5 Alaska Admin. Code § 92.530

Current through May 31, 2024

Section 5 AAC 92.530 - Management areas

The following management areas are subject to special restrictions:

(1) the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area:

(A) the area consists of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Military Reservation;

(B) the area is open to the taking of big game by permit only; small game, unclassified game, and fur animals in areas designated by the base commander; the department will set conditions under 5 AAC 92.050; a person wishing to hunt small game must have successfully completed a certified hunter education course.

(C) up to 25 percent of the drawing permits will be issued to applicants who are qualified disabled veterans and qualified disabled active-duty military personnel; an applicant under this subparagraph must either

(i) possess a United States military physician's affidavit stating that the applicant has a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability; or

(ii) be certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability;

(2) the Eagle River Management Area:

(A) the area consists of the Eagle River drainage upstream from the Glenn Highway in Unit 14(C);

(B) the area is closed to hunting, except

(i) sheep hunting by permit;

(ii) black and brown bear hunting by permit; before hunting a bear, a person wishing to hunt must complete a hunter safety course for which a certification of completion is issued;

(iii) small game may be taken by archery, shotgun, falconry, crossbow, or muzzleloader by permit;

(iv) deleterious exotic wildlife may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, bow and arrow (with blunts or other special small-game points), and falconry only;

(v) goat hunting by permit;

(3) the Anchorage Management Area:

(A) the area consists of all Cook Inlet drainages south of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Military Reservation and north of and including Rainbow Creek, but excluding the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge;

(B) the Anchorage Management Area is closed to hunting, except that

(i) moose hunting is allowed by permit only;

(ii) small game and waterfowl may be taken by falconry, except that waterfowl may not be taken in the Ship Creek drainage west of Post Road;

(iii) deleterious exotic wildlife may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, bow and arrow (with blunts or other special small-game points), and falconry only;

(4) the Eklutna Lake Management Area:

(A) the area consists of the drainages of Eklutna River and Eklutna Lake in Unit 14(C) upstream from the Glenn Highway, excluding those drainages flowing into the East Fork of Eklutna River upstream from the bridge above the Lake and Thunderbird Creek;

(B) the area is closed to hunting, except that

(i) small game may be taken by falconry or bow and arrow only, from September 1 through April 30;

(ii) moose hunting is allowed by permit with bow and arrow only;

(iii) black bear may be taken by bow and arrow only, from September 1 through May 31; a person wishing to hunt a black bear must complete a hunter safety course for which a certification of completion is issued;

(iv) sheep may be taken by permit, and by bow and arrow only, from September 1 through October 31;

(v) brown bear hunting is allowed by permit with bow and arrow only, from September 1 through May 31; a person wishing to hunt a brown bear must complete a hunter safety course for which a certification of completion is issued;

(5) the Chugach State Park Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Chugach State Park outside of the Eagle River, Anchorage, and Eklutna Management Areas;

(B) the area is open to hunting under regulations governing Unit 14(C), except as follows:

(i) black bear hunting is open from the September 1 through May 31, for one bear only;

(ii) no hunting is allowed for squirrel, wolf, wolverine, coyote, and unclassified game;

(iii) small game hunting is prohibited in the Tokle Creek drainage (Arctic Valley Ski Area);

(iv) brown bear hunting is open by drawing permit only from September 1 through May 31;

(6) the Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Units 15(A) and 15(B) bounded by a line beginning at the easternmost junction of the Sterling Highway and the Skilak Loop Road (milepost 58), then due south to the south bank of the Kenai River, then southerly along the south bank of the Kenai River to its confluence with Skilak Lake, then westerly along the north shore of Skilak Lake to Lower Skilak Lake Campground, then northerly along the Lower Skilak Lake Campground Road and the Skilak Loop Road to its westernmost junction with the Sterling Highway (milepost 75.1), then easterly along the Sterling Highway to the point of origin;

(B) the area is closed to hunting and trapping, except that

(i) moose may be taken by permit only;

(ii) small game may be taken by;

(a) falconry or bow and arrow only from October 1 through March 1; and

(b) standard .22 caliber rimfire firearm crossbow and shotgun only, by hunters 17 years old or younger accompanied by a licensed hunter 21 years old or older who has successfully completed a certified hunter education course if the youth has not successfully completed a certified hunter education course;

(iii) wolf, coyote, and lynx may be taken under applicable hunting regulations from November 10 through March 31, except within 1/4 mile of the Engineer, Kelly, Petersen, and Hidden Lake campgrounds and within 1/4 mile of boat launches.

(C) a firearm may not be discharged within one-quarter mile of any campground;

(7) the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area:

(A) the area consists of those portions of Units 20 and 24 - 26 extending five miles from each side of the Dalton Highway, including the driveable surface of the Dalton Highway, from the Yukon River to the Arctic Ocean, and including the Prudhoe Bay Closed Area;

(B) the area within the Prudhoe Bay Closed Area is closed to the taking of big game; the remainder of the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area is open to the take of furbearers and is closed to hunting; however, big game, small game, and fur animals may be taken in the area by bow and arrow only, and small game may be taken by falconry;

(C) repealed 6/23/2022;

(D) any hunter traveling on the Dalton Highway must stop at any check station operated by the department within the Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area;

(8) the Minto Flats Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 20 bounded by the Elliott Highway beginning at Mile 118, then northeasterly to Mile 96, then east to the Tolovana Hotsprings Dome, then east to the Winter Cat Trail, then along the Cat Trail south to the Old Telegraph Trail at Dunbar, then westerly along the trail to a point where it joins the Tanana River three miles above Old Minto, then along the north bank of the Tanana River (including all channels and sloughs except Swanneck Slough), to the confluence of the Tanana and Tolovana Rivers and then northerly to the point of beginning;

(B) the area is open to moose hunting except that aircraft and airboats may not be used for moose hunting or to transport moose, moose hunters, or moose hunting equipment within the Minto Flats Management Area;

(9) the Tok Management Area:

(A) the area consists of those portions of Units 12, 13(C), and 20(D) bounded by a line along the Alaska Highway east from the west side of the Johnson River bridge to Tok Junction, then south along the Tok-Slana cutoff (Glenn Highway) to the Slana River; then west along the north bank of the Slana River to its confluence with Lost Creek, then up the north side of Lost Creek to the divide between Lost Creek and Jack Creek, then north to the Unit 12 boundary, then west along the Unit 12 boundary to Mount Kimball (63º 17' N. lat., 144º 40' W. long.), then west in a straight line to Mount Gakona (63º 17' N. lat., 145º 12' W. long.), then southwesterly to the head of Canwell Glacier, then northerly to the head of the Johnson Glacier, then northerly along the west bank of the Johnson Glacier and Johnson River to the Johnson River bridge;

(B) the area is open to sheep hunting by permit only;

(10) the Fairbanks Management Area:

(A) this area consists of that portion of Unit 20(B) bounded by a line from the confluence of Rosie Creek and the Tanana River, northerly along Rosie Creek to the middle fork of Rosie Creek through Section 26 to the Parks Highway, then east along the Parks Highway to Alder Creek, then upstream along Alder Creek to its confluence with Emma Creek, then upstream along Emma Creek to its headwaters, then northerly along the hydrographic divide between Goldstream Creek drainages and Cripple Creek drainages to the summit of Ester Dome, then down Sheep Creek to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then easterly along Goldstream Creek to Sheep Creek Road, then north on Sheep Creek Road to Murphy Dome Road, then west on Murphy Dome Road to Old Murphy Dome Road, then east on Old Murphy Dome Road to the Elliot Highway, then south on the Elliot Highway to Davidson Ditch, then southeasterly along the Davidson Ditch to its confluence with the tributary to Goldstream Creek in Section 29, then downstream along the tributary to its confluence with Goldstream Creek, then in a straight line to First Chance Creek, then up First Chance Creek to the summit of Tungsten Hill, then southerly along Steele Creek to its intersection with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right-of-way, then southeasterly along the easterly edge of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline right-of-way to the Chena River, then along the north bank of the Chena River to the Moose Creek dike, then southerly along Moose Creek dike to its intersection with the Tanana River, and then westerly along the north bank of the Tanana River to the point of beginning;

(B) the area is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow only, except that the portion within Creamer's Refuge is open to moose hunting by bow and arrow and muzzleloader only;

(i) possess a United States military physician's affidavit stating that the applicant has a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability; or

(ii) be certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability;

(D) from April 15 through October 1, waterfowl on Chena Slough may be taken by falconry and bow and flu-flu arrow only;

(11) the Birchwood Management Area:

(A) the area consists of all land bounded on the south and west by Eagle River and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Military Reservation, on the east by the Glenn Highway, and on the north by Peters Creek;

(B) the area is closed to hunting, except that

(i) small game may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, shotgun, falconry, crossbow, and bow and arrow only, north and west of the Alaska Railroad;

(ii) moose hunting is allowed by drawing permit, by bow and arrow only;

(iii) deleterious exotic wildlife may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, bow and arrow (with blunts or other special small-game points), and falconry only;

(12) the Ferry Trail Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 20(A) bounded on the north by the Rex Trail; bounded on the west by the east bank of the Nenana River from its intersection with the Rex Trail south to the divide forming the north boundary of the Lignite Creek drainage; bounded on the south by that divide easterly and southerly to the headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak, then along a southwesterly line to the confluence of Healy Creek and Coal Creek, then upstream easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to the north fork of Healy Creek, then along the north fork of Healy Creek to its headwaters; bounded on the east by a straight line from the headwaters of the north fork of Healy Creek to the headwaters of Dexter Creek, then along the east bank of Dexter Creek to the Totatlanika River, then down the east bank of Totatlanika River to the Rex Trail;

(B) the area is open to caribou hunting by permit only;

(13) the Healy-Lignite Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 20(A) that includes the entire Lignite Creek drainage, and that portion of the Nenana River drainage south of the Lignite Creek drainage and north of a boundary beginning at the confluence of the Nenana River and Healy Creek, then easterly along the south bank of Healy Creek to its confluence with Coal Creek, then northeasterly to the headwaters of Sanderson Creek at Usibelli Peak;

(B) the area is open to hunting by bow and arrow only, and small game may be taken by shotgun and falconry;

(14) Lime Village Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 19(E) drained by the Stoney River from the mouth of the Stink River, including the Stink River drainage, upstream to but not including the Can Creek drainage;

(B) the area is open to caribou hunting as specified in 5 AAC 85.025(a) (14);

(C) repealed 6/16/91;

(15) repealed 7/1/2004;

(16) repealed 7/1/2004;

(17) repealed 7/1/2004;

(18) the Palmer-Wasilla Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 14(A) bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of the George Parks Highway and the Glenn Highway, then east and north along the Glenn Highway to the Palmer Fishhook Road, then west and north along the Palmer Fishhook Road to the Faulk Road intersection, then west along the road and section line to Tex Al Drive and along Tex Al Drive to the Wasilla Fishhook Road, then south along the Wasilla Fishhook Road to Welch Road, then west along Welch Road to the south bank of the Little Susitna River, then west along the south bank of the Little Susitna River to the bridge at North Shushana Drive, then south along North Shushana Drive to Shrock Road, then west along Shrock Road to Church Road, then south along Church Road to the George Parks Highway, then west along the George Parks Highway to Vine Road, then south along Vine Road to Knik Goose Bay Road, then north along Knik Goose Bay Road to Fairview Loop Road, then south and east along Fairview Loop Road to the George Parks Highway, then east along the George Parks Highway to the intersection with the Glenn Highway;

(B) the area is closed to hunting except that

(i) big game may be taken by muzzleloader, shotguns with slugs, crossbow, and bow and arrow only;

(ii) small game, deleterious exotic wildlife, and fur animals may be taken by muzzleloader, shotgun, air rifle, falconry, and bow and arrow only;

(iii) waterfowl on Finger Lake may be taken by falconry, and bow and flu-flu arrow only;

(iv) fur animals and furbearers taken under a trapping license by methods other than by trapping or snaring may be taken by muzzleloader, shotgun, air rifle, falconry, or bow and arrow only;

(19) the Delta Junction Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 20(D) bounded by a line beginning at the confluence of Donnelly Creek and the Delta River, then up Donnelly Creek to the Richardson Highway (Mile 238), then north along the east side of the highway to the "12 Mile Crossing Trail" (Mile 252.4), then east along the south side of the "12 Mile Crossing Trail" and across Jarvis Creek to the 33-Mile Loop Road, then northeast along the 33-Mile Loop Road to the intersection with the Alaska Highway (Mile 1414), then southeast along the north side of the Alaska Highway to the bridge at Sawmill Creek (Mile 1403.9), then down the west bank of Sawmill Creek to its confluence with Clearwater Creek and down the south bank of Clearwater Creek to its confluence with the Tanana River, then down the Tanana River to its confluence with the Delta River, and upstream along the east bank of the Delta River to the point of beginning at Donnelly Creek;

(B) the area is open to moose hunting by permit only;

(i) be certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal; and

(ii) be certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as having incurred a 100 percent service-connected disability;

(20) repealed 7/1/2005;

(21) the Upper Holitna-Hoholitna Management Area:

(A) the area consists of all portions of Unit 19(B) within the Aniak, Kipchuk, Salmon, Holitna, and Hoholitna river drainages;

(B) all hunters in the area passing a check station established by the department must stop at that check station;

(C) a moose or caribou taken in the area by a hunter accessing the area by aircraft must be transported out of the area by aircraft;

(22) repealed 7/1/2014;

(23) repealed 7/1/2023;

(24) the Petersburg Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 3 on Mitkof Island north and west of a line from Frederick Point to the highest point in Section 8, T59S, R90E, to the highest point in Section 7, T59S, R80E, to the highest point in Section 13, T59S, R80E, to the highest point in Section 23, T59S, R79E; then due south to 56° 42' 24" N;

(B) the area is closed to hunting except that game may be taken by bow and arrow only in areas south of Haugen Drive and outside of 100 vards of any airport property, dwellings, businesses, highways, roads, or streets; and small game may be taken by falconry;

(25) the Pt. MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that southwestern portion of Unit 14(A) bounded on the west by the Little Susitna River, bounded on the north by a line along Knik-Goose Bay Road from mile 14 to its junction with Pt. MacKenzie Road, then along Pt. MacKenzie Road, Ayrshire Road, and Little Susitna Access Road to the Little Susitna River;

(B) the area is open to moose hunting by drawing permit issued to a child, in addition to other legal seasons; the department may issue a drawing permit to a child, as follows:

(i) the permit may be issued to a child aged 10 to 17 who must be accompanied in the field by an adult 21 years of age or older, with the child being the permittee;

(ii) a moose harvested under a permit issued under this paragraph will count against the bag limits of both the child and accompanying adult;

(iii) only the child may shoot a moose, except that the accompanying adult may shoot the moose only to prevent the moose from escaping after having been wounded by the child;

(iv) in addition to the permit specified in this paragraph, the child and accompanying adult must have the licenses, harvest tickets, and tags required under this title and AS 16 in possession while in the field;

(26) the Kodiak Road System Youth Hunt Management Area:

(A) Unit 8, that portion of Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57º 52' N. lat., 152º 58' W. long.), and east of a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and from Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at Whale Passage, and that portion of Kodiak Island east of a line from the mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth of Elbow Creek;

(B) the area is open to deer hunting by a child aged 10 to 17 by bow and arrow, crossbow, or muzzleloader only, as follows:

(i) the child must have successfully completed a department-approved hunter education class;

(ii) the child hunting with a muzzleloader must have successfully completed a department-approved muzzleloader hunter education course that includes ballistic limitations of muzzleloading weapons and a proficiency test;

(iii) the child hunting with a bow and arrow must have successfully completed a department-approved bowhunter education course;

(iv) the child hunting with a crossbow must have successfully completed a department-approved crossbow education course;

(27) the Yakutat Youth Hunt Management Area:

(A) Unit 5(A);

(B) the area is open to deer hunting from October 15 through October 31 by a child aged 10 to 17 years of age who has successfully completed a department-approved hunter education class and who is accompanied by a licensed resident adult aged 21 years of age or older;

(28) Unit 16(B) Youth Hunt Management Area;

(A) the area consists of the mainland portion of Unit 16(B);

(B) in addition to other legal seasons, the area is open to moose hunting by a drawing permit issued to a child; the department may issue a permit to a child, as follows:

(i) a permit may be issued to a resident child aged 10 to 17 who will be accompanied in the field by a resident adult 21 years of age or older, with the child being the permittee;

(ii) permittees must have successfully completed a certified basic hunter education course;

(iii) a moose harvested under a permit issued under this section will count against the bag limits of both the child and accompanying adult;

(iv) only the child may shoot a moose, except that the accompanying adult may shoot the animal only to prevent the animal from escaping after having been wounded by the child;

(v) in addition to the permit specified in this section, the child and accompanying adult must have the licenses, harvest tickets, and tags required under this title and AS 16 in possession while in the field;

(29) repealed 7/1/2014.

(30) the Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area:

(A) the area consists of that portion of Unit 14(A) within the upper Little Susitna River drainage upstream of mile 13.6 on Hatcher Pass Road (Gold Mint Trail parking area) and 1,4 mile away from the road including Archangel and Fishhook Creeks, and upper Little Susitna River drainages. Also, portions of the upper Willow Creek drainage upstream of the confluence of Willow and Craigie Creeks, including Grubstake Gulch and Homestake Creeks, Summit Lake, and Bullion and Skyscraper Mountains. There is no discharge of firearms allowed within 1,4 mile of the road.

(B) from August 10 to August 25, the area is closed to small game hunting except that small game may be taken by a hunter 17 years old or younger accompanied by a licensed hunter 21 years old or older who has successfully completed a certified hunter education course if the youth hunter has not successfully completed a certified hunter education course.

(31) the Eastern Brooks Range Management Area consists of those portions of Unit 25(A) bounded on the east by the East Fork Chandalar River beginning at the confluence of Red Sheep Creek and proceeding southwesterly downstream to the confluence with Crow Nest Creek, continuing up Crow Nest Creek, through Portage Lake, to its confluence with the Junjik River, then down the Jnnjik River past Timber Lake and a larger tributary to a major, unnamed tributary northwesterly, for approximately six miles where the stream forks into two roughly equal drainages, the boundary follows the easternmost fork proceeding almost due north to the headwaters and intersects the Continental Divide; the boundary then follows the Continental Divide easterly, through Carter Pass, then easterly and northeasterly approximately 62 miles along the divide to the headwaters of the most northerly tributary of Red Sheep Creek, then follows southerly along the divide designating the eastern extreme of the Red Sheep Creek drainage, and then to the confluence of Red Sheep Creek and the East Fork Chandalar Rivery.

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