Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 28
Wild Creek

Drawing Hunt Designation

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident DB 228 DB 258
Non Resident DB 128 DB 158

Area Description

(USGS Maps - Kodiak C-3)

Location

Northeastern Kodiak Island, including the northern portion of Hidden Basin, east of Rough Creek, Wild Creek, the west side of Saltery Creek, with the northern boundary being Center and Crown Mountains. See area map (Image file 82 kB).

Topography and Habitat

Broken terrain along Ugak Bay is vegetated by a mix of alders and grass/salmonberry meadows. As you move inland, dense alder thickets cover steep hillsides. Grass/salmonberry and cottonwood flats dominate areas in the lower elevations and river valleys. Alpine areas start at about 1500'.

Land Ownership

Primarily managed by the State of Alaska, with some private lands located around Hidden Basin and Saltery Lake.

Public Use Cabins

None.

Bear Harvest

2017 chance of being drawn

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident 3% 16%
Non Resident 50% 66%
  Hunters Afield Bears Harvested Percent Males Average Skull Size
Fall 2017 7 2 50% 21.78
Spring 2017 8 2 100% 25.06
Fall 2016 5 3 33% 22.14
Spring 2016 9 1 100% 24.63
Fall 2015 7 1 100% 24.31
Spring 2015 9 3 67% 22.54
Fall 2014 3 1 0% 18.63

Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area

28¼" (April 27, 1997)
"Green" measurement - Not Official

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