CALL ADFG HOTLINE TO FIND OUT UNIT 13 NELCHINA CARIBOU QUOTA AND NUMBER OF CARIBOU HARVESTED:
Call (907) 267-2304 to get an update on Nelchina Caribou quota and number of Nelchina caribou remained to be harvested.
HUNT TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Customary and traditional uses of Nelchina caribou are thoroughly described in 2006-170-BOG.
The board found that the subsistence pattern in the Copper Basin is characterized by thorough use of most of the harvested animal.
Therefore, all participants in the Copper Basin Caribou CSH hunt must salvage for human consumption:
1. the heart, liver, kidneys, and fat, as well as all edible meat from the forequarters, hindquarters, ribs, neck, and backbone; and
2. meat of the forequarters, hindquarters, ribs, brisket, neck, and back bone must remain naturally attached to the bones until delivered to the place where it is processed for human consumption.
At least one communal sharing event featuring caribou harvested under the terms of a Copper Basin CSH hunt must be held. A complete description of the event(s) (date, location, number of participants, amount of meat shared, and so forth) must be included in the final hunt report to be submitted by the group/community coordinator.
REPORTING UNIT 13 – NELCHINA CARIBOU HARVEST TICKET REPORTS:
Successful harvest ticket holders must report online, in person, or by phone (907-822-3461) within 5 days of kill or return from the field.
Harvest ticket holders who did not hunt, or were unsuccessful, must mail, report online, or call in Copper Basin CSH harvest reports to ADF&G within 15 days of the close of the season.
Reports must be complete to meet reporting requirements. Failure to report may jeopardize sustained yield management of the Nelchina caribou herd and the future of the CSH hunt; therefore, failure to report according to this schedule may result in citation and/or placement of harvest ticket holders on the state Failure to Report (FTR) list.
REPORTING UNIT 13 – NELCHINA CARIBOU HARVEST TICKET REPORT CONTINUED:
If a group member is placed on the FTR list during the first year of the group’s two-year commitment requirement, the group member will still be bound by the CSH hunt conditions, prohibiting them from hunting outside the Copper Basin CSH for moose and caribou during the next regulatory year, and he or she will not be able to participate in CSH hunting activities.
CALL ADFG HOTLINE TO FIND OUT MOOSE QUOTA AND NUMBER OF MOOSE HARVESTED:
Call ADFG’s hotline at (907) 822-6789 to get moose quota and number of moose harvested.
MOOSE OPEN SEASONS, BAG LIMITS, ANTLER RESTRICTIONS:
The bag limit for the fall season is one bull moose per person in Unit 11 and 13 and one bull moose with spike/fork, or 50” antlers, or 4 or more brow tines in the open portion of Unit 12, unless modified by ADF&G emergency order.
Up to 100 bull moose that do not meet general season antler restrictions can be taken during the fall season.
To harvest a bull moose that does not meet general season antler restrictions, a hunter must have in their possession the “any-bull” locking-tag.
Limits may be set on how many bulls that do not meet the general season requirements may be harvested from specific geographic areas within the CSH hunt area for conservation reasons.
If the number of bulls that do not meet the general season requirements reported taken for any one geographic area reaches or exceeds established conservation limits (announced prior to hunting season), the area will remain open to CSH hunters, although the bag limit will change by emergency order to reflect the general season antler restriction for the area.
The Copper Basin Moose CSH hunt season dates and general season antler restrictions are listed below:
Area CSH Season Dates General Season Antler Restrictions Unit 11 August 20–September 20 Spike/fork, or 50″ antlers, or 3 or more brow tines on at least 1 side.
Unit 13 August 20–September 20 Spike/fork, or 50″ antlers, or 4 or more brow tines on at least 1 side.
MOOSE OPEN SEASONS, BAG LIMITS, ANTLER RESTRICTIONS CONTINUED:
Portion of Unit 12 August 24–August 28 & Spike/fork, or 50″ antlers, or 4 or more September 8–September 17 brow tines on at least 1 side..
DESIGNATED HUNTERS FOR MOOSE:
The CSH program allows a community or group to designate members (from within the group) who may possess hunting expertise to harvest wildlife resources on behalf of the members of the community or group.
To take a moose on behalf of another CSH harvest ticket holder (beneficiary), a hunter must carry both the beneficiary’s and their own CSH moose harvest ticket in the field while hunting.
If a designated hunter is hunting an “any-bull” for a beneficiary, the hunter must also have the “any-bull” locking-tag in their possession.
“Any-bull” locking-tags may only be transferred to a designated hunter belonging to the same group as the beneficiary. The harvested moose must be delivered to the beneficiary. The beneficiary is responsible for all reporting requirements.
MOOSE HUNT TERMS AND CONDITION:
All participants in the Copper Basin Moose CSH hunt must salvage* for human consumption:
1. the head, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach, and hide, as well as all edible meat from the forequarters, hindquarters, ribs, neck, and backbone; and
2. meat of the forequarters, hindquarters, ribs, brisket, neck, and back bone must remain naturally attached to the bones until delivered to the place where it is processed for human consumption. *
These salvage requirements apply to all bulls harvested under a CSH Moose permit, regardless of potential changes in bag limit in-season.
The board also found that the subsistence pattern is characterized by meaningful communal sharing. At least one communal sharing event featuring moose harvested under the terms of a Copper Basin CSH hunt must be held. A complete description of the event(s) (date, location, number of participants, amount of meat shared, and so forth) must be included in the final hunt report, to be submitted by the group/community coordinator.
REPORTING MOOSE HARVEST TICKET REPORTS:
Successful harvest ticket holders must report in person or by phone (907-822-3461) within 24 hours of kill.
Harvest ticket holders who did not hunt, or were unsuccessful, must mail, report online, or call in Copper Basin CSH harvest reports to ADF&G within 15 days of the close of the season.
Reports must be complete to meet reporting requirements. Failure to report may jeopardize sustained yield management of Copper Basin moose and the future of the CSH hunt; therefore, failure to report according to this schedule may result in citation and/or placement of harvest ticket holders on the state Failure to Report (FTR) list.
If a group member is placed on the FTR list during the first year of the group’s two-year commitment requirement, the group member will still be locked into the CSH hunt conditions, prohibiting them from hunting outside the Copper Basin CSH for moose and caribou during the next regulatory year, and he or she will not be able to participate in CSH hunting activities.
ADF&G www.adfg.alaska.gov