In a press release issued last Thursday the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reminded hunters the seasons for Sitka black-tailed deer are closed, and that they should by now be submitting harvest reports.

In Wrangell’s Unit 3 remainder area, the season concluded November 30. On the mainland in Unit 1B just to its east, the season wrapped up December 31. Preliminary statistics for the sectors’ 2017 totals are as yet unavailable, but the year prior 1,193 hunters bagged 903 bucks or just over 0.75 per hunter.

All hunters who obtained deer harvest tickets are required to return completed...