5 Alaska Admin. Code § 99.025

Current through September 25, 2024
Section 5 AAC 99.025 - Customary and traditional uses of game populations
(a) The Board of Game has examined whether the game populations in the units set out in the following table, excluding those units or portions of those units within nonsubsistence areas established by the Joint Board of Fisheries and Game (5 AAC 99.015), are customarily and traditionally taken or used for subsistence and make the following findings:

SPECIES & UNIT

FINDING

AMOUNT REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR SUBSISTENCE USES

(1) Bison

Unit 11

Unit 19(D)

Unit 20(D)

negative

negative

negative

(2) Black Bear

Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5 - 10

Unit 1(B)

positive

2 - 5

Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

50 - 70

Unit 1(D)

positive

10 - 20

Unit 2

positive

15 - 20

Unit 3

positive

15 - 20

Unit 5

positive

5 - 10

Unit 6

positive

80 - 120

Unit 12

positive

40 - 60

Units 11 and 13

positive

20 - 50

Unit 15(C), outside of the Anchorane-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area

positive

20 - 60

Unit 16(B)

positive

15 - 40

Unit 17

negative

Unit 19

positive

30 - 50

Unit 20, outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence area

positive

20 - 30

Unit 21

positive

Unit 24

positive

Unit 25

positive

150 - 250

(3) Brown Bear

Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area

positive

2 - 3

Unit 1(B) and 3

positive

1

Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

1

Unit 1(D)

positive

3 - 5

Unit 4, outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5 -10

Unit 5

positive

3 - 6

Unit 6

negative

Unit 8

negative

Unit 9(A), 9(C) and 9(D)

negative

Unit 9(B)

positive

10 - 20

Unit 9(E)

positive

10 - 15

Unit 10

negative

Unit 11

negative

Unit 12

negative

Unit 13

negative

Unit 15(C)

negative

Unit 16(B)

negative

Unit 17(A) and Unit 17(B), that portion draining into the Nuyakuk and Tikchik Lake

Unit 17(B), that portion not draining into the Nuyakuk and Tikchik Lake, Unit 17(C), Units 19(A) and 19(B) upstream of and excluding the Aniak River drainage, and

positive

5

Unit 19(D)

positive

10 - 15

Unit 18

positive

20 - 30

Units 19(A) and 19(B) downstream of and including the Aniak River drainage

positive

5

Unit 19(C)

negative

Unit 19(D)

positive

2 - 6

Units 20(A) and 20(B), outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Use Area and Unit 20(C)

positive

1 - 3

Unit 20(D), outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area

positive

1 - 2

Unit 20(E)

negative

Units 21 and 22

positive

20 - 25

Units 23, 24, and 26

positive

25 - 35

Units 25(A), 25(B), 25(C)

negative

Unit 25(D)

positive

(4) Caribou

Unit 8

negative

Units 9(A), 9(B), 17, 18, 19(A) that portion south of the Kuskokwim River, and Unit 19(B) (Mulchatna herd)

positive

2,100 - 2,400

Units 9(C) and 9(E) (North Alaska Peninsula herd)

positive

1200 - 1900

Units 9(D) and 10 Unimak Island (South Alaska Peninsula herd)

positive

100 - 150

Unit 10 (Unimak Island herd)

negative

Unit 10 (Adak herd)

negative

Unit 11 (Mentasta herd)

positive

Unit 12 (Chisana herd)

negative

Units 12 and 13 (Nelchina herd)

positive

600 - 1,000

Units 12, 20(D), 20(E), and 25(C), outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area (Fortymile herd)

positive

350 - 400

Units 16(B), 19(B), 19(C), and 19(D) (Big River herd, Rainy Pass herd)

positive

50 - 70

Unit 18 (Kilbuck herd, Andreafsky herd)

positive

350 - 500

Unit 19 (Tonzona herd)

positive

20 - 30

Units 19(A), 19(D), 19(E), 21(A), and 21(E) (Beaver Mountains herd, Sunshine Mountains herd)

positive

5

Unit 20(D), that portion south of the Tanana River, except that portion within the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area (Macomb herd)

positive

10 - 40

Units 20(F), 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), and 24 (Galena Mountains herd, Wolf Mountains herd, Ray Mountains herd)

positive

150 - 200

Units 21, 22, 23, 24, and 26 (Western Arctic herd, Teshekpuk Lake herd)

positive

8,000 - 12,000

Units 25(A), 25(B), 25(D), 26(B), and 26(C) (Porcupine herd)

positive

1,250 - 1,550

Unit 26(B) (Central Arctic herd)

positive

250 - 450

(5) Deer

Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5 - 40

Unit 1(B)

positive

40 - 50

Unit 1(C) outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

30 - 40

Unit 2

positive

1,500 - 1,600

Unit 3

positive

150 - 175

Unit 4, outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5,200 - 6,000

Unit 5

positive

20 - 40

Unit 6

positive

1,000 - 1,250

Unit 8

positive

3,600 - 4,100

(6) Elk

Unit 2

negative

Unit 3

negative

Unit 8

negative

(7) Goat

Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5 - 10

Unit 1(B)

positive

5 - 10

Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

25 - 30

Unit 1(D)

positive

10 - 15

Unit 4

negative

Unit 5

positive

1 - 2

Units 6(C) and 6(D)

positive

15 - 26

Units 7 and 15(C) outside the Anchorage-Matsu-Kenai Nonsubsistence Area

positive

7 - 10

Unit 8

negative

Unit 11

negative

Unit 13(D)

negative

(8) Moose

Units 1(B) and 3

positive

40

Unit 1(C) (Gustavus Forelands)

negative

Unit 1(D)

positive

100 percent of allowable harvest

Unit 5

positive

50

Unit 6

negative

Units 9(A), 9(B), 9(C), and 9(E)

positive

100 - 150

Unit 9(D)

negative

Unit 11

positive

30 - 40

Unit 12

positive

60 - 70

Unit 13

positive

300 - 600

Unit 15 (B) (Kalgin Island)

positive

2

Unit 15(C), that portion southwest of a line from Point Pogibishi to the point of land between Rocky Bay and Windy Bay

positive

5 - 6

Unit 15(C) that portion north and east of a line from Point Pogibshi to the point of land between Rocky Bay and Windy Bay, and south and west of a line beginning at the mouth of Rocky River, up the Rocky and Windy Rivers, across the Windy River/Jakolof Creek divide, then down Jakolof Creek to its mouth, including the islands between the eastern most point of Jakolof Bay and the eastern most point of Rocky Bay

negative

Unit 16(B) (Redoubt Bay drainages)

positive

10

Unit 16(B), that portion south of the Beluga River and north of Redoubt Bay

positive

29 - 37

Unit 16(B), that portion north of the Beluga River

positive

160 -180

Unit 17

positive

100 - 150

Unit 18

positive

200 - 400

Unit 19, that portion outside of the Lime Village Management Area

positive

400 - 700, including 175 - 300 in Unit 19(A), and 20 - 24 in Unit 19(B)

Unit 19, that portion within the Lime Village Management Area

positive

30 - 40

Unit 20(A), that portion outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area

positive

50 - 75

Unit 20(B) that portion outside the Minto Management Area

positive

75 - 100

Unit 20(B), that portion within the Minto Management Area

positive

20 - 40

Units 20(C) and 20(F)

positive

100 - 130

Unit 20(D), that portion north of the Tanana River and outside the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area

positive

5 - 15

Unit 20(D) (south of the Tanana River)

positive

5

Unit 20(E)

positive

50 - 75

Unit 21

positive

600 - 800

Unit 22

positive

250 - 300

Unit 23

positive

325 - 400

Unit 24

positive

170 - 270

Unit 25(A)

positive

25 - 75

Unit 25(B)

positive

15 - 37

Unit 25(C), that portion outside the boundaries of the Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Area

positive

8 - 15

Unit 25(D) (west)

positive

50 - 70

Unit 25(D) (east)

positive

150 - 250

Unit 26

positive

21 - 48, including 15 - 30 in Unit 26(A)

(9) Musk Oxen

Unit 18

negative

Units 21(D) and 24(D)

negative

Unit 22 and Unit 23, that portion south and west of Kobuk River drainage, and that portion of Unit 26(A) west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River drains, following the Alaktak River to 155 00' W. Long. south to the Unit 26(A) border

positive

100 - 150, including 10 - 25 in Unit 22(E)

Unit 23, that portion north and west of the Kobuk River drainage, and that portion of Unit 26(A') west of the eastern shore of Admiralty Bay where the Alaktak River drains, following the Alaktak River to 155° 00' W. Long. south of the Unit 26(A) border

positive

18 - 22

Unit 26(B), that portion east of the Dalton Highway Corridor

positive

4

Remainder of Unit 26(A), and Unit 26(B), that portion west of the Dalton Highway

positive

20

(10) Dall Sheep

Unit 11

positive

60 - 75

Unit 12, that portion within the Tok Management Area Unit 13(B), that portion within the Delta Management Area

negative

Unit 13(C), that portion within the Tok Management Area

negative

Unit 13(D)

negative

Unit 19

positive

1 - 5

Unit 20, those portions within the Tok Management Area and the Delta Management Area

negative

Units 23 and 26(A), that portion west of the Etivluk River (DeLong Mountains)

positive

0 - 9

Unit 23 (Baird Mountains)

positive

18 - 47

Unit 25(B)

Unit 23 and Unit 26(A), that portion east of the Etivluk River (Schwatka Mountains)

positive

2 - 4

Units 23, 24, 25(A), and 26 (Brooks Range)

positive

175 - 125

Units 25(B) and 25(C)

negative

(11) Wolves (whether taken as big game or as furbearer)

Unit 1(A), outside the Ketchikan Nonsubsistence Area

positive

Unit 1(B)

positive

Unit 1(C), outside the Juneau Nonsubsistence Area

positive

Unit 1(D)

positive

Unit 2

positive

Unit 3

positive

Unit 5

positive

Unit 6

positive

Unit 9

positive

10 - 28

Unit 10 (Unimak Is. only)

positive

0 - 1

Unit 11

positive

5 - 10

Unit 12

positive

Unit 13

positive

8 - 24

Unit 16(B)

positive

0 - 5

Units 17, 19 - 21, 24, 25, 26(B), and 26(C)

positive

Unit 18

positive

5 - 20

Unit 22

positive

5 - 20

Unit 23

positive

10 - 30

Unit 26(A)

positive

4 - 8

(12) Small Game

(A) Canada Geese Unit 6, excluding the Valdez Nonsubsistence Area

positive

(B) Grouse Units 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19 and 20 - 25 outside the Anchorage - Matsu - Kenai and Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Areas

positive

C) Ptarmigan Units 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 - 26, outside the Anchorage - Matsu - Kenai and Fairbanks Nonsubsistence Areas

positive

Unit 18

positive

3,000 - 23,000

Unit 22

positive

125 - 900

(D) Tundra Swans Unit 22

negative

(E) Cormorant (Pelagic and Double-crested only)

Units 6, 8, 9, positive 10, 17, 18, 22, and 23

positive

(F) Snowy Owl Units 17, 18, 22, 23, and 26

positive

(I) Migratory game birds All units with a harvestable portion except within the nonsubsistence areas as defined in 5 AAC 99.015

positive

(J) Snowshoe hares Units 9, 10, 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), 16, and 17 outside the Anchorage- Matsu Kenai Nonsubsistence Area

positive

(K) Alaska hares

positive

(13) Furbearers and Fur animals: The Board of Game (board) finds that all resident uses of furbearers and fur animals are customary and traditional uses, and that furbearers and fur animals, in general, tend to be the focus of these uses, rather than users focusing on individual species or populations. Given this finding, the board also finds that effort on any given population varies according to its harvestable surplus.

(A) Beaver all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(B) Coyote all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(C) Fox all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(D) Lynx all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(E) Marmot all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(F) Marten all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(G) Mink all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(H) Muskrat all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(I) Otter, land all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(J) Squirrel all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(K) Weasel all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(L) Wolf all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion, except as specified in (11) of this subsection for Units 9, 10 (Unimak Is. only), 11, 12, 13, 16(B), 18, 22, 23, and 26(A)

(M) Wolverine all units with a harvestable portion

positive

90 percent of the harvestable portion

(14) Unclassified Game

bats (statewide)

negative

(b) In order to establish an amount reasonably necessary for subsistence uses under this section and whether a reasonable opportunity for subsistence uses exists, the Board of Game will, as the board determines is appropriate, attempt to integrate opportunities offered under both state and federal regulations.
(c) In this section,
(1) "amount reasonably necessary for subsistence uses" includes the total amount of animals from a population that must be available for subsistence hunting in order to provide a reasonable opportunity for subsistence uses, under state and federal subsistence hunting regulations, where both exist;
(2) "reasonable opportunity" has the meaning given in AS 16.05.258(f).

5 AAC 99.025

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Authority:AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.258