5 Alaska Admin. Code § 85.020

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 5 AAC 85.020 - Hunting seasons and bag limits for brown bear

(a) In this section, the phrase "General hunt only" means that there is a general hunt for residents, but no subsistence hunt, during the relevant open season. For those units or portions of units within non-subsistence areas established by the Joint Boards of Fisheries and Game (5 AAC 99.015), there is a general hunt only. Hunting seasons and bag limits for brown bear are as follows:

	Resident
Units and Bag Limits	Open Season (Subsistence and General Hunts)	Nonresident Open Season
(1)
Unit 1(C) Berners Bay drainages	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 31
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Mar. 15 - May 31 (General hunt only)
Remainder of Unit 1	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 31
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Mar. 15 - May 31 (General hunt only)
(2)
Unit 2	No open season.	No open season.
Unit 3	Mar. 15 - May 31	No open season.
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
(3)
Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W.long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W.long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 31
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITH GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only		Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 31
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITH GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only		Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITHOUT GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and the Remainder of Unit 4 during; or	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, that portion within the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area and the Remainder of Unit 4 during Unit 4, that portion within the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area	Mar. 15 - may 20	Mar. 15 - May 31
1 bear every 4 regulatory Mar. 15 - may 20 years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and the Remainder of Unit 4 during	Mar. 15 - may 20
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITH GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only		Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITHOUT GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and the Remainder of Unit 4 during ; or 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and the Remainder of Unit 4 during	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
Remainder of Unit 4 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITH GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only		Sept. 15 - Dec. 31 Mar. 15 - May 20
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS WITHOUT GUIDE: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and Unit 4, that portion within the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area during or 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only, up to 10 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 4, Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136° 21' W. long.) to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.), including Yakobi and other adjacent islands; Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat., 135° 25' W. long.) to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long.), including the drainages into Gut Bay and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands, and Unit 4, that portion within the Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area during	Mar. 15 - May 20	Sept. 15 - Dec. 31
(4)
Unit 5 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 1 - May 31	Sept. 1 - May 31
(5)
Units 6(A), 6(B), and 6(C) 1 bear every regulatory year	Sept. 1 - June 10 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - June 10
Unit 6(D), Montague Island 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Oct. 15 - Dec. 31	Oct. 15 - Dec. 31
Remainder of Unit 6(D)	Apr. 1 - May 25	Apr. 1 - May 25
1 bear every 4 regulatory years	Oct. 15 - May 25 (General hunt only)	Oct. 15 - May 25
(6)
Unit 7 1 bear every regulatory year by (General hunt only) registration permit only	Sept. 1 - May 31	Sept. 1 - May 31
(7)
Unit 8, that portion of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands, including all drainages into Chiniak, Anton Larsen, and northeast Ugak (east of Saltery Creek drainage) Bays	Oct. 25 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 25 - Nov. 30
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Apr. 1 - May 15 (General hunt only)	Apr. 1 - May 15
Remainder of Unit 8	Apr. 1 - May 15 (General hunt only)	Apr. 1 - May 15
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by permit only, as provided in 5 AAC 92.061(8)	Oct. 25 - Nov. 30 (General hunt only)	Oct. 25 - Nov. 30
(8)
Unit 9(A)	Oct. 1 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only)	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only)
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	May 10 - May 25 (Even years only)	May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)
Unit 9(B) 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only	Sept. 1 - May 31 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Sept. 20 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)	Sept. 20 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 5 miles of the communities of Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Iliamna, Newhalen, Pile Bay, Pedro Bay, Pope Vanoy Landing, Kakhonak, Igiugig, and Levelock Unit 9(C)	July 1 - June 30	No open season.
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 25 (Even years only)	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 25 (Even years only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 5 miles of the communities of King Salmon, Naknek, and South Naknek Unit 9(D)	July 1 - June 30	No open season.
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 5 miles of the communities of Cold Bay, King Cove, Sand Point, and Nelson Lagoon	July 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only Unit 9(E), that portion including all drainages into the Pacific Ocean between Cape Kumliun and the border of Units 9(E) and 9(D)		Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 25
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only	Nov. 1 - Dec. 31 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 5 miles of the communities of Chignik Lake, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Bay, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay	July 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only Remainder of Unit 9(E)		Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 25 (Even years only)
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only	Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 31 (Even years only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 5 miles of the communities of Egegik, Pilot Point, Ugashik, Port Heiden, and Port Moller	July 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS; 1 bear every 4 regulatory years by registration permit only		Oct. 7 - Oct. 21 (Odd years only) May 10 - May 25 (Even years only)
(9)
Unit 10 (Unimak Island only)	Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 (General hunt only)	Oct. 1 - Dec. 31 May 10 - May 31
1 bear every 4 regulatory years by drawing permit only; up to 50 permits may be issued	May 10 - May 31 (General hunt only)	No open season.
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only within 3 miles of the community of False Pass	July 1 - June 30 (General hunt only)	No open season.
(10)
Unit 11 1 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30 (General hunt only)	Aug. 10 - June 30
(11)
Unit 12 2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30 (General hunt only)	Aug. 10 - June 30
(12)
Unit 13(E), that portion within Denali State Park 1 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 15	Aug. 10 - June 15
Remainder of Unit 13 1 bear every regulatory year	July 1 - June 30 (General hunt only)	July 1 - June 30
(13)
Unit 14(A) 1 bear every regulatory year	Sept. 1 - May 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - May 31
Unit 14(B) 1 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - May 31	Aug. 10 - May 31
Remainder of Unit 14(C) 1 bear every regulatory year	Sept. 1- May 31	Sept. 1- May 31
Unit 14(C), Chugach State Park Management Area and and that portion of the Eagle River drainage above the Icicle Creek drainage 1 bear every regulatory year, by drawing permit only; up to 15 permits may be issued	Sept. 1- May 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1- May 31
Unit 14(C), that portion of the Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park 1 bear every regulatory year, by drawing permit only; by bow and arrow only; up to 25 permits may be issued	Sept. 1- May 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1- May 31
(14)
Unit 15 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only	Sept. 1 - May 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - May 31
Unit 16(A) 2 bear every regulatory year	July. 1 - June 30	July. 1 - June 30
Unit 16(B), that portion within a one-mile radius of the mouth of Wolverine Creek at 60.80° N. lat., 152.31° W. long. 2 bears every regulatory year	Sept. 15 - May 31	Sept. 15 - May 31
Remainder of Unit 16(B) 2 bears every regulatory year	July. 1 - June 30	July. 1 - June 30
(15)
Unit 17 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only	Aug. 20 - May 31 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 20 - May 31	Aug. 20 - May 31
(16)
Unit 18 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit	Sept. 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
2 bears every regulatory year	Sept. 1 - June 30	Sept. 1 - June 30
(17)
Units 19(A) and 19(B) those portions downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage
2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only	July. 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
2 bears every regulatory year	July. 1 - June 30	Aug. 10 - June 30
Remainder of Unit 19
2 bears every regulatory year	July. 1 - June 30	Aug. 10 - June 30
(18)
Units 20(A) and 20(B) 1 bear every regulatory year	Sept. 1 - May 31 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - May 31
Units 20(C) and 20(F) 1 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30 (General hunt only)	Aug. 10 - June 30
Units 20(D) 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only	Aug. 10 - June 30 (General hunt only)	Aug. 10 - June 30
Unit 20(E) 2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30 (General hunt only)	Aug. 10 - June 30
(19)
Units 21(A) and 21(E) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year	July. 10 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Aug. 10 - June 30
Units 21(B) and 21(C)
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Aug. 10 - June 30
(20) Unit 22(A), south of and including the Golsovia River drainage
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only	Aug. 1 - May 31 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 1 - May 31
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year Remainder of Unit 22(A)		Aug. 1 - May 31
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only	Aug. 1 - June 15 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 1 - June 15
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Aug. 1 - June 15
Unit 22(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only; or	Aug. 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by drawing permit only; up to 40 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 22(C)		Aug. 1 - June 15
Unit 22(C) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only; or	Aug. 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)
1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only	Aug. 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by drawing permit only; up to 40 permits may be issued in combination with Unit 22(B) Remainder of Unit 22		Aug. 1 - Oct. 31 Apr. 1 - June. 15
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only; or 2 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 1 - June. 30 (Subsistence hunt only) Aug. 1 - June. 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by drawing permit only; up to 40 permits may be issued		Aug. 1 - May 31
(21)
Unit 23 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only; or	July. 1 - June. 30 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bear every regulatory year	July. 1 - June. 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS:
2 bear every regulatory year by registration permit only		Aug. 1 - Oct 31 Apr. 15 - May 31
(22)
Unit 24(B) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bear every regulatory year by registration permit	Aug. 10 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Aug. 10 - June 30
Units 24(C) and 24(D)
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year by registration permit only; or	Aug. 10 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)
2 bears every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Aug. 10 - June 30
(23)
Units 24(A), 25(A) and 25(B) 1 bear every regulatory year	July 25 - June 30	July 25 - June 30
Unit 25(C) 1 bear every regulatory year	Sept. 1 - June 15 (General hunt only)	Sept. 1 - June 15
Unit 25(D) RESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bears every regulatory year	July 1 - Nov. 30 Mar. 1 - June 30
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year		Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 Mar. 1 - June 15
(24)
Unit 26(A) 1 bear every regulatory year by registration permit	July 1 - June 30 (Subsistence hunt only)	No open season.
1 bear every regulatory year Unit 26(B), that portion within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area	July 1 - June 30	July 1 - June 30
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by bow and arrow only	Aug. 10 - June 15
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by drawing permit only; by bow and arrow only; up to 20 permits may be issued in combination with the remainder of 26(B)		Aug. 10 - June 15
Remainder of Unit 26(B)
RESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year	Aug. 10 - June 15
NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 bear every regulatory year by drawing permit only; up to 20 permits may be issued in combination with that portion of Unit 26(B) within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area		Aug. 10 - June 15
Unit 26(C) 1 bear every regulatory year	July 25 - June 30	July 25 - June 30

(b) Repealed 6/16/91.

5 AAC 85.020

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