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Mountain goat draw hunt · Unit 8
DG473 Hidden Basin, East Terror Lake mountain goat draw odds
DG473 is a mountain goat drawing hunt in Unit 8 (Hidden Basin, East Terror Lake). In the 2025 drawing, 480 applications went in for 12 permits and 3% drew, about one permit for every 40 applications.
DG473 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DG473
- Species
- Mountain goat
- Unit
- Unit 8
- Area
- Hidden Basin, East Terror Lake
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One goat, either sex. Nannies with kids are protected and can not be legally harvested
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 12 permits; Residents: Up to 12 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 50% since 2019 (321 then, 480 in 2025). Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 36 of 63 permit holders who hunted took an animal (57%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 321 | 12 | 4% | 27 |
| 2020 | 331 | 12 | 4% | 28 |
| 2021 | 465 | 12 | 3% | 39 |
| 2022 | 476 | 12 | 3% | 40 |
| 2023 | 462 | 12 | 3% | 38 |
| 2024 | 444 | 12 | 3% | 37 |
| 2025 | 480 | 12 | 3% | 40 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| 2020 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 33% |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 33% |
| 2023 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| 2025* | 13 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
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 DG473
- ADF&G hunt page for DG473 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 8 mountain goat (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 mountain goat draw odds
Other mountain goat draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG476 | Mountain goat | Kiliuda Bay | Residents & nonresidents | 11% | 457 / 50 |
| DG474 | Mountain goat | Uganik River | Residents & nonresidents | 10% | 699 / 70 |
| DG471 | Mountain goat | Wild Creek, Center Mt. | Residents & nonresidents | 6% | 546 / 35 |
| DG472 | Mountain goat | Crown Mt | Residents & nonresidents | 4% | 316 / 12 |
| DG478 | Mountain goat | South Road System | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 3,360 / 80 |
| DG479 | Mountain goat | North Road System | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 2,364 / 50 |
*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.