Alaska Game Management Unit 19D: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 19D covers 12,087 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region III. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 261 moose hunters in Unit 19D in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 126 took one (48%). 32% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Anchorage Field Office (24%), and 46% is State of Alaska land. 2 drawing hunts reach into it; they drew 12,760 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 | 12,087 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region III |
| Moose, 2025 | 126 of 261 hunters took one (48%) |
| Caribou, 2025 | 5 of 26 hunters took one (19%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 32.4% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 46.3% |
| Largest public areas | State Tentatively Approved, BLM Anchorage Field Office and State Patented |
| Drawing hunts | 2: DI351, DI352 |
| Communities | McGrath, Nikolai and Takotna |
| Highways | None: access is by air, water or trail |
| Neighboring units | 19A, 19C, 19E, 20C, 21A, 21B |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 19D?
Unit 19D drew 261 moose hunters in 2025, 31st of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 126 of them took one (48%); 92% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 265 | 141 | 53% | 248 | 14 | 137 | 1 |
| 2021 | 270 | 133 | 49% | 250 | 20 | 124 | 8 |
| 2022 | 245 | 122 | 50% | 231 | 14 | 109 | 13 |
| 2023 | 221 | 91 | 41% | 211 | 10 | 91 | 0 |
| 2024 | 229 | 119 | 52% | 222 | 7 | 119 | 0 |
| 2025 | 261 | 126 | 48% | 240 | 21 | 126 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 19D got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: boat 160 hunters (89 successful), airplane 39 hunters (22 successful), highway vehicle 28 hunters (8 successful) and 3 or 4 wheeler 23 hunters (5 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 19D?
Unit 19D drew 26 caribou hunters in 2025, 21st of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 5 of them took one (19%); 65% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Big River (2) and Sunshine Mountains (2) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | 8 | 30% | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 10 | 29% | 15 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 37 | 10 | 27% | 22 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 18% | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 26 | 4 | 15% | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5 | 19% | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
How caribou hunters in 19D got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 13 hunters (3 successful), boat 8 hunters (0 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 2 hunters (1 successful) and snowmachine 2 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 19D?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 19D, 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% |
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 19D?
USGS PAD-US maps 78.7% of Unit 19D as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 3,583,331 | 46.3% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 2,327,550 | 30.1% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 166,384 | 2.2% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 8,376 | 0.1% |
| Not in PAD-US | 1,650,139 | 21.3% |
Named areas inside 19D: State Tentatively Approved (2,540,009 acres, 32.8%), BLM Anchorage Field Office (1,860,486 acres, 24.1%), State Patented (1,037,633 acres, 13.4%), BLM Central Yukon Field Office (467,064 acres, 6%) and Denali National Preserve (166,384 acres, 2.2%).
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 19D have special restrictions?
- Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area (UKCUA) (controlled use area): The area is closed to the use of aircraft for hunting moose, including the transportation of moose hunters, their hunting gear, or parts of moose from September 1 through September 25; however, this provision does not apply to the transportation of moose hunters, their hunting gear, or parts of moose by aircraft between publicly owned airports, including McGrath, Medfra, Nikolai, and Takotna, or the transportation in...
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 19. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 19D?
Census places inside 19D: McGrath, Nikolai and Takotna. 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 19D?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 126 moose reported from Unit 19D in the 2025 regulatory year, by 261 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 91 (2023) to 141 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 19D?
USGS PAD-US maps 32.4% of Unit 19D as federal land and 46.3% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are State Tentatively Approved (33%), BLM Anchorage Field Office (24%) and State Patented (13%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 19D?
DI351 (bison, 7,643 applications in 2025) and DI352 (bison, 5,117 applications in 2025), by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 19D?
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 19D?
Yes. ADF&G lists Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area (UKCUA) in Unit 19D.
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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.
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