Alaska Game Management Unit 22: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 22 covers 31,500 square miles in 5 subunits, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D and 22E, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 500 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 226 of them successful (45%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 42% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 3 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 22 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Caribou | Muskox | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 22A | 7,165 | 88 / 123 | 2 / 5 | 69.7% | 0 | |
| Unit 22B | 7,825 | 43 / 123 | 1 / 2 | 5 / 7 | 45.5% | 2 |
| Unit 22C | 2,143 | 17 / 83 | 3 / 4 | 24 / 24 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Unit 22D | 8,309 | 56 / 127 | 105 / 117 | 7 / 8 | 25.2% | 1 |
| Unit 22E | 6,058 | 22 / 43 | 27 / 36 | 1 / 2 | 41.5% | 1 |
| Unit 22, subunit not given | 0 / 1 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 22 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 22 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 642 | 218 | 34% |
| 2021 | 604 | 200 | 33% |
| 2022 | 682 | 250 | 37% |
| 2023 | 699 | 218 | 31% |
| 2024 | 720 | 246 | 34% |
| 2025 | 500 | 226 | 45% |
All subunits of Unit 22 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 22 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB690 | brown bear | Units 22D and 22E | 173 | 20% |
| DB685 | brown bear | Units 22B and 22C | 14 | 100% |
| DM845 | moose | Unit 22B, East of Darby Mtns. | 12 | 67% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing.
Who manages the land in Unit 22?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 6,026,701 | 29.9% |
| State of Alaska | 2,637,207 | 13.1% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 1,986,108 | 9.9% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 495,055 | 2.5% |
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 22?
22A (7,165 square miles), 22B (7,825 square miles), 22C (2,143 square miles), 22D (8,309 square miles) and 22E (6,058 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 22?
ADF&G's interim report counts 226 successful moose hunters of 500 in Unit 22 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 22 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 42% of Unit 22 as federal land and 13% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 22?
3 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 22; they drew 199 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 22 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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