According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Bear bait stations may be registered 15 days prior to the start of the season.
Similar to spring 2022, hunters will be able to call local Fish and Game offices to register bait sites or register in person at an ADF&G office. If registering by phone, hunters will be emailed or mailed the permit and signs to use bait to take bears. The signs are required to be posted at your station when you go into the field, so plan accordingly. Hunters should call the office nearest the location they intend to bait, and when registering bait stations must verbally agree to the conditions of the permit.
You may not place bait at your site until the season is open and you have received your permit.
For more information on using bait or scent lures to take bears please see pages 26 and 27 of the 2022-2023 Alaska Hunting Regulations, also available at hunt.alaska.gov. Most offices are open from 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday, and a complete list of offices and phone numbers is available below, or at http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=contacts.main.
ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation Office Contacts:
Anchorage (907) 267-2257
Ketchikan (907) 225-2475
Bethel (907) 543-2839
King Salmon (907) 246-3340
Cordova (907) 424-3215
Kodiak (907) 486-1880
Craig (907) 826-2561
Kotzebue (907) 442-3420
Delta Junction (907) 895-4484
McGrath (907) 524-3323
Dillingham (907) 842-2334
Nome (907) 443-2271
Douglas (907) 465-4265
Palmer (907) 746-6322
Fairbanks (907) 459-7206
Petersburg (907) 772-3801
Galena (907) 459-7218
Sitka (907) 747-5449
Glennallen (907) 822-3461
Soldotna (907) 262-9368
Haines (907) 465-4329
Tok (907) 883-2971
Homer (907) 235-8191
Utqiagvik (907) 852-3464
Juneau (907) 465-4266