For purposes of implementing AS 16.05.255(e) - (g), the Board of Game has made the following findings on whether the listed big game prey populations, or portions of those populations, are identified as important for providing high levels of harvest for human consumptive use, and has established the following population and harvest objectives: Population Finding Population Objective Harvest Objective Deer GMU 1 (A)Positive15,000700GMU 1 (B)NegativeGMU 1 (C)Positive6,200450GMU 1 (D)NegativeGMU 2Positive71,0002,700GMU 3Positive15,000900GMU 4Positive125,0007,800GMU 5NegativeGMU 6Positive24,000 - 28,0002,200 - 3,000GMU 8Positive70,000 - 75,0008,000 - 8,500Caribou Herds AdakNegativeBeaver MountainNegativeCentral ArcticPositive28,000 - 32,0001,400 - 1,600ChisanaNegativeDeltaNegativeDenaliNegativeFarewell/Big RiverNegativeFortymilePositive50,000 - 100,0001,000 - 15,000Galena MountainNegativeKenai LowlandsNegativeKenai MountainsNegativeKilley River, Fox River, and Twin LakesNegativeMacombPositive600 - 80030 - 50MentastaNegativeMulchatnaPositive30,000 - 80,0002,400 - 8,000NelchinaPositive35,000 - 40,0003,000 - 6,000Northern Alaska PeninsulaPositive6,000 - 15,000600 - 1,500Nushagak PeninsulaNegativePorcupinePositive100,000 - 150,0001,500 - 2,000Rainy PassNegativeRay MountainNegativeSouthern Alaska PeninsulaPositive1,500 - 4,000150 - 200Sunshine MountainNegativeTeshekpukPositive15,000 - 28,000900 - 2,800TonzonaNegativeUnimak IslandNegativeWestern ArcticPositiveat least 200,00012,000 - 20,000White MountainNegativeWolf MountainNegativeMoose GMU 1(A)NegativeGMU 1(B)-Stikine RiverNegativeGMU 1(B)-Thomas BayNegativeGMU 1(C)-Berners BayNegativeGMU 1(C)-Chilkat RangeNegativeGMU 1(C)-TakuNegativeGMU 1(D)NegativeGMU 3NegativeGMU 5(A)-Nuna- tak BenchNegativeGMU 5(A)-Yakutat ForelandsNegativeGMU 5(B)-Mala- spina ForelandsNegative GMU 6(A)NegativeGMU 6(B)NegativeGMU 6(C)NegativeGMU 7NegativeGMU 9(A)NegativeGMU 9(B)Positive2,000 - 2,500100 - 250GMU 9(C) and 9(E)Positive3,000 - 3,700165 - 320GMU 9(D)NegativeGMU 11NegativeGMU 12Positive4,000 - 6,000150 - 300GMU 13(A)Positive3,500 - 4,200210 - 420GMU 13(B)Positive4,500 - 5,500200 - 400GMU 13(C)Positive2,500 - 3,25080 - 200GMU 13(D)Positive1,200 - 1,90075 - 190GMU 13(E)Positive5,000 - 6,000150 - 300GMU 14(A)Positive6,000 - 6,500360 - 750GMU 14(B)Positive2,500 - 2,800100 - 200GMU 14(C)Positive1,500 - 1,80090 - 270GMU 15(A)Positive3,000 - 3,500180 - 350GMU 15(B)NegativeGMU 15(C)Positive2,500 - 3,500200 - 350GMU 16(A)Positive3,500 - 4,000190 - 360GMU 16(B) Positive6,500 - 7,500310 - 600GMU 17(A)NegativeGMU 17(B)Positive2,800 - 3,500100 - 250GMU 17(C)Positive2,800 - 3,500165 - 350GMU 18Positive1,000 - 2,00060 - 200GMU 19(A)Positive4,300 - 5,300175 - 225GMU 19(B)Positive5,900 - 7,200235 - 290GMU 19(C)Positive4,400 - 5,000175 - 200GMU 19(D)-EastPositive6,000 - 8,000400 - 600GMU 19(D)-re- mainderPositive4,000 - 6,000250 - 60019(E)Positive3,300 - 4,000130 - 160GMU 20(A)Positive10,000 - 15,000500 - 900GMU 20(B)Positive12,000 - 15,000600 - 1,500GMU 20(C)-out- side DenaliPositive3,000 - 4,000150 - 400GMU 20(D)Positive8,000 - 10,000500 - 700GMU 20(E)Positive8,000 - 10,000250 - 500GMU 20(F)NegativeGMU 21(A)NegativeGMU 21(B)Positive4,000 - 6,000200 - 300GMU 21(C)NegativeGMU 21(D)Positive7,000 - 10,000450 - 1,000GMU 21(E)Positive9,000 - 11,000550 - 1,100GMU 22Positive5,100 - 6,800300 - 680GMU 23Positive3,500 - 9,200210 - 920GMU 24(A)Positive1,200 - 1,50075 - 125GMU 24(B)Positive4,000 - 4,500150 - 250GMU 24(C)Positive1,000 - 1,50050 - 125GMU 24(D)Positive5,000 - 6,000225 - 425GMU 25(A)NegativeGMU 25(B)NegativeGMU 25(C)NegativeGMU 25(D)Positive10,000 - 15,000600 - 1,500GMU 26(A)NegativeGMU 26(B)NegativeGMU 26(C)NegativeSheep

(Eff. 7/1/98, Register 146; am 7/1/99, Register 150; add’l am 7/1/99, Register 150; am 7/1/2000, Register 154; am 7/1/2001, Register 158; add’l am 7/1/2001, Register 158; am 8/22/2001, Register 159; am 7/1/2002, Register 162; add’l am 7/1/2002, Register 162; am 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 7/1/2006, Register 178; am 9/1/2006, Register 179; am 7/1/2009, Register 190; am 7/1/2010, Register 194; am 7/1/2012, Register 202; am 7/1/2013, Register 206; am 7/1/2016, Register 218; am 7/1/2017, Register 222; am 7/1/2020, Register 234; am 6/24/2021, Register 238; am 6/23/2022, Register 242; am 8/10/2024, Register 251; am 7/1/2025, Register 254; add’l am 7/1/2025, Register 254)

Authority: AS 16.05.255, AS 16.05.258, AS 16.05.270