Game Management

Wildlife management within the Copper River Watershed is done primarily by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G).

The mission of the ADF&G is:

“To protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of the state, and manage their use and development in the best interest of the economy and the well-being of the people of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle.” (ADF&G website)

ADF&G Wildlife Management Overview

Caribou

• Overview of Nelchina Caribou Herd Regulation and Harvest History by James A. Fall and William E. Simeone
• Habitat use, foraging behavior, and nutritional ecology of Nelchina caribou
• Caribou Management Documents

Moose

• Identification of factors affecting calf production, calf survival, and survival of female adult moose in Game Management 13
• Landscape ecology and population dynamics of moose in Game Management Unit 13
• Interrelationships of Forage and Moose in Game Management Unit 13
• Population dynamics of moose and predators in Game Management Unit 13
• Other Moose Management Documents

Brown Bear

• Brown Bear Management Documents

Black Bear

• Black Bear Management Documents

Wolf

• Population ecology and spatial dynamics of wolves under intensive management in the Nelchina Basin, Alaska
• Population ecology and spatial dynamics of wolves relative to activity in Nelchina Basin, Alaska
• Other Wolf Management Documents

Sheep

• Sheep Management Documents
• Ewe Dall’s sheep survival, pregnancy and parturition rates, and lamb recruitment in GMU 13D, Chugach Mountains, Alaska

Mountain Goat

• Goat Management Documents

Bison

• Bison Management Documents

Furbearers

• Furbearer Management Documents

Birds

• Game Management Unit 13 Ptarmigan Population Studies