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 50 CFR 100.19.

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
05/09/2024 Unit 1C Moose News Release No permits to be issued for 2024 Berners Bay Federal subsistence moose season 

07/26/2022

Expires 06/30/2024

 Units 24A/26B Sheep WSA22-02 News Release Through the 2024 regulatory season, closure on Federal public lands in Unit 24A and 26B west of the Sagavanirktok River to all users.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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