Petersburg Pilot -

The RM038 moose hunt ended on Oct. 15 with 116 harvested during the season according to Hilary Wood of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Of the 116 harvest this year, 104 were legal while 12 were deemed illegal.

The overall number of moose harvested is down 16 from the record 132 harvested in the 2021 season and is just under the previous five-year average of 119.6.

This year Kupreanof Island was again the most successful area for hunters by far with 41 legal moose harvested, though it was still below the 57 legal moose harvested from the island last season.

Kuiu Island saw the second...