GMU 26A: public land and hunting map
GMU 26A 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 55,799 square miles (35,711,466 acres), and roughly 73% of it is public land: BLM 60%, state land 6.8%, National Park Service 6%.
- 73%public land
- 55,799square miles
- 25,962,236public acres
- 3neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management60%
- National Park Service6%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)6.8%
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 26A
Questions
How much of GMU 26A is public land?
About 73% of GMU 26A (25,962,236 of 35,711,466 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly Bureau of Land Management, State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies) and National Park Service. Public land is not always open land: check access and closures before you go.
Who manages the land in GMU 26A?
Bureau of Land Management: 60%; State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 6.8%; National Park Service: 6%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 26A?
GMU 23, GMU 24B and GMU 26B.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 26A?
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.