Alaska game management unit · Central/Southwest

Unit 14: Matanuska-Susitna Valley / Anchorage-Eagle River draw hunts, regs & orders

Game Management Unit 14 (Matanuska-Susitna Valley / Anchorage-Eagle River) covers about 6,992 square miles in ADF&G's Central/Southwest region. It has 80 drawing hunts with published odds (39 moose, 29 Dall sheep, 6 goats, 3 brown bears, 2 black bears, 1 caribou). Every link below goes to the official ADF&G text or to our free tools.

Unit boundaries simplified from ADF&G GIS data. Open Unit 14 on the full map →

Quick links

Unit 14 on the hunting map (land status, fishing areas)
Search all Unit 14 regulations
2026–27 regulations booklet, Unit 14 (p. 79) ↗
How to apply for draw hunts (Nov 1 – Dec 15, 2026)

Draw hunts in Unit 14 (80)

Unit 14 drawing hunts with published results, best odds first
Hunt	Species	Unit	Area	Who can apply	% drawn*	Apps / permits*
DS232	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Nonresidents only	14%	7 / 1
DS240	Dall sheep	14C	West	Nonresidents only	12%	25 / 3
DB468	Brown bear	14C	Eklutna Lake Management Area	Residents & nonresidents	4%	461 / 20
DS241	Dall sheep	14C	West Eklutna	Nonresidents only	4%	25 / 1
DG891	Mountain goat	14A	Marcus Baker	Residents & nonresidents	3%	874 / 30
DS140	Dall sheep	14C	West	Residents only	3%	2,008 / 57
DG889	Mountain goat	14C	Non-Resident Lake George	Nonresidents only	2%	355 / 7
DG890	Mountain goat	14A	Metal Creek	Residents & nonresidents	2%	1,167 / 20
DL455	Black bear	14C	JBER	Residents & nonresidents	2%	1,220 / 25
DM401	Moose	14A	Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake	Residents only	2%	413 / 10
DM426	Moose	14C	JBER Qualified Disabled Veterans	Residents & nonresidents	2%	642 / 10
DM444	Moose	14C	Northern Portion of Remainder	Residents only	2%	119 / 2
DM446	Moose	14C	Ship Creek drainage above Ft. Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	2%	557 / 10
DM448	Moose	14C	Birchwood Management Area	Residents & nonresidents	2%	110 / 2
DM467	Moose	14C	Anchorage Management Area (McHugh Creek)	Residents only	2%	307 / 5
DS141	Dall sheep	14C	West Eklutna	Residents only	2%	1,097 / 24
DS285	Dall sheep	14A	Friday Creek	Nonresidents only	2%	55 / 1
DB470	Brown bear	14C	Chugach State Park Management Area	Residents & nonresidents	1%	2,238 / 15
DB477	Brown bear	14C	McHugh Creek	Residents & nonresidents	1%	279 / 3
DC590	Caribou	14A, 14B	Western Talkeetna Mountains	Residents & nonresidents	1%	9,028 / 50
DG854	Mountain goat	14C	Upper Eagle River	Residents & nonresidents	1%	1,962 / 10
DM210	Moose	7, 14C	head of Turnagain Arm	Residents & nonresidents	1%	5,635 / 40
DM211	Moose	7, 14C	head of Turnagain Arm	Residents only	1%	3,336 / 35
DM400	Moose	14A	Susitna River, Red Shirt Lake	Residents only	1%	1,405 / 10
DM402	Moose	14A	Point Mackenzie	Residents only	1%	1,643 / 10
DM406	Moose	14A	Bald Mountain Ridge	Residents only	1%	1,806 / 10
DM407	Moose	14A	Matanuska River, north	Residents only	1%	4,977 / 25
DM408	Moose	14A	Matanuska River, south	Residents only	1%	2,020 / 25
DM421	Moose	14C	JBER Qualified Disabled Veterans	Residents & nonresidents	1%	230 / 3
DM422	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	948 / 10
DM423	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	150 / 2
DM424	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	2,510 / 30
DM427	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	1,125 / 15
DM428	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	611 / 7
DM430	Moose	14C	Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	284 / 3
DM441	Moose	14C	Knik River & Hunter Creek	Residents only	1%	515 / 5
DM443	Moose	14C	Peters & Little Peters Creek	Residents only	1%	601 / 5
DM447	Moose	14C	Ship Creek drainage above Ft. Richardson	Residents & nonresidents	1%	801 / 10
DM466	Moose	14C	Anchorage Management Area (Upper Campbell Creek)	Residents only	1%	1,126 / 8
DM471	Moose	14A	Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake	Residents only	1%	158 / 2
DM478	Moose	14A	Matanuska River, south	Residents only	1%	365 / 2
DS124	Dall sheep	14C	Northeast	Residents only	1%	536 / 3
DS125	Dall sheep	14C	Northeast	Residents only	1%	264 / 3
DS126	Dall sheep	14C	Northeast	Residents only	1%	475 / 3
DS130	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Residents only	1%	1,088 / 6
DS131	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Residents only	1%	516 / 6
DS132	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Residents only	1%	607 / 6
DS136	Dall sheep	14C	Southwest	Residents only	1%	1,583 / 8
DS137	Dall sheep	14C	Southwest	Residents only	1%	917 / 8
DS138	Dall sheep	14C	Southwest	Residents only	1%	788 / 8
DS175	Dall sheep	14A	Metal Creek	Residents only	1%	384 / 4
DS185	Dall sheep	14A	Friday Creek	Residents only	1%	511 / 3
DS190	Dall sheep	14A	Carpenter Creek	Residents only	1%	419 / 3
DS195	Dall sheep	14A	Carpenter Creek	Residents only	1%	226 / 3
DS231	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Nonresidents only	1%	131 / 1
YM412	Moose	14A	Point Mackenzie Youth Hunt	Residents only	1%	1,894 / 25
DG852	Mountain goat	14C	East Fork Eklutna	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	1,389 / 3
DG858	Mountain goat	14C	Bird Creek	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	1,041 / 4
DL457	Black bear	14C	McHugh Creek	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	636 / 3
DM403	Moose	14A	Big Lake	Residents only	<1%	2,613 / 10
DM410	Moose	14A	Knik River	Residents only	<1%	6,103 / 25
DM413	Moose	14A	Unit-wide	Residents only	<1%	7,942 / 25
DM414	Moose	14A	Unit-wide	Residents only	<1%	7,560 / 25
DM416	Moose	14B	Unit-wide	Residents only	<1%	2,581 / 10
DM470	Moose	14A	Susitna River, Red Shirt Lake	Residents only	<1%	626 / 2
DM472	Moose	14A	Point Mackenzie	Residents only	<1%	448 / 2
DM473	Moose	14A	Big Lake	Residents only	<1%	761 / 3
DM476	Moose	14A	Bald Mountain Ridge	Residents only	<1%	589 / 2
DM477	Moose	14A	Matanuska River, north	Residents only	<1%	1,371 / 4
DM480	Moose	14A	Knik River	Residents only	<1%	1,670 / 4
DS123	Dall sheep	14C	Central	Residents only	<1%	3,359 / 1
DS134	Dall sheep	14C	Upper Eagle River	Residents only	<1%	642 / 1
DS135	Dall sheep	14C	Upper Eagle River	Residents only	<1%	359 / 1
DS170	Dall sheep	14A	Metal Creek	Residents only	<1%	694 / 3
DS180	Dall sheep	14A	Friday Creek	Residents only	<1%	1,794 / 4
DS230	Dall sheep	14C	Northwest	Nonresidents only	<1%	384 / 1
DS236	Dall sheep	14C	Southwest	Nonresidents only	<1%	312 / 1
DS237	Dall sheep	14C	Southwest	Nonresidents only	<1%	249 / 1
DS270	Dall sheep	14A	Metal Creek	Nonresidents only	<1%	228 / 1
YM482	Moose	14A	Point Mackenzie Youth Hunt	Residents only	<1%	557 / 2

*Most recent drawing with results (2025 for most hunts), from ADF&G's drawing supplements.

Subunits

Unit 14A 2,636 sq mi · 31 draw hunts · map
Unit 14B 2,186 sq mi · 2 draw hunts · map
Unit 14C 2,170 sq mi · 48 draw hunts · map

Unit 14 hunting regs by species

Each link runs a pre-filled search on our regs tool, which shows ADF&G's own booklet text and the page it came from.

Active emergency orders

R4-8-26: Game Management Unit 14A Goat Registration Hunts RG890 & RG891 Closed October 13, 2026 Effective 11:59 pm Tuesday, October 13, 2026; units 14A
R4-7-26: Game Management Unit 14A Goat Registration Permits RG890 & RG891 available October 2, 2026 Effective 9:00am October 02, 2026; units 14, 14A
R2-11-26: Twentymile Mountain Goat Hunt RG868 Closes in Unit 14C Effective 11:59 p.m. September 30, 2026; units 14, 14C
R2-10-26: Lake George Mountain Goat Hunt RG869 Closes in Unit 14C Effective 11:59 p.m. September 29, 2026; units 14, 14C
R2-3-26: Eklutna Lake Management Area Moose Hunt RM445 Closes in Unit 14C Effective 11:59 p.m. September 4, 2026; units 14, 14C

From ADF&G's hunting emergency orders, checked weekly (last 2026-10-19). Orders can be issued any day: check ADF&G's announcements ↗ before you go.

Backcountry trips in Unit 14

Bomber Traverse Three huts, several glaciers, and the bomber wreckage on Bomber Glacier, in the Talkeetna Mountains above Hatcher Pass.
Eklutna Traverse A long glacier traverse across Chugach State Park, from Eklutna Lake to Eagle River or Girdwood, by way of three MCA huts.
Crow Pass Trail The Iditarod-trail crossing from Girdwood to Eagle River, with glaciers, mine ruins, and a real river ford.
Eklutna Lake cabins (Chugach State Park) Five reservable State Parks cabins and a hut along Eklutna Lake, from drive-up to a 12-mile ski in.
Hatcher Pass ski touring Road-accessible alpine ski terrain above Palmer: Microdot, Marmot, Hatch Peak, and more.