Deadline For Alaska Board Of Game Hunting Proposals Is May 1

The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

Reminder: Proposal Deadline Approaches for Alaska Board of Game

(Juneau) – The deadline for submitting proposed changes to hunting and trapping regulations for the Interior, Arctic and Western areas of Alaska is Monday, May 1, 2023.

Game Management Units (GMUs) open on the Board’s Call for Proposals are GMUs 18, 22, 23, and 26A (Western Arctic / Western Region) and 12, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26B and 26C (Interior and Eastern Arctic Region).

Proposals may be submitted by online, by mail or fax:

Online:            www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=gameboard.proposal

Mail:                ADF&G, Boards Support Section

P.O. Box 115526 Juneau, AK 99811-5526

Fax:                 (907) 465-6094

Proposals must be received by Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Boards Support Section office in Juneau. (A postmark is NOT sufficient for timely receipt).

Details on the specific regulatory topics and the process for properly submitting proposals can be found on the Call for Proposals at www.boardofgame.adfg.alaska.gov or by contacting ADF&G Boards Support Section at 465-4046, or your an ADF&G Boards Support Section regional coordinator.

Proposals received by the proposal deadline and meeting the criteria on the Call for Proposals will be considered by the Board of Game at the Western Arctic / Western Region meeting scheduled for January 26 – 29, 2024 in Kotzebue, and the Interior and Eastern Arctic Region meeting scheduled for March 15 – 22, 2024 in Fairbanks. Final proposals will be available for the public on the board’s website in September.

To receive email notices for upcoming Board of Game meetings, proposed regulatory changes, and other announcements, sign up online at www.boardofgame.adfg.alaska.gov.