Alaska
The Last Frontier. From coastal brown bears to interior moose and caribou, it is the pinnacle of North American hunting.
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Alaska
Official Regulatory Authority
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG)
Willow, Rock & White-tailed Ptarmigan
The official state bird of Alaska, ptarmigan inhabit alpine tundra, willow thickets, and coastal mountain passes from Southeast Alaska to the Arctic Slope.
The season runs from August through March or April with generous bag limits (up to 20 birds per day in remote units). Ptarmigan transition from mottled brown summer camouflage into pure snow-white winter plumage, offering breathtaking snowshoe hunting across frozen mountain valleys.
Ruffed, Sharp-tailed & Spruce Grouse
Interior and Southcentral Alaska hold healthy populations of ruffed grouse, sharp-tailed grouse (in burned black spruce taiga), and spruce grouse ("fool hens").
Hunting logging roads, river gravel bars, and birch ridges along the Parks, Richardson, and Glenn highways delivers classic northern bird hunting.
Snowshoe Hare
Snowshoe hares inhabit willow and alder thickets across Alaska, undergoing famous 10-year population cycles where numbers reach incredible abundance.
Open year-round in most Game Management Units with no bag limit, hunting hares with .22 rifles or shotguns on snowshoes is a quintessential Alaskan winter pastime.
Red Fox & Coyote
Red fox (including cross and silver color phases) and coyotes roam river corridors and coastal tundra, hunted during regulated winter seasons for thick, prime arctic pelts.