OUTDOOR CALENDAR*
KENAI PENINSULA
KENAI 1
Mountain goat season runs through Jan. 6 in Game Management Unit 6, covering the North Gulf Coast and Prince William Sound regions.
SOLDOTNA 2
HOMER
(PAIGE CALAMARI/NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
KEY 1. Kenai River Suites kenairiversuites.com 2. King Salmondeaux Lodge kingsalmondeauxlodge.com
Jan. 1 Nonresident black bear hunting (without the use of registered guides) opens in GMU 2 (Prince of Wales Island) Jan. 1 Resident brown bear hunting opens in GMU 26 (Arctic Slope)
Jan. 15 Last day of resident moose hunting season in GMU 9B (King Salmon) Jan. 31 Last day of goat season in GMU 6 (North Gulf Coast/ Prince William Sound) Jan. 31 Last day of wolverine season in GMU 13 (Nelchina/ Upper Susitna) Feb. 5 Yukon Quest sled dog race begins, Fairbanks (yukonquest.com) Feb. 15 Last day of wolverine season in GMUs 3 (Petersburg/ Wrangell) and 4 (Admiralty/Baranof/Chichagof Islands)
2022 SPORTSMAN SHOWS Jan. 20-23 International Sportsman’s Exposition, Sacramento, California, Cal Expo (sportsexpos.com/attend/ sacramento) Feb. 2-6 Washington Sportsmen’s Show, Washington State Fair & Events Center, Puyallup, Washington (otshows.com) Feb 16-20 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show, Expo Center, Portland, Oregon (otshows.com) March 25-27 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show, Menard Center, Wasilla (matsuoutdoorsmanshow.com) April 1-3 Great Alaska Sportsman Show, Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage (greatalaskasportsmanshow.com) April 8-10 Fairbanks Outdoor Show, Carlson Center (fairbanksevents.com/outdoor-show) For more information and season dates for Alaska hunts, go to adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main. Note: Check with local contacts on events that could be postponed/ cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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aksportingjournal.com | JANUARY 2022
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