Feds Refresh Rules for Alaska's Traditional Bird Hunts
Published Date: 1/21/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is updating rules about hunting migratory birds in Alaska to keep traditional practices alive and clear about when and where people can harvest birds. These changes affect Alaska Native communities and others who rely on these birds for subsistence. The updates come from teamwork between the Service, Alaska officials, and Native groups, with no new costs but important timing and location tweaks.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
When and Where You May Harvest Birds
If you live in Alaska and rely on migratory birds for subsistence, the Service is proposing updates that explain when and where the harvesting of certain migratory birds may occur within each subsistence region to preserve customary and traditional uses.
No New Costs for Harvesters
The proposed updates come from a co-management process and are described as having no new costs while making timing and location adjustments to subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska.
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