OUTDOOR CALENDAR*
“The Last Great Race,” the Iditarod sled dog event, is scheduled to begin in downtown Anchorage on March 5 with the ceremonial start. (ALEJANDRO PEÑA/U.S. AIR FORCE)
March 1 Spring bison hunting season opens in Game Management Unit 19 (McGrath) March 5 Expected start for Iditarod race, 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 (Petersburg/Wrangell) March 15 Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 4 (Admiralty-Baranof-Chichagof Islands) March 15 Nonresident moose season ends in GMU 18 (Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta) March 25-27 Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show, Menard Center, Wasilla (matsuoutdoorsmanshow.com) March 31 Wolf season ends in GMU 2 (Prince of Wales Island) April 1
Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 6D (Montague Island; North Gulf Coast)
April 1
Spring brown bear season opens in GMU 8 (Kodiak/Shelikof)
April 1
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Last day of wolf season in several units
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) April 9
Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament (907-235-7740; homerwinterking.com)
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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