Federally qualified residents in Moose Pass, Cooper Landing, and Hope can now apply for the subsistence hunt permit drawing for both Units 7 and 15 through March 31 at 4 p.m.
Drawings for each hunt will be conducted, and winners will be contacted beginning April 4, 2022.
Unit 7 will be open for three mountain goat permits, one from each hunt area DG338 (Crescent Lake), DG334 (Mills Creek), and DG341 (Cecil Rhodes Mountain). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.
Qualified residents of Chenega Bay, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatitlek may also apply for Unit 7 permits in addition to qualified residents of Moose Pass, Cooper Landing, and Hope.
For questions or to apply for Unit 7 hunts, contact Heather Thamm at heather.thamm@usda.gov or (907) 288-7709.
Unit 15 will have available:
Four mountain goat permits will be available from hunt areas DG356 (Indian Creek one permit), DG357 (Tustumena Glacier one permit), and DG358 (Fox River two permits). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.
Two caribou permits will be drawn for the Killey River Caribou Herd.
One sheep permit for Unit 15 will be drawn for applicants from Ninilchik and Cooper Landing.
The Unit 15 drawing is open to federally qualified residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nan-walek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia with the exception of the limits on the sheep permit.
For questions or to apply for Unit 15 hunts, please contact Todd Eskelin at todd_eskelin@fws.gov or 907-398-9553.
