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Copper Center, Alaska â“ Applications for candidates to fill a vacant seat on the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) are being
accepted through March 31, 2019. The SRC provides a venue for local subsistence
users to provide input into the management of subsistence resources in WrangellSt. Elias National Park. It was established under the provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and charged with
recommending a program for subsistence hunting in the park.
Plans for a winter federal subsistence hunt for moose in a portion of Unit 11 were announced on October 24 by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Superintendent Ben Bobowski, the designated federal manager for the hunt. The Federal Subsistence Board established this hunt at its April 2014 meeting and extended the season dates at its April 2018 meeting. For the 2018 hunt, the harvest quota is 7 bull moose. The hunt will open on November 20 and close on January 20 or earlier if the quota has been reached. Hunters are asked to report back within three days of harvesting an animal or at the end of the season if unsuccessful. For recorded information about the status of the hunt, hunters can call 822-7203.
The WrangellâSt. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission will meet at the WrangellâSt. Elias National Park and Preserve Visitor Center in Copper Center (Mile 106.8 Richardson Highway) on Thursday, October 25, and Friday, October 26, 2018, to consider a range of issues related to subsistence hunting and fishing in the park.