Meeting Materials and Board Actions - Non-Consensus Agenda: April 2026 Regulatory Meeting

Non-Consensus Agenda Proposals and Closure Reviews

The Board will take up regional wildlife proposals and closure reviews beginning with Region 10 -  North Slope and ending with Region 1 - Southeast Alaska. The full order will be as follows: Statewide (WP26-01), R10 North Slope (None), R9 Eastern Interior (WP26-72a, WP26-75, WP26-76, & WP26-77), R8 Northwest Arctic (WP26-65, WP26-69, WCR26-18, WCR26-45), R7 Seward Peninsula (WP26-53, WP26-54, WP26-61, WP26-63, WP26-64, WCR26-09b, WCR26-11/12, WCR26-13/14/15), R6 Western Interior (WP26-50, WP26-51), R5 Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (WP26-41/42, WP26-43/44, WP26-45, WP26-47, WP26-48, WP26-49), R4 Bristol Bay (WCR26-05), R3 Kodiak/Aleutians (WP26-32, WP26-33, WP26-34), R2 Southcentral (WP26-12/13a/14a, WP26-13b/14b, WP26-15, WP26-16, WP26-17, WP26-24, WP26-27, WP26-28a, WP26-28a/29/30, WP26-31), and R1 Southeast (WP26-03/04/05, WP26-06/07, WP26-08, WP26-10, WCR26-01, WCR26-02), followed by the Consensus Agenda and other items.

Procedure for considering proposals:

Presentation of analysis  (Lead Author)

Summary of Tribal/ANCSA Corporation Consultations (Native Liaison) 

Tribal/Native Organization Testimony

Advisory Group Testimony

Public Testimony

Liaison to the Board – Regional Advisory Council recommendation

Liaison to the Board – ADF&G comments

ISC comment (ISC Chair)

Board Discussion with Liaisons

Board Motion, Discussion, and Action

*Board Actions (last column on the right) will be updated throughout the meeting (A=Adopted; A/M=Adopted with modification; R=Rejected; TNA=Took no action; D=Deferred)

Region

Proposal/Closure Review

Unit/Species

General Description

Page

Board Action*

StatewideWP26-01VariousMove authority delegated in letters to unit-specific regulationsSupplement

D

SoutheastWP26-03/04/05Unit 2 / DeerWP26-03: Close to non-federally qualified users
WP26-04: Conduct Section 804 analysis
WP26-05: Limit POW federally qualified subsistence users to 2 bucks via Section 804 analysis; limit non-federally qualified users to one buck, starting Aug. 15

491

WP26-03/04: A/M (adopted as modified by Southeast AK RAC)

WP26-05: TNA

SoutheastWP26-06/07Unit 2 / DeerEliminate doe hunt

595

TNA

SoutheastWP26-08Unit 2 / DeerEliminate January hunt

615

TNA

SoutheastWP26-10Unit 2 / Wolf45-day guaranteed season from Nov. 15 - Dec. 31

627

R

SoutheastWCR26-01Unit 2 / DeerPOW closed Aug. 1 - 15, except by federally qualified subsistence users; non-federally qualified users may now only harvest 2 bucks

671

TNA

SoutheastWCR26-02Unit 5A / MooseUnit 5A, except Nunatak Bench - seasonal closures to non-federally qualified users

703

Modify closure as recommended by OSM

SouthcentralWP26-12/13a/14aUnit 6 / Brown bearWP26-12,13a: Recognize C&T for Cordova
WP26-14a: Recognize C&T for Chenega Bay and Tatitlek

737

A

SouthcentralWP26-13b/14bUnit 6 / Brown bearWP26-13b: Establish hunt (1 bear by Federal permit; Aug. 1 - June 30)
WP26-14b: Establish hunt (1 bear; Aug. 1 - June 30)

757

A/M (as modified by OSM)

SouthcentralWP26-15Unit 6D / DeerClose Hawkins and Hinchinbrook Islands to non-federally qualified users

769

R

SouthcentralWP26-16Unit 6 / BeaverIncrease possession limit to 3; extend hunting season to year round

787

A

SouthcentralWP26-17Unit 7 / MooseEstablish late fall season (Oct. 20 - Nov. 10)

797

A

SouthcentralWP26-22Unit 22 / Furbearers100-yard setbacks

73

D

SouthcentralWP26-24Unit 11 / Brown bearIncrease harvest limit to two bears

813

A

SouthcentralWP26-27Unit 13 / CaribouChange harvest limit to up to 2 caribou in Unit 13 remainder

823

Withdrawn

SouthcentralWP26-28aUnit 11 / MooseExtend season to close Sept. 30

847

A/M

SouthcentralWP26-28b/29/30Unit 13 / MooseWP26-28b: Extend season to close Sept. 30
WP26-29: Shift season 5 days later to Aug. 6 - Sept. 25
WP26-30: Shift season 10 days later to Aug. 11 - Sept. 30

867

WP26-28b: A

WP26-29/30: TNA

SouthcentralWP26-31Unit 13 / MooseClose BLM lands to non-federally qualified users

901

A

Kodiak/AleutiansWP26-32Unit 8 / Brown bearRecognize customary and traditional uses of Kodiak

925

A/M

Kodiak/AleutiansWP26-33Unit 8 / Brown bearIssue up to 4 permits to Kodiak

969

A/M

Kodiak/AleutiansWP26-34Unit 8 / Brown bearAllow sale of handicrafts using any nonedible byproduct

985

A/M (as modified by OSM)

Bristol BayWCR26-05Unit 9C / Moose9C, Naknek River - Dec. closure to non-federally qualified users

1017

Retain status quo

YK DeltaWP26-41/42Unit 18 / Moose, CaribouEliminate take from boat moving under power

1039

Withdrawn

YK DeltaWP26-43/44Unit 18 / MooseEstablish fall may be announced antlerless hunt and delegate authority to manage hunt in Kukso hunt area

1053

A/M (as modified by OSM)

YK DeltaWP26-45Unit 18 / MooseExtend cow season to open July 16 in Lower Yukon hunt area

1083

A/M (as modified by OSM)

YK DeltaWP26-47Unit 18 / BeaverEliminate destroying beaver house restriction under trapping regs

1099

A

YK DeltaWP26-48Unit 18 / WolfIncrease hunting harvest limit to 15

1107

A

YK DeltaWP26-49Unit 18 / CoyoteIncrease harvest limit to 4, extend hunting season to Aug. 15 - May 31

1119

A

Western InteriorWP26-50Unit 19D / Controlled Use AreaModify the Upper Kuskokwim CUA boundary

1127

A/M (as modified by OSM)

Western InteriorWP26-51Units 21D, 24D / MuskoxEstablish hunts (1 bull by drawing permit; Feb. 1 - Mar. 15)

1143

D

Seward PeninsulaWP26-53Units 22B, 22D / CaribouChange season to may be announced year round

1159

R

Seward PeninsulaWP26-54Unit 22A / MooseRescind closures

1179

A

Seward PeninsulaWP26-61Unit 22E / MooseRequire Federal registration permit

1213

A/M

Seward PeninsulaWP26-62bUnit 22A / MuskoxEstablish hunt (1 bull Aug. 1 - Mar 15)

325

A/M

Seward PeninsulaWP26-63Unit 22D / MuskoxCombine hunt areas and Federal permits

1231

D

Seward PeninsulaWP26-64Units 22, 23 SW / MuskoxExtend season to close March 30 (clarification to extend season to March 30, not March 31)

1241

A

Seward PeninsulaWCR26-09bUnit 22A / MooseUnit 22A Unalakleet drainage - closed except to federally qualified subsistence users

1261

TNA

Seward PeninsulaWCR26-11/12Unit 22B / MooseWCR26-11: Unit 22B, W. Darby Mtns - Fall - closed to non-federally qualified users
WCR26-12: Unit 22B, W. Darby Mtns - Winter - closed except by White Mtn and Golovin

1271

Retain status quo

Seward PeninsulaWCR26-13/14/15Unit 22D / MooseWCR26-13: Unit 22D, Kougarok, Kusitrin, Pilgrim drainages - closed except by Unit 22C and 22D residents
WCR26-14: Unit 22D, W. Tisuk and Canyon drainage - closed except by Unit 22C and 22D residents
WCR26-15: Unit 22D, remainder - closed to moose hunting by non-federally qualified users

1283

Retain status quo

Northwest ArcticWP26-65Unit 23 / MuskoxEstablish hunt in Unit 23 remainder

1295

R

Northwest ArcticWP26-66Unit 23 / WolfExtend season to open August 1 and increase harvest limit to 20

351

A

Northwest ArcticWP26-69Unit 23 / Mink, WeaselExtend season to close April 15

1307

A

Northwest ArcticWCR26-18Unit 23 / SheepUnit 23 - Baird Mtns - closed to non-federally qualified users

1315

Retain status quo

Northwest ArcticWCR26-45Unit 23 / CaribouUnit 23 - Noatak - closed to non-federally qualified users

1341

Retain status quo

Eastern InteriorWP26-72aUnit 20E / Brown bearRecognize C&T for Unit 20E residents

1385

A

Eastern InteriorWP26-75Unit 25D / MooseClose to non-federally qualified users in Unit 25D remainder

1397

A/M (as modified by OSM)

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Eastern InteriorWP26-76Units 20E, 25C / SheepExtend closure to all users for two years

1421

A/M (as modified by OSM and EIRAC)

Eastern InteriorWP26-77Units 12, 20, 25 / Wood BisonRecognize C&T

1443

D

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