Alaska Game Management Unit 19C: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 19C covers 6,711 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region III. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 285 moose hunters in Unit 19C in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 137 took one (48%). 20% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Anchorage Field Office (11%), and 74% is State of Alaska land. 5 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 13,845 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 | 6,711 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region III |
| Moose, 2025 | 137 of 285 hunters took one (48%) |
| Caribou, 2025 | 55 of 138 hunters took one (40%) |
| Bison, 2025 | 13 of 14 hunters took one (93%) |
| Dall sheep, 2025 | 0 of 3 hunters took one (0%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 19.7% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 74% |
| Largest public areas | State Tentatively Approved, State Patented and BLM Anchorage Field Office |
| Drawing hunts | 5: DI351, DI352, DM681, DM656, DM682 |
| Communities | None in the Census list |
| Highways | None: access is by air, water or trail |
| Neighboring units | 16B, 19B, 19D, 19E, 20C |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 19C?
Unit 19C drew 285 moose hunters in 2025, 27th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 137 of them took one (48%); 59% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 237 | 144 | 61% | 129 | 108 | 143 | 0 |
| 2021 | 309 | 169 | 55% | 158 | 151 | 169 | 0 |
| 2022 | 337 | 180 | 53% | 155 | 182 | 180 | 0 |
| 2023 | 362 | 161 | 44% | 166 | 195 | 160 | 1 |
| 2024 | 278 | 140 | 50% | 157 | 118 | 140 | 0 |
| 2025 | 285 | 137 | 48% | 168 | 117 | 137 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 19C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 171 hunters (73 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 90 hunters (53 successful), offroad vehicle 8 hunters (5 successful) and boat 5 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.
How many caribou do hunters take in Unit 19C?
Unit 19C drew 138 caribou hunters in 2025, 11th of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 55 of them took one (40%); 34% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Rainy Pass (24), Big River (13) and Tonzona (3) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 93 | 28 | 30% | 40 | 53 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 125 | 47 | 38% | 47 | 78 | 47 | 0 |
| 2022 | 125 | 47 | 38% | 43 | 82 | 46 | 1 |
| 2023 | 98 | 39 | 40% | 38 | 60 | 38 | 1 |
| 2024 | 138 | 54 | 39% | 64 | 72 | 54 | 0 |
| 2025 | 138 | 55 | 40% | 47 | 91 | 55 | 0 |
How caribou hunters in 19C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 123 hunters (49 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 7 hunters (4 successful), boat 6 hunters (2 successful) and offroad vehicle 2 hunters (0 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.
How many bison do hunters take in Unit 19C?
Unit 19C drew 14 bison hunters in 2025, 2nd of the 3 subunits with bison hunters. 13 of them took one (93%); 79% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Bison taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | 30 | 88% | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2021 | 25 | 22 | 88% | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 24 | 21 | 88% | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 100% | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 93% | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | 14 | 13 | 93% | 11 | 3 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, bison, 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 19C?
Unit 19C drew 3 sheep hunters in 2025, 29th of the 34 subunits with sheep hunters. 0 of them took one (0%); 67% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Dall sheep taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 176 | 69 | 39% | 88 | 88 | 69 | 0 |
| 2021 | 126 | 40 | 32% | 59 | 67 | 39 | 0 |
| 2022 | 96 | 29 | 30% | 40 | 56 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 49 | 5 | 10% | 49 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 56 | 10 | 18% | 55 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
How sheep hunters in 19C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: snowmachine 2 hunters (0 successful) and airplane 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.
What drawing hunts reach Unit 19C?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 19C, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI351 | bison | Unit 19C and 19D | 7,643 | 10 | under 1% | under 1% | under 1% |
| DI352 | bison | Unit 19C and 19D | 5,117 | 5 | under 1% | under 1% | 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 (Nonresidents Nonguided Only) | 652 | 14 | 2% | ||
| DM656 | moose | Unit 19C remainder (Residents Only) | 409 | 5 | 1% | 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 (Nonresidents Guided Only) | 24 | 6 | 25% |
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 19C?
USGS PAD-US maps 93.6% of Unit 19C as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 3,176,956 | 74% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 475,701 | 11.1% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 313,824 | 7.3% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 53,744 | 1.3% |
| Not in PAD-US | 274,757 | 6.4% |
Named areas inside 19C: State Tentatively Approved (1,889,988 acres, 44%), State Patented (1,241,661 acres, 28.9%), BLM Anchorage Field Office (475,702 acres, 11.1%), Denali National Park (289,406 acres, 6.7%), Denali National Preserve (53,595 acres, 1.2%) and State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal (47,169 acres, 1.1%).
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.
What communities and roads are in Unit 19C?
The Census Bureau lists no community inside 19C. 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 19C?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 137 moose reported from Unit 19C in the 2025 regulatory year, by 285 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 137 (2025) to 180 (2022).
Who manages the land in Unit 19C?
USGS PAD-US maps 19.7% of Unit 19C as federal land and 74% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are State Tentatively Approved (44%), State Patented (29%) and BLM Anchorage Field Office (11%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 19C?
DI351 (bison, 7,643 applications in 2025), DI352 (bison, 5,117 applications in 2025), DM681 (moose, 652 applications in 2025), DM656 (moose, 409 applications in 2025) and DM682 (moose, 24 applications in 2025), by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 19C?
For Dall sheep, hunted in Unit 19C, 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.
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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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