Alaska Game Management Unit 14: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 14 covers 6,992 square miles in 3 subunits, 14A, 14B and 14C, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 3,404 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 549 of them successful (16%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 9% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 83 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 14 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 14A | 2,636 | 384 / 2,416 | 15 / 57 | 7 / 22 | 1 / 6 | 1.7% | 29 |
| Unit 14B | 2,186 | 62 / 524 | 5 / 12 | 13 / 16 | 0.8% | 2 | |
| Unit 14C | 2,170 | 102 / 454 | 19 / 57 | 19 / 42 | 26% | 53 | |
| Unit 14, subunit not given | 1 / 10 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 14 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 14 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4,741 | 1,141 | 24% |
| 2021 | 3,959 | 759 | 19% |
| 2022 | 4,343 | 886 | 20% |
| 2023 | 3,885 | 567 | 15% |
| 2024 | 3,556 | 453 | 13% |
| 2025 | 3,404 | 549 | 16% |
All subunits of Unit 14 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 14 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC590 | caribou | Unit 14A and 14B | 9,028 | 1% |
| DM413 | moose | Unit 14A, Little Susitna East | 7,942 | under 1% |
| DM414 | moose | Unit 14A, Little Susitna East | 7,560 | under 1% |
| DM410 | moose | Unit 14A, Knik River | 6,103 | under 1% |
| DM210 | moose | Unit 7 and 14C, head of Turnagain Arm | 5,635 | 1% |
| DM407 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, North | 4,977 | 1% |
| DS123 | sheep | Unit 14C, Central | 3,359 | under 1% |
| DM211 | moose | Unit 7 and 14C, head of Turnagain Arm | 3,336 | 1% |
| DM403 | moose | Unit 14A, Big Lake | 2,613 | under 1% |
| DM416 | moose | Unit 14B | 2,581 | under 1% |
| DM424 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) | 2,510 | 1% |
| DB470 | brown bear | Unit 14C, Chugach State Park Mgmt. Area and that portion of Eagle River Management Area above Icicle Creek | 2,238 | 1% |
| DM408 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, South | 2,020 | 1% |
| DS140 | sheep | Unit 14C, West | 2,008 | 3% |
| DG854 | goat | Unit 14C, Eagle River | 1,962 | 1% |
| DM406 | moose | Unit 14A, Bald Mountain Ridge | 1,806 | 1% |
| DS180 | sheep | Unit 14A, Friday Creek | 1,794 | under 1% |
| DM480 | moose | Unit 14A, Knik River | 1,670 | under 1% |
| DM402 | moose | Unit 14A, Point Mackenzie | 1,643 | 1% |
| DS136 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest | 1,583 | 1% |
| DM400 | moose | Unit 14A, Susitna River, Redshirt Lake | 1,405 | 1% |
| DG852 | goat | Unit 14C, East Eklutna | 1,389 | under 1% |
| DM477 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, North | 1,371 | under 1% |
| DL455 | black bear | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) | 1,220 | 2% |
| DG890 | goat | Unit 14A, Metal Creek | 1,167 | 2% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing. The 25 with the most applications; each subunit page lists all of its hunts.
Who manages the land in Unit 14?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 3,194,557 | 71.4% |
| National forest (USFS) | 167,167 | 3.7% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 162,455 | 3.6% |
| Other federal land | 73,438 | 1.6% |
| Local and other land | 5,091 | 0.1% |
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 14?
14A (2,636 square miles), 14B (2,186 square miles) and 14C (2,170 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 14?
ADF&G's interim report counts 549 successful moose hunters of 3,404 in Unit 14 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 14 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 9% of Unit 14 as federal land and 71% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 14?
83 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 14; they drew 105,703 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 14 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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