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DL457 McHugh Creek black bear draw odds
DL457 is a black bear drawing hunt in Unit 14C (McHugh Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 636 applications went in for 3 permits and <1% drew, about one permit for every 212 applications.
DL457 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DL457
- Species
- Black bear
- Unit
- Unit 14C
- Area
- McHugh Creek
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- One (1) black bear, except cubs and females accompanied by cubs
- 2026–27 season
- Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 3 permits; Residents: Up to 3 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 (2020–2025)
Applications are up about 230% since 2020 (193 then, 636 in 2025).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2020 | 193 | 3 | 2% | 64 |
| 2021 | 221 | 3 | 1% | 74 |
| 2022 | 255 | 3 | 1% | 85 |
| 2023 | 307 | 3 | 1% | 102 |
| 2024 | 553 | 3 | 1% | 184 |
| 2025 | 636 | 3 | <1% | 212 |
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 DL457
- ADF&G hunt page for DL457 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 14C black bear (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 14C on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 14C 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL455 | Black bear | JBER | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 1,220 / 25 |
*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.