DM786: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area
Drawing hunt DM786 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 254 applications for 37 permits, and ADF&G reports 15% drawn. 27 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 7 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: certified bowhunters only; qualified disabled veterans and qualified disabled active duty military 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 DM786 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area |
| Units | 20B |
| Who may apply | Certified Bowhunters Only; Qualified Disabled Veterans and Qualified Disabled Active Duty Military Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 254 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 37 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 7 taken by 27 hunters |
How many applied for DM786, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM786 | 2023 | 272 | 37 | 14% |
| DM786 | 2024 | 296 | 37 | 13% |
| DM786 | 2025 | 254 | 37 | 15% |
DM786 went from 272 applications in 2023 to 254 in 2025 (down 7%), with 37 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM786 ranks 72nd 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM786 | 2021 | 37 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9% |
| DM786 | 2022 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14% |
| DM786 | 2023 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31% |
| DM786 | 2024 | 37 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34% |
| DM786 | 2025 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM786'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 DM786?
DM786 drew 254 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 37 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM786?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM786: 14% in 2023, 13% in 2024, 15% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM786?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 20B, Fairbanks Management Area. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM786?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM786 7 of 27 hunters (26%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM786. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.