5 AAC 85.050. Hunting seasons and bag limits for musk oxen

(a) In this section, the phrase "General hunt only" means that there is a general hunt for residents, but no subsistence hunt, during the relevant open season. Hunting seasons and bag limits for musk oxen are as follows:

Resident Open Season (Subsistence and Nonresident Units and Bag Limits General Hunts) Open Season (1) Unit 18, Nunivak Island 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 Sept. 1 - Sept. 30 only, with up to 10 (General hunt only) Feb. 1 - Mar. 15 permits to be issued for Feb. 1 - Mar. 15 the fall season and up to (General hunt only) 35 permits to be issued for the spring season; or 1 cow by registration permit only, with up to 45 permits for cows to be issued on a first-come, first-served basis Unit 18, Nelson Island Feb. 1 - Mar. 25 Feb. 1 - Mar. 25 (General hunt only) 1 musk ox by registration permit only; up to 42 permits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis Remainder of Unit 18 No open season. No open season. (2) Unit 22(B), that portion within the Fox River drainage upstream of the Fox River Bridge, and within one mile of the Fox River Bridge, and within one mile of the Council Road east of the Fox River Bridge 1 bull by Tier II Nov. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. subsistence hunting permit (Subsistence hunt only) only; the total harvest may not exceed 16 bulls in Unit 22(B) Remainder of Unit 22(B) 1 bull by Tier II Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. subsistence hunting permit (Subsistence hunt only; the total harvest only) may not exceed 16 bulls in Unit 22(B) Unit 22(C), that portion west of the west bank of the Bonanza River, north of the north bank of Bonanza Channel and Safety Sound, east of the east bank of the flowage connecting Safety Sound with the confluence of the Eldorado and Flambeau rivers, and east of and including the Eldorado River drainage 1 bull by Tier II Aug. 1 - Sept. 30 No open season. subsistence hunting permit (Subsistence hunt only; up to 3 bulls only) may be taken Unit 22(C), that portion west of the west bank of the Sinuk River 1 bull by Tier II Feb. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. subsistence hunting permit (Subsistence hunt only; up to 3 bulls may only) be taken Remainder of Unit 22(C) No open season. No open season. Unit 22(D) Southwest, that portion west of the Tisuk River drainage, west of the west bank of the unnamed creek originating at the unit boundary opposite the headwaters of McAdam's Creek to its confluence with Canyon Creek, and west of the west bank of Canyon Creek to its confluence with Tuksuk Channel 1 musk ox per regulatory Sept. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt subsistence hunting only) permit only; however, cows may be taken only during the period Jan. 1 - Mar. 15; up to 9 musk oxen may be taken; however, not more than 4 cows may be taken; total harvest may not exceed 9 musk oxen in Unit 22(D) Southwest Unit 22(D), the Pilgrim River drainage 1 musk ox per regulatory Nov. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt subsistence hunting only) permit only; however, cows may be taken only during the period Jan. 1 - Mar. 15; up to 41 musk oxen may be taken in combination with the remainder of Unit 22(D); however, not more than 17 cows may be taken and total harvest may not exceed 41 musk oxen in Unit 22(D), excluding Unit 22(D) Southwest Remainder of Unit 22(D) 1 musk ox per regulatory Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt subsistence hunting only) permit only; however, cows may be taken only during the period Jan. 1 - Mar. 15; up to 41 musk oxen may be taken in combination with Unit 22(D), the Pilgrim River drainage; however, not more than 17 cows may be taken and total harvest may not exceed 41 musk oxen in Unit 22(D), excluding Unit 22(D) Southwest Unit 22(E) 1 musk ox per regulatory Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt only) subsistence hunting permit only; however, cows may be taken only during the period Jan. 1 - Mar. 15; up to 50 musk oxen may be taken; however, not more than 25 cows may be taken; the total harvest may not exceed 50 musk oxen in Unit 22(E) 1 bull 4-year-old or older Feb. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. by drawing permit only; up to 10 permits may be issued Remainder of Unit 22 No open season. No open season. Unit 23, Southwest, that portion on the Seward Peninsula west of and including the Buckland River drainage 1 musk ox per regulatory Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. year by Tier II (Subsistence hunt subsistence hunting permit only) only; however, cows may be taken only during the period Jan. 1 - Mar. 15; up to 17 musk oxen may be taken; however, not more than 7 cows may be taken; the total harvest may not exceed 17 musk oxen in Unit 23 Southwest Unit 23, that portion Aug. 1 - Mar. 15 No open season. north and west of the (Subsistence hunt Noatak River only) 1 bull by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only; up to 15 bulls may be taken Remainder of Unit 23 No open season. No open season. (3) Units 26(A) and 26(B), that portion west of the Dalton Highway 1 musk ox by Tier II Aug. 1 - Mar. 31 No open season. subsistence permit only; (Subsistence hunt only) up to 20 musk oxen may be taken Unit 26(B), that portion east of the Dalton Highway 1 musk ox by Tier I Season to be No open season. permit only announced (Subsistence hunt only) or 1 bull by drawing permit Sept. 20 - Oct. 10 No open season. only if the harvestable Mar. 10 - Mar. 30 surplus is greater than 4 musk oxen; up to 5 musk oxen may be taken. Unit 26(C) Fall season to be No open season. announced. (Subsistence hunt only) Mar. 1 - Mar. 31 (Subsistence hunt only) 1 bull by Tier II subsistence hunting permit only; up to 15 bulls may be taken

(b) Repealed 6/16/91.

History: Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 12/30/89, Register 112; am 8/9/90, Register 115; am 12/27/90, Register 116; am 6/16/91, Register 118; am 7/1/92, Register 122; readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 12/28/2001, Register 160; am 7/1/2002, Register 162

Authority: AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.258

AS 16.05.346

Editor's note: At its November 9 - 11, 1992, January 19 - 28, 1993 meeting, the Board of Game readopted 5 AAC 85.050(a) (2) in its entirety, without change, under ch. 1, SSSLA 1992 (the 1992 subsistence law), which repealed and reenacted AS 16.05.258 .

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