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DC828 Central Alaska Range caribou draw odds
DC828 is a nonresident-only caribou drawing hunt in Unit 20A (Central Alaska Range). In the 2025 drawing, 1,224 applications went in for 13 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 94 applications.
DC828 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DC828
- Species
- Caribou
- Unit
- Unit 20A
- Area
- Central Alaska Range
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Bull
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Sep 20, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 13 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 (2025)
Across 2025–2025 permit reports, 8 of 9 permit holders who hunted took an animal (89%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2020 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2021 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2022 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2023 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2024 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2025 | 1,224 | 13 | 1% | 94 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | No records | |||
| 2020 | No records | |||
| 2021 | No records | |||
| 2022 | No records | |||
| 2023 | No records | |||
| 2024 | No records | |||
| 2025* | 13 | 9 | 8 | 89% |
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 DC828
- ADF&G hunt page for DC828 ↗ (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 |
| DC827 | Caribou | Central Alaska Range | Residents only | 1% | 15,550 / 149 |
*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.