Alaska Game Management Unit 10: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 10 covers 17,420 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region IV. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 339 caribou hunters in Unit 10 in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 204 took one (60%). 29% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (29%). 3 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 1,594 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ADF&G interim harvest reports, regulatory years 2020 to 2025. Drawing: ADF&G's 2023 to 2025 results. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1.
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| Size | 17,420 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region IV |
| Caribou, 2025 | 204 of 339 hunters took one (60%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 28.8% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 0% |
| Largest public areas | Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
| Drawing hunts | 3: DB376, DB375, DO508 |
| Communities | Adak, Akutan, Atka, St. George, St. Paul and Unalaska and 3 more |
| Highways | None: access is by air, water or trail |
| Neighboring units | 9D |
How many caribou do hunters take in Unit 10?
Unit 10 drew 339 caribou hunters in 2025, 6th of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 204 of them took one (60%); 59% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Adak (201) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 | 62 | 78% | 69 | 10 | 18 | 44 |
| 2021 | 471 | 287 | 61% | 349 | 122 | 111 | 176 |
| 2022 | 527 | 286 | 54% | 402 | 125 | 106 | 180 |
| 2023 | 497 | 248 | 50% | 368 | 129 | 107 | 141 |
| 2024 | 395 | 238 | 60% | 245 | 150 | 100 | 138 |
| 2025 | 339 | 204 | 60% | 200 | 139 | 89 | 115 |
How caribou hunters in 10 got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: highway vehicle 172 hunters (86 successful), boat 138 hunters (105 successful), airplane 17 hunters (6 successful) and foot 8 hunters (3 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, caribou, reports 330 (success by residency), 130 (sex of the harvest) and 390 (transportation), regulatory years 2020 to 2025. A regulatory year runs July 1 to June 30. ADF&G labels these reports interim: late hunt reports can still change them.
How many bears do drawing permit holders take in Unit 10?
ADF&G's harvest statistics for the bear drawing hunts that reach Unit 10 count 33 bears taken by 47 permit holders who went hunting, 2021 to 2025 together.
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Years reported | Hunted | Bears taken | Males | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB375 | brown bear | Unit 10, Unimak Island | 2021-2025 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2025: 4 of 5 |
| DB376 | brown bear | Unit 10, Unimak Island | 2021-2025 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 2025: 3 of 4 |
Source: ADF&G brown bear harvest statistics and black bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. Bears taken on general-season harvest tickets and registration permits are not in these rows.
What drawing hunts reach Unit 10?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 10, with ADF&G's results of its last three drawings. "% drawn" is ADF&G's own figure; one hunter can send several applications.
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | Permits, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 | % drawn, 2024 | % drawn, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB376 | brown bear | Unit 10, Unimak Island | 1,011 | 8 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DB375 | brown bear | Unit 10, Unimak Island | 583 | 8 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DO508 | emperor goose | Unit 8 excluding the Kodiak Road Closure Area; Unit 9; Unit 10 | 1% | 1% |
Source: ADF&G Drawing Permit Hunt Supplements, "Results of the Permit Hunt Drawing" for 2023, 2024, 2025. Hunt areas: ADF&G's hunting maps list of drawing hunts.
Who manages the land in Unit 10?
USGS PAD-US maps 28.8% of Unit 10 as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 3,212,321 | 28.8% |
| Not in PAD-US | 7,932,781 | 71.2% |
Named areas inside 10: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (3,212,321 acres, 28.8%).
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1, fee land by manager, measured inside ADF&G's boundary by FilledTag.
Federal law sets what each kind of land allows. A national preserve in Alaska is run like a national park except that sport hunting, subsistence hunting and trapping are allowed (16 U.S.C. 3201); national park and monument land is closed to sport hunting. On federal public land, rural Alaska residents can also hunt under federal subsistence rules, and the Federal Subsistence Board can close federal land to other hunters for a species. Land PAD-US does not map is mostly private, including Alaska Native corporation land, and needs the owner's permission.
What communities and roads are in Unit 10?
Census places inside 10: Adak, Akutan, Atka, St. George, St. Paul, Unalaska, Attu Station, Eareckson Station and Nikolski. No state or federal highway crosses it, so hunters reach it by plane, boat, snowmachine or on foot.
Communities and highways: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and Gazetteer 2024.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Alaska?
For three species, yes. ADF&G's 2026-2027 drawing supplement: "Nonresidents who are citizens of the United States are required to be personally accompanied in the field by an Alaska-licensed guide OR an Alaska resident relative 19 years of age or older within the second-degree of kindred when hunting brown/grizzly bear, Dall sheep, or mountain goat." Nonresidents who are not U.S. citizens need a licensed guide for those and for every other big game species, by ADF&G's guide requirements. Moose, caribou, black bear, bison, muskox, elk and deer need no guide for a nonresident U.S. citizen.
Questions hunters ask
How many caribou are taken in Unit 10?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 204 caribou reported from Unit 10 in the 2025 regulatory year, by 339 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 62 (2020) to 287 (2021).
Who manages the land in Unit 10?
USGS PAD-US maps 28.8% of Unit 10 as federal land and 0% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (29%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 10?
DB376 (brown bear, 1,011 applications in 2025), DB375 (brown bear, 583 applications in 2025) and DO508 (emperor goose), by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 10?
For brown bears, hunted in Unit 10, yes: ADF&G requires nonresidents to be accompanied by an Alaska-licensed guide or an Alaska resident relative 19 or older within the second degree of kindred for brown bear, Dall sheep and mountain goat. Nonresidents who are not U.S. citizens need a guide for all big game.
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest, hunters and success: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, interim, regulatory years 2020 to 2025; each table checked against ADF&G's printed totals.
- Drawing results: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it. Restrictions: ADF&G areas with restrictions.
- Boundary: ADF&G Game Management Subunits. Land: USGS PAD-US. Communities and highways: U.S. Census Bureau.
FilledTag is not part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ADF&G's regulations and emergency orders are the final word.