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Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska Hunting Regulations No. 52
Effective Dates: July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012

NOTICE: These regulations are not quoted verbatim from state law. They have been simplified for your convenience. For further details, contact your local Alaska Department of Fish and Game office.

Emergency Orders
Emergency Orders contain information on hunting and trapping seasons and take precedent to the information in the Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet.

Complete Regulation Booklet

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Hunting Regulations (PDF 12,478 kB) (Entire booklet, 128 pages)

Hunting Regulation Booklet Individual Sections
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  1. General Information (PDF 2,317 kB) (pages 1 – 24, 28, 29, 36) • General Information • Table of Contents • Licenses and Tags • Harvest Tickets and Permits • Methods and Means • Possession and Transportation • Use of Game • Emergency Taking of Game • Definitions •
  2. Information for All Bear Hunters (PDF 484 kB) (pages 25 – 27)
  3. Identifying a legal Caribou (PDF 332 kB) (page 30)
  4. Identifying a legal Ram (PDF 506 kB) (page 31)
  5. Identifying a legal Muskoxen (PDF 230 kB) (page 32)
  6. Identifying a legal Moose (PDF 552 kB) (pages 33 – 34)
  7. Overview of Game Management Units (PDF 834 kB) (pages 35 and 2)
  8. Seasons and Bag Limits by Game Management Unit (the GMUs listed below contain pages 37 – 123)
    To view information on big game species, bag limits, seasons, restrictions, and a map of each GMU select a Game Management Unit (GMU) from the map or the list below. PDF Files (400 – 1,300 K). Larger versions of the Game Management Unit maps are available at: Game Management Units section of our website. Map of Game Management Units GMU 26 GMU 25 GMU 24 GMU 23 GMU 22 GMU 21 GMU 20 GMU 19 GMU 18 GMU 17 GMU 16 GMU 15 GMU 14 GMU 13 GMU 12 GMU 11 GMU 10 GMU 9 GMU 8 GMU 7 GMU 6 GMU 5 GMU 4 GMU 3 GMU 2 GMU 1

    Game Management Unit

  9. Fur Animals, Small Game, and Unclassified Game (PDF 489 kB) (pages 124 – 126)
  10. Transfer of Possession Form (PDF 119 kB) (page 127) To be filled out before transferring unprocessed game meat to others either permanently (given as a gift) or temporarily for the purpose of transport.
  11. Wildlife Safeguard (PDF 182 kB) (page 128)

You may request a hard copy of the Alaska Hunting Regulations by emailing dfg.dwc.hq-info@alaska.gov, by calling (907) 465-4190, or pick up a copy of the regulations at your nearest Fish and Game Office.

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