Wildlife Special Actions

A Special Action Request is an out-of-cycle change in a season, harvest limit, or method of harvest. Special Actions are taken when unusual situations arise, such as a significant change in resource abundance that could not reasonably have been anticipated. The Federal Subsistence Board may take a Special Action to restrict, close, open, or reopen the taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands and waters. Such actions are taken to ensure the continued viability of a particular fish or wildlife population, to ensure continued subsistence use, or for reasons of public safety. These guidelines and requirements can be found in 36 CFR 242.19 and 50 CFR 100.19.

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The table below contains information on wildlife special actions currently in effect.

Effective Date

Unit/Species

Documents

Description

10/27/2024 12:01 am

Expires 03/31/2025 11:59 p.m.

Units 20E, 25C, portion of 20F CaribouNews ReleaseThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on October 27, 2024.

8/9/2024 :

Expires

6/30/2026

Unit 12 MooseNews ReleaseExtend FM1203 moose season by 10 days, closing September 30 for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. 

8/9/2024

Expires

6/30/2026

Unit 13 MooseNews ReleaseClose Federal public lands in Unit 13B to moose hunting by non-federally qualified users for the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

7/1/2024

Expires

6/30/2025

 

Units 11, 12, 13 CaribouNews ReleaseFederal public lands in Units 11, 12, and 13 are closed to caribou hunting by all users for the 2024/25 regulatory year. 

05/24/2024

Expires 6/30/2026

Units 20E and 25C SheepNews ReleaseThrough the 2024 regulatory season, closure on Federal public lands in Units 20E and 25C. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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