Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 20
South Spiridon Bay

Drawing Hunt Designation

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident DB 220 DB 250
Non Resident DB 120 DB 150

Area Description

(USGS Maps - Kodiak B-5 & C-5)

Location

Western Kodiak Island, including South Spiridon Bay, and the Spiridon River valley up to Koniag Glacier. See area map (Image file 62 kB).

Topography and Habitat

The Spiridon River flows through a broad valley that is moderately sloped with dense alder, grasslands and cottonwoods groves. Steep hillsides and mountainous terrain with alder thickets border the sides of the valley. Alpine vegetation dominates areas above 1500'. Southern portion of hunt area is extremely rugged with permanent snowfields, glaciers, and steep relief.

Land Ownership

The entire area is within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge.

Public Use Cabins

None.

Bear Harvest

2017 chance of being drawn

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident 2% 11%
Non Resident 100% 100%
  Hunters Afield Bears Harvested Percent Males Average Skull Size
Fall 2017 3 2 50% 24.34
Spring 2017 6 3 100% 25.87
Fall 2016 3 0 Not applicable Not applicable
Spring 2016 5 2 100% 27.31
Fall 2015 1 0 Not applicable Not applicable
Spring 2015 6 2 100% 25.93
Fall 2014 2 2 100% 28.31

Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area

28¾" (October 31, 1992)
"Green" measurement - Not Official

Guides registered for this Hunt Area (as of April 2018):