GMU 7 Caribou Hunt Limited To Harvesting Only Bulls

The following is courtesy of the U.S. Department of the Interior:

Bulletin: Unit 7 Caribou Registration Hunt Restricted to Harvest of Bulls Only

08/07/2026

Contact Information

Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov

MOOSE PASS, Alaska–Seward District Ranger Ruth D’Amico, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is restricting the Unit 7 federal subsistence caribou registration hunt to the harvest of bulls only. The restriction will be effective from 12:01 a.m. on Monday August 10, to 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2026 unless rescinded by a subsequent federal special action. Based on aerial surveys conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Kenai Mountains Caribou Herd has suffered a significant decline. The State drawing hunt has also been restricted to bulls only. After a public hearing is held (date to be determined), this action may be extended through the end of the season, December 31, 2026.

A map and description of the closed areas are available from the Seward Ranger District. Information on Federal subsistence management special actions can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/news/chugach/news-events. For additional information, contact Ruth D’Amico at 907-288-7730 or ruth.damico@usda.gov, or subsistence biologist Andrew Sanders at 907-250-0439 or andrew.sanders@usda.gov.

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

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