GMU 22D: public land and hunting map
GMU 22D 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 8,254 square miles (5,282,858 acres), and roughly 43% of it is public land: state land 19%, BLM 16%, National Park Service 9%.
- 43%public land
- 8,254square miles
- 2,292,760public acres
- 4neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management16%
- National Park Service9%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)19%
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 22D
Questions
How much of GMU 22D is public land?
About 43% of GMU 22D (2,292,760 of 5,282,858 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in GMU 22D?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 19%; Bureau of Land Management: 16%; National Park Service: 9%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 22D?
GMU 22B, GMU 22C, GMU 22E and GMU 23.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 22D?
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.