Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 30
Kodiak Road System (Registration Hunt)

Drawing Hunt Designation

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident DB 230 DB 260
Non Resident DB 130 DB 160

Area Description

(USGS Maps - Kodiak B-1, C-1, C-2, D-1 & D-2)

Location

Northeast Kodiak Island east of a line from the mouth of Saltery Creek to Crag Point, and Spruce Island. See area map (Image file 209 kB).

Topography and Habitat

This area includes the city of Kodiak, villages of Chiniak and Ouzinkie, and the associated road system. Coastal areas vary from large tidal flats, sandy beaches, to steep rocky cliffs. Grasslands, alder, willow, cottonwoods, and Sitka spruce occupy the lowlands and river valleys. Inland area vary from flat bench lands and foothills to steep ridges and rugged peaks.

Land Ownership

Lands have mixed ownership with Ouzinkie Native Corporation land occupying most of the northern portion of the hunt area. Leisnoi Inc. owns land around both Middle and Kalsin Bays. The remainder is land owned by the State of Alaska, The U.S. Coast Guard, and the Kodiak Island Borough.

Public Use Cabins

None.

Bear Harvest

  Hunters Afield Bears Harvested Percent Males Average Skull Size
Fall 2017 92 16 69% 22.99
Spring 2017 54 9 67% 23.23
Fall 2016 97 11 64% 23.62
Spring 2016 56 14 93% 25.03
Fall 2015 85 8 88% 20.82
Spring 2015 66 11 55% 22.95
Fall 2014 86 10 90% 23.59

Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area

30¼" (November 3, 1998)
"Green" measurement - Not Official

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