DE702 and 2 more: Alaska elk draw hunts, Unit 8, Raspberry Island
Drawing hunts DE702, DE704 and DE706 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 8, Raspberry Island. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 6,202 applications for 22 permits. 14 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 6 took an elk, 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 DE702 for its exact line.| Species | Elk |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 8, Raspberry Island |
| Units | 8 |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 6,202 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 22 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 6 taken by 14 hunters |
How many applied for DE702 and 2 more, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE702 | 2023 | 3,394 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE702 | 2024 | 3,726 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE702 | 2025 | 3,579 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE704 | 2023 | 1,950 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE704 | 2024 | 2,294 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE704 | 2025 | 2,524 | 6 | under 1% |
| DE706 | 2023 | 2,015 | 150 | 7% |
| DE706 | 2024 | 79 | 10 | 13% |
| DE706 | 2025 | 99 | 10 | 10% |
DE702 went from 3,394 applications in 2023 to 3,579 in 2025 (up 5%), with 6 permits each time. DE704 went from 1,950 applications in 2023 to 2,524 in 2025 (up 29%), with 6 permits each time. DE706 went from 2,015 applications in 2023 to 99 in 2025 (down 95%), with 150 permits then 10. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DE702 ranks 1st of ADF&G's 13 elk drawing hunts; the next, DE711, drew 3,025, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE702 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 80% |
| DE702 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
| DE702 | 2023 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60% |
| DE702 | 2024 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100% |
| DE702 | 2025 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% |
| DE704 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20% |
| DE704 | 2022 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40% |
| DE704 | 2023 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67% |
| DE704 | 2024 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DE704 | 2025 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60% |
| DE706 | 2021 | 150 | 69 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 28% |
| DE706 | 2022 | 150 | 55 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 22% |
| DE706 | 2023 | 150 | 69 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 32% |
| DE706 | 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DE706 | 2025 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40% |
Source: ADF&G elk harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DE702's area lies in Unit 8, 9,389 square miles, 37.1% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every elk hunt there, 105 of 261 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 8 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 DE702?
DE702 drew 3,579 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 6 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DE702?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DE702: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DE702?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 8, Raspberry Island. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took an elk on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DE702 1 of 4 hunters (25%), DE704 3 of 5 hunters (60%) and DE706 2 of 5 hunters (40%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DE702. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.