OUTDOOR CALENDAR*
Alaska resident caribou hunting opens Feb. 1 along the North Slope (Game Management Unit 26B). (CHELSEA ARNOLD/USFWS)
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Resident caribou season opens in Game Management Unit 26B (North Slope) Feb. 15 Wolverine season ends in GMUs 2 and 4 (Prince of Wales Island, Admiralty/Baranof/Chichagof Islands) Feb. 19 ADFG draw hunting results expected to be announced March 15 Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 1 (Southeast Mainland) March 15 Resident spring brown bear hunting season opens in GMU 3 (Petersburg/Wrangell) March 15 Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 4 April 17 Homer Winter King Salmon Derby (homerwinterking.com) 2021 SPORTSMAN’S SHOWS March 11-14 Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show, Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, Redmond, Oregon (otshows.com) March 17-21 Washington Sportsmen’s Show, Washington State Fair & Events Center, Puyallup (otshows.com) March 24-28 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show, Expo Center, Portland (otshows.com) April 9-11 Great Alaskan Sportsman Show, Sullivan and Ben Boeke Arenas, Anchorage (greatalaskasportsmanshow.com) April 9-11 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show, Alaska State Fairgrounds, Palmer (matsuoutdoorsmanshow.com) CANCELLED FOR 2021 Yukon Quest sled dog race, Fairbanks (yukonquest.com) Fairbanks Outdoor Show (carlson-center.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 the COVID-19 pandemic. aksportingjournal.com | FEBRUARY 2021
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