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
9/25 Unit 14A Chugach Registration Goat Hunt Opening October 1st (PDF 196 kB)
9/23 Brown Bear Killed by ADF&G in South Anchorage (PDF 161 kB)
9/16 Ship Creek Moose Permit (RM435) Will Be Issued Online Only This Year (PDF 449 kB)

Recent Emergency Orders

Date Emergency Order
9/22 Unit 1D-Area between the East Fork of the Skagway River and the Canadian Border closed to mountain goat hunting (PDF 188 kB)
9/21 Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C (PDF 218 kB)
9/21 Hunter Success Leads to Early Closure for Unit 6B Moose Hunt (PDF 215 kB)
9/21 Lake George Mountain Goat Hunt RG869 Closes in Unit 14C (PDF 192 kB)
9/17 Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure in Rosenberg Lake (PDF 460 kB)

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