Regarding the WACH caribou in GMU23: Annual harvest by locals has been 14,000 to 16,0000 Caribou, while non-subsistence hunters take less than 3% of the total.
   New regulations stop all harvest of calves and harvest of cows by nonresidents. Subsistence limit is now 5 Caribou/DAY. Non-Subsidence limit is 1 Caribou/YEAR.
  The current estimate of 235,000 (same as it was in 2013) is only 3% less than the 1972 high of 242,000, which is well within the range of normal population fluctuation.
   It seems there is no logical, biological justification for eliminating the non-subsistent harvest of Caribou from the WACH. 
  Eliminating all but subsistence users from harvesting WACH caribou will place an enormous, unnecessary burden on those whose livelihoods depend on fall Caribou hunting, as well as attendant businesses such as hotels, restaurants, and airlines.