DM771: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 20A, Central Mtns.
Drawing hunt DM771 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20A, Central Mtns.. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 1,051 applications for 65 permits, and ADF&G reports 6% drawn. 42 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 21 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 DM771 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20A, Central Mtns. |
| Units | 20A |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,051 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 65 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 21 taken by 42 hunters |
How many applied for DM771, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM771 | 2023 | 849 | 50 | 6% |
| DM771 | 2024 | 1,138 | 50 | 4% |
| DM771 | 2025 | 1,051 | 65 | 6% |
DM771 went from 849 applications in 2023 to 1,051 in 2025 (up 24%), with 50 permits then 65. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM771 ranks 33rd 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM771 | 2021 | 100 | 56 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 54% |
| DM771 | 2022 | 100 | 56 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 50% |
| DM771 | 2023 | 50 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 52% |
| DM771 | 2024 | 50 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 75% |
| DM771 | 2025 | 65 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 50% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM771'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 DM771?
DM771 drew 1,051 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 DM771?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM771: 6% in 2023, 4% in 2024, 6% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM771?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20A, Central Mtns.. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM771?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM771 21 of 42 hunters (50%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM771. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.