DS124 and 2 more: Alaska Dall sheep draw hunts, Unit 14C, Northeast
Drawing hunts DS124, DS125 and DS126 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14C, Northeast. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 1,275 applications for 9 permits. 7 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 2 took a sheep, 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.
Bureau of Land ManagementNational forest (USFS)Other federal landState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DS124 for its exact line.| Species | Dall sheep |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14C, Northeast |
| Units | 14C |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,275 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 9 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 2 taken by 7 hunters |
How many applied for DS124 and 2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS124 | 2023 | 469 | 3 | 1% |
| DS124 | 2024 | 610 | 3 | under 1% |
| DS124 | 2025 | 536 | 3 | 1% |
| DS125 | 2023 | 132 | 3 | 2% |
| DS125 | 2024 | 770 | 3 | under 1% |
| DS125 | 2025 | 264 | 3 | 1% |
| DS126 | 2023 | 155 | 3 | 2% |
| DS126 | 2024 | 200 | 3 | 2% |
| DS126 | 2025 | 475 | 3 | 1% |
DS124 went from 469 applications in 2023 to 536 in 2025 (up 14%), with 3 permits each time. DS125 went from 132 applications in 2023 to 264 in 2025 (up 100%), with 3 permits each time. DS126 went from 155 applications in 2023 to 475 in 2025 (up 206%), with 3 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DS124 ranks 19th of ADF&G's 44 sheep drawing hunts; the busiest, DS203, drew 4,607, and the sheep hunts together drew 42,537 applications for 292 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 sheep?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS124 | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS124 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS124 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS124 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS124 | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS125 | 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DS125 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DS125 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS125 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS125 | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67% |
| DS126 | 2021 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33% |
| DS126 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DS126 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DS126 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS126 | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Source: ADF&G sheep harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DS124's area lies in Unit 14C, 2,170 square miles, 26% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every sheep hunt there, 19 of 57 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 14C 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 DS124?
DS124 drew 536 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 3 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DS124?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DS124: 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DS124?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14C, Northeast. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a sheep on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DS124 0 of 3 hunters (0%), DS125 2 of 3 hunters (67%) and DS126 0 of 1 hunters (0%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DS124?
Yes, unless the hunt is for residents only: ADF&G requires nonresident U.S. citizens hunting Dall sheep to be accompanied by an Alaska-licensed guide or an Alaska resident relative 19 or older within the second degree of kindred.
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DS124. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.