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ADF&G's Division of Wildlife Conservation aims to conserve and enhance Alaska's wildlife and habitats and provide for a wide range of public uses.

For additional information about ADF&G, please visit our homepage at: http://adfg.alaska.gov.

09/04/2026

🦆Waterfowl season is upon us!🦆
📍Southeast Alaska, Units 1-4
📅Season Dates: Sept. 1 – Nov. 30, and Dec. 16 – 31 (Closed Dec. 1–15)
Legal Shooting Hours: One-half hour before sunrise until sunset
Juneau-area hunters are reminded that the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge is open for the take of waterfowl, snipe, and cranes.
All waterfowl hunters are required to complete Basic Hunter Education. Please note that E-bikes, off-road vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, and other motorized vehicles (with the exception of boats) are not permitted within the refuge.
Hunters are encouraged to review current regulations and responsibly this season.

09/01/2026

Few cans are safe from a persistent bear who has learned how to access unsecured trash. With bears preparing to fatten up for winter, now is the time to double down on efforts to secure garbage, dumpsters, fish waste, chickens and anything else that might attract a bear. Securing trash not only keeps neighborhoods safe, but it is also the law. To report trash violations in your neighborhood, call the Juneau Police Department at 907-586-0600, and request a CSO response.* To report a bear that is repeatedly accessing trash or damaging property, call ADF&G at 907-465-4265. If there is a public safety threat, call 911.
*Photos are encouraged!

08/31/2026

Know how to protect yourself with bear spray if a bear gets too close. It works! Watch this short video for step-by-step instructions.

08/27/2026

During the 2026 Chatham Strait Sablefish Survey in Southeast Alaska, ADF&G staff, with help from the crew aboard the F/V Kraken, deployed an underwater camera attached to a sablefish pot to get a closer look at how sablefish (also called black cod) interact with pot gear. The footage revealed a variety of bottom habitats, changing turbidity, and plenty of benthic life. And upon closer review, we discovered that sablefish weren’t the only ones curious about the pot… Take a look at what the camera captured!
Music and Species Identification by Aaron Baldwin
Video copyrighted ADF&G

08/12/2026

HOT WEATHER ≠ OPEN DOORS 🐻 Warm weather means bears will seek cool areas AND food!
LOCK CARS, because it's better than a bear trapped inside trashing it in an attempt to escape!
CLOSE HOME windows, doors and garage. Once a bear gains access and is rewarded, it will keep coming back!

Video: Mikaela Levy, used with permission

07/31/2026

Mountain goat hunters in Southeast Alaska are encouraged to check the Advisory Announcement page on the Alaska Department of Fish & Game website throughout the hunting season for any goat hunt area closures. The link is in the comments – see the section for Region 1. Remember that all mountain goat hunters are required to pass the mountain goat ID quiz and carry proof of completion in the field. Link to that as well in the comments.

07/30/2026

Sitka black-tail deer hunting season opens Saturday, Aug. 1 across most of Southeast Alaska. Above average snowfall occurred across Southeast last winter and into spring, and over-winter deer mortality was high in some areas according to surveys done in the spring. The cohort of fawns born in the spring of 2025 was especially hard hit. Despite this, biologists still observed high numbers of healthy deer and abundant deer sign while conducting field work activities this spring and summer.
Over the past decade mild winters and good habitat have enabled deer populations to grow, likely exceeding winter carrying capacity in some areas, and it’s possible this past winter of 2025-2026 brought deer populations back down to a more normal level, one that is in balance with the available winter habitat.
Remember to always check the regulations for the area you wish to hunt. Check out the latest hunting regulations and get your license and harvest tickets at your local ADF&G office or online at hunt.alaska.gov.

07/07/2026

New Dall Sheep Hunter Orientation and Quiz is now online!
Beginning in the 2026 hunting season, a new requirement from the Alaska Board of Game requires sheep hunters to successfully complete a sheep hunter orientation course and quiz prior to hunting in any general season harvest ticket hunt between August 10-September 20, where the bag limit is full-curl horn or larger.
This requirement applies to all sheep hunters (guided and unguided, youth and adult, residents and nonresidents). Hunters only need to pass the quiz once in their lifetime, and receive their proof of completion. Proof of completion must be carried in the field while sheep hunting.
The new orientation requirement is intended to help hunters avoid common mistakes, specifically the challenges of judging full-curl sheep in the field. Hunters should familiarize themselves with the education materials prior to taking the associated quiz. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/applications/quizfwk/extra/15/Dall%20Sheep%20Identification%20Pages%20for%20Quiz%20Website%20Final%206_29_2026%20ADA.pdf?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
The quiz consists of 20 questions, and hunters must get all 20 questions correct to complete the orientation.
Find the orientation on the Wildlife Conservation Quizzes page:
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/WildlifeConservationQuizzes/
For questions about sheep hunting opportunities or completing the orientation, please contact the ADFG office closest to your planned hunt area https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=contacts.main&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Special thanks to the photographers who contributed images used in the materials: Kent Freeman, Todd List, Spenser Ullman, Austin Atkinson, and Michael Metcalf.

06/01/2026

Alone doesn't mean abandoned. 🐾

Wildlife will often leave their young hidden while they forage nearby. If you find a baby animal by itself, the best thing you can do is admire it from a distance and leave it where it is.

See a baby. Leave a baby. Let wildlife stay wild. Concerned? Contact your local ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation office.

05/13/2026

🐐Learn more about contagious ecthyma (CE or 'orf') in mountain goat populations tomorrow night (May 14).
When: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: Egan Lecture Hall, UAS.
Lecture is free and open to the public. Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Join us! Recreate in our neighborhood mountains with confidence!

Address

802 3rd Street
Douglas, AK
99824

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8am - 4:30pm
Friday	8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

(907) 465-4292

Website

http://adfg.alaska.gov/

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