DB468: Alaska brown bear draw hunt, Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park
Drawing hunt DB468 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 461 applications for 20 permits, and ADF&G reports 4% drawn. 12 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 0 took a brown bear, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: certified bowhunters only.
Data updated October 2026. Drawing: ADF&G's results of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 drawings. Harvest: ADF&G hunt statistics, 2021 to 2025.
Bureau of Land ManagementNational forest (USFS)Other federal landState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DB468 for its exact line.| Species | Brown bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park |
| Units | 14C |
| Who may apply | Certified Bowhunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 461 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 20 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 0 taken by 12 hunters |
How many applied for DB468, and what share drew?
ADF&G's results of its last three drawings. Applications are entries, not people: a hunter may apply for the same hunt more than once within the six he may send per species.
| Hunt | Drawing | Applications | Permits available | % drawn (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB468 | 2023 | 401 | 20 | 5% |
| DB468 | 2024 | 453 | 20 | 4% |
| DB468 | 2025 | 461 | 20 | 4% |
DB468 went from 401 applications in 2023 to 461 in 2025 (up 15%), with 20 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DB468 ranks 9th of ADF&G's 135 brown bear drawing hunts; the busiest, DB470, drew 2,238, and the brown bear hunts together drew 18,127 applications for 641 permits.
Source: ADF&G Drawing Permit Hunt Supplements, "Results of the Permit Hunt Drawing", 2023, 2024, 2025. ADF&G notes that permits available can differ from the number it advertised.
How many permit holders took a brown bear?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB468 | 2021 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DB468 | 2022 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10% |
| DB468 | 2023 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11% |
| DB468 | 2024 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DB468 | 2025 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G brown bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DB468's area lies in Unit 14C, 2,170 square miles, 26% of it federal land in PAD-US. Unit 14C has its harvest by species, land by manager and communities.
ADF&G takes drawing applications November 1 to December 15 (2026-2027 supplement); how the Alaska drawing works.
Questions hunters ask
How many people apply for DB468?
DB468 drew 461 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 20 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DB468?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DB468: 5% in 2023, 4% in 2024, 4% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DB468?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14C, Eklutna Lake Management Area within Chugach State Park. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a brown bear on DB468?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DB468 0 of 12 hunters (0%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DB468?
Yes, unless the hunt is for residents only: ADF&G requires nonresident U.S. citizens hunting brown bears to be accompanied by an Alaska-licensed guide or an Alaska resident relative 19 or older within the second degree of kindred.
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DB468. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.