DM808 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DM808
- Species
- Moose
- Unit
- Unit 21B
- Area
- West of the Nowitna River Corridor
- Who can apply
- Residents & nonresidents
- Legal animal
- Resident - Any bull. Nonresident - Bull with 50-inch antlers or antlers with 4 or more brow tines on at least one side.
- 2026–27 season
- Sep 5 – Sep 25, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 78 permits; Residents: Up to 78 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 54% since 2019 (59 then, 91 in 2025). Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 39 of 100 permit holders who hunted took an animal (39%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59 | 78 | 100% | 1 |
| 2020 | 61 | 78 | 100% | 1 |
| 2021 | 24 | 78 | 100% | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 78 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 90 | 78 | 87% | 1 |
| 2024 | 172 | 78 | 45% | 2 |
| 2025 | 91 | 78 | 86% | 1 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 38% |
| 2020 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| 2021 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| 2022 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 36% |
| 2023 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 47% |
| 2024 | 78 | 41 | 17 | 41% |
| 2025* | 47 | 7 | 1 | 14% |
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 DM808
- ADF&G hunt page for DM808 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 21B moose (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 21B on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 21B 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM811 | Moose | Upper Nowitna Corridor | Nonresidents only | 100% | 6 / 7 |
| DM802 | Moose | East of the Nowitna River Corridor | Residents & nonresidents | 39% | 170 / 67 |
| DM810 | Moose | Upper Nowitna Corridor | Residents only | 4% | 263 / 10 |
| DM805 | Moose | Lower Nowitna River Corridor | Nonresidents only | 3% | 73 / 2 |
| DM806 | Moose | Lower Nowitna River Corridor | Residents only | 3% | 285 / 8 |
| DM809 | Moose | Upper Nowitna Corridor | Nonresidents only | 3% | 113 / 3 |
*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.