Hunting, Trapping & Shooting

photo of a successful hunter Alaska offers a variety of hunting opportunities, many of them world class. The options include taking kids grouse or hare hunting along back roads in the Interior, filling the freezer with muskox, or conducting a once-in-a-lifetime brown bear or mountain goat hunt in the Southeast rainforest or along the Southcentral coast. Some species, such as caribou and moose, are widely distributed across much of the state. However, depending on the month, animals may be scarce even where good habitat exists, but abundant elsewhere. Many big game species in Alaska make long migrations between their seasonal ranges. The keys to hunting successfully are careful planning and thorough preparation.

Highlights

Announcements

Date Announcement
6/17 Permits Available July 7 for Unit 22E Non-Resident Registration Moose Hunt RM855 (PDF 182 kB)
6/08 Permits available June 9 for Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunt RG364 (PDF 213 kB)
6/08 Permits Available July 7 for Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunt RG365 (PDF 211 kB)

Recent Emergency Orders

Date Emergency Order
5/12 State opens resident hunting for musk ox that are stranded on free-floating ice floes completely surrounded by salt water in Unit 18 (PDF 233 kB)
4/27 State Closes Nonresident DB685 and Resident RB670 Brown Bear Hunt in Unit 22C (PDF 185 kB)
2/24 RC867 Fortymile Caribou Bag Limit (PDF 745 kB)
2/17 21D Winter Moose Opening (PDF 1,364 kB)
1/20 Nelchina Caribou Subsistence Hunts Season Closures (PDF 139 kB)

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