Bulletin: South Baranof Zone in Unit 4 Closed to Mountain Goat Harvest

SITKA, Alaska – Acting Sitka District Ranger, Gregg Dunn, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the South Baranof Zone on Baranof Island to mountain goat harvest. The closure takes effect Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. It remains effective through the rest of the 2026 season, which ends Thursday December 31. 

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued a concurrent closure in the same zone. Additional mountain goat harvest in this zone could have long term negative effects on the conservation of the mountain goat subpopulation. The remainder of Baranof Island is open to goat hunting until the season closes, unless closed by special action.

A public hearing to discuss the 2026 Baranof Island mountain goat management strategy was held on July 30, 2026, in Sitka, Alaska. The 2026 strategy is similar to the 2025 strategy with distinct male and female harvest levels by zone. Female harvest is more restrictive than male harvest. As mountain goat harvest levels in zones are reached, they are closed.

For additional information, contact the Sitka Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Cody Mosley, at (907) 738-2331 or Cody.Mosley@usda.gov.

For interviews and information to be used for publication, contact the Tongass Public Affairs Officer at (907) 617-2063.

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

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