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DB089 Inside Drainages Only (Spring) brown bear draw odds
DB089 is a nonresident-only brown bear drawing hunt in Unit 4 (Inside Drainages Only (Spring)). In the 2025 drawing, 28 applications went in for 2 permits and 7% drew, about one permit for every 14 applications.
DB089 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DB089
- Species
- Brown bear
- Unit
- Unit 4
- Area
- Inside Drainages Only (Spring)
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- 1 Brown Bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs; INSIDE DRAINAGES ONLY
- 2026–27 season
- Mar 15 – May 20, 2027
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 2 permits
- Next application period
- Nov 1, 8 am – Dec 15, 2026, 5 pm AKST (2027–28 hunts)
- Application fee
- $5 per entry, plus a hunting license (ADF&G FAQ)
Draw odds by year (2019–2025)
Applications are down about 15% since 2019 (33 then, 28 in 2025).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 33 | 2 | 6% | 16 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 25% | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2 | 5% | 21 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 7% | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 13% | 8 |
| 2025 | 28 | 2 | 7% | 14 |
Harvest numbers: ADF&G's Harvest Lookup doesn't cover bear hunts, so we don't show any here.
"% drawn" is ADF&G's printed figure. Apps per permit is our math. Party applications and permits issued after the drawing shift the real odds a little.
Regs, map, and deadlines for DB089
- ADF&G hunt page for DB089 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 4 brown bear (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 4 on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 4 page: every draw hunt there, emergency orders, and trips
- How to apply for Alaska draw hunts (2027–28 drawing)
- Hunting deadlines calendar: application, results, and permit-report dates
- All brown bear draw odds
Other brown bear draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB077 | Brown bear | Unit 4 (Fall) | Nonresidents only | 23% | 13 / 3 |
| DB088 | Brown bear | Outside Drainages Only (Spring) | Nonresidents only | 15% | 13 / 2 |
*Most recent drawing with results (2025 for most hunts), from ADF&G's drawing supplements.
Sources
Drawing results: ADF&G Drawing Permit Hunt Supplements, 2019–2025 drawings (latest, PDF). Season, legal animal, and permits: ADF&G hunt page. Harvest: ADF&G Harvest Lookup. Checked 2026-10-19. Chugach Cache isn't affiliated with ADF&G; the supplement and hunt page are the official word.