5 Alaska Admin. Code § 84.270

Current through August 30, 2024

Section 5 AAC 84.270 - Furbearer trapping

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 15	No limit.
Unit 14 (except Unit 14(C))	Nov. 10 - May 15	No limit.
Unit 6	Nov. 10 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Units 7 and 15	Oct. 15 - Apr. 30	20 per season.
Unit 8	Nov. 10 - Apr. 30	30 per season.
Units 9, firearms may be used to take up to 2 beaver per day from	Oct. 10 - May 31	No limit.
Unit 10	Apr. 15 - May 31	No open season.
Units 11, 13, and 16	Sept. 25 - May 31	No 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 Management Area, and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area	Nov. 10 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Remainder of Unit 14(C)	No open season.
Unit 17, firearms or bow and arrow may be used to take beaver from Dec. 1 - Apr. 14, and firearms may be used to take up to 2 beaver per day from Apr. 15 - may 31	Oct. 10 - May. 31	No limit.
Unit 18	No closed season.	No limit.
Units 12, 20(A), 20(C), 20(E), and 20(F)	Sept. 15 - June 10	No limit.
Units 19, 21, 24, and 25	Sept. 1 - June 10	No limit.
Unit 20(B), that portion of the Chena River downstream from its confluence with the Little Chena River however, the department may set seasons and bag limits, by permit only, to curb high beaver populations and reduce property damage.	No open season;
Remainder of Unit 20(B), and Unit 20(D)	Sept. 25 - May 31	No limit.
Unit 22	No closed season.	No limit.
Unit 23	No closed season.	No limit.
Units 26	No closed season.
(2) Coyote
Units 1 - 5	Nov. 1 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Units 6, 9-11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16-18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 7 and 15	Oct. 15 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 14(C)	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Units 12 and 20(E)	Oct. 15 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24, and 25	Nov. 1 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit.
(3) Fox, arctic, white, or blue
Unit 8	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 9 and 10	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Unit 17	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No 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. 15	No limit.
Unit 5	Nov. 10 - Feb. 15	No 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. 31	No 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. 15	No limit.
Unit 17	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 19	Nov. 1 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit.
(5) Lynx
Units 1 - 5	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Units 7, 11, and 13 - 16	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit; season may be closed by emergency 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. 31	No limit.
Unit 17	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 12, 19(A), 19(B), 19(E), 20, 21(B), 21(C), 21(D), 21(E) and 25	Nov. 1 - Mar. 15	No limit.
Units 19(C), 19(D), and 21(A)	Nov. 1 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit.
Unit 24	Nov. 1 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
(6) Marten
Units 1 - 3 (except Kuiu Island)	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No 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. 31	No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Unit 5	Nov. 10 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Units 7, 8, 14(A), 14(B), 15, and 16	Nov. 10 - Jan. 31	No 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. 31	No limit.
Unit 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit.
(7) Mink and weasel
Units 1 - 3	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No 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. 31	No limit.
Remainder of Unit 4	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Units 7, 8, and 14 - 16	Nov. 10 - Jan. 31	No limit.
Units 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 17	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Unit 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No 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. 15	No limit.
Units 22, 23, and 26(A)	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit.
(8) Muskrat
Units 1 - 5	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Units 6, 8 - 11, and 16	Nov. 10 - June 10	No limit.
Units 7, 14, and 15	Nov. 10 - May 15	No limit.
Units 12 and 20(E)	Sept. 20 - June 10	No limit.
Unit 13	Sept. 25 - June 10	No limit.
Unit 17	Nov. 10 - May 31	No limit.
Units 19, 20 (except 20(E)), 21, 24 - 25, 26(B), and 26(C)	Sept. 15 - June 10	No limit.
Unit 22	Nov. 1 - June 10	No limit.
Units 18, 23 and 26(A)	No closed season	No limit.
(9) Otter, land
Units 1 - 5	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 5	Nov. 10 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Units 6, 9 - 11, 13, 14(A), 14(B), and 16 - 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 7 and 14(C)	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Unit 8	Nov. 10 - Jan. 31	No limit.
Units 12 and 19 - 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No 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. 30	No 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. 30	No limit.
Unit 2	Nov. 15 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 6, 11, and 14(A)	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 7 and 15	Oct. 15 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 9 and 10	Oct. 1 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Units 14(B), 17, and 18	Nov. 10 - Apr. 30	No limit.
Unit 14(C)	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Units 19(D), 21(A), 24, and 25(D)	Oct. 1 - Apr. 30	No 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. 30	No limit.
Units 20(D) and 20(E)	Oct. 15 - Apr. 30	No limit.
(14) Wolverine
Units 1 - 5	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Units 6, 7, 9(A), 9(C), 9(D), 9(E), 11, 15, and 16(B)	Nov. 10 - Last day of Feb	No limit.
Unit 9(B)	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Unit 10	No open season
Unit 13	Nov. 10 - Feb. 15	No limit.
Unit 14(A)	Dec. 15 - Jan. 31	2 per season
Units 14(B), 14(C), and 16(A)	Nov. 10 - Jan. 31	2 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. 15	No limit.
Units 17 and 18	Nov. 10 - Mar. 31	No limit.
Units 19, 20(C), 21, 24, and 25 (except 25(C))	Nov. 1 - Mar. 31	No limit
Units 22, 23, and 26	Nov. 1 - Apr. 15	No limit
(15) Fisher
Units 1 - 5	Dec. 1 - Feb. 15	1 per season

5 AAC 84.270

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