Alaska Hunting Regulations

Alaska hunting regulations, licensing and tag requirements differ depending on whether or not you are an Alaskan resident, and there are even a few separate regulations and costs for non-U.S. residents ("alien hunters"). Important considerations:

• After killing and before harvesting the meat of any big game in Alaska, hunters must tag the animal with an approved locking metal tag. Tags must be used only once and differ in cost for each type of big game.
• If you're not a resident and you want to hunt bear, Dall sheep or mountain goat, you must be accompanied by a licensed guide or a second-degree kindred resident over 19 years in age (your father, mother, brother, sister…).
• Alien hunters of any big game must be accompanied by a licensed guide.
• It's illegal to sell any supplies to a big game hunter in the field. Everything must be packed in and out.
• Hunters are required to complete a Basic Hunter Education course before hunting in some areas.
• It is illegal to hunt from, on or across a constructed highway or road, and hunters are not allowed to drive or herd game from any motorized vehicle, including snowmachines or motor boats.
• It is illegal to pursue a fleeing animal with a motorized vehicle.
• You can't hunt from a helicopter, and you can't be dropped off in the field by one either.

See the guide published by ADF&G for complete regulations:
http://wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=regulations.hunting

Alaska hunting regulations align with the "Fair Chase Code" set by the Boone and Crocket Club, which dictates that hunters not use technology to gain an improper advantage over prey. Read the statement here:
http://www.boone-crockett.org/huntingEthics/ethics_fairchase.asp?area=huntingEthics

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