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<div class="bbWrapper">Alaska has some big game laws that may be unique:<br />
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1) No published shooting hours for big game, as long as you can see it my natural light, you can shoot it.<br />
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2) No hunting of most big game species same day airborne. So if you take a bush plane into a remote camp, illegal to shoot until the next day.<br />
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3) Illegal to pack out the antlers unless all the meat has been packed out first.<br />
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4) You can bag an species of lesser value on your tag (if it is open season).<br />
So for example, if you have a non-resident moose tag ($800), you could shoot a caribou or black bear instead as those tags are less than $800.<br />
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5) Nonresidents who hunt brown/grizzly bear, sheep, or goats must be personally accompanied in the field by<br />
an Alaska-licensed guide OR an Alaska resident relative 19 years or older within second-degree of kindred** holding a current Alaska hunting license.<br />
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6) In some units, the quarters must be packed out bone-in. So for a moose hindquarter that is typically over 100 pounds.<br />
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7) An Alaska resident may proxy hunt caribou, deer, moose, or muskox, for another Alaska resident that is<br />
blind, 70-percent physically disabled, 65 years of age or older, or are developmentally disabled.<br />
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8) Game animals taken in defense of life or property belong to the state.<br />
If in defense of life or property, you kill a bear, wolf, wolverine, coyote, beaver, fox, lynx, mink, weasel, muskrat, marten or river otter, you must salvage the hide and skull and surrender them to the state.<br />
If in defense of life or property, you kill a bison, caribou, deer, elk, moose, muskox, sheep, or mountain goat,<br />
you must salvage horns or antlers and the meat and surrender them to the state.<br />
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9) It is illegal to use or being in immediate possession of urine from any species of the deer (Cervidae) family, including scent lures.<br />
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10) Alaska has youth-only big game hunts, some by draw, some open depending on big game species.<br />
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11) For residents free over the counter tags for black bear, grizzly bear, Dall sheep, caribou, moose, deer in some units.<br />
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12) Free tags for predators and liberal bag limits in some units.<br />
In some units residents can harvest 3 black bears and no closed season on black bears.<br />
In some units residents can harvest 2 grizzly bears from Aug 10 - June 30.<br />
In some units grizzly bears may be baited in addition to black bears.<br />
In some units 10 wolves can be harvested from Aug 1 - April 30.<br />
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13) Free hunting/fishing/trapping license for residents 60 years or older.</div>
