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Big Game Commercial Services Board

The Big Game Commercial Services Board is staffed by the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.The Big Game Commercial Services Board consists of two licensed Registered Guide-Outfitters, two licensed Transporters, two private landholders, two public members, and one member from the Board of Game. Board members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature.

Regulated Professions

  • Assistant Guide
  • Class-A Assistant Guide
  • Master Guide-Outfitter
  • Registered Guide-Outfitter
  • Retired Guide-Outfitter
  • Transporter

Public Notice:

Notice of Adopted and Filed Regulations of the Alaska Big Game Commercial Services Board

On March 31, 2025, the Big Game Commercial Services Board adopted regulations in Title 12, Chapter 75 of the Alaska Administrative Code. The regulations concern updating the boundaries for the guide-outfitter-use maps. The regulations were reviewed and approved by the Department of Law, signed and filed by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on April 15, 2025, and are effective on May 15, 2025. Please click HERE to see the filed version of the regulations.

The regulation changes will first appear in Register 254, July 2025 of the Alaska Administrative Code.

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  • Meeting Notifications
  • Board Meeting Agendas
  • Notice of Proposed Changes to Regulations

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Submitting Hunt Records

Please review your hunt records before submitting to ensure you are submitting the correct forms per 12 AAC 75.210. HUNT RECORD. (a) The hunt record required by AS 08.54.760 must be on a form provided by the department, titled Registered Guide-Outfitter Hunt Record, dated December 2017, and adopted by reference. The version dated December 2012 is no longer acceptable. The date can be found on the bottom of your hunt records. Please do not hesitate to contact the division if you need additional guidance.

Contact Information

Licensing Examiner
Phone: (907) 465-2525
Email: BigGameCommercialServicesBoard@Alaska.Gov
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Thomas Bay, Executive Administrator
Phone: (907) 465-2543
Email: BigGameCommercialServicesBoard@Alaska.Gov
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806