OUTDOOR CALENDAR* May 21-Sept. 4 Valdez Halibut Derby (valdezfishderbies.com/halibut-derby) May 25 Last day of brown bear hunting in Game Management Unit 6D (Montague Island and remainder of unit) May 31 Last day of spring brown bear hunting in several units May 31 Last day of wolf season in GMU 1A and 1B (south of Bradfield Canal and the east fork of the Bradfield River) June 3-12 Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo (valdezfishderbies.com/ halibut-derby/halibut-hullaballoo) July 4 Mount Marathon Race, Seward (mountmarathon.com) July 23 Valdez Kids’ Pink Salmon Derby (valdezfishderbies.com/kids-derby) July 23-Sept. 4 Valdez Silver Salmon Derby (valdezfishderbies.com/silver-derby) July 29 Valdez Big Fish Friday (valdezfishderbies.com/silver-derby/ big-prize-friday) Aug. 13-21 Seward Silver Salmon Derby (seward.com/event/ 67th-annual-silver-salmon-derby/10) 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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The Valdez Halibut Derby opens on May 21 and continues through Sept. 4. Go to valdezfisherbies.com for more information. (VALDEZ FISH DERBIES) aksportingjournal.com | MAY 2022
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