Federal Subsistence Board News

Plans Announced for Winter Federal Subsistence Moose Hunt in a Portion of Unit 11

11/02/2017

Copper Center, AK – Plans for a winter federal subsistence hunt for moose in a portion of Unit 11 were announced on October 23 by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent Ben Bobowski, the designated federal manager for the hunt. The Federal Subsistence Board established this hunt at its April 2014 meeting. For the 2017 hunt, the harvest quota is 7 bull moose. The hunt will open on November 20 and close on December 20 or earlier if the quota has been reached.

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Rodman Creek zone on Baranof Island in Unit 4 to close to the harvest of mountain goats

10/16/2017

SITKA, Alaska - The Sitka District Ranger, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Rodman Creek zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective at 11:59 p.m., Wednesday October 18, 2017 and continue through the remainder of the 2017 season which ends December 31. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has issued a concurrent closure in the same zone. 

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Federal subsistence season for moose to close in a portion of Unit 5A

10/11/2017

YAKUTAT, Alaska - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the 2017 Federal subsistence moose season for that portion of Unit 5A west of the Dangerous River, except the Nunatak Bench, effective Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has also implemented a closure (Emergency Order # 01-14-17) for the state season.

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