DM817: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 21D, Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats
Drawing hunt DM817 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21D, Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 282 applications for 31 permits, and ADF&G reports 11% drawn. 25 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 12 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 DM817 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21D, Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats |
| Units | 21D |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 282 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 31 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 12 taken by 25 hunters |
How many applied for DM817, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM817 | 2023 | 209 | 31 | 15% |
| DM817 | 2024 | 307 | 31 | 10% |
| DM817 | 2025 | 282 | 31 | 11% |
DM817 went from 209 applications in 2023 to 282 in 2025 (up 35%), with 31 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM817 ranks 69th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM817 | 2021 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 65% |
| DM817 | 2022 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 62% |
| DM817 | 2023 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 71% |
| DM817 | 2024 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 64% |
| DM817 | 2025 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 48% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM817'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 DM817?
DM817 drew 282 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 31 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM817?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM817: 15% in 2023, 10% in 2024, 11% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM817?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21D, Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM817?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM817 12 of 25 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 DM817. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.