SPECIES & UNIT | FINDING | AMOUNT REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR SUBSISTENCE USES |
(1) Bison | ||
Unit 11 Unit 19(D) Unit 20(D) | negative negative negative | |
(2) Black Bear | ||
Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5 - 10 |
Unit 1(B) | positive | 2 - 5 |
Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 50 - 70 |
Unit 1(D) | positive | 10 - 20 |
Unit 2 | positive | 15 - 20 |
Unit 3 | positive | 15 - 20 |
Unit 5 | positive | 5 - 10 |
Unit 6 | positive | 80 - 120 |
Unit 12 | positive | 40 - 60 |
Units 11 and 13 | positive | 20 - 50 |
Unit 15(C), outside of the Anchorane-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 20 - 60 |
Unit 16(B) | positive | 15 - 40 |
Unit 17 | negative | |
Unit 19 | positive | 30 - 50 |
Unit 20, outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence area | positive | 20 - 30 |
Unit 21 | positive | |
Unit 24 | positive | |
Unit 25 | positive | 150 - 250 |
(3) Brown Bear | ||
Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 2 - 3 |
Unit 1(B) and 3 | positive | 1 |
Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 1 |
Unit 1(D) | positive | 3 - 5 |
Unit 4, outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5 -10 |
Unit 5 | positive | 3 - 6 |
Unit 6 | negative | |
Unit 8 | negative | |
Unit 9(A), 9(C) and 9(D) | negative | |
Unit 9(B) | positive | 10 - 20 |
Unit 9(E) | positive | 10 - 15 |
Unit 10 | negative | |
Unit 11 | negative | |
Unit 12 | negative | |
Unit 13 | negative | |
Unit 15(C) | negative | |
Unit 16(B) | negative | |
Unit 17(A) and Unit 17(B), that portion draining into the Nuyakuk and Tikchik Lake Unit 17(B), that portion not draining into the Nuyakuk and Tikchik Lake, Unit 17(C), Units 19(A) and 19(B) upstream of and excluding the Aniak River drainage, and | positive | 5 |
Unit 19(D) | positive | 10 - 15 |
Unit 18 | positive | 20 - 30 |
Units 19(A) and 19(B) downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage | positive | 5 |
Unit 19(C) | negative | |
Unit 19(D) | positive | 2 - 6 |
Units 20(A) and 20(B), outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Use Area and Unit 20(C) | positive | 1 - 3 |
Unit 20(D), outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 1 - 2 |
Unit 20(E) | negative | |
Units 21 and 22 | positive | 20 - 25 |
Units 23, 24, and 26 | positive | 25 - 35 |
Units 25(A), 25(B), 25(C) | negative | |
Unit 25(D) | positive | |
(4) Caribou | ||
Unit 8 | negative | |
Units 9(A), 9(B), 17, 18, 19(A) that portion south of the Kuskokwim River, and Unit 19(B) (Mulchatna herd) | positive | 2,100 - 2,400 |
Units 9(C) and 9(E) (North Alaska Peninsula herd) | positive | 1200 - 1900 |
Units 9(D) and 10 Unimak Island (South Alaska Peninsula herd) | positive | 100 - 150 |
Unit 10 (Unimak Island herd) | negative | |
Unit 10 (Adak herd) | negative | |
Unit 11 (Mentasta herd) | positive | |
Unit 12 (Chisana herd) | negative | |
Units 12 and 13 (Nelchina herd) | positive | 600 - 1,000 |
Units 12, 20(D), 20(E), and 25(C), outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area (Fortymile herd) | positive | 350 - 400 |
Units 16(B), 19(B), 19(C), and 19(D) (Big River herd, Rainy Pass herd) | positive | 50 - 70 |
Unit 18 (Kilbuck herd, Andreafsky herd) | positive | 350 - 500 |
Unit 19 (Tonzona herd) | positive | 20 - 30 |
Units 19(A), 19(D), 19(E), 21(A), and 21(E) (Beaver Mountains herd, Sunshine Mountains herd) | positive | 5 |
Unit 20(D), that portion south of the Tanana River, except that portion within the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area (Macomb herd) | positive | 10 - 40 |
Units 20(F), 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and 24 (Galena Mountains herd, Wolf Mountains herd, Ray Mountains herd) | positive | 150 - 200 |
Units 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26 (Western Arctic herd, Teshekpuk Lake herd) | positive | 8,000 - 12,000 |
Units 25(A), 25(B), 25(D), 26(B), and 26(C) (Porcupine herd) | positive | 1,250 - 1,550 |
Unit 26(B) (Central Arctic herd) | positive | 250 - 450 |
(5) Deer | ||
Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5 - 40 |
Unit 1(B) | positive | 40 - 50 |
Unit 1(C) outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 30 - 40 |
Unit 2 | positive | 1,500 - 1,600 |
Unit 3 | positive | 150 - 175 |
Unit 4, outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5,200 - 6,000 |
Unit 5 | positive | 20 - 40 |
Unit 6 | positive | 1,000 - 1,250 |
Unit 8 | positive | 3,600 - 4,100 |
(6) Elk | ||
Unit 2 | negative | |
Unit 3 | negative | |
Unit 8 | negative | |
(7) Goat | ||
Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5 - 10 |
Unit 1(B) | positive | 5 - 10 |
Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 25 - 30 |
Unit 1(D) | positive | 10 - 15 |
Unit 4 | negative | |
Unit 5 | positive | 1 - 2 |
Units 6(C) and 6(D) | positive | 15 - 26 |
Units 7 and 15(C) outside the Anchorage-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 7 - 10 |
Unit 8 | negative | |
Unit 11 | negative | |
Unit 13(D) | negative | |
(8) Moose | ||
Units 1(B) and 3 | positive | 40 |
Unit 1(C) (Gustavus Forelands) | negative | |
Unit 1(D) | positive | 100 percent of allowable harvest |
Unit 5 | positive | 50 |
Unit 6 | negative | |
Units 9(A), 9(B), 9(C), and 9(E) | positive | 100 - 150 |
Unit 9(D) | negative | |
Unit 11 | positive | 30 - 40 |
Unit 12 | positive | 60 - 70 |
Unit 13 | positive | 300 - 600 |
Unit 15 (B) (Kalgin Island) | positive | 2 |
Unit 15(C), that portion southwest of a line from Point Pogibishi to the point of land between Rocky Bay and Windy Bay | positive | 5 - 6 |
Unit 15(C) that portion north and east of a line from Point Pogibshi to the point of land between Rocky Bay and Windy Bay, and south and west of a line beginning at the mouth of Rocky River, up the Rocky and Windy Rivers, across the Windy River/Jakolof Creek divide, then down Jakolof Creek to its mouth, including the islands between the eastern most point of Jakolof Bay and the eastern most point of Rocky Bay | negative | |
Unit 16(B) (Redoubt Bay drainages) | positive | 10 |
Unit 16(B), that portion south of the Beluga River and north of Redoubt Bay | positive | 29 - 37 |
Unit 16(B), that portion north of the Beluga River | positive | 160 -180 |
Unit 17 | positive | 100 - 150 |
Unit 18 | positive | 200 - 400 |
Unit 19, that portion outside of the Lime Village Management Area | positive | 400 - 700, including 175 - 300 in Unit 19(A), and 20 - 24 in Unit 19(B) |
Unit 19, that portion within the Lime Village Management Area | positive | 30 - 40 |
Unit 20(A), that portion outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 50 - 75 |
Unit 20(B) that portion outside the Minto Management Area | positive | 75 - 100 |
Unit 20(B), that portion within the Minto Management Area | positive | 20 - 40 |
Units 20(C) and 20(F) | positive | 100 - 130 |
Unit 20(D), that portion north of the Tanana River and outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 5 - 15 |
Unit 20(D) (south of the Tanana River) | positive | 5 |
Unit 20(E) | positive | 50 - 75 |
Unit 21 | positive | 600 - 800 |
Unit 22 | positive | 250 - 300 |
Unit 23 | positive | 325 - 400 |
Unit 24 | positive | 170 - 270 |
Unit 25(A) | positive | 25 - 75 |
Unit 25(B) | positive | 15 - 37 |
Unit 25(C), that portion outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area | positive | 8 - 15 |
Unit 25(D) (west) | positive | 50 - 70 |
Unit 25(D) (east) | positive | 150 - 250 |
Unit 26 | positive | 21 - 48, including 15 - 30 in Unit 26(A) |
(9) Musk Oxen | ||
Unit 18 | negative | |
Units 21(D) and 24(D) | negative | |
Unit 22 and Unit 23, that portion south and west of Kobuk River drainage, and that portion of Unit 26(A) west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River drains, following the Alaktak River to 155 00' W. Long. south to the Unit 26(A) border | positive | 100 - 150, including 10 - 25 in Unit 22(E) |
Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Kobuk River drainage, and that portion of Unit 26(A') west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River drains, following the Alaktak River to 155° 00' W. Long. south of the Unit 26(A) border | positive | 18 - 22 |
Unit 26(B), that portion east of the Dalton Highway Corridor | positive | 4 |
Remainder of Unit 26(A), and Unit 26(B), that portion west of the Dalton Highway | positive | 20 |
(10) Dall Sheep | ||
Unit 11 | positive | 60 - 75 |
Unit 12, that portion within the Tok Management Area Unit 13(B), that portion within the Delta Management Area | negative | |
Unit 13(C), that portion within the Tok Management Area | negative | |
Unit 13(D) | negative | |
Unit 19 | positive | 1 - 5 |
Unit 20, those portions within the Tok Management Area and the Delta Management Area | negative | |
Units 23 and 26(A), that portion west of the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains) | positive | 0 - 9 |
Unit 23 (Baird Mountains) | positive | 18 - 47 |
Unit 25(B) Unit 23 and Unit 26(A), that portion east of the Etivluk River (Schwatka Mountains) | positive | 2 - 4 |
Units 23, 24, 25(A), and 26 (Brooks Range) | positive | 175 - 125 |
Units 25(B) and 25(C) | negative | |
(11) Wolves (whether taken as big game or as furbearer) | ||
Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area | positive | |
Unit 1(B) | positive | |
Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area | positive | |
Unit 1(D) | positive | |
Unit 2 | positive | |
Unit 3 | positive | |
Unit 5 | positive | |
Unit 6 | positive | |
Unit 9 | positive | 10 - 28 |
Unit 10 (Unimak Is. only) | positive | 0 - 1 |
Unit 11 | positive | 5 - 10 |
Unit 12 | positive | |
Unit 13 | positive | 8 - 24 |
Unit 16(B) | positive | 0 - 5 |
Units 17, 19 - 21, 24, 25, 26(B), and 26(C) | positive | |
Unit 18 | positive | 5 - 20 |
Unit 22 | positive | 5 - 20 |
Unit 23 | positive | 10 - 30 |
Unit 26(A) | positive | 4 - 8 |
(12) Small Game | ||
(A) Canada Geese Unit 6, excluding the Valdez Nonsubsistence Area | positive | |
(B) Grouse Units 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19 and 20 - 25 outside the Anchorage - Matsu - Kenai and Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Areas | positive | |
C) Ptarmigan Units 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 - 26, outside the Anchorage - Matsu - Kenai and Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Areas | positive | |
Unit 18 | positive | 3,000 - 23,000 |
Unit 22 | positive | 125 - 900 |
(D) Tundra Swans Unit 22 | negative | |
(E) Cormorant (Pelagic and Double-crested only) Units 6, 8, 9, positive 10, 17, 18, 22, and 23 | positive | |
(F) Snowy Owl Units 17, 18, 22, 23, and 26 | positive | |
(I) Migratory game birds All units with a harvestable portion except within the nonsubsistence areas as defined in 5 AAC 99.015 | positive | |
(J) Snowshoe hares Units 9, 10, 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), 16, and 17 outside the Anchorage- Matsu Kenai Nonsubsistence Area | positive | |
(K) Alaska hares | positive | |
(13) Furbearers and Fur animals: The Board of Game (board) finds that all resident uses of furbearers and fur animals are customary and traditional uses, and that furbearers and fur animals, in general, tend to be the focus of these uses, rather than users focusing on individual species or populations. Given this finding, the board also finds that effort on any given population varies according to its harvestable surplus. | ||
(A) Beaver all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(B) Coyote all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(C) Fox all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(D) Lynx all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(E) Marmot all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(F) Marten all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(G) Mink all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(H) Muskrat all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(I) Otter, land all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(J) Squirrel all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(K) Weasel all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(L) Wolf all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion, except as specified in (11) of this subsection for Units 9, 10 (Unimak Is. only), 11, 12, 13, 16(B), 18, 22, 23, and 26(A) |
(M) Wolverine all units with a harvestable portion | positive | 90 percent of the harvestable portion |
(14) Unclassified Game | ||
bats (statewide) | negative |
5 AAC 99.025
Authority:AS 16.05.255
AS 16.05.258