DM827 and 1 more: Alaska moose draw hunts, Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River
Drawing hunts DM827 and DM829 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River, in Unit 21D, Unit 24C and Unit 24D. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 280 applications for 2 permits. 2 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 1 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits them to: nonresidents nonguided 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.
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 DM827 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River |
| Units | 21D, 24C, 24D |
| Who may apply | Nonresidents Nonguided Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 280 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 2 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 1 taken by 2 hunters |
How many applied for DM827 and 1 more, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM827 | 2023 | 99 | 1 | 1% |
| DM827 | 2024 | 112 | 1 | 1% |
| DM827 | 2025 | 108 | 1 | 1% |
| DM829 | 2023 | 172 | 2 | 1% |
| DM829 | 2024 | 200 | 1 | 1% |
| DM829 | 2025 | 172 | 1 | 1% |
DM827 went from 99 applications in 2023 to 108 in 2025 (up 9%), with 1 permit each time. DM829 went from 172 applications in 2023 to 172 in 2025 (no change), with 2 permits then 1. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM827 ranks 90th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM827 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DM827 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DM827 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DM827 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DM827 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DM829 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DM829 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DM829 | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| DM829 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DM829 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
What is the country like in Unit 21D, Unit 24C and Unit 24D?
| Unit | Square miles | All moose hunters, 2025: successful of total | Federal land | State land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 21D | 12,093 | 240 of 605 | 60.7% | 18.2% |
| Unit 24C | 3,051 | 9 of 38 | 65.7% | 13.2% |
| Unit 24D | 5,357 | 55 of 97 | 86% | 0% |
Unit 21D holds BLM Anchorage Field Office and Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge and communities including Galena, Kaltag and Koyukuk; no highway. Unit 24C holds BLM Central Yukon Field Office and State Patented and communities including Hughes; no highway. Unit 24D holds Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge and BLM Central Yukon Field Office and communities including Huslia; no highway.
Sources: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, moose (all hunt types in the unit); USGS PAD-US; U.S. Census Bureau.
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 DM827?
DM827 drew 108 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 1 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM827?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM827: 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM827?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River, in Unit 21D, Unit 24C and Unit 24D. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM827 1 of 1 hunters (100%) and DM829 0 of 1 hunters (0%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM827. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.