FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release No. FDO-081909
Contact: Craig McCaa, 907-474-2231 Date: 8/19/2009
Federal Fall Season for Fortymile Caribou
Closed on Steese and Taylor Highways
FAIRBANKS, AK — The federal subsistence fall hunting season for Fortymile caribou will close in all zones on Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. The Fortymile caribou fall quota of 640 caribou has been reached. Federal lands in Units 20E and 25C affected by this closure are managed by the Bureau of Land Management’s
Eastern Interior Field Office and
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
The federal hunt is conducted under joint permit RC860 with the State of Alaska. The State portion of the permit hunt in Zones 1 and 3 closed on Aug. 12 at 11:59 p.m. Zone 1 includes lands accessible from the Steese Highway in Units 20B and 25C (that portion east of Preacher Creek to its confluence with American Creek, then east of American Creek). Zone 3 is accessible from the Taylor Highway in Unit 20E and extends east to the U.S.-Canada border. The State hunt remains open in Zone 2, which is the roadless area of Units 20B, 20D, 20E and 25C. There is no federal open season for caribou in
Units 20B and 20D.
The federal subsistence winter season conducted under registration permit RC867 will open on
Nov. 1, 2009, with a quota of 40 caribou.
Successful hunters must report their harvest to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) within three days of harvest at
http://hunt.alaska.gov or in person or by phone (907-883-2971). If reporting a successful harvest by phone, include hunt number, your name, permit number, sex of the animal and date and location of kill; then mail the harvest report to ADF&G within seven days. Unsuccessful hunters must return their reports within 15 days of the close of the season.
For additional information, contact Eastern Interior Field Manager Lenore Heppler at 907-474-2320 or
Lenore_Heppler@blm.gov. The Fortymile Caribou Hotline phone number is (907) 267-2310.
The BLM manages 256 million acres – more land than any other federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is located primarily in 12 Western states, including 80 million acres in Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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