Alaska game management unit · Northwest/Arctic

Unit 22: Seward Peninsula-Norton Sound draw hunts, regs & orders

Game Management Unit 22 (Seward Peninsula-Norton Sound) covers about 31,500 square miles in ADF&G's Northwest/Arctic region. It has 4 drawing hunts with published odds (2 brown bears, 2 moose). Every link below goes to the official ADF&G text or to our free tools.

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Quick links

Unit 22 on the hunting map (land status, fishing areas)
Search all Unit 22 regulations
2026–27 regulations booklet, Unit 22 (p. 118) ↗
How to apply for draw hunts (Nov 1 – Dec 15, 2026)

Draw hunts in Unit 22 (4)

Unit 22 drawing hunts with published results, best odds first
Hunt	Species	Unit	Area	Who can apply	% drawn*	Apps / permits*
DB685	Brown bear	22B, 22C	Unit-wide	Nonresidents only	100%	14 / 30
DM845	Moose	22B	East of the Darby Mtns	Nonresidents only	67%	12 / 8
DB690	Brown bear	22D, 22E	Unit-wide	Nonresidents only	20%	173 / 35
DM855	Moose	22E	Unit-wide	Nonresidents only	2%	297 / 5

*Most recent drawing with results (2025 for most hunts), from ADF&G's drawing supplements.

Subunits

Unit 22A 7,165 sq mi · 0 draw hunts · map
Unit 22B 7,825 sq mi · 2 draw hunts · map
Unit 22C 2,143 sq mi · 1 draw hunts · map
Unit 22D 8,309 sq mi · 1 draw hunts · map
Unit 22E 6,058 sq mi · 2 draw hunts · map

Unit 22 hunting regs by species

Each link runs a pre-filled search on our regs tool, which shows ADF&G's own booklet text and the page it came from.

Active emergency orders

R5-8-26: State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(B) West of the Darby Mountains Effective 12:01 am Sept 14, 2026; units 22B, 22C, 22D
R5-7-26: State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22D Kuzitrin and Southwest Effective 12:01 am Sept 3, 2026; units 22B, 22C, 22D
R5-6-26: State Closes Resident and Nonresident Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22(C) Effective 12:01 am Sept. 2, 2026; units 22, 22B, 22C, 22D
R5-5-26: State Closes Moose Hunt RM840 in Unit 22D Remainder Effective 12:01 am August 29, 2026; units 22, 22B, 22C, 22D
R5-3-26: State Modifies Resident RC800 Caribou Hunts in Portions of Unit 22B and 22D to “May Be Announced” Seasons Effective 12:01 am July 1, 2026; units 22, 22B, 22D
R5-2-26: State Closes Cow Caribou Season in Unit 22, Unit 23, and Unit 26(A) Southwest Effective 12:01 am July 1, 2026; units 22, 23, 26A

From ADF&G's hunting emergency orders, checked weekly (last 2026-10-19). Orders can be issued any day: check ADF&G's announcements ↗ before you go.

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