Hunters have harvested 62 bull moose in the fall hunt near Petersburg, Wrangell, and Kake as of October 2. The Central Southeast season opened September 15. It’s a restricted antler hunt – only bulls with specific antler configurations can be taken.
The highest harvests come from Kupreanof Island with 19 bulls, Kuiu Island with 14 bulls, and the Stikine River with ten bulls.
There were also five bulls taken on Wrangell Island, two on Mitkof Island, and one on Woewodski Island.
On the mainland north of Petersburg, hunters took three in Farragut Bay, one from Thomas Bay and two from the rest of the mainland.
There were also five illegal kills – two in the Stikine River area, one in Thomas Bay, one on Kupreanof Island, and one on Etolin Island.
The fall moose hunt covers several areas: half a dozen main islands in Unit 3 plus several smaller ones, Unit 1-B on the mainland, and the extreme southern portion of Unit 1-C, also on the mainland.
The season is open through October 15. Last year a record 141 moose were harvested, breaking 2021’s record of 132 bulls.
