Wildlife Special Actions

A Special Action Request is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method of harvest. Special Actions are taken when unusual situations arise, such as a significant change in resource abundance that could not reasonably have been anticipated. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a Special Action to restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands and waters. Such actions are taken to ensure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population, to ensure continued subsistence use, or for reasons of public safety. These guidelines and requirements can be found in 36 CFR 242.19 and 43 CFR 51.

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The table below contains information on wildlife special actions currently in effect.

Effective Date

Unit/Species

Documents

Description

August 1, 2025 at 12:01 a.m.

 

Expires: March 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Portions of Units 17A and 17C caribouNews ReleaseThe Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will open caribou hunting (limited to a total harvest of 200 caribou) on the Nushagak Peninsula. Hunters must obtain an FC1702 permit. Hunt opens at 12:00 am August 1, 2025 and closes 11:59 pm March 31, 2026.

July 31, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

 

Expires: January 31, 2026

Portion of Unit 5A GoatNews ReleaseYakutat District Ranger is closing the 2025 Federal subsistence mountain goat hunting season for a portion of Unit 5A.

8/9/2024 :

Expires

6/30/2026

Unit 12 MooseNews ReleaseExtend FM1203 moose season by 10 days, closing September 30 for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. 

8/9/2024

Expires

6/30/2026

Unit 13 MooseNews ReleaseClose Federal public lands in Unit 13B to moose hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

05/24/2024

Expires 6/30/2026

Units 20E and 25C SheepNews ReleaseThrough the 2024 regulatory season, closure on Federal public lands in Units 20E and 25C. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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