Outdoor calendar

OUTDOOR CALENDAR*

Oct. 1 Goat season opens in Game Management Unit 1C (Southeast Mainland; area draining into Lynn Canal and Stephens Passage between Antler River and Eagle Glacier/River) Oct. 1 Deer season opens in GMU 3 (Petersburg Management Area and, for residents only, remainder of Mitkof, Woewodski and Butterworth Islands) Oct. 1 Elk season opens in GMU 3 (Etolin Island) Oct. 1 Moose season opens in GMU 5 (Yakutat in area east of Dangerous River and Harlequin Lake) Oct. 1 Elk season opens in GMU 8 (Raspberry Island) Oct. 1 Black bear season opens in GMU 14C (McHugh Island) Oct. 7 Goat season opens in GMU 6C (North Gulf Coast and Prince William Sound) Oct. 15 Nonresident deer season opens in GMU 3 (Petersburg/ Wrangell, in remainder of Mitkof, Woewodski and Butterworth Islands) Oct. 15 Youth deer hunt opens in GMU 5 Oct. 15 Moose season opens in portion of GMU 5 (west of Dangerous River and Harlequin Lake, and southwest of Russell and Nunatak Fjords and the East Nunatak Glacier) Oct. 15 Brown bear season opens in GMU 6D (Montague Island) Oct. 23 Elk season opens in GMU 8 (Southwest Afognak and additional areas) Oct. 25 Fall brown bear season opens in GMU 8 (Kodiak/Shelikof)

Note: For more information and season dates for Alaska hunts, go to adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main.

Mountain goat seasons open in multiple game management units this month, including on the Southeast Mainland and areas around the North Gulf Coast and Prince William Sound. (LISA HUPP/USFWS)