• A field of cottongrass on an early summer morning

    Bering Land Bridge

    National Preserve Alaska

Hunting

Seal-Hunting Harpoon

NPS Photo

Sport hunting and trapping are permitted in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. To hunt or trap in the preserve, you must have all required licenses and permits and follow all other state regulations.

The National Park Service and the State of Alaska cooperatively manage the wildlife resources of the Preserve. An Alaska State hunting license is required for all hunters age 16 or older. Bag and possession limits vary by species and by area. Always check current hunting regulations.

For further information on Alaska hunting and where to get a license, visit the Alaska Department of Fish and Game website.

Please keep in mind that many areas within the preserve are private land. Do not enter private land without the landowner's permission.

Did You Know?

Two male musk oxen budding heads in the middle of the Kougarok Road in Nome, Alaska.

Muskox were once extinct on the Alaskan Seward Peninsula, but were reintroduced in 1970.  They are now thriving on the Peninsula, even in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.