GMU 9B: public land and hunting map
GMU 9B 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 8,655 square miles (5,539,303 acres), and roughly 64% of it is public land: state land 29%, National Park Service 25%, BLM 9.7%.
- 64%public land
- 8,655square miles
- 3,522,997public acres
- 6neighbouring units
Measured Oct 12, 2026 from agency boundaries and USGS PAD-US 4.1 · sources and method
Who manages the land
- Bureau of Land Management9.7%
- National Park Service25%
- State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies)29%
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 9B
Questions
How much of GMU 9B is public land?
About 64% of GMU 9B (3,522,997 of 5,539,303 acres) is federal or state public land in USGS PAD-US 4.1, mostly State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies), 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 9B?
State land (wildlife, trust and natural-resource agencies): 29%; National Park Service: 25%; Bureau of Land Management: 9.7%. The rest is private, tribal, local government or other land.
Which units border GMU 9B?
GMU 9A, GMU 9C, GMU 16B, GMU 17B, GMU 17C and GMU 19B.
Where are the season dates and rules for GMU 9B?
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.