Selective harvest systems (SHS) have been developed by several state and provincial wildlife management agencies to prevent the over harvest of bull moose (Alces alces). Although these regulations potentially achieve biological objectives for the targeted moose population, wildlife managers and decision makers recognize that such hunting regulations can also affect hunter attitudes and behaviors. The social psychological impacts of a SHS for bull moose in south-central Alaska on resident moose hunters were examined. Results indicated a majority of hunters supported the SHS and had positive evaluations of its effects for both moose and moose hunters. In addition, beliefs about the outcomes of the SHS and attitudes toward the SHS were strong predictors of whether or not hunters were satisfied with their most recent moose hunt. A minority of hunters believed that the SHS would lead to negative outcomes and were responsible for lowering hunting satisfaction. Information on specific beliefs that lead to negative evaluations of the SHS, used in tandem with biological information about the objective impacts of the SHS on moose, can help to address the concerns of those hunters who do not support the SHS.