OUTDOOR CALENDAR

Feb. 5 Yukon Quest sled dog race begins, Fairbanks (yukonquest.com)

Feb. 15 Wolverine season opens in Game Management Units 3 (Petersburg/Wrangell) and 4 (Admiralty/Baranof/ Chichagof Islands)

Feb. 17 Results of Draw, Tier I/II and Community Subsistence Harvest applications expected to be released (adfg.alaska.gov)

March 4 Scheduled ceremonial start of Iditarod sled dog race, downtown Anchorage (iditarod.com)

March 15 Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 1 (Southeast Mainland)

March 15 Resident spring brown bear hunting season opens in GMU 3

March 16 Early resident caribou season opens in GMU 26A (Arctic Slope)

March 18 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament (homerwinterking.com)

April 21-22 Safari Club International Alaska Chapter Alaskan Hunting Expo and Sportsman’s Banquet; Dena’ina Center, Anchorage (907-903-8329; aksafariclub.org)

2023 SPORTSMAN’S SHOWS

Feb. 1-5 Washington Sportsmen’s Show, Washington State Fair & Events Center, Puyallup, Washington (otshows.com)

Feb. 15-19 Pacific Northwest Sportsmen’s Show, Expo Center, Portland, Oregon (otshows.com)

March 24-26 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show, Menard Center, Wasilla (matsuoutdoorsmanshow.com)

March 29-April 3 Bart Hall Shows, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California (hallshows.com)

April 14-16 Great Alaska Sportsman Show, Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, Anchorage (greatalaskasportsmanshow.com)

April 21-23 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.