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Game Management Units 11 & 13

Glennallen Area Office Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Frank Robbins, Area Biologist Heidi Hatcher, Assistant Area Biologist Shawn Conway, Wildlife Technician IV Lauren D’Ascanio, Program Technician

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Game Management

Unit 11

Area: 12,784 mi2

Mountainous

Limited access

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13A

13B 13E

13C

13D

Game Management

Unit 13

Area: 23,361 mi2

State/Federal/ Private Land

Centrally located

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Bison Chitina River - Unit 11 Copper River - Unit 11/13D

Population: 52 (2013-2017) Population: 200 (2015-2017)

Harvest: 2/year (2013-2017) Harvest: 9/year (2006-2016)

NO PROPOSALS

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Black Bear Three-Year Averages

Unit 11

Annual Harvest: 21

% Female Harvest: 24% Harvest Trend: Stable to

Increasing

NO PROPOSALS

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Black Bear Three-Year Averages

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Unit 13

Annual Harvest: 187 150

% Female Harvest: 31% 100

Harvest Trend: Increasing 50

0 1976-77 1986-87 1996-97 2006-07 2016-17

Female Male

PROPOSAL 111

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Brown Bear Three-Year Averages

Unit 11 Unit 13 Harvest: 10 + 1 DLP or illegal Harvest: 133 + 3 DLP or illegal

Average Age: 8.3 (stable) Average Age: 5.6 (stable)

% Female Harvest: 40% % Female Harvest: 41%

Harvest Trend: Stable Harvest Trend: Stable

Population Trend: Declining

PROPOSALS 111, 112

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Nelchina Caribou Herd Population: 50,000

3-year harvest avg: 4,500

Harvest objective: 3,000-6,000

9 PROPOSALS

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Nelchina Population Estimates and Fall Calf Ratios

Population Objective

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Nelchina Hunter Numbers and Harvest Totals

Harvest Objective

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Moose 3-year averages

Unit 11

Harvest: 50 bulls

Population: Stable

Hunting Pressure: Stable

6 PROPOSALS

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Moose 3-year averages

Unit 13

Harvest: 1,024 bulls

Population: Stable

Hunting Pressure:

Increasing

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Dall Sheep 3-year averages

Unit 11

Wrangells:

Population: Stable

Harvest: 51

Harvest Trend: Stable to

Increasing

NO PROPOSALS

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Dall Sheep 3-year averages

Unit 13

Eastern Talkeetnas (13A/E): Population: Stable

Harvest: 41

Harvest Trend: Increasing

Chugach (13D): Population: Stable

Harvest: 16

Harvest Trend: Stable

PROPOSAL 109

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Mountain Goat 3-year average

Unit 11

Population: Stable

Unit 13

Population: Stable

Combined Harvest: 16/year

PROPOSAL 110

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Furbearers 3-year averages

Species Unit 11 Unit 13 Beaver 6 (low) 135 (low)

Lynx 19 (low) 83 (low)

Otter 4 (stable) 29 (stable)

Wolf 16 (stable) 68 (stable)

Wolverine 7 (stable) 62 (stable)

PROPOSALS 113, 114, 115, 116

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Unit 11 Cumulative Reported Wolf Harvest Distribution by Month, Regulatory Years 2010-2016

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16%

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15%

5%

Total reported harvest RY2010-RY2016 = 91 wolves. Proportion of harvest by month indicated by %.

Hunting: August 10-April 30 Trapping: November 10-March 31

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Unit 13 Cumulative Reported Wolf Harvest Distribution by Month, Regulatory Years 2010-2016

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7%

2%

6%

14%

28%

20%

16%

6%

Total reported harvest RY2010-RY2016 = 704 wolves. Proportion of harvest by month indicated by %.

Hunting: August 10-April 30 Trapping: October 15-April 30

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Intensive Management

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Moose Objectives and Estimates (Below Objectives vs Meeting Objectives vs Exceeding Objectives)

Subunit Population Havest Bull-to-Cow

13(A) 3,500-4,200 210-420 25 : 100

3yr average 4,140 303 24 : 100

13(B) 5,300-6,300 310-620 25 : 100

3yr average 4,987 299 33 : 100

13(C) 2,000-3,000 155-350 25 : 100

3yr average 3,400 115 34 : 100

13(D)* 1,200-1,900 75-190 25 : 100

3yr average 1,357 83 72 : 100

13(E) 5,000-6,000 300-600 25 : 100

3yr average 6,213 213 29 : 100

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Unit 13 Annual Wolf Harvest and Spring Population Estimates

Spring population objective: 135-165

Thank You

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