Management Areas

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Name GMU Restrictions View Map
Petersburg Management Area 03 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 yards of any airport property, dwellings, businesses, highways, roads or streets; and small game may be taken by falconry. GIF Map (132 K)
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Yakutat Youth Hunt Managment Area 05A 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. GIF Map (95 K)
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Kodiak Road System Management Area 08 Deer huning is open Aug 1-Oct 31 with no weapons restrictions;
Nov 1-Nov 14 by bow and arrow, crossbow or muzzleloader only, weapon-specific certification required;
and Nov 16-Dec 31 for youth hunters age 10-17 by bow and arrow, crossbow or muzzleloader only, weapon-specific certification and hunter education required		 GIF Map (138 K)
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Tok Management Area 12, 13C, 20D Open to sheep hunting by permit only GIF Map (144 K)
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Birchwood Management Area 14 Closed to hunting, except that (i) small game may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, shotgun, falcontry, 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 GIF Map (152 K)
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Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area 14A From August 10 to August 25, the area is closed to small game hunting except that small game may be taken by youth 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. Youth hunters and accompanying adults must wear hunter orange vests while in the field. GIF Map (145 K)
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Palmer-Wasilla Management Area 14A The area is closed to hunting except that
  1. big game may be taken by muzzleloader, shotguns with slugs, and bow and arrow only;
  2. small game, deleterious exotic wildlife, and fur animals may be taken by muzzleloader, shotgun, air rifle, falconry, and bow and arrow only;
  3. waterfowl on Finger Lake may be taken by falconry, and bow and flu-flu arrow only;
  4. 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		 GIF Map (156 K)
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Point MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area 14A 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. 		GIF Map (158 K)
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Anchorage Management Area 14C 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 GIF Map (162 K)
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Chugach State Park Management Area 14C The area is open to hunting under regulations governing Unit 14(C), except as follows:
1. black bear hunting is open from September 1 through May 31, for 1 bear only;
2. no hunting is allowed for squirrel, wolf, wolverine, coyote and unclassified game;
3. small game hunting is prohibited in the Tokle Creek drainage (Arctic Valley Ski Area);
4. brown bear hunting is open by drawing permit only form September 1 through May 31		 GIF Map (152 K)
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Eagle River Management Area 14C The area is closed to hunting, except
1. sheep hunting by permit;
2. 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;
3. small game may be taken by archery, shotgun, falconry, crossbow, or muzzleloader by permit;
4. 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;
5. goat hunting by permit		 GIF Map (161 K)
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Eklutna Lake Management Area 14C The area is closed to hunting, except that
1. small game may be taken by falconry or bow and arrow only, from September 1 through April 30;
2. moose hunting is allowed by permit with bow and arrow only;
3. 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;
4. sheep may be taken by permit, and by bow and arrow only, from September 1 through October 31;
5. 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;		 GIF Map (155 K)
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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Management Area 14C 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

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		 GIF Map (164 K)
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Skilak Loop Wildlife Management Area 15A Closed to hunting and trapping, except that moose may be taken by permit only and small game may be taken by falconry or bow and arrow only from October 1 through March 1.
Youth hunters 17 years old or younger may hunt small game with standard .22 caliber rimfire firearm, crossbow, or shotgun only, from August 10 through March 31. Youth hunters must be 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.
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. A firearm may not be discharged within one-quarter mile of any campground.		 GIF Map (105 K)
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Unit 16B Youth Hunt Management Area 16B 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.		 GIF Map (137 K)
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Upper Holitna-Hoholitna Management Area 19B All hunters in the area passing a check station established by the department must stop at that check station; 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. GIF Map (123 K)
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Lime Village Management Area 19E The area is open to caribou hunting as specified in 5 AAC 85.025(a) (14) GIF Map (144 K)
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Minto Flats Management Area 20 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 GIF Map (130 K)
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Dalton Highway Corridor Management Area 20, 24, 25, 26 The area within the Prudhoe Bay Closed Area is closed to the taking of big game; the remainder of the DHCMA 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.
Any hunter traveling on the Dalton Highway must stop at any check station operated by the department within the DHCMA		 GIF Map (137 K)
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Ferry Trail Management Area 20A Caribou hunting by permit only GIF Map (156 K)
PDF Map (556 K)
Healy-Lignite Management Area 20A Open to hunting by bow and arrow only; GIF Map (155 K)
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Fairbanks Management Area 20B (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;
(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; 		GIF Map (165 K)
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Delta Junction Management Area 20D (B) The area is open to moose hunting by permit only
(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
(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;		 GIF Map (148 K)
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