Alaska Game Management Unit 24: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 24 covers 26,069 square miles in 4 subunits, 24A, 24B, 24C and 24D, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 396 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 133 of them successful (34%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 72% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US. 10 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 24 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Caribou | Dall sheep | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 24A | 4,143 | 39 / 147 | 26 / 107 | 4 / 13 | 82.9% | 2 |
| Unit 24B | 13,518 | 30 / 103 | 1 / 13 | 2 / 7 | 64.5% | 0 |
| Unit 24C | 3,051 | 9 / 38 | 1 / 2 | 65.7% | 6 | |
| Unit 24D | 5,357 | 55 / 97 | 0 / 1 | 86% | 8 | |
| Unit 24, subunit not given | 0 / 11 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 24 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 24 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 310 | 144 | 46% |
| 2021 | 374 | 151 | 40% |
| 2022 | 409 | 192 | 47% |
| 2023 | 418 | 147 | 35% |
| 2024 | 441 | 161 | 37% |
| 2025 | 396 | 133 | 34% |
All subunits of Unit 24 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Which drawing hunts in Unit 24 draw the most applications?
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM830 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 895 | 1% |
| DM920 | moose | Unit 24A and 25A, within Dalton Hwy Corridor Management Area, north of Slate Creek | 828 | 2% |
| DM922 | moose | Unit 24A, within Dalton Hwy Corridor Management Area, south of Slate Creek | 781 | 6% |
| DX080 | muskox | Units 21D and 24D | 698 | under 1% |
| DM828 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 205 | 5% |
| DM829 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 172 | 1% |
| DM827 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 108 | 1% |
| DM892 | moose | Unit 24D, Huslia/Dakli River drainages | 34 | 100% |
| DM825 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 6 | 17% |
| DM823 | moose | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River | 1 | 100% |
Source: ADF&G Results of the 2025 Permit Hunt Drawing.
Who manages the land in Unit 24?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 4,723,462 | 28.3% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 3,685,475 | 22.1% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 3,545,724 | 21.3% |
| State of Alaska | 2,658,761 | 15.9% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 54,686 | 0.3% |
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 24?
24A (4,143 square miles), 24B (13,518 square miles), 24C (3,051 square miles) and 24D (5,357 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 24?
ADF&G's interim report counts 133 successful moose hunters of 396 in Unit 24 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 24 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 72% of Unit 24 as federal land and 16% as State of Alaska land.
How many drawing hunts are in Unit 24?
10 ADF&G drawing hunts reach into Unit 24; they drew 3,728 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 24 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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