Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 85.030
Hunting seasons and bag limits for deer
Effective Jul 28, 2023Alaska Register 247(Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 8/9/90, Register 115; am 12/27/90, Register 116; am 6/16/91, Register 118; am 8/10/91, Register 119; am 8/7/92, Register 123; am/readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/1/93, Register 126; am 8/25/94, Register 131; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 8/4/95, Register 135; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/99, Register 150; em am 12/3/99 — 3/31/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add’l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add’l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2019, Register 230; am 7/1/2023, Register 246; am 7/28/2023, Register 247)
- (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. For those units or portions of units within non-subsistence areas established by the Joint Boards of Fisheries and Game (5 AAC 99.015), there is a general hunt only. Hunting seasons and bag limits for deer are as follows: Units and Bag Limits Resident Open Season (Subsistence and General Hunts) Nonresident Open Season (1) Unit 1(A), that portion on the Cleveland Penin- sula bounded by an east- west line from Yes Bay to Santa Anna Inlet Aug. 1 - Nov. 30Aug. 1 - Nov. 302 bucks Remainder of Unit 1(A) 4 bucks Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Unit 1(B) 2 bucks Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Unit 1(C), that portion including Lincoln, Shel- ter, and Sullivan Islands Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 314 deer; however, only bucks may be taken before Sept. 15 Unit 1(C), Douglas Is- land 4 deer total, only one of which may be a doe, and only bucks may be taken before Sept. 15 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Remainder of Unit 1(C) Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 312 bucks Unit 1(D) No open season.No open season.Unit 2 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Aug. 1 - Dec. 314 bucks (2) Unit 3, that portion of Mit- kof Island within the Peter- sburg Management Area Aug. 1 - Dec. 15Aug. 1 - Dec. 152 bucks Unit 3, including the remain- der of Mitkof Island, Woe- wodski, and Butterworth Islands Oct. 1 - Nov. 7Oct. 15 - Oct. 311 buck Unit 3, that portion of Kupreanof Island on the Lindenberg Peninsula east of the Portage Bay - Duncan Canal Portage Oct. 1 - Nov. 7No open season.1 buck Remainder of Unit 3 Aug. 1 - Nov. 30Aug. 1 - Nov. 302 bucks (3) Unit 4, that portion of Chichagof Island east of Port Frederick and north of Tenakee Inlet, including all drainages into Tenakee Inlet RESIDENT HUNTERS: 3 deer; however, only bucks may be taken before Sept. 15 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bucks Aug. 1 - Dec. 31Remainder of Unit 4 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 6 deer; however, only bucks may be taken be- fore Sept. 15 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 2 bucks Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 (4) Unit 5(A), Yakutat Youth Hunt Manage- ment Area 1 buck; or Oct. 15 - Oct. 31Oct. 15 - Oct. 311 buck Nov. 1 - Nov. 30Nov. 1 - Nov. 30Remainder of Unit (5)(A) 1 buck Nov. 1 - Nov. 30Nov. 1 - Nov. 30Unit 5(B) No open season.No open season. (5) Unit 6 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 5 deer; however, only bucks may be taken before Oct. 1 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 (General hunt only)NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 4 deer; however, only bucks may be taken be- fore Oct. 1 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31 (6) Unit 8, that portion of Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Set- tlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57° 52' N. lat., 152° 58' W. long.), and east of a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and from Mount Ellison Peak to Po- kati Point at Whale Pass- age, and that portion of Ko- diak Island east of a line from the mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth of El- bow Creek, and adjacent small islands in Chiniak Bay 1 buck; or Aug. 1 - Oct. 31Aug. 1 - Oct. 311 deer, by bow and arrow or muzzleloader only Nov. 1 - Nov. 14 Nov. 16 - Dec. 31Nov. 1 - Nov. 14 Nov. 16 - Dec. 31Remainder of Unit 8 RESIDENT HUNTERS: 3 deer; however, only bucks may be taken be- fore Oct. 1 Aug. 1 - Dec. 31NONRESIDENT HUNTERS: 1 buckAug. 1 - Dec. 31
- (b) Repealed 6/16/91.
(Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 8/9/90, Register 115; am 12/27/90, Register 116; am 6/16/91, Register 118; am 8/10/91, Register 119; am 8/7/92, Register 123; am/readopt 5/13/93, Register 126; am 7/1/93, Register 126; am 8/25/94, Register 131; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 8/4/95, Register 135; am 7/1/97, Register 142; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 7/1/99, Register 150; em am 12/3/99 — 3/31/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add’l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 7/1/2003, Register 166; add’l am 7/1/2003, Register 166; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; add’l am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2019, Register 230; am 7/1/2023, Register 246; am 7/28/2023, Register 247)