Moose gets more draw applications than any other species in Alaska. The Mat-Su and Anchorage-area hunts pull thousands of applications for a handful of permits, while a few remote Interior and western bull hunts go to most or all of the people who apply. Check the applications-per-permit numbers before you spend your six picks.
2026 draw application period
Apply Nov 1, 8 am – Dec 15, 2026, 5 pm AKST
Applications are online only, through ADF&G. Fees aren't refunded, so double-check your hunt numbers.
Heads up: ADF&G hasn't posted the 2027–28 supplement yet, and that's the one this application period uses. Hunts, permit numbers, and seasons below are from the 2026–27 supplement and ADF&G's 2026 hunt pages. Check the new supplement before you apply.
Of the 104 moose hunts here with 2025 drawing results, 50 drew at 1% or less and 18 drew at 10% or better.
Nonresidents: Up to 20 permits; Residents: Up to 20 permits
Who can apply
Residents & nonresidents
Legal animal
Residents: Bull with spike-fork, 50 inch, or 4 or more brow tines on at least one side. Nonresidents: Bull with 50-inch or 4 or more brow tines on at least one side.
Drawing results by year
Drawing
Applications
Permits
% drawn
Apps per permit
2019
2,781
19
<1%
146
2020
2,744
20
1%
137
2021
3,094
20
1%
155
2022
3,031
20
1%
152
2023
2,954
20
1%
148
2024
3,000
20
1%
150
2025
3,594
20
1%
180
Harvest by regulatory year
Year
Permit records
Hunted
Harvested
Success
2019
19
16
10
62%
2020
20
17
12
71%
2021
20
17
7
41%
2022
20
19
8
42%
2023
20
17
3
18%
2024
20
17
14
82%
2025*
20
17
10
59%
Success is harvested ÷ hunted. *2025 reports may still be coming in.
% drawn is the share of applications that won a permit, as ADF&G printed it. "<1%" means less than one in a hundred.
Apps per permit is our math: applications divided by permits. 250 means roughly one permit for every 250 applications.
Party applications, multiple applications for the same hunt, and permits that change after the draw all shift the real odds a little, so treat these numbers as a guide.
ADF&G labels each table by drawing year. The "2025 drawing" results were printed in the 2026–27 supplement. Results from the drawing held in early 2026 will show up when ADF&G publishes the 2027–28 supplement, and we'll add them then.
Nonresidents need a guide or a qualifying resident relative for brown bear, Dall sheep, and mountain goat. Some hunts are guided-only or nonguided-only, so read the hunt page.
Chugach Cache isn't affiliated with ADF&G. We copied the numbers from ADF&G's tables and wrote the descriptions ourselves. If a number looks off, ADF&G's supplement and hunt pages are the official source. Hunts and seasons can change by emergency order.
