Grouse
GeneralGame Management Units 1–6
2026–27 grouse season; species and unit limits apply
THE SEASON ATLAS / AKAlaska
Alaska
hunting seasons.
Explore 2026 & 2027 season sources, publication status, and game species for your next hunt.
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Your 2026 field calendar.
Selected 2026 dates verified
Selected unit and small-game dates verified in the July 2026–June 2027 regulations. Emergency orders and federal rules can supersede these summaries.
Official 2026 information ↗3 verified date entries
Selected agency dates are indexed below. This is not a complete legal calendar. Unit rules, tags, sex and age restrictions, closures, and special hunts can change which dates apply. Use the source beside each entry.
Sitka black-tailed deer
General, bucks onlyGame Management Unit 2, Prince of Wales Island area
Harvest-ticket deer season; federal restrictions may further limit access
Brown/grizzly bear
Registration permit RB230Unit 8 northeastern Kodiak area defined for RB230
RB230 fall bear hunt; exact boundaries, eligibility and guide requirements apply
Alaska game species & hunting information.
These species and groups appear in agency hunting resources. Their presence in the state does not mean every public area offers a hunt. “Native” describes origin, “reintroduced” describes restoration, and “migratory” describes movement; these are not population counts. Origin is left unverified when the reviewed source does not establish it.
Agency-listed hunting targets and selected dated seasons are reviewed here. This is not an exhaustive species, zone, method, permit or property schedule. A listed species does not establish its presence at any directory property.
Big game
Bison
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Black bear
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Brown/grizzly bear
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Caribou
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Dall sheep
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Sitka black-tailed deer
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Elk
IntroducedADF&G identifies all present-day Alaska elk populations as introduced.
Agency species information ↗Population history source ↗Moose
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Mountain goat
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Muskox
ReintroducedADF&G documents restoration after muskox disappeared from Alaska.
Agency species information ↗Population history source ↗Wolf
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Wolverine
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Upland birds
Ruffed grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Sharp-tailed grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Spruce grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Sooty grouse
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Rock ptarmigan
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗White-tailed ptarmigan
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Willow ptarmigan
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Small game
Snowshoe hare
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Alaska hare
Origin not verifiedHunting target confirmed; population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Furbearers
Beaver
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Coyote
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Arctic fox
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Red fox
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Lynx
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Flying, ground and red squirrels
Origin not verifiedListed under hunting regulations; many units or methods are restricted. Population origin not reviewed.
Agency species information ↗Migratory birds
Waterfowl
MigratorySpecies, zones and federal or state eligibility rules vary; no subsistence entitlement is implied.
Agency species information ↗Check the details.
Then head for the horizon.
Confirm the unit, season, license, method, bag limit, and current closures with Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Public-land rules may be more restrictive than statewide seasons.