The season for antlered bulls had closed on September 30, 2023. Investigation also determined the moose was killed in the dark, utilizing a handheld spotlight. The moose was then transported back to Pilot Station by boat.
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Drawing permits are usually issued by random lottery, but we received fewer applications for these particular hunts this year, so not all of the permits were awarded. The Board of Game allows us to issue unused drawing permits, and this year...
Regulations approved by the Board of Game allow ADF&G to issue undersubscribed permits at the discretion of hunt managers. There is one permit available for each hunt, the hunts are limited to nonresident hunters guided by an Alaska-licensed guide and a...
The extension of the 17A winter moose hunts is designed to supplement fall moose hunting opportunity and liberalizing antlerless harvest to slow population growth of this growing population. Moose are an important subsistence species across Unit 17 and are currently the...
During this eight-day public meeting, the board will address more than 150 proposals requesting changes to hunting and trapping regulations primarily for the Interior and Eastern Arctic Region (Game Management Units [GMU] 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26B, and 26C)....
"Though not a record book head, the bull had exceptionally heavy antlers. Its high-reaching shovel and white mane made it a fine prize. This bull adorns my office wall, one that I look at every day, even as I write these...
The population continued to fluctuate into the 1990s when the population went below the management objectives and the hunting season was closed. In 2006 the population rebounded enough to re-open the hunting season until 2014 when the population once again declined....