Sheridan Mountain Goat Hunt Now Closed (Unit 6C)

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

Sheridan Goat Hunt Closes

(Cordova) – Registration permit hunt RG231 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6C will close by emergency order at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. The hunt includes that portion of Unit 6C east of Scott Glacier and the main channel of Scott River, north of the Copper River Highway, and west of Sheridan Glacier and the main channel of Glacier River.

This last aerial survey found a minimum count of 172 goats in registration permit area RG231. The maximum allowable harvest is eight goat points. The current reported harvest is five billies, one nanny, and one unrecoverable goat for a total 8.5 goat points; each billy counts as one goat point, a nanny counts as two goat points, and an unrecoverable goat counts as 1.5 goat points. Hunters remain in the field and it’s likely that additional goats 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 RG231 in Unit 6C. All other mountain goat hunting regulations in the remainder of Unit 6 are not affected by this emergency order.