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Unit 25C - Upper Yukon

Last Updated: Oct 29, 2019
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Quick Tips

  • Plan your transportation and lodging options around the season and species you will be hunting
  • Bear fences can be a good idea for camps
  • Rain gear is a necessity

On The Ground

This unit is found in northeastern Alaska and features a few access options. The Steese Highway largely bisects the unit and provides great road access with plenty of hunting options Additionally, large portions of remote country can be flown into on either side of the highway. The unit is primarily mountainous and hilly but does house some large and mostly open tundra flats. Vegetative cover can be dense and heavy in low elevation areas for the most part but small bumps in elevation can greatly reduce this and makes for excellent glassing opportunities. In all, this can be an excellent DIY unit for hunters to look into.

This unit features great hunting opportunities along with a plethora of access options and can be an excellent area for DIY hunters to look into.

Terrain

This entire area is primarily comprised of mountainous and hilly country with timber stands and tundra in the lower elevations and large expansive tundra on the tops of ridgelines. Many creeks and rivers cover this area and make for a diverse area with plenty of room for game to hide. By utilizing the many small ridges and rolling hills hunters can find excellent vantage points and great options for movement throughout the unit. Many of the highest elevations areas will be composed of long-running limestone and granite ridgelines and peaks.

  • Roughly 5,142 square miles

  • 98% Public land

  • Elevations range from 600-4,800 feet

This area is primarily boreal forest and will see the typical makeup of birch, black spruce, willow, bramble, and tundra. Glassing conditions are great for the most part and small bumps in elevation can reveal miles and miles of terrain. Traversing the tundra can be tough walking at times. Some of the higher elevations in the region will see a good distribution of willow, alder, and black spruce. In these areas, glassing and walking conditions will be excellent.

This unit features some great access options and hunters can really tailor these to their desired hunting experience. The Steese highway can provide a lot of walk-in type hunting opportunities with nearly the entire stretch being public land. The main unit can be reached with a few hours of driving from Fairbanks and rental vehicles can be great for this. Additionally, hunters can choose to be flown into the unit from several air taxi services for a more remote experience.

Depending on their hunt plans hunters will have a few options for camping. Many pullouts can be found along the Steese highway that can provide good basecamp options. Additionally, when being flown in hunters will have good access to high ground and dry camping locations. Lodging will be primarily through the use of primitive techniques. If hunting off the road system some accommodations can be found in Central.

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