Hunting & Trapping
Announcements and Emergency Orders
Emergency orders (issued under authority of AS 16.05.060) are used to open and close hunting or trapping seasons or areas. Emergency orders have the same force and effect as regulations of the Board of Game and statutes enacted by the Legislature, and they carry the same penalties for violation. The emergency orders listed below amend or supplement the hunting and/or trapping seasons and bag limits as described in Alaska Hunting and Trapping Regulations.
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Current Announcements and Emergency Orders
Statewide
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2021 | View | ADF&G Wildlife Division staff stationed in Wrangell Aug. 30 – Oct. 31, 2021 | |
| 07/08/2021 | View | Palmer Hay Flats Access Improvements | |
| 03/11/2021 | View | Spring Bear Bait Registration | |
| 02/24/2021 | View | 2021 change in Unit 1D brown bear harvest announced | |
| 02/22/2021 | View | McNeil River Bear Viewing Deadline Approaches | |
| 02/16/2021 | View | 2021 Anchorage Winter Moose Survey Project | |
| 01/19/2021 | View | Fall 2020 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest Announced | |
| 12/02/2020 | View | Tufted Puffin Listing Decision | |
| 11/06/2020 | View | State and Federal Subsistence 2020 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest Season Closure Date Announced | |
| 10/26/2020 | View | 2020 GMU 2 Wolf Joint News Release_Final_1 |
Region 1
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2021 | 01-18-21 | View | Upper and Lower Sweetheart Lakes Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 10/19/2021 | 01-17-21 | View | GMU 1D RB050 Closed to Brown Bear Hunting |
| 10/13/2021 | 01-16-21 | View | Unit 1C RM049 Gustavus Moose Hunt Closed |
| 10/12/2021 | 01-15-21 | View | Moose Hunting Season Closure Unit 5A West of the Dangerous River |
| 09/24/2021 | 01-14-21 | View | Partial closure to mountain goat hunting between Dayebas Creek and Kasidaya Creek (RG024) |
| 09/22/2021 | 01-13-21 | View | Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 09/21/2021 | 01-12-21 | View | Area between East Fork of the Skagway River and the Canadian Border closed to goat hunting in Unit 1D |
| 09/20/2021 | 01-11-21 | View | Blackerby Ridge to Salmon Creek Reservoir Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 09/17/2021 | 01-10-21 | View | Closure to mountain goat hunting along Chilkoot Lake (RG023) in Unit 1D |
| 09/08/2021 | 01-09-21 | View | RG026 Flower and Porcupine Mountain Area in Unit 1D Closed To Mountain Goat Hunting |
| 09/08/2021 | 01-08-21 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure in Bear Mountain Zone |
| 09/07/2021 | 01-07-21 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure in Rosenberg Lake Zone |
| 08/23/2021 | View | ADF&G Wildlife Division staff stationed in Wrangell Aug. 30 – Oct. 31, 2021 | |
| 08/17/2021 | View | 2021 Waterfowl Season Opens Sept. 1 | |
| 08/04/2021 | 01-06-21 | View | Sumdum Peninsula Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 08/03/2021 | 01-05-21 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Lisa Creek Zone |
| 07/27/2021 | 01-04-21 | View | Takinsha Range closed to mountain goat hunting between Canadian Border and Garrison Glacier (RG026) |
| 07/27/2021 | 01-03-21 | View | Closure to Mountain Goat Hunting between the Kicking Horse River and Davidson Glacier (RG026) |
| 07/27/2021 | View | Juneau-area Sitka black-tailed deer season opens Aug. 1 | |
| 07/19/2021 | 01-02-21 | View | Baranof Island (Unit 4) Mountain Goat Hunting |
| 07/15/2021 | 01-01-21 | View | Portion of Unit 5A Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting |
| 11/06/2020 | View | State and Federal Subsistence 2020 GMU 2 Wolf Harvest Season Closure Date Announced | |
| 10/26/2020 | View | 2020 GMU 2 Wolf Joint News Release_Final_1 |
Region 2
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/2021 | 02-10-21 | View | A portion of Kodiak Islands Elk Registration Hunt RE755 Will Not Open |
| 10/19/2021 | View | Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1 | |
| 10/15/2021 | 02-09-21 | View | Port Valdez/Lowe River Goat Hunt Closes |
| 10/11/2021 | 02-08-21 | View | Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG868 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 10/11/2021 | 02-07-21 | View | Goat Hunt RG248 North of the Port of Valdez Closes |
| 10/07/2021 | 02-06-21 | View | Lake George Mountain Goat Hunt RG869 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 09/29/2021 | 02-05-21 | View | Southwestern Prince William Sound Goat Hunt Closes |
| 09/29/2021 | View | Ship Creek Moose Permit (RM435) to be Issued Online | |
| 09/28/2021 | 02-04-21 | View | Goat Hunt RG249 Closes North of Valdez Arm |
| 09/24/2021 | View | Beware of Aggressive River Otters Around Anchorage Waterways | |
| 09/23/2021 | View | Neighborhood Attractants and Lynx | |
| 09/22/2021 | 02-03-21 | View | Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt RM445 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 09/22/2021 | 02-02-21 | View | Goat Hunt RG252 Closes East of Unakwik Inlet |
| 09/10/2021 | View | Port Valdez North Goat Hunt RG248 to Open October 1 | |
| 07/09/2021 | 02-01-21 | Lynx Seasons Announced for Units 7 and 15 (Kenai Peninsula) and 14C (Anchorage) | |
| 06/08/2021 | View | Permits available June 9 for Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunt RG364 | |
| 06/08/2021 | View | Permits Available July 7 for Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunt RG365 | |
| 04/27/2021 | View | Help Prevent Bear Issues This Summer: Clean Up Your Act Now | |
| 02/16/2021 | View | 2021 Anchorage Winter Moose Survey Project | |
| 02/02/2021 | View | Kenai Peninsula Ptarmigan Hunting |
Region 3
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/06/2021 | 03-07-21 | View | RC867 Fortymile Caribou Bag limit and Harvest Quota Announcement |
| 10/01/2021 | 03-06-21 | View | Moose season extension (October 4-8, 2021) Units 21D & 24D (outside the Koyukuk Controlled Use Area) |
| 09/14/2021 | 03-05-21 | RC860 Fortymile Caribou Zones 1 and 4 to Reopen | |
| 08/25/2021 | 03-04-21 | View | RC860 Fortymile Caribou Zones 1 and 4 close September 1-15 |
| 08/10/2021 | 03-03-21 | Ptarmigan Season | |
| 07/13/2021 | View | AA RC860 Fortymile Caribou Hunt All Zones Open August 10 | |
| 04/28/2021 | View | AA State forestry to conduct prescribed burns at Creamers Field | |
| 03/05/2021 | View | AA Region 3 Undersubscribed Permits |
Region 4
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/12/2021 | 04-12-21 | View | Winter Seasons Closed for Nelchina Caribou Hunts RC561, RC562, CC001, DC485 |
| 10/06/2021 | 04-11-21 | View | Mountain Goat Hunting Closed in Unit 14A |
| 10/04/2021 | View | Permits NOT available October 5 for Unit 14A Registration Goat Hunts RG890 & RG891 | |
| 09/29/2021 | View | 2021 Registration Goat Hunt opening in Unit 14A | |
| 09/24/2021 | 04-10-21 | View | Unit 17A Registration Moose Hunts Extended |
| 09/08/2021 | 04-09-21 | View | RC562 Nelchina Caribou Hunt to Close by Emergency Order |
| 09/07/2021 | 04-08-21 | View | Unit 13E Community Hunt Moose Bag Limit Changes by Emergency Order |
| 08/30/2021 | 04-07-21 | View | DC485 Nelchina Caribou Draw Hunt to Close by Emergency Order |
| 08/16/2021 | 04-06-21 | View | RC561 Nelchina Caribou Hunt to Close by Emergency Order |
| 07/28/2021 | View | 2021 Nelchina Caribou Hunt Quotas and Resident Bag Limits Announced | |
| 07/22/2021 | 04-05-21 | View | Mulchatna Caribou and Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Hunting Seasons |
| 07/08/2021 | 04-04-21 | Lynx season in Units 14A, 14B, and 16 Extended by Emergency Order | |
| 02/09/2021 | View | Registration Moose Hunts RM575/RM576 in Unit 17A Close | |
| 01/28/2021 | View | Increased Prevalence of Bacteria, Brucella, Found in Mulchatna Caribou | |
| 11/17/2020 | View | Registration Moose Hunt RM585 in Units 17B and 17C will not Open |
Region 5
| Date | Emergency Order Number | Announcement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2021 | 05-07-21 | View | Moose season extension for the Goodnews River hunt area |
| 09/09/2021 | 05-06-21 | View | State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains |
| 09/04/2021 | 05-05-21 | View | State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(D) Kuzitrin and Southwest |
| 09/02/2021 | 05-04-21 | View | State Closes Resident and Nonresident Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(C) |
| 06/17/2021 | View | Permits Available July 7 for Unit 22E Non-Resident Registration Moose Hunt RM855 | |
| 03/05/2021 | View | Permits Available for GMU 22 Alaska Brown Bear and Moose Hunts | |
| 01/22/2021 | View | Muskox permits available in Bethel | |
| 12/04/2020 | View | Change to permit availability for Unit 22 moose hunt RM843 |
Visit the archives page to see Emergency Orders from the previous regulatory year.
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