Hunting in Alaska
Official agency resources
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=license.main
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildliferegulations.main
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://secure.wildlife.alaska.gov/ePermit/
- GMU map ↗
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntingmaps.main
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://secure.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=interperm.report_greeting
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=huntered.main
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Alaska, go straight to the issuing agency.
Alaska Department of Fish and GameGame species in Alaska
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Alaska are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Alaska.
Huntable public lands in Alaska
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.