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Unit 22A, Alaska

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Unit info

Game species: moose, Dall sheep, caribou, brown bear, black bear, wolf, bison
Group: N/A
Area: 7,165 mi²
Public land: 96%

Moose — season & harvest

Reported harvest: 71

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

bison — season & harvest

Tag type: Drawing permit (highly competitive)
Reported harvest: Extremely limited -- very few tags issued annually

Hunting notes

Farewell Bison Herd -- drawing permit only. Very limited tags. Hunt in open terrain of the Farewell area (Units 19C/19D boundary). One of the most unique big-game opportunities in North America.

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

moose — season & harvest56% success

Hunter success56%

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Tag type: Registration permit (no quota, available from license vendors in McGrath, Nikolai, Takotna; may be closed by emergency order when harvest goal met)
Reported harvest: Historical ~56% success rate (2017 general season data); unit-wide harvest objective 650-1,200 annually
Archery season: Archery legal during open general seasons
General season: July 28-August 22 and September 1-September 25 (varies by sub-area; verify current regs)
Muzzleloader season: Muzzleloader legal during open general seasons

Hunting notes

Fly-in spike camp hunt targeting bulls during pre-rut and rut (Sept). Calling (cow calls, bull grunts, antler raking) effective along river corridors and willow flats. Glass from elevated terrain or float rivers to locate bulls. Meat logistics are primary challenge -- plan aircraft return flights for meat retrieval.

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: Varies -- check current regs for 19D caribou hunt designations; residents may have open seasons, nonresidents verify for registration or draw requirements
Reported harvest: Limited data for small interior herds
General season: Varies by sub-area; some areas open July-March for residents. Check current regulations.

Hunting notes

Intercept migration routes along ridgelines and river crossings in alpine and subalpine terrain. Farewell-Big River and Tonzona herds are smaller and less predictable than major migratory herds -- scout heavily. Glassing from high points above drainages most effective.

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

brown_bear — season & harvest

Tag type: Registration or drawing permit depending on sub-area
General season: Spring: March 15-May 31; Fall: September 15-December 31 (verify current regs)

Hunting notes

Spot-and-stalk along salmon streams in late summer/fall, or near moose gut piles in fall. Spring hunts target bears on south-facing slopes. Intensive management has reduced bear densities in some areas.

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

dall_sheep — season & harvest50% success

Hunter success50%

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Tag type: Registration permit (over-the-counter, no draw required for Unit 19)
Reported harvest: Statewide nonresident success approximately 50%
Archery season: Legal during open season
General season: August 10-September 20 (approximate; some areas to Sept 30 -- verify current regulations)
Muzzleloader season: Legal during open season

Hunting notes

Backpack or spike camp hunt into alpine terrain -- Kuskokwim Mountains and Alaska Range foothills. Legal ram is full-curl or 8+ years (broomed). Approach from below, glass extensively before committing. September snow can close mountain passes quickly.

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

Season & harvest data is published for Moose, bison, moose, caribou, brown_bear, dall_sheep so far. Dall sheep, brown bear, black bear, wolf also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.

About this unit

AI-compiled · sourced

Alaska Game Management Unit 19D (Upper Kuskokwim) -- catalogued here as "22A" per user request, though ADF&G designates the actual coastal Norton Sound unit as 22A -- covers the Kuskokwim River drainage upstream from the Swift River confluence in SW Interior Alaska, centered on the McGrath hub. The unit offers fly-in moose, Dall sheep in the Kuskokwim Mountains and Alaska Range foothills, and caribou from the Farewell and Tonzona herds across a roadless boreal-alpine landscape exceeding 95% public land. Nonresident moose hunters face aircraft restrictions in the Upper Kuskokwim Controlled Use Area (Sept 1-25) and must complete a mandatory Nonresident Moose Hunter Orientation before hunting; federal subsistence priority on public lands applies to rural residents for moose.

Terrain & elevation

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Access & public land

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Vegetation & habitat

Boreal taiga dominates valley floors and lower slopes (black spruce, tamarack in wet lowlands; white spruce, paper birch, aspen on well-drained uplands). Riparian corridors thick with willow, alder, and cottonwood -- prime moose browse. Subalpine zones transition through birch-alder scrub to open sedge-grass tundra. Alpine peaks expose bare rock and talus -- Dall sheep habitat. Extensive wetlands and braided river channels provide waterfowl and beaver habitat.

Wildlife movement

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Species guides

moose →Dall sheep →caribou →black bear →

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