DO508: Alaska emperor goose draw hunt, Unit 8 excluding the Kodiak Road Closure Area; Unit 9; Unit 10
Drawing hunt DO508 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 8 excluding the Kodiak Road Closure Area; Unit 9; Unit 10. It is not in ADF&G's 2025 results; in its 2024 drawing it drew 3,760 applications for 25 permits.
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)This unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DO508 for its exact line.| Species | Emperor goose |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 8 excluding the Kodiak Road Closure Area; Unit 9; Unit 10 |
| Units | 10 |
How many applied for DO508, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO508 | 2023 | 3,192 | 25 | 1% |
| DO508 | 2024 | 3,760 | 25 | 1% |
DO508 went from 3,192 applications in 2023 to 3,760 in 2024 (up 18%), with 25 permits each time.
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.
DO508's area lies in Unit 10, 17,420 square miles, 28.8% of it federal land in PAD-US. Unit 10 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 DO508?
DO508 drew 3,760 applications in ADF&G's 2024 drawing for 25 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DO508?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DO508: 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DO508?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 8 excluding the Kodiak Road Closure Area; Unit 9; Unit 10. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DO508. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.