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DS285 Friday Creek Dall sheep draw odds
DS285 is a nonresident-only Dall sheep drawing hunt in Unit 14A (Friday Creek). In the 2025 drawing, 55 applications went in for 1 permits and 2% drew, about one permit for every 55 applications.
DS285 at a glance
- Hunt number
- DS285
- Species
- Dall sheep
- Unit
- Unit 14A
- Area
- Friday Creek
- Who can apply
- Nonresidents only
- Legal animal
- Full curl every 4 regulatory years
- 2026–27 season
- Aug 26 – Sep 20, 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 down about 15% since 2019 (65 then, 55 in 2025). Permits went from 2 to 1. Across 2019–2025 permit reports, 4 of 7 permit holders who hunted took an animal (57%).
| Drawing | Applications | Permits | % drawn | Apps per permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 65 | 2 | 3% | 32 |
| 2020 | 85 | 2 | 2% | 42 |
| 2021 | 91 | 2 | 2% | 46 |
| 2022 | 74 | 1 | 1% | 74 |
| 2023 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2024 | Not offered or not reported | |||
| 2025 | 55 | 1 | 2% | 55 |
| Year | Permit records | Hunted | Harvested | Success |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2023 | No records | |||
| 2024 | No records | |||
| 2025* | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 DS285
- ADF&G hunt page for DS285 ↗ (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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.