Alaska Game Management Unit 19: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 19 covers 36,484 square miles in 5 subunits, 19A, 19B, 19C, 19D and 19E, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 873 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 440 of them successful (50%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 26% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 5 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 19 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Caribou | Bison | Dall sheep | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 19A | 5,703 | 109 / 190 | 40.2% | 0 | |||
| Unit 19B | 7,714 | 54 / 110 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 5 | 13.5% | 0 | |
| Unit 19C | 6,711 | 137 / 285 | 55 / 138 | 13 / 14 | 0 / 3 | 19.7% | 5 |
| Unit 19D | 12,087 | 126 / 261 | 5 / 26 | 32.4% | 2 | ||
| Unit 19E | 4,269 | 14 / 27 | 0 / 1 | 22.5% | 0 | ||
| Unit 19, subunit not given | 1 / 1 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 19 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 19 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 774 | 447 | 58% |
| 2021 | 858 | 458 | 53% |
| 2022 | 841 | 449 | 53% |
| 2023 | 849 | 388 | 46% |
| 2024 | 806 | 418 | 52% |
| 2025 | 873 | 440 | 50% |
All subunits of Unit 19 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 19 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI351 | bison | Unit 19C and 19D | 7,643 | under 1% |
| DI352 | bison | Unit 19C and 19D | 5,117 | under 1% |
| DM681 | moose | Unit 19C west of the South Fork Kuskokwim, east of the Windy Fork Kuskokwim and north of a line between 62° 24'N, 154° 07'W and 62° 30'N, 153° 32'W | 652 | 2% |
| DM656 | moose | Unit 19C remainder | 409 | 1% |
| DM682 | moose | Unit 19C west of the South Fork Kuskokwim, east of the Windy Fork Kuskokwim and north of a line between 62° 24'N, 154° 07'W and 62° 30'N, 153° 32'W | 24 | 25% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing.
Who manages the land in Unit 19?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 13,795,392 | 59.1% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 4,824,598 | 20.7% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 768,618 | 3.3% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 328,224 | 1.4% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 176,193 | 0.8% |
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 19?
19A (5,703 square miles), 19B (7,714 square miles), 19C (6,711 square miles), 19D (12,087 square miles) and 19E (4,269 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 19?
ADF&G's interim report counts 440 successful moose hunters of 873 in Unit 19 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 19 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 26% of Unit 19 as federal land and 59% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 19?
5 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 19; they drew 13,845 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 19 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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