Brown/Grizzly Bear Hunting in Alaska

DB088 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

(See also: DB088 for the 2024 Regulatory Year)

Map of DB088
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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: DB088
Regulatory Year: 2023
Hunt Type: Draw
Species: Brown Bear
Legal Animal: 1 Brown Bear, OUTSIDE DRAINAGES ONLY

Number of Permits

Residency Number of Permits
Alaska residents To be announced
Nonresidents Up to 2 permits
Total Number of Permits Available 2 permits

GMU, Area

Unit 4, Outside Drainages

Season Dates*

03/15/2024 - 05/31/2024

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

Nonresidents only

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Must report harvest to ADF&G in Sitka or Douglas within 10 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: Skull and hide with evidence of sex attached
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Must return the completed hunt report to ADF&G, or report online at hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.
  • Internet Reporting
    You may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Additional Requirements and Information

  • HUNT AREA: Unit 4, Outside drainages:
  • - Chichagof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Rock Point (58° N. lat., 136°
  • 21' W. long.), to Rodgers Point (57° 35' N. lat., 135° 33' W. long.) including Yakobi and other adjacent islands.
  • - Baranof Island south and west of a line that follows the crest of the island from Nismeni Point (57° 34' N. lat.,
  • 135° 25' W. long.), to the entrance of Gut Bay (56° 44' N. lat., 134° 38' W. long), including the drainages into
  • Gut Bay, and including Kruzof and other adjacent islands.

Hunt conditions and season dates can be changed by Emergency Order. Visit the Emergency Orders and Announcements page for more information.