DL029: Alaska black bear draw hunt, Unit 3, Kuiu Island
Drawing hunt DL029 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 3, Kuiu Island. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 879 applications for 40 permits, and ADF&G reports 5% drawn. 31 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 21 took a black bear, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: nonresident hunters not using registered guides..
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 forest (USFS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DL029 for its exact line.| Species | Black bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 3, Kuiu Island |
| Units | 3 |
| Who may apply | Nonresident hunters not using registered guides. |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 879 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 40 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 21 taken by 31 hunters |
How many applied for DL029, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL029 | 2023 | 529 | 40 | 8% |
| DL029 | 2024 | 789 | 40 | 5% |
| DL029 | 2025 | 879 | 40 | 5% |
DL029 went from 529 applications in 2023 to 879 in 2025 (up 66%), with 40 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DL029 ranks 3rd of ADF&G's 7 black bear drawing hunts; the busiest, DL028, drew 2,072, and the black bear hunts together drew 6,202 applications for 393 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 black bear?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL029 | 2021 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 75% |
| DL029 | 2022 | 50 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 29 | 83% |
| DL029 | 2023 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 71% |
| DL029 | 2024 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 81% |
| DL029 | 2025 | 40 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 68% |
Source: ADF&G black bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DL029's area lies in Unit 3, 5,537 square miles, 49.9% of it federal land in PAD-US. Unit 3 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 DL029?
DL029 drew 879 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 40 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DL029?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DL029: 8% in 2023, 5% in 2024, 5% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DL029?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 3, Kuiu Island. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a black bear on DL029?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DL029 21 of 31 hunters (68%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DL029. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.