DM518: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 15C, Southeast
Drawing hunt DM518 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 15C, Southeast. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 1,870 applications for 16 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. 16 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 11 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: residents 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.
National wildlife refuge (FWS)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DM518 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 15C, Southeast |
| Units | 15C |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,870 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 16 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 11 taken by 16 hunters |
How many applied for DM518, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM518 | 2023 | 1,475 | 6 | under 1% |
| DM518 | 2024 | 1,522 | 12 | 1% |
| DM518 | 2025 | 1,870 | 16 | 1% |
DM518 went from 1,475 applications in 2023 to 1,870 in 2025 (up 27%), with 6 permits then 16. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM518 ranks 20th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM518 | 2021 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 67% |
| DM518 | 2022 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 83% |
| DM518 | 2023 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67% |
| DM518 | 2024 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 75% |
| DM518 | 2025 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 69% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM518's area lies in Unit 15C, 3,741 square miles, 24% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 216 of 1,411 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 15C 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 DM518?
DM518 drew 1,870 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 16 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM518?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM518: under 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM518?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 15C, Southeast. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM518?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM518 11 of 16 hunters (69%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM518. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.