DI454: Alaska bison draw hunt, Unit 11, Copper River portion; and 13D, east of Edgerton Highway
Drawing hunt DI454 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 11, Copper River portion; and 13D, east of Edgerton Highway. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 2,913 applications for 1 permits, and ADF&G reports under 1% drawn. 1 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 1 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)National forest (USFS)This unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DI454 for its exact line.| Species | Bison |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 11, Copper River portion; and 13D, east of Edgerton Highway |
| Units | 11, 13D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 2,913 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 1 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 1 taken by 1 hunters |
How many applied for DI454, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI454 | 2023 | 4,738 | 22 | under 1% |
| DI454 | 2024 | 4,114 | 10 | under 1% |
| DI454 | 2025 | 2,913 | 1 | under 1% |
DI454 went from 4,738 applications in 2023 to 2,913 in 2025 (down 39%), with 22 permits then 1. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DI454 ranks 4th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DI454 | 2021 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 81% |
| DI454 | 2022 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 71% |
| DI454 | 2023 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 100% |
| DI454 | 2024 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DI454 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Source: ADF&G bison harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
What is the country like in Unit 11 and Unit 13D?
| Unit | Square miles | All bison hunters, 2025: successful of total | Federal land | State land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 11 | 12,371 | 1 of 2 | 88.8% | 0.1% |
| Unit 13D | 5,755 | 18% | 54.4% |
Unit 11 holds Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Wrangell-St. Elias National Preserve and communities including Chitina, McCarthy and Slana; no highway. Unit 13D holds State Tentatively Approved and State Patented and communities including Copper Center, Kenny Lake and Silver Springs; highways: Richardson Hwy and Glenn Hwy.
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 DI454?
DI454 drew 2,913 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 1 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DI454?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DI454: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DI454?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 11, Copper River portion; and 13D, east of Edgerton Highway. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a bison on DI454?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DI454 1 of 1 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 DI454. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.