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Unit 21B, Alaska

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{"name": "Moose", "primary": true, "species_code": "moose"}{"name": "Caribou", "primary": true, "species_code": "caribou"}{"name": "Black Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "black_bear"}{"name": "Brown Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "brown_bear"}{"name": "Wolf", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolf"}{"name": "Wolverine", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolverine"}

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Unit info

Game species: {"name": "Moose", "primary": true, "species_code": "moose"}, {"name": "Caribou", "primary": true, "species_code": "caribou"}, {"name": "Black Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "black_bear"}, {"name": "Brown Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "brown_bear"}, {"name": "Wolf", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolf"}, {"name": "Wolverine", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolverine"}
Group: N/A
Area: 9,330 mi²
Public land: 95%

wolf — season & harvest

Tag type: No locking-tag required for nonresidents
General season: Aug 1–Apr 30

Draw odds for wolfaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

Moose — season & harvest

Reported harvest: 61

Draw odds for Moosearen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

moose — season & harvest38% success

Hunter success38%

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Tag type: Registration permit (RM834, residents only) or Drawing permit (DM802, DM805, DM806, DM808, DM809, DM810, DM811); harvest ticket (HT) for Nowitna drainage upstream area
General season: Aug 22–Aug 31 (RM834/HT early season); Sept 5–Sept 25 (main season, all hunts)

Hunting notes

Boat-based float hunting on the Nowitna River is the dominant method (80% of hunters use boats). Fly-in hunters use floatplanes to remote tributary drainages. September rut activity peaks mid-month. Bull:cow ratios in the Nowitna corridor are monitored closely; draw permit structure is used to manage harvest pressure by zone within the unit.

Draw odds for moosearen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

caribou — season & harvest

Tag type: Harvest ticket (HT) general season; Registration permit RC795 for winter bull hunt
General season: Aug 10–Sept 30 (one caribou, Nowitna drainage and 21B remainder open areas)

Hunting notes

Opportunistic hunt during moose season; caribou are encountered in the upper Nowitna and Sulatna drainages and Ray Mountains highlands. Harvest is low relative to moose. Harvest-ticket (HT) system requires no advance permit for general season.

Draw odds for caribouaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

wolverine — season & harvest

General season: Sept 1–Mar 31

Draw odds for wolverinearen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

Brown Bear — season & harvest

Reported harvest: 1

Draw odds for Brown Beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

black_bear — season & harvest

Tag type: No permit required (no locking-tag required for residents)
General season: No closed season

Hunting notes

Incidental to other hunts; abundant in the Nowitna River corridor.

Draw odds for black_beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

brown_bear — season & harvest

Tag type: No drawing permit; general season
General season: Aug 10–June 30

Hunting notes

Remote wilderness hunt; nonresidents must use a licensed guide.

Draw odds for brown_beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.

Season & harvest data is published for wolf, Moose, moose, caribou, wolverine, Brown Bear, black_bear, brown_bear so far. {"name": "Moose", "primary": true, "species_code": "moose"}, {"name": "Caribou", "primary": true, "species_code": "caribou"}, {"name": "Black Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "black_bear"}, {"name": "Brown Bear", "primary": false, "species_code": "brown_bear"}, {"name": "Wolf", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolf"}, {"name": "Wolverine", "primary": false, "species_code": "wolverine"} also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.

About this unit

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Game Management Unit 21B is a 9,330-square-mile roadless wilderness in western Interior Alaska centered on the Nowitna River drainage, bounded by the Yukon River to the north and incorporating portions of the Ray Mountains, Kuskokwim Mountains, and Yukon River lowlands ecoregions. The unit is dominated by boreal spruce forest, lowland riparian flats, and rolling hills and is primarily accessible by boat or floatplane from the Yukon River villages of Ruby and Galena. Moose are the primary quarry for most hunters, with a resident-only registration hunt (RM834) operating alongside drawing permits for both residents and nonresidents; caribou offer an additional harvest-ticket season, while no Dall sheep or brown bear drawing hunts are currently structured for Unit 21B.

Terrain & elevation

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Access & public land

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Vegetation & habitat

Vegetation is dominated by white spruce (Picea glauca) and black spruce (Picea mariana) forest, low and tall shrub, mixed and deciduous forest, and grassland/herbaceous communities. Riparian corridors along the Nowitna and Sulatna rivers support dense willow and alder shrub—prime moose browse habitat. Upland areas transition to open tundra and alpine meadows at higher elevations in the Ray Mountains portion. Wetlands and lake complexes in the lowlands provide critical waterfowl and furbearer habitat.

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