Moose

Alaska Wildlife Troopers say two 16-year-old residents allegedly killed a bull moose a short distance from the community’s airport, failed to salvage the meat, and shot the moose using an unpermitted type of rifle.

For the first time, this hunt is not limited to antlered moose – any moose may be harvested within the hunt boundary. There will be 140 permits available on a first come, first served basis, with a quota of 70 moose.

Online registration for the RM615 hunt will remain open for both individual and proxy hunters until Oct. 15.

The state managed permit moose-hunting season in the portion of Unit 18 on the lower Kuskokwim was closed to moose hunting as of 11:59 p.m. Monday,…