Alaska Game Management Unit 5: subunits, harvest and draw hunts
Unit 5 covers 7,131 square miles in 2 subunits, 5A and 5B, by ADF&G's boundary file. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 200 moose hunters in the unit in 2025, 88 of them successful (44%), counting hunters who did not name a subunit. 82% of the unit is federal land in USGS PAD-US.
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 5 compare?
2025 regulatory year, successful hunters over all hunters, by ADF&G's interim harvest report:
| Subunit | Square miles | Moose | Mountain goat | Federal land | Drawing hunts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 5A | 3,637 | 65 / 156 | 2 / 3 | 81% | 0 |
| Unit 5B | 3,494 | 23 / 44 | 83.7% | 0 |
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, report 330. "Subunit not given" counts hunters whose report named Unit 5 without a subunit.
How has moose hunting in Unit 5 changed since 2020?
| Season | Hunters | Successful | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 172 | 69 | 40% |
| 2021 | 161 | 74 | 46% |
| 2022 | 158 | 61 | 39% |
| 2023 | 161 | 59 | 37% |
| 2024 | 179 | 72 | 40% |
| 2025 | 200 | 88 | 44% |
All subunits of Unit 5 and the reports without a subunit, added from ADF&G's report 330.
Who manages the land in Unit 5?
| Manager | Acres | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National park or monument (NPS) | 2,309,063 | 50.6% |
| National forest (USFS) | 1,221,187 | 26.8% |
| National preserve (NPS) | 186,205 | 4.1% |
| Bureau of Land Management | 39,396 | 0.9% |
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 5?
5A (3,637 square miles) and 5B (3,494 square miles), by ADF&G's subunit boundaries.
How many moose are taken in Unit 5?
ADF&G's interim report counts 88 successful moose hunters of 200 in Unit 5 in 2025, all subunits together.
How much of Unit 5 is public land?
USGS PAD-US maps 82% of Unit 5 as federal land and 0% as State of Alaska land.
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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 5 information. Land: USGS PAD-US.
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