GMU 1D: public land and hunting map
GMU 1D is one of Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation’s 73 Game Management Units and subunits in Alaska. It covers about 2,838 square miles (1,816,419 acres), and roughly 89% of it is public land: state land 28%, National Park Service 26%, Forest Service 18%.
- 89%public land
- 2,838square miles
- 1,622,063public acres
- 1neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management18%
- U.S. Forest Service18%
- National Park Service26%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)28%
Share of the unit’s area. Federal agencies plus state wildlife, trust and natural-resource land, as the WikiHunt map classifies it. The rest is private, tribal, local or other land.
Rut: Published deer rut timing for Alaska: ≈ Nov 24. Rut dates and sources for Alaska.
Units next to GMU 1D
Questions
How much of GMU 1D is public land?
About 89% of GMU 1D (1,622,063 of 1,816,419 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in GMU 1D?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 28%; National Park Service: 26%; U.S. Forest Service: 18%; Bureau of Land Management: 18%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 1D?
GMU 1C.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 1D?
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation sets them. Start at the Alaska hunting regulations. WikiHunt shows the statewide general seasons on the Alaska page and in the app.
Sources and method
- Boundary: Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation, the same layer the WikiHunt map draws.
- Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) 4.1, Fee Managers layer (public domain).
- Method: the unit and PAD-US polygons are simplified to about 100 m and measured on a grid of about 250 cells across the unit, so overlapping records are counted once. Expect about ±1 percentage point.
- Last updated: Oct 12, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.