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DS265 East Dall sheep draw odds
DS265 is a nonresident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 13D (East). In the 2025 drawing, 479 applications went in for 2 permits and <1% drew, about one permit for every 240 applications.
DS265 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS265
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 13D
- Area
- East
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Full curl every 4 regulatory years
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Sep 20, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 3 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 63% since 2019 (293 then, 479 in 2025). Permits went from 5 to 2. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 15 of 20 permit holders who hunted took an animal (75%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 293 | 5 | 2% | 59 |
| 2020 | 322 | 5 | 2% | 64 |
| 2021 | 581 | 5 | 1% | 116 |
| 2022 | 655 | 3 | <1% | 218 |
| 2023 | 670 | 3 | <1% | 223 |
| 2024 | 840 | 2 | <1% | 420 |
| 2025 | 479 | 2 | <1% | 240 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| 2020 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 DS265
- ADF&G hunt page for DS265 ↗ (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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS165 | Dall sheep | East | Residents only | 1% | 2,092 / 14 |
| 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 |
*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.