DC001: Alaska caribou draw hunt, Unit 7, Kenai Mountains
Drawing hunt DC001 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 7, Kenai Mountains. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 3,952 applications for 5 permits, and ADF&G reports under 1% drawn. 4 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 0 took a caribou, by ADF&G's hunt statistics.
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 wildlife refuge (FWS)National park or monument (NPS)National forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DC001 for its exact line.| Species | Caribou |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 7, Kenai Mountains |
| Units | 7 |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 3,952 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 5 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 0 taken by 4 hunters |
How many applied for DC001, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC001 | 2023 | 5,020 | 25 | under 1% |
| DC001 | 2024 | 5,420 | 15 | under 1% |
| DC001 | 2025 | 3,952 | 5 | under 1% |
DC001 went from 5,020 applications in 2023 to 3,952 in 2025 (down 21%), with 25 permits then 5. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DC001 ranks 4th of ADF&G's 8 caribou drawing hunts; the busiest, DC827, drew 15,550, and the caribou hunts together drew 38,685 applications for 600 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 caribou?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC001 | 2021 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22% |
| DC001 | 2022 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23% |
| DC001 | 2023 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DC001 | 2024 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11% |
| DC001 | 2025 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G caribou harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DC001's area lies in Unit 7, 4,515 square miles, 64.2% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every caribou hunt there, 0 of 2 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 7 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 DC001?
DC001 drew 3,952 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 5 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DC001?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DC001: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DC001?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 7, Kenai Mountains. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a caribou on DC001?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DC001 0 of 4 hunters (0%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DC001. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.