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DG478 South Road System mountain goat draw odds
DG478 is a mountain goat drawing hunt in Unit 8 (South Road System). In the 2025 drawing, 3,360 applications went in for 80 permits and 2% drew, about one permit for every 42 applications.
DG478 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DG478
- Species
- Mountain goat
- Unit
- Unit 8
- Area
- South Road System
- 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 80 permits; Residents: Up to 80 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 have held fairly steady since 2019 (3,231 then, 3,360 in 2025). Permits went from 100 to 80. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 267 of 432 permit holders who hunted took an animal (62%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3,231 | 100 | 3% | 32 |
| 2020 | 2,993 | 100 | 3% | 30 |
| 2021 | 2,992 | 80 | 3% | 37 |
| 2022 | 3,009 | 80 | 3% | 38 |
| 2023 | 3,084 | 80 | 3% | 39 |
| 2024 | 3,452 | 80 | 2% | 43 |
| 2025 | 3,360 | 80 | 2% | 42 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 99 | 75 | 57 | 76% |
| 2020 | 100 | 65 | 45 | 69% |
| 2021 | 80 | 53 | 32 | 60% |
| 2022 | 79 | 52 | 35 | 67% |
| 2023 | 80 | 66 | 35 | 53% |
| 2024 | 81 | 63 | 37 | 59% |
| 2025* | 80 | 58 | 26 | 45% |
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 DG478
- ADF&G hunt page for DG478 ↗ (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 |
| DG473 | Mountain goat | Hidden Basin, East Terror Lake | Residents & nonresidents | 3% | 480 / 12 |
| 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.