Outdoor calendar

Among the Alaska resident caribou hunts set for November: Game Management Units 9 (Alaska Peninsula) and 19 (McGrath). (CHELSEA ARNOLD/USFWS)

Nov. 1 Hunting draw application period for 2021 hunts begins Nov. 1 Deer season opens in GMU 2 (Prince of Wales Island) Nov. 1 Resident grizzly bear season opens in GMU 9E (all drainages into the Pacific Ocean between Cape Kumliun and border of Unit 9E and 9D) Nov. 1 Resident late caribou season opens in GMUs 9C and 9E (Alaska Peninsula) Nov. 1 Resident antlerless moose season opens in GMU 14A (Mat-Su Valley) Nov. 1 Resident antlerless moose season opens in GMU 14C (Anchorage Management Area) Nov. 1 Resident antlerless caribou season opens in GMU 19D (McGrath) Nov. 1-14 Late goat season dates in GMU 7 (Seward) Nov. 1-14 Deer season in GMU 8; bow and arrow, crossbow or muzzleloader only (Kodiak Road System Management Area) Nov. 1-14 Resident goat season dates in GMU 15 (Kenai; may be announced) Nov. 15 Late elk hunting season opens in GMU 3 (Etolin Island) Nov. 15 Late resident youth bull moose hunt season opens in GMU 16B (Lower Susitna)

Notes: For more information and season dates for Alaska hunts, go to adfg .alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=hunting.main. Also, check with local contacts on events that could be postponed/cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AHTNA, INCORPORATED

Ahtna, Incorporated is an Alaska Native Regional Corporation based in Glennallen, Alaska. Ahtna, Inc. is owned by more than 2,000 shareholders, the majority of whom are of Ahtna Athabascan descent, with many still residing in the Ahtna region, the traditional homeland of the Ahtna people. Located in Alaska’s southcentral interior, Ahtna’s traditional lands encompass an area roughly the size of the state of Ohio and extend from the U.S./Canada border in the east to Denali National Park in the west.

Whether you’re a first-time or frequent visitor, there are many recreational activities to enjoy in the Ahtna region, such as, fishing for our world-renowned Copper River salmon, hiking, camping, bird watching, ATV riding and snowmobiling. Ahtna operates two RV/tent campgrounds; Sailors Campground located at milepost 129.5 of the Richardson Highway which o ers convenient Gulkana River salmon fishing access and Hilltop Campground located at milepost 3 of McCarthy Road with breathtaking views of the Copper and Chitina Rivers.

Ahtna Land Use Permits

We welcome visitors and hope you have a safe and wonderful stay; we only ask that you respect this land as it is our home. Ahtna lands are privately-owned and therefor requires a Land Use Permit which can be purchased online at www.ahtna.com/permits. Your permit purchase helps support important programs to help maintain the lands for enjoyment by current and future generations such as: moose management to increase populations and habitat, public-use campgrounds and cabins, public education and outreach on customary and traditional use practices, land patrols to ensure public safety, litter clean up, compliance with land use policies and fish and game harvest regulations.

Ahtna Land App

We have developed a map app to help visitors to the region determine who owns the land they are exploring. The app clearly shows property boundaries and public and private land ownership in the region. Using the app you can search for locations, view the land ownership legend, measure distances between points and apply map overlays such as topographic and satellite imagery.

To download the FREE app, go to the iPhone® App Store or Android™ Google Play Store and search for Ahtna. Once downloaded turn on location services for real-time location-based intelligence*.

To learn more about Ahtna please visit www.ahtna.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

www.ahtna.com

*Cell service is required for real-time location services.