Alaska Game Management Unit 13: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 13 covers 23,378 square miles in 5 subunits, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D and 13E, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 3,804 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 662 of them successful (17%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 26% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 20 drawing hunts reach into it.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: ADF&G interim harvest reports, 2020 to 2025. Drawing: ADF&G's 2025 results. Land: USGS PAD-US 4.1.
How do the subunits of Unit 13 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Dall sheep | Mountain goat | Caribou | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 13A | 4,441 | 242 / 1,370 | 21 / 123 | 0 / 3 | 4.6% | 2 | |
| Unit 13B | 3,910 | 138 / 906 | 1 / 16 | 0 / 1 | 35.8% | 6 | |
| Unit 13C | 2,063 | 57 / 282 | 7 / 28 | 10.4% | 2 | ||
| Unit 13D | 5,755 | 69 / 389 | 15 / 62 | 5 / 16 | 18% | 9 | |
| Unit 13E | 7,209 | 155 / 816 | 7 / 53 | 43.3% | 1 | ||
| Unit 13, subunit not given | 1 / 41 | 0 / 1 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 13 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 13 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,769 | 817 | 17% |
| 2021 | 4,117 | 777 | 19% |
| 2022 | 4,091 | 635 | 16% |
| 2023 | 3,604 | 504 | 14% |
| 2024 | 3,829 | 698 | 18% |
| 2025 | 3,804 | 662 | 17% |
All subunits of Unit 13 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 13 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS203 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 4,607 | 1% |
| DS102 | sheep | Unit 12, 13C, and 20D, Tok Management Area | 4,324 | under 1% |
| DS204 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 3,737 | 1% |
| DM348 | moose | Unit 13D | 3,148 | under 1% |
| DI454 | bison | Unit 11, Copper River portion; and 13D, east of Edgerton Highway | 2,913 | under 1% |
| DS160 | sheep | Unit 13D, West | 2,566 | under 1% |
| DS165 | sheep | Unit 13D, East | 2,092 | 1% |
| DG720 | goat | Unit 13D, remainder | 1,570 | 1% |
| DS260 | sheep | Unit 13D, West | 984 | under 1% |
| DM339 | moose | Unit 13E | 667 | 4% |
| DM338 | moose | Unit 13D | 480 | 5% |
| DS265 | sheep | Unit 13D, East | 479 | under 1% |
| DM336 | moose | Unit 13B | 401 | 6% |
| DM335 | moose | Unit 13A | 381 | 4% |
| DS003 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 381 | under 1% |
| DS065 | sheep | Unit 13D, East | 269 | under 1% |
| DM337 | moose | Unit 13C | 154 | 16% |
| DS205 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 84 | 5% |
| DS207 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 52 | 6% |
| DM325 | moose | Unit 13A, West |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing.
Who manages the land in Unit 13?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 7,087,476 | 47.4% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2,562,293 | 17.1% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 909,082 | 6.1% |
| National forest (USFS) | 343,674 | 2.3% |
Source: USGS PAD-US 4.1, measured inside ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
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.
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
What are the subunits of Alaska Unit 13?
13A (4,441 square miles), 13B (3,910 square miles), 13C (2,063 square miles), 13D (5,755 square miles) and 13E (7,209 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 13?
ADF&G's interim report counts 662 successful moose hunters of 3,804 in Unit 13 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 13 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 26% of Unit 13 as federal land and 47% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 13?
20 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 13; they drew 29,289 applications in the 2025 drawing.
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, interim. Drawing: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement.
- Boundaries: ADF&G Game Management Subunits; ADF&G GMU 13 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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