Hunting
The Larsen Bay area is well known for its abundance of Sitka Blacktail deer. Deer hunting opens in early August but the best hunting months are the end of October through the end of December. All hunts are unguided.
 
Sitka black-tailed deer live alone or in small groups of two to five deer and form larger groups during rut and in the winter near their food supply. They are more active at dawn and dusk, females average 80 lbs and males about 120 lbs.
Kodiak Island is home to the Barren-ground caribou which has antlers that can get up to 4 feet wide. Caribou are the only deer in which both sexes have antlers and the males can weigh over 300 lb. They have wide hooves that have sharp edges that enable it to traverse rocky or frozen surfaces. 
The Rocky Mountain goat has black horns 9 to 12 in. long. The male is about 3 ft high at the massively humped shoulder and weighs up to 200 lb. Rocky Mountain goats live in small herds on steep mountain sides and cliffs, feeding on the stunted vegetation above the timberline. They are extremely sure-footed and nimbly traverse precipitous slopes and ledges.
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