Alaska Game Management Unit 14C: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 14C covers 2,170 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region II. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 454 moose hunters in Unit 14C in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 102 took one (22%). 26% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece Chugach National Forest (12%), and 53% is State of Alaska land. 53 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 45,272 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 | 2,170 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region II |
| Moose, 2025 | 102 of 454 hunters took one (22%) |
| Dall sheep, 2025 | 19 of 57 hunters took one (33%) |
| Mountain goat, 2025 | 19 of 42 hunters took one (45%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 26% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 52.8% |
| Largest public areas | Chugach State Park, State Tentatively Approved and Chugach National Forest |
| Drawing hunts | 53: DM210, DS123, DM211, DM424, DB470, DS140 and more |
| Communities | Anchorage and Knik River |
| Highways | State Hwy 1 (118 mi), Glenn Hwy (58 mi), Seward Hwy (53 mi) and New Seward Hwy (10 mi) |
| Neighboring units | 6D, 7, 14A, 15A |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 14C?
Unit 14C drew 454 moose hunters in 2025, 22nd of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 102 of them took one (22%); 96% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 534 | 127 | 24% | 504 | 29 | 98 | 29 |
| 2021 | 502 | 129 | 26% | 466 | 36 | 93 | 36 |
| 2022 | 519 | 137 | 26% | 486 | 33 | 97 | 40 |
| 2023 | 631 | 132 | 21% | 577 | 54 | 95 | 37 |
| 2024 | 520 | 98 | 19% | 482 | 37 | 78 | 20 |
| 2025 | 454 | 102 | 22% | 434 | 19 | 85 | 17 |
How moose hunters in 14C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: highway vehicle 234 hunters (50 successful), foot 53 hunters (14 successful), boat 49 hunters (17 successful) and 3 or 4 wheeler 47 hunters (7 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 14C?
Unit 14C drew 57 sheep hunters in 2025, 9th of the 34 subunits with sheep hunters. 19 of them took one (33%); 89% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Chugach Mountains (19) (mountain ranges).
| Season | Hunters | Dall sheep taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 102 | 17 | 17% | 91 | 11 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 100 | 20 | 20% | 88 | 12 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 106 | 22 | 21% | 94 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 104 | 12 | 12% | 94 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 105 | 17 | 16% | 97 | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 19 | 33% | 51 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
How sheep hunters in 14C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: highway vehicle 26 hunters (6 successful), foot 15 hunters (8 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 10 hunters (3 successful) and airplane 2 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 14C?
Unit 14C drew 42 goat hunters in 2025, 9th of the 17 subunits with goat hunters. 19 of them took one (45%); 86% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Mountain goat taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 65 | 23 | 35% | 60 | 5 | 16 | 7 |
| 2021 | 86 | 26 | 30% | 79 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 70 | 22 | 31% | 64 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023 | 86 | 29 | 34% | 78 | 8 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 99 | 27 | 27% | 92 | 7 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 42 | 19 | 45% | 36 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
How goat hunters in 14C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 17 hunters (12 successful), highway vehicle 15 hunters (4 successful), boat 5 hunters (1 successful) and foot 3 hunters (1 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 bears do drawing permit holders take in Unit 14C?
ADF&G's harvest statistics for the bear drawing hunts that reach Unit 14C count 27 bears taken by 168 permit holders who went hunting, 2021 to 2025 together.
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Years reported | Hunted | Bears taken | Males | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB468 | brown bear | Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park | 2021-2025 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 2025: 0 of 12 |
| DB470 | brown bear | Unit 14C, Chugach State Park Mgmt. Area and that portion of Eagle River Management Area above Icicle Creek | 2021-2025 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 2025: 2 of 12 |
| DB477 | brown bear | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek | 2024-2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2025: 0 of 0 |
| DL455 | black bear | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) | 2021-2025 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 2025: 0 of 12 |
| DL457 | black bear | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek | 2021-2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2025: 0 of 1 |
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 14C?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 14C, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM210 | moose | Unit 7 and 14C, head of Turnagain Arm | 5,635 | 40 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DS123 | sheep | Unit 14C, Central (Residents Only) | 3,359 | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM211 | moose | Unit 7 and 14C, head of Turnagain Arm (Residents Only) | 3,336 | 35 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM424 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Bowhunters Only) | 2,510 | 30 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DB470 | brown bear | Unit 14C, Chugach State Park Mgmt. Area and that portion of Eagle River Management Area above Icicle Creek | 2,238 | 15 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DS140 | sheep | Unit 14C, West (Residents Only; Certified Bowhunters Only) | 2,008 | 57 | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| DG854 | goat | Unit 14C, Eagle River | 1,962 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DS136 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Residents Only) | 1,583 | 8 | 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DG852 | goat | Unit 14C, East Eklutna | 1,389 | 3 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DL455 | black bear | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Shotgun Hunters Only) | 1,220 | 25 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| DM466 | moose | Unit 14C, Anchorage Management Area (Residents Only; Certified Muzzleloader Hunters or Certified Shotgun Hunters Only) | 1,126 | 8 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM427 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Bowhunters Only) | 1,125 | 15 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DS141 | sheep | Unit 14C, West Eklutna (Residents Only; Certified Bowhunters Only) | 1,097 | 24 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| DS130 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Residents Only) | 1,088 | 6 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DG858 | goat | Unit 14C, Bird Creek | 1,041 | 4 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM422 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only) | 948 | 10 | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| DS137 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Residents Only) | 917 | 8 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM447 | moose | Unit 14C, Ship Creek drainage above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area | 801 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DS138 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Residents Only) | 788 | 8 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM426 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Bowhunters Only; Qualified Disabled Veterans and Qualified Disabled Active Duty Military Only) | 642 | 10 | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| DS134 | sheep | Unit 14C, Upper Eagle River (Residents Only) | 642 | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DL457 | black bear | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek (Certified Shotgun Hunters or Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only) | 636 | 3 | under 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM428 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Elmendorf Air Force Base portion) (Certified Bowhunters only) | 611 | 7 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DS132 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Residents Only) | 607 | 6 | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| DM443 | moose | Unit 14C, Peters and Little Peters Creek drainages (Residents Only) | 601 | 5 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM446 | moose | Unit 14C, Ship Creek drainage above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area | 557 | 10 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| DS124 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northeast (Residents Only) | 536 | 3 | 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DS131 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Residents Only) | 516 | 6 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM441 | moose | Unit 14C, Knik River and Hunter Creek (Residents Only) | 515 | 5 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DS126 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northeast (Residents Only) | 475 | 3 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DB468 | brown bear | Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park (Certified Bowhunters Only) | 461 | 20 | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| DG856 | goat | Unit 14C, Glacier Creek | 399 | 5 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DS030 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Nonresidents guided by resident relatives Only) | 392 | 1 | under 1% | ||
| DS135 | sheep | Unit 14C, Upper Eagle River (Residents Only) | 359 | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DG889 | goat | Unit 14C, Lake George (Nonresidents Only) | 355 | 7 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| DS236 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 312 | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | |
| DM467 | moose | Unit 14C, Anchorage Management Area (Residents Only; Certified Muzzleloader Hunters or Certified Shotgun Hunters Only) | 307 | 5 | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| DS233 | sheep | Unit 14C, Upper Eagle River (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 293 | 1 | under 1% | ||
| DM430 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Elmendorf Air Force Base portion) (Certified Bowhunters only) | 284 | 3 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DB477 | brown bear | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek (Certified Shotgun Hunters, Certified Bowhunters, or Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only) | 279 | 3 | 1% | 1% | |
| DS125 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northeast (Residents Only) | 264 | 3 | 1% | under 1% | 2% |
| DS237 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 249 | 1 | under 1% | under 1% | 1% |
| DM421 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only; Qualified Disabled Veterans and Qualified Disabled Active Duty Military Only) | 230 | 3 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DM423 | moose | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) (Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only) | 150 | 2 | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| DS231 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 131 | 1 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM444 | moose | Unit 14C, Edmonds and Mirror Lake Parks; and 14C, remainder drainages into Knik Arm | 119 | 2 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| DM448 | moose | Unit 14C, Birchwood Management Area (Certified Bowhunters Only) | 110 | 2 | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| DS240 | sheep | Unit 14C, West (Nonresidents Only; Certified Bowhunters Only) | 25 | 3 | 12% | 15% | 9% |
| DS241 | sheep | Unit 14C, West Eklutna (Nonresidents Only; Certified Bowhunters Only) | 25 | 1 | 4% | 50% | 7% |
| DS238 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 12 | 1 | 8% | 4% | 4% |
| DS232 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 7 | 1 | 14% | 8% | 14% |
| DS230 | sheep | Unit 14C, Northwest (Nonresidents Guided Only) | under 1% | under 1% | |||
| DS036 | sheep | Unit 14C, Southwest (Nonresidents guided by resident relatives Only) | under 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 14C?
USGS PAD-US maps 79.2% of Unit 14C as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 733,800 | 52.8% |
| National forest (USFS) | 167,167 | 12% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 121,342 | 8.7% |
| Other federal land | 73,117 | 5.3% |
| Local and other land | 4,659 | 0.3% |
| Not in PAD-US | 288,636 | 20.8% |
Named areas inside 14C: Chugach State Park (425,684 acres, 30.7%), State Tentatively Approved (283,688 acres, 20.4%), Chugach National Forest (167,188 acres, 12%), BLM Glennallen Field Office (75,242 acres, 5.4%), Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (73,167 acres, 5.3%), BLM Anchorage Field Office (46,101 acres, 3.3%), Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge (30,358 acres, 2.2%) and State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes (15,598 acres, 1.1%).
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 14C have special restrictions?
- Chugach State Park Management Area (management area): The area is open to hunting under regulations governing Unit 14(C), except as follows 1. black bear hunting is open from September 1 through May 31, for 1 bear only; 2. no hunting is allowed for squirrel, wolf, wolverine, coyote and unclassified game; 3. small game hunting is prohibited in the Tokle Creek drainage (Arctic Valley Ski Area); 4. brown bear hunting is open by drawing permit only form September 1 through ...
- Eagle River Management Area (management area): The area is closed to hunting, except 1. sheep hunting by permit; 2. black and brown bear hunting by permit; before hunting a bear, a person wishing to hunt must complete a hunter safety course for which a certification of completion is issued; 3. small game may be taken by archery, shotgun, falconry, crossbow, or muzzleloader by permit; 4. deleterious exotic wildlife may be taken by air rifle with rifled barrel, bow...
- Eklutna Lake Management Area (management area): The area is closed to hunting, except that 1. small game may be taken by falconry or bow and arrow only, from September 1 through April 30; 2. moose hunting is allowed by permit with bow and arrow only; 3. black bear may be taken by bow and arrow only, from September 1 through May 31; a person wishing to hunt a black bear must complete a hunter safety course for which a certification of completion is issued; 4. sheep...
- Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge (management area): A. The area is open to small game hunting with shotguns, bow and arrow, crossbow, and falconry only, and deleterious exotic wildlife hunting with bow and arrow, falconry, and air rifles with rifled barrels only, except for that portion between the Alaska Railroad and the Old Seward Highway; B. is closed to the use of motorized vehicles; C. closed to the discharge of all firearms except that shotguns may be used in th...
- Unit 14(C) Anchorage Area (management area): Closed to the trapping of furbearers; additional restriction within area (C) listed above; killer style steel traps with an inside jaw spread seven inches or greater are prohibited: a person using traps or snares in the area must register with the Department of Natural Resources, Chugach State Park area office and provide a trapper identification; all traps and snares in the area must be marked with selected identifi...
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 14. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 14C?
Census places inside 14C: Anchorage and Knik River. Highways in the unit: State Hwy 1 (118 miles), Glenn Hwy (58 miles), Seward Hwy (53 miles), New Seward Hwy (10 miles), Minnesota Dr (8 miles) and Seward Anchorage Hwy (6 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 14C?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 102 moose reported from Unit 14C in the 2025 regulatory year, by 454 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 98 (2024) to 137 (2022).
Who manages the land in Unit 14C?
USGS PAD-US maps 26% of Unit 14C as federal land and 52.8% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are Chugach State Park (31%), State Tentatively Approved (20%) and Chugach National Forest (12%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 14C?
DM210 (moose, 5,635 applications in 2025), DS123 (sheep, 3,359 applications in 2025), DM211 (moose, 3,336 applications in 2025), DM424 (moose, 2,510 applications in 2025), DB470 (brown bear, 2,238 applications in 2025), DS140 (sheep, 2,008 applications in 2025), DG854 (goat, 1,962 applications in 2025) and DS136 (sheep, 1,583 applications in 2025), and 45 more, by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 14C?
For Dall sheep, mountain goats and brown bears, hunted in Unit 14C, 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 14C?
Yes. ADF&G lists Chugach State Park Management Area, Eagle River Management Area, Eklutna Lake Management Area, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge and Unit 14(C) Anchorage Area in Unit 14C.
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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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