Alaska Game Management Unit 14A: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 14A covers 2,636 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region IV. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 2,416 moose hunters in Unit 14A in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 384 took one (16%). 2% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Glennallen Field Office (1%), and 69% is State of Alaska land. 29 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 57,850 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 | 2,636 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region IV |
| Moose, 2025 | 384 of 2,416 hunters took one (16%) |
| Dall sheep, 2025 | 15 of 57 hunters took one (26%) |
| Mountain goat, 2025 | 7 of 22 hunters took one (32%) |
| Caribou, 2025 | 1 of 6 hunters took one (17%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 1.7% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 69% |
| Largest public areas | State Tentatively Approved, State Patented and Susitna Flats State Game Refuge |
| Drawing hunts | 29: DC590, DM413, DM414, DM410, DM407, DM403 and more |
| Communities | Houston, Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake, Buffalo Soapstone and Butte and 11 more |
| Highways | Glenn Hwy (47 mi), State Hwy 3 (40 mi), AK Rte 1 (37 mi) and George Parks Hwy (37 mi) |
| Neighboring units | 6D, 13A, 13D, 14B, 14C, 15A, 16A, 16B |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 14A?
Unit 14A drew 2,416 moose hunters in 2025, 1st of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 384 of them took one (16%); 97% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3,479 | 918 | 26% | 3,395 | 69 | 357 | 561 |
| 2021 | 2,856 | 553 | 19% | 2,781 | 69 | 272 | 281 |
| 2022 | 3,313 | 685 | 21% | 3,237 | 71 | 370 | 313 |
| 2023 | 2,737 | 397 | 15% | 2,661 | 74 | 262 | 134 |
| 2024 | 2,538 | 298 | 12% | 2,462 | 67 | 231 | 67 |
| 2025 | 2,416 | 384 | 16% | 2,345 | 63 | 294 | 88 |
How moose hunters in 14A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: highway vehicle 809 hunters (112 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 770 hunters (134 successful), offroad vehicle 325 hunters (44 successful) and boat 206 hunters (29 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, moose, 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 Dall sheep do hunters take in Unit 14A?
Unit 14A drew 57 sheep hunters in 2025, 8th of the 34 subunits with sheep hunters. 15 of them took one (26%); 95% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Chugach Mountains (10) and Talkeetna, Chulitna, Watana Mountains (5) (mountain ranges).
| Season | Hunters | Dall sheep taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 | 16 | 20% | 73 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 66 | 17 | 26% | 59 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 72 | 18 | 25% | 66 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 39 | 5 | 13% | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 44 | 6 | 14% | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 15 | 26% | 54 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
How sheep hunters in 14A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: 3 or 4 wheeler 23 hunters (3 successful), airplane 14 hunters (7 successful), highway vehicle 12 hunters (3 successful) and foot 3 hunters (1 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, sheep, 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 mountain goats do hunters take in Unit 14A?
Unit 14A drew 22 goat hunters in 2025, 12th of the 17 subunits with goat hunters. 7 of them took one (32%); 100% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Mountain goat taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | 15 | 41% | 36 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 2021 | 24 | 10 | 42% | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 41 | 10 | 24% | 41 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 46 | 12 | 26% | 46 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 52 | 10 | 19% | 51 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 22 | 7 | 32% | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
How goat hunters in 14A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 15 hunters (6 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 3 hunters (1 successful), highway vehicle 3 hunters (0 successful) and offroad vehicle 1 hunters (0 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, goat, 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 caribou do hunters take in Unit 14A?
Unit 14A drew 6 caribou hunters in 2025, 31st of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 1 of them took one (17%); 100% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Nelchina (1) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | 25% | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 23 | 9 | 39% | 18 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 25% | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 | 71% | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How caribou hunters in 14A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: 3 or 4 wheeler 2 hunters (0 successful), highway vehicle 2 hunters (0 successful), airplane 1 hunters (1 successful) and offroad vehicle 1 hunters (0 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.
What drawing hunts reach Unit 14A?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 14A, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC590 | caribou | Unit 14A and 14B | 9,028 | 50 | 1% | 1% | |
| DM413 | moose | Unit 14A, Little Susitna East (Residents Only) | 7,942 | 25 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM414 | moose | Unit 14A, Little Susitna East (Residents Only) | 7,560 | 25 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM410 | moose | Unit 14A, Knik River (Residents Only) | 6,103 | 25 | under 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DM407 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, North (Residents Only) | 4,977 | 25 | 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DM403 | moose | Unit 14A, Big Lake (Residents Only) | 2,613 | 10 | under 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DM408 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, South (Residents Only) | 2,020 | 25 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DM406 | moose | Unit 14A, Bald Mountain Ridge (Residents Only) | 1,806 | 10 | 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DS180 | sheep | Unit 14A, Friday Creek (Residents Only) | 1,794 | 4 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM480 | moose | Unit 14A, Knik River (Residents Only) | 1,670 | 4 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM402 | moose | Unit 14A, Point Mackenzie (Residents Only) | 1,643 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM400 | moose | Unit 14A, Susitna River, Redshirt Lake (Residents Only) | 1,405 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM477 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, North (Residents Only) | 1,371 | 4 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DG890 | goat | Unit 14A, Metal Creek | 1,167 | 20 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| DG891 | goat | Unit 14A, Marcus Baker | 874 | 30 | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| DM473 | moose | Unit 14A, Big Lake (Residents Only) | 761 | 3 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DS170 | sheep | Unit 14A, Metal Creek (Residents Only) | 694 | 3 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM470 | moose | Unit 14A, Susitna River, Redshirt Lake (Residents Only) | 626 | 2 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM476 | moose | Unit 14A, Bald Mountain Ridge (Residents Only) | 589 | 2 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DS185 | sheep | Unit 14A, Friday Creek (Residents Only) | 511 | 3 | 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM472 | moose | Unit 14A, Point Mackenzie (Residents Only) | 448 | 2 | under 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DS190 | sheep | Unit 14A, Carpenter Creek (Residents Only) | 419 | 3 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM401 | moose | Unit 14A, Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake (Residents Only) | 413 | 10 | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| DS175 | sheep | Unit 14A, Metal Creek (Residents Only) | 384 | 4 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM478 | moose | Unit 14A, Matanuska River, South (Residents Only) | 365 | 2 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DS270 | sheep | Unit 14A, Metal Creek (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 228 | 1 | under 1% | 1% | under 1% |
| DS195 | sheep | Unit 14A, Carpenter Creek (Residents Only) | 226 | 3 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM471 | moose | Unit 14A, Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake (Residents Only) | 158 | 2 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DS285 | sheep | Unit 14A, Friday Creek (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 55 | 1 | 2% |
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 14A?
USGS PAD-US maps 70.8% of Unit 14A as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 1,163,798 | 69% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 29,358 | 1.7% |
| Not in PAD-US | 493,347 | 29.2% |
Named areas inside 14A: State Tentatively Approved (463,105 acres, 27.4%), State Patented (242,068 acres, 14.3%), Susitna Flats State Game Refuge (147,071 acres, 8.7%), Matanuska Valley Moose Range (92,096 acres, 5.5%), State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes (83,577 acres, 5%), Nelchina Public Use Area (63,243 acres, 3.7%), State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal (31,183 acres, 1.8%) and Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge (21,251 acres, 1.3%).
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.
Which areas of Unit 14A have special restrictions?
- Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area (management area): From August 10 to August 25, the area is closed to small game hunting except that small game may be taken by youth hunters 17 years old or younger accompanied by a licensed hunter 21 years old or older who has successfully completed a certified hunter education course if the youth has not successfully completed a certified hunter education course. Youth hunters and accompanying adults must wear hunter orange vests wh...
- Palmer-Wasilla Management Area (management area): The area is closed to hunting except that 1. big game may be taken by muzzleloader, shotguns with slugs, and bow and arrow only; 2. small game, deleterious exotic wildlife, and fur animals may be taken by muzzleloader, shotgun, air rifle, falconry, and bow and arrow only; 3. waterfowl on Finger Lake may be taken by falconry, and bow and flu-flu arrow only; 4. fur animals and furbearers taken under a trapping license ...
- Point MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area (management area): The area is open to moose hunting by drawing permit issued to a child, in addition to other legal seasons; the department may issue a drawing permit to a child, as follows (i) the permit may be issued to a child aged 10 to 17 who must be accompanied in the field by an adult 21 years of age or older, with the child being the permittee; (ii) a moose harvested under a permit issued under this paragraph will count agains...
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 14. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 14A?
Census places inside 14A: Houston, Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake, Buffalo Soapstone, Butte, Farm Loop, Fishhook, Gateway, Knik-Fairview, Lazy Mountain, Meadow Lakes, North Lakes and Point MacKenzie and 3 more. Highways in the unit: Glenn Hwy (47 miles), State Hwy 3 (40 miles), AK Rte 1 (37 miles), George Parks Hwy (37 miles), State Hwy 1 (10 miles) and E Parks Hwy (10 miles).
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 moose are taken in Unit 14A?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 384 moose reported from Unit 14A in the 2025 regulatory year, by 2,416 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 298 (2024) to 918 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 14A?
USGS PAD-US maps 1.7% of Unit 14A as federal land and 69% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are State Tentatively Approved (27%), State Patented (14%) and Susitna Flats State Game Refuge (9%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 14A?
DC590 (caribou, 9,028 applications in 2025), DM413 (moose, 7,942 applications in 2025), DM414 (moose, 7,560 applications in 2025), DM410 (moose, 6,103 applications in 2025), DM407 (moose, 4,977 applications in 2025), DM403 (moose, 2,613 applications in 2025), DM408 (moose, 2,020 applications in 2025) and DM406 (moose, 1,806 applications in 2025), and 21 more, by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 14A?
For Dall sheep and mountain goats, hunted in Unit 14A, 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.
Are there closed or controlled use areas in Unit 14A?
Yes. ADF&G lists Hatcher Pass Youth Hunt Management Area, Palmer-Wasilla Management Area and Point MacKenzie Youth Hunt Management Area in Unit 14A.
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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.
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