Alaska Admin. Code tit. 5, § 92.550 – Areas closed to trapping

The following areas are closed to the trapping of furbearers as indicated:

(1) Unit 1(C) (Juneau area):
1. (A) a strip within one-quarter mile of the mainland coast between the end of Thane Road and the end of Glacier Highway at Echo Cove;
2. (B) Auke Lake and the area within one-quarter mile of Auke Lake;
3. (C) that area of the Mendenhall Valley bounded on the south by the Glacier Highway, on the west by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Montana Creek Road and Spur Road to Mendenhall Lake, on the north by Mendenhall Lake, and on the east by the Mendenhall Loop Road and Forest Service Glacier Spur Road to the Forest Service Visitor Center;
4. (D) a strip within one-quarter mile of the Douglas Island coast along the entire length of the Douglas Highway and a strip within one-quarter mile of the Eaglecrest Road;
5. (E) that area within the United States Forest Service Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area;
6. (F) a strip within one-quarter mile of the following trails as designated on United States Geological Survey maps: Herbert Glacier Trail, Windfall Lake Trail, Peterson Lake Trail, Spaulding Meadows Trail (including the loop trail), Nugget Creek Trail, Outer Point Trail, Dan Moller Trail, Perseverance Trail, Granite Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail and the Nelson Water Supply Trail, Sheep Creek Trail, Point Bishop Trail, Amalga Trail, Auke Nu/John Muir Trail, Eagle Glacier Trail, Point Bridget Trail, Treadwell Ditch Trail, and Salmon Creek Trail; however, traps that are completely submerged and traps with an inside jaw spread of five inches or less which are set at least five feet above the ground and snow are allowed if set more than 50 yards from the trail;
7. (G) the area described as the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge in AS 16.20.034 is closed to trapping; the use of off-road or all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, or other motorized vehicles (except boats) within the boundaries of Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge is prohibited at all times;
(2) Unit 9: the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary and contiguous tidelands are closed to trapping;
(3) Unit 14(C) (Anchorage Area):
1. (A) the drainages into Eklutna River and Eklutna Lake, within Chugach State Park except Thunderbird Creek and those drainages flowing into the East Fork of the Eklutna River upstream from the bridge above the lake;
2. (B) the Eagle River Management Area;
3. (C) that portion of Chugach State Park outside of the Eagle River, Anchorage, and Eklutna management areas is open to trapping under Unit 14(C) seasons and bag limits, except that trapping of wolf, wolverine, land otter, and beaver is not allowed; killer style steel traps with an inside jaw spread seven inches or greater are prohibited; a person using traps or snares in the area must register with the Department of Natural Resources Chugach State Park area office and provide a trapper identification; all traps and snares in the area must be marked with the selected identification; the use of traps or snares is prohibited within
  1. (i) 50 yards of developed trails;
  2. (ii) one-quarter mile of trailheads, campground, and permanent dwellings;
  3. (iii) repealed 7/1/2009;
4. (D) all land and water within the Anchorage Management Area as described in 5 AAC 92.530(3);
5. (E) in the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge in Unit 14(C), described in AS 16.20.031: all land and water south and west of and adjacent to the toe of the bluff that extends from Point Woronzof southeasterly to Potter Creek;
6. (F) the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area, except for beaver, muskrat, mink, weasel, marten, otter, fox, and coyote in areas designated by the commander;
(4) Unit 15:
1. (A) repealed 7/1/2005;
2. (B) repealed 7/1/2005;
3. (C) repealed 7/27/2005;
4. (D) the Kenai Moose Research Center Closed Area in Unit 15(A), which consists of that area within the outer boundary fences of the Kenai Moose Research Center, located west and south of Coyote and Vixen Lakes is closed to trapping;
5. (E) all land within one-fourth mile of the two wildlife underpasses on the Sterling Highway are closed to trapping;
6. (F) those portions within 100 yards of the Diamond Creek, Grewingk Glacier, and Grewingk Saddle trails are closed to trapping; however, trapping is allowed within 100 yards of the trails if the traps are:
  1. (i) elevated three feet above hard ground;
  2. (ii) enclosed;
  3. (iii) under water; or
  4. (iv) under ice.
(5) Unit 17: all islands within the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary as described in AS 16.20.092 are closed to trapping;
(6) Unit 2: Joe Mace Island Marine Park, a small island off Point Baker on Prince of Wales Island, is closed to trapping;
(7) repealed 8/10/2010;
(8) repealed 8/10/2010.
(9) Unit 7:
1. (A) all land within one-fourth mile of the two wildlife underpasses and one wildlife overpass on the Sterling Highway are closed to trapping;
2. (B) those portions within 50 yards of the Quartz Creek, Crescent Creek, Russian River, North Cooper Creek, and South Cooper Creek campgrounds are closed to trapping; however, trapping is allowed within 50 yards of the trails if the traps are:
  1. (i) elevated three feet above hard ground;
  2. (ii) enclosed;
  3. (iii) under water; or
  4. (iv) under ice.
(10) Units 14(A) and 14(B): those portions within 50 yards of the following trails and roads are closed to trapping: Talkeetna Lakes Park trail system, Dorothy Jones trail system, Matanuska Lakes Recreation Area developed trails, Scout Ridge Loop, Reflections Lake Trail, Nelson Road, Rabbit Slough Boat Launch Access Road, Wasilla Creek Boardwalk, Government Peak Recreation Area developed trail system within the southern development area, Independence Mine ski trails, Gold Mint trail to Mint Glacier, Reed Lakes trails to lower Reed Lake, and Archangel Road to the gate; however, trapping is allowed within 50 yards of the trails and roads if the traps are:
1. (A) elevated three feet above hard ground;
2. (B) enclosed;
3. (C) underwater; or
4. (D) under ice.
Reserved

(Eff. 8/20/89, Register 111; am 7/1/92, Register 122; am 7/9/95, Register 135; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 1/3/2001, Register 156; am 8/22/2001, Register 159; am 12/5/2002, Register 164; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 7/1/2005, Register 174; am 7/27/2005, Register 175; am 7/1/2007, Register 182; am 7/1/2008, Register 186; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; add’l am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 8/10/2010, Register 195; am 7/1/2011, Register 198; add’l am 7/1/2011, Register 198; am 7/1/2019, Register 230; am 7/28/2023, Register 247; am 7/1/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.250, AS 16.20.075, AS 16.20.162, AS 16.05.255, AS 16.20.092