2026 Kodiak Archipelago Region-Specific Regulations
Emperor Goose season is closed – no harvest of birds or eggs is permitted.
Cackling Goose is closed to harvest in the Semidi Islands.
Season: April 2–June 30 and July 31–August 31 (seabirds). April 2–June 20 and July 22–August 31 (all other birds).
Closure: July 1–30 (seabirds).
June 21–July 21 (all other birds).
Kodiak Island Roaded Area:
The Kodiak Island Roaded Area is open to the harvesting of migratory birds and their eggs, and a permit is no longer required to harvest in this area.
No hunting or egg gathering for Arctic Terns, Aleutian Terns, Short-billed Gulls (formerly called Mew Gulls), and emperor geese is permitted for the Kodiak Island Roaded Area.
The Kodiak Island Roaded Area consists of that portion of Kodiak Island (including exposed tidelands) south of a line from Termination Point along the north side of Cascade Lake to Anton Larsen Bay and east of a line from Crag Point to the west end of Saltery Cove. Marine waters adjacent to the Kodiak Island Roaded Area within 500 feet from the water’s edge are included in the Kodiak Island Roaded Area. The Kodiak Island Roaded Area does not include islands offshore of Kodiak Island.
