Nelchina News

As of Tuesday, the harvest in the winter Fortymile caribou hunt was 121, which is just under half the harvest quota of 250.

The harvest for the winter Fortymile caribou hunt was up to 90 as of Tuesday morning.

Even with hunting near the Steese Highway closed, hunters appear to be having decent success in the winter Fortymile caribou hunt.

The Tier I hunt for Nelchina caribou in game management unit 13 will close at midnight tonight.

With approximately 2,100 Nelchina caribou already reported killed by hunters, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is closing all Nelchina caribou drawing permit hunts in Game Management Unit 13 to ensure there will be enough animals for state and federal subsistence hunts this winter.