DM855 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DM855
- Species
- Moose
- Unit
- Unit 22E
- Area
- Unit-wide
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Bull with 50-inch or larger antlers or antlers with 4 or more browtines on at least one side.
- 2026–27 season
- Sep 1 – Sep 14, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 5 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 (2023–2025)
Applications are up about 25% since 2023 (237 then, 297 in 2025). Across 2023–2025 permit reports, 11 of 12 permit holders who hunted took an animal (92%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2020 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2021 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2022 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2023 | 237 | 5 | 2% | 47 |
| 2024 | 278 | 5 | 2% | 56 |
| 2025 | 297 | 5 | 2% | 59 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | No records | |||
| 2020 | No records | |||
| 2021 | No records | |||
| 2022 | No records | |||
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2025* | 5 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
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 DM855
- ADF&G hunt page for DM855 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 22E moose (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 22E on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 22 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM845 | Moose | East of the Darby Mtns | Nonresidents only | 67% | 12 / 8 |
*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.