Hunters no longer need to hunt the web or search for printed copies and anglers no longer need to fish for necessary information, especially when they're in the field.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently launched an app for mobile phones running on Apple or Android operating systems. It gives users instant access to their licenses, permits, tags and information like regulations and boundaries.

Since launching the app in late May, there have been 14,000 downloads of the app on the Apple platform, Deputy Commissioner Ben Mulligan said last week.

Mulligan said updates to ensure the...