Alaska Deer Hunting Season

Alaska deer hunting season is limited to zones 1 thru 8 on the states southern coast. Alaska deer hunting seasons are subject to change and sometimes are closed abruptly due to the adverse affects of a particularly severe winter. Be sure to check with the Alaska Fish and Game Department before planning your hunt.
Below you will find the season for each game management unit, along with a map of each unit.

Alaska Deer Hunting Season

Unit 1A
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Four bucks
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Hunt requires harvest ticket

Unit 1B
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Two bucks
Aug 1 - Dec 31
Hunt requires harvest ticket

Unit 1C, Douglas, Lincoln, Shelter and Sullivan Islands
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Four deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks : Aug 1 - Sept 14
Any deer : Sept 15 - Dec 31

Remainder of Unit 1C
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Two bucks
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Aug 1 - Dec 31

Unit 1D
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: 0
no open season

Unit 2
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Four bucks
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Aug 1 - Dec 31 >Unit 3, Mitkof Island, the Petersburg Management Area
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Two bucks, by bow and arrow only
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Oct 15 - Dec 15

Unit 3, including the remainder of Mitkof Island, Woewodski, Butterworth islands
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: One buck
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Oct 15 - Oct 31

Remainder of Unit 3
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Two bucks
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Aug 1 - Nov 30

Unit 4, Chichagof Island east of Port Frederick and north of Tenakee Inlet including all drainages into Tenakee Inlet
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Three deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks : Aug 1 - Sept 14
Any deer : Sept 15 - Dec 31

Remainder of Unit 4
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Four deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks : Aug 1 - Sept 14
Any deer : Sept 15 - Dec 15

Unit 5A
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: One buck
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Nov 1 - Nov 30

Unit 5B
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: 0
no open season

Unit 6
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Residents only
Bag limit: Five deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks : Aug 1 - Sept 30
Any deer : Oct 1 - Dec 31

Unit 6
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Non-Residents (resident hunt in separate listing)
Bag limit: Four deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks : Aug 1 - Sept 30
Any deer : Oct 1 - Dec 31

Unit 8: Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57°52? N., 152°58? W.) including Peregrebni Peninsula, and east of a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and from Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at Whale Passage, and that portion of Kodiak Island east of a line from the mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth of Elbow Creek, and adjacent small islands in Chiniak Bay
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: One buck
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Aug 1 - Oct 31

Unit 8: Kodiak Island north of a line from the head of Settlers Cove to Crescent Lake (57°52? N., 152°58? W.) including Peregrebni Peninsula, and east of a line from the outlet of Crescent Lake to Mount Ellison Peak and from Mount Ellison Peak to Pokati Point at Whale Passage, and that portion of Kodiak Island east of a line from the mouth of Saltery Creek to the mouth of Elbow Creek, and adjacent small islands in Chiniak Bay
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: One deer by bow and arrow or muzzleloader
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Nov 1 - Nov 14

Remainder of Unit 8
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Residents and non-residents
Bag limit: Three deer total (see details below)
Hunt requires harvest ticket
Bucks only : Aug 1 - Sept 30
Any deer: Oct 1 - Dec 31

Be sure to check with the Alaska Fish and Game Department for changes in regulations and emergency closures for the Alaska deer hunting season.