Temporary Special Action Request WSA17-05 for Unit 12 Remainder Caribou Harvest Limit Increase Withdrawn by Proponent

Temporary Special Action request WSA17-05, submitted by the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, requested that the harvest limit be increased from 1 caribou to “up to 2 caribou” and that the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Manager, in consultation with the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent, Alaska Department of Fish and Game area biologists, and Chairs of the Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council and Upper Tanana/Fortymile Fish and Game Advisory Committee, be delegated authority to set the harvest limit for the to-be-announced winter caribou season in Unit 12 remainder for the 2017/18 regulatory year.  This request targeted the Nelchina caribou herd, which currently exceeds State population objectives.