DG720: Alaska mountain goat draw hunt, Unit 13D, remainder
Drawing hunt DG720 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 13D, remainder. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 1,570 applications for 15 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. 9 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 4 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.
Bureau of Land ManagementNational forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DG720 for its exact line.| Species | Mountain goat |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 13D, remainder |
| Units | 13D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,570 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 15 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 4 taken by 9 hunters |
How many applied for DG720, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG720 | 2023 | 1,781 | 18 | 1% |
| DG720 | 2024 | 1,682 | 8 | under 1% |
| DG720 | 2025 | 1,570 | 15 | 1% |
DG720 went from 1,781 applications in 2023 to 1,570 in 2025 (down 12%), with 18 permits then 15. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DG720 ranks 8th of ADF&G's 40 goat drawing hunts; the busiest, DG478, drew 3,360, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG720 | 2021 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40% |
| DG720 | 2022 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 30% |
| DG720 | 2023 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| DG720 | 2024 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 60% |
| DG720 | 2025 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 44% |
Source: ADF&G goat harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DG720's area lies in Unit 13D, 5,755 square miles, 18% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every goat hunt there, 5 of 16 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 13D 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 DG720?
DG720 drew 1,570 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 15 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DG720?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DG720: 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DG720?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 13D, remainder. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a goat on DG720?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DG720 4 of 9 hunters (44%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DG720?
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 DG720. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.