DB477: Alaska brown bear draw hunt, Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek
Drawing hunt DB477 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 279 applications for 3 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. ADF&G limits it to: certified shotgun hunters, certified bowhunters, or certified muzzleloader hunters 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 DB477 for its exact line.| Species | Brown bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek |
| Units | 14C |
| Who may apply | Certified Shotgun Hunters, Certified Bowhunters, or Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 279 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 3 |
How many applied for DB477, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB477 | 2024 | 282 | 3 | 1% |
| DB477 | 2025 | 279 | 3 | 1% |
DB477 went from 282 applications in 2024 to 279 in 2025 (down 1%), with 3 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DB477 ranks 22nd 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB477 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DB477 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ADF&G brown bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DB477'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 DB477?
DB477 drew 279 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 3 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DB477?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DB477: 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DB477?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14C, McHugh Creek: all drainages into McHugh Creek. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a brown bear on DB477?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DB477 0 of 0 hunters.
Does a nonresident need a guide for DB477?
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 DB477. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.