Alaska Game Management Units were created to allow residents and visitors to Alaska

Alaska

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

 to have fair and equal hunting

Hunting

Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...

 rights in all regions of the state.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Alaska Department of Fish and Game

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is a department within the government of Alaska. The Department of Fish and Game manages Alaska's fish, game, and aquatic plant resources.-History:...

 established 26 Game Management Units to effectively manage and control hunting in Alaska. Legal regulations govern each unit. These describe, for example, when hunting is allowed and how many animal

Animal

Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...

s may be killed each season. Unit 13 is one of these geographical units it in turn is further divided into 5 sub units. They are Unit 13A, Unit 13B, Unit 13C, Unit 13D, and Unit 13E.

External links

• Alaska Department of Fish and Game
• Hunting Regulations in Alaska for 2005-2006