Outdoor calendar

Mountain goat hunting seasons open early this month in portions of Southeast Alaska. (JOSH BLOUIN/USFWS)

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 Goat season opens in GMU 4 (Baranof Island) Aug. 1 Goat season in GMU 5 (Yakutat) Aug. 1 Caribou season opens in GMU 8 (Kodiak) Aug. 13-15 Golden North Salmon Derby, Juneau (goldennorthsalmonderby.com) Aug. 13-Sept. 5 Valdez Tagged Fish Contest (valdezfishderbies.com/tagged-fish-contest) Aug. 14 Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby (valdezfishderbies.com/womens-derby) Aug. 14-22 Seward Silver Salmon Derby (salmon.seward.com) Aug. 18-20 Ted Stevens Kenai River Classic, Soldotna (krsa.com/events/ted-stevens-kenai-river-classic) Aug. 20 Goat season opens in portion of GMU 8

Note: COVID-19 restrictions were easing at press time, but always confirm events before attending.