Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt Now Closed

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

Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt RM445 Closes in Unit 14C

(Anchorage) – Registration permit hunt RM445 for bull moose in the Eklutna Lake Management Area (Unit 14C) closed at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2023, by Emergency Order of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Three bull moose were reported taken as of September 15 from a population of approximately 60 animals and hunters remain in the field. To maintain appropriate bull:cow ratios and to stay within the overall population objective for Unit 14C, the Department has determined harvest should not exceed four bulls.

For more information, contact Assistant Area Wildlife Biologist Cory Stantorf at (907) 267-2811.