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DL028 Prince of Wales and surrounding islands black bear draw odds
DL028 is a nonresident-only black bear drawing hunt in Unit 2 (Prince of Wales and surrounding islands). In the 2025 drawing, 2,072 applications went in for 190 permits and 9% drew, about one permit for every 11 applications.
DL028 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DL028
- Species
- Black bear
- Unit
- Unit 2
- Area
- Prince of Wales and surrounding islands
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- 1 Black Bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs
- 2026–27 season
- Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2027
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 200 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 168% since 2019 (772 then, 2,072 in 2025). Permits went from 150 to 190.
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 772 | 150 | 19% | 5 |
| 2020 | 1,261 | 170 | 13% | 7 |
| 2021 | 1,174 | 172 | 15% | 7 |
| 2022 | 1,682 | 180 | 11% | 9 |
| 2023 | 1,993 | 190 | 10% | 10 |
| 2024 | 2,177 | 190 | 9% | 11 |
| 2025 | 2,072 | 190 | 9% | 11 |
Harvest numbers: ADF&G's Harvest Lookup doesn't cover bear hunts, so we don't show any here.
"% 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 DL028
- ADF&G hunt page for DL028 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 2 black bear (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 2 on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 2 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 black bear draw odds
Other black bear draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL027 | Black bear | Prince of Wales and surrounding islands | Nonresidents only | 7% | 797 / 55 |
*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.