Wildlife Special Actions

A Special Action Request is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method of harvest. Special Actions are taken when unusual situations arise, such as a significant change in resource abundance that could not reasonably have been anticipated. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a Special Action to restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands and waters. Such actions are taken to ensure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population, to ensure continued subsistence use, or for reasons of public safety. These guidelines and requirements can be found in 36 CFR 242.19 and 43 CFR 51.

View informational flyer on submitting a Special Action Request.

The table below contains information on wildlife special actions currently in effect.

Effective Date

Unit/Species

Documents

Description

July 1, 2026; 
Expires June 30, 2028		Caribou - Units 22 and 26A, west of the Colville River drainage upstream from the Nuka River and drainages of the Chukchi Sea, south and west of and including the Kuk and Kugrua River drainages (Unit 26A SW) BulletinCloses federal public lands in these units to caribou hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2026-2028 regulatory cycle.
July 1, 2026; 
Expires June 30, 2028		Caribou - Units 22, 23, and 26A, west of the Colville River drainage upstream from the Nuka River and drainages of the Chukchi Sea, south and west of and including the Kuk and Kugrua River drainages (Unit 26A SW) BulletinEliminates cow caribou hunt for the 2026-2028 regulatory cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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