DM783: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 20B, Richardson
Drawing hunt DM783 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20B, Richardson. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 1,194 applications for 50 permits, and ADF&G reports 4% drawn. 29 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 2 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: by bow and arrow, crossbow or muzzleloader only; 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 DM783 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20B, Richardson |
| Units | 20B |
| Who may apply | By bow and arrow, crossbow or muzzleloader only; Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,194 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 50 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 2 taken by 29 hunters |
How many applied for DM783, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM783 | 2023 | 1,128 | 50 | 4% |
| DM783 | 2024 | 1,093 | 50 | 5% |
| DM783 | 2025 | 1,194 | 50 | 4% |
DM783 went from 1,128 applications in 2023 to 1,194 in 2025 (up 6%), with 50 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM783 ranks 30th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM783 | 2021 | 50 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 46% |
| DM783 | 2022 | 50 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7% |
| DM783 | 2023 | 50 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27% |
| DM783 | 2024 | 50 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 27% |
| DM783 | 2025 | 50 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM783's area lies in Unit 20B, 9,099 square miles, 2.9% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 324 of 2,360 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 20B 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 DM783?
DM783 drew 1,194 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 50 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM783?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM783: 4% in 2023, 5% in 2024, 4% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM783?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20B, Richardson. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM783?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM783 2 of 29 hunters (7%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM783. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.