DM828 and 1 more: Alaska moose draw hunts, Unit 21D and 24C/D, Koyukuk Controlled Use Area upstream from the Gisasa River
Drawing hunts DM828 and DM830 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 1,100 applications for 20 permits. 11 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 5 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits them to: residents 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 DM828 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 | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,100 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 20 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 5 taken by 11 hunters |
How many applied for DM828 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM828 | 2023 | 194 | 10 | 5% |
| DM828 | 2024 | 165 | 10 | 6% |
| DM828 | 2025 | 205 | 10 | 5% |
| DM830 | 2023 | 619 | 10 | 2% |
| DM830 | 2024 | 842 | 10 | 1% |
| DM830 | 2025 | 895 | 10 | 1% |
DM828 went from 194 applications in 2023 to 205 in 2025 (up 6%), with 10 permits each time. DM830 went from 619 applications in 2023 to 895 in 2025 (up 45%), with 10 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM828 ranks 76th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM828 | 2021 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
| DM828 | 2022 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 78% |
| DM828 | 2023 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20% |
| DM828 | 2024 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60% |
| DM828 | 2025 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40% |
| DM830 | 2021 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71% |
| DM830 | 2022 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| DM830 | 2023 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 78% |
| DM830 | 2024 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71% |
| DM830 | 2025 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
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 DM828?
DM828 drew 205 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 10 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM828?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM828: 5% in 2023, 6% in 2024, 5% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM828?
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: DM828 2 of 5 hunters (40%) and DM830 3 of 6 hunters (50%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM828. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.