Eastern Interior Council Meeting Materials

WHEN: October 8 - 10, 2025, @ 9:00 a.m. 
WHERE: Visitor's Center, Tok

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163; conference ID: 907 168 504#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting 

Agenda (updated as of 9/9/25)

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation 
2.Call to Order 
3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum5
4.Meeting Announcements 
5.Welcome and Introductions 
6.Review and Adopt Agenda 
7Report from the Secretary's Office  
8. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
9.Council Member Reports 
10. Council Member Service Awards 
11.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
12.

Council Member Training

23
13. Action Items  
13.a.Developing recommendations on Wildlife Proposals and Wildlife Closures 27
 Statewide Proposals   
13.a.i

WP26-01, Move authority delegated in letters to unit specific regulations 

29; 40
 Regional Proposals and Closure Reviews 
13.a.ii.WCR26-22 - Unit 25D west closed to moose hunting except by 25D west residents43
13.a.iii.WP26-70 - Units 20E, 25A, and 25B black bear; allow sale of handicrafts using any nonedible part except gallbladders65
13.a.iv.WP26-71 - Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears87
13.a.v.WP26-72a - Unit 20E brown bear; recognize customary and traditional use for Unit 20E residents93
13.a.vi.WP26-72b - Unit 20E brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears 101
13.a.vii.WP26-73 - Unit 25B brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears 107
13.a.viii.WP26-76 - Units 20E and 25C sheep; extend closure to all users for 2 years113
13.a.ix.WP26-74 - Unit 12 sheep; recognize customary and traditional use for Chitina and Kenny Lake133
13.a.x.WP26-75 - Unit 25D moose; close to non-federally qualified users in Unit 25D remainder145
13.a.xi.WP26-77 - Units 12, 20, and 25 wood bison; recognize customary and traditional use163
13.a.xii.WP26-78 - Units 25C and 25D; modify subunit boundaries to align with state181
 Crossover Proposals 
13.a.xiiii.WP26-24 - Unit 11 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears187
13.a.xiv.WP26-25/26 - Unit 13 brown bear; increase harvest limit to 2 bears (comment only; no C&T for Eastern Interior)195
13.a.xv.WP26-27 - Unit 13 remainder Nelchina caribou; change from 2 bulls to up to 2 caribou205
13.a.xvi.WP26-28a - Unit 11 moose; extend season to Sept. 30227
13.a.xvii.WP26-28b/29/30 - Unit 13 moose; extend or shift season datesSupplemental
13.a.xviii.WP26-31 - Unit 13 moose; close BLM lands to non-federally qualified usersSupplemental
13.b.Annual Report 
13.b.i. Federal Subsistence Board FY2024 Annual Report Replies – summary257
13.b.ii.Identify Issues for FY2025 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board255
13.g.Future Meeting Dates 
13.g.i.Confirm winter 2026 meeting date and location331
13.g.ii.Confirm fall 2026 meeting date and location332
14.Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program333
14.a.Yukon Region overview341
15.Reports 
15.c.Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association359
15.d.iii.Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge365
16.Other Business 
16.a.377
16.b.Council Correspondence Update381
17.  Council Member Closing Comments 
18.Adjourn 

Written Public Comments on Proposals and Closure Reviews

Statewide 

WP26-01:  move delegated authority to letters in unit specific regulations 

Eastern Interior

WP26-71:  Unit 12 brown bear; increase harvest limit

WP26-74:  Unit 12 sheep; modify customary and traditional use determination 

WP26-77:  Units 12, 20, and 25 wood bison; recognize customary and traditional use 

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