OUTDOOR CALENDAR*
Kodiak Island (Game Management Unit 8) caribou season opens Aug. 1, with mountain goat hunting opening Aug. 20 (BRIAN WATKINS)
Aug. 1
Deer season opens throughout Game Management Unit 1 (Southeast Mainland) Aug. 1 Deer season opens in GMU 2 (Prince of Wales Island) Aug. 1 Deer season opens in GMU 3 (Petersburg/ Wrangell) Aug. 1 Deer season opens in GMU 4 (Admiralty/ Chichagof/Baranof Island) Aug. 1 Mountain goat season opens in GMU 4 (Baranof Island) Aug. 1 Mountain goat season opens in GMU 5 (Yakutat) Aug. 1 Caribou season opens in GMU 8 (Kodiak) Aug. 7-Sept. 16 Valdez Silver Salmon Tagged Fish Contest; valdezfishderbies.com/tagged-fish-contest Aug. 8 Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby; valdezfishderbies.com/womens-derby Aug. 10 Caribou season opens in GMU 7 (Seward) Aug. 10-18 Seward Silver Salmon Derby; salmon.seward.com Aug. 14-16 Golden North Salmon Derby, Juneau; goldennorthsalmonderby.com Aug. 15 Mountain goat season opens in GMU 1C (Revillagigedo Island South) Aug. 15 Mountain goat season opens in GMU 6A/6B (North Gulf Coast/Prince William Sound) Aug. 19-21 Ted Stevens Kenai River Classic; krsa.com/events/ ted-stevens-kenai-river-classic Aug. 20 Black bear season opens in GMU 6A/6B Aug. 20 Moose season opens in GMU 7 Aug. 20 Mountain goat season opens in GMU 8 Note: Check with local contacts before attending events that could be postponed/cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. aksportingjournal.com | AUGUST 2020
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