Alaska small game hunting regs

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt a species who co-habited with wooly mammoths during the Ice Age. This is an expensive hunt due to logistics and unavoidable transporter costs. There will also be extra costs for food, extra baggage like meat , gear for extreme weather, tips for guides and transporters, and other miscellaneous items.

Most access is through Mekoryuk, the only village on the island. Transportation to Mekoryuk is by regularly scheduled commercial airlines from Bethel. Be prepared for extreme weather. The fall hunt can be wet and windy - transportation is usually by boat or ATV. You should be prepared for inclement weather in either season.

The area is mostly accessed by aircraft and hiking and almost always includes a fair bit of climbing to access the areas where goats are found. Taking of nannies with kids prohibited. Taking of males is encouraged. August 10 - November 30, Specific season periods vary depending on hunt area - see Draw Hunt unit regulations for seasons and report requirements.

Be prepared for potentially wet and cold weather as well as snow. Early season hunts typically have better weather while later season hunts typically mean goats will have longer hair. The lower elevations in the Chugach Mountains often are characterized by large areas of very thick brush typically Alder and subject to slow travel.

The higher terrain can be extreme and climbing is almost always a prerequisite for access to the largest goats. There is no purchase limit. A single ticket provides a chance to win one hunt species. Multiple tickets can be entered into one hunt or multiple hunts. Individuals may win more than one hunt! WHO: Any resident, non-resident, or non-resident alien who is 10 years-of-age or older.

Guide requirements apply. Eligibility requirements apply. Winners must abide by all existing bag limits, license and tag requirements, guide requirements, and other applicable regulations for example: if you are a nonresident that harvested a sheep in Alaska in the last 4 years, you are ineligible for the sheep permit and should not enter the sheep hunt drawing.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Hide Section Navigation. Delta Bison This is another opportunity to pursue bison in the most highly sought after drawing permit hunt in Alaska. Alaska Range Caribou This hunt is one of the best areas for trophy-class barren ground caribou in Alaska. Nunivak Island Muskox Found only in very remote Arctic and subarctic locations, muskoxen promise a guaranteed hunting adventure.

Chugach Mountain Goat Experience the adventure of a lifetime with an opportunity to hunt trophy-class mountain goats in the Chugach Mountains, including areas such as the Knik River, Marcus Baker Glacier, and the best of Chugach State Park. Visit the Draw Information and Hunt Supplements pages for further information. Tier II hunts are subsistence hunts and are only available for Alaska residents 10 years of age or older.

Most registration hunts are available for both residents and nonresidents. Generally registration hunts do not limit the number of permits and seasons are closed by emergency order if a harvest goal is met.

A few registration hunts limit the number of permits on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information visit the Registration Hunts page.

Old John. Saw a ringneck rooster and hen off the south end of north fork road near the Sterling hwy last Monday. Sheep hunting My neighbor saw my chicken coop and we got to talking. He said he raised pheasants for several years but kept his penned up. Said there was a hatchery in Anchorage or the valley where he got his chicks from. Won a gift certificate at a Ducks Unlimited banquet so decided to try it.

He started gathering eggs and would split the chicks with a guy who had an incubator. Then his neighbors dog killed his best breeding pair but paid up for them. When a bear totally destroyed his pen he decided to give up. I suppose besides those intentionally releasing them there are a few that just get loose from those raising them as pets or to eat. They survive until winter if not killed by something else first but likely will not live past that.

Originally posted by mit View Post. Doug in Alaska. We came to Alaska in , moved up from Idaho. I grew up hunting pheasants and was a little disappointed to have only grouse and ptarmigan for birds to hunt up here. I'm out on KGB, and much to my amazement, a rooster pheasant showed in the back yard one day. He hung around for a week, at that point, I couldn't take it anymore and killed him. He was wrapped in bacon, baked, and was delicious, brought back old memories.

Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.