Subsistence News

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Federal subsistence moose hunting season closing in a portion of Unit 5A

10/17/2023

For Immediate Release:

October 16, 2023

YAKUTAT, Alaska - Yakutat District Ranger Lee Benson, under authority delegated by the Federal
Subsistence Board, is closing the 2023 Federal subsistence moose season for that portion of Unit 5A west of the Dangerous River, except the Nunatak Bench, effective Oct. 16 2023 at 11:59 p.m. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has a closure for the State season.

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Federal Subsistence Board Closes Federal Public Lands to Caribou Hunting by All Users in Units 11, 12, and 13 for 60 days

09/29/2023

For Immediate Release:

September 29, 2023

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved WSA23-06 to close Federal public lands to caribou hunting by all users in Units 11, 12, and 13 for 60 days due to conservation concerns. The closures in Units 11 and 12 extend from Oct. 1-Nov. 29, 2023. The closure in Unit 13 extends from Oct. 21-Dec. 19, 2023. 

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2023 Fall Federal Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Season Opening

07/31/2023

For Immediate Release: 

July 28, 2023

This special action is valid for federal public lands occurring in portions of Units 17A and 17C consisting of the Nushagak Peninsula south of the Igushik River, Tuklung River and Tuklung Hills, west to Tvativak Bay – residents of Unit 9B, 9C, 9E, 17 and Lime Village and Stony River

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