9th Circuit Agrees With State: Federal District Court Must Address Whether Congress Authorized Federal Subsistence Seasons During State Closed Periods
(Anchorage, AK) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit issued its decision on a Federal Subsistence Board appeal today, in which the State of Alaska challenged the Board’s authority to open an emergency hunting season near Kake and to close portions of Unit 13 to non-federally-qualified hunters. The Court’s decision recognizes that Alaska […]
BLM increases harvest limit for the Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt
Harvest limit of two caribou announced for remainder of the winter hunt FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office increased the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Game Management Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F. Effective midnight on Dec. 2, 2022, the federal subsistence hunt includes a harvest […]
BLM Opens Fortymile Caribou Federal Subsistence Hunt on October 27
Harvest limit of one caribou announced for winter hunt FAIRBANKS, Alaska – After consultation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Eastern Interior Subsistence Regional Advisory Committee, and under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office […]