Alaska game management unit · Southcentral

Unit 8: Kodiak-Shelikof draw hunts, regs & orders

Game Management Unit 8 (Kodiak-Shelikof) covers about 9,389 square miles in ADF&G's Southcentral region. It has 109 drawing hunts with published odds (93 brown bears, 9 elk, 7 goats). Every link below goes to the official ADF&G text or to our free tools.

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Unit 8 on the hunting map (land status, fishing areas)
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2026–27 regulations booklet, Unit 8 (p. 61) ↗
How to apply for draw hunts (Nov 1 – Dec 15, 2026)

Draw hunts in Unit 8 (109)

Unit 8 drawing hunts with published results, best odds first
Hunt	Species	Area	Who can apply	% drawn*	Apps / permits*
DB101	Brown bear	Kizhuyak Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 1
DB111	Brown bear	Red Lake	Nonresidents only	100%	2 / 2
DB115	Brown bear	Sturgeon River	Nonresidents only	100%	2 / 2
DB117	Brown bear	North Uyak Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 2
DB118	Brown bear	South Uyak Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 1
DB119	Brown bear	Zachar Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 1
DB121	Brown bear	Spiridon Lake	Nonresidents only	100%	2 / 2
DB122	Brown bear	Uganik Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 2
DB124	Brown bear	Uganik Lake	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 2
DB125	Brown bear	Uganik Island, Terror Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	2 / 2
DB126	Brown bear	Kupreanof Peninsula	Nonresidents only	100%	2 / 2
DB127	Brown bear	Sharatin Bay	Nonresidents only	100%	1 / 2
DB105	Brown bear	Three Saints & Barling Bays	Nonresidents only	50%	6 / 3
DB104	Brown bear	Kiliuda Bay	Nonresidents only	38%	8 / 3
DB102	Brown bear	West Ugak Bay	Nonresidents only	36%	11 / 4
DB107	Brown bear	Aliulik Peninsula	Nonresidents only	33%	6 / 2
DB116	Brown bear	North Karluk River	Nonresidents only	33%	6 / 2
DB253	Brown bear	South Arm, Uganik Bay	Residents & nonresidents	27%	11 / 3
DB114	Brown bear	Halibut Bay	Nonresidents only	25%	8 / 2
DB128	Brown bear	Wild Creek	Nonresidents only	25%	8 / 2
DB162	Brown bear	Central Afognak and Shuyak Islands	Nonresidents only	25%	12 / 3
DB103	Brown bear	South Ugak Bay	Nonresidents only	24%	17 / 4
DB163	Brown bear	Southwest Afognak and Raspberry Islands	Nonresidents only	20%	15 / 3
DB258	Brown bear	Wild Creek	Residents & nonresidents	18%	84 / 15
DB113	Brown bear	Karluk Lake	Nonresidents only	17%	6 / 1
DB109	Brown bear	Dog Salmon River	Nonresidents only	14%	7 / 1
DB120	Brown bear	South Spiridon Bay	Nonresidents only	14%	7 / 1
DB161	Brown bear	East Afognak and Marmot Islands	Nonresidents only	13%	23 / 3
DB231	Brown bear	Kizhuyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	13%	32 / 4
DB245	Brown bear	Sturgeon River	Residents & nonresidents	12%	41 / 5
DB254	Brown bear	Uganik Lake	Residents & nonresidents	11%	57 / 6
DB257	Brown bear	Sharatin Bay	Residents & nonresidents	11%	138 / 15
DB291	Brown bear	East Afognak and Marmot Island	Residents & nonresidents	11%	158 / 17
DE713	Elk	SW Afognak Is	Residents & nonresidents	11%	1,121 / 120
DG476	Mountain goat	Kiliuda Bay	Residents & nonresidents	11%	457 / 50
DE706	Elk	Raspberry Island	Nonresidents only	10%	99 / 10
DG474	Mountain goat	Uganik River	Residents & nonresidents	10%	699 / 70
DB239	Brown bear	Dog Salmon River	Residents & nonresidents	9%	58 / 5
DB246	Brown bear	North Karluk River	Residents & nonresidents	9%	67 / 6
DB252	Brown bear	Uganik Bay	Residents & nonresidents	8%	80 / 6
DB112	Brown bear	Frazer Lake	Nonresidents only	7%	15 / 1
DB244	Brown bear	Halibut Bay	Residents & nonresidents	7%	72 / 5
DB249	Brown bear	Zachar Bay	Residents & nonresidents	7%	67 / 5
DB292	Brown bear	Central Afognak and Shuyak Islands	Residents & nonresidents	7%	236 / 17
DB202	Brown bear	West Ugak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	6%	86 / 5
DB232	Brown bear	West Ugak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	6%	65 / 4
DB234	Brown bear	Kiliuda Bay	Residents & nonresidents	6%	83 / 5
DB247	Brown bear	North Uyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	6%	77 / 5
DB255	Brown bear	Uganik Island, Terror Bay	Residents & nonresidents	6%	100 / 6
DB293	Brown bear	Southwest Afognak and Raspberry Islands	Residents & nonresidents	6%	289 / 17
DG471	Mountain goat	Wild Creek, Center Mt.	Residents & nonresidents	6%	546 / 35
DB227	Brown bear	Sharatin Bay	Residents & nonresidents	5%	136 / 7
DB240	Brown bear	South Olga Lakes	Residents & nonresidents	5%	101 / 5
DB250	Brown bear	South Spiridon Bay	Residents & nonresidents	5%	97 / 5
DB256	Brown bear	Kupreanof Peninsula	Residents & nonresidents	5%	132 / 6
DB201	Brown bear	Kizhuyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	4%	70 / 3
DB235	Brown bear	Three Saints & Barling Bays	Residents & nonresidents	4%	125 / 5
DB248	Brown bear	South Uyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	4%	145 / 6
DB251	Brown bear	Spiridon Lake	Residents & nonresidents	4%	133 / 5
DG472	Mountain goat	Crown Mt	Residents & nonresidents	4%	316 / 12
DB215	Brown bear	Sturgeon River	Residents & nonresidents	3%	95 / 3
DB216	Brown bear	North Karluk River	Residents & nonresidents	3%	117 / 3
DB223	Brown bear	South Arm, Uganik Bay	Residents & nonresidents	3%	63 / 2
DB236	Brown bear	Kaiugnak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	3%	159 / 5
DB241	Brown bear	Red Lake	Residents & nonresidents	3%	162 / 5
DB243	Brown bear	Karluk Lake	Residents & nonresidents	3%	160 / 4
DE717	Elk	Remainder	Residents & nonresidents	3%	1,432 / 46
DE723	Elk	East Afognak Island	Residents & nonresidents	3%	1,046 / 31
DG473	Mountain goat	Hidden Basin, East Terror Lake	Residents & nonresidents	3%	480 / 12
DB204	Brown bear	Kiliuda Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	181 / 4
DB210	Brown bear	South Olga Lakes	Residents & nonresidents	2%	198 / 3
DB217	Brown bear	North Uyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	144 / 3
DB218	Brown bear	South Uyak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	102 / 2
DB220	Brown bear	South Spiridon Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	103 / 2
DB222	Brown bear	Uganik Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	134 / 3
DB224	Brown bear	Uganik Lake	Residents & nonresidents	2%	199 / 3
DB226	Brown bear	Kupreanof Peninsula	Residents & nonresidents	2%	376 / 6
DB228	Brown bear	Wild Creek	Residents & nonresidents	2%	283 / 7
DB233	Brown bear	South Ugak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	204 / 5
DB238	Brown bear	Deadman Bay	Residents & nonresidents	2%	273 / 6
DB261	Brown bear	East Afognak and Marmot Islands	Residents & nonresidents	2%	338 / 7
DB262	Brown bear	Central Afognak and Shuyak Islands	Residents & nonresidents	2%	377 / 7
DE715	Elk	Remainder	Residents & nonresidents	2%	2,069 / 46
DE721	Elk	East Afognak Island	Residents & nonresidents	2%	1,324 / 31
DG478	Mountain goat	South Road System	Residents & nonresidents	2%	3,360 / 80
DG479	Mountain goat	North Road System	Residents & nonresidents	2%	2,364 / 50
DB203	Brown bear	South Ugak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	1%	342 / 5
DB205	Brown bear	Three Saints & Barling Bays	Residents & nonresidents	1%	316 / 4
DB206	Brown bear	Kaiugnak Bay	Residents & nonresidents	1%	286 / 3
DB208	Brown bear	Deadman Bay	Residents & nonresidents	1%	451 / 3
DB209	Brown bear	Dog Salmon River	Residents & nonresidents	1%	169 / 2
DB213	Brown bear	Karluk Lake	Residents & nonresidents	1%	548 / 3
DB219	Brown bear	Zachar Bay	Residents & nonresidents	1%	234 / 2
DB221	Brown bear	Spiridon Lake	Residents & nonresidents	1%	362 / 3
DB225	Brown bear	Uganik Island, Terror Bay	Residents & nonresidents	1%	215 / 3
DB237	Brown bear	Aliulik Peninsula	Residents & nonresidents	1%	487 / 5
DB242	Brown bear	Frazer Lake	Residents & nonresidents	1%	360 / 5
DB263	Brown bear	Southwest Afognak and Raspberry Islands	Residents & nonresidents	1%	520 / 7
DB207	Brown bear	Aliulik Peninsula	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	693 / 3
DB211	Brown bear	Red Lake	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	876 / 3
DB212	Brown bear	Frazer Lake	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	401 / 1
DB214	Brown bear	Halibut Bay	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	214 / 1
DE702	Elk	Raspberry Island	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	3,579 / 6
DE704	Elk	Raspberry Island	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	2,524 / 6
DE711	Elk	SW Afognak Is	Residents & nonresidents	<1%	3,025 / 15
DB106	Brown bear	Kaiugnak Bay	Nonresidents only	0%	0 / 2
DB108	Brown bear	Deadman Bay	Nonresidents only	0%	0 / 2
DB110	Brown bear	South Olga Lakes	Nonresidents only	0%	0 / 2
DB123	Brown bear	South Arm, Uganik Bay	Nonresidents only	0%	0 / 1

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

Unit 8 hunting regs by species

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