GMU 5B: public land and hunting map
GMU 5B 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 3,473 square miles (2,222,932 acres), and roughly 84% of it is public land: National Park Service 82%, BLM 1.8%.
- 84%public land
- 3,473square miles
- 1,858,371public 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 Management1.8%
- National Park Service82%
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 5B
Questions
How much of GMU 5B is public land?
About 84% of GMU 5B (1,858,371 of 2,222,932 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly National Park Service 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 5B?
National Park Service: 82%; Bureau of Land Management: 1.8%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 5B?
GMU 5A, GMU 6A and GMU 11.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 5B?
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.