GMU 6D Goat Hunt (North Of Port Of Valdez) Closing

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

Goat Hunt RG248 North of the Port of Valdez Closes

(Cordova) – Registration permit hunt RG248 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D will close by emergency order at 11:59 p.m. on October 21. The hunt area includes the mainland drainages of Sheep Creek; north of Port Valdez, Robe Lake, and the Richardson Highway; and east of Shoup Glacier.

The most recent aerial survey found a minimum count of 207 goats in registration permit area RG248. The department set the maximum allowable harvest at 8 goat points. The current reported harvest is three billies and three nannies; each billy counts as one goat point, each nanny counts as two goat points. Hunters remain in the field and additional goats may have been taken and not yet reported. Harvest that exceeds objectives could lead to reduced future hunting opportunity.

This closure affects only registration permit hunt RG248 in Unit 6D. All other mountain goat hunting regulations in the remainder of Unit 6 are not affected by this emergency order.