ADFG Overview
What is ADFG?
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game has developed a mobile app for anglers and hunters in Alaska to enhance their pre-trip planning and in-field experience. The app provides access to information and services needed to follow applicable hunting and fishing regulations. It allows users to display licenses, permits, and big game locking-tag records, view hunting and sport fishing regulations, record harvest, and identify sport fish species.
Features
- Display licenses, permits, and big game locking-tag records
- Purchase and view hunting, fishing, trapping, and most combination licenses
- Obtain big game locking-tag records, commercial crewmember licenses, hunting permits, harvest tickets, and some personal use fishing permits
- Valid to carry and display to enforcement in the field on your mobile device
- View hunting and sport fishing regulations
- View all current hunting regulations for the entire state
- View hunting regulations based on your physical location
- Search locations statewide and download maps and regulations for offline use
- Record hunting and fishing harvests in the field
- Report some personal use fishing harvests
- Species identification guide with images and text descriptions of commonly targeted sport fish species
- Definitions, regional and statewide methods and means, prohibited acts, and other necessary regulatory content that is not displayed at site-specific or sub-levels.
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Product Details and Description of
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game realizes that people are now accustomed to carrying a lot of information and credentials on their mobile device. This mobile app is designed for anglers and hunters in Alaska and designed to enhance pre-trip planning and in-field experience. It provides access to the information and services needed to follow applicable hunting and fishing regulations. Currently, that includes the following: • Display licenses, permits and big game locking-tag records – The mobile app allows you to purchase and view your hunting, fishing, trapping, and most combination licenses. You can also obtain big game locking-tag records, commercial crewmember licenses, hunting permits, harvest tickets, and some personal use fishing permits. All licenses, permits, and big game locking-tag records are valid to carry and display to enforcement in the field on your mobile device. • View Hunting and sport fishing regulations – The mobile app allows you to view all current hunting regulations (including some personal use regulations) for the entire state. Additionally, you can view hunting regulations based on your physical location, search locations statewide, and download maps and regulations for offline use. In the future, the mobile app will include support for sport fishing regulations. • Record Harvest – The mobile app allows you to record hunting and fishing harvests in the field and report some personal use fishing harvests. • Sport fish species identification – Additional features include separate sections for a species identification guide complete with images and text descriptions of commonly targeted sport fish species; definitions, regional and statewide methods and means, prohibited acts and other necessary regulatory content that is not displayed at site specific or sub-levels.
Top Reviews
By 516kjl
Hobby Fisherwoman
Last year the SO and I were bemoaning the fact that it is so hard to try to figure out the fishing regs based on location, that he should develop an app and sell it to ADF&G. We talked about the features it should have and so on. Well, I just found out it now exists! My first challenge (after signing in twice) was that I have a permanent senior license and I couldn’t figure out how to upload it. So I poked around the “store” of tags and licenses and it is available for “sale” with a zero dollar cost. I entered my info and when the transaction was complete it reflected the original date I got my permanent ID card. Pretty slick! Especially since the physical card is pretty worn. Looks like it has the right features- time will tell when we go to use it later this year.
By nicknametaken123abcBBQ
Just downloaded, not tested fully
Initial impression is really good. My info, licenses, location all populated easily using my existing MyAlaska ID (same as PFD). The layout of the app makes sense, navigation is intuitive. Finally we have an app! I’m interested to see how this works when out of service.
By Joel.T.G.
Outstanding app!
Well done! This is an easy to use and very intuitive app. I’m in my 50s and didn’t grow up with smart phones and such. This app is easy to navigate and I appreciate the content. I’m looking forward to the mapping function in fishing.
