DE715 and 1 more: Alaska elk draw hunts, Unit 8, Remainder
Drawing hunts DE715 and DE717 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 8, Remainder. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 3,501 applications for 92 permits. 67 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 34 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 DE715 for its exact line.| Species | Elk |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 8, Remainder |
| Units | 8 |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 3,501 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 92 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 34 taken by 67 hunters |
How many applied for DE715 and 1 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE715 | 2023 | 1,526 | 50 | 3% |
| DE715 | 2024 | 1,999 | 46 | 2% |
| DE715 | 2025 | 2,069 | 46 | 2% |
| DE717 | 2023 | 1,333 | 50 | 4% |
| DE717 | 2024 | 1,617 | 46 | 3% |
| DE717 | 2025 | 1,432 | 46 | 3% |
DE715 went from 1,526 applications in 2023 to 2,069 in 2025 (up 36%), with 50 permits then 46. DE717 went from 1,333 applications in 2023 to 1,432 in 2025 (up 7%), with 50 permits then 46. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DE715 ranks 4th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE715 | 2021 | 49 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 58% |
| DE715 | 2022 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 82% |
| DE715 | 2023 | 50 | 36 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 69% |
| DE715 | 2024 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 52% |
| DE715 | 2025 | 46 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 44% |
| DE717 | 2021 | 50 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 51% |
| DE717 | 2022 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 64% |
| DE717 | 2023 | 50 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 64% |
| DE717 | 2024 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 58% |
| DE717 | 2025 | 46 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 58% |
Source: ADF&G elk harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DE715'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 DE715?
DE715 drew 2,069 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 46 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DE715?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DE715: 3% in 2023, 2% in 2024, 2% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DE715?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 8, Remainder. 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: DE715 16 of 36 hunters (44%) and DE717 18 of 31 hunters (58%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DE715. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.