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DC827 Central Alaska Range caribou draw odds
DC827 is a resident-only caribou drawing hunt in Unit 20A (Central Alaska Range). In the 2025 drawing, 15,550 applications went in for 149 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 104 applications.
DC827 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DC827
- Species
- Caribou
- Unit
- Unit 20A
- Area
- Central Alaska Range
- Who can apply
- Residents only
- Legal animal
- Bull
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Sep 20, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Residents: Up to 149 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 95% since 2019 (7,966 then, 15,550 in 2025). Permits went from 150 to 149. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 416 of 667 permit holders who hunted took an animal (62%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7,966 | 150 | 2% | 53 |
| 2020 | 7,082 | 150 | 2% | 47 |
| 2021 | 8,142 | 150 | 2% | 54 |
| 2022 | 9,592 | 150 | 2% | 64 |
| 2023 | 13,180 | 150 | 1% | 88 |
| 2024 | 15,712 | 150 | 1% | 105 |
| 2025 | 15,550 | 149 | 1% | 104 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 150 | 101 | 72 | 71% |
| 2020 | 150 | 92 | 53 | 58% |
| 2021 | 150 | 106 | 71 | 67% |
| 2022 | 150 | 102 | 70 | 69% |
| 2023 | 150 | 95 | 58 | 61% |
| 2024 | 150 | 94 | 54 | 57% |
| 2025* | 149 | 77 | 38 | 49% |
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 DC827
- ADF&G hunt page for DC827 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 20A caribou (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 20A on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 20A 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
Other caribou draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC826 | Caribou | Central Alaska Range | Nonresidents only | 1% | 2,353 / 13 |
| DC828 | Caribou | Central Alaska Range | Nonresidents only | 1% | 1,224 / 13 |
*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.