Hold on to your GMU 23/26A Shorts boys

[FSUhunter1010]

Did they discuss unit 26 at all?

 

[Catag94]

Did they discuss unit 26 at all?

1. WP24-28/29- Adopt as modified by the Western Interior, Seward Peninsula, Northwest Arctic and North Slope Councils and OSM to exclude the eastern portion of Unit 26A from the harvest limit reductions and to change the harvest limit to 15 caribou/year, only one of which may be a cow.(28) Take no action (29)

 

[FSUhunter1010]

Did they exclude non residents

 

[Catag94]

Did they exclude non residents

I have been traveling so not listening. But the

 

[Catag94]

Haven’t read all the proposal but here is the link to it.

https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-03/wp24-2829fsb.pdf

 

[FSUhunter1010]

 

[CodyAK]

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Non federally qualified hunters cannot hunt on the federal lands. Non residents are grouped among non local residents regarding these closures.

 

[Catag94]

Anyone familiar with the Caribou patterns North of the Colville enough to say if it’s worth trying to plan a hunt in the open portion of 26A?

 

[chucko]

Does anyone know if the non federally qualified hunters ban extends to moose as well n Unit 23

 

[Catag94]

Does anyone know if the non federally qualified hunters ban extends to moose as well n Unit 23

I don’t see any proposed regulatory changes for 23 Moose in the agenda. And, WSA21-01b will expire with the passing of this current regulatory year at the end of June (regardless of the expiration date listed on the DOI website).
So, Moose may be an option in 23.

Is this how everyone else sees it?

 

[arctichunting]

I don’t see any proposed regulatory changes for 23 Moose in the agenda. And, WSA21-01b will expire with the passing of this current regulatory year at the end of June (regardless of the expiration date listed on the DOI website).
So, Moose may be an option in 23.

Is this how everyone else sees it?

I don’t think there’s been a non resident moose season in 23 for several years now, FSB aside.


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[Catag94]

Gotcha. Never looked at it and didn’t think to check that. Thanks.


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[chucko]

I am a Alaskan resident so kinda sounds like we may be able to hunt moose again????

 

[TX338]

Having trouble understanding the new restrictions. Is the 26 closure for 2024 mor restrictive for NR hunters than it was in 2023, or continuation of the same?

Thanks

 

[jdinville3]

Anyone seen any updates?

 

[Catag94]

Having trouble understanding the new restrictions. Is the 26 closure for 2024 mor restrictive for NR hunters than it was in 2023, or continuation of the same?

Thanks

If I read it correctly, WP24-28 pas with modification as recommended by the OSM: “Take No Action on Proposal WP24-29.
Support Proposal WP24-28 as modified by the Western
Interior, Seward Peninsula, Northwest Arctic and North
Slope Councils to exclude the eastern portion of Unit 26A from
the harvest limit reductions and to change the harvest limit to 15
caribou/year, only one of which may be a cow.
Specifically, the harvest limit reductions will apply to Unit 26A,
west of the Coleville River drainage upstream from the Nuka
River and drainages of the Chucki Sea, south and west of and
including the Kuk and Kugrua river drainages (Map 5).”

I believe the FSB adopted these as recommended above. And, I believe this means the harvest was/will be reduced for all hunters in 26 with the exception of the area noted.
NR were already restricted to 1 Bull which complies with this new on adopted reg.
So, I believe 26 will be open to NR with the same harvest limit of 1 Bull as before.

Anyone else draw a different conclusion?


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