DM808: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 21B, west of the Nowitna River Corridor
Drawing hunt DM808 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21B, west of the Nowitna River Corridor. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 91 applications for 78 permits, and ADF&G reports 86% drawn. 7 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 1 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 DM808 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21B, west of the Nowitna River Corridor |
| Units | 21B |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 91 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 78 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 1 taken by 7 hunters |
How many applied for DM808, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM808 | 2023 | 90 | 78 | 87% |
| DM808 | 2024 | 172 | 78 | 45% |
| DM808 | 2025 | 91 | 78 | 86% |
DM808 went from 90 applications in 2023 to 91 in 2025 (up 1%), with 78 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM808 ranks 91st 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM808 | 2021 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% |
| DM808 | 2022 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 36% |
| DM808 | 2023 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 47% |
| DM808 | 2024 | 78 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 41% |
| DM808 | 2025 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM808'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 DM808?
DM808 drew 91 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 78 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM808?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM808: 87% in 2023, 45% in 2024, 86% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM808?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21B, west of the Nowitna River Corridor. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM808?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM808 1 of 7 hunters (14%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM808. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.