DL457: Alaska black bear draw hunt, Unit 14C, McHugh Creek
Drawing hunt DL457 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14C, McHugh Creek. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 636 applications for 3 permits, and ADF&G reports under 1% drawn. 1 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 0 took a black bear, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: certified shotgun hunters or certified muzzleloader hunters only.
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 ManagementNational forest (USFS)Other federal landState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DL457 for its exact line.| Species | Black bear |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14C, McHugh Creek |
| Units | 14C |
| Who may apply | Certified Shotgun Hunters or Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 636 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 3 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 0 taken by 1 hunters |
How many applied for DL457, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL457 | 2023 | 307 | 3 | 1% |
| DL457 | 2024 | 553 | 3 | 1% |
| DL457 | 2025 | 636 | 3 | under 1% |
DL457 went from 307 applications in 2023 to 636 in 2025 (up 107%), with 3 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DL457 ranks 5th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL457 | 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DL457 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DL457 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DL457 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DL457 | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G black bear harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DL457's area lies in Unit 14C, 2,170 square miles, 26% of it federal land in PAD-US. Unit 14C 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 DL457?
DL457 drew 636 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 3 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DL457?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DL457: 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DL457?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14C, McHugh Creek. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a black bear on DL457?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DL457 0 of 1 hunters (0%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DL457. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.