Anglers are not required to register ice fishing houses with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in the Upper Copper-Upper Susitna Management Area from Wednesday, September 16, 2026 through May 31, 2027....
The 2023 moose population point estimate for Unit 6B, east of the Copper River Delta and including the Martin River Valley, was 260 moose. The department set a maximum allowable harvest of 25 bull moose for the 2026 season. Harvest reports...
Regulatory changes adopted by the Board of Game in March 2023 resulted in adjustments to elk hunting opportunities for Alaska resident hunters in the Unit 8 Remainder and East Afognak Island hunt areas. A portion of the hunting opportunities previously provided...
Registration cow elk permits for Raspberry Island in Unit 8 (RE706) will be available online only at www.hunt.alaska.gov starting at 8:00 a.m. (AKST) on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to the first 25 hunters that register. Permits will not be available in person at...
Copper Basin community moose hunters may still hunt in Unit 13E through the end of the regularly scheduled season (September 20); however, all bulls taken must meet state general season antler restrictions (spike or fork antlers, or 50-inch antlers, or antlers...
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Joshua Scott, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is opening a two-day moose hunting season in the Unit 11 federal registration permit hunt area (FM1106). The season will open at 12:01...
Consistency is key with baiting as well.
Refreshing a bait with scent and food
keeps the bears in the area. I check my
site twice a week. I also put out a ton of
food so that they never eat it dry. Bear
baiting is expensive...
The fall harvest quota of 30 bulls is expected to be reached by the season closing date announced in this emergency order and no further harvest is warranted. The Department plans to administer registration permit hunt RM843 beginning January 1, 2027...
