Public Hearing Announced for Three Temporary Special Action Requests Regarding Federal Deer Hunting in Unit 2

The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council requests the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) consider several actions regarding deer harvest on Federal public lands in Unit 2 for the conservation of a healthy deer population and the continuation of subsistence uses. The submitted requests are listed below and can also be viewed at www.doi.gov/subsistence/pending-special-actions.

• WSA25-01 requests that the Board close Federal public lands in Unit 2 to deer hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2025/2026 regulatory year.
• WSA25-02 requests that the Board eliminate the doe hunt in Unit 2 for the 2025/2026 regulatory year if the final rule establishing Ketchikan as a rural community publishes before the end of the Unit 2 deer season.
• WSA25-03 requests that the Board determine which communities of federally qualified subsistence users should be permitted to harvest deer on Federal public lands in Unit 2 for the 2025/2026 regulatory year.
 

A public hearing to receive testimony on these Special Action Requests is scheduled on:
May 13, 2025, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. *
in-person at Generations Southeast, 6565 Boundary Road, Klawock, Alaska
or by Teleconference: (833) 436-1163 Conference ID: 202592486#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
 

*Public hearings may end early or run late depending on public participation.
 

Information about 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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