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DS185 Friday Creek Dall sheep draw odds
DS185 is a resident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 14A (Friday Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 511 applications went in for 3 permits and 1% drew, about one permit for every 170 applications.
DS185 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS185
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 14A
- Area
- Friday Creek
- Who can apply
- Residents only
- Legal animal
- Full Curl or larger
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 26 – Sep 20, 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 66% since 2019 (1,483 then, 511 in 2025). Permits went from 12 to 3. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 16 of 41 permit holders who hunted took an animal (39%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,483 | 12 | <1% | 124 |
| 2020 | 1,589 | 12 | 1% | 132 |
| 2021 | 1,772 | 12 | 1% | 148 |
| 2022 | 1,874 | 10 | 1% | 187 |
| 2023 | 733 | 2 | <1% | 366 |
| 2024 | 822 | 2 | <1% | 411 |
| 2025 | 511 | 3 | 1% | 170 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 55% |
| 2021 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27% |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
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 DS185
- ADF&G hunt page for DS185 ↗ (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 |
| DS190 | Dall sheep | Carpenter Creek | Residents only | 1% | 419 / 3 |
| DS195 | Dall sheep | Carpenter Creek | Residents only | 1% | 226 / 3 |
| DS170 | Dall sheep | Metal Creek | Residents only | <1% | 694 / 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.