2000/2001
TRAPPING SEASON SUMMARY, FORT WAINWRIGHT
and FORT
GREELY, ALASKA
Steve
Reidsma, Environmental Resources Department, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
INTRODUCTION
This summary reports the furbearer harvest for
Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely, Alaska for the 2000/2001 trapping season. Monitoring of the furbearer harvest on the
Army installations is one way to work with the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G) to maintain sustainable furbearer populations in Interior
Alaska. Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely
abide by the harvest levels and seasons set by ADF&G.
FORT
WAINWRIGHT
Forty-three trappers registered thirty-one
traplines on Fort Wainwright during the 2000/2001 trapping season.
Table 1 lists the total harvest by sex, for
the Yukon Train Area (YTA) and the Tanana Flats Training Area (TFTA). Also listed is the number of traplines in
each Training Area (TA) that trapped or attempted to trap a particular animal.
Table 1: 2000/2001
Trapper Harvest for Fort Wainwright
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Yukon Training Area |
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Tanana Flats |
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number |
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number |
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trappers |
M |
F |
totals* |
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trappers |
M |
F |
totals* |
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MUSKRAT |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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BEAVER |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
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RIVER OTTER |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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MINK |
3 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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6 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
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MARTEN |
11 |
37 |
21 |
68 |
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7 |
10 |
10 |
29 |
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WEASEL |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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WOLVERINE |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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LYNX |
10 |
9 |
10 |
22 |
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12 |
135 |
116 |
331 |
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FOX |
12 |
26 |
15 |
51 |
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9 |
7 |
9 |
105 |
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COYOTE |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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6 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
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WOLF |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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6 |
10 |
7 |
21 |
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Twenty-seven trappers registered eighteen
traplines in the YTA. Seventeen of
eighteen traplines sent in their harvest reports. One of the traplines was not trapped.
Fifteen traplines by nineteen trappers were registered
in the TFTA. Fourteen of fifteen
traplines in this TA submitted a harvest report. Two traplines were not trapped
for the season.
Three trappers registered two lines in both
the Tanana Flats and the YTA.
The Chena River was open by permit by the ADF&G. At least two trappers set up along the river
through the Fort Wainwright main post.
Only one reported his harvest numbers.
A minimum of 2 male beaver were harvested. These totals are not included in the above table.
FORT GREELY
Thirteen trappers
registered twelve traplines on the West and East Donnelly Training Area and the
Gerstle River Training are of Fort Greely for the 2000/2001 trapping
season. Ten of the twelve lines sent in
harvest reports. Two of these ten lines
were not trapped. Table 2 shows the
furbearer harvest from these traplines for the 2000/2001 trapping season.
Table 2: 2000/2001Trapper
Harvest for Fort Greely
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2000/2001 |
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number |
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trappers |
M |
F |
totals* |
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MUSKRAT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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BEAVER |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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RIVER OTTER |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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MINK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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MARTEN |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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WEASEL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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WOLVERINE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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LYNX |
7 |
31 |
21 |
62 |
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FOX |
7 |
21 |
7 |
41 |
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COYOTE |
6 |
5 |
2 |
24 |
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WOLF |
4 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
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CONCLUSIONS FOR 2000/2001 TRAPPING SEASON
Furbearer harvest on both Fort Wainwright and
Fort Greely are currently within management goals set by ADF&G. Natural Resources Staff at both posts will
continue to monitor trapper harvest and work with ADF&G to insure
sustainable harvest and populations on Army lands.