5 Alaska Admin. Code § 92.108

Current through October 17, 2024
Section 5 AAC 92.108 - Identified big game prey populations and objectives

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)

Positive

15,000

700

GMU 1 (B)

Negative

GMU 1 (C)

Positive

6,200

450

GMU 1 (D)

Negative

GMU 2

Positive

71,000

2,700

GMU 3

Positive

15,000

900

GMU 4

Positive

125,000

7,800

GMU 5

Negative

GMU 6

Positive

24,000 - 28,000

2,200 - 3,000

GMU 8

Positive

70,000 - 75,000

8,000 - 8,500

Caribou Herds

Adak

Negative

Beaver Mountain

Negative

Central Arctic

Positive

28,000 - 32,000

1,400 - 1,600

Chisana

Negative

Delta

Negative

Denali

Negative

Farewell/Big River

Negative

Fortymile

Positive

50,000 - 100,000

1,000 - 15,000

Galena Mountain

Negative

Kenai Lowlands

Negative

Kenai Mountains

Negative

Killey River, Fox River, and Twin Lakes

Negative

Macomb

Positive

600 - 800

30 - 50

Mentasta

Negative

Mulchatna

Positive

30,000 - 80,000

2,400 - 8,000

Nelchina

Positive

35,000 - 40,000

3,000 - 6,000

Northern Alaska

Peninsula

Positive

6,000 - 15,000

600 - 1,500

Nushagak Peninsula

Negative

Porcupine

Positive

100,000 - 150,000

1,500 - 2,000

Rainy Pass

Negative

Ray Mountain

Negative

Southern Alaska Peninsula

Positive

1,500 - 4,000

150 - 200

Sunshine Mountain

Negative

Teshekpuk

Positive

15,000 - 28,000

900 - 2,800

Tonzona

Negative

Unimak Island

Negative

Western Arctic

Positive

at least 200,000

12,000 - 20,000

White Mountain

Negative

Wolf Mountain

Negative

Moose

GMU 1 (A)

Negative

GMU 1 (B)-Stikine River

Negative

GMU 1 (B)-Thomas Bay

Negative

GMU 1 (C)-Berners Bay

Negative

GMU 1 (C)-Chilkat Range

Negative

GMU 1 (C)-Taku

Negative

GMU 1 (D)

Negative

GMU 3

Negative

GMU 5(A)-Nunatak Bench

Negative

GMU 5(A)-Yakutat Forelands

Negative

GMU (B)-Malaspina Negative Forelands

Negative

GMU 6 (A)

Negative

GMU 6 (B)

Negative

GMU 6(C)

Negative

GMU 7

Negative

GMU 9 (A)

Negative

GMU 9 (B)

Positive

2,000 - 2,500

100 - 250

GMU 9(C) and 9(E)

Positive

3,000 - 3,700

165 - 320

GMU 9 (D)

Negative

GMU 11

Negative

GMU 12

Positive

4,000 - 6,000

150 - 300

GMU 13 (A)

Positive

3,500 - 4,200

210 - 420

GMU 13 (B)

Positive

5,300 - 6,300

310 - 620

GMU 13 (C)

Positive

2,000 - 3,000

155 - 350

GMU 13 (D)

Positive

1,200 - 1,900

75 - 190

GMU 13 (E)

Positive

5,000 - 6,000

300 - 600

GMU 14 (A)

Positive

6,000 - 6,500

360 - 750

GMU 14 (B)

Positive

2,500 - 2,800

100 - 200

GMU 14 (C)

Positive

1,500 - 1,800

90 - 270

GMU 15 (A)

Positive

3,000 - 3,500

180 - 350

GMU 15 (B)

Negative

GMU 15 (C)

Positive

2,500 - 3,500

200 - 350

GMU 16 (A)

Positive

3,500 - 4,000

190 - 360

GMU 16 (B) (mainland)

Positive

6,500 - 7,500

310 - 600

GMU 16 (C) (Kalgin Is.)

Negative

GMU 17 (A)

Negative

GMU 17 (B)

Positive

4,900 - 6,000

200 - 400

GMU 17 (C)

Positive

2,800 - 3,500

165 - 350

GMU 18

Positive

1,000 - 2,000

60 - 200

GMU 19(A)

Positive

4,300 - 5,300

175 - 225

GMU 19(B)

Positive

5,900 - 7,200

235 - 290

GMU 19(C)

Positive

4,400 - 5,000

175 - 200

GMU 19 (D) - East

Positive

6,000 - 8,000

400 - 600

GMU 19 (D) - Reminder

Positive

4,000 - 6,000

250 - 600

GMU 19 (E)

Positive

3,300 - 4,000

130 - 160

GMU 20 (A)

Positive

10,000 - 15,000

500 - 900

GMU 20 (B)

Positive

12,000 - 15,000

600 - 1,500

GMU 20 (C)-outside Denali

Positive

3,000 - 4,000

150 - 400

GMU 20 (D)

Positive

8,000 - 10,000

500 - 700

GMU 20 (E)

Positive

8,000 - 10,000

250 - 500

GMU 20 (F)

Negative

GMU 21 (A)

Negative

GMU 21 (B)

Positive

4,000 - 6,000

200 - 300

GMU 21 (C)

Negative

GMU 21 (D)

Positive

7,000 - 10,000

450 - 1,000

GMU 21 (E)

Positive

9,000 - 11,000

550 - 1,100

GMU 22

Positive

5,100 - 6,800

300 - 680

GMU 23

Positive

3,500 - 9,200

210 - 920

GMU 24 (A)

Positive

1,200 - 1,500

75 - 125

GMU 24 (B)

Positive

4,000 - 4,500

150 - 250

GMU 24 (C)

Positive

1,000 - 1,500

50 - 125

GMU 24 (D)

Positive

5,000 - 6,000

225 - 425

GMU 25 (A)

Negative

GMU 25 (B)

Negative

GMU 25 (C)

Negative

GMU 25 (D)

Positive

10,000 - 15,000

600 - 1,500

GMU 26 (A)

Negative

GMU 26 (B)

Negative

GMU 26 (C)

Negative

5 AAC 92.108

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Authority:AS 16.05.255

AS 16.05.258

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