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As of 1 January 2002, all hunters or
anyone carrying a firearm must have an NRA or equivalent hunter safety
card. Cards issued by any of the 50
states are valid. Bow hunters must have
the state issued International Bow Hunting Proficiency Card.
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Read the latest “Alaska Hunting
Regulations” booklet before hunting anywhere in the State! Visiting
ADF&G offices in Fairbanks or Delta Junction is strongly recommended before hunting.
This section
applies to hunting big game, small game and waterfowl on US Army Alaska
controlled lands. All federal and state laws apply, seasons and bag limits are
the same as the state. The regulations contained in this supplement are not
quoted verbatim from Army regulation (USARAK 190-13); they have been formatted
for your convenience.
The Alaska
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) sets hunting seasons, bag limits,
weapons restrictions, closed areas etc for each of the 26 Game Management Units
(GMU) in the state.
A resident is
(from the ADF&G Alaska Hunting Regulations):
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A person
who is physically present in Alaska with the intent to remain indefinitely and
make a home here, has maintained a domicile in Alaska for the 12 consecutive
months immediately preceding this application for a license, and is not
claiming residency or obtaining benefits under a claim of residency in another
state, territory, or country; OR
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A member of
the military service or US Coast Guard who has been stationed in Alaska for the
12 consecutive months immediately preceding application for a license; OR
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A dependent
of a resident member of the military service or US Coast Guard who has lived in
Alaska for the 12 consecutive month’s immediately preceding application for a
license.
Military
personnel, regardless of their residency status, must comply with all Alaska
hunting regulations regardless of where they hunt.
Hunting on a
military reservation must be in accordance with State of Alaska and Federal
laws regulating seasons, bag limits, methods of taking, etc.
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Resident Military Active
duty members of the military stationed in the state for the preceding 12
months, and their dependents living in the state for the preceding 12 months
are considered residents. They must
have appropriate resident licenses, harvest tickets, permits and tags to hunt anywhere
in Alaska.
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Nonresident Military Personnel on
Military Land. For the first 30 days, military personnel
and their dependents must have a nonresident license and appropriate nonresident
locking tags for big game hunting, regardless of where in Alaska they
hunt. Active duty members of the
military, not including dependents, may hunt big game without a license or
non-resident tags on military land open to hunting if they have been on duty,
at an installation or facility within Alaska for more than 30 days but less
than 12 months
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Nonresident Military Personnel off
Military Lands Active duty members of the military, and
their dependents, who have been on duty for more than 30 days but less than 12
months and are permanently stationed in Alaska, are nonresidents for purposes
of hunting anywhere other than military land in Alaska. They must obtain nonresident military small
game licenses at the rates for resident hunting licenses, but must purchase a
nonresident hunting license at full price and appropriate tag(s) at one-half of
the nonresident rate to hunt big game.
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Guiding Requirements All
nonresidents, including military personnel and their dependents, are required
to be accompanied in the field by a registered guide or a relative within 2nd
degree of kindred who is 19 years or older and an Alaska resident, to hunt
brown/grizzly bear, Dall sheep or mountain goat.
All waterfowl
hunters 16 years of age or older must have a current federal migratory bird
hunting stamp and an Alaska Waterfowl Conservation Stamp (unless exempt). State
and Federal stamps must be signed in ink and must be carried at all times while
hunting waterfowl. Stamps need not be attached to a hunting license. Migratory
bird hunters required to enroll in the Harvest Information Program (HIP) must
carry proof of enrollment while hunting; the serial number on the back of state
duck stamps is the HIP number. Call
1-800-478-7468 for more information.
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Non-toxic
shot must be used when hunting waterfowl.