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Wildlife management of Units 14A, 14B, 16A, and 16B
High development in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley
High public service, front office, and sealing demand
Conducting habitat evaluation and modification plans
Vehicle collisions with moose on road and railroad represent a public safety concern.
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Game Managem1ent Units 14A&B
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14A - 2,561sq. mi. 148 - 2, 152sq. mi.
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Game Management
Units 16A & 168
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Unit 16A= 1,864 sq. miles Unit 16B = 10,994 sq . miles
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• All of the Units are at or above the population objective
• Bull to cow ratios are very good in all units except 14A.
• Harvest within objective in all units except 14A, it is above objective
• Moose mortality from vehicle & train collisions averages 343 annually
Proposals: 77, 78, 83, 84 & 85 6
Unit 14A Chugach – Increasing • Draw hunt (Any Ram)
Units 14A & 14B Talkeetna – Increasing • General Season (Full Curl)
Unit 16 Alaska Range population low – Stable? • General Season (Full Curl)
Proposal: 79 7
K. White
Unit 14A and 14B Talkeetna Population: (≤ 50) • No hunting season
Chugach Population: Increasing
• Draw and registration hunts
Proposal: 80 8
16B Rainy Pass Herd • General Season (1 Bull)
No Proposals 9
14B Western Talkeetna Population
• DC590 Draw Permit (1 caribou)
O. Albertson
Stable in Units 14A & 14B
Stable at 3,600 to 4,300 in Unit 16
Unit 16 Black Bear Control 2007—2016
Proposals: 86 & 89 10
Stable in Units 14A and 14B
Stable at 625 to 1,250 in Unit 16B
Increased harvest opportunities in Unit 16B
Few nuisance bear complaints near communities
D. Hill
Proposals: 81, 87, 88 & 89 11
Unit 14A & 14B harvest indicates stable population
SDA Wolf Control in Unit 16B 2004 – 2016
SDA Wolf Control Area expanded to include portions of Unit 16A in Spring 2006 (suspended 2017)
No Proposals 12
Unit 14 Cumulative Reported Wolf Harvest Distribution by Month, Regulatory Years 2011-2016
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Total Reported harvest RY2011-RY2016= 19 wolves. Proportion of harvest by month indicated by %
26% 26%
21%
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0% 0% 1 1 1 0% 0% 0%
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Months in Regulatory Year Sequence 14A 14B
Apr May Jun
Hunting Season : Aug 10 – Apr 30 Trapping Season: Nov 10 – Mar 31 (14A), Apr. 30 (14B) 13
Unit 16 Cumulative Reported Wolf Harvest Distribution by Month, Regulatory Years 2011-2016
Num
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ves H
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July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Total Reported harvest RY2011-RY2016 = 46 wolves, incl. 13 pred. control wolves. Proportion of harvest by month indicated by %
0% 0% 0%
Months in Regulatory Year Sequence
16B 16A
Hunting Season: Aug 10 – Apr 30 Trapping Season: Oct 15 – Apr 30 14
Species Abundance Change Beaver Common None Coyote Common None Ermine Common None Lynx common Increasing
Marten Scarce Stable Mink Scarce None
Muskrat Scarce None Red Fox Common None
River Otter Common None Wolf Scarce Increasing
Wolverine Scarce None
Proposal 90 15
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Proposal 89 16
Predator Control Areas
GMU16 Legend
c:::J Unit 16 PCA boundary
-- Roads
c::J Brown Bear Removal Area
1111 Land closed to SDA
C Game Management Units
Lakes
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Reduce the spring wolf population to 35 – 55 wolves
2003 estimate: 175–180 wolves
2017 preliminary estimate > 35
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Unit 16 Wolf Harvest by Permit Type 2000-2016
General Harvest Predator Control
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Reduce the population to 700 bears
16B: 3,200 – 3,800
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Unit 16 Black Bear Harvest by Hunt Type 2000 to 2016
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2015
2016
Regulatory Year
General Harvest Predator Control
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%
Fem
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Unit 16 Black Bear Harvest % Female 2005 to 2016
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0.35
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2012
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Regulatory Year
% Female
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Reduce the population by 60% to 375 bears
16B: 625 – 1,250
D. Hill
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Brown Bear Control Area
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c::J Brown Bear Removal Area
c::J Unit 16 P CA boundary
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Lakes
Rivers
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Unit 16 Brown Bear Harvest and % Female by Regulation Type 2000 to 2016
Harvest Predator Control Percent Females
1 Bear/year in 16A 2 Bears/ year in 16B
1 Bear every 4 years in 16A 1 Bear/ year in 16B
No closed season in 16A & 16B
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Estimate: 7,400
Calf/100 Cows: 25
Bull/100 Cows: 50
Harvest Objective: 310-600
2016 Harvest: 343
Sustainable Harvest: 600-700
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Survey Unit
IM Population Objective
proportional to area (midpoint)
2014 Moose Population
Estimate
Percent Recovery to Objective Midpoint
16B-North 1,820–2,100 (1,960) 1,587 81%
16B-Middle 3,120–3,600 (3,360) 3,458 103%
16B-South 1,560–1,800 (1,680) 2,372 141%
Unit 16B 6,500–7,500 (7,000) 7,418 106%
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