Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 84.270

Furbearer trapping

Effective Jul 1, 2025Alaska Register 254(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; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; add’l am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; add’l am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2008, Register 186; add’l am 7/1/2008, Register 186; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; add’l am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 1st add’l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; em am 5/27/2010 — 9/23/2010, Register 194; am 5/14/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 1st add’l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; add’l am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 1st add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2014, Register 210; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 1st add’l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; am 7/1/2017, Register 222; am 7/1/2018, Register 226; am 7/1/2019, Register 230; add’l am 7/1/2019, Register 230; am 7/1/2020, Register 234; am 6/23/2022, Register 242; add’l am 6/23/2022, Register 242; am 7/1/2023, Register 246; am 7/28/2023, Register 247; am 7/7/2024, Register 251; am 8/10/2024, Register 251; am 7/1/2025, Register 254) | Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.255, AS 16.05.270

Trapping seasons and bag limits for furbearers are as follows: Species and Units Open Season Bag Limit (1) Beaver Units 1 - 5 Nov. 10 - May 15No limit.Unit 14 (except Unit 14(C)) Nov. 10 - May 15No limit.Unit 6 Nov. 10 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 7 and 15 Nov. 10 - Apr. 3020 per season.Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Apr. 3030 per season.Unit 9 Oct. 10 - May 31No limit.Unit 10 No open season.Units 11, 13, and 16 Sept. 25 - May 31No 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, the Birchwood Manage- ment Area, and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area Nov. 10 - Apr. 3020 per season.Remainder of Unit 14(C) No open season.Unit 17 Oct. 10 - May 31No limit.Unit 18 No closed season.No limit.Units 12, 20(A), 20(C), 20(E), and 20(F) Sept. 15 - June 10No limit.Units 19, 21, 24, and 25 Sept. 1 - June 10No limit.Unit 20(B), that portion of the Chena River downstream from its confluence with the Little Chena RiverNo open season; how- ever, the department may set seasons and bag limits, by permit only, to curb high beaver popula- tions and reduce property damage. Remainder of Unit 20(B), and Unit 20(D) Sept. 25 - May 31No limit.Unit 22 No closed season.No limit.Unit 23 No closed season.No limit.Unit 26 No open season. (2) Coyote Units 1 - 5 Nov. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 6, 9-11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16-18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 7 and 15 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 12 and 20(E) Oct. 15 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit. (3) Fox, arctic, white, or blue Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 9 and 10 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit.Units 24 and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb.No limit. (4) Fox, red (including the cross, black, or silver color phases) Units 1 - 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15No limit.Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14, excluding Chugach State Park, and Unit 16 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 7, 14(C), that portion within Chugach State Park, and Unit 15 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.One per season.Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 20, except 20(E), and Units 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 12 and 20(E) Nov. 1 - Mar. 15No limit.Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 19 Nov. 1 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit. (5) Lynx Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Units 7, 11, and 13 - 16Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit; season may be closed by emergen- cy order. Unit 10 No open season.Units 6 and 9 (except 9(B)) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 9(B) Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 17 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 12, 19(A), 19(B), 19(E), 20, 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), 21(E) and 25 Nov. 1 - Mar. 15No limit.Units 19(C), 19(D), and 21(A) Nov. 1 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit.Unit 24 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb.No limit. (6) Marten Units 1 - 3 (except Kuiu Island) Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Unit 3 (Kuiu Island) No open season. 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. 31No limit.Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15No limit.Units 7, 8, 14(A), 14(B), 15, and 16 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31No limit.Units 6, 9, 11, 13, and 17 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 14(C) Nov. 10 - Dec. 31No limit.Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit. (7) Mink and weasel Units 1 - 3 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No 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. 31No limit.Remainder of Unit 4 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Unit 5 Nov. 10 - Feb. 15No limit.Units 7, 8, and 14 - 16 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31No limit.Units 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 17 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 12, 19 - 21, 24, and 25 Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 26(B), and 26(C) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26(A) Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit. (8) Muskrat Units 1 - 5 Dec. 1 - Feb. 15No limit.Units 6, 8 - 11, and 16 Nov. 10 - June 10No limit.Units 7, 14, and 15 Nov. 10 - May 15No limit.Units 12 and 20(E) Sept. 20 - June 10No limit.Unit 13 Sept. 25 - June 10No limit.Unit 17 Nov. 10 - May 31No limit.Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24 - 25, 26(B), and 26(C) Sept. 15 - June 10No limit.Unit 22 Nov. 1 - June 10No limit.Units 18, and 23, and 26(A) No closed season.No limit. (9) Otter, land Units 1 - 5 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16 - 18 Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 7 and 14(C) Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 8 Nov. 10 - Jan. 31No limit.Units 12 and 19 - 26 Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit.Unit 15 Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.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

Unit 1(C), that portion west

of Excursion Inlet and north

of Icy Passage, by registration

permit only

Nov. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Unit 1, except that portion of

Unit 1(C) west of Excursion

Inlet and north of Icy Passage,

and Units 3 - 5

Nov. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Unit 2

Nov. 15 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 6 and 11

Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 7 and 15

Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limitUnit 9 and 10

Oct. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 14(A), 14(B), 17,

and 18

Nov. 10 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 12, 13, and 16

Oct. 15 - Apr. 30No limit.Unit 14(C)

Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 19(D), 21(A), 24, and 25

Oct. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Remainder of Unit 19 and

Units 20 (except 20(D) and

20(E)), 21(B), 21(C), 21(D),

21(E), 22, 23, and 26

Nov. 1 - Apr. 30No limit.Units 20(D) and 20(E)

Oct. 15 - Apr. 30No limit. (14) Wolverine

Units 1 - 5

Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Units 6, 7, 9,

11, 15, 16(B), and 17

Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb.No limit.Unit 10

No open season.Unit 13

Nov. 10 - Feb. 15No limitUnit 14(A)

Dec. 15 - Jan. 312 per season.Units 14(B), 14(C), and 16(A)

Nov. 10 - Jan. 312 per season.Units 20(A), 20(B), 20(D),

20(F), and 25(C)

Nov. 1 - Last day of

Feb.No limit.Units 12 and 20(E)

Nov. 1 - Mar. 15No limit.Unit 18

Nov. 10 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 19, 20(C),

21, 24, and 25 (except 25(C))

Nov. 1 - Mar. 31No limit.Units 22, 23, and 26

Nov. 1 - Apr. 15No limit. (15) Fisher

Units 1 - 5

Dec. 1 - Feb. 151 per season.

(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; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; add’l am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; add’l am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2008, Register 186; add’l am 7/1/2008, Register 186; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; add’l am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 1st add’l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2010, Register 194; em am 5/27/2010 — 9/23/2010, Register 194; am 5/14/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 1st add’l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; add’l am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 1st add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2014, Register 210; am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 1st add’l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; 2nd add’l am 7/1/2015, Register 214; am 7/1/2017, Register 222; am 7/1/2018, Register 226; am 7/1/2019, Register 230; add’l am 7/1/2019, Register 230; am 7/1/2020, Register 234; am 6/23/2022, Register 242; add’l am 6/23/2022, Register 242; am 7/1/2023, Register 246; am 7/28/2023, Register 247; am 7/7/2024, Register 251; am 8/10/2024, Register 251; am 7/1/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.060, AS 16.05.255, AS 16.05.270