RM049 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: RM049
Regulatory Year: 2023
Hunt Type: Registration
Species: Moose
Legal Animal: 1 Bull Moose with a spike or forked antler, or 50-inch or greater antler spread, or 3 or more brow tines on at least one side

Number of Permits

Residency Number of Permits
Nonresidents Up to 99999 permits
Alaska residents Up to 99999 permits
Total Number of Permits Available Unlimited

GMU, Area

Unit 1C, Gustavus

Season Dates*

09/15/2023 - 10/03/2023

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

  • Hunt available to Nonresidents
  • Hunt available to Alaska residents

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Must return the completed hunt report and the lower front teeth to ADF&G in Douglas within 5 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: Lower front teeth (on 5-inch section of jaw), and antlers (attached to the skull plate)
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Must return the completed hunt report to ADF&G, or report online at hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.
  • Internet Reporting
    If you hunted unsuccessfully or did not hunt, you may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Hunting Conditions

ELIGIBILITY: Before receiving a permit, you must view the video "Is This Moose Legal" (www.legalmoose.adfg.alaska.gov).

HUNT AREA (RM049): Unit 1C, Gustavus area.

SEASON DATES: September 15 - October 15.

LEGAL ANIMAL: One bull moose with a spike or fork antler, or 50-inch or greater antler spread, or 3 or more brow tines on at least one antler.

PERMIT, LICENSE, LOCKING-TAG: Carry your permit and hunting license. Nonresidents: also carry your metal locking-tag for moose and the associated Big Game Tag Record.

OTHER: The use of motorized vehicles (except aircraft and boats) off of the highway system for transportation of moose hunters, their gear and/or parts of moose is prohibited within the Gustavus area between September 15 and October 15. "Highway" means the drivable surface of a constructed road. A map defining the Gustavus area is available from ADF&G in Douglas.

IF YOU KILL A MOOSE:
-- You must immediately validate your permit by cutting out the month and date of harvest. Nonresidents: before leaving the kill site you must also affix your metal locking-tag onto a part of the animal required to be salvaged.
-- Reporting harvest: On the day of harvest, you must report your harvested moose no later than 11:59 PM by calling 1-888-956-6673 (1-888-95MOOSE) and providing name, permit number, date of kill, location of kill and antler configuration (spike, fork, 50-inch, 3 brow tines). Within 5 days of kill, you must submit the completed hunt report and the lower front teeth (on a 5-inch section of jaw) to ADF&G in Douglas.
-- Hunters must retain antlers until verified by ADF&G or Alaska Wildlife Troopers.

IF YOU DO NOT KILL A MOOSE, OR DO NOT HUNT: You must submit a completed permit report to ADF&G, or report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.

IF YOU FAIL TO REPORT AS REQUIRED: You will not be eligible to receive any permits the next regulatory year and may face additional enforcement action.

Hunt conditions and season dates can be changed by Emergency Order. Visit the Emergency Orders and Announcements page for more information.