Alaska Game Management Unit 19A: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 19A covers 5,703 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region III. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 190 moose hunters in Unit 19A in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 109 took one (57%). 40% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Anchorage Field Office (35%), and 32% is State of Alaska land.
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.
National wildlife refuge (FWS)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
| Size | 5,703 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region III |
| Moose, 2025 | 109 of 190 hunters took one (57%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 40.2% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 32% |
| Largest public areas | BLM Anchorage Field Office, State Tentatively Approved and State Patented |
| Communities | Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag and Crooked Creek |
| Highways | None: access is by air, water or trail |
| Neighboring units | 18, 19B, 19D, 19E, 21A, 21E |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 19A?
Unit 19A drew 190 moose hunters in 2025, 37th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 109 of them took one (57%); 100% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 199 | 125 | 63% | 196 | 3 | 125 | 0 |
| 2021 | 186 | 111 | 60% | 186 | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 2022 | 156 | 98 | 63% | 154 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
| 2023 | 143 | 85 | 59% | 140 | 3 | 85 | 0 |
| 2024 | 168 | 97 | 58% | 164 | 4 | 97 | 0 |
| 2025 | 190 | 109 | 57% | 190 | 0 | 109 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 19A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: boat 177 hunters (104 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 6 hunters (4 successful) and foot 2 hunters (1 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.
Who manages the land in Unit 19A?
USGS PAD-US maps 72.1% of Unit 19A as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 1,291,841 | 35.4% |
| State of Alaska | 1,166,152 | 32% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 174,725 | 4.8% |
| Not in PAD-US | 1,017,062 | 27.9% |
Named areas inside 19A: BLM Anchorage Field Office (1,291,843 acres, 35.4%), State Tentatively Approved (878,892 acres, 24.1%), State Patented (287,851 acres, 7.9%) and Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (174,725 acres, 4.8%).
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 19A have special restrictions?
- Unit 19(A), 19(B), and 19(E) Nonresident Closed Area (areas closed to hunting): Closed to the taking of caribou and moose by nonresidents
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 19. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 19A?
Census places inside 19A: Aniak, Chuathbaluk, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag and Crooked Creek. No state or federal highway crosses it, so hunters reach it by plane, boat, snowmachine or on foot.
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 19A?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 109 moose reported from Unit 19A in the 2025 regulatory year, by 190 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 85 (2023) to 125 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 19A?
USGS PAD-US maps 40.2% of Unit 19A as federal land and 32% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are BLM Anchorage Field Office (35%), State Tentatively Approved (24%) and State Patented (8%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 19A?
Only for brown bear, Dall sheep and mountain goat: 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 19A?
Yes. ADF&G lists Unit 19(A), 19(B), and 19(E) Nonresident Closed Area in Unit 19A.
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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.
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