Petersburg Pilot -

As of Oct. 3, hunters have harvested a total of 70 moose in the 2023 RM038 moose hunt, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Six of the 70 harvested were illegal, with the remaining 64 considered legal game.

The total number of moose harvested at this point falls slightly short of the 77 moose harvested last year by Oct. 5 2022.

Hunters have harvested 29 legal moose —and two illegal moose— on Kupreanof Island, more than any other area Fish and Game tracks.

The Stikine River has seen 14 legal moose harvested so far.

The highest number of illegal moose harvested during the 2023 se...