Subsistence Drawing Hunt Application Period Open for Units 7 & 15

For Immediate Release:
April 1, 2022

The Chugach National Forest District Ranger and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority of the Federal Subsistence Board, announce the open application period for Federal Subsistence Drawing Hunts on Federal lands on the Kenai Peninsula in Units 7 and 15. You must be a Federally qualified resident from the authorized community established for each hunt to apply. The application deadline is Friday, April 29, 2022 at 4:30 pm. No applications will be accepted after that time. Drawings for each hunt will be conducted and winners will be contacted beginning May 4, 2022.

04/01/2022
Last edited 04/01/2022
Contact Information
Todd Eskelin
907-398-9553
todd_eskelin@fws.gov

For the 2022 season the following permits will be available:

Unit 15 (Open to Federally qualified residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia)

  • Four Mountain Goat permits will be available from hunt areas DG356 (Indian Creek one permit), DG357 (Tustumena Glacier one permit), and DG358 (Fox River two permits). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.
  • Two Caribou permits will be drawn for the Killey River Caribou Herd.
  • One Sheep permit for Unit 15 will be drawn from applicants from Ninilchik.

For questions or to apply for Unit 15 hunts, please contact Todd Eskelin at todd_eskelin@fws.gov or (907) 398-9553.

Unit 7 (Open to Federally qualified residents of Chenega Bay, Cooper Landing, Hope, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatitlek)

  • Three Mountain Goat permits will be available from hunt areas DG338 (Crescent Lake one permit), DG339 (Grant Lake one permit), and DG341 (Cecil Rhodes Mountain one permit). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.

For questions or to apply for Unit 7 hunts, please contact Heather Thamm at heather.thamm@usda.gov or (907) 288-7709.

More information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program can be found at

https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/

You may call the Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 or email subsistence@fws.gov with questions.

Additional information on 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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