Ptarmigan Hunting Seasons Set to Change in Units 13B and 13E

January 25, 2019 (Palmer) – Under new regulations in effect this year, ptarmigan hunting

seasons in Game Management Units 13B and 13E will close on February 15. The new rules,

adopted by the Alaska Board of Game last February, align the seasons in Units 13B and 13E by

shortening the Unit 13E ptarmigan season by six weeks while adding 10 weeks of hunting in

Unit 13B.

The board adopted the new seasons to address concerns that late-winter hunting (mid-February

through March) in 13E, particularly within 2-3 miles of the Denali Highway which transects Units

13E and 13B, was negatively impacting ptarmigan numbers. Meanwhile, additional late-winter

harvest opportunity