Subsistence Drawing Hunt Application Period Opened for Units 7 & 15

For Immediate Release:
March 1, 2024

The Chugach National Forest Seward District Ranger and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority of the Federal Subsistence Board, announce the open application period for Federal Subsistence Drawing Hunts on Federal lands on the Kenai Peninsula in Units 7 and 15. Federally qualified residents from the authorized community established for each hunt are eligible to apply. The application deadline is Friday, March 29, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. Drawing winners will be contacted beginning April 2, 2024.

For the 2024 season, the following permits will be available:

Unit 15 (Open to Federally qualified residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia)

•    Four Mountain Goat permits will be available from hunt areas DG356 (Indian Creek one permit), DG357 (Tustumena Glacier one permit), and DG358 (Fox River two permits). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.

•    Two Caribou permits will be drawn for the Killey River Caribou Herd.

•    One Sheep permit for Unit 15 will be drawn from Ninilchik and Cooper Landing applicants.
For questions or to apply for Unit 15 hunts, please contact Todd Eskelin at todd_eskelin@fws.gov or (907) 398-9553.

Unit 7 (Open to Federally qualified residents of Chenega, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatitlek)

•    Three Mountain Goat permits will be available, one from each hunt area DG338 (Crescent Lake), DG334 (Mills Creek), and DG339 (Grant Lake). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.

For questions or to apply for Unit 7 hunts, contact Heather Thamm at heather.thamm@usda.gov or (907) 288-7709.  
More information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program can be found at
https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/

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