Alaska Game Management Unit 16: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 16 covers 12,962 square miles in 2 subunits, 16A and 16B, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 1,406 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 261 of them successful (19%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 28% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US.
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 16 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Caribou | Dall sheep | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 16A | 1,864 | 98 / 786 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 2 | 12.7% | 0 |
| Unit 16B | 11,098 | 163 / 617 | 15 / 43 | 10 / 39 | 30.4% | 0 |
| Unit 16, subunit not given | 0 / 3 | 1 / 1 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 16 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 16 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,451 | 507 | 21% |
| 2021 | 1,997 | 348 | 17% |
| 2022 | 1,905 | 381 | 20% |
| 2023 | 1,790 | 284 | 16% |
| 2024 | 1,630 | 178 | 11% |
| 2025 | 1,406 | 261 | 19% |
All subunits of Unit 16 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Who manages the land in Unit 16?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 5,104,476 | 61.5% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 1,238,148 | 14.9% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 590,875 | 7.1% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 480,933 | 5.8% |
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 16?
16A (1,864 square miles) and 16B (11,098 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 16?
ADF&G's interim report counts 261 successful moose hunters of 1,406 in Unit 16 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 16 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 28% of Unit 16 as federal land and 62% as State of Alaska land.
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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 16 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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