DX001 and 1 more: Alaska muskox draw hunts, Unit 18, Nunivak Island
Drawing hunts DX001 and DX003 share one ADF&G hunt area: Unit 18, Nunivak Island. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing they drew 9,014 applications for 45 permits. 41 permit holders went hunting in the 2025 regulatory year and 41 took a muskox, by ADF&G's hunt statistics.
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)Bureau of Land ManagementState of AlaskaThis unitNeighboring unit lineHighway
The hunt area is part of this unit: see ADF&G's map of DX001 for its exact line.| Species | Muskox |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Unit 18, Nunivak Island |
| Units | 18 |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 9,014 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 45 |
| Hunters and harvest, 2025 | 41 taken by 41 hunters |
How many applied for DX001 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX001 | 2023 | 1,759 | 10 | 1% |
| DX001 | 2024 | 1,646 | 10 | 1% |
| DX001 | 2025 | 1,740 | 5 | under 1% |
| DX003 | 2023 | 5,771 | 40 | 1% |
| DX003 | 2024 | 7,058 | 40 | 1% |
| DX003 | 2025 | 7,274 | 40 | 1% |
DX001 went from 1,759 applications in 2023 to 1,740 in 2025 (down 1%), with 10 permits then 5. DX003 went from 5,771 applications in 2023 to 7,274 in 2025 (up 26%), with 40 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DX001 ranks 3rd of ADF&G's 4 muskox drawing hunts; the busiest, DX112, drew 10,063, and the muskox hunts together drew 19,775 applications for 52 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 muskox?
| Hunt | Regulatory year | Permits issued | Hunted | Males | Females | Harvest | Success (ADF&G) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX001 | 2021 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| DX001 | 2022 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 85% |
| DX001 | 2023 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| DX001 | 2024 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60% |
| DX001 | 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100% |
| DX003 | 2021 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| DX003 | 2022 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| DX003 | 2023 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 100% |
| DX003 | 2024 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| DX003 | 2025 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 100% |
Source: ADF&G muskox harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
DX001's area lies in Unit 18, 45,454 square miles, 72.1% of it federal land in PAD-US. Across every muskox hunt there, 34 of 34 hunters took one in 2025. Unit 18 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 DX001?
DX001 drew 1,740 applications in ADF&G's 2025 drawing for 5 permits. ADF&G counts applications, and one hunter can apply for the same hunt more than once.
What share of applications drew DX001?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DX001: 1% in 2023, 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DX001?
ADF&G's hunt area: Unit 18, Nunivak Island. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a muskox on these hunts?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DX001 4 of 4 hunters (100%) and DX003 37 of 37 hunters (100%).
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DX001. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.