DS170 and 1 more: Alaska Dall sheep draw hunts, Unit 14A, Metal Creek
Drawing hunts DS170 and DS175 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 14A, Metal Creek. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 1,078 applications for 7 permits. 7 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 4 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 ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DS170 for its exact line.| Species | Dall sheep |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 14A, Metal Creek |
| Units | 14A |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 1,078 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 7 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 4 taken by 7 hunters |
How many applied for DS170 and 1 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS170 | 2023 | 836 | 3 | under 1% |
| DS170 | 2024 | 675 | 3 | under 1% |
| DS170 | 2025 | 694 | 3 | under 1% |
| DS175 | 2023 | 400 | 2 | 1% |
| DS175 | 2024 | 341 | 2 | 1% |
| DS175 | 2025 | 384 | 4 | 1% |
DS170 went from 836 applications in 2023 to 694 in 2025 (down 17%), with 3 permits each time. DS175 went from 400 applications in 2023 to 384 in 2025 (down 4%), with 2 permits then 4. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DS170 ranks 16th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS170 | 2021 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13% |
| DS170 | 2022 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38% |
| DS170 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS170 | 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33% |
| DS170 | 2025 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 67% |
| DS175 | 2021 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS175 | 2022 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 38% |
| DS175 | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DS175 | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DS175 | 2025 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% |
Source: ADF&G sheep harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DS170's area lies in Unit 14A, 2,636 square miles, 1.7% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every sheep hunt there, 15 of 57 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 14A 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 DS170?
DS170 drew 694 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 DS170?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DS170: under 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DS170?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 14A, Metal Creek. 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: DS170 2 of 3 hunters (67%) and DS175 2 of 4 hunters (50%).
Does a nonresident need a guide for DS170?
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 DS170. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.