Alaska Game Management Unit 1D: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 1D covers 2,854 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region I. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 206 moose hunters in Unit 1D in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 24 took one (12%). 62% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece Glacier Bay National Park (26%), and 28% 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 park or monument (NPS)Bureau of Land ManagementNational forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
| Size | 2,854 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region I |
| Moose, 2025 | 24 of 206 hunters took one (12%) |
| Mountain goat, 2025 | 13 of 43 hunters took one (30%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 61.6% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 27.7% |
| Largest public areas | Glacier Bay National Park, Tongass National Forest and BLM Glennallen Field Office |
| Communities | Covenant Life, Haines, Klukwan, Lutak, Mosquito Lake and Mud Bay and 1 more |
| Highways | Haines Hwy (44 mi), AK Rte 7 (40 mi), AK Rte 98 (13 mi) and Klondike Hwy (13 mi) |
| Neighboring units | 1C |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 1D?
Unit 1D drew 206 moose hunters in 2025, 35th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 24 of them took one (12%); 100% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 215 | 28 | 13% | 215 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 200 | 14 | 7% | 200 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 200 | 25 | 13% | 200 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 191 | 27 | 14% | 191 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2024 | 212 | 22 | 10% | 212 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 206 | 24 | 12% | 206 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 1D got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: boat 117 hunters (18 successful), highway vehicle 55 hunters (1 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 14 hunters (3 successful) and foot 10 hunters (0 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 mountain goats do hunters take in Unit 1D?
Unit 1D drew 43 goat hunters in 2025, 8th of the 17 subunits with goat hunters. 13 of them took one (30%); 88% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Mountain goat taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | 24 | 44% | 48 | 7 | 18 | 6 |
| 2021 | 54 | 22 | 41% | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2022 | 46 | 16 | 35% | 34 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| 2023 | 57 | 15 | 26% | 50 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 46 | 17 | 37% | 34 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 43 | 13 | 30% | 38 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
How goat hunters in 1D got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: highway vehicle 32 hunters (12 successful), boat 4 hunters (1 successful), offroad vehicle 3 hunters (0 successful) and 3 or 4 wheeler 2 hunters (0 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, goat, 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 1D?
USGS PAD-US maps 89.3% of Unit 1D as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 506,135 | 27.7% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 465,386 | 25.5% |
| National forest (USFS) | 332,659 | 18.2% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 323,383 | 17.7% |
| Other National Park Service land | 3,400 | 0.2% |
| Not in PAD-US | 195,485 | 10.7% |
Named areas inside 1D: Glacier Bay National Park (465,386 acres, 25.5%), Tongass National Forest (332,665 acres, 18.2%), BLM Glennallen Field Office (323,376 acres, 17.7%), Haines State Forest Resource Management Area (304,792 acres, 16.7%), State Tentatively Approved (157,826 acres, 8.6%) and State Patented (36,861 acres, 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 1D have special restrictions?
- Lutak Road Closed Area (areas closed to hunting): Closed to the taking of big game
Source: ADF&G areas with restrictions, GMU 1. Read the full boundary there before hunting near one.
What communities and roads are in Unit 1D?
Census places inside 1D: Covenant Life, Haines, Klukwan, Lutak, Mosquito Lake, Mud Bay and Skagway. Highways in the unit: Haines Hwy (44 miles), AK Rte 7 (40 miles), AK Rte 98 (13 miles), Klondike Hwy (13 miles) and Lutak Rd (4 miles).
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 1D?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 24 moose reported from Unit 1D in the 2025 regulatory year, by 206 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 14 (2021) to 28 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 1D?
USGS PAD-US maps 61.6% of Unit 1D as federal land and 27.7% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are Glacier Bay National Park (26%), Tongass National Forest (18%) and BLM Glennallen Field Office (18%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 1D?
For mountain goats, hunted in Unit 1D, 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.
Are there closed or controlled use areas in Unit 1D?
Yes. ADF&G lists Lutak Road Closed Area in Unit 1D.
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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.