Mountain goat harvest closed in Hogan Lake zone on Baranof Island

For Immediate Release:
December 27, 2022

Under the authority of:
36 CFR §242.10 and .19
50 CFR §100.10 and .19

SITKA, Alaska – Sitka District Ranger Eric Garner, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, is closing the Hogan Lake zone to the harvest of mountain goats. The closure will be effective Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. and will remain in effect through the rest of the 2022 season, which ends December 31.

12/28/2022
Last edited 12/28/2022
Contact Information

Paul Robbins Jr.
Public Affairs Officer
Tongass National Forest
907-228-6201

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has issued a
concurrent closure in the same zones. 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 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 Cody Mosley at 907-747-4343 or email him at cody.mosley@usda.gov.

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

WSA 13 MG 12 NR Final [pdf]

WSA 13 MG 12-22 SA Final [pdf]
 Hogan Lake Zone on Baranof Island in Unit 4 Closed to the Harvest of Mountain Goats

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