The Alaska Dept of Fish and Game frequently sends out the paperwork for your bear tag, without the metal locking tag that you put on the bear as soon as you confirm it is dead. Also, it is hard to figure out from the Fish Game website that you need a free Harvest Ticket. You will punch this with the date of the kill. And you must carry the Harvest Ticket on your person while you hunt. These two items have caused inconvenience for hunters who arrive in Alaska without them. You can correct the problem at a license vendor, but if there is one in the area, you will have to wait until they open.
Make sure your get these items in the first place. You will have to remind the Fish and Game person you request them from, as they routinely forget to mail out the metal tag and the Harvest Permit