RB063 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

Hunt Details

Hunt Number: RB063
Regulatory Year: 2023
Hunt Type: Registration
Species: Brown Bear
Legal Animal: 1 Brown Bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs

Number of Permits

Residency Number of Permits
Nonresidents Up to 99999 permits
Alaska residents Up to 99999 permits
Total Number of Permits Available Unlimited

GMU, Area

Unit 1C, Berners Bay drainages

Season Dates*

09/15/2023 - 12/31/2023

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

  • Hunt available to Nonresidents
  • Hunt available to Alaska residents

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Must report to ADF&G in Douglas within 10 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: Skull and hide with evidence of sex attached
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Must return the completed hunt report to ADF&G, or report online at hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.
  • Internet Reporting
    You may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Hunting Conditions

HUNT AREA (RB063): Unit 1C, Berners Bay drainages.

SEASON DATES: September 15 - December 31.

LEGAL ANIMAL: One brown bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs.

PERMIT, LICENSE, LOCKING-TAG, TAG RECORD: While hunting you must have in your possession your signed RB063 permit, current hunting license, metal big game locking-tag for brown bear and the associated Big Game Tag Record.

IF YOU KILL A BEAR:
-- You must immediately validate your permit by cutting out the month and date of harvest. Before leaving the kill site, you must affix your metal locking-tag onto a part of the animal required to be salvaged.
-- You must salvage the skull and hide (with evidence of sex and claws naturally attached).
-- Reporting harvest: You must report to ADF&G in Douglas within 10 days of kill. Completed permit reports must be returned to ADF&G, or submitted online at http://hunt.alaska.gov, by the time of sealing.
-- Sealing: You must present the skinned-out skull and the hide to an ADF&G-authorized sealer within 30 days of kill. Skull and hide must be unfrozen at time of sealing.

IF YOU DO NOT KILL A BEAR, OR DO NOT HUNT: You must submit a completed permit report to ADF&G, or report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.

IF YOU FAIL TO REPORT AS REQUIRED: You will not be eligible to receive any permits the next regulatory year and may face additional enforcement action.


Hunt conditions and season dates can be changed by Emergency Order. Visit the Emergency Orders and Announcements page for more information.