Hunting, Trapping and Wildlife
Emergency Orders, Advisory Announcements & News Releases
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.
All Regions
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/17/2025 | View | Board of Game Unanimously Supports Intensive Management Proposal | |
| 07/14/2025 | View | Update on Animals from Facility in Haines | |
| 07/09/2025 | View | Statewide Mountain Goat Hunter Orientation Requirement | |
| 07/09/2025 | View | Statewide Nonresident Moose Hunter Orientation Requirement | |
| 07/01/2025 | View | State Secures Game Animals from Facility in Haines | |
| 05/27/2025 | View | ADF&G Seeks Public Comments on Draft Alaska Wildlife Action Plan | |
| 05/13/2025 | View | Disappointed by Court’s Restraining Order, ADF&G Warns of Threat to Mulchatna Caribou Recovery and Subsistence Hunting | |
| 05/09/2025 | View | ADF&G Continues Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou | |
| 03/29/2025 | View | Alaska Board of Game Adopts Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska | |
| 03/21/2025 | View | ADF&G Petitions the Alaska Board of Game for Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska | |
| 03/15/2025 | View | State Disappointed by Court Decision to Halt Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska | |
| 03/14/2025 | View | Spring 2025 Bear Bait Station Registration | |
| 03/13/2025 | View | Upcoming Waterfowl Hunting Season Regulation Changes 2025 | |
| 09/18/2024 | View | Hunters encouraged to stay informed about big game meat transport and carcass disposal (CWD) | |
| 09/16/2024 | View | Afognak Island Elk Registration Permits to be Available in Port Lions and Ouzinkie | |
| 09/11/2024 | View | ADF&G Announces Number of Permits Available for Raspberry Island Cow Elk Hunt RE706 |
Region 1
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/19/2025 | View | What to do if you find "orphaned" animals | |
| 05/19/2025 | View | GMU 1D 2025 Brown Bear hunting season update | |
| 05/16/2025 | View | Unit 2 Wolf Sightings Website Closing | |
| 03/07/2025 | View | Permit Available for Unit 4 Brown Bear | |
| 12/17/2024 | R1-25-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Bear Mountain Zone |
| 11/27/2024 | R1-24-24 | View | North Tracy Arm closed to mountain goat hunting GMU1C |
| 11/20/2024 | View | Deer Hunters Reminded of Bear Hazards | |
| 11/19/2024 | R1-23-24 | View | South Tracy Arm Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 11/15/2024 | R1-22-24 | View | North Endicott Arm Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 11/04/2024 | R1-21-24 | View | Halutu Ridge to Parsons Peak in Unit 1D is closed to mountain goat hunting |
| 10/30/2024 | R1-20-24 | View | Wolf trapping season opening for 31 days in GMU 2 |
| 10/29/2024 | R1-19-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Whale Bay/Necker Bay Zones |
| 10/29/2024 | R1-18-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Upper Blue Lake Zone |
| 10/20/2024 | R1-17-24 | View | MOOSE HUNTING SEASON CLOSURE UNIT 5A WEST OF THE DANGEROUS RIVER |
| 10/12/2024 | R1-16-24 | View | GMU 1D RB050 Brown Bear Hunting Closure |
| 10/07/2024 | R1-15-24 | View | FLOWER & PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN AREA CLOSED TO GOAT HUNTING (RG026) |
| 10/05/2024 | R1-14-24 | View | Unit 1C RM049 Gustavus Moose Hunt Closed |
| 09/25/2024 | R1-13-24 | View | Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 09/12/2024 | R1-12-24 | View | Rosenberg Lake Mt. Goat Hunt Zone Closed |
| 09/04/2024 | View | GMU 1D 2024 Fall Brown Bear Hunting Season Update | |
| 08/30/2024 | View | Unit 1D Moose Hunters Encouraged to Watch Video | |
| 08/29/2024 | R1-11-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Lucky Chance Zone |
| 08/27/2024 | R1-10-24 | View | Blackerby Ridge to Salmon Creek Resevoir Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 08/23/2024 | R1-9-24 | View | Sumdum Peninsula Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C |
| 08/21/2024 | R1-8-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Indigo Lake Zone |
| 08/14/2024 | View | Guidelines for Unit 2 wolf hunters and trappers | |
| 08/14/2024 | R1-7-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Indian River Zone |
| 08/12/2024 | R1-6-24 | View | Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Lisa Creek Zone |
| 08/08/2024 | R1-5-24 | View | GMU 1A Neets Bay Mountain Goat Hunt Zone Closed |
| 07/31/2024 | R1-4-24 | View | Portions of Unit 5A Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting |
| 07/31/2024 | R1-3-24 | View | CLOSURE TO MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING BETWEEN THE KICKING HORSE RIVER AND DAVIDSON GLACIER (RG026) |
| 07/31/2024 | R1-2-24 | View | Tkahnisha Range Closed To Mountain Goat Hunting Between Canadian Border and Garrison Glacier (RG026) |
| 07/22/2024 | R1-1-24 | View | Baranof Island (Unit 4) Mountain Goat Hunting |
Region 2
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/14/2025 | View | New Specimen Requirement for Mountain Goat Hunters in Unit 6D | |
| 07/10/2025 | R2-1-25 | Raspberry Island Bull Elk Drawing Hunt to Open Early | |
| 06/18/2025 | View | Secure Poultry and Livestock to Keep Neighborhoods Safe | |
| 06/03/2025 | View | Deer Transplant Plans Underway for Southern Kenai Peninsula | |
| 05/28/2025 | View | RG364 Mountain Goat Permit Distribution | |
| 03/07/2025 | View | Permit Available for GMU 14C Dall Sheep Hunt | |
| 12/04/2024 | R2-18-24 | View | Mountain Goat Registration Hunt RG478 Will Close Early |
| 11/26/2024 | View | Genetic Results Received on Anchorage’s “Wolf-Dog” | |
| 10/29/2024 | View | Six Kodiak Mountain Goat Registration Hunts to Open November 1; One Will Remain Closed | |
| 10/29/2024 | R2-17-24 | View | A Portion of Registration Elk Hunt RE755 Will Close Early |
| 10/22/2024 | R2-16-24 | View | Goat Hunt RG232 Closes, West of Scott Glacier |
| 10/18/2024 | R2-15-24 | View | A Portion of Registration Elk Hunt RE755 Will Not Open |
| 10/15/2024 | View | Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1 | |
| 10/11/2024 | R2-14-24 | View | TM549 Season Closure |
| 10/09/2024 | R2-13-24 | View | Unit 6B Moose Hunt Closes |
| 10/07/2024 | R2-12-24 | View | Port Valdez/Lowe River Goat Hunt Closes |
| 09/30/2024 | R2-11-24 | View | Goat Hunt RG249 Closes North of Valdez Arm |
| 09/30/2024 | R2-10-24 | View | Lake George Mountain Goat Hunt RG869 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 09/27/2024 | R2-9-24 | View | Southwestern Prince William Sound Goat Hunt Closes |
| 09/24/2024 | View | Ship Creek Moose Permit (RM435) to be Issued Online | |
| 09/23/2024 | R2-8-24 | View | Goat Hunt RG252 Closes East of Unakwik Inlet |
| 09/20/2024 | R2-7-24 | View | Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt RM445 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 09/05/2024 | View | Port Valdez North Goat Hunt RG248 to Open October 1 | |
| 09/05/2024 | R2-6-24 | View | Non-Resident Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG881 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 09/04/2024 | R2-5-24 | View | Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG868 Closes in Unit 14C |
| 08/22/2024 | R2-4-24 | Units 7 & 15 Lynx Trapping | |
| 07/29/2024 | View | Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines |
Region 3
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/15/2025 | View | New Season Dates and Hunt Quota for Fall Fortymile Caribou Hunt | |
| 06/16/2025 | R3-5-25 | DX112 Season Dates | |
| 06/03/2025 | View | Prescribed Burns Planned for Delta Junction Bison Range in June 2025 | |
| 05/16/2025 | View | Sheep Hunting Closed in Unit 19C for Fall 2025 | |
| 05/14/2025 | View | New wood bison herd released onto Minto Flats State Game Refuge | |
| 05/06/2025 | View | State to Conduct Prescribed Burns at Creamer’s Field | |
| 04/29/2025 | View | Prescribed burn planned for Delta Junction area | |
| 04/16/2025 | R3-4-25 | View | 2025 Sheep Season Closed in the Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area (Unit 20E) |
| 03/05/2025 | View | Permits Available for Interior Alaska Moose Hunts | |
| 03/05/2025 | R3-3-25 | View | Moose General Season Harvest Ticket hunt to open in Unit 26B |
| 02/18/2025 | R3-2-25 | View | March Moose Hunt Opens in a Portion of Unit 21D |
| 01/07/2025 | R3-1-25 | View | Winter Fortymile Caribou Registration Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Open |
| 11/20/2024 | R3-14-24 | View | Winter Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Close |
| 10/23/2024 | View | Revised Fortymile Caribou Winter Hunt Quota | |
| 09/30/2024 | View | Application Period for Winter Fortymile Caribou Targeted Hunt AC999 Opens October 1 | |
| 09/19/2024 | R3-13-24 | View | Muskox registration hunt RX110 to open in Unit 26B |
| 08/30/2024 | R3-12-24 | View | Fortymile Caribou Season in Zone 2 to Close September 9 |
| 08/22/2024 | R3-11-24 | View | Macomb Caribou Season to Close One Day Early |
| 08/16/2024 | R3-10-24 | Ptarmigan Bag Limits in Game Management Units 12, 20 and 25C. | |
| 08/15/2024 | R3-9-24 | View | Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Close August 16 |
| 08/08/2024 | R3-8-24 | View | Fall Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Open |
| 07/30/2024 | R3-7-24 | View | Fortymile Caribou Season Opening in Zones 1 and 4 Delayed |
| 07/23/2024 | View | Department Reduces Delta Bison Permits |
Region 4
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/03/2025 | R4-2-25 | Registration Caribou Hunt (RC205) to Open on Unimak Island | |
| 02/24/2025 | R4-1-25 | View | Registration Moose Hunts RM575 and RM576 to be extended to March 31, 2025. |
| 11/27/2024 | R4-7-24 | View | Registration Moose Hunt RM585 in Units 17B&C Closed |
| 10/11/2024 | R4-6-24 | View | Registration Goat Hunts in Unit 14A Close by Emergency Order |
| 09/30/2024 | R4-5-24 | View | Permits Available October 3 for Unit 14A Registration Goat Hunts RG890 & RG891 |
| 09/16/2024 | R4-4-24 | View | Unit 13C Community Hunt Moose Bag Limit Change |
| 09/13/2024 | R4-3-24 | View | Fall Moose Hunt Season Extended for RM583 |
| 08/13/2024 | View | Backcountry Access in Denali state Park: Curry to Kesugi | |
| 07/19/2024 | View | Registration Moose Permit RM583 available in Bristol Bay communities |
Region 5
| Date | Emergency Order | News Release | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/18/2025 | R5-4-25 | State Modifies Resident RC800 Caribou Hunts in Portions of Unit 22B and 22D to “May Be Announced” Seasons | |
| 06/30/2025 | R5-3-25 | State Modifies Resident RC800 Caribou Hunts in Portions of Unit 22B and 22D to “May Be Announced” Seasons | |
| 04/04/2025 | View | Hunters Asked to Avoid Taking Collared Moose Along the Yukon River in Unit 18 | |
| 03/07/2025 | View | Permits Available for GMU 22 Alaska Brown Bear and Moose Hunts | |
| 03/07/2025 | View | Permits Available for GMU 23 Nonresident Caribou Hunt | |
| 02/12/2025 | R5-2-25 | View | State Closes Moose Hunt RM843 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains |
| 02/07/2025 | R5-1-25 | View | State Opens Moose Hunt RM843 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains |
| 12/20/2024 | R5-8-24 | View | State Modifies Resident RC800 Caribou Hunts in Portions of Unit 22B and 22D |
| 12/18/2024 | R5-7-24 | View | State Opens Unit 18 Goodnews River Drainage Moose Season (RM621) |
| 12/16/2024 | View | 2024 Nelson Island Muskox Permits Advisory Announcement | |
| 10/08/2024 | View | Hunters Asked to Avoid Taking Collared Moose Along the Yukon River in Unit 18 | |
| 10/04/2024 | R5-6-24 | View | ADF&G Extends Moose Hunt For RM620 |
| 09/03/2024 | R5-5-24 | View | State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(D) Kuzitrin and Southwest |
| 09/02/2024 | R5-4-24 | View | State Closes Resident and Nonresident Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(C) |
| 08/29/2024 | R5-3-24 | View | State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(D) Remainder |
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