DI351 and 1 more: Alaska bison draw hunts, Unit 19C and 19D
Drawing hunts DI351 and DI352 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 19C and 19D. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 12,760 applications for 15 permits. 14 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 13 took a bison, 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 park or monument (NPS)National preserve (NPS)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DI351 for its exact line.| Species | Bison |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 19C and 19D |
| Units | 19C, 19D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 12,760 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 15 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 13 taken by 14 hunters |
How many applied for DI351 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI351 | 2023 | 5,256 | 10 | under 1% |
| DI351 | 2024 | 5,882 | 10 | under 1% |
| DI351 | 2025 | 7,643 | 10 | under 1% |
| DI352 | 2023 | 3,860 | 5 | under 1% |
| DI352 | 2024 | 4,299 | 5 | under 1% |
| DI352 | 2025 | 5,117 | 5 | under 1% |
DI351 went from 5,256 applications in 2023 to 7,643 in 2025 (up 45%), with 10 permits each time. DI352 went from 3,860 applications in 2023 to 5,117 in 2025 (up 33%), with 5 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DI351 ranks 2nd of ADF&G's 4 bison drawing hunts; the busiest, DI403, drew 33,276, and the bison hunts together drew 48,949 applications for 46 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 bison?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI351 | 2021 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 88% |
| DI351 | 2022 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 82% |
| DI351 | 2023 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 100% |
| DI351 | 2024 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 89% |
| DI351 | 2025 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 89% |
| DI352 | 2021 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 89% |
| DI352 | 2022 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| DI352 | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 100% |
| DI352 | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| DI352 | 2025 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Source: ADF&G bison harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
What is the country like in Unit 19C and Unit 19D?
| Unit | Square miles | All bison hunters, 2025: successful of total | Federal land | State land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 19C | 6,711 | 13 of 14 | 19.7% | 74% |
| Unit 19D | 12,087 | 32.4% | 46.3% |
Unit 19C holds State Tentatively Approved and State Patented; no highway. Unit 19D holds State Tentatively Approved and BLM Anchorage Field Office and communities including McGrath, Nikolai and Takotna; no highway.
Sources: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, bison (all hunt types in the unit); USGS PAD-US; U.S. Census Bureau.
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 DI351?
DI351 drew 7,643 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 10 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DI351?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DI351: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DI351?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 19C and 19D. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a bison on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DI351 8 of 9 hunters (89%) and DI352 5 of 5 hunters (100%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DI351. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.