DM839 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DM839
- 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 18 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 have held fairly steady since 2019 (68 then, 75 in 2025). Permits went from 15 to 18. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 57 of 78 permit holders who hunted took an animal (73%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 68 | 15 | 22% | 5 |
| 2020 | 74 | 18 | 24% | 4 |
| 2021 | 45 | 18 | 40% | 2 |
| 2022 | 116 | 18 | 16% | 6 |
| 2023 | 118 | 18 | 15% | 7 |
| 2024 | 118 | 18 | 15% | 7 |
| 2025 | 75 | 18 | 24% | 4 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 71% |
| 2020 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2021 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 73% |
| 2022 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| 2023 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2024 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 64% |
| 2025* | 18 | 14 | 9 | 64% |
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 DM839
- ADF&G hunt page for DM839 ↗ (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 |
| 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 |
| DM837 | Moose | Middle Yukon | Nonresidents only | 5% | 884 / 42 |
| 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.