ADFG cancels moose hunting season for one game management unit
https://www.webcenterfairbanks...unit/?outputType=ampADFG cancels moose hunting season for one game management unit
By KTVF Staff Reporter
Published: Jun. 17, 2024 at 5:49 PM AKDT|Updated: 10 hours ago
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - While there is still a few months until moose hunting season, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) has canceled the season for one of the game management units.
The hunt for antlered bulls in Unit 19D has been canceled after moose populations in that area experienced a significant decline during the 2022-2023 winter.
This unit falls southwest of both Denali National Park and Denali State Park. Of the 15 calves collared in March of 2023, none survived the remainder of that winter.
The ADFG reported an estimated 35% decline in abundance when they conducted a Geospatial Population Estimator (GSPE) survey in a portion of Unit 19D In November of 2023.
If the population rebounds this year, the season may reopen for the fall of 2025.