Alaska Game Management Unit 15: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 15 covers 7,275 square miles in 3 subunits, 15A, 15B and 15C, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 2,554 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 364 of them successful (14%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 39% 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 15 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Mountain goat | Dall sheep | Caribou | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 15A | 1,883 | 76 / 644 | 0 / 4 | 51.5% | 1 | ||
| Unit 15B | 1,651 | 71 / 492 | 2 / 19 | 0 / 1 | 60.6% | 4 | |
| Unit 15C | 3,741 | 216 / 1,411 | 16 / 42 | 4 / 17 | 1 / 2 | 24% | 15 |
| Unit 15, subunit not given | 1 / 7 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 15 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 15 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,333 | 402 | 17% |
| 2021 | 2,175 | 363 | 17% |
| 2022 | 2,417 | 365 | 15% |
| 2023 | 2,441 | 311 | 13% |
| 2024 | 2,514 | 378 | 15% |
| 2025 | 2,554 | 364 | 14% |
All subunits of Unit 15 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 15 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM512 | moose | Unit 15C, Northwest | 5,184 | under 1% |
| DC608 | caribou | Unit 15B, Killey River | 5,100 | 1% |
| DM508 | moose | Unit 15B, East of Sterling Hwy | 4,860 | 1% |
| DM549 | moose | Unit 15C, Homer | 4,806 | 1% |
| DS150 | sheep | Unit 7; and 15A, Round Mountain Full curl only | 2,468 | under 1% |
| DM516 | moose | Unit 15C, Southwest | 2,129 | 1% |
| DM518 | moose | Unit 15C, Southeast | 1,870 | 1% |
| DM514 | moose | Unit 15C, Northeast | 1,745 | 2% |
| DG362 | goat | Unit 15C, Sadie Cove | 1,121 | 2% |
| DG360 | goat | Unit 15C, Dixon Glacier | 845 | 5% |
| DC618 | caribou | Unit 15C, Fox River | 812 | 1% |
| DG363 | goat | Unit 15C, Port Dick | 713 | 4% |
| DG356 | goat | Unit 15B, Indian Creek | 510 | 2% |
| DG354 | goat | Unit 15B, Skilak Glacier | 448 | 1% |
| DG359 | goat | Unit 15C, Bradley Lake | 440 | 7% |
| DG361 | goat | Unit 15C, Halibut Cove | 427 | 6% |
| DG364 | goat | Unit 15C, Seldovia | 413 | 4% |
| DG352 | goat | Unit 7 and 15C, Brown Mtn. | 383 | 7% |
| DG357 | goat | Unit 15C, Tustumena Glacier | 327 | 5% |
| DG358 | goat | Unit 15C, Fox River | 311 | 6% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing.
Who manages the land in Unit 15?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 1,829,243 | 39.3% |
| State of Alaska | 692,213 | 14.9% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 5,072 | 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 15?
15A (1,883 square miles), 15B (1,651 square miles) and 15C (3,741 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 15?
ADF&G's interim report counts 364 successful moose hunters of 2,554 in Unit 15 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 15 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 39% of Unit 15 as federal land and 15% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 15?
20 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 15; they drew 34,912 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 15 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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