Blacktail Deer (Sitka) · State-by-state
Blacktail Deer (Sitka) hunting regulations.
Sitka blacktail deer inhabit Southeast Alaska and the islands of the Tongass — Admiralty, Chichagof, Baranof, Prince of Wales — plus Kodiak Island where they were transplanted in the 1920s. They're the smallest of the blacktail subspecies, mature bucks averaging 110-150 pounds. Adapted to coastal rainforest and alpine meadows, they shift seasonally between high-country summer range and low-elevation winter forage.
Alaska runs Sitka blacktails as a general-season hunt with relatively generous bag limits, especially on Kodiak. The rut is mid-November and concentrates bucks in alpine basins before the snow drives the herd to sea level. Access is the sport — float planes, skiffs, and long deck-stomping miles up creek bottoms. It's a bucket-list deer hunt for many serious whitetail hunters precisely because the country is unlike anything in the Lower 48.
State-by-state legal status
50 states + DC
Tap a state to view blacktail deer (sitka) regulations and other species huntable there. Bield Hunt does not yet publish specific season dates or bag limits — verify with your state F&W agency before hunting.
- AlaskaGeneral season
- AlabamaNot huntable
- ArizonaNot huntable
- ArkansasNot huntable
- CaliforniaNot huntable
- ColoradoNot huntable
- ConnecticutNot huntable
- DelawareNot huntable
- FloridaNot huntable
- GeorgiaNot huntable
- HawaiiNot huntable
- IdahoNot huntable
- IllinoisNot huntable
- IndianaNot huntable
- IowaNot huntable
- KansasNot huntable
- KentuckyNot huntable
- LouisianaNot huntable
- MaineNot huntable
- MarylandNot huntable
- MassachusettsNot huntable
- MichiganNot huntable
- MinnesotaNot huntable
- MississippiNot huntable
- MissouriNot huntable
- MontanaNot huntable
- NebraskaNot huntable
- NevadaNot huntable
- New HampshireNot huntable
- New JerseyNot huntable
- New MexicoNot huntable
- New YorkNot huntable
- North CarolinaNot huntable
- North DakotaNot huntable
- OhioNot huntable
- OklahomaNot huntable
- OregonNot huntable
- PennsylvaniaNot huntable
- Rhode IslandNot huntable
- South CarolinaNot huntable
- South DakotaNot huntable
- TennesseeNot huntable
- TexasNot huntable
- UtahNot huntable
- VermontNot huntable
- VirginiaNot huntable
- WashingtonNot huntable
- West VirginiaNot huntable
- WisconsinNot huntable
- WyomingNot huntable
Status legend
- YGeneral season
- DDraw / limited entry
- PPrivate land / specific zones
- SSpecial permit / depredation
- RRestricted (subspecies / units)
- -Not huntable
Bield Hunt earns its predictions.
14-day free trial. No credit card. Cancel anytime.