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Closure Of Mountain Goat Hunt East Of Unakwik Inlet
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Goat Hunt RG252 Closes East of Unakwik Inlet (Cordova) – Registration permit hunt RG252 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D will close by emergency order at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 20. The hunt includes areas east of Unakwik Inlet and…
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Raised In Alaska’s Bucket List Trip For Kenai River Reds
“This trip has been on my must do list for a few years and I wasn’t the tiniest bit disappointed. There were a lot of Red Salmon (Sockeye) in the river and this particular float is as good as it gets. Come along for one of my bucket list fishing trips.”
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ADFG Commish On Trawling Concerns: “Things Are Being Done To Address Impacts Of Trawling On Our Salmon, Crab And Halibut Stocks”
“Using an analogy, if your arm hurts, you don’t ask the doctor to cut it off. Instead, you ask why and ask the doctor to perform tests to examine the cause. Then, the identified cause is treated. Let’s employ this same reasoning to trawling and continue to address the issues while considering the data and…
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Alaska Projects Among NOAA Fisheries Funding For Fish Habitat Restoration
Fisheries rely on healthy habitats like wetlands, rivers, and coral reefs as important areas to grow, eat, and reproduce. These projects will restore healthy habitat for fish across the country: from planting corals to rebuild reefs in the Caribbean, to reconnecting rivers for salmon, to restoring salt marsh for shrimp and oysters in the Gulf…
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North Gastineau Channel Will Reopen For Sportfishing This Weekend
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Sport Fish is announcing that saltwaters of north Gastineau Channel near the Macaulay Salmon Hatchery previously closed by emergency order will reopen to sport fishing effective 12:01 a.m., Saturday, September 19 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, December 31.
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Anglers No Longer Required To Register For Copper-Upper Susitna Management Area Ice Fishing Houses
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.
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Game Management Unit 6B Moose Hunt Will Close Tonight
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 indicate the current take is at 24 bull moose. Hunters remain in the field,…
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Limited Amount Of Permits Available For Afognak Island Elk Hunt
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 through drawing permit hunts in these areas are now offered through a limited number…
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ADFG Will Offer 25 Permits for Raspberry Island Cow Elk Hunt
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 ADF&G offices. The permit is open to any eligible Alaska resident hunter and is…
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Moose Bag Limit Restriction Added To GMU 13E Hunt In Southcentral Alaska
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 with four or more brow tines on at least one side). Community moose hunters…
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Wrangell-St. Elias NP Federal Subsistence Moose Hunt Gets Extended For Two Additional Games
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 a.m. on Monday, September 21 and close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22,…