Just wondering if anyone has hunted in area 14 for moose. I have friends that live in Palmer to stay with so i can keep the cost down. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Also, anyone know anything about the permits for the air force base?

AREA 14 is the population center of Alaska, way over half the people live in unit 14. 14A is Anchorage and Chugach State Park.There is some hunting, the military base now called joint base Elmendorf /Richardson, the majority of hunts in the 14 A sub unit are by drawing, and have a variety of restrictions.
14B &C are the Matanuska Susitna valley, in that area bull moose may be hunted with a over the counter tag, legal bull in that area mush be either spike / fork on at least one side or have three or more brow tines on at least one side, or have an outside spread of 50 " or more.
You should know that you will be sharing the woods with many hunters,all this area is what is referred to as the road system, and most residents spend at least a little time hunting here every year, like you going after deer after work or on the weekend.So don't expect a wilderness experience.
The deadline for draw hunt applications was Dec 31 for those done online and Nov for paper applications.That's the same for all draw hunts in the state.
If you do decide to come read the regs very carefully , what I've given is very general and only applies to unit 14.
Alex

Thanks for the info, it is greatly appreciated. I know that that area is kind of the "road system", is there anywhere at all to get away from the roads at all? I know in Montana many times there are lots of road hunters but if you get even a mile or so off the road you get into animals. Also wondering if area thirteen is any better/ different. I'm trying to do this as cheap as possible without being too cheap, if that makes any sense. I am planning on a little over a week, I would be hunting with my buddy on the weekends but by myself during the week. Just looking for a second opinion to his.

The question you really need to ask yourself is if you really want to pack a moose that's the size of a draft horse "a mile or so" on your back, especially if you could be alone. Unit 13 has had pretty tight restrictions on non-residents that last several years. I believe most of the 13 subunits have all been drawing for non-res recently. Units 14 and 13 get hit really hard because of their proximity to Anchorage and the Mat-Su and their road access.

Unit 13 is strictly draw hunt for NR.Unit 16A is open with a harvest ticket.As are sections of 20.As AK Jeff said you can get away from a lot of people by walking into areas that are not 4 wheeler accessible.But you have to remember all meat must be salvaged,this is serious you will be in big trouble if you don't.And a moose is a lot of loads. I have a partner and three sons, and would not shoot a moose a mile off the trail.Shot my first moose about 1/2 mile off the trail,with the terrain and a flood,it took a week to get all the meat out.Thankfully it had frozen where the meat was cached and we didn't lose any.Anything that can be accessed by 4 wheeler will be, and many places that are not will still have people on horses. In short I live in 14, hunt there every year, spend many hours in the woods here, and my success rate in unit 14 is less than 35%.Yes I could kill a bull most years, if I were willing to pack a moose out of some of the worst country god made.And yes even unit 14 has more that it's share of that.Some friends of mine killed a bull 8 miles from the trail last year, they had horses, and they were out for a week getting the meat out.
Alex

Thanks for the info guys. I realize the work thats going to be involved, and don't plan on shooting anything to far back, lol. I'm mostly looking at this area because of having friends around there, one which I grew up hunting with. Kinda looking for a chance to hunt with him again. And if i don't get anything thats ok, have free tickets thanks to airline miles. I'll hopefully get a chance to check out the area more this summer on one of my trips up for work as I am in Alaska a lot (i'm actually writing this from Kodiak on my way to Larsen bay if the weather would cooperate). And I'll probably look into some of the drawing options for next year. Did I understand right that an animal cannot be boned out?

In unit 14 boning meat is allowed.Different areas different rules.Pick up a black bear tag while your here, do us a favor an thin them down a bit.
Alex

Look into hunting near Denali. Near Fairbanks is nice, and at least you can hunt without being within eyesight of another person.

I've never actually had to give advice on hunting spots outside of my area. I live on a refuge on the Yukon River, born and raised.