Alaska Game Management Unit 25C: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 25C covers 5,142 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region III. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 810 caribou hunters in Unit 25C in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 287 took one (35%). 77% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Eastern Interior Field Office (68%), and 19% 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.
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| Size | 5,142 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region III |
| Caribou, 2025 | 287 of 810 hunters took one (35%) |
| Moose, 2025 | 45 of 359 hunters took one (13%) |
| Dall sheep, 2025 | 2 of 14 hunters took one (14%) |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 77% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 19% |
| Largest public areas | BLM Eastern Interior Field Office, State Tentatively Approved and State Patented |
| Communities | Central |
| Highways | Steese Hwy (71 mi) and AK Rte 6 (34 mi) |
| Neighboring units | 20B, 20E, 20F, 25B, 25D |
How many caribou do hunters take in Unit 25C?
Unit 25C drew 810 caribou hunters in 2025, 2nd of the 53 subunits with caribou hunters. 287 of them took one (35%); 99% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Forty Mile (284) (herds).
| Season | Hunters | Caribou taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,735 | 4,553 | 42% | 10,356 | 379 | 2,391 | 2,132 |
| 2021 | 7,042 | 3,216 | 46% | 6,559 | 481 | 1,421 | 1,788 |
| 2022 | 3,157 | 490 | 16% | 2,780 | 377 | 361 | 125 |
| 2023 | 1,853 | 785 | 42% | 1,639 | 214 | 742 | 40 |
| 2024 | 1,555 | 181 | 12% | 1,431 | 124 | 178 | 2 |
| 2025 | 810 | 287 | 35% | 800 | 10 | 275 | 12 |
How caribou hunters in 25C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: snowmachine 340 hunters (141 successful), highway vehicle 281 hunters (45 successful), 3 or 4 wheeler 125 hunters (81 successful) and offroad vehicle 25 hunters (9 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.
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 25C?
Unit 25C drew 359 moose hunters in 2025, 25th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 45 of them took one (13%); 91% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 353 | 61 | 17% | 323 | 28 | 60 | 0 |
| 2021 | 341 | 65 | 19% | 298 | 43 | 65 | 0 |
| 2022 | 339 | 56 | 17% | 304 | 35 | 56 | 0 |
| 2023 | 285 | 40 | 14% | 247 | 38 | 40 | 0 |
| 2024 | 394 | 60 | 15% | 358 | 36 | 60 | 0 |
| 2025 | 359 | 45 | 13% | 327 | 32 | 45 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 25C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: 3 or 4 wheeler 138 hunters (25 successful), highway vehicle 94 hunters (8 successful), boat 77 hunters (9 successful) and offroad vehicle 39 hunters (3 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 Dall sheep do hunters take in Unit 25C?
Unit 25C drew 14 sheep hunters in 2025, 19th of the 34 subunits with sheep hunters. 2 of them took one (14%); 93% of the hunters were Alaska residents. ADF&G's sex table places the 2025 harvest in Tanana Hills - White Mountains (2) (mountain ranges).
| Season | Hunters | Dall sheep taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 43 | 10 | 23% | 42 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 2 | 9% | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 44 | 2 | 5% | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 5% | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 5 | 24% | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 | 14% | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
How sheep hunters in 25C got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: 3 or 4 wheeler 7 hunters (0 successful), boat 3 hunters (1 successful), airplane 1 hunters (0 successful) and foot 1 hunters (0 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, sheep, 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 25C?
USGS PAD-US maps 95.9% of Unit 25C as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 2,225,109 | 67.7% |
| State of Alaska | 624,991 | 19% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 281,939 | 8.6% |
| National wildlife refuge (FWS) | 22,234 | 0.7% |
| Not in PAD-US | 133,909 | 4.1% |
Named areas inside 25C: BLM Eastern Interior Field Office (2,225,724 acres, 67.7%), State Tentatively Approved (332,827 acres, 10.1%), State Patented (286,300 acres, 8.7%) and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (281,939 acres, 8.6%).
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.
What communities and roads are in Unit 25C?
Census places inside 25C: Central. Highways in the unit: Steese Hwy (71 miles) and AK Rte 6 (34 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 caribou are taken in Unit 25C?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 287 caribou reported from Unit 25C in the 2025 regulatory year, by 810 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 181 (2024) to 4,553 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 25C?
USGS PAD-US maps 77% of Unit 25C as federal land and 19% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are BLM Eastern Interior Field Office (68%), State Tentatively Approved (10%) and State Patented (9%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 25C?
For Dall sheep, hunted in Unit 25C, 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.
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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.
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