GMU 25A: public land and hunting map
GMU 25A 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 21,167 square miles (13,547,013 acres), and roughly 93% of it is public land: Fish & Wildlife Service 75%, state land 15%, BLM 3.1%.
- 93%public land
- 21,167square miles
- 12,558,081public 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 Management3.1%
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service75%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)15%
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 25A
Questions
How much of GMU 25A is public land?
About 93% of GMU 25A (12,558,081 of 13,547,013 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies) and Bureau of Land Management. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in GMU 25A?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 75%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 15%; Bureau of Land Management: 3.1%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 25A?
GMU 24A, GMU 25B, GMU 25D, GMU 26B and GMU 26C.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 25A?
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.