Afognak Island elk are managed using established harvest guidelines for individual herds and a 10 percent harvest objective for the overall elk population. A harvest objective of 16 elk was established for this portion of the hunt area and as of October 26, the combined harvest of elk from drawing and registration permit hunts administered…

The 2026 estimated mid-summer herd size is estimated to be 27,000 caribou. Based on this, the pre-hunt annual herd quota was set at 550 in early August, based on a 2% herd harvest rate. The total harvest during the fall Fortymile hunt, in all zones, was 577 bulls, which slightly exceeded the annual harvest quota.