Mountain goat harvest closed in Upper Blue Lake Zone on Baranof Island

For Immediate Release
October 13, 2022

SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Upper Blue Lake zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Friday, October 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2022 season, which ends December 31. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has 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.

10/13/2022

Last edited 10/13/2022

Contact Information

Paul Robbins Jr.

Public Affairs Officer
Tongass National Forest

907-228-6201
paul.robbins@usda.gov

A map and description of the closed areas are available from the Sitka Ranger District and the Sitka area office of ADF&G. Information on Federal subsistence management special actions for the Tongass National Forest can be found at http://www.fs.usda.gov/news/tongass/news-events. For additional information, call Biologist Rob Cross at 907-723-8653 or email him at robert.cross@usda.gov.

Information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program can be found at https://www.doi.gov/subsistence

22Oct13 Sitka Goat Season Closure [pdf] (100.76 KB)

WSA 13 MG 06-22 SA Final [pdf] (175.5 KB)

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