DM770: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 20A, Western Mtns.
Drawing hunt DM770 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20A, Western Mtns.. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 5,088 applications for 40 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. 35 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 20 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.
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 DM770 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20A, Western Mtns. |
| Units | 20A |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 5,088 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 40 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 20 taken by 35 hunters |
How many applied for DM770, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM770 | 2023 | 4,398 | 50 | 1% |
| DM770 | 2024 | 4,804 | 50 | 1% |
| DM770 | 2025 | 5,088 | 40 | 1% |
DM770 went from 4,398 applications in 2023 to 5,088 in 2025 (up 16%), with 50 permits then 40. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM770 ranks 6th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM770 | 2021 | 60 | 49 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 71% |
| DM770 | 2022 | 59 | 53 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 74% |
| DM770 | 2023 | 50 | 41 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 76% |
| DM770 | 2024 | 50 | 44 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 48% |
| DM770 | 2025 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 57% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM770'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 DM770?
DM770 drew 5,088 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 40 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM770?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM770: 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM770?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20A, Western Mtns.. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM770?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM770 20 of 35 hunters (57%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM770. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.