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 50 CFR 100.19.

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

Effective Date

Unit/Species

Documents

Description

10/21/2023 

Expires 03/21/2024

 Units 11/12/13 Caribou

WSA23-02/04

News Release

WSA23-01/02 Request

WSA23-04 Request

 

 Winter season 2023 – 2024 closed to all users in Units 11, 12, and 13.

08/01/2023 

Expires 03/31/2024

 Units 17A/17C Caribou News Release Caribou opening on the Nushagak Peninsula.

08/01/2023 

Expires 03/31/2024

 Portions of Units 9,17,18, and 19 News Release Mulchatna Caribou hunting closure.

08/01/2022 

Expires 06/30/2024

 Units 22/23 Muskox

WSA22-01a

WSA22-01b

News Release
Revised Federal permitting for muskox in Units 22 and 23 through the 2022-2024 regulatory cycle.

08/01/2022

Expires 09/30/2024

 Unit 23/26A
Caribou

WSA21-01a-part1

WSA21-01a-part2

News Release

 Portions of Unit 23 and Unit 26A closed to caribou hunting by non-federally qualified users during August and September through 2024

08/01/2022

Expires 09/30/2024

 Unit 23 Moose

WSA21-01b

News Release

 Unit 23 closed to moose hunting by non-federally qualified users during August and September through 2024

07/26/2022

Expires 06/30/2024

 Units 24A/26B Sheep WSA22-02 News Release Through the 2024 regulatory season, closure on Federal public lands in Unit 24A and 26B west of the Sagavanirktok River to all users.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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