Portion of Katlian River Watershed on Baranof Island in Unit 4 to Open to Mountain Goat Harvest

The area includes drainages flowing into the north side of the main fork Katlian River upstream of the Hogan Lake outlet creek and drainages flowing into the south side of the Hogan Lake system on Baranof Island in Game Management Unit 4. The open area does not include Katlian Mountain. This special action takes effect at 12:01 AM, October 1, 2016.    

 

REGULATION:  36 CFR 242.26(i)(13)(i) and 50 CFR 100.26(i)(13)(i)  are amended to read: 

Unit 4 - Mountain Goat

 

1 goat by State registration permit only.                          Aug. 1 - Dec. 31

 

The watersheds of Blue Lake, Medvejie Lake,               Aug. 1 - Dec. 31

southern portion of the Katlian River and 

Harbor Mountain/Indian River are closed 

to the harvest of mountain goats. 

 

The Nakwasina River watershed is                                Sept. 24- Dec. 31

 closed to the harvest of mountain goats.

 

Drainages flowing into the north side                             Oct. 1- Dec. 31

of the main fork Katlian River upstream 

of the Hogan Lake outlet creek and

drainages flowing into the south side 

of the Hogan Lake system is reopened 

to the harvest of mountain goats.

 

Federal Subsistence Board by delegation to   _/s/Perry Edwards__ 

                                                                              Perry Edwards

                                                                              District Ranger

                                                                              Sitka Ranger District

                                                                              September 28, 2016

 

 

 

Recent aerial surveys indicate that the goat population has recovered from declines associated with three consecutive harsh winters between 2006 and 2008 and that a harvestable surplus of goats is now available in the area covered by this special action. Biologists have set a harvest quota of five males or one female. This special action is necessary to allow hunters additional opportunity where new information indicates a harvestable surplus is available.

 

The remainder of Baranof Island will remain open for goat hunting unless closed by past or future special action.

 

 

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Hoonah Indian Association; City of Hoonah; City of Tenakee; City of Sitka; Sitka Tribe of Alaska; Stephen Bethune, ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation Sitka, City of Pelican, City of Angoon, Angoon Community Association; Michael Bangs, Southeast Regional Subsistence Advisory Council Chair; Earl Stewart, Forest Supervisor; Jeff Bryden, Subsistence L.E.O; Carol Lagodich, Tongass Public Affairs-Ketchikan; Gregory Kent Cummins, Public Affairs Officer, USFS – Ketchikan; Theo Matuskowitz, Office of Subsistence Management - Anchorage; Thomas Whitford, Subsistence Program Leader, USFS-Anchorage; Terry Suminski, Tongass Subsistence Program Leader, USFS-Sitka; Alaska Department of Public Safety.