Registration Permits Available For Baranof Island Mountain Goat Hunts

The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game:

Baranof Island Mt. Goat Hunting

(Sitka) – The 2025 mountain goat season begins Friday, August 1st. Registration permits are now available. Managers were unable to conduct an island-wide survey in 2024, however goat numbers are still thought to be robust. An updated survey will be conducted when conditions allow. All hunt zones except the South Baranof zone will be open. Individual zone quotas are available through the Sitka ADF&G office and will be similar to 2024.

Emergency Order (EO) R1-1-25 was issued to close the mt. goat season in the South Baranof zone on Thursday, July 31, 2025 @11:59 pm.

The South Baranof zone could be over-utilized due to low population levels and accessibility. Managers will reassess and make in-season adjustments to quotas and zone closures when updated surveys are conducted.

Those portions of Unit 4 not affected by this emergency order will remain open until harvest quotas are reached or the season concludes.

Hunters are encouraged to target billies. Successful hunters are required to bring their goat’s horns to ADF&G for sex and age verification.

For maps, zone quotas, FAQ’s and other information, contact the Sitka area office at (907) 747-5449.