Alaska Game Management Unit 6A: harvest, draw hunts, land and map
Unit 6A covers 4,109 square miles, by ADF&G's boundary file, in ADF&G Region II. ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 57 moose hunters in Unit 6A in the 2025 regulatory year, of whom 22 took one (39%). 60% of it is federal land in USGS PAD-US, the largest piece BLM Glennallen Field Office (32%), and 16% is State of Alaska land. 1 drawing hunt reaches into it; it drew 407 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing.
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.
National park or monument (NPS)Bureau of Land ManagementNational forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
| Size | 4,109 square miles (ADF&G) |
|---|---|
| ADF&G region | Region II |
| Moose, 2025 | 22 of 57 hunters took one (39%) |
| Mountain goat, 2025 | 11 of 14 hunters took one (79%) |
| Deer, 2024 | 0 taken by 2 hunters |
| Federal land (PAD-US) | 59.8% |
| State land (PAD-US) | 16.1% |
| Largest public areas | BLM Glennallen Field Office, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Chugach National Forest |
| Drawing hunts | 1: DM160 |
| Communities | None in the Census list |
| Highways | None: access is by air, water or trail |
| Neighboring units | 5B, 6B, 11 |
How many moose do hunters take in Unit 6A?
Unit 6A drew 57 moose hunters in 2025, 57th of the 72 subunits with moose hunters. 22 of them took one (39%); 39% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Moose taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 79 | 40 | 51% | 32 | 47 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | 56 | 21 | 38% | 17 | 39 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022 | 67 | 28 | 42% | 23 | 44 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 58 | 18 | 31% | 23 | 35 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 61 | 25 | 41% | 27 | 34 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 22 | 39% | 22 | 35 | 21 | 0 |
How moose hunters in 6A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 31 hunters (7 successful), boat 16 hunters (7 successful), airboat 6 hunters (6 successful) and 3 or 4 wheeler 3 hunters (2 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 mountain goats do hunters take in Unit 6A?
Unit 6A drew 14 goat hunters in 2025, 15th of the 17 subunits with goat hunters. 11 of them took one (79%); 7% of the hunters were Alaska residents.
| Season | Hunters | Mountain goat taken | Success | Resident hunters | Nonresident hunters | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 15 | 79% | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 6 | 75% | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 46% | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 8 | 29% | 1 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 8 | 50% | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 14 | 11 | 79% | 1 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
How goat hunters in 6A got to the field in 2025, by ADF&G's transportation report: airplane 14 hunters (11 successful).
Source: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, goat, 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 deer are taken in Unit 6A?
Sitka black-tailed deer, by ADF&G's deer harvest statistics for Unit 6A:
| Year | Hunters | Bucks | Does | Total deer | Deer per hunter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ADF&G deer harvest statistics by GMU.
What drawing hunts reach Unit 6A?
Every ADF&G drawing hunt whose area includes Unit 6A, with ADF&G's results of its last three drawings. "% drawn" is ADF&G's own figure; one hunter can send several applications.
| Hunt | Species | Hunt area | Applications, 2025 | Permits, 2025 | % drawn, 2025 | % drawn, 2024 | % drawn, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM160 | moose | Unit 6A, Cape Suckling to Palm Point (Nonresidents Only) | 407 | 2 | under 1% |
Source: ADF&G Drawing Permit Hunt Supplements, "Results of the Permit Hunt Drawing" for 2023, 2024, 2025. Hunt areas: ADF&G's hunting maps list of drawing hunts.
Who manages the land in Unit 6A?
USGS PAD-US maps 75.8% of Unit 6A as public or tribal land. By manager:
| Manager | Acres | Share of the unit |
|---|---|---|
| Bureau of Land Management | 835,806 | 31.8% |
| National park or monument (NPS) | 462,723 | 17.6% |
| State of Alaska | 422,400 | 16.1% |
| National forest (USFS) | 273,346 | 10.4% |
| Not in PAD-US | 635,360 | 24.2% |
Named areas inside 6A: BLM Glennallen Field Office (835,806 acres, 31.8%), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (462,726 acres, 17.6%), Chugach National Forest (273,380 acres, 10.4%), State Patented (269,069 acres, 10.2%), Yakataga State Game Refuge (80,609 acres, 3.1%) and State Tentatively Approved (49,627 acres, 1.9%).
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 6A?
The Census Bureau lists no community inside 6A. No state or federal highway crosses it, so hunters reach it by plane, boat, snowmachine or on foot.
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 moose are taken in Unit 6A?
ADF&G's interim harvest report counts 22 moose reported from Unit 6A in the 2025 regulatory year, by 57 hunters. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly count of successful hunters ran from 18 (2023) to 40 (2020).
Who manages the land in Unit 6A?
USGS PAD-US maps 59.8% of Unit 6A as federal land and 16.1% as State of Alaska land; the largest named areas are BLM Glennallen Field Office (32%), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (18%) and Chugach National Forest (10%). The rest is land PAD-US does not list, mostly private and Alaska Native corporation land.
What drawing hunts are in Unit 6A?
DM160 (moose, 407 applications in 2025), by ADF&G's results of the 2025 drawing.
Do nonresidents need a guide in Unit 6A?
For mountain goats, hunted in Unit 6A, 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.