RB073 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: RB073
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*

03/15/2024 - 05/31/2024

*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 (RB073): Unit 1 C, Berners Bay drainages

SEASON DATES: March 15 - May 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 RB073 permit, current hunting license, metal big game locking-tag for brown bear and 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.
-- Salvage: You must salvage the skull and the hide (with evidence of sex and claws naturally attached).
-- Reporting harvest: You must report to ADF&G in Douglas, Ketchikan or Petersburg within 10 days of kill. Completed permit reports must be returned to ADF&G, or submitted online, within 10 days of kill.
-- Sealing: You must present the skinned-out skull and the hide to an ADF&G-approved sealer within 30 days of kill.

IF YOU DO NOT KILL A BEAR, OR DO NOT HUNT: You must submit a completed permit report, 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 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.