Unit 18 Overview

Unit 18 Overview – Slide 1

Unit 18 Land Status c::J Unil Boundary

Slale

LJ Nalive

Bureau of Land Management

Nalional Wildlife Refuge

0 15 30 60

Miles

~ -

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Moose

3 Proposals, 21, 22,23 160

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4

0 20 LOWEST YUKON

SURVEY AREA

Unit 18 Overview – Slide 5

Population Estimates

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

5597

3614

2827 2748 2382

1341 1378

674418

94 515 672

Lower Yukon Andreafsky Paimiut Kuskokwim

2002 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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0

Twinning rates

Count Area 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Kuskokwim 53% 47% 52% 40% 46%

Lowest Yukon 59% 50% 31% 49% 50% 27%

Andreafsky 50% 61% 42% 28%

Paimiut 50% 50% 31% 15%

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Kuskokwim Browse Removal (April 2016)

Browse biomass removal estimate 15.7% + 1.7%

Population Estimate of 1378 (2015)

Twinning rate of 46%(2016)

56:100 calves to cow(2016) 70:100 bulls to cow(2016)

2013 Calf weights of female calves Averaged 384 pounds.

Unit 18 Overview – Slide 8

Unit 18 Moose

• C&T • IM Population Objective • Current Unit wide estimate • Harvest Objective • ANS • Harvestable Surplus • Current Harvest (5 year Average)

Positive 1000-2000

60-200

200-400

~14,000

~1400 726

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Unit 18 Moose harvest- all hunts Harvest

900 837 774800

695 679 697 700 642606 600

458 465500

400 317 330 Harvest 300 223 233 226 200

100

0

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Unit 18 Remainder Harvest

700

600

500

400

70

256

86

370

81

374

123

359

175

381

166

336

146

286

188

393

140

501

156

502

Winter Harvest 300 Fall Harvest

200

100

0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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No Proposals

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Nunivak Island Muskox

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634 620 628 609

657 638

588 615

567

517

452

533 568

740

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Muskox counted

Population Objective = 550 muskox

Nelson Island Muskox

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0

979 944

795761

541 561

374 327 318293 297 306 293

233 Lower Goal 250

Upper Goal 450

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

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Nunivak Island Muskox Harvest

40 41 38 29 20 5 5 6 5 38

29 38 39 44 47

33 29 34 21

14

0

50

100

150

200

250

Bulls Cows

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Nelson Island Muskox Harvest 250

200

150

100

50

0 17 11 15 17 15 15 29

138 149

23 24 21 20 20 21 10

87 68

Bulls

Cows

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Proposals 18 and 24 Unit 18 Overview – Slide 18

Caribou

2 Proposal 25 and 156 Unit 18 Overview – Slide 19

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Wolf Harvest Percent by month 35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0% 0%

2%

4%

0%

2%

18%

10%

32%

29%

1% 2%

0%

Hunting Season Aug 10 –April 30

Trapping Season Nov 10 – March 31

July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar April May June

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No Proposals

Unit 18 Overview Slide 22