DM766: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 20A, Wood River CUA, East Central
Drawing hunt DM766 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20A, Wood River CUA, East Central. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 469 applications for 65 permits, and ADF&G reports 14% drawn. 36 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 16 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: 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 ManagementOther federal landState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DM766 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20A, Wood River CUA, East Central |
| Units | 20A |
| Who may apply | Certified Muzzleloader Hunters Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 469 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 65 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 16 taken by 36 hunters |
How many applied for DM766, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM766 | 2023 | 335 | 75 | 22% |
| DM766 | 2024 | 386 | 75 | 19% |
| DM766 | 2025 | 469 | 65 | 14% |
DM766 went from 335 applications in 2023 to 469 in 2025 (up 40%), with 75 permits then 65. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM766 ranks 54th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM766 | 2021 | 75 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 57% |
| DM766 | 2022 | 75 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 56% |
| DM766 | 2023 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 60% |
| DM766 | 2024 | 75 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 48% |
| DM766 | 2025 | 65 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 44% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM766's area lies in Unit 20A, 6,797 square miles, 20.4% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 456 of 1,746 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 20A 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 DM766?
DM766 drew 469 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 65 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM766?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM766: 22% in 2023, 19% in 2024, 14% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM766?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20A, Wood River CUA, East Central. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM766?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM766 16 of 36 hunters (44%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM766. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.