DE721 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DE721
- Species
- Elk
- Unit
- Unit 8
- Area
- East Afognak Island
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One Elk, Either sex
- 2026–27 season
- Sep 25 – Oct 9, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 31 permits; Residents: Up to 31 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 123% since 2019 (594 then, 1,324 in 2025). Permits went from 40 to 31. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 24 of 113 permit holders who hunted took an animal (21%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 594 | 40 | 7% | 15 |
| 2020 | 705 | 40 | 6% | 18 |
| 2021 | 981 | 35 | 4% | 28 |
| 2022 | 892 | 35 | 4% | 25 |
| 2023 | 1,036 | 35 | 3% | 30 |
| 2024 | 961 | 31 | 3% | 31 |
| 2025 | 1,324 | 31 | 2% | 43 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 22% |
| 2021 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 29% |
| 2022 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 31% |
| 2023 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 40% |
| 2025* | 32 | 17 | 4 | 24% |
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 DE721
- ADF&G hunt page for DE721 ↗ (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 |
| DE706 | Elk | Raspberry Island | Nonresidents only | 10% | 99 / 10 |
| 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 |
| 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.