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The Delta Junction area is home to a variety of game for the hunter and photographer. From the lowlands near the Tanana River to the high alpine meadows of the Alaska Range, visitors and residents alike can find wildlife memories to last a lifetime.
Sheep hunting is an important outdoor activity for many Alaskans. It is a bit more difficult for visitors, however, because Alaska law requires that nonresidents be accompanied by a registered guide (Alaska hunting guides directory) or a close relative who is an Alaska resident over 19 years of age. Additionally, most local sheep hunting opportunities are by permit only, and these must be obtained in advance. The normal deadline for permit applications is the month of May. Black bears are found in the Delta area, and can be harvested by non-residents without a guide. Grizzly bears, like sheep, may be hunted by non-residents only with a guide or a relative. Most black bears are taken incidental to other hunts, but determined hunters can usually bag a black bear.
The Outdoors Alaska On-Line Store offers a significant number of Alaska hunting related books and videos at discount prices. Additional information about hunting in the Delta Junction area of Alaska can be found in the Alaska hunting forum.
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Most
popular locally is moose hunting. Closed to hunting altogether because
of low populations 15 years ago, the Delta area moose population is now
booming. Over 100 moose are harvested annually in Game Management Unit
20D, in which Delta Junction lies. The largest numbers of moose are
found on the western end of the subunit. Successful hunters use boats,
ATV, motorcycles, aircraft, 4.wheel drive rigs and even farm tractors!
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portion of this area is closed to moose hunting. The Delta Junction
Management Area is closed (except for a limited number of permits) to
prevent an over harvest of bulls in the immediate Delta area. Consult
the Alaska hunting regulations for exact boundaries. The
regulations are available from license vendors in the Delta area, or
Another
highly popular big game species is caribou. There are several caribou
herds in the vicinity: the Delta Herd, in the foothills of the Alaska
Range, to the west of Delta; the Macomb Herd, in the mountains southeast
of town; the Fortymile Herd, in the hills northeast of Delta, and the
Nelchina Herd south of the Alaska Range.
No
discussion of big game in the Delta area would be complete without