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Mountain goat draw hunt · Unit 14A
DG890 Metal Creek mountain goat draw odds
DG890 is a mountain goat drawing hunt in Unit 14A (Metal Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 1,167 applications went in for 20 permits and 2% drew, about one permit for every 58 applications.
DG890 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DG890
- Species
- Mountain goat
- Unit
- Unit 14A
- Area
- Metal Creek
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One (1) mountain goat, the taking of nannies with kids is prohibited.
- 2026–27 season
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 20 permits; Residents: Up to 20 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 (1,186 then, 1,167 in 2025). Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 11 of 63 permit holders who hunted took an animal (17%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,186 | 20 | 2% | 59 |
| 2020 | 1,500 | 20 | 1% | 75 |
| 2021 | 1,581 | 20 | 1% | 79 |
| 2022 | 1,516 | 20 | 1% | 76 |
| 2023 | 1,488 | 20 | 1% | 74 |
| 2024 | 1,463 | 20 | 1% | 73 |
| 2025 | 1,167 | 20 | 2% | 58 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 22% |
| 2020 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| 2022 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 31% |
| 2023 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 9% |
| 2025* | 20 | 8 | 1 | 12% |
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 DG890
- ADF&G hunt page for DG890 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 14A mountain goat (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 14A on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 14A 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG891 | Mountain goat | Marcus Baker | Residents & nonresidents | 3% | 874 / 30 |
| DG889 | Mountain goat | Non-Resident Lake George | Nonresidents only | 2% | 355 / 7 |
| DG854 | Mountain goat | Upper Eagle River | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 1,962 / 10 |
| DG852 | Mountain goat | East Fork Eklutna | Residents & nonresidents | <1% | 1,389 / 3 |
| DG858 | Mountain goat | Bird Creek | Residents & nonresidents | <1% | 1,041 / 4 |
*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.