Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 15
Sturgeon Bay

Drawing Hunt Designation

Exclusive Guide Area

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident DB 215 DB 245
Non Resident DB 115 DB 145

Area Description

(USGS Maps - Karluk B-1, B-2 & C-2 )

Location

Southwestern Kodiak Island, including Sturgeon Lagoon, and most of the Sturgeon River drainage. See area map (Image file 62 kB).

Topography and Habitat

Moderately steep hills to 2490' surround the Sturgeon River. The river itself flows through a broad grass/salmonberry and tundra flat which is interspersed with alder and willow thickets.

Land Ownership

Lowlands along he river are owned by Koniag inc. Uplands are managed by Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. There are also private inholdings along Sturgeon Lagoon.

Public Use Cabins

None.

Bear Harvest

2017 chance of being drawn

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident 3% 5%
Non Resident 100% 100%
  Hunters Afield Bears Harvested Percent Males Average Skull Size
Fall 2017 3 0 Not applicable Not applicable
Spring 2017 3 3 100% 26.35
Fall 2016 5 0 Not applicable Not applicable
Spring 2016 6 2 100% 26.69
Fall 2015 3 1 100% 28.38
Spring 2015 3 2 100% 27.72
Fall 2014 3 0 Not applicable Not applicable

Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area

29 15/16" (May 20, 1965)
"Green" measurement - Not Official

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