Federal subsistence hunting is not allowed on lands selected by Alaska Native Corporations, Native allottees, or the State of Alaska. Maps showing federal public lands open to the hunt near the Steese and Taylor highways are available from the BLM Alaska Public Rooms and in the “Federal Subsistence Hunting Map Series” in the BLM Alaska’s georeferenced PDF map collection. This collection also includes the “Digital Public Information Map Series,” featuring maps with information about BLM recreation sites and motor vehicle access; however, these maps include general land status and do not indicate closures due to land selections. 

BLM made the decision to authorize the federal subsistence hunt under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board after consultation with ADF&G, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Office of Subsistence Management, the Eastern Interior Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Chair and representative serving on the Fortymile Harvest Management Coalition, and the Tanana Chiefs Conference Tribal Resources Stewardship Department.