DM816: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 21D, Yuki/Bishop Creek drainages
Drawing hunt DM816 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21D, Yuki/Bishop Creek drainages. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 440 applications for 25 permits, and ADF&G reports 6% drawn. 23 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 11 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 DM816 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21D, Yuki/Bishop Creek drainages |
| Units | 21D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 440 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 25 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 11 taken by 23 hunters |
How many applied for DM816, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM816 | 2023 | 375 | 25 | 7% |
| DM816 | 2024 | 414 | 25 | 6% |
| DM816 | 2025 | 440 | 25 | 6% |
DM816 went from 375 applications in 2023 to 440 in 2025 (up 17%), with 25 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM816 ranks 56th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM816 | 2021 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 80% |
| DM816 | 2022 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 92% |
| DM816 | 2023 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 50% |
| DM816 | 2024 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 92% |
| DM816 | 2025 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 48% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM816's area lies in Unit 21D, 12,093 square miles, 60.7% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 240 of 605 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 21D 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 DM816?
DM816 drew 440 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 25 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM816?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM816: 7% in 2023, 6% in 2024, 6% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM816?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21D, Yuki/Bishop Creek drainages. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM816?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM816 11 of 23 hunters (48%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM816. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.