Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge

For hunters willing to put in the effort, Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge can be an excellent moose hunting destination. There is a registration for subsistence hunters and lottery for sport hunters, and hunters may access the best hunting areas by boat or plane. While guides are available,...

Access is by commercial airline from Anchorage and Fairbanks to Galena, then to Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge by charter aircraft or licensed fishing guide/transporter. The refuge encompasses numerous rivers and sloughs, and thousands of ponds and lakes. The largest rivers are the Yukon and...