DC001 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DC001
- Species
- Caribou
- Unit
- Unit 7
- Area
- Kenai Mountains
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One Bull Caribou
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Sep 20, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 5 permits; Residents: Up to 5 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 41% since 2019 (2,802 then, 3,952 in 2025). Permits went from 25 to 5. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 12 of 75 permit holders who hunted took an animal (16%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,802 | 25 | <1% | 112 |
| 2020 | 2,153 | 25 | 1% | 86 |
| 2021 | 2,620 | 25 | 1% | 105 |
| 2022 | 2,980 | 25 | 1% | 119 |
| 2023 | 5,020 | 25 | <1% | 201 |
| 2024 | 5,420 | 15 | <1% | 361 |
| 2025 | 3,952 | 5 | <1% | 790 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| 2020 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 21% |
| 2021 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 22% |
| 2022 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 23% |
| 2023 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 11% |
| 2025* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Success is harvested ÷ hunted. *2025 reports may still be coming in.
"% 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 DC001
- ADF&G hunt page for DC001 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 7 caribou (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 7 on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 7 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 caribou 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.