal hunting and trapping season may be closed when the combined Federal-State harvest quota is reached | Sept. 1-Mar. 31. |
| Wolverine: 1 wolverine | Nov. 10-Feb. 15. |
| Grouse (Spruce and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| TRAPPING | |
| Beaver: No limit | Dec. 1-May 15. |
| Coyote: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Lynx: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Marten: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Mink and Weasel: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Muskrat: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Otter: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Wolf: No limit. Any wolf taken in Unit 2 must be sealed within 30 days of harvest | Nov. 15-Mar. 31. |
| Wolverine: No limit | Nov. 10-Mar. 1. |
(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;
(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 one mile south of the Blind Slough bridge.
(B)
You may not shoot ungulates, bear, wolves, or wolverine from a boat, unless you are certified as disabled.
| Harvest limits | Open season |
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| HUNTING | |
| Black Bear: 2 bears, no more than one may be a blue or glacier bear | Sept. 1-June 30. |
| Deer: | |
| Unit 3—Mitkof, Woewodski, and Butterworth Islands—1 antlered deer | Oct. 15-Oct. 31. |
| Unit 3—remainder—2 antlered deer | Aug. 1-Nov. 30.Dec. 1—Dec. 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 | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes | Nov. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Lynx: 2 lynx | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Wolf: 5 wolves | Aug. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Wolverine: 1 wolverine | Nov. 10-Feb. 15. |
| Grouse (Spruce, Blue, and Ruffed): 5 per day, 10 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| Ptarmigan (Rock, Willow, and White-tailed): 20 per day, 40 in possession | Aug. 1-May 15. |
| TRAPPING | |
| Beaver: | |
| Unit 3—Mitkof Island—No limit | Dec. 1-Apr. 15. |
| Unit 3—except Mitkof Island—No limit | Dec. 1-May 15. |
| Coyote: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Lynx: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Marten: | |
| Unit 3—except Kuiu Island—No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Unit 3—Kuiu Island | No open season (season to reopen to Federally qualified users on July 1, 2012). |
| Mink and Weasel: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Muskrat: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Otter: No limit | Dec. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Wolf: No limit | Nov. 10-Apr. 30. |
| Wolverine: No limit | Nov. 10-Mar. 1. |
(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 northwest point of Gull Cove to Port Frederick Portage, including all drainages into Port Frederick and Mud Bay.
(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.
| Harvest limits | Open season |
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| HUNTING | |
| Brown Bear: | |
| Unit 4—Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136°21′ W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57°35′ N. lat., 135°33′ W. long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line which follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57°34′ N. lat., 135°25′ W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56°44′ N. lat. 134°38′ W. long.) including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands—1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only | Sept. 15-Dec. 31.Mar. 15-May 31. |
| Unit 4—remainder —1 bear every four regulatory years by State registration permit only | Sept. 15-Dec. 31.Mar. 15-May 20. |
| Deer: 6 deer; however, female deer may be taken only from Sept. 15-Jan. 31 | Aug. 1-Jan. 31. |
| Goat: 1 goat by State registration permit only | Aug. 1-Dec. 31. |
| Coyote: 2 coyotes | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
| Fox, Red (including Cross, Black, and Silver Phases): 2 foxes | Nov. 1-Feb. 15. |
| Hare (Snowshoe): 5 hares per day | Sept. 1-Apr. 30. |
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