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>J. Unit4 RC 4, Tab 4.1 Game Management Unit 4 Area Overview Board of Game January 11-15, 2019 Stephen Bethune 1 2 1
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RC 4, Tab 4.1
Game Management Unit 4 Area Overview
Board of Game
January 11-15, 2019
Stephen Bethune 1
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RC 4, Tab 4.1
Major Industry Tourism
– 200K Cruise Ship Visitors
– SF Charter Operators ~100 businesses, 8K trips
– Hunt Guiding
Commercial Fishing – 18% of Sitkans
Mining/Greens Creek – 8 mil oz. silver/year
Coast Guard 3
Front Counter Staff
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Brown Bears
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One Brown Bear Proposal (#142) Positive C&T, ANS 5-10
Brown Bear Population Estimates
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458
1045 1560
1240
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Brown Bear Harvest
BBMS Guideline Harvest Level
CY 2016-2018 Average
ISLAND Total Bears
Female Total Bears
Female
Admiralty 62 23 42 6 Baranof 42 16 41 12 NE Chich 18 7 18 5 Chichagof 50 19 39 6 Total 172 65 140 29
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Fortress of the Bear
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Sitka Black-Tailed Deer
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One Deer Proposal (#18)Positve C&T, ANS 5,200 - 6,000
Deer Harvests 1994-2017
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
10000 11000
Harvest IM Objective HuntersANS
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Deer Population Estimate 2018
LOTS
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Mountain Goats
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No ProposalsNegative C&T
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Mountain Goat Research
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Historical Survey Data
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1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
Baranof Island Mt. Goat Population
Estimated Minimum
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3M and/or 1 F
The total of female harvest will not exceed 9 goats for the Unit.
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Goat Harvests 1996-2018
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Total Harvest Females
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RG150 2011-2016 16
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2017/2018 RG150 Results Zone Quota
TOTAL
HARVEST Rodman Creek
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4
4
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5
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5
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2F
Lake Eva
Annahootz 1 M
Kelp Bay 1M
Nakwasina
Cold Storage 5M
Clear River 1M
Hogan Lake 2M, 1F
Glacial River 2M
Mt Katlian 2M
Upper Katlian 2M, 1F
Clarence Kramer 6M
Upper Blue Lake 2M, 1F
Baranof River
Vodopad River 1M
Nelson Bay
Lake Diana 4M, 1F
Upper Benzeman 7M
Red Bluff Bay 1M, 1F
Hoggatt Bay 2M
Gut Bay
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Unit 4 Furbearers 2013-2017
Marten average 680 (range 405-1211)
River otter average 127 (range 96-165)
Beaver average 39 (range 32-49)
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Positive C&T, ANS 90% of the harvestable portion
Unit 4 Bird Hunting
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One Waterfowl Proposal (#17)
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n rhe animal self-help section
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Upland Sea Lion?
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Questions?
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