Alaska game management unit · Central/Southwest

Unit 14A: Matanuska-Susitna Valley draw hunts, regs & orders

Subunit 14A (Matanuska-Susitna Valley) covers about 2,636 square miles in ADF&G's Central/Southwest region. It has 31 drawing hunts with published odds (20 moose, 8 Dall sheep, 2 goats, 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 14A on the full map →

Quick links

Unit 14A 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 14A (31)

Unit 14A drawing hunts with published results, best odds first
Hunt	Species	Area	Who can apply	% drawn*	Apps / permits*
DG891	Mountain goat	Marcus Baker	Residents & nonresidents	3%	874 / 30
DG890	Mountain goat	Metal Creek	Residents & nonresidents	2%	1,167 / 20
DM401	Moose	Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake	Residents only	2%	413 / 10
DS285	Dall sheep	Friday Creek	Nonresidents only	2%	55 / 1
DC590	Caribou	Western Talkeetna Mountains	Residents & nonresidents	1%	9,028 / 50
DM400	Moose	Susitna River, Red Shirt Lake	Residents only	1%	1,405 / 10
DM402	Moose	Point Mackenzie	Residents only	1%	1,643 / 10
DM406	Moose	Bald Mountain Ridge	Residents only	1%	1,806 / 10
DM407	Moose	Matanuska River, north	Residents only	1%	4,977 / 25
DM408	Moose	Matanuska River, south	Residents only	1%	2,020 / 25
DM471	Moose	Susitna River, Figure Eight Lake	Residents only	1%	158 / 2
DM478	Moose	Matanuska River, south	Residents only	1%	365 / 2
DS175	Dall sheep	Metal Creek	Residents only	1%	384 / 4
DS185	Dall sheep	Friday Creek	Residents only	1%	511 / 3
DS190	Dall sheep	Carpenter Creek	Residents only	1%	419 / 3
DS195	Dall sheep	Carpenter Creek	Residents only	1%	226 / 3
YM412	Moose	Point Mackenzie Youth Hunt	Residents only	1%	1,894 / 25
DM403	Moose	Big Lake	Residents only	<1%	2,613 / 10
DM410	Moose	Knik River	Residents only	<1%	6,103 / 25
DM413	Moose	Unit-wide	Residents only	<1%	7,942 / 25
DM414	Moose	Unit-wide	Residents only	<1%	7,560 / 25
DM470	Moose	Susitna River, Red Shirt Lake	Residents only	<1%	626 / 2
DM472	Moose	Point Mackenzie	Residents only	<1%	448 / 2
DM473	Moose	Big Lake	Residents only	<1%	761 / 3
DM476	Moose	Bald Mountain Ridge	Residents only	<1%	589 / 2
DM477	Moose	Matanuska River, north	Residents only	<1%	1,371 / 4
DM480	Moose	Knik River	Residents only	<1%	1,670 / 4
DS170	Dall sheep	Metal Creek	Residents only	<1%	694 / 3
DS180	Dall sheep	Friday Creek	Residents only	<1%	1,794 / 4
DS270	Dall sheep	Metal Creek	Nonresidents only	<1%	228 / 1
YM482	Moose	Point Mackenzie Youth Hunt	Residents only	<1%	557 / 2

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

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 14A

Bomber Traverse Three huts, several glaciers, and the bomber wreckage on Bomber Glacier, in the Talkeetna Mountains above Hatcher Pass.
Hatcher Pass ski touring Road-accessible alpine ski terrain above Palmer: Microdot, Marmot, Hatch Peak, and more.