[6] Hunters may fly into the Anaktuvuk River drainage in summer to hunt moose, bears, caribou, and other animals.

[7] In August 2013, a hunter was severely mauled by a grizzly bear while hunting in the Anaktuvuk River drainage.

[8] Because of its low and fluctuating water levels, extreme remoteness, lack of airports, and challenging weather conditions, the Anaktuvuk River is only very rarely run by recreational boaters.

Because of its extremely remote location, the Anaktuvuk River remains in an almost completely unaltered wilderness state.

Shrub forests areas along the middle and lower Anaktuvuk River provide some of the little moose habitat on the largely treeless North Slope region.