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DS270 Metal Creek Dall sheep draw odds
DS270 is a nonresident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 14A (Metal Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 228 applications went in for 1 permits and <1% drew, about one permit for every 228 applications.
DS270 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS270
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 14A
- Area
- Metal Creek
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Full curl every 4 regulatory years
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 10 – Aug 25, 2026
- 2026 permits
- Nonresidents: Up to 1 permit
- 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 635% since 2019 (31 then, 228 in 2025). Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 5 of 5 permit holders who hunted took an animal (100%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 31 | 1 | 3% | 31 |
| 2020 | 70 | 1 | 1% | 70 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | 6% | 17 |
| 2022 | 277 | 1 | <1% | 277 |
| 2023 | 224 | 1 | <1% | 224 |
| 2024 | 118 | 1 | 1% | 118 |
| 2025 | 228 | 1 | <1% | 228 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2025* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 DS270
- ADF&G hunt page for DS270 ↗ (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 |
| DS170 | Dall sheep | Metal Creek | Residents only | <1% | 694 / 3 |
| DS180 | Dall sheep | Friday Creek | Residents only | <1% | 1,794 / 4 |
*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.