DE318: Alaska elk draw hunt, Unit 3, Etolin Island and smaller associated islands
Drawing hunt DE318 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 3, Etolin Island and smaller associated islands. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 315 applications for 25 permits, and ADF&G reports 8% drawn. 9 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 0 took an elk, 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.
National forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DE318 for its exact line.| Species | Elk |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 3, Etolin Island and smaller associated islands |
| Units | 3 |
| Who may apply | Certified Bowhunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 315 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 25 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 0 taken by 9 hunters |
How many applied for DE318, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE318 | 2023 | 391 | 25 | 6% |
| DE318 | 2024 | 322 | 25 | 8% |
| DE318 | 2025 | 315 | 25 | 8% |
DE318 went from 391 applications in 2023 to 315 in 2025 (down 19%), with 25 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DE318 ranks 12th of ADF&G's 13 elk drawing hunts; the busiest, DE702, drew 3,579, and the elk hunts together drew 19,600 applications for 437 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 an elk?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE318 | 2021 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14% |
| DE318 | 2022 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17% |
| DE318 | 2023 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DE318 | 2024 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DE318 | 2025 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G elk harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DE318's area lies in Unit 3, 5,537 square miles, 49.9% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every elk hunt there, 3 of 64 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 3 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 DE318?
DE318 drew 315 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 25 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DE318?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DE318: 6% in 2023, 8% in 2024, 8% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DE318?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 3, Etolin Island and smaller associated islands. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took an elk on DE318?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DE318 0 of 9 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 DE318. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.