DG478: Alaska mountain goat draw hunt, Unit 8, South Road System
Drawing hunt DG478 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 8, South Road System. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 3,360 applications for 80 permits, and ADF&G reports 2% drawn. 58 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 26 took a goat, 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 DG478 for its exact line.| Species | Mountain goat |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 8, South Road System |
| Units | 8 |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 3,360 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 80 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 26 taken by 58 hunters |
How many applied for DG478, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG478 | 2023 | 3,084 | 80 | 3% |
| DG478 | 2024 | 3,452 | 80 | 2% |
| DG478 | 2025 | 3,360 | 80 | 2% |
DG478 went from 3,084 applications in 2023 to 3,360 in 2025 (up 9%), with 80 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DG478 ranks 1st of ADF&G's 40 goat drawing hunts; the next, DG006, drew 3,352, and the goat hunts together drew 38,419 applications for 830 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 goat?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG478 | 2021 | 80 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 60% |
| DG478 | 2022 | 79 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 67% |
| DG478 | 2023 | 80 | 66 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 53% |
| DG478 | 2024 | 81 | 63 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 59% |
| DG478 | 2025 | 80 | 58 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 45% |
Source: ADF&G goat harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DG478's area lies in Unit 8, 9,389 square miles, 37.1% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every goat hunt there, 247 of 481 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 DG478?
DG478 drew 3,360 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 80 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DG478?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DG478: 3% in 2023, 2% in 2024, 2% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DG478?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 8, South Road System. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a goat on DG478?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DG478 26 of 58 hunters (45%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DG478?
Yes, unless the hunt is for residents only: ADF&G requires nonresident U.S. citizens hunting mountain goats to be accompanied by an Alaska-licensed guide or an Alaska resident relative 19 or older within the second degree of kindred.
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DG478. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.