DM845: Alaska moose draw hunt, Unit 22B, East of Darby Mtns.
Drawing hunt DM845 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 22B, East of Darby Mtns.. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 12 applications for 8 permits, and ADF&G reports 67% drawn. 5 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 4 took a moose, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it to: nonresidents 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 preserve (NPS)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DM845 for its exact line.| Species | Moose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 22B, East of Darby Mtns. |
| Units | 22B |
| Who may apply | Nonresidents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 12 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 8 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 4 taken by 5 hunters |
How many applied for DM845, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM845 | 2023 | 3 | 8 | 100% |
| DM845 | 2024 | 1 | 8 | 100% |
| DM845 | 2025 | 12 | 8 | 67% |
DM845 went from 3 applications in 2023 to 12 in 2025 (up 300%), with 8 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DM845 ranks 97th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM845 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DM845 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DM845 | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DM845 | 2024 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100% |
| DM845 | 2025 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 80% |
Source: ADF&G moose harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DM845's area lies in Unit 22B, 7,825 square miles, 45.5% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every moose hunt there, 43 of 123 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 22B 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 DM845?
DM845 drew 12 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 8 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DM845?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DM845: 100% in 2023, 100% in 2024, 67% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DM845?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 22B, East of Darby Mtns.. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a moose on DM845?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DM845 4 of 5 hunters (80%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DM845. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.