Alaska Game Management Unit 15C: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 15C covers 3,741 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region II. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 1,411 moose hunters in Unit 15C in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 216 took one (15%). 24% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (24%), and 27% is State of Alaska land. 15 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 21,526 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 | 3,741 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region II |
| Moose, 2025 | 216 of 1,411 hunters took one (15%) |
| Mountain goat, 2025 | 16 of 42 hunters took one (38%) |
| Dall sheep, 2025 | 4 of 17 hunters took one (24%) |
| Caribou, 2025 | 1 of 2 hunters took one (50%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 24% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 26.6% |
| Largest public areas | Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, State Patented and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park |
| Drawing hunts | 15: DM512, DM549, DM516, DM518, DM514, DG362 and more |
| Communities | Homer, Kachemak, Seldovia, Anchor Point, Clam Gulch and Cohoe and 10 more |
| Highways | Hwy 1 (67 mi), Sterling Hwy (62 mi) and Homer Spit Rd (4 mi) |
| Neighboring units | 7, 15B |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 15C?
Unit 15C drew 1,411 moose hunters in 2025, 5th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 216 of them took one (15%); 96% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,381 | 293 | 21% | 1,349 | 28 | 266 | 19 |
| 2021 | 1,314 | 251 | 19% | 1,247 | 46 | 230 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1,450 | 257 | 18% | 1,404 | 44 | 235 | 20 |
| 2023 | 1,452 | 218 | 15% | 1,402 | 48 | 198 | 20 |
| 2024 | 1,473 | 256 | 17% | 1,429 | 42 | 238 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1,411 | 216 | 15% | 1,361 | 50 | 201 | 13 |
How moose hunters in 15C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: 3 or 4 wheeler 511 hunters (84 successful), highway vehicle 378 hunters (44 successful), offroad vehicle 197 hunters (40 successful) and foot 122 hunters (16 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 mountain goats do hunters take in Unit 15C?
Unit 15C drew 42 goat hunters in 2025, 10th of the 17 subunits with goat hunters. 16 of them took one (38%); 98% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Mountain goat taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | 13 | 52% | 25 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 | 32 | 18 | 56% | 26 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 2022 | 25 | 10 | 40% | 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 27 | 14 | 52% | 23 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 33 | 17 | 52% | 31 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 16 | 38% | 41 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
How goat hunters in 15C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: boat 21 hunters (6 successful), airplane 19 hunters (8 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 1 hunters (1 successful) and horse / dog team 1 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 Dall sheep do hunters take in Unit 15C?
Unit 15C drew 17 sheep hunters in 2025, 17th of the 34 subunits with sheep hunters. 4 of them took one (24%); 94% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Kenai Mountains (4) (mountain ranges).
| Season | Hunters | Dall sheep taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 5 | 26% | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 4 | 24% | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
How sheep hunters in 15C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: boat 10 hunters (3 successful), airplane 5 hunters (1 successful) and horse / dog team 1 hunters (0 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 caribou do hunters take in Unit 15C?
Unit 15C drew 2 caribou hunters in 2025, 37th of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 1 of them took one (50%); 100% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Fox River (1) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
How caribou hunters in 15C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 1 hunters (0 successful) and boat 1 hunters (1 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 15C?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 15C, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM512 | moose | Unit 15C, Northwest (Residents Only) | 5,184 | 20 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DM549 | moose | Unit 15C, Homer | 4,806 | 65 | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| DM516 | moose | Unit 15C, Southwest (Residents Only) | 2,129 | 18 | 1% | 1% | under 1% |
| DM518 | moose | Unit 15C, Southeast (Residents Only) | 1,870 | 16 | 1% | 1% | under 1% |
| DM514 | moose | Unit 15C, Northeast (Residents Only) | 1,745 | 35 | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| DG362 | goat | Unit 15C, Sadie Cove | 1,121 | 20 | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| DG360 | goat | Unit 15C, Dixon Glacier | 845 | 45 | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| DC618 | caribou | Unit 15C, Fox River | 812 | 10 | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| DG363 | goat | Unit 15C, Port Dick | 713 | 30 | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| DG359 | goat | Unit 15C, Bradley Lake | 440 | 30 | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| DG361 | goat | Unit 15C, Halibut Cove | 427 | 24 | 6% | 4% | 4% |
| DG364 | goat | Unit 15C, Seldovia (Residents Only) | 413 | 16 | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| DG352 | goat | Unit 7 and 15C, Brown Mtn. | 383 | 25 | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| DG357 | goat | Unit 15C, Tustumena Glacier | 327 | 16 | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| DG358 | goat | Unit 15C, Fox River | 311 | 18 | 6% | 8% | 18% |
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 15C?
USGS PAD-US maps 50.7% of Unit 15C as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 636,515 | 26.6% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 571,009 | 23.8% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 5,067 | 0.2% |
| Not in PAD-US | 1,180,442 | 49.3% |
Named areas inside 15C: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (570,281 acres, 23.8%), State Patented (183,578 acres, 7.7%), Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park (167,977 acres, 7%), Kachemak Bay State Park (74,622 acres, 3.1%), Kachemak Bay Oil And Gas Closure (62,722 acres, 2.6%), State Land Disposals - Municipal Purposes (44,343 acres, 1.9%), State Tentatively Approved (41,216 acres, 1.7%) and State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal (40,787 acres, 1.7%).
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 15C have special restrictions?
- Lower Kenai Controlled Use Area (controlled use area): A. The area is closed to the use of any motorized vehicle (except an aircraft or boat) for big game hunting, including the transportation of big game hunters, their hunting gear, or parts of big game from September 16 through September 19 and September 22 through September 25; however, this provision does not apply to the use of a motorized vehicle on a platted and improved (graveled, asphalted, or paved) borough, st...
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 15. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 15C?
Census places inside 15C: Homer, Kachemak, Seldovia, Anchor Point, Clam Gulch, Cohoe, Diamond Ridge, Fox River, Fritz Creek, Halibut Cove, Happy Valley, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk and Ninilchik and 2 more. Highways in the unit: Hwy 1 (67 miles), Sterling Hwy (62 miles) and Homer Spit Rd (4 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 15C?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 216 moose reported from Unit 15C in the 2025 regulatory year, by 1,411 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 216 (2025) to 293 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 15C?
USGS PAD-US maps 24% of Unit 15C as federal land and 26.6% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (24%), State Patented (8%) and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park (7%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 15C?
DM512 (moose, 5,184 applications in 2025), DM549 (moose, 4,806 applications in 2025), DM516 (moose, 2,129 applications in 2025), DM518 (moose, 1,870 applications in 2025), DM514 (moose, 1,745 applications in 2025), DG362 (goat, 1,121 applications in 2025), DG360 (goat, 845 applications in 2025) and DC618 (caribou, 812 applications in 2025), and 7 more, by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 15C?
For Dall sheep and mountain goats, hunted in Unit 15C, 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 15C?
Yes. ADF&G lists Lower Kenai Controlled Use Area in Unit 15C.
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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.
FilledTag is not part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ADF&G's regulations and emergency orders are the final word.