DX080: Alaska muskox draw hunt, Units 21D and 24D
Drawing hunt DX080 covers one ADF&G hunt area: Units 21D and 24D. In ADF&G's 2025 drawing it drew 698 applications for 3 permits, and ADF&G reports under 1% drawn. 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.
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 DX080 for its exact line.| Species | Muskox |
|---|---|
| Hunt area | Units 21D and 24D |
| Units | 21D, 24D |
| Who may apply | Residents Only |
| Applications, 2025 drawing | 698 |
| Permits available, 2025 | 3 |
How many applied for DX080, 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX080 | 2023 | 529 | 3 | 1% |
| DX080 | 2024 | 632 | 3 | under 1% |
| DX080 | 2025 | 698 | 3 | under 1% |
DX080 went from 529 applications in 2023 to 698 in 2025 (up 32%), with 3 permits each time. By applications in the 2025 drawing, DX080 ranks 4th 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX080 | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| DX080 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| DX080 | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| DX080 | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DX080 | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ADF&G muskox harvest statistics, drawing hunts. "Hunted" counts permit holders who went hunting.
What is the country like in Unit 21D and Unit 24D?
| Unit | Square miles | All muskox hunters, 2025: successful of total | Federal land | State land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 21D | 12,093 | 60.7% | 18.2% | |
| Unit 24D | 5,357 | 86% | 0% |
Unit 21D holds BLM Anchorage Field Office and Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge and communities including Galena, Kaltag and Koyukuk; no highway. Unit 24D holds Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge and BLM Central Yukon Field Office and communities including Huslia; no highway.
Sources: ADF&G Harvest General Reports, muskox (all hunt types in the unit); USGS PAD-US; U.S. Census Bureau.
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 DX080?
DX080 drew 698 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 DX080?
ADF&G's own "% drawn" for DX080: 1% in 2023, under 1% in 2024, under 1% in 2025. These are past drawings, not a forecast.
Where is DX080?
ADF&G's hunt area: Units 21D and 24D. ADF&G publishes a PDF map of it.
How many hunters took a muskox on DX080?
ADF&G's hunt statistics for the 2025 regulatory year: DX080 0 of 0 hunters.
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Sources: ADF&G 2026-2027 Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement and the two before it; ADF&G harvest statistics; hunt map DX080. FilledTag is not part of ADF&G; check its emergency orders before you hunt.