A 15-year-old resident with no hunter education wants to hunt in Unit 14. What does the rule allow?5 AAC 92.003(a)(2)
A hunter holds a hunter education card from another state. Must the hunter take the Alaska course too?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education FAQs
A supervising hunter has never taken hunter education. Which birth date still qualifies that hunter to supervise?5 AAC 92.003(a)(2)(B)
Alaska's hunter education rule for Units 7, 13, 14, 15 and 20 applies to hunters born after which date?5 AAC 92.003(a)
Does a bowhunter education card satisfy the hunter education requirement?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
Does Alaska require hunter education to purchase a hunting license?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education FAQs
Does Alaska require hunters to wear hunter orange?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education FAQs
In which game management units does Alaska require hunter education by birth date?5 AAC 92.003(a)
On a hunt that requires a course under 5 AAC 92.003, what must the hunter have in possession?5 AAC 92.003(o)
What must a hunter aged 10 through 17 complete before taking part in a youth hunt?5 AAC 92.003(j)
What must a nonresident attend before hunting moose in Alaska?5 AAC 92.003(c)
What must anyone complete before hunting mountain goat?5 AAC 92.003(p)
Which course does a shotgun hunter need in a restricted-weapons hunt for big game?5 AAC 92.003(f)
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The course and the field day 11
A student passes the online portion but does not finish a field day within one year. What then?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
About how long is the in-person field day?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
For what ages does the department say the class curriculum is designed?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
From which positions does each student fire practice rounds at the field day?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
In the proficiency shoot, how many of five shots must land within the group size?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
May a student bring a personal firearm to the field day?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
May a student use a rest during the proficiency shoot?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
Must a certified hunter carry the card while hunting?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education FAQs
What are the two parts of the Alaska Hunter Education course?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
What does the online portion of the Alaska course include?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alaska Hunter Education Course page
What is the minimum age to enroll in an Alaska hunter education course?Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Hunter Education FAQs
Licenses, tags and young hunters 14
A nonresident hunts brown bear, mountain goat or sheep. Who must accompany the hunter?AS 16.05.407(a)
A resident relative accompanies a nonresident on a brown bear, goat or sheep hunt. How old must the relative be?AS 16.05.407(a)(2)
An 8-year-old takes a caribou under an adult's supervision. Whose bag limit does it count against?5 AAC 92.130(e)
An officer asks a hunter to show a license, harvest ticket or proof of a required course. May the hunter refuse?5 AAC 92.012(b)
For whom may a licensed resident take game by proxy?AS 16.05.405(b)
From what age may a resident get a permanent hunting identification card without charge?AS 16.05.400(b)
How old must a hunter be to be issued a big game harvest ticket?5 AAC 92.010(d)
In what form may a hunter carry the license in actual possession?AS 16.05.330(g)
May a hunter loan a license or tag to a friend?AS 16.05.420(c)
What does a 12-year-old nonresident need to hunt big game in Alaska?5 AAC 92.012(a)
What does a false statement of a material fact in a license application do to the license?AS 16.05.420(a)
What must a waterfowl hunter have in possession under federal regulations?5 AAC 92.012(a)
Which Alaska residents need no hunting license?AS 16.05.400(a)
Who may supervise a hunter under 10 who takes big game?5 AAC 92.130(e)
Harvest tickets and reports 7
A hunter kills a moose on a paper harvest ticket. When is the ticket validated?5 AAC 92.010(b)
A hunter with a harvest ticket takes nothing all season. Is a report still due?5 AAC 92.010(c)
How is a paper harvest ticket validated?5 AAC 92.010(b)
How long does a hunter have to submit a harvest report after taking the bag limit?5 AAC 92.010(c)
In a permit hunt, what takes the place of a harvest ticket and report?5 AAC 92.010(e)
Unless another period is stated, a bag limit applies to what span of time?5 AAC 92.130(c)
Where a locking tag is required, when is it fixed to the animal?5 AAC 92.012(e)
Methods and means 19
A hunter flies into camp at noon. When may that hunter first take a moose?5 AAC 92.085(8)
A hunter plucks ducks in the field. What must stay attached while the birds are transported?5 AAC 92.100(b)
A hunter wounds a caribou at dusk. May a flashlight be used to track and recover it?5 AAC 92.080(7)(C)
Along the highway between the Yukon River and the Arctic Ocean, how wide is the strip closed to hunting with firearms?AS 16.05.789(a)
How many shells may a shotgun hold when hunting waterfowl?5 AAC 92.100(a)(1)
How may a dog be used on a big game hunt without a permit?5 AAC 92.085(5)
May a helicopter carry hunters, hunting gear or game to or from the field?5 AAC 92.080(3)
May a hunter use a camera drone to spot or locate game?5 AAC 92.080(7)(G)
May a hunter use an electronic call to take moose?5 AAC 92.085(14)
May a person take a cub bear, or a female bear with a cub?5 AAC 92.260
May bait be used to take moose, caribou or other ungulates?5 AAC 92.085(4)
May game be taken by shooting from, on or across a highway?5 AAC 92.080(1)
What is the largest shotgun gauge allowed for taking game?5 AAC 92.080(6)
What is the minimum peak draw weight of a bow for black-tailed deer or caribou?5 AAC 92.085(3)(A)(i)
What is the minimum peak draw weight of a bow for moose?5 AAC 92.085(3)(A)(ii)
What is the rule on scent lures made of deer urine?5 AAC 92.080(15)
When may a hunter generally shoot from a motor-driven boat?5 AAC 92.080(4)
Which device may a hunter use under the laser sight rule?5 AAC 92.080(7)(D)
Which rifle cartridge type is required for big game?5 AAC 92.085(1)
Salvage, possession and feeding 12
A bag limit has an antler size restriction. How many antlers must be salvaged?5 AAC 92.150(c)
A driver hits and kills a moose. Who owns the animal?5 AAC 92.220(b)
A hunter is given meat the hunter knows was taken illegally. May the hunter keep or transport it?5 AAC 92.140(a)
A person kills a bear in defense of life. What is surrendered to the department?5 AAC 92.410(b)(1)(A)
May a person intentionally feed a moose or a bear?5 AAC 92.230(a)(2)
May a person stand between a hunter and a moose on purpose to spoil a lawful hunt?AS 16.05.790(a)
What must a person who kills a big game animal salvage for human consumption?AS 16.30.010(a)
When may antlers or horns be carried from the kill site?5 AAC 92.220(e)
Where a big game hunt is limited to one sex, what must stay on the carcass in transport?5 AAC 92.150(b)
Which part of a Dall sheep must always be salvaged?5 AAC 92.150(a)
Which parts of a brown bear must generally be salvaged?5 AAC 92.220(a)(2)
Who owns game taken in defense of life or property?5 AAC 92.410(b)
How this list was compiled: Written from the Alaska Administrative Code, Title 5, Chapter 92 (Statewide Provisions), sections 92.003, 92.010, 92.012, 92.080, 92.085, 92.100, 92.130, 92.140, 92.150, 92.220, 92.230, 92.260 and 92.410, and from the Alaska Statutes, sections 16.05.330, 16.05.400, 16.05.405, 16.05.407, 16.05.420, 16.05.789, 16.05.790 and 16.30.010, each opened at the Alaska State Legislature site (https://www.akleg.gov/basis/aac.asp and https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp), and from two pages of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Alaska Hunter Education Course (https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntered.basichunter) and Hunter Education FAQs (https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntered.faqs). All were read on 2026-10-13; each question names its section or page. The course facts (the online course and field day, the written test, the proficiency shoot) are the department's own; its course page is the published outline this page follows. The department publishes no number of questions and no pass mark for the written test, so none is given here. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the text of the Alaska regulations and statutes and the facts on the department's public pages; nothing is copied from a hunter education manual, a study guide, an online course, a chapter review or an examination.
How it works
Unofficial practice for Alaska Hunter Education: our own questions from the state hunting regulations, the game statutes and the Department of Fish and Game's course pages, each with its section. Firearm handling is taught and tested at the field day.
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Rules that are Alaska's own
A harvest ticket is validated before leaving the kill site. After flying, a hunter waits until 3:00 a.m. the next day to take big game other than deer. All edible meat comes out with or before the antlers.
Alaska has no hunter orange rule; the department still suggests at least an orange hat near other hunters.
Residents under 18 need no hunting license, but a hunter under 10 gets no big game harvest ticket.
Questions and answers
Do you need hunter education to hunt in Alaska?
Only in some places. Hunters born after January 1, 1986 need it in Units 7, 13, 14, 15 and 20, and everyone needs it in a few areas such as the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge. No course is needed to buy a license.
How old do you have to be to take hunter safety in Alaska?
There is no minimum age to enroll. The department says the curriculum is designed for 10-year-olds and up, and that younger children may struggle with the written test and the live-fire shoot.
Is the Alaska hunter safety course online?
Partly. The online portion takes 6 to 8 hours and includes a written test, with no published question count or pass mark. A Field Day Qualifier Certificate then admits the student to an in-person field day, which must be finished within one year.
What is the shooting test at the Alaska field day?
After 15 practice shots, the student fires five rounds from standing, kneeling or sitting, with no rest, and must place four of the five in a group. Rifles and ammunition are provided.
Is this an official Alaska Department of Fish and Game test?
No. This page is unofficial and not affiliated with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Its questions are our own, written from the regulations and statutes; none comes from the online course or its test.