Hunting News

COPPER CENTER, AK – Plans for the winter federal subsistence hunt for moose in a portion of Unit 11 were announced on November 1 by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent Ben Bobowski, the designated federal manager for the hunt. For the 2021-22 hunt, the harvest quota is 7 bull moose. The hunt will open on November 20 and close on January 20 or earlier if the quota has been reached. Hunters are asked to report back within three days of harvesting an animal or at the end of the season if unsuccessful. For recorded information about the status of the hunt, hunters can call 822-7203.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced a change in the harvest limit from one caribou to two caribou beginning at 12 a.m. Aug. 29 for hunting by federally qualified subsistence users on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and 20F east of the Dalton Highway and south of the Yukon River. The BLM Alaska Eastern Interior Field Office Manager, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, changed the harvest limit for the federal subsistence hunt to match the harvest limit for Alaska residents under State regulations. State and federal harvest limits may not be combined to harvest more than two caribou. The federal hunt opened Aug. 1 and closes at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 30. Federally qualified subsistence hunters must obtain one RC860 joint State/Federal registration permit issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) for each caribou to be harvested. Hunters should review the RC860 permit conditions. Information and updates on the RC860 caribou hunt are available on the Fortymile Hotline at (907) 267- 2310. Registration permits for RC860 are available online at hunt.alaska.gov and at ADF&G offices in Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Tok, Anchorage, Douglas and Palmer, as well as from vendors in Eagle, Central and Tok. Successful hunters must report their kills within three days online at hunt.alaska.gov, by phone at (907) 883-2971, or in person at the ADF&G office in Tok. Hunters who report by phone must also mail their permit reports or drop them off at the Tok ADF&G office. Unsuccessful hunters must return their reports to the Tok office or report online at hunt.alaska.gov by Oct. 15, 2020. Maps to aid in locating federal public lands near the Steese and Taylor highways are available from the BLM Fairbanks District Office (222 University Ave., Fairbanks, AK 99709) or online at www.blm.gov/maps/georeferenced-PDFs (Choose “Alaska” and “Federal Subsistence Hunting Map Series”). Maps indicating allowed OHV uses are also located at this site. Additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska. For additional information, contact Eastern Interior Field Office wildlife biologist Jim Herriges at (907) 474-2373 or jherrige@blm.gov. ### The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In fiscal year 2018, the diverse activities authorized on BLM-managed lands generated $105 billion in economic output across the country. This economic activity supported 471,000 jobs and contributed substantial revenue to the U.S. Treasury and state governments, 

Federal Subsistence Board eliminates winter cow moose season and closes moose hunting to non-Federally qualified users in Unit 23 (Revised) The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) has approved Emergency Special Action WSA18-04 with modification to close the Federal (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31, 2018) winter cow moose season and close moose hunting on public lands in Unit 23 except by Federally qualified subsistence users. This closure will expire on December 31st, 2018. 

SPECIAL ACTION: FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE BOARDUnder authority of:   36 CFR 242.10 and .19                                 50 CFR 100.10 and .19 Special Action No: 13-MG-04-16                                                                            Issued at: Sitka Alaska, September 28, 2016Effective Date:  12:01 a.m. Saturday October 1, 2016 Expiration Date:  11:59 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 unless superseded by subsequent special action EXPLANATION:  This Special Action opens a portion of the Katlian River watershed near Sitka, Alaska to the harvest of mountain goats. 

An electronic version of the July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018 Federal Subsistence Management Regulations for the Harvest of Wildlife on Federal Public Lands in Alaska book is now available on the Federal Subsistence Management Program’s website:  https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/wildlife_regs_16-18.pdf. It is anticipated that printed copies of the regulations will be available by the end of July.

The Federal Subsistence Board has approved Temporary Special Action Request WSA16-02, which opens Federal public lands on the Nushagak Peninsula to the harvest of caribou July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017.  This change applies to the portion of Units 17A and 17C south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay.  

Federal Subsistence Board Adopts New Regulations for the Western Arctic and Teshekpuk Caribou Herds 

Federal Subsistence Board closes Federal public lands to caribou hunting

Federal Subsistence Board approves changes to subsistence hunting regulations