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
10/19 Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1 (PDF 209 kB)
10/04 Permits NOT available October 5 for Unit 14A Registration Goat Hunts RG890 & RG891 (PDF 224 kB)
9/29 Ship Creek Moose Permit (RM435) to be Issued Online (PDF 443 kB)

Recent Emergency Orders

Date Emergency Order
10/22 A portion of Kodiak Islands Elk Registration Hunt RE755 Will Not Open (PDF 609 kB)
10/19 GMU 1D RB050 Closed to Brown Bear Hunting (PDF 188 kB)
10/19 Upper and Lower Sweetheart Lakes Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C (PDF 213 kB)
10/15 Port Valdez/Lowe River Goat Hunt Closes (PDF 214 kB)
10/13 Unit 1C RM049 Gustavus Moose Hunt Closed (PDF 213 kB)

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