DM802: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 21B, east of the Nowitna River Corridor
Drawing hunt DM802 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21B, east of the Nowitna River Corridor. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 170 applications for 67 permits, and ADF&G reports 39% drawn. 19 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 3 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics.
Data updated October 2026. Drawing: ADF&G's results of the 2023, 2024 and 2025 drawings. Harvest: ADF&G hunt statistics, 2021 to 2025.
National wildlife refuge (FWS)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DM802 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21B, east of the Nowitna River Corridor |
| Units | 21B |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 170 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 67 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 3 taken by 19 hunters |
How many applied for DM802, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM802 | 2023 | 65 | 67 | 100% |
| DM802 | 2024 | 204 | 67 | 33% |
| DM802 | 2025 | 170 | 67 | 39% |
DM802 went from 65 applications in 2023 to 170 in 2025 (up 162%), with 67 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM802 ranks 81st 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM802 | 2021 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33% |
| DM802 | 2022 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25% |
| DM802 | 2023 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14% |
| DM802 | 2024 | 67 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 32% |
| DM802 | 2025 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM802's area lies in Unit 21B, 9,330 square miles, 63.3% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 65 of 217 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 21B 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 DM802?
DM802 drew 170 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 67 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM802?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM802: 100% in 2023, 33% in 2024, 39% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM802?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21B, east of the Nowitna River Corridor. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM802?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM802 3 of 19 hunters (16%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM802. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.