Caribou Hunting in Alaska
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Caribou Hunting Resources

• General Information on Hunting
• Big Game Harvest Permit Raffle/Auction Program
• Bull or Cow? How to distinguish between bull and cow caribou in the field (PDF 1,131 kB)
• Caribou Id & Meat Salvage Regs (PDF 410 kB)
• Hunting Fortymile Caribou
• Nelchina Caribou Herd Bulletin for 2016–2017 Permit Holders (PDF 422 kB)
• Unit 23 Hunter Orientation
• Unit 23 Pilot Orientation and Certification Requirement

  Hunting in this remote area poses unique challenges. In this Unit, pilots may not transport parts of big game with an aircraft without having, in their possession, a certificate showing they've completed a course about ethical flight operations in Unit 23. Read the pilot orientation and take the quiz to get your certificate.

• From Alaska Fish and Wildlife News
  • Winter Caribou Hunt: Skiing off the Dalton Highway. Lessons, offerings, and Rewards in the DHCMA
  • The Hunt

Western Arctic Caribou Herd

• Caribou Trails, 2023 (PDF 7,678 kB)
• Caribou Trails, 2022 (PDF 2,527 kB)
• Western Arctic Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan

• View past Caribou Trails issues

  • Caribou Trails, 2021 (PDF 4,942 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2020 (PDF 2,968 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2019 (PDF 3,913 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2018 (PDF 4,257 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2017 (PDF 2,001 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2016 (PDF 2,929 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2015 (PDF 1,464 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2014 (PDF 1,284 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2013 (PDF 2,798 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2012 (PDF 4,223 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2011 (PDF 2,582 kB)
  • Caribou Trails, 2010 (PDF 2,729 kB)
  • Caribou Trails was not produced in 2009.
  • Caribou Trails, 2008 (PDF 6,282 kB)

Central Arctic Caribou Herd

• Central Arctic Herd News, Summer 2020 (PDF 1,404 kB)
• Central Arctic Caribou Herd News, Winter 2016–2017 (PDF 839 kB)

Fortymile Caribou Herd

• Fortymile Caribou Herd News, 2023 (PDF 1,352 kB)
• The Comeback Trail, 2021 (PDF 1,223 kB)
• The Comeback Trail, 2016 (PDF 2,079 kB)

• View past The Comeback Trail issues

  • The Comeback Trail, 2010 (PDF 821 kB)
  • The Comeback Trail, 2008 (PDF 686 kB)
  • The Comeback Trail, 2006 (PDF 622 kB)
  • The Comeback Trail, 1994 (PDF 647 kB)

Mulchatna Caribou Herd

• Mulchatna Caribou Intensive Management Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) — December 2023 (PDF 312 kB)
• Mulchatna Caribou Trails, 2021 (PDF 1,853 kB)
• 20/21 Winter Season Closure Notice (PDF 297 kB)
• Mulchatna Caribou Herd 2020 Update (PDF 679 kB)
• Mulchatna Caribou RC503 Closed Poster, 2021 (PDF 1,095 kB)
• Mulchatna Caribou Mailer, 2022 (PDF 412 kB)

Nelchina Caribou Herd

• Nelchina Caribou News, 2023 (PDF 453 kB)
• Nelchina Caribou Update, August 2020 (PDF 1,178 kB)
• Nelchina Caribou News, Summer 2017 (PDF 2,886 kB)

Porcupine Caribou Herd

• Porcupine Caribou News, Summer 2017 (PDF 1,878 kB)

Planning

• Western Arctic Caribou Herd Cooperative Management Plan

Videos & Media

Guide Requirements and Transporter Information

• List of Big Game Guides and Transporters
• Hunting Guide Requirements

Wildlife Diseases

• Wildlife Diseases and Parasites

General Information

• Caribou Species Profile
• Wildlife Viewing — Caribou