5 AAC 84.270. Furbearer trapping

Trapping seasons and bag limits for furbearers are as follows:

UNIT OPEN SEASON BAG LIMIT (1) Beaver Units 1 (except Unit 1(D)), 2, 3 (except Mitkof Island), and 4 (that portion east of Chatham Strait) Dec. 1 - May 15 No limit. Unit 1(D) Dec. 1 - May 15 5 per season. Unit 3, Mitkof Island Dec. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 4 (that portion west of Chatham Strait) No open season. Units 5 and 14 (except Unit 14(C)) Nov. 10 - May 15 No limit. Unit 6 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 7 and 15 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 20 per season. Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 30 per season. Unit 11, however only firearms Nov. 10 - May 31 30 per season. may be used to take up to 4 beaver from Apr. 15 - May 31 Units 9 and 17, however Oct. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. only firearms may be used April 15 - May 31 to take up to 2 beaver per day from April 15 - May 31 Unit 10 No open season. Unit 12, however only firearms may be used to take up to 6 beaver per regulatory year from Sept. 20 - Oct. 31 and Apr. 16 - May 15 Sept. 20 - May 15 15 per season. Units 13 and 16 Sept. 25 - May 31 No limit. Unit 14(C), that portion within the drainages of Glacier Creek, Kern Creek, the Twentymile River, the drainages of Knik River outside Chugach State Park, and the Fort Richardson Management Area, including Elmendorf Air Force Base Dec. 1 - Apr. 15 20 per season. Remainder of Unit 14(C) No open season. Unit 18 No closed season. No limit. Units 19, 21, and 24 Nov. 1 - June 10 No limit. Unit 20(A) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 20(B), that portion of the Chena River downstream from its confluence with the Little Chena River, and Badger (Piledriver) Slough downstream from Plack Road No open season; however, the department may set seasons and bag limits, by permit only, to curb high beaver populations and reduce property damage. Remainder of Unit 20(B) Sept. 25 - May 31 No limit. Units 20(C) and 20(F) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 20(D) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 25 per season. Unit 20(E), however only firearms may be used to take up to 6 beaver per regulatory year from Sept. 20 - Oct. 31 and Apr. 16 - May 15 Sept. 20 - May 15 25 per season. Unit 22 No closed season. No limit. Unit 23 No closed season. No limit. Unit 25 (except Unit 25(C)) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 50 per season. Unit 25(C) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 26 No open season. (2) Coyote Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 6 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 7, 9 - 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 15 - 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (3) Fox, arctic, white, or blue Units 9 and 10 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22 - 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (4) Fox, red (including the cross, black, or silver color phases) Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14, excluding Chugach State Park and 16 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 7, 14(C), that portion within Chugach State Park, and 15 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 One per season. Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 12, 20, 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 19 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (5) Lynx Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 7, 11, and 13 - 16 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit; season may be closed by emergency order. Units 8 and 10 No open season. Unit 9 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 20 (except 20(E)) and 25(C) Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit; season may be closed by emergency order. Units 12 and 20(E) Nov. 1 - Nov. 30 5 lynx. Dec. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 19 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 21 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 24 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Remainder of Unit 25 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. (6) Marten Units 1 - 3 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 4, that portion of Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of the Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 No limit. Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 7, 8, 15, and 16(B) Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 6, 9, 11, 13, and 17 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 14 and the remainder of Unit 16 Nov. 10 - Dec. 31 No limit. Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (7) Mink and weasel Units 1 - 3 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 4, that portion of Chichagof Island east of Idaho Inlet and north of the Trail River and Tenakee Inlet and north of a line from the headwaters of Trail River to the head of Tenakee Inlet Dec. 1 - Dec. 31 No limit. Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 7, 8, 14 - 16, and 18 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 6, 9, 10, and 17 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 11 and 13 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 22 and 26 Nov. 1 - Jan. 31 No limit. Unit 23 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. (8) Muskrat Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 8 - 11, 16, and 18 Nov. 10 - June 10 No limit. Units 7, 14, and 15 Nov. 10 - May 15 No limit. Units 12 and 20(E) Sept. 20 - June 10 No limit. Unit 13 Sept. 25 - June 10 No limit. Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 2 per season. Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 22, and 24 - 26 Nov. 1 - June 10 No limit. Unit 23 No closed season. No limit. (9) Otter, land Units 1 - 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15 No limit. Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15 No limit. Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16 - 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 7 and 14(C) Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit.

Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 12 and 19 - 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit. Unit 15 Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. (10) Otter, sea Units 1 - 26 No open season. (11) Repealed 4/24/88 (12) Squirrel (red, flying, parka, or ground) and marmot Units 1 - 26 No closed season. No limit. (13) Wolf Units 1 and 3 - 5 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 2 Dec. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 6, 7, 10, 11, 14(A), 15, and 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Unit 9 Oct. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 14(B), 16, and 17 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 12 and 13 Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Unit 19(D) Oct. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Remainder of Unit 19, Units 20 (except 20(D) and 20(E)), and 21 - 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 20(D), and 20(E) Oct. 15 - Apr. 30 No limit. (14) Wolverine Units 1 - 5 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30 No limit. Units 6 - 10, 15, and 16(B) Nov. 10 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 11 and 13 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 No limit. Units 14 and 16(A) Nov. 10 - Jan. 31 2 per season. Units 12, 20, and 25(C) Nov. 1 - Feb. 28 No limit. Units 17 and 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 19, 21, 24, and 25 (except 25(C)) Nov. 1 - Mar. 31 No limit. Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15 No limit.

History: In effect before 1980; am 7/4/80, Register 75; am 9/30/81, Register 79; am 7/17/82, Register 83; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 6/30/84, Register 90; am 6/23/85, Register 94; am 8/29/85, Register 95; am 4/24/88, Register 106; am 7/14/88, Register 107; am 8/12/90, Register 115; am 7/1/92, Register 122; am 10/1/93, Register 127; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/16/95, Register 135; am 6/28/96, Register 138; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 7/27/97, Register 143; am 7/1/98, Register 146; add'l am 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/99, Register 150; am 7/17/99, Register 151; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; add'l am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add'l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 12/28/2001, Register 160; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add'l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; add'l am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; add'l am 7/1/2005, Register 174

Authority: AS 16.05.060

AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.270

Editor's note: Beaver in Units 9, 17, 18, 19, 21(E), and 25 (except 25(C)) have additional seasons, bag limit, and/or area-specific methods and means provisions in 5 AAC 92.095.

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