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.

Current Announcements and Emergency Orders

Statewide

Date	Announcement	Description
08/04/2016	View	Hunters' Ability to Harvest Game in Alaska's National Wildlife Refuges Threatened by New Federal Rules
03/17/2016	View	Federal Amendments Don’t Change Requirements for Alaska Waterfowl Stamps, Hunting Licenses
10/20/2015	View	Board of Game Seeks Public Members to Serve on Sheep Management Working Group

Region 1

Date	Emergency Order Number	Announcement	Description
09/27/2016	01-09-16	View	Unit 4 - Portion of Katlian River Drainage Open to Goat Hunting
09/26/2016	01-08-16	View	Unit 1C- Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek Closed to Goat Hunting
09/21/2016	01-07-16	View	TM059 Tier II Moose Hunt Closure in Haines
09/21/2016	01-06-16	View	Unit 4 - Nakwasina River Drainage Closed to Goat Hunting
09/13/2016	01-05-16	View	Closure to mountain goat hunting in the Skagway Pie archery only area (RG024)
09/07/2016	01-04-16	View	Closure to mountain goat hunting between Kicking Horse River and Sullivan River (RG026)
09/06/2016		View	Gustavus Moose Hunt Meeting (RM049)
08/30/2016		View	Unit 1D Tier II Moose Hunt Meeting
08/29/2016	01-03-16	View	Partial Closure to Unit 1C Mt. Goat Hunt RG014- Blackerby Ridge to Salmon Creek Reservoir
08/05/2016		View	Unit 1D Brown Bear Hunters must watch "Take a Closer Look" Video
07/29/2016	01-02-16	View	Unit 4 - S. Katlian River, Blue/Medvejie Lakes and Harbor Mt./Indian River Drainages Closed to Goat Hunting
07/26/2016	01-01-16	View	Portion of Unit 5A Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting
07/11/2016		View	Mountain Goat Quiz Required For All Unit 1D Goat Hunters

Region 2

Date	Emergency Order Number	Announcement	Description
09/28/2016	02-06-16	View	Goat Hunt Closes East of Unakwik Inlet
09/26/2016	02-05-16	View	Unit 14C Eklutna Lake Moose Hunt RM445 Closes
09/08/2016	02-04-16	View	Unit 6B Martin River Moose Hunt RM164 Closes
09/06/2016		View	Port Valdez North Goat Hunt RG248 to Open October 1
08/25/2016	02-03-16	View	Registration Permits Now Available for Goat Hunts in Game Management Unit 14C
06/07/2016	02-02-16	View	Lynx Trapping Closures on Kenai Peninsula and Unit 14C Extended Through 2017
04/06/2016		View	Prince William Sound Black Bear Hunters Reminded to Register, Report and Refrain from Taking Sows
10/26/2015		View	Registration Hunts for Kenai Peninsula Mountain Goats Open Nov. 1
10/22/2015		View	Late-season Registration Mountain Goat Hunt RG862 Opens November 1

Region 3

Date	Emergency Order Number	Announcement	Description
08/19/2016	03-04-16	View	Close Registration Permit Hunt RC835 Macomb caribou
07/19/2016		View	Macomb Caribou Hunt Quota
06/07/2016	03-03-16		Ptarmigan Tracking 12_20_25C_RY16
05/26/2016		View	Tularemia

Region 4

Date	Emergency Order Number	Announcement	Description
09/20/2016	04-09-16	View	TC505 NAP caribou extension
09/15/2016	04-08-16	View	Nelchina Caribou Hunting Season Extended
09/02/2016	04-07-16	View	Units 13B and 13D Community Hunt Moose Bag Limit Changes by Emergency Order
08/24/2016	04-06-16	View	Unit 13E Community Hunt Moose Bag Limit Changes by Emergency Order
07/29/2016	04-05-16	View	Registration Caribou Hunt RC501 to Open in Portions of Units 17A and 17C
07/05/2016	04-04-16		Emergency Order Reduces Lynx Trapping, Hunting Seasons in GMUs 14A, 14B, 16
03/17/2016		View	Nushagak Peninsula State Registration Caribou Hunt Expands to Include Federal Hunt Area

Region 5

Date	Emergency Order Number	Announcement	Description
09/09/2016	05-07-16	View	State Closes Moose Hunt in Unit 22A Central (Unalakleet Area)
09/09/2016	05-06-16	View	State Closes Resident Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22B West of Darby Mountains
09/08/2016	05-05-16	View	State Closes Nonresident Moose Hunt RM855 In Unit 22D Remainder
09/04/2016	05-04-16	View	State Closes Resident Moose Hunt in Unit 18 Kuskokwim Hunt Area
09/02/2016	05-03-16	View	State Closes Resident and Nonresident Moose Hunt in Unit 22C
06/06/2016		View	GMU 22 Caribou Hunting Regulations to Change for Alaska Residents Effective July 1
01/18/2016		View	Nelson Island Muskox Permits (RX070 and RX071) Available Online Wednesday, January 20th at 9 am

Visit the archives page to see Emergency Orders from the previous regulatory year.

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