Antlerless Moose Hunt Closes RM764 Zone 6 Closes Antlerless moose hunting in the eastern part of Unit 20A southeast of Fairbanks will close at 11:59 pm on Thursday night, January 13, 2011. The Department of Fish and Game is closing the antlerless moose hunt in Zone 6, the area east of Delta Creek, because that harvest quota of 10 moose has been reached. The Board of Game authorized the Department to open registration permit hunt RM764 for antlerless moose in 20A between January 10 and February 28, and close it by emergency order when quotas are met. “Hunters were restricted to the more inaccessible southern portion of Zone 6, but high moose numbers, good weather, and high participation has resulted in our meeting the quota very quickly,” said Fairbanks Area Biologist Don Young. Zones 1, 2A, 2C, 3, 4A, 4C, and 5A are also closed.
Hunters may continue to hunt in zones 2B, 4B, 5B, 5C and 5D of Unit 20A with an RM764 permit from the Department of Fish and Game. Successful hunters must report their harvest to the Fairbanks ADF&G office (459-7272) within 1 day of the kill. Reporting online is available at
http://hunt.alaska.gov Unsuccessful hunters must report to the Fairbanks ADF&G office by March 15 The quota for antlerless moose in all of Unit 20A during the winter hunt is 225, but to distribute the harvest more evenly, the Department divided Unit 20A in 7 major and 16 minor hunt zones and established individual quotas for each zone based on estimated moose abundance. A zone map is printed on the back of the hunt permits. Hunters must call the Unit 20A antlerless moose hunting hotline at 459–7386 to make sure the area they plan to hunt is still open. Hunters with other questions can call 459-7206 or 459-7233 for more information. ###
