DM839: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 21E
Drawing hunt DM839 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 21E. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 75 applications for 18 permits, and ADF&G reports 24% drawn. 14 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 9 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: nonresidents guided 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 DM839 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 21E |
| Units | 21E |
| Who may apply | Nonresidents Guided Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 75 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 18 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 9 taken by 14 hunters |
How many applied for DM839, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM839 | 2023 | 118 | 18 | 15% |
| DM839 | 2024 | 118 | 18 | 15% |
| DM839 | 2025 | 75 | 18 | 24% |
DM839 went from 118 applications in 2023 to 75 in 2025 (down 36%), with 18 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM839 ranks 92nd 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM839 | 2021 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 73% |
| DM839 | 2022 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 44% |
| DM839 | 2023 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| DM839 | 2024 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 64% |
| DM839 | 2025 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 64% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM839's area lies in Unit 21E, 7,993 square miles, 73.5% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 185 of 278 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 21E 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 DM839?
DM839 drew 75 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 18 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM839?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM839: 15% in 2023, 15% in 2024, 24% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM839?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 21E. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM839?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM839 9 of 14 hunters (64%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM839. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.