Permits Now Available For Bristol Bay-Area Caribou Hunt

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

Registration Caribou Permit RC504 Available in Bristol Bay Communities

(King Salmon, Alaska) – The resident-only registration permit RC504, valid for any caribou in that portion of Game Management Unit 9C within the Alagnak River drainage and that portion of Unit 9B south of the south shore of the Kvichak River, Iliamna Lake, Kakhonak River, Kakhonak Lake, Moose Lake, and south of the south bank of the inlet stream to Moose Lake to its source at the subunit boundary, will be available in person in King Salmon at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) office beginning November 17.

Additionally, RC504 permits will be available from department staff in the following communities:

Levelock – Thursday, November 12, 2026

Igiugig – Thursday, November 12, 2026

Kokhanok – Monday, November 16, 2026

If inclement weather prevents permit issuance on the scheduled date, department staff will reschedule. The RC504 season opens December 1 and closes March 15, or when closed by emergency order when the harvest quota of 100 caribou is met. Successful hunters are required to report to the King Salmon ADF&G office (907-246-3340) or online within 2 days of harvesting a caribou. All permit reports must be returned to ADF&G, regardless of success, within 15 days of the close of the season.

It is important that any hunt permittees return their hunt reports to provide wildlife managers the information they need to understand harvest by mailing in their paper reports, in person at any ADF&G office, completing them online at https://secure.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=interperm.enter_report_hunterid, or by phone to King Salmon ADF&G office (907) 246-3340.For questions or more information about caribou hunting opportunities in Unit 9, contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in King Salmon at (907) 246-3340.