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Brown bear draw hunt · Unit 14C

DB470 Chugach State Park Management Area brown bear draw odds

DB470 is a brown bear drawing hunt in Unit 14C (Chugach State Park Management Area). In the 2025 drawing, 2,238 applications went in for 15 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 149 applications.

DB470 at a glance

Hunt number
DB470
Species
Brown bear
Unit
Unit 14C
Area
Chugach State Park Management Area
Who can apply
Residents & nonresidents
Legal animal
One (1) brown bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs.
2026–27 season
Sep 1, 2026 – May 31, 2027
2026 permits
Nonresidents: Up to 15 permits; Residents: Up to 15 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 up about 55% since 2019 (1,445 then, 2,238 in 2025).

Drawing results by year
DrawingApplicationsPermits% drawnApps per permit
20191,445151%96
20201,258151%84
20211,649151%110
20221,666151%111
20231,735151%116
20242,221151%148
20252,238151%149

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.

Other brown bear draw hunts nearby

Same unit or neighboring subunits
HuntSpeciesAreaWho can apply% drawn*Apps / permits*
DB468Brown bearEklutna Lake Management AreaResidents & nonresidents4%461 / 20
DB477Brown bearMcHugh CreekResidents & nonresidents1%279 / 3

*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.