map of Alaska divided into regions Region 1 Southeastern Alaska region 2 region 3 Region 4 Region 5

Hunting, Trapping and Wildlife
Emergency Orders, Advisory Announcements & News Releases

Emergency orders (issued under authority of AS 16.05.060) are used to open and close hunting or trapping seasons or areas. Emergency orders have the same force and effect as regulations of the Board of Game and statutes enacted by the Legislature, and they carry the same penalties for violation. The emergency orders listed below amend or supplement the hunting and/or trapping seasons and bag limits as described in Alaska Hunting and Trapping Regulations.

All Regions

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
03/29/2025 View Alaska Board of Game Adopts Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
03/21/2025 View ADF&G Petitions the Alaska Board of Game for Emergency Regulations to Continue Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
03/15/2025 View State Disappointed by Court Decision to Halt Predator Control to Benefit Mulchatna Caribou in Southwest Alaska
03/14/2025 View Spring 2025 Bear Bait Station Registration
03/13/2025 View Upcoming Waterfowl Hunting Season Regulation Changes 2025
09/18/2024 View Hunters encouraged to stay informed about big game meat transport and carcass disposal (CWD)
09/16/2024 View Afognak Island Elk Registration Permits to be Available in Port Lions and Ouzinkie
09/11/2024 View ADF&G Announces Number of Permits Available for Raspberry Island Cow Elk Hunt RE706
05/07/2024 View New Wood Bison Arrive in Alaska

Region 1

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
03/07/2025 View Permit Available for Unit 4 Brown Bear
12/17/2024 R1-25-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Bear Mountain Zone
11/27/2024 R1-24-24 View North Tracy Arm closed to mountain goat hunting GMU1C
11/20/2024 View Deer Hunters Reminded of Bear Hazards
11/19/2024 R1-23-24 View South Tracy Arm Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C
11/15/2024 R1-22-24 View North Endicott Arm Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C
11/04/2024 R1-21-24 View Halutu Ridge to Parsons Peak in Unit 1D is closed to mountain goat hunting
10/30/2024 R1-20-24 View Wolf trapping season opening for 31 days in GMU 2
10/29/2024 R1-19-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Whale Bay/Necker Bay Zones
10/29/2024 R1-18-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Upper Blue Lake Zone
10/20/2024 R1-17-24 View MOOSE HUNTING SEASON CLOSURE UNIT 5A WEST OF THE DANGEROUS RIVER
10/12/2024 R1-16-24 View GMU 1D RB050 Brown Bear Hunting Closure
10/07/2024 R1-15-24 View FLOWER & PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN AREA CLOSED TO GOAT HUNTING (RG026)
10/05/2024 R1-14-24 View Unit 1C RM049 Gustavus Moose Hunt Closed
09/25/2024 R1-13-24 View Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C
09/12/2024 R1-12-24 View Rosenberg Lake Mt. Goat Hunt Zone Closed
09/04/2024 View GMU 1D 2024 Fall Brown Bear Hunting Season Update
08/30/2024 View Unit 1D Moose Hunters Encouraged to Watch Video
08/29/2024 R1-11-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Lucky Chance Zone
08/27/2024 R1-10-24 View Blackerby Ridge to Salmon Creek Resevoir Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C
08/23/2024 R1-9-24 View Sumdum Peninsula Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting in Unit 1C
08/21/2024 R1-8-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Indigo Lake Zone
08/14/2024 View Guidelines for Unit 2 wolf hunters and trappers
08/14/2024 R1-7-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Indian River Zone
08/12/2024 R1-6-24 View Baranof Island Mountain Goat Closure for Lisa Creek Zone
08/08/2024 R1-5-24 View GMU 1A Neets Bay Mountain Goat Hunt Zone Closed
07/31/2024 R1-4-24 View Portions of Unit 5A Closed to Mountain Goat Hunting
07/31/2024 R1-3-24 View CLOSURE TO MOUNTAIN GOAT HUNTING BETWEEN THE KICKING HORSE RIVER AND DAVIDSON GLACIER (RG026)
07/31/2024 R1-2-24 View Tkahnisha Range Closed To Mountain Goat Hunting Between Canadian Border and Garrison Glacier (RG026)
07/22/2024 R1-1-24 View Baranof Island (Unit 4) Mountain Goat Hunting
05/29/2024 View Game Management Unit 2 Wolf Management Public Outreach Event

Region 2

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
03/07/2025 View Permit Available for GMU 14C Dall Sheep Hunt
12/04/2024 R2-18-24 View Mountain Goat Registration Hunt RG478 Will Close Early
11/26/2024 View Genetic Results Received on Anchorage’s “Wolf-Dog”
10/29/2024 View Six Kodiak Mountain Goat Registration Hunts to Open November 1; One Will Remain Closed
10/29/2024 R2-17-24 View A Portion of Registration Elk Hunt RE755 Will Close Early
10/22/2024 R2-16-24 View Goat Hunt RG232 Closes, West of Scott Glacier
10/18/2024 R2-15-24 View A Portion of Registration Elk Hunt RE755 Will Not Open
10/15/2024 View Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1
10/11/2024 R2-14-24 View TM549 Season Closure
10/09/2024 R2-13-24 View Unit 6B Moose Hunt Closes
10/07/2024 R2-12-24 View Port Valdez/Lowe River Goat Hunt Closes
09/30/2024 R2-11-24 View Goat Hunt RG249 Closes North of Valdez Arm
09/30/2024 R2-10-24 View Lake George Mountain Goat Hunt RG869 Closes in Unit 14C
09/27/2024 R2-9-24 View Southwestern Prince William Sound Goat Hunt Closes
09/24/2024 View Ship Creek Moose Permit (RM435) to be Issued Online
09/23/2024 R2-8-24 View Goat Hunt RG252 Closes East of Unakwik Inlet
09/20/2024 R2-7-24 View Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt RM445 Closes in Unit 14C
09/05/2024 View Port Valdez North Goat Hunt RG248 to Open October 1
09/05/2024 R2-6-24 View Non-Resident Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG881 Closes in Unit 14C
09/04/2024 R2-5-24 View Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG868 Closes in Unit 14C
08/22/2024 R2-4-24 Units 7 & 15 Lynx Trapping
07/29/2024 View Illegally Dumped Fish Waste Invites Bears, Fines
07/01/2024 R2-3-24 View Kenai Peninsula Brown Bear Season Closes for Remainder of 2024
06/26/2024 R2-2-24 View Kenai Peninsula Brown Bear Season Closes for Remainder of 2024
05/14/2024 View Permits Available June 12 for Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunt RG364

Region 3

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
04/29/2025 View Prescribed burn planned for Delta Junction area
04/16/2025 R3-4-25 View 2025 Sheep Season Closed in the Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area (Unit 20E)
03/05/2025 View Permits Available for Interior Alaska Moose Hunts
03/05/2025 R3-3-25 View Moose General Season Harvest Ticket hunt to open in Unit 26B
02/18/2025 R3-2-25 View March Moose Hunt Opens in a Portion of Unit 21D
01/07/2025 R3-1-25 View Winter Fortymile Caribou Registration Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Open
11/20/2024 R3-14-24 View Winter Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Close
10/23/2024 View Revised Fortymile Caribou Winter Hunt Quota
09/30/2024 View Application Period for Winter Fortymile Caribou Targeted Hunt AC999 Opens October 1
09/19/2024 R3-13-24 View Muskox registration hunt RX110 to open in Unit 26B
08/30/2024 R3-12-24 View Fortymile Caribou Season in Zone 2 to Close September 9
08/22/2024 R3-11-24 View Macomb Caribou Season to Close One Day Early
08/16/2024 R3-10-24 Ptarmigan Bag Limits in Game Management Units 12, 20 and 25C.
08/15/2024 R3-9-24 View Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Close August 16
08/08/2024 R3-8-24 View Fall Fortymile Caribou Season in Zones 1 and 4 to Open
07/30/2024 R3-7-24 View Fortymile Caribou Season Opening in Zones 1 and 4 Delayed
07/23/2024 View Department Reduces Delta Bison Permits
07/15/2024 View New Fortymile Caribou Hunt Quota
06/28/2024 R3-6-24 View Glacier Mountain Controlled Use Area Sheep Closure
06/07/2024 R3-5-24 Shorten 19D General Season Moose Hunt
05/09/2024 View State to Conduct Prescribed Burns at Creamer’s Field

Region 4

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
02/24/2025 R4-1-25 View Registration Moose Hunts RM575 and RM576 to be extended to March 31, 2025.
11/27/2024 R4-7-24 View Registration Moose Hunt RM585 in Units 17B&C Closed
10/11/2024 R4-6-24 View Registration Goat Hunts in Unit 14A Close by Emergency Order
09/30/2024 R4-5-24 View Permits Available October 3 for Unit 14A Registration Goat Hunts RG890 & RG891
09/16/2024 R4-4-24 View Unit 13C Community Hunt Moose Bag Limit Change
09/13/2024 R4-3-24 View Fall Moose Hunt Season Extended for RM583
08/13/2024 View Backcountry Access in Denali state Park: Curry to Kesugi
07/19/2024 View Registration Moose Permit RM583 available in Bristol Bay communities
07/02/2024 R4-2-24 DI454 Copper bison bag limit and season dates
06/28/2024 View Unit 13 Antlerless Moose Drawing Application Fees To Be Refunded
06/14/2024 View ADF&G concludes predator control for the second year to benefit Mulchatna Caribou

Region 5

Date Emergency Order News Release Title
04/04/2025 View Hunters Asked to Avoid Taking Collared Moose Along the Yukon River in Unit 18
03/07/2025 View Permits Available for GMU 22 Alaska Brown Bear and Moose Hunts
03/07/2025 View Permits Available for GMU 23 Nonresident Caribou Hunt
02/12/2025 R5-2-25 View State Closes Moose Hunt RM843 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains
02/07/2025 R5-1-25 View State Opens Moose Hunt RM843 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains
12/20/2024 R5-8-24 View State Modifies Resident RC800 Caribou Hunts in Portions of Unit 22B and 22D
12/18/2024 R5-7-24 View State Opens Unit 18 Goodnews River Drainage Moose Season (RM621)
12/16/2024 View 2024 Nelson Island Muskox Permits Advisory Announcement
10/08/2024 View Hunters Asked to Avoid Taking Collared Moose Along the Yukon River in Unit 18
10/04/2024 R5-6-24 View ADF&G Extends Moose Hunt For RM620
09/03/2024 R5-5-24 View State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(D) Kuzitrin and Southwest
09/02/2024 R5-4-24 View State Closes Resident and Nonresident Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(C)
08/29/2024 R5-3-24 View State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(D) Remainder
05/16/2024 R5-2-24 View State Closes Nonresident DB685 and Resident RB670 Brown Bear Hunt in Unit 22(C)

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