DE706 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DE706
- Species
- Elk
- Unit
- Unit 8
- Area
- Raspberry Island
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- One Antlerless Elk
- 2026–27 season
- Oct 23 – Nov 30, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 10 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 down about 93% since 2019 (1,447 then, 99 in 2025). Permits went from 100 to 10. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 72 of 297 permit holders who hunted took an animal (24%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,447 | 100 | 7% | 14 |
| 2020 | 1,310 | 150 | 11% | 9 |
| 2021 | 1,904 | 150 | 8% | 13 |
| 2022 | 1,885 | 150 | 8% | 13 |
| 2023 | 2,015 | 150 | 7% | 13 |
| 2024 | 79 | 10 | 13% | 8 |
| 2025 | 99 | 10 | 10% | 10 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99 | 38 | 5 | 13% |
| 2020 | 150 | 58 | 12 | 21% |
| 2021 | 150 | 69 | 19 | 28% |
| 2022 | 150 | 55 | 12 | 22% |
| 2023 | 150 | 69 | 22 | 32% |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025* | 10 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
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 DE706
- ADF&G hunt page for DE706 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 8 elk (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 8 on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 8 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 elk draw odds
Other elk draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE713 | Elk | SW Afognak Is | Residents & nonresidents | 11% | 1,121 / 120 |
| DE717 | Elk | Remainder | Residents & nonresidents | 3% | 1,432 / 46 |
| DE723 | Elk | East Afognak Island | Residents & nonresidents | 3% | 1,046 / 31 |
| DE715 | Elk | Remainder | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 2,069 / 46 |
| DE721 | Elk | East Afognak Island | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 1,324 / 31 |
| DE702 | Elk | Raspberry Island | Residents & nonresidents | <1% | 3,579 / 6 |
| DE704 | Elk | Raspberry Island | Residents & nonresidents | <1% | 2,524 / 6 |
| DE711 | Elk | SW Afognak Is | Residents & nonresidents | <1% | 3,025 / 15 |
*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.