DI403: Alaska bison draw hunt, Unit 20D, Delta
Drawing hunt DI403 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20D, Delta. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 33,276 applications for 30 permits, and ADF&G reports under 1% drawn. 30 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 26 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.
Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DI403 for its exact line.| Species | Bison |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20D, Delta |
| Units | 20D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 33,276 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 30 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 26 taken by 30 hunters |
How many applied for DI403, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI403 | 2023 | 33,306 | 60 | under 1% |
| DI403 | 2024 | 32,868 | 65 | under 1% |
| DI403 | 2025 | 33,276 | 30 | under 1% |
DI403 went from 33,306 applications in 2023 to 33,276 in 2025 (no change), with 60 permits then 30. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DI403 ranks 1st of ADF&G's 4 bison drawing hunts; the next, DI351, drew 7,643, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI403 | 2021 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 94% |
| DI403 | 2022 | 120 | 92 | 59 | 3 | 62 | 67% |
| DI403 | 2023 | 60 | 57 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 84% |
| DI403 | 2024 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 58% |
| DI403 | 2025 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 87% |
Source: ADF&G bison harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DI403's area lies in Unit 20D, 5,642 square miles, 4.9% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every bison hunt there, 28 of 32 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 20D 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 DI403?
DI403 drew 33,276 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 30 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DI403?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DI403: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DI403?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20D, Delta. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a bison on DI403?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DI403 26 of 30 hunters (87%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DI403. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.