Blog · October 14, 2026 · Alaska
Petersburg Borough Hunting Map, Alaska: a scouting guide
Parcel lines and public-land maps work together near Hobart Bay.
Main page: Petersburg Borough, AK GIS & Parcel Viewer (official map link, county facts and neighboring maps).
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Planning a hunt near Kupreanof? Think of the Petersburg Borough hunting map as two layers: where public access exists, and who owns everything else. Covered here for Petersburg Borough: where public hunting land is mapped, how to read private parcel lines, and how to ask for permission.
Building your Petersburg Borough hunting map
With a lot near Hobart Bay, start with state wildlife agency for public areas, along with seasons and regulations.
The free map to start with
Begin with the Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer; it maps each assessed parcel around Kupreanof and Hobart Bay. When a rural tract has no street number, pan along the nearest road until the lines appear, then click inside the one you want, whether the land is near Hobart Bay or elsewhere in the borough. For property near Kupreanof, save the parcel ID before closing the panel; each clerk in the borough asks for it first.
Deeds, plats and who keeps them
The map is an index, not the title: recorded deeds, subdivision plats and easements for land near Kupreanof are filed with the State Recorder's Office (Alaska DNR). Inherited tracts around Hobart Bay can sit on several deeds, and a title company earns its fee before a purchase.
On site with the map
Most viewers work in a phone browser, which helps when you're standing on land near Hobart Bay, so load it before you lose signal. A screenshot of the parcel near Hobart Bay with its ID helps when you meet an owner or agent.
Offices that can help
For assessment questions about property around Kupreanof belong with the borough assessor, which maintains the tax roll. Building or septic questions for a lot near Kupreanof need the planning or permitting office, town or borough, depending on location.
What the map can't tell you
For land near Hobart Bay, the acreage figure is an estimate; only a licensed surveyor establishes the real boundary on the ground. If the land is near Kupreanof, owner names and values update on a schedule, so a deed recorded last month might lag behind.
Getting your bearings
Petersburg serves as the county seat, home to the main records offices. Smaller places on the map include Kupreanof and Hobart Bay. About 3,427 people live in Petersburg Borough (Census Bureau estimate, 2023) on about 2,901 square miles. Petersburg Borough was organized in 2013, which matters when you trace an old farm's title.
When a parcel crosses a boundary
Petersburg Borough meets Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Juneau City and Borough, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, and Wrangell City and Borough, and each of those keeps its own parcel map. A tract near the line by Hobart Bay may be split in two borough records, so open the neighboring map too. With a lot near Hobart Bay, our state page links each neighboring borough map across Alaska.
Sections, lots and bearings
Alaska follows the Public Land Survey System, so deeds around Hobart Bay reference sections and townships. Each section is nominally a mile square, about 640 acres, with 36 sections to a township, though sections near Hobart Bay can be irregular. Keep the legal description for land near Hobart Bay for any title or survey request.
Who owns the ground
Private boundaries come from the Alaska Statewide Parcels layer in ArcGIS Map Viewer, and each tract near Kupreanof lists an owner.
Good habits afield
Leave gates as you found them on land near Hobart Bay, and carry the owner's contact info; owners remember good guests.
Contacting owners
For land near Hobart Bay, offer details: who you are, when you'd hunt and how to reach you, and put any agreement in writing if the owner prefers.
Aerial scouting
Switch to aerial imagery near Hobart Bay, look for field edges, creek bottoms and timber lines; match each spot to its parcel.
Rules and responsibility
Check state wildlife agency for seasons and licensing, and know your state's trespass rules for land around Hobart Bay.
Questions about the Petersburg Borough hunting map
Is verbal permission enough near Hobart Bay?
If the land is near Hobart Bay, rules vary by state, so check state wildlife agency guidance.
How close to the line can I hunt around Hobart Bay?
The map isn't a survey.
Is there public land to hunt in Petersburg Borough?
It depends, but public areas near Hobart Bay are listed by state wildlife agency.
How do I get a landowner's contact info in Petersburg Borough?
In most cases, the county viewer shows owners for tracts near Hobart Bay; write before the season.
How do I save a parcel from the viewer for land near Kupreanof?
If you're looking near Kupreanof, some viewers offer PDF export; downloads of raw data vary by borough.
Open the official Petersburg Borough, AK parcel map See it in the Platbookmapper directory
Not a survey. County GIS and tax parcel maps are assessment and planning layers. They are not a substitute for a recorded plat, deed, or licensed survey, especially for fences, setbacks, or boundary disputes.