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DS165 East Dall sheep draw odds
DS165 is a resident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 13D (East). In the 2025 drawing, 2,092 applications went in for 14 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 149 applications.
DS165 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS165
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 13D
- Area
- East
- Who can apply
- Residents only
- Legal animal
- Full Curl or larger
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Sep 20, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Residents: Up to 16 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 67% since 2019 (1,256 then, 2,092 in 2025). Permits went from 20 to 14. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 28 of 86 permit holders who hunted took an animal (33%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,256 | 20 | 2% | 63 |
| 2020 | 1,141 | 20 | 2% | 57 |
| 2021 | 1,590 | 20 | 1% | 80 |
| 2022 | 1,694 | 16 | 1% | 106 |
| 2023 | 2,014 | 16 | 1% | 126 |
| 2024 | 1,852 | 8 | <1% | 232 |
| 2025 | 2,092 | 14 | 1% | 149 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 25% |
| 2020 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 33% |
| 2021 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 33% |
| 2022 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| 2023 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 46% |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 2025* | 14 | 10 | 4 | 40% |
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 DS165
- ADF&G hunt page for DS165 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 13D Dall sheep (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 13D on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 13D 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 Dall sheep draw odds
Other Dall sheep draw hunts nearby
| Hunt | Species | Area | Who can apply | % drawn* | Apps / permits* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS065 | Dall sheep | East | Nonresidents only | <1% | 269 / 1 |
| DS160 | Dall sheep | West | Residents only | <1% | 2,566 / 8 |
| DS260 | Dall sheep | West | Nonresidents only | <1% | 984 / 2 |
| DS265 | Dall sheep | East | Nonresidents only | <1% | 479 / 2 |
*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.