Alaska Game Management Unit 20: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 20 covers 50,327 square miles in 6 subunits, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, 20E and 20F, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 7,005 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 1,229 of them successful (18%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 31% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 29 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 20 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Caribou | Dall sheep | Bison | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 20A | 6,797 | 456 / 1,746 | 54 / 102 | 63 / 194 | 20.4% | 16 | |
| Unit 20B | 9,099 | 324 / 2,360 | 52 / 198 | 1 / 5 | 2.9% | 5 | |
| Unit 20C | 11,912 | 156 / 812 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 54.4% | 0 | |
| Unit 20D | 5,642 | 176 / 1,044 | 40 / 201 | 14 / 52 | 28 / 32 | 4.9% | 12 |
| Unit 20E | 10,647 | 105 / 859 | 87 / 751 | 0 / 1 | 41.6% | 2 | |
| Unit 20F | 6,230 | 12 / 175 | 0 / 10 | 0 / 1 | 46% | 0 | |
| Unit 20, subunit not given | 0 / 9 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 20 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 20 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7,102 | 1,711 | 24% |
| 2021 | 6,416 | 1,494 | 23% |
| 2022 | 6,237 | 1,221 | 20% |
| 2023 | 6,174 | 1,185 | 19% |
| 2024 | 7,294 | 1,384 | 19% |
| 2025 | 7,005 | 1,229 | 18% |
All subunits of Unit 20 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 20 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI403 | bison | Unit 20D, Delta | 33,276 | under 1% |
| DC827 | caribou | Unit 20A, Central Alaska Range | 15,550 | 1% |
| DM770 | moose | Unit 20A, Western Mtns. | 5,088 | 1% |
| DS203 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 4,607 | 1% |
| DS102 | sheep | Unit 12, 13C, and 20D, Tok Management Area | 4,324 | under 1% |
| DS204 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 3,737 | 1% |
| DM790 | moose | Unit 20D, Delta Junction Management Area | 3,594 | 1% |
| DM769 | moose | Unit 20A, Central Tanana Flats | 2,655 | 8% |
| DC826 | caribou | Unit 20A, Central Alaska Range | 2,353 | 1% |
| DM768 | moose | Unit 20A, Western Tanana Flats | 1,626 | 2% |
| DM788 | moose | Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area | 1,490 | 8% |
| DM772 | moose | Unit 20A, East Central Tanana Flats and Mtns. | 1,323 | 17% |
| DC828 | caribou | Unit 20A, Central Alaska Range | 1,224 | 1% |
| DM783 | moose | Unit 20B, Richardson | 1,194 | 4% |
| DM771 | moose | Unit 20A, Central Mtns. | 1,051 | 6% |
| DM773 | moose | Unit 20A, Eastern Tanana Flats and Mtns. | 1,038 | 2% |
| DM774 | moose | Unit 20A, Yanert CUA | 873 | 3% |
| DS206 | sheep | Unit 20D, that portion north of the Alaska Highway; 20E within the Middle Fork (Middle Fork North Fork) Fortymile River drainage north and west of the north bank upstream from and including the Joseph Creek drainage | 498 | under 1% |
| DM766 | moose | Unit 20A, Wood River CUA, East Central | 469 | 14% |
| DS003 | sheep | Unit 20D, 13B, and 20A, Delta Controlled Use Area | 381 | under 1% |
| DM794 | moose | Unit 20E, Prindle Volcano and Lower Ladue | 322 | 3% |
| DM786 | moose | Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area | 254 | 15% |
| DM795 | moose | Unit 20D, Delta Junction Management Area | 221 | 3% |
| DM789 | moose | Unit 20B, Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge | 204 | 5% |
| DM784 | moose | Unit 20B, Minto Flats Management Area | 198 | 4% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing. The 25 with the most applications; each subunit page lists all of its hunts.
Who manages the land in Unit 20?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State of Alaska | 17,041,378 | 52.9% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 4,379,652 | 13.6% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 2,969,737 | 9.2% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 1,951,562 | 6.1% |
| Other federal land | 718,268 | 2.2% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 41,730 | 0.1% |
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 20?
20A (6,797 square miles), 20B (9,099 square miles), 20C (11,912 square miles), 20D (5,642 square miles), 20E (10,647 square miles) and 20F (6,230 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 20?
ADF&G's interim report counts 1,229 successful moose hunters of 7,005 in Unit 20 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 20 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 31% of Unit 20 as federal land and 53% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 20?
29 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 20; they drew 87,686 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 20 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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