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DS170 Metal Creek Dall sheep draw odds
DS170 is a resident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 14A (Metal Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 694 applications went in for 3 permits and <1% drew, about one permit for every 231 applications.
DS170 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS170
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 14A
- Area
- Metal Creek
- Who can apply
- Residents only
- Legal animal
- Full Curl or larger
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Aug 25, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Residents: Up to 4 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 down about 42% since 2019 (1,190 then, 694 in 2025). Permits went from 12 to 3. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 9 of 40 permit holders who hunted took an animal (22%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,190 | 12 | 1% | 99 |
| 2020 | 1,251 | 10 | 1% | 125 |
| 2021 | 1,388 | 10 | 1% | 139 |
| 2022 | 1,837 | 10 | 1% | 184 |
| 2023 | 836 | 3 | <1% | 279 |
| 2024 | 675 | 3 | <1% | 225 |
| 2025 | 694 | 3 | <1% | 231 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 12% |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38% |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| 2025* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
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 DS170
- ADF&G hunt page for DS170 ↗ (official boundaries, conditions, and permit details)
- Search the regs for Unit 14A Dall sheep (ADF&G booklet text, with page links)
- See Unit 14A on the hunting map (unit lines, land status)
- Unit 14A 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS285 | Dall sheep | Friday Creek | Nonresidents only | 2% | 55 / 1 |
| DS175 | Dall sheep | Metal Creek | Residents only | 1% | 384 / 4 |
| DS185 | Dall sheep | Friday Creek | Residents only | 1% | 511 / 3 |
| DS190 | Dall sheep | Carpenter Creek | Residents only | 1% | 419 / 3 |
| DS195 | Dall sheep | Carpenter Creek | Residents only | 1% | 226 / 3 |
| DS180 | Dall sheep | Friday Creek | Residents only | <1% | 1,794 / 4 |
| DS270 | Dall sheep | Metal Creek | Nonresidents only | <1% | 228 / 1 |
*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.