Kodiak Brown Bear Hunting Area 24
Uganik Lake

Drawing Hunt Designation

Exclusive Guide Area

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident DB 224 DB 254
Non Resident DB 124 DB 154

Area Description

(USGS Maps - Kodiak C-4 & C-5)

Location

Northwestern Kodiak Island, including the East Arm of Uganik Bay, Uganik Lake, Uganik River drainage up to Mt. Glotoff. See area map (Image file 94 kB).

Topography and Habitat

Uganik River flows through grass/salmonberry and cottonwoods flats along the lower elevations. It is surrounded by dense alder covered steep slopes. Alpine areas start at about 1500'. Inland area is composed of steep ridges with several small alpine lakes. The southeast end is extremely mountainous with steep ridges with glaciers and permanent snowfields.

Land Ownership

Most of the area is within Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge with some private inholdings.

Public Use Cabins

A U.S. Fish & Wildlife cabin located on Uganik Lake.

Bear Harvest

2017 chance of being drawn

Residency Fall Spring
Alaska Resident 2% 14%
Non Resident 100% 100%
  Hunters Afield Bears Harvested Percent Males Average Skull Size
Fall 2017 5 3 33% 23.54
Spring 2017 8 3 100% 21.69
Fall 2016 4 3 67% 22.66
Spring 2016 8 3 33% 23.35
Fall 2015 5 1 0% 22.81
Spring 2015 5 4 75% 23.58
Fall 2014 3 1 0% 21.50

Largest bear killed in this Hunt Area

28 7/8" (May 1, 1985)
"Green" measurement - Not Official

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