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Alaska Hunting Regulations
NOTICE:
These regulations are not quoted verbatim from state law. They have been simplified for your convenience. In addition, be aware that issued emergency orders may contain hunting and trapping season information which may take precedence over information in the Hunting and Trapping Regulation booklets found below.
For further details, contact your local Alaska Department of Fish and Game office.
Hunting Regulations - Complete Booklet
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- 2016 – 2017 Alaska Hunting Regulations (PDF 13,770 kB) (Entire booklet, 144 pages)
Hunting Regulations - Individual Sections
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General Information (PDF 1,538 kB)
(pages 1 – 23, 34 – 35)
- Information for All Bear Hunters (PDF 296 kB) (pages 24 – 28)
- Identifying a legal Caribou (PDF 155 kB) (page 29)
- Identifying a legal Ram (PDF 149 kB) (page 33)
- Identifying a legal Muskoxen (PDF 147 kB) (page 32)
- Identifying a legal Moose (PDF 235 kB) (pages 30 – 31)
- Overview of Game Management Units (PDF 1,800 kB) (pages 2 and 36 – 37)
- Seasons and Bag Limits by Game Management Unit (the GMUs listed below contain pages 38 – 138)
- Fur Animals, Small Game, Unclassified Game, and Deleterious Exotic Wildlife (PDF 338 kB) (pages 139 – 141)
- Transfer of Possession Form (PDF 68 kB) (page 143) To be filled out before transferring unprocessed game meat to others either permanently (given as a gift) or temporarily for the purpose of transport.
- Wildlife Safeguard (PDF 340 kB) (page 144)
You may request a hard copy of the Alaska Hunting Regulations by emailing dfg.dwc.hq-info@alaska.gov, by calling (907) 465-4190, or pick up a copy of the regulations at your nearest Fish and Game Office.
Interested in submitting a hunting photo for possible use in future regulations or on our website? Please download this Wildlife Conservation Division Photo Submission Form (PDF 149 kB), which includes information on how and where to submit your images.
Bear Baiting Regulations
Download the Bear Baiting Seasons and Requirements (PDF 115 kB).
Waterfowl Regulations
Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations (PDF 745 kB)
Small Game Regulations
- Small Game: Seasons and Bag Limits (PDF 338 kB)
- Unit 14C Small Game Summary (PDF 209 kB)
Falconry
Alaska Falconry Manual (PDF 828 kB)
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1255 W. 8th Street
Juneau, AK 99811-5526
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