DS165: Alaska Dall sheep draw hunt, Unit 13D, East
Drawing hunt DS165 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 13D, East. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 2,092 applications for 14 permits, and ADF&G reports 1% drawn. 10 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 4 took a sheep, by ADF&G's hunt statistics. ADF&G limits it 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)State of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DS165 for its exact line.| Species | Dall sheep |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 13D, East |
| Units | 13D |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 2,092 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 14 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 4 taken by 10 hunters |
How many applied for DS165, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS165 | 2023 | 2,014 | 16 | 1% |
| DS165 | 2024 | 1,852 | 8 | under 1% |
| DS165 | 2025 | 2,092 | 14 | 1% |
DS165 went from 2,014 applications in 2023 to 2,092 in 2025 (up 4%), with 16 permits then 14. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DS165 ranks 7th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS165 | 2021 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 33% |
| DS165 | 2022 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25% |
| DS165 | 2023 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 46% |
| DS165 | 2024 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20% |
| DS165 | 2025 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 40% |
Source: ADF&G sheep harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DS165's area lies in Unit 13D, 5,755 square miles, 18% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every sheep hunt there, 15 of 62 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 13D 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 DS165?
DS165 drew 2,092 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 14 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DS165?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DS165: 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DS165?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 13D, East. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a sheep on DS165?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DS165 4 of 10 hunters (40%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DS165?
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 DS165. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.