DM424 and 1 more: Alaska moose draw hunts, Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion)
Drawing hunts DM424 and DM427 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion). In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 3,635 applications for 45 permits. 38 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 18 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits them to: certified bowhunters 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 DM424 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion) |
| Units | 14C |
| Who may apply | Certified Bowhunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 3,635 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 45 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 18 taken by 38 hunters |
How many applied for DM424 and 1 more, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM424 | 2023 | 2,176 | 40 | 2% |
| DM424 | 2024 | 2,965 | 30 | 1% |
| DM424 | 2025 | 2,510 | 30 | 1% |
| DM427 | 2023 | 1,038 | 25 | 2% |
| DM427 | 2024 | 990 | 15 | 2% |
| DM427 | 2025 | 1,125 | 15 | 1% |
DM424 went from 2,176 applications in 2023 to 2,510 in 2025 (up 15%), with 40 permits then 30. DM427 went from 1,038 applications in 2023 to 1,125 in 2025 (up 8%), with 25 permits then 15. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM424 ranks 16th of ADF&G's 101 moose drawing hunts; the busiest, DM413, drew 7,942, and the moose hunts together drew 123,853 applications for 2,330 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 moose?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM424 | 2021 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 42% |
| DM424 | 2022 | 40 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 42% |
| DM424 | 2023 | 40 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 33% |
| DM424 | 2024 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 44% |
| DM424 | 2025 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 40% |
| DM427 | 2021 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 76% |
| DM427 | 2022 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 40% |
| DM427 | 2023 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 76% |
| DM427 | 2024 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| DM427 | 2025 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 62% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM424's area lies in Unit 14C, 2,170 square miles, 26% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 102 of 454 hunters took one in 2025. 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 DM424?
DM424 drew 2,510 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 DM424?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM424: 2% in 2023, 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM424?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14C, portions of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Management Area (former Fort Richardson portion). ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM424 10 of 25 hunters (40%) and DM427 8 of 13 hunters (62%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM424. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.