
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.
View informational flyer on submitting a Special Action Request.
The links below contain Information on submitted wildlife special actions and final analyses.
WSA22-06 Special Action Request WIRAC Caribou
WSA22-05 Special Action Request NWARAC Unit 23 Caribou
WSA 13-MG-12-22 Hogan Lake Zone on Baranof Island in Unit 4 Closed to the Harvest of Muntain Goats
WSA 13-MG-11 Necker Bay Zone on Baranof Island in Unit 4 Closed to the Harvest of Mountain Goats
WSA-13-MG-10 Whale Bay Zone on Barano Island in Unit 4 Closed to the Harvest of Mountain Goats
WSA-13-MG-03-22 Lisa Creek on Baranof Island, Zone 4, Mountain Goat Harvest Closed
SRD-2022-WEA-01 Unit 7 Dall Sheep Drawing Hunt Closed
WSA 13 MG 02-22 South Baranof Zone on Baranof Island Unit 4
WSA 12-CCH-01-22 Portion of Unit 12 Closed to the Harves of the Chisana Caribou Herd
Temporary Special Action Request WSA22-01 (change the federal muskox permit system in Game Management Units 22 and 23 from a federal registration permit to a federal drawing permit)
Temporary Wildlife Special Action WSA22-02 (Dall sheep in Units 24A, 26B)
Temporary Special Action Request WSA21-01 (request to close Federal public lands in Units 23 and 26A to harvest of caribou and moose by non-Federally qualified users from August 1 through September 30, 2021).
(submitted by Northwest Arctic Subsistence RAC)Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-02 (Unit 18 Remainder Hunt Area - Moose).