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DC590 Western Talkeetna Mountains caribou draw odds
DC590 is a caribou drawing hunt in Units 14A, 14B (Western Talkeetna Mountains). In the 2025 drawing, 9,028 applications went in for 50 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 181 applications.
DC590 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DC590
- Species
- Caribou
- Area
- Western Talkeetna Mountains
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One (1) Bull Caribou
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10, 2026 – Mar 15, 2027
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 25 permits; Residents: Up to 25 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 75% since 2019 (5,157 then, 9,028 in 2025). Permits went from 200 to 50. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 289 of 496 permit holders who hunted took an animal (58%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5,157 | 200 | 4% | 26 |
| 2020 | 4,254 | 200 | 5% | 21 |
| 2021 | 4,717 | 200 | 4% | 24 |
| 2022 | 5,839 | 200 | 3% | 29 |
| 2023 | 9,248 | 100 | 1% | 92 |
| 2024 | 10,217 | 100 | 1% | 102 |
| 2025 | 9,028 | 50 | 1% | 181 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 199 | 92 | 52 | 57% |
| 2020 | 200 | 108 | 62 | 57% |
| 2021 | 200 | 86 | 51 | 59% |
| 2022 | 199 | 84 | 53 | 63% |
| 2023 | 100 | 46 | 24 | 52% |
| 2024 | 100 | 56 | 32 | 57% |
| 2025* | 50 | 24 | 15 | 62% |
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 DC590
- ADF&G hunt page for DC590 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Units 14A caribou (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 14A on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 14A 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.