State Closing A Portion Of Afognak Island Elk Hunt

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

A Portion of Registration Elk Hunt RE755 Will Not Open

(Kodiak) – Elk hunters on Afognak Island have taken advantage of favorable conditions this fall and reached established harvest objectives during hunting opportunities provided through a combination of drawing and registration hunts in portions of the RE755 registration hunt area.

The closed portion of the RE755 hunt area includes; Southwest Afognak, that portion of Afognak Island and adjacent islands south and west of a line from the head of Back Bay (58° 05.3’ N. lat.,152° 45.7’ W. long.) to Hatchery Peak (58° 07.2’ N. lat., 152° 47.5’ W. long.) to the head of Malina Bay (58° 09.3’ N. lat., 152° 51.0’ W. long.), Eastern Afognak, that portion of Afognak Island east of the main north-south logging road (1100 Road) from Danger Bay logging camp (58° 08.2’ N. lat., 152° 32.9’ W. long.) north to its terminus at Discoverer Bay (58° 19.6’ N. lat., 152° 21.8’ W. long.) and that portion of the Unit 8 Remainder hunt area east of a line from the head of Danger Bay (58° 13.29’ N lat., 152° 34.61’ W long.) to the head of Delphin Bay (58° 19.96’ N lat., 152° 28.78’ W long.).

Afognak Island elk are managed using established harvest guidelines for individual herds and a 10 percent harvest objective for the overall elk population. As of October 18, hunters have reported a combined harvest of 41 elk from the Southwest Afognak hunt area, East Afognak hunt area and the portion of the Remainder hunt area identified in this emergency order announcement. The harvest objective in these areas has been met and a closure is necessary to prevent harvest beyond established harvest objectives, which may impede herd productivity and growth.

Registration permit hunt RE755 will be open October 23 through November 30, 2024 for elk of either sex in the remaining portion of the hunt area including Kodiak, Ban and Shuyak Islands unless closed by emergency order. Elk hunting on Raspberry Island is restricted to hunters with drawing and registration permits for the hunt area (DE702, DE704, DE706 and RE706) and remain unaffected by this emergency order closure. Permits for RE755 are available in person at Kodiak, Anchorage, Palmer, Soldotna, Fairbanks, and Homer ADF&G offices. Detailed maps are available at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game office in Kodiak.