5 Alaska Admin. Code § 85.035

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 5 AAC 85.035 - Hunting seasons and bag limits for elk

(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. Hunting seasons and bag limits for elk are as follows:

	Resident
Units and Bag Limits	Open Season (Subsistence and General Hunts)	Nonresident Open Season
(1)
Unit 3, that portion bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Stikine Strait and Clarence Strait, running southeast following the midline of Clarence Strait, down to its intersection with Ernest Sound, then northeast following the midline of Ernest Sound, excluding Niblack Islands, to its intersection with Zimovia Strait, then northwest following the western shoreline of Zimovia Strait to its intersection with Chichagof Passage, then west along the midline of Chichagof Passage to its intersection with Stikine Strait, then west and south along the midline of Stikine Strait, back to the point of beginning
1 bull by drawing permit only, and by bow and arrow only; up to 50 permits will be issued; or	Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - Sept. 30
1 bull by drawing permit only; up to 250 permits will be issued; or	Oct. 1 - Oct. 31 (General hunt only)	Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
1 bull by registration permit only	Nov. 15 - Nov. 30	Nov. 15 - Nov. 30
Unit 3, Zarembo Island 1 bull by drawing permit only; up to 25 permits will be issued	Oct. 1 - Oct. 31	Oct. 1 - Oct. 31
Unit 3, Bushy and Shrubby Islands, and the Kashevarof Islands	No open season.	No open season.
Units 1, 2, and the remainder of Unit 3	No open season.	No open season
(2)
Unit 8, Raspberry Island	Oct. 1 - Oct. 22 (General hunt only)	Oct. 1 - Oct. 22
1 bull elk by drawing permit only; up to 100 permits will be issued
1 antlerless elk by drawing permit only; up to 200 permits will be issued	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30
1 antlerless elk by drawing permit only; up to 200 permits will be issued Unit 8, Southwest Afognak, that portion of Afognak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Back Bay (58° 05.3' N. lat., 152° 45.7' W. long.) to Hatchery Peak (58° 07.2' N. lat., 152° 47.5' W. long.), to the head of Malina Bay (58° 09.3' N. lat., 152° 51.0' W. long.)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30
1 elk by drawing permit only; up to 500 permits will be issued	Sept. 25 - Oct. 22 (General hunt only)	Sept. 25 - Oct. 22
1 elk by registration permit only	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30
Unit 8, Eastern Afognak, that portion of Afognak Island east of the main north-south logging road (1100 road) from the Danger Bay logging camp at 58° 08.2' N. lat., 152° 32.9' W. long., north to its terminus at Discoverer Bay at 58° 19.6' N. lat., 152° 21.8' W. long., and adjacent islands west of Marmot Strait 1 elk by drawing permit only; up to 500 permits may be issued 1 elk by registration permit	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30
Remainder of Unit 8 1 elk by drawing permit only; up to 500 permits may be issued	Sept. 25 - Oct. 22 (General hunt only)	Sept. 25 - Oct. 22
1 elk by registration permit only	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 23 - Nov. 30

(b) Repealed 6/16/91.

5 AAC 85.035

Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 8/9/90, Register 115; am 12/27/90, Register 116; am 6/16/91, Register 118; am 7/1/93, Register 126; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/99, Register 150; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add'l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2019, Register 230, June 2019; am 7/1/2023, Register 246, July 2023

Authority:AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.258