DB685: Alaska brown bear draw hunt, Units 22B and 22C
Drawing hunt DB685 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Units 22B and 22C. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 14 applications for 30 permits, and ADF&G reports 100% drawn. 13 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 9 took a brown bear, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: nonresidents 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.
National preserve (NPS)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DB685 for its exact line.| Species | Brown bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Units 22B and 22C |
| Units | 22B, 22C |
| Who may apply | Nonresidents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 14 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 30 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 9 taken by 13 hunters |
How many applied for DB685, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB685 | 2023 | 8 | 27 | 100% |
| DB685 | 2024 | 22 | 30 | 100% |
| DB685 | 2025 | 14 | 30 | 100% |
DB685 went from 8 applications in 2023 to 14 in 2025 (up 75%), with 27 permits then 30. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DB685 ranks 76th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB685 | 2021 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 60% |
| DB685 | 2022 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 77% |
| DB685 | 2023 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 70% |
| DB685 | 2024 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 63% |
| DB685 | 2025 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 69% |
Source: ADF&G brown bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
What is the country like in Unit 22B and Unit 22C?
| Unit | Square miles | All brown bear hunters, 2025: successful of total | Federal land | State land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 22B | 7,825 | 45.5% | 14.6% | |
| Unit 22C | 2,143 | 6.3% | 22.2% |
Unit 22B holds BLM Anchorage Field Office and State Patented and communities including Elim, Golovin and Koyuk; no highway. Unit 22C holds State Tentatively Approved and BLM Anchorage Field Office and communities including Nome; no highway.
Sources: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, brown bear (all hunt types in the unit); USGS PAD-US; U.S. Census Bureau.
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 DB685?
DB685 drew 14 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 30 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DB685?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DB685: 100% in 2023, 100% in 2024, 100% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DB685?
ADF&G's hunt area: Units 22B and 22C. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a brown bear on DB685?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DB685 9 of 13 hunters (69%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DB685?
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 DB685. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.