DL030: Alaska black bear draw hunt, Unit 3, Kupreanof Island
Drawing hunt DL030 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 3, Kupreanof Island. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 524 applications for 70 permits, and ADF&G reports 13% drawn. 41 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 16 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 DL030 for its exact line.| Species | Black bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 3, Kupreanof Island |
| Units | 3 |
| Who may apply | Nonresident hunters not using registered guides. |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 524 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 70 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 16 taken by 41 hunters |
How many applied for DL030, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL030 | 2023 | 607 | 80 | 13% |
| DL030 | 2024 | 498 | 80 | 16% |
| DL030 | 2025 | 524 | 70 | 13% |
DL030 went from 607 applications in 2023 to 524 in 2025 (down 14%), with 80 permits then 70. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DL030 ranks 6th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL030 | 2021 | 106 | 65 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 58% |
| DL030 | 2022 | 100 | 70 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20% |
| DL030 | 2023 | 80 | 63 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 35% |
| DL030 | 2024 | 80 | 58 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 36% |
| DL030 | 2025 | 71 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 39% |
Source: ADF&G black bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DL030'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 DL030?
DL030 drew 524 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 70 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DL030?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DL030: 13% in 2023, 16% in 2024, 13% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DL030?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 3, Kupreanof Island. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a black bear on DL030?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DL030 16 of 41 hunters (39%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DL030. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.