New Fur Game Regulations Now in Force
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Changes in game and fur regu
lations to become effective July
1, 1930, have been published in
the Alaska Game Commission’s
new Circular No. 7. As in the past
copies will be mailed to all per
sons who hold licenses for this
year. Those who do not receive
a copy through the mail may se
cure one from the local Game
Commissioner, Game Warden,
Licensing Officer or from the Ex
ecutive Officer at Juneau.
The make-up of the new cir
cular has been changed slightly.
The regulations will be found
first, followed by excerpts from
the Alaska Game Law and other
Federal and Territorial Statutes.
The circular also has a larger
map of the Territory than here
tofore.
Among the changes in regula
tions for the year beginning July
1, is the removal of the close sea
son on black bears throughout
the Territory. Several years ago
it was considered advisable to
declare a continuous open season
on this animal in the district
north of the Alaska range, and
due to his unprecedented in
crease in the remainder of the
Territory during the past two
years, this continuous open sea
son has been extended to the re
mainder of the Territory. To le
gally kill black bears, however,
a person must be in possession
of a trapping license as under
the law they are classed as a fur
bearing animal.
An all-year season on large
brown and grizzly bears is pro
vided for residents in a large
part of the Territory. Sections
in which residents may kill these
bears only during the open sea
son from September 1, to June
20, consists of five areas: (1) The
drainage to the Gulf of Alaska
from the west shore of Glacier
Bay to the Alsak River; (2) The
drainage to the Gulf of Alaska
from the west shore of Yakutat
Bay and the west edge of Hub
bard Glacier to the Bering River;
(3) The drainage to the west side
of Cook Inlet between the west
bank of the Susitna River to its
confluence with the Yentna Riv
er, thence along the west bank
of the Yentna River to its con
fluence with the Skwentna Riv
er, thence along the south bank
of the Skwentna River to the
summit of the Alaska Range,
and the old portage from Kak
honah Bay on Iliamna Lake to
Kamishak Bay; (4) All of the
Alaska Peninsula south and west
of the Kvichack River; (5) and
the following named islands—
Hawkins, Hinchinbrcok, Mon
tague, Yacobi and Shuyak. In
these areas may take a bag limit
of two animals, or may kill a
large brown and grizzly bear at
any time, or place, when such
animal is about to attack or mo
lest persons or property. Non
residents are permitted to hunt
large brown and grizzly bears
throughout the Territory, during
the open season from September
1 to June 20, and may take a le
gal bag limit of two animals. The
same provisions for guides and
licenses apply to non-residents
as heretofore. Bears, as well as
other animals and birds in those
areas enumerated and defined as
closed to hunting and trapping
under Regulation 14, are accord
ed the same protection as here
tofore.
Other changes affecting game
animals include advancing the
opening of the deer season in
Southeastern Alaska to August
20. The closing date is also ad
vanced to November 15. The
former area, north of the Arctic
Circle, where residents could
take caribou throughout the
year, has been extended to in
clude all that region north of
the Yukon River, that the peo
ple living in those remote
regions might secure much need
ed supplies of fresh meat. The
opening of the mountain goat
season has been advanced to
August 20, and the bag limit re
duced from 3 to 2 for residents
and non-residents alike.
In conformity with recent
amendments to the Federal Mi
gratory Bird Treaty Act Regula
tions, the daily bag limits on
ducks have been reduced from 25
to 15; on geese from 8 to 4; and
the possession limit of 75 water
iowI was reduced to 50, which,
however, may not include more
than 8 geese and 30 ducks. *
Furbearers
Changes in regulations affect
ing furbearers include an open
season for the taking of marten
in a limited quantity. Tbe open
season for marten runs concur
rently with the open seasons for
the taking of other furbearers in
the respective districts. In Fur
District No. 1, this season is from
December 16 to January 15. In
Fur District No. 2, north of the
summit of the Alaska range to
Aklun Mountains, November 16
to March 1, and south of the
summit of these mountains from
November 16 to January 31. In
Fur District No. 1, from Decem
ber 31 to March 31. Each trap
per, however, is limited to a take
of ten marten, and the pelts
must be sealed by a member of
the Commission’s personnel be
fore the skins maye be sold, or
shipped. The same method of
sealing marten skins will be used