am i correct that a non resident must use a guide to hunt alaska? also how long do you have to reside in alaska to be a resident, is it one full year?

Yes 365 days in a row. Only Brown Bear & Sheep for the Guide,
Google the ADF&G they will have all the latest regs!!

No!

In Alaska non residents are allowed to hunt several big game animals including moose, caribou and deer un guided. There are some game animals that do require a guide to hunt like brown bear and sheep, but you can move here tomorrow, buy a non resident license the next day and go hunt a buck.

In season of course, pay careful attention to bag limits, resident only areas, etc,....

I'd think if you called the AKFG in Anchorage or Juneau they'd be willing to mail you a set of reg's you can ponder over morning coffee and theres got to be a set available on the computer.

Point is, you can move here and occupy yourself quite thoroughly as a non resident, waiting for your legal residency to kick in.

ok great thanks for the info. i thought you needed a guide for all big game hunting.

Guides are required only for Brown/Grizzly bears, Dall sheep & Mtn Goats.

but residents can hunt brown bear without a guide correct?

Residents don't need a guide for any species.

There is also a "next of kin" provision for non-residents in lieu of a guide. Check out specifics in the hunting regs.

You might be surprised at how faaaar the "second degree of kinship" requirement has been stretched by some folks! As in illegally far. Funny how some guys suddenly discovered a biological brother they never knew they had.

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Originally posted by vicvanb:
Residents don't need a guide for any species.

There is also a "next of kin" provision for non-residents in lieu of a guide. Check out specifics in the hunting regs.

You might be surprised at how faaaar the "second degree of kinship" requirement has been stretched by some folks! As in illegally far. Funny how some guys suddenly discovered a biological brother they never knew they had.

I am waiting for the estranged "domestic partner" excuse to be tried.

"Estranged domestic partner"

Now THAT'S funny (but hey, if I can get another Dall sheep.....)

Zeke

Sounds like someone is having "sticker shock"?

I believe Mtn Goat also requires a guide. I don't think there is that requirement for bison or muskox or elk

Question are we talking professional guide? what i mean is can a resident be a guide for a friend from the lower 48

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Originally posted by Tanoose:
Question are we talking professional guide? what i mean is can a resident be a guide for a friend from the lower 48

Yes, you have to hire a licensed registered or master guide who is licensed in the area you wish to hunt. Or else hunt with a relative "in the first degree of kinship" (basically a parent, sibling or child) who is a legal resident of Alaska.

thanks 458

Actually, I think it's second degree of kinship--the definition in the regulation lists 21 different relatives that qualify--unless it changed recently (as most Alaska hunting regs often do).

Yes,I know the definition goes on but I guessed a simplified version would get the message across

Why don't you go to the Alaska hunting Proclamation.
That will answer all your questions officially.
Just a note a non U.S. citizen needs a guide for all hunting. ALIENS
Larry

Reading the Alaska hunting regs, is like reading the IRS tax codes.

Ya, no joke!! And then you.need to know EXACTLY where you are if say your in a vehicle, boat, snow go or airplane. Knowing where ownership boundaries are is a real challenge. It takes time, effort and money to figure out where this boundary and that open season and that closed season is. As an Alaskan resident, ya start to figure out that a licensed guide is a good thing in many ways.

I think lots of the complainers about needing to use a guide think once they get.to Alaska its just, Guns a Blazin.
That will get them a trip to the crowbar hotel.

Or you need a good Alaskan women, who knows how to read the Regs for you.

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Originally posted by wildchild2010:
Reading the Alaska hunting regs, is like reading the IRS tax codes.

Honestly, I've never found the Alaska game regs all that daunting. Get good maps of the area you want to hunt and study the regs.

I'm just a spoiled Southeast subsistence deer hunter from Unit 4. 6 tags/ 6 months . Lots of deer around. Filling the freezer is just a skiff ride away. .