DI404 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DI404
- Species
- Bison
- Unit
- Unit 20D
- Area
- Delta Either Sex
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- Either Sex
- 2026–27 season
- Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 85 permits; Residents: Up to 85 permits
- Next application period
- Nov 1, 8 am – Dec 15, 2026, 5 pm AKST (2027–28 hunts)
- Application fee
- $10 per entry, plus a hunting license (ADF&G FAQ)
Draw odds by year (2019–2024)
Applications are down about 55% since 2019 (19,992 then, 9,019 in 2024). Permits went from 55 to 70. Across 2019–2024 permit reports, 165 of 194 permit holders who hunted took an animal (85%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19,992 | 55 | <1% | 363 |
| 2020 | 21,398 | 55 | <1% | 389 |
| 2021 | 24,853 | 55 | <1% | 452 |
| 2022 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2023 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2024 | 9,019 | 70 | 1% | 129 |
| 2025 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 54 | 49 | 45 | 92% |
| 2020 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 77% |
| 2021 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 100% |
| 2022 | No records | |||
| 2023 | No records | |||
| 2024 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 68% |
| 2025 | No records | |||
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 DI404
- ADF&G hunt page for DI404 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 20D bison (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 20D on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 20D 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 bison draw odds
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.