• Wrangell Mountain Range

    Wrangell - St Elias

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

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  • Shamrock Mining Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment Released for Public Review/Comment

    The Park has released for public review the Shamrock Mining Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment. The EA is available for public review and comment for one month. All comments must be submitted by July 3, 2013. More »

  • Chisana River Fire Grows, Impacts the Copper River Valley

    Smoke from the Chisana River Fire impacted the Copper River basin on the evening of July 18. Because the fire continues to grow anticipate varying levels of smoke impacting the area. The fire grew from 7,718 acres on June 17 to 25,566 acres. More »

Subsistence Eligibility

Are YOU Eligible?
Some lands within Wrangell-St. Elias are designated as National Park, while others are designated as National Preserve. The eligibility requirements for hunting in the park are different from those in the preserve.

To subsistence hunt and fish in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park you must:

  1. Be an Alaskan resident (have lived in the state for 12 consecutive months with intent to remain indefinitely).
  2. Make your primary permanent home in a specific resident zone community, live within the National Park, or have a subsistence eligibility permit (13.44 permit).
  3. Possess a State of Alaska resident license for hunting (not required for subsistence fishing).
  4. Comply with all season and harvest limits.
  5. Comply with all required state and federal permits, and harvest tags.

Resident Zone Communities
Wranell-St. Elias National Park has 23 resident zone communities: Chisana, Chistochina, Chitina, Copper Center, Dot Lake, Gakona, Gakona Junction, Glennallen, Gulkana, Healy Lake, Kenny Lake, Lower Tonsina, McCarthy, Mentasta Lake, Nabesna, Northway, Slana, Tazlina, Tanacross, Tetlin, Tok, Tonsina, and Yakutat. Resident Zone Maps

13.44 Permits
To be eligible for a subsistence eligibility permit (13.44 permit) you must be a rural Alaskan resident and demonstrate that you have (or belong to a family that has) a history or pattern of using the National Park for subsistence purposes at the time ANILCA was passed (1980) without the use of an aircraft for access. The permit is valid for all permanent residents of your household providing you continue to live in a rural community. Call or write the Superintendent to apply.

In addition to all the above, you must also live in a community or area that has a customary and traditional use determination for the area and species you wish to hunt or fish. These determinations are indicated in the Federal Subsistence hunting regulations.

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Did You Know?

Dall Sheep

Diverse wildlife, including Dall sheep, grizzly bears, caribou, moose, salmon, and trumpeter swans thrive in this, our nation’s largest National Park.