Mark Hofstad displays the moose he and a fellow hunter brought in from Thomas Bay during this year's moose season.
Hunters still have until tomorrow to get their harvest reports in, but the 2017 moose hunt has already broken the RM038 district record.
As of Tuesday afternoon some 117 animals had been logged by hunters in the Wrangell and Petersburg area. It surpasses the 111 taken last year, and marks the fourth year in a row where the harvest has exceeded 100 moose.
The month-long season started September 15 and wrapped up Sunday. The majority of moose were taken on surrounding islands, with 48 taken on Kupreanof alone, continuing a trend. Other island counts included Mitkof with 13, Wrangell and Kuiu wit...
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