GMU 24A: public land and hunting map
GMU 24A 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 4,115 square miles (2,633,373 acres), and roughly 88% of it is public land: BLM 71%, National Park Service 9.5%, state land 5.4%.
- 88%public land
- 4,115square miles
- 2,325,269public acres
- 5neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management71%
- National Park Service9.5%
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2.2%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)5.4%
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 24A
Questions
How much of GMU 24A is public land?
About 88% of GMU 24A (2,325,269 of 2,633,373 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service and State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies). Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in GMU 24A?
Bureau of Land Management: 71%; National Park Service: 9.5%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 5.4%; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 2.2%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 24A?
GMU 20F, GMU 24B, GMU 25A, GMU 25D and GMU 26B.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 24A?
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.