Final rule · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
Alaska federal subsistence wildlife hunting and trapping rules for 2026-27 and 2027-28
Official title: Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska-2026-27 and 2027-28 Subsistence Taking of Wildlife Regulations
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- Endangered species and wildlife
- Public lands and forests
The Federal Subsistence Board, working with the Forest Service and the Interior Department's Office of Subsistence Management, has finalized hunting and trapping seasons, harvest limits, and allowed methods for subsistence wildlife harvest on federal public lands in Alaska. The rule covers the 2026-27 and 2027-28 regulatory years and updates which communities have long-standing use of certain species. It also fixes errors, including the Unit 3 moose season start date, which returns to September 15. The rule takes effect October 27, 2026, to keep the subsistence program running.
Details
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture; Forest Service; Department of the Interior; Office of the Secretary of the Interior
- Document type
- Final rule
- Published
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Comments due
- No comment period stated
- Document number
- 2026-21849
- Docket
- Docket No. DOI-2024-0011; 267D0102DM DS61900000 DMSN00000.000000 DX61901
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1090-AB29
- Who is affected
- Rural Alaska subsistence hunters and trappers
- Federal public lands in Alaska
- Alaska wildlife populations
- Alaska Native communities
- Where
- Alaska 63.472, -152.050 · derived centroid
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