Quick Tips
- Plan your transportation and lodging options around the season and species you will be hunting
- Rubber rain gear is highly recommended
- Bear fences recommended for primitive camping
On The Ground
This smaller unit is located in southwestern Alaska within the Aleutian Island chain. This area is largely remote with only a handful of settlements being found within the unit. Several airstrips are found in a good distribution throughout the area. This unit features a surprisingly vast array of terrain features from huge muskegs and tundra flats to steep climbing mountain ridgelines with rocky peaks. Physically reaching the hunting area can take a lot of logistics, generally more than most hunters will be willing to pay for. Overall, there is some good hunting here but many hunters will find cheaper and easier options within other units of the state.
Reaching this unit can be more expensive than some of the other options in the state. Some of the largest brown bears in the state will be found here. Excellent waterfowl hunting is also found within this unit.
Terrain
Like most of the surrounding areas, this unit sees a healthy mixture of large and widespread tidal flats and muskegs with steep and jutting mountain ranges that climb off the valley floors. Vegetation cover can be extremely dense in some areas, especially around water sources. Physically traversing the country can be difficult at all elevations due to vegetative cover, bogs, or terrain steepness. A hunter's physical fitness can definitely play into success.
Roughly 9,573 square miles
29% Public land
Elevations range from 0-8,000 feet
Vegetation
Most of the unit is comprised of huge muskeg and tundra flats with scattered pockets of water. Large patches of willows grow in abundance around water sources but make up a large portion of the ground cover. Most of the mountainous areas within the unit are composed largely of ancient volcanoes and are primarily rock slides, cliffs, and scree patches. Most of the foothill areas around these small ranges have denser vegetation and suitable habitat to hold animals. Additionally, a small gain in elevation can reveal a lot of glassing opportunities.
Access
Because this area is so remote access options are primarily restricted to float or bush planes only. A few rental vehicles are available in Cold Bay but very few roads exist and most only run for a handful of miles. A few small established airstrips are located within the unit but the opportunities of hunting within close proximity of these are few and far between. Alaska Airlines does operate into the Cold Bay Airport. Cross country travel can be done in short duration but the tundra can make any prolonged activity extremely difficult and game retrieval can be near impossible over certain distances.
Initial points of access will include Sand Point, King Cove, and Cold Bay
Camping and Lodging
For the most part, hunters will be forced to use primitive camping methods from established base camps. Spike camping from these locations is possible but the use of bear fences is still recommended.
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