RB089 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: RB089
Regulatory Year: 2023
Hunt Type: Registration
Species: Brown Bear
Legal Animal: 1 Brown Bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs INSIDE DRAINAGES ONLY

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 4, Inside Drainages Only

Season Dates*

03/15/2024 - 05/20/2024

*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 Sitka or 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

ELIGIBILITY: All hunters must watch the brown bear identification video "Take a Closer Look," viewable online (http:/ vimeo.com/30511231) or available for loan at ADF&G offices, prior to hunting.

HUNT AREA: Game Management Unit 4 remainder (Inside drainages only).

SEASON DATES: March 15 - May 20.

LEGAL ANIMAL: One brown bear, except cubs, or females accompanied by cubs.
Hunters are encouraged to target male bears. Careful preparation and observation are necessary to differentiate male bears from female bears.

PERMIT, LICENSE, LOCKING-TAG, TAG RECORD: You must sign the back of your permit prior to hunting. While hunting, you must have in possession: your RB089 permit, your current Alaska hunting license, and your big game metal 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 also affix your big game metal locking-tag onto a part of the animal required to be salvaged.
- Salvage: You must salvage the skull and entire hide (with evidence of sex and claws naturally attached).
- Reporting harvest: you must report to ADF&G in Sitka or Douglas, or report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov, within 10 days of kill.
- Sealing: You must present the skinned-out skull and the hide (with evidence of sex and claws attached) to an ADF&G-authorized sealer within 30 days of kill. Skull and hide must be unfrozen at the time of sealing.

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

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

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please review current Alaska hunting regulations. If you have questions, contact ADF&G in Sitka (907-747-5449).

Additional Requirements and Information

  • The Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting. However, this prohibition does not apply to the transportation of brown bear hunters, their hunting gear, and/or parts of brown bears directly between the Hoonah Airport, Hoonah City Dock, and the Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal.

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