DM837 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DM837
- Species
- Moose
- Unit
- Unit 21E
- Area
- Middle Yukon
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- 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 42 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 173% since 2019 (324 then, 884 in 2025). Permits went from 35 to 42. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 161 of 204 permit holders who hunted took an animal (79%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 324 | 35 | 11% | 9 |
| 2020 | 407 | 42 | 10% | 10 |
| 2021 | 574 | 42 | 7% | 14 |
| 2022 | 514 | 42 | 8% | 12 |
| 2023 | 615 | 42 | 7% | 15 |
| 2024 | 913 | 42 | 5% | 22 |
| 2025 | 884 | 42 | 5% | 21 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 67% |
| 2020 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 95% |
| 2021 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 88% |
| 2022 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 77% |
| 2023 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 82% |
| 2024 | 42 | 31 | 23 | 74% |
| 2025* | 43 | 36 | 25 | 69% |
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 DM837
- ADF&G hunt page for DM837 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 21E moose (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 21E on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 21 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 |
| DM808 | Moose | West of the Nowitna River Corridor | Residents & nonresidents | 86% | 91 / 78 |
| DM802 | Moose | East of the Nowitna River Corridor | Residents & nonresidents | 39% | 170 / 67 |
| DM839 | Moose | Middle Yukon | Nonresidents only | 24% | 75 / 18 |
| DM814 | Moose | Bear Creek drainage | Residents only | 15% | 109 / 16 |
| DM815 | Moose | Bear Creek drainage | Nonresidents only | 11% | 19 / 2 |
| DM817 | Moose | Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats | Residents & nonresidents | 11% | 282 / 31 |
| DM816 | Moose | Yuki/Bishop creek drainages | Residents & nonresidents | 6% | 440 / 25 |
| 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.