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DB987 Unit 26B brown bear draw odds
DB987 is a nonresident-only brown bear drawing hunt in Unit 26B. In the 2025 drawing, 91 applications went in for 20 permits and 22% drew, about one permit for every 5 applications.
DB987 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DB987
- Species
- Brown bear
- Unit
- Unit 26B
- Area
- Unit-wide
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Any bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs.
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10, 2026 – Jun 15, 2027
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 20 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 160% since 2019 (35 then, 91 in 2025). Permits went from 8 to 20.
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 8 | 23% | 4 |
| 2020 | 84 | 12 | 14% | 7 |
| 2021 | 81 | 14 | 17% | 6 |
| 2022 | 80 | 20 | 25% | 4 |
| 2023 | 140 | 14 | 10% | 10 |
| 2024 | 113 | 14 | 12% | 8 |
| 2025 | 91 | 20 | 22% | 5 |
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 DB987
- ADF&G hunt page for DB987 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 26B brown bear (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 26B on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 26B 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
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.