Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 27
Sharatin Bay
Drawing Hunt Designation
Residency | Fall | Spring |
---|---|---|
Alaska Resident | DB 227 | DB 257 |
Non Resident | DB 127 | DB 157 |
Area Description
(USGS Maps - Kodiak C-3 & D-3)
Location
Northern Kodiak Island, including the eastern portion of Kizhuyak Bay, Sharatin Bay, with the southern boundary bordering Center Mountain. See area map.
Topography and Habitat
Grass and cottonwoods flats along the lower elevations and river valleys. Dense alder on the steep slopes up to the alpine areas, that start at 1500'. Inland area is composed to low ridges and foothills intersected by numerous drainages.
Land Ownership
Lands around Kizhuyak Bay are Afognak Native Corporation lands, with some lands east of Sharatin Bay being Ouzinkie Native Corporation lands. The State manages the interior lands south of Elbow Creek.
Public Use Cabins
None.
Bear Harvest
2017 chance of being drawn
Residency | Fall | Spring |
---|---|---|
Alaska Resident | 5% | 17% |
Non Resident | 100% | 100% |
Hunters Afield | Bears Harvested | Percent Males | Average Skull Size | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fall 2017 | 5 | 0 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Spring 2017 | 10 | 5 | 80% | 22.52 |
Fall 2016 | 7 | 3 | 100% | 24.38 |
Spring 2016 | 7 | 3 | 67% | 23.29 |
Fall 2015 | 4 | 1 | 100% | 21.31 |
Spring 2015 | 5 | 1 | 100% | 26.13 |
Fall 2014 | 6 | 2 | 100% | 22.75 |
Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area
29¾" (May 5, 1967)
"Green" measurement - Not Official
Guides registered for this Hunt Area (as of April 2018):
-
James Bailey
P.O. Box 770695
Eagle River, AK 99577
(907) 696-2163
bbailey@ak.net -
Jason Bunch
556 Eli Waselie Circle
Kodiak, AK 99615
jkbunch@kodiakbackcountry.com -
Michael Horstman
P.O. Box 8286
Kodiak, AK 99615
(907) 942-7738
nevacove@yahoo.com