The Alaska Department of Fish & Game will be hosting a meeting for the Fortymile Caribou Herd Harvest Management Coalition by web/teleconference on Friday, April 17th, 2026 at 1:30 pm. This meeting is open to the public.
PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:
- Make progress toward finalize edits on the draft 2025-2030, Fortymile Harvest Management Plan.
- Finalize the list of proposals to be submitted by the HMC to the Board of Game and Federal Subsistence Board, based on recommendations in the plan.
- Assign responsibility to individuals to draft the proposals and submit them to the BOG (deadline May 1, 2026) and FSB during their next wildlife cycle.
- Identify a timeframe for finalizing the plan.
Join the meeting online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84437315038?pwd=VGfjnvebDT2sZO1cwBOMEXEY1yCSXU.1
Dial in: (669) 444-9171 or (888) 475-4499 Toll-Free
Meeting ID: 844 3731 5038
Passcode: 40MILE
The most recent Fortymile Caribou Herd Harvest Management Plan (HMP) expired in 2023 (see attached). The Department of Fish and Game (Department) hosted a meeting for the Fortymile Caribou Herd Harvest Management Coalition (HMC) in February 2025 to update the HMP (particularly with respect to Alaskan harvest and regulatory approaches) and provide interim recommendations for the regulatory year 2025-2026 Fortymile caribou hunts.
The expired HMP plan was completed in 2019 and presented to and supported by the Alaska Board of Game and the Federal Subsistence Board. The HMP served as a management framework for the herd and was used by the Department to help guide management and harvest through the 2023–2024 regulatory year.
The last HMP revision process included a series of 3 meetings during 2017–2019 and was facilitated and funded by the Department.
For further information about this meeting please contact Tok Area Biologist Jeff Gross at jeff.gross@alaska.gov or 907 883-2971.