Mortvedt v. State, Department of Natural Resources

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the State, Department of Natural Resources (“DNR”), abused its discretion when it denied Art Mortvedt a Personal Use Cabin Permit (“PUCP”) on the ground that his application was untimely.

FACTS & PROCEEDINGS:

Art Mortvedt (“Mortvedt”) is a professional trapper, wilderness guide, and polar technician. He has resided in the Upper Kobuk River Valley region for approximately 17 years. The cabin site implicated in this appeal is located at the confluence of the Pah and Kobuk Rivers. According to Mortvedt, a sod house had…