Wolf Hunting and Trapping Seasons to Close in Unit 2

STATE OF ALASKA HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS FOR WOLF CLOSED IN UNIT 2

FEDERAL SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND TRAPPING SEASONS FOR WOLF CLOSED ON FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN UNIT 2

Craig, Alaska— The Thorne Bay and Craig Districts Ranger, Matt Anderson, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will close the Federal public lands of Unit 2 to the harvest of wolf from 11:59 P.M., Saturday, December 16, 2017 until 11:59 P.M., March 31, 2018. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) will close the state wolf hunting and trapping seasons in Unit 2 at 11:59 P.M. on Saturday, December 16, 2017.   

 

12/13/2017
Last edited 01/25/2022
Contact Information

ADF&G, Ryan Scott
Regional Supervisor, (907) 465-4359, ryan.scott@alaska.gov

U.S. Forest Service, Jeff Reeves
Subsistence Biologist, (907) 826-1649, jreeves@fs.fed.us

ADF&G and the U.S. Forest Service jointly set the regulatory year 2017 (July 2017 – June 2018) Unit 2 wolf hunting and trapping harvest quota at 46 wolves. ADF&G currently manages Unit 2 wolves for an annual harvest that should not exceed 20 percent of the most recent unit-wide, fall population estimate. The RY 2017 harvest quota of forty six wolves is 20 % of the fall 2016 population estimate (231 wolves). Other forms of human-caused mortality including documented wounding loss and illegal harvest also count toward the harvest quota. As of Monday, December 11, 2017 a total of 34 wolves taken in Unit 2 had been sealed. Managers anticipate that by the closure date additional wolf harvest by hunters and trappers with gear still in the field will reach or surpass the quota. Therefore, the wolf hunting and trapping seasons are being closed by emergency order.

Forest Service and ADF&G managers would like to extend their appreciation to the local Tribes and subsistence users, for their cooperation and involvement in managing this harvest quota.  For additional information, please contact Ryan Scott at (907) 465-4359 (ADF&G) or Matt Anderson at (907) 826-3271, or Jeff Reeves at (907) 826-1649 (USFS).  Maps of Unit 2 can be found on the ADF&G website at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntingmaps.gmuinfo. Maps of Federal lands within Unit 2 and additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program are available at US Forest Service offices or on the web at http://www.doi.gov/subsistence/index.cfm .

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