DM448 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DM448
- Species
- Moose
- Unit
- Unit 14C
- Area
- Birchwood Management Area
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- Bull; bull calves are legal in this hunt
- 2026–27 season
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 1 permit; Residents: Up to 1 permit
- 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 (100 then, 110 in 2025). Permits went from 3 to 2. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 2 of 12 permit holders who hunted took an animal (17%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 100 | 3 | 3% | 33 |
| 2020 | 64 | 3 | 5% | 21 |
| 2021 | 82 | 3 | 4% | 27 |
| 2022 | 52 | 3 | 6% | 17 |
| 2023 | 65 | 3 | 5% | 22 |
| 2024 | 107 | 3 | 3% | 36 |
| 2025 | 110 | 2 | 2% | 55 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2025* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
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 DM448
- ADF&G hunt page for DM448 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 14C moose (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 moose draw odds
Other moose draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM426 | Moose | JBER Qualified Disabled Veterans | Residents & nonresidents | 2% | 642 / 10 |
| DM210 | Moose | head of Turnagain Arm | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 5,635 / 40 |
| DM211 | Moose | head of Turnagain Arm | Residents only | 1% | 3,336 / 35 |
| DM421 | Moose | JBER Qualified Disabled Veterans | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 230 / 3 |
| DM422 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 948 / 10 |
| DM423 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 150 / 2 |
| DM424 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 2,510 / 30 |
| DM427 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 1,125 / 15 |
| DM428 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 611 / 7 |
| DM430 | Moose | Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson | Residents & nonresidents | 1% | 284 / 3 |
| DM441 | Moose | Knik River & Hunter Creek | Residents only | 1% | 515 / 5 |
| DM443 | Moose | Peters & Little Peters Creek | Residents only | 1% | 601 / 5 |
*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.