Permits Available On Friday For November Kenai Peninsula Mountain Goat Hunts

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

Kenai Peninsula Registration Goat Hunts Open November 1:

Permits Available October 24

(Homer) – Mountain goat population numbers on the Kenai Peninsula and low harvest during the drawing hunts earlier this fall have led to late-season registration hunt opportunities in Units 7 and 15. Permits will be available beginning Friday, October 24 at 9:00 A.M. online at http://hunt.alaska.gov, or in person at department offices in Anchorage, Homer, Palmer, and Soldotna.

The following hunts are scheduled to open November 1- November 14:

• RG362, Sadie Cove (limited to 6 permits) • RG375 English Bay (limited to 6 permits)

Late-season harvest opportunities are based on success rates during the drawing hunt season. Goat harvest objective points are calculated using one point for a billy and two points for a nanny. Hunters are reminded that the bag limit is one goat and hunters are encouraged to select a billy. Hunters who harvest a nanny are prohibited from hunting goats in Units 7 and 15 for five regulatory years. The taking of nannies accompanied by a kid is prohibited. Hunters may only hold one goat permit at a time in Units 7 and 15. Seasons will close November 14, 2024, at 11:59 P.M., unless closed earlier by Emergency Order (EO) if harvest objectives are reached. Harvest objectives for the late registration season are four goat points for Sadie Cove, and four goat points for English Bay.

For more information, contact Assistant Area Wildlife Biologist Jason Herreman at (907) 235-8191 or jason.herreman@alaska.gov.