DC608: Alaska caribou draw hunt, Unit 15B, Killey River
Drawing hunt DC608 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 15B, Killey River. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 5,100 applications for 60 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. 38 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 21 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)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DC608 for its exact line.| Species | Caribou |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 15B, Killey River |
| Units | 15B |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 5,100 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 60 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 21 taken by 38 hunters |
How many applied for DC608, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC608 | 2023 | 3,765 | 60 | 2% |
| DC608 | 2024 | 4,282 | 60 | 1% |
| DC608 | 2025 | 5,100 | 60 | 1% |
DC608 went from 3,765 applications in 2023 to 5,100 in 2025 (up 35%), with 60 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DC608 ranks 3rd 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC608 | 2021 | 50 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 59% |
| DC608 | 2022 | 50 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 46% |
| DC608 | 2023 | 60 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 29% |
| DC608 | 2024 | 60 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 51% |
| DC608 | 2025 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 55% |
Source: ADF&G caribou harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DC608's area lies in Unit 15B, 1,651 square miles, 60.6% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every caribou hunt there, 0 of 1 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 15B 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 DC608?
DC608 drew 5,100 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 60 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DC608?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DC608: 2% in 2023, 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DC608?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 15B, Killey River. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a caribou on DC608?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DC608 21 of 38 hunters (55%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DC608. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.