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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 5. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. (5 AAC 1 - 5 AAC 41). |
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Part 5.1. Commercial and Subsistence Fishing and Private Nonprofit Salmon Hatcheries. |
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Chapter 5.85. Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits. |
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Article 5.85.2. Seasons and Bag Limits. |
Section 5.85.045. Hunting seasons and bag limits for moose.
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(a) In this section, the phrase "General hunt only" means that there is a general hunt for residents, but no subsistence hunt, during the relevant open season. For those units or portions of units within non-subsistence areas established by the Joint Boards of Fisheries and Game (5 AAC 99.015), there is a general hunt only. Hunting seasons and bag limits for moose are as follows: Resident Open Season (Subsistence and Nonresident Units and Bag Limits General Hunts) Open Season (1) Unit 1(A) Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 (General hunt only) 1 bull by registration permit only Units 1(B) and 3 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 1 bull with spike-fork antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side or antlers with 2 or more brow tines on each side, by registration permit only Unit 1(C), Berners Bay drain- Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 ages (General hunt only) 1 moose by drawing permit only; up to 30 permits may be issued Unit 1(C), that portion Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 south of Point Hobart, (General hunt only) including all Port Houghton drainages 1 bull with spike-fork antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side or antlers with 2 or more brow tines on each side, by registration permit only Unit 1(C), that portion west of Excursion Inlet and north of Icy Passage 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 or 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 3 or more brow tines on one side by registration permit only; or 1 antlerless moose Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 by drawing permit (General hunt only) only; up to 100 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 1(C) Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 (General hunt only) 1 bull by registration permit only Unit 1(D) Sept. 15 - Oct. 7 No open season. (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull with spike-fork or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only; up to 250 permits may be issued (2) Units 2 and 4 No open season. No open season. (3) Unit 5(A), that portion Nov. 15 - Feb. 15 Nov. 15 - Feb. 15 south of Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, north and east of Russell and Nunatak Fiords, and east of the east side of East Nunatak Glacier to the Canadian Border (Nunatak Bench) 1 moose by registration permit only; up to 5 moose may be taken Remainder of Unit 5(A) Oct. 15 - Nov. 15 Oct. 15 - Nov. 15 1 bull by registration permit only; up to 60 bulls may be taken; the commissioner may, by emergency order, close the season in that portion west of the Dangerous River when 30 bulls have been taken from that area Unit 5(B) Sept. 1 - Dec. 15 Sept. 1 - Dec. 15 1 bull by registration permit only; up to 25 bulls may be taken (4) Unit 6(A), all drainages into the Gulf of Alaska from Cape Suckling to Palm Point RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 permit only; up to 30 (General hunt only) bulls may be taken NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by drawing Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 permit only; up to 5 drawing permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 6(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork antlers or 50-inch Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 antlers or antlers with (General hunt only) 3 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side Unit 6(B) 1 antlered moose by Aug. 27 - Oct. 31 No open season. registration permit only; (General hunt only) up to 30 antlered moose may be taken Unit 6(C) 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 moose by drawing permit Sept. 1 - Oct. 31 No open season. only; up to 40 permits (General hunt only) for bulls and up to 20 permits for antlerless moose may be issued; or 1 moose by registration Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 No open season. permit only Unit 6(D) Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 (General hunt only) 1 bull (5) Unit 7, the Placer River drainages, and that por- tion of the Placer Creek (Bear Valley) drainage out- side the Portage Glacier Closed Area, and that portion of Unit 14(C) within the Twentymile River drainage RESIDENT HUNTER: 1 moose by drawing permit Aug. 20 - Oct. 10 only; up to 60 permits (General hunt only) for bulls will be issued in combination with non- resident hunts, and up to 70 permits for antlerless moose will be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by drawing permit Aug. 20 - Oct. 10 only; up to 60 permits for bulls will be issued in combination with resident hunts Unit 7, that portion west of the Resurrection Creek Trail and north of the Sterling Highway 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow (General hunt only) tines on one side; or 1 bull with spike-fork Oct. 10 - Nov. 10 Oct. 10 - Nov. 10 antlers or 50-inch antlers (General hunt only) or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 25 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 15(A), that portion east of the Mystery Creek Road and the Pipeline Road, and north of the Sterling Highway (6) Remainder of Unit 7 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 (General hunt only) 1 bull with spike or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side (7) Unit 8 No open season. No open season. (8) Unit 9(A) Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 1 bull by registration permit only Unit 9(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit only; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Dec. 15 - Jan. 15 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Unit 9(C), that portion drain- ing into the Naknek River RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit only; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Remainder of Unit 9(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit only; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Dec. 15 - Jan. 15 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Unit 9(D) 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Dec. 15 - Jan. 20 No open season. Unit 9(E) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 10 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only; or 1 antlered bull by Dec. 1 - Jan. 20 registration permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 10 - Sept. 25 antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only (9) Unit 11, that portion east of the east bank of the Copper River upstream from and including the Slana River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per harvest report by Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 No open season. community harvest permit Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 only; however, no more than (Subsistence hunt only) 100 bulls that do not meet antler restrictions for other resident hunts in the same area may be taken in the entire community harvest area during the Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 season; or 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Aug. 20 - Sept 17 or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Aug. 20 - Sept. 17 antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Remainder of Unit 11 1 bull per harvest report by Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 No open season. community harvest permit (Subsistence hunt only only; however, no more than Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 100 bulls that do not meet (Subsistence hunt only) antler restrictions for other resident hunts in the same area may be taken in the entire community harvest area during the Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 season; or 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Aug. 20 - Sept. 20 Aug. 20 - Sept. 20 or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side (10) Unit 12, that portion including all drainages into the west bank of the Little Tok River, from its headwaters in Bear Valley at the intersection of the unit boundaries of Units 12 and 13 to its junction with the Tok River, and all drainages into the south bank of the Tok River from its junction with the Little Tok River to the Tok Glacier RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per harvest report by Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 community harvest permit Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 only; however, no more than Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 100 bulls that do not (Subsistence hunt only) meet antler restrictions for other resident hunts in the same area may be taken in the entire community harvest area during the Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 and Sept. 8 - Sept 17 seasons; or 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 or 50-inch antlers or antlers Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 12, remainder of that portion in the Tok River drainage upstream from the Tok Cutoff Bridge RESIDENT HUNTERS: Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 12, that portion lying Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 east of the Nabesna River and south of the winter trail running southeast from Pickerel Lake to the Cana- dian border 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 12, that portion within the Nabesna River drainage west of the east bank of the Nabesna River upstream from the southern boundary of the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 20 - Sept. 17 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Aug. 20 - Sept. 17 antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Remainder of Unit 12 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side (11) the hunting seasons and bag limits for moose in Unit 13 are as follows: (A) before July 1, 2016, the hunting seasons and bag limits for moose in Unit 13 are as follows: Resident Open Season (Subsistence and Nonresident Units and Bag Limits General Hunts) Open Season Unit 13 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per harvest report Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 by community harvest permit Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 only; however, no more than (Subsistence hunt only) 100 bulls that do not meet antler restrictions for other resident hunts in the same area may be taken in the entire community harvest area during the Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 season; or 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 or 50-inch antlers or (Subsistence hunt only) antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull, by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only; or (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by drawing Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 permit only; up to 200 permits Mar. 1 - Mar. 31 may be issued; a person may (General hunt only) not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull moose by drawing Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 permit only; up to 5 (General hunt only) permits may be issued; NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 150 permits may be issued (B) on or after July 1, 2016, the hunting seasons and bag limits for moose in Unit 13 are as follows: Resident Open Season (Subsistence and Nonresident Units and Bag Limits General Hunts) Open Season Unit 13 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per harvest report Aug. 20 - Sept. 20 by community harvest permit Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 only; however, no more than (Subsistence hunt only) 100 bulls that do not meet antler restrictions for other resident hunts in the same area may be taken in the entire community harvest area during the Aug. 10 - Sept. 20 season; or 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 or 50-inch antlers or (Subsistence hunt only) antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull, by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only; or (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by drawing Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 permit only; up to 200 permits Mar. 1 - Mar. 31 may be issued; a person may (General hunt only) not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull moose by drawing Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 permit only; up to 5 (General hunt only) permits may be issued; NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 150 permits may be issued (12) Unit 14(A) 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 25 - Sept. 25 Aug. 25 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 No open season. drawing permit only; up (General hunt only) to 1,000 antlerless moose Nov. 1 - Dec. 25 permits may be issued; or (General hunt only) 1 moose by targeted Winter season to No open season. permit only; by be announced by shotgun or archery only; up to 200 emergency order permits may be issued (General hunt only) Unit 14(B) 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 25 - Sept. 25 Aug. 25 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 moose by targeted Winter season to No open season. permit only; by be announced by shotgun or archery emergency order only; up to 100 (General hunt only) permits may be issued Unit 14(C), Joint Base Day after Labor Day Day after Labor Day Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) - Mar. 31 - Mar. 31 Management Area (General hunt only) 1 moose per regulatory year by drawing permit, and by muzzleloading blackpowder rifle or bow and arrow only; up to 185 permits may be issued Unit 14(C), that portion Day after Labor Day Day after Labor Day known as the Birchwood - Sept. 30 - Sept. 30 Management Area (General hunt only) 1 moose by drawing permit, by bow and arrow only; up to 25 permits may be issued Unit 14(C), that portion Day after Labor Day No open season. known as the Anchorage - Nov. 30 Management Area (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by drawing permit only, and by bow and arrow, shotgun, or muzzleloader only; up to 50 permits may be issued Unit 14(C), that portion of the Ship Creek drainage upstream of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area 1 moose by drawing permit Day after Labor Day Day after Labor Day only; up to 50 permits - Sept. 30 - Sept. 30 may be issued; or (General hunt only) 1 bull by registration Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 permit only (General hunt only) Unit 14(C), the Eklutna Lake Day after Labor Day Day after Labor Day Management Area - Oct. 20 - Oct. 20 (General hunt only) 1 bull by registration permit, by bow and arrow only; up to 6 bulls may be taken Remainder of Unit 14(C) 1 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike-fork Day after Labor Day Day after Labor Day antlers or 50-inch - Sept. 30 - Sept. 30 antlers or antlers with (General hunt only) 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by Day after Labor Day No open season. drawing permit only; up - Sept. 30 to 60 permits may be (General hunt only) issued; or 1 bull by drawing permit only, Oct. 20 - Nov. 15 No open season. by bow and arrow only; up to 10 permits may be issued (13) Unit 15(A), the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Sept. 15 - Sept. 30 Sept. 15 - Sept. 30 by drawing permit (General hunt only) only; up to 30 permits may be issued Unit 15(A), that portion east of the Mystery Creek Road and the Pipeline Road, and north of the Sterling Highway 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike or Aug. 22 - Aug. 29 No open season. 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side; by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 No open season. 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull with spike-fork Oct. 10 - Nov. 10 Oct. 10 - Nov. 10 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 25 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 7, that portion west of the Resurrection Creek Trail and north of the Sterling Highway Remainder of Unit 15(A) 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike or Aug. 22 - Aug. 29 No open season. 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 No open season. 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 15(B), that portion Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 bounded by a line running (General hunt only) Sept. 26 - Oct. 15 from the mouth of Shanta- Sept. 26 - Oct. 15 talik Creek, Tustumena Lake, (General hunt only) northeastward to the head of the westernmost fork of Funny River; then downstream along the westernmost fork of Funny River to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge boundary; then east along the refuge boundary to its junction with the Kenai River; then eastward along the south side of the Kenai River and Skilak Lake; then south along the western side of Skilak River, Skilak Glacier, and Harding Icefield; then west along the Unit 15(B) boundary to the mouth of Shantatalik Creek 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by drawing permit only; up to 100 permits may be issued Unit 15(B), Kalgin Island 1 moose per regulatory year, by registration permit only Aug. 20 - Sept. 20 Aug. 20 - Sept. 20 Remainder of Unit 15(B) 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike or Aug. 22 - Aug. 29 Aug. 22 - Aug. 29 or 50-inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 50-inch antlers or antlers with (General hunt only) 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 15(C), that portion Aug. 25 - Sept. 30 No open season. southwest of a line from (Subsistence hunt Point Pogibshi to the point of only) land between Rocky Bay and Windy Bay 1 bull by Tier II subsistence hunting permit Unit 15(C), that portion south of the south fork of the Anchor River and northwest of Kachemak Bay RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 50-inch antlers or (General hunt only) antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by drawing permit only; the taking of calves, and females accompanied by calves, is prohibited; up to 100 permits may be issued in combination with the nonresident drawing hunt; or Oct. 20 - Nov. 20 1 moose by targeted permit Oct. 15 - Mar. 31 only, NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 1 antlerless moose by drawing permit only; the taking of calves, and females accompanied by calves, is prohibited; up to 100 permits may be issued in combination with the resident drawing hunt Oct. 20 - Nov. 20 Remainder of Unit 15(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike or 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or (General hunt only) 1 moose by targeted permit only, Oct. 15 - Mar. 31 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; (14) Unit 16(A) 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 Aug. 10 - Aug. 17 antlers or 50-inch antlers (General hunt only) or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side, by bow and arrow only; or 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side = Remainder of Unit 16(B) 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: RESIDENT HUNTERS: If the harvestable portion is 199 moose or less; up to 400 total Tier II permits may be issued; 1 bull with spike-fork antlers Aug. 20 - Sept. 30 or 50-inch antlers or antlers (Subsistence hunt only) with 3 or more brow tines on one side by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only; or 1 bull by Tier II Dec. 15 - Mar. 31 subsistence hunting (Subsistence hunt only) permit only; or if the harvestable portion is greater than 199 moose, but less than 241 moose; 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull by Tier II Dec. 15 - Mar. 31 subsistence hunting (Subsistence hunt only) permit only; up to 260 permits may be issued; or If the harvestable portion is greater than 240 moose: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull by drawing permit only; Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 up to 75 percent of the (General hunt only) combined drawing permits in the area may be issued to non-youth hunters; up to 300 permits may be issued; provided that the harvestable portion is greater than 310 moose; or 1 bull by drawing permit Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 only; up to 25 percent Nov. 15 - Jan. 31 of the combined drawing (General hunt only) permits in the area may be issued to youth hunters; up to 100 permits may be issued; provided that the harvestable portion is greater than 310 moose; or 1 bull by registration permit only; or Dec. 15 - Last Day of February 1 bull by drawing permit only; up to 500 permits may be issued; or Dec. 15 - Last Day of February 1 bull by Tier II Dec. 15 - Mar. 31 subsistence hunting (Subsistence hunt only) permit only; up to 260 permits may be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork Aug. 20 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; if the harvestable portion is greater than 240 moose (15) Unit 17(A) Up to 2 moose per regulatory year, only as follows: RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Aug. 25 - Sept. 20 permit only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 antlered bull by registration Winter season to be permit; during the period announced by emergency Dec. 1 - Last day of Feb. a order season of up to 31 days may be announced by emergency order; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by registra- Winter season to be tion permit; during the period announced by emergency Dec. 1 - Last day of Feb. a order season of up to 31 days may be announced by emergency order; (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by drawing permit only; up to 50 permits may be issued Unit 17(B), that portion in the Unit 17(B) nonresident closed area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Aug. 20 - Sept. 15 permit only; however, Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 during the period Sept. 1 - Sept. 15, spike-fork bulls and bulls with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a harvest ticket; or 1 antlered bull by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only; up to 75 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 17(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit Aug. 20 - Sept. 15 only; however, during the Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 period Sept. 1 - Sept. 15, spike-fork bulls and bulls with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a harvest ticket; or 1 antlered bull by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 17(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: Aug. 20 - Sept. 15 1 bull by registration permit only; however, during the period Sept. 1 - Sept. 15, spike-fork bulls and bulls with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side may be taken with a harvest ticket; or 1 antlered bull by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. (16) Unit 18 Kuskokwim Area, that Sept. 1 - Sept. 10 No open season. portion easterly of a line from the mouth of the Ishkowik River to the closest point of Dall Lake then to the east bank of the Johnson River at its entrance into Nunavakanukakslak Lake (60_ 59.41' N. latitude, 162_ 22.14' W. longitude), continuing upriver along a line one-half mile south and east of, and paralleling a line along the southerly bank of the Johnson River to the confluence of the east bank of Crooked Creek, then continuing upriver along the east bank of Crooked Creek to the outlet at Arhymot Lake, then following the south bank of Arhymot Lake easterly to the Unit 18 border and north of and including the Eek River drainage 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Unit 18, that portion south of Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 No open season. and including the Goodnews River drainage 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Unit 18, that portion south of the Eek River drainage and north of the Goodnews River drainage 1 antlered bull per regulatory year Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 No open season. Remainder of Unit 18 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 moose; of which only Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 1 may be an antlered bull; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 2 antlerless moose; or Oct. 1 - Nov. 30 2 moose Dec. 1 - Mar. 15 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 antlered bull; Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 (17) Unit 19(A), that portion within the Lime Village Management Area 2 bulls per regulatory Aug. 10 - Sept. 25 No open season. year; up to 28 bulls (Subsistence hunt may be taken by Tier II only) subsistence hunting permit Nov. 20 - Mar. 31 only; up to 14 permits Subsistence hunt may be issued only) Unit 19(A), that portion downstream from and including the George River drainage, and downstream from and excluding the Downey River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 antlered bull by Tier II Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 permit only; up to 300 permits may be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Remainder of Unit 19(A) No open season. No open season. Unit 19(B) within the Nonresident Closed Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork or 50- Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Remainder of Unit 19(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork or 50- Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 19(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull by registration Feb. 1 - Feb. 28 permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 antlers or with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 19(D), that portion in the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area 1 antlered bull by registration permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 No open season. Unit 19(D), that portion between and including the Cheeneetnuk and Gagaryah River drainages, excluding that portion within 2 miles of the Swift River RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 antlered bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 1 antlered bull by Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 registration permit NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Remainder of Unit 19(D) 1 antlered bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 No open season. 1 antlered bull by registration permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 No open season. (18) Unit 20(A), the Ferry Trail Management Area, Wood River Controlled Use Area, and the Yanert Controlled Use Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch (General hunt only) antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by drawing Aug. 15 - Nov. 15 permit only; up to (General hunt only) 2,000 permits may be issued in combination with the Remainder of Unit 20(A); a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 only; up to 1,000 permits may (General hunt only) be issued in combination with the Remainder of Unit 20(A); or 1 bull by drawing permit Nov. 1 - Nov. 30 only; by muzzleloader only; (General hunt only) up to 75 permits may be issued in combination with nonresidents in Unit 20(A); or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced permit only; by shotgun by emergency order or bow and arrow only; (General hunt only) up to 100 permits may be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull with 50-inch Nov. 1 - Nov. 30 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by drawing permit only; by muzzleloader only; up to 75 permits may be issued in combination with residents in Unit 20(A); Remainder of Unit 20(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 15 - Nov. 15 drawing permit only; (General hunt only) up to 2,000 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 20(A), the Ferry Trail Management Area, Wood River Controlled Use Area, and the Yanert Controlled Use Area; a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 25 - Feb. 28 registration permit only; a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 only; up to 1,000 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 20(A), the Ferry Trail Management Area, Wood River Controlled Use Area, and the Yanert Controlled Use Area; or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced permit only; by shotgun by emergency order or bow and arrow only; (General hunt only) up to 100 permits may be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; Unit 20(B), that portion within Creamer's Refuge 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 or greater antlers, by (General hunt only) Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 bow and arrow only; or Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by bow and Sept. 1 - Nov. 27 Sept. 1 - Nov. 27 arrow only, by drawing (General hunt only) permit only; up to 150 bow and arrow permits may be issued in the Fairbanks Management Area; a recipient of a drawing permit is prohibited from taking an antlered bull moose in the Fairbanks Management Area; or 1 antlerless moose by muzzle- Dec. 1 - Jan. 31 Dec. 1 - Jan. 31 loader by drawing permit only; (General hunt only) up to 10 permits may be issued; a recipient of a drawing permit is prohibited from taking an antlered bull moose in the Fairbanks Management Area Unit 20(B), remainder of the Fairbanks Management Area 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 or greater antlers, by (General hunt only) Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 bow and arrow only; or Nov. 21 - Nov. 27 (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose by bow and Sept. 1 - Nov. 27 Sept. 1 - Nov. 27 arrow only, by drawing (General hunt only) permit only; up to 150 bow and arrow permits may be issued in the Fairbanks Management Area; a recipient of a drawing permit is prohibited from taking an antlered bull moose in the Fairbanks Management Area; or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced No open season. permit only; by shotgun by emergency order or bow and arrow only; (General hunt only) up to 100 permits may be issued Unit 20(B), that portion within the Minto Flats Management Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull; or Aug. 21 - Aug. 27 (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 8 - Sept. 25 antlers or 50-inch antlers or antlers with 3 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 15 - Feb. 28 registration permit only (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 8 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 8 permits may be issued Unit 20(B), the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Chena River 1 antlerless moose Aug. 15 - Nov. 15 by drawing permit only; (General hunt only) up to 300 permits may be issued; a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 No open season. registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 1 bull, by bow and arrow only; Sept. 26 - Sept. 30 Sept. 26 - Sept. 30 or for one year beginning July 1, 2014, 1 bull by drawing permit Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. only; by muzzleloader only; (General hunt only) up to 60 permits may be issued in combination with the hunt in the Salcha River drainage upstream from and including Goose Creek, and the hunt in the Salcha River drainage downstream of Goose Creek and upstream from and including Butte Creek; or beginning July 1, 2015, 1 bull by registration Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. permit only; by (General hunt only) muzzleloader only, in the Salcha River drainage upstream from and including Butte Creek; Unit 20(B), that portion of the Salcha River drainage upstream from and including Goose Creek 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 1 bull, by bow and Sept. 26 - Sept. 30 Sept. 26 - Sept. 30 arrow only; or for one year beginning July 1, Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. 2014, 1 bull by drawing permit only; by muzzleloader only; up (General Hunt only) to 60 permits may be issued in combination with the hunt in the Middle Fork of the Chena River, and the hunt in the Salcha River drainage downstream of Goose Creek and upstream from and including Butte Creek; or beginning July 1, 2015, 1 bull Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. by registration permit only; (General hunt only) by muzzleloader only, in the Salcha River drainage downstream of Goose Creek and upstream from and including Butte Creek; Unit 20(B), that portion of the Salcha River drainage downstream of Goose Creek and upstream from and including Butte Creek 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 15 - Nov. 15 No open season. drawing permit only; (General hunt only) up to 1,500 permits may be issued in combination with the hunt in the Remainder of Unit 20(B); a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced No open season. permit only; by shotgun or by emergency order bow and arrow only; up (General hunt only) to 100 permits may be issued; or for one year beginning July 1, 2014, 1 bull by drawing permit Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. only; by muzzleloader (General hunt only) only; up to 60 permits may be issued in combination with the hunt in the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Chena River and with the hunt in the Salcha River drainage upstream from and including Goose Creek; or beginning July 1, 2015, 1 bull by registration Nov. 10 - Dec. 10 No open season. permit only; by (General hunt only) muzzleloader only, in the drainage of the Middle Fork of the Chena River and in the Salcha River drainage upstream from and including Goose Creek; Unit 20(B), that portion southeast of the Moose Creek dike within one-half mile of each side of the Richardson Highway 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 1 moose by drawing Sept. 16 - Feb. 28 No open season. permit only; by (General hunt only) bow and arrow or muzzleloader only; up to 100 permits may be issued; or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced No open season. permit only; by shotgun or by emergency order bow and arrow only; up (General hunt only) to 100 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 20(B) 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 5 - Aug. 14 No open season. drawing permit only; by youth hunt only; up to 200 permits may be issued; or 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Sept. 5 - Sept. 20 1 antlerless moose by Aug. 15 - Nov. 15 No open season. drawing permit only; up to (General hunt only) 1,500 permits may be issued in the Remainder of Unit 20(B); a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose Oct. 1 - Feb. 28 by registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 moose by targeted Season to be announced No open season. permit only; by shotgun or by emergency order bow and arrow only; up (General hunt only) to 100 permits may be issued Unit 20(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 20(D), that portion lying south of the north bank of the Tanana River and east of the west bank of the Johnson River, except that portion within the Robertson River drainage south of the confluence of the east and west forks, and within one mile west of the west fork 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 No open season. Unit 20(D), that portion within the Robertson River drainage south of the confluence of the east and west forks, and within one mile west of the west fork RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 20(D), that portion lying west of the west bank of the Johnson River and south of the north bank of the Tanana River, except the Delta Junction Management Area and the Bison Range Youth Hunt Management Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with spike-fork or Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 50-inch antlers or (General hunt only) antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 bull by drawing permit; or Sept. 1 - Sept 15 (General hunt only) 1 antlerless moose Oct. 10 - Nov. 25 by drawing permit (General hunt only) only; up to 1,000 permits may be issued in combination with that portion in the Delta Junction Management Area; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 10 - Nov. 25 registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 20(D), that portion within the Bison Range Controlled Use Area 1 bull with spike-fork Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 or 50-inch antlers or (General hunt only) antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side; or 1 antlerless moose, per lifetime of a hunter, by youth hunt drawing permit only; up to 10 permits may be issued; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; Unit 20(D), that portion within the Delta Junction Management Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 moose every four regulatory Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 years by drawing permit (General hunt only) a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull with spike-fork or 50- Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 inch antlers or antlers (General hunt only) with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 30 permits may be issued; or 1 antlerless moose Oct. 10 - Nov. 25 by drawing permit only; (General hunt only) up to 1,000 permits may be issued in combination with that portion lying west of the west bank of the Johnson River and south of the north bank of the Tanana River; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 antlerless moose by Oct. 10 - Nov. 25 registration permit only; (General hunt only) a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 moose every four regulatory Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 years by drawing permit only, a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 30 permits may be issued Unit 20(D), that portion within the Healy River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 spike-fork bull or; Aug. 15 - Aug. 28 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Unit 20(D), that portion Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 lying north of the north bank of the Tanana River and draining into the Volkmar River east to include the Billy Creek drainage, excluding that portion within the Healy River drainage 1 bull Remainder of Unit 20(D) Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 1 bull Unit 20(E), that portion within the Ladue River Controlled Use Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull by registra- Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 tion permit only; or Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 1 bull by drawing permit Nov. 1 - Dec. 10 only; up to 100 (General hunt only) permits may be issued NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by registra- tion permit only Unit 20(E), that portion draining into the Middle Fork of the Fortymile River upstream from and including the Joseph Creek drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 1 bull Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Remainder of Unit 20(E) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registra- Aug. 24 - Aug. 28 tion permit only Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 8 - Sept. 17 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by registration permit only Unit 20(F), that portion drained by the Yukon River downstream from, but not including, the Hess Creek and Tanana River drainages 1 bull per regulatory year Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 No open season. Dec. 1 - Dec. 15 Unit 20(F), that portion drained by the Tanana River 1 bull Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 No open season. Remainder of Unit 20(F) 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 No open season. (19) Unit 21(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 antlered bull Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 21(B), that portion within the Nowitna River drainage upstream from the Little Mud River drainage and outside a corridor extending two miles on either side of and including the Nowitna River RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Aug. 22 - Aug. 31 Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Remainder of Unit 21(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: Aug. 22 - Aug. 31 1 bull by registration Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 permit only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 only; up to 300 permits may be issued in Unit 21(B) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 300 permits may be issued in Unit 21(B) Unit 21(C) Unit 21(C) that portion within the Dulbi River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull, by registration permit Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull, by drawing permit Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 only; up to 100 permits may be issued in Unit 21(C) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by drawing permit only; up to 100 permits may be issued in Unit 21(C) Remainder of Unit 21(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS 1 bull Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 21(D), that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 permit only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 permit only; up to 320 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24, that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit; up to 80 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24, that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Remainder of Unit 21(D) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit only; or Aug. 22 - Aug. 31 Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 only; up to 600 permits may be issued in Unit 21(D) outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area; or NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 600 permits may be issued in Unit 21(D) outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Unit 21(E) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 antlered bull by registration permit only Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 100 permits may be issued; up to 30 percent of the permits may be issued to hunters using a registered guide (20) Unit 22(A), that portion north of and including the Tagoomenik and Shaktoolik River drainages RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 22(A), that portion in the Unalakleet River drainage and all drainages flowing into Norton Sound north of the Golsovia River drainage and south of the Tagoomenik and Shaktoolik River drainages 1 antlered bull by Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 No open season. registration permit only; or 1 antlered bull by registration Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 No open season. permit only; during the period (Season to be an- Dec. 31, a season may nounced) be announced by emergency order Remainder of Unit 22(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull; or Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 1 antlered bull Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 22(B), East, that portion east of the Darby Mountains, and including the drainages of the Kwiniuk, Tubutulik, Koyuk, and Inglutalik Rivers RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull; or Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 1 antlered bull Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 10 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 22(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 permit only; or 1 antlered bull by registration Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 permit only NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Unit 22(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 1 bull by registration permit only; or 1 antlered bull by registration Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 permit only; during the (To be announced) period Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, a season may be announced by emergency order NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by registration permit only Unit 22(D), that portion within the Kougarok, Kuzitrin, and Pilgrim River drainages RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 permit only; or 1 antlered bull by registration Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 permit only; during the period (To be announced) Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, a season may be announced by emergency order NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Unit 22(D) Southwest, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage, west of the west bank of the unnamed creek originating at the unit boundary opposite the headwaters of McAdam's Creek to its confluence with Canyon Creek, and west of the west bank of Canyon Creek to its confluence with Tuksuk Channel RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 permit only; or 1 antlered bull by registration Jan. 1 - Jan. 31 permit only; during the period (To be announced) Jan. 1 - Jan. 31, a season may be announced by emergency order NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Remainder of Unit 22(D) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull moose; only antlered Aug. 10 - Sept. 14 bull moose may be taken from Dec. 1 - Jan. 31 Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, by registration permit only Unit 22(E) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull; or Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 1 antlered bull Jan. 1 - Mar. 15 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by registration permit only (21) Unit 23, that portion north of and including the Singoalik River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 moose by registration July 1 - Dec. 31 permit only; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Nov. 1 - Dec 31; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 125 permits may be issued in all of Unit 23 Remainder of Unit 23 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 moose by registration Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 permit only; however, antlerless moose may be taken only from Nov. 1 - Dec. 31; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf; or 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 1 - Sept. 20 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 125 permits may be issued in all of Unit 23 (22) Unit 24(A), that portion in the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull, by drawing permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 up to 70 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 25(A), that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 70 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 25(A), that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Remainder of Unit 24(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side, Unit 24(B) all drainages of the Koyukuk River upstream from the Henshaw Creek drainage, excluding the North Fork of the Koyukuk River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Remainder of Unit 24(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull; or Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 1 antlered bull Dec. 15 - Apr. 15 by registration permit only (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 24(C), that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 up to 320 permits may be issued in combination with Units 21(D) and 24(D), those portions within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area; or 1 antlered bull Dec. 15 - Apr. 15 by registration permit only (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 80 permits may be issued in combination with Units 21(D) and 24(D), those portions within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Remainder of Unit 24(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 permit only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 up to 450 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24(D) outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area; or 1 antlered bull Dec. 15 - Apr. 15 by registration permit only (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit; up to 450 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24(D) outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Unit 24(D), that portion within the Koyukuk Controlled Used Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by registration Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 permit only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 up to 320 permits may be issued in combination with Units 21(D) and 24(C), those portions within the Koyukuk Controlled use Area; or 1 bull Dec. 1 - Dec. 10 (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 80 permits may be issued in combination with Units 21(D) and 24(C), those portions within the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Remainder of Unit 24(D) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by drawing permit; Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 only; or (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 up to 450 permits may be issued in Unit 24 outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 1 bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit; up to 450 permits may be issued in Unit 24 outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area (23) Unit 25(A), that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull, by drawing permit; up Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 to 70 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side by drawing permit only; up to 70 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 24, that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area Remainder of Unit 25(A) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 25(B), that portion within the Porcupine River drainage upstream from but excluding the Coleen River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull Sept. 10 - Sept. 25 (General hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 10 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Remainder of Unit 25(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull; or Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 Dec. 1 - Dec. 15 1 bull per community Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 harvest report by (Subsistence hunt community harvest permit only) in an established Dec. 1 - Dec. 15 community harvest area (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 5 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side Unit 25(C) 1 bull Sept. 1 - Sept. 15 Sept. 5 - Sept. 15 (General hunt only) Unit 25(D), that portion lying west of a line extending from the Unit 25(D) boundary on Preacher Creek, then downstream along the west banks of Preacher Creek, Birch Creek, and Lower Mouth Birch Creek to the Yukon River, then downstream along the north bank of the Yukon River (including islands) to the confluence of the Hadweenzik River, then upstream along the west bank of the Hadweenzik River to the confluence of Forty and One-Half Mile Creek, then upstream along Forty and One-Half Mile Creek to Nelson Mountain on the Unit 25(D) boundary 1 bull per regulatory Aug. 25 - Feb. 28 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt subsistence hunting permit only) only; up to 125 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 25(D) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull per regulatory year, only as follows: 1 bull; or Sept. 10 - Sept. 20 Feb. 18 - Feb. 28 1 bull per community Sept. 10 - Sept. 20 harvest report by (Subsistence hunt community harvest permit only) in an established Feb. 18 - Feb. 28 community harvest area (Subsistence hunt only) NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch antlers Sept. 10 - Sept. 20 or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on one side (24) Unit 26(A), that portion in the Colville River drainage upstream from and including the Anaktuvuk River drainage 1 bull; or Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 No open season. 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 up to 40 permits may be issued; 20 percent of the permits may be issued to nonresident hunters; or 1 moose; a person may Feb. 15 - Apr. 15 No open season. not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf Unit 26(A), that portion west of 156_ 00' W. longitude excluding the Colville River drainage 1 moose; a person may not take a calf or a cow accompanied by a calf July 1 - Sept. 14 No open season. Remainder of Unit 26(A) 1 bull Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 No open season. Unit 26(B), excluding the Canning River drainage RESIDENT HUNTERS: Sept. 1 - Sept. 14 1 bull by drawing permit only; up to 30 permits may be issued; or 1 bull; during the (To be announced) period Feb. 15 - April 15, up to a 14-day season may be announced by emergency order NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: No open season. Remainder of Unit 26(B) No open season. No open season. Unit 26(C), that portion in the drainages of Firth River and Mancha Creek and the upper Kongakut River, upstream from and including Drain Creek RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull by drawing permit only; Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 up to 30 permits may be issued; NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bull with 50-inch Sept. 1 - Sept. 25 antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on at least one side, by drawing permit only; up to 30 permits may be issued; Remainder of Unit 26(C) No open season. No open season. (b) Repealed 6/16/91.
Authorities
16.05.060;16.05.255;16.05.258;16.05.330;16.05.780;16.05.789
Notes
Authority
AS 16.05.060 AS 16.05.255 AS 16.05.258 AS 16.05.330 AS 16.05.780 AS 16.05.789 Editor's note: At its November 9 - 11, 1992, January 19 - 28, 1993 meeting, the Board of Game readopted 5 AAC 85.045(a)(3), (8) - (11), (13), (15) - (17), and (20) - (24) in their entirety, without change, under ch. 1, SSSLA 1992 (the 1992 subsistence law), which repealed and reenacted AS 16.05.258. Effective in Register 140 (January 1997), the regulations attorney corrected the hunt dates for the Nonresident Open Season in Unit 20(B) to correctly reflect that the beginning hunt date for 1 bull with antlers by bow and arrow only begins November 21, and not November 1, as set out in Register 138 (July 1996) and Register 139 (October 1996).History
Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 12/30/89, Register 112; am 8/9/90, Register 115; am 12/27/90, Register 116; am 6/16/91, Register 118; am 8/10/91, Register 119; am 6/26/92, Register 123; am 7/1/92, Register 122; am 7/17/92, Register 123; am/readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/1/93, Register 126; am 11/10/93, Register 128; am 7/7/94, Register 131; am 8/25/94, Register 131; em am 9/23/94 - 1/20/95, Register 131; em am 11/9/94 - 3/8/95, Register 132; am 7/16/95, Register 135; am 8/4/95, Register 135; em am 2/14/96 - 6/13/96, Register 137; am 6/28/96, Register 138; am 8/1/96, Register 139; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/98, Register 146; add'l am 7/1/98, Register 146; em am 8/31/98 - 12/28/98, Register 147; em am 2/17/99 - 6/16/99, Register 149; am 7/1/99, Register 150; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; add'l am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 1/1/2001, Register 156; em am 9/28/2000 - 1/25/2001, Register 156; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add'l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 8/22/2001, Register 159; am 10/26/2001, Register 160; em am 9/27/2001 - 10/6/2001, Register 160; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; add'l am 7/1/2002, Register 162; em am 8/23/2002 - 12/20/2002, Register 163; am 12/5/2002, Register 164; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add'l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; add'l am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 11/1/2004, Register 172; am 12/30/2004, Register 172; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; add'l am 7/1/2005, Register 174; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; add'l am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 12/1/2006, Register 180; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; add'l am 7/1/2007, Register 182; em am 2/22/2008 - 3/2/2008, Register 185; am 7/1/2008, Register 186; add'l am 7/1/2008, Register 186; em am 7/3/2008 - 10/30/2008, Register 187; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; add'l am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; add'l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; em am 8/22/2010 - 11/29/2010, Register 195; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 1st add'l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 12/25/2011, Register 200; am 2/11/2012, Register 201; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 1st add'l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2014, Register 210; 1st add'l am 7/1/2014, Register 210; 2nd add'l am 7/1/2014, Register 210; 3rd add'l am 7/1/2014, Register 210; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; add'l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; am 7/1/2016, Register 218
References
5.85.045