Alaska (AK)
Alaska is iconic for moose and remote northern big-game hunts.
Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.
Huntable species in AK
Pick a species to assemble the available permit/tag opportunities for this state.
Unit Map / Units
Official GIS polygon layers render here when available. Click a unit polygon to ask Jeremiah for practical hunting background; seeded unit cards appear only when no GIS layer has been imported yet.
Alaska Game Management Unit/Subunit Boundaries (effective 7/1/2025)
Official GIS sourcePrimary statewide management or hunt-unit boundaries.
Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.
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Sitka black-tailed deer opportunities
First-pass official-source research package for nonresident applications, draw/OTC paths, odds, harvest stats, and map linkage. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
Alaska nonresident big-game opportunity planning starts with the annual ADF&G regulations and, for limited-entry hunts, the Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement. Drawing applications are submitted online during the annual Nov. 1-Dec. 15 window, generally by 5:00 p.m. Alaska time. Alaska uses a lottery system with no preference or bonus points. Applicants may apply by species and can submit up to six hunt choices/applications per species; bison and muskox choices have a higher application fee. Party applications are allowed only where the draw system permits them and usually cover up to two hunters. Results are posted in February. Successful applicants then buy required locking tags and comply with guide, quiz, reporting, sealing, meat salvage, and GMU-specific rules. General-season harvest tickets and registration permits are separate from the drawing lottery and are obtained through the ADF&G store/ePermit system or office-specific process before hunting.
Hunt codes: DD### annual hunt numbers
Units: varies statewide by GMU/subunit
Deadlines: Application period generally Nov 1-Dec 15, 5:00 p.m. Alaska time for next regulatory year; results third Friday in February; verify annual supplement.
Fees: Draw choice fee $5 where deer is offered by drawing; nonresident deer locking tag $300. • Annual nonresident hunting license: $160 (verify current official fee page before purchase).
Hunt codes: harvest ticket / general-season permit; no draw hunt number
Units: GMUs 1-8 and Kodiak/Southeast areas where open
Deadlines: Season dates and report deadlines vary by GMU/species in annual Alaska hunting regulations; obtain harvest ticket/permit before hunting where required.
Fees: Nonresident deer locking tag $300. • Annual nonresident hunting license: $160 (verify current official fee page before purchase).
Open map layer- • Create/use an ADF&G online store/ePermit identity as needed; drawing applications are online.
- • Buy a valid Alaska nonresident hunting license before applying for drawing hunts and before hunting.
- • Carry required harvest ticket, registration permit, drawing permit, locking tag, and proof of hunter education/quiz completion while afield.
- • Buy the species locking tag before hunting big game; nonresident locking tags are species-specific and generally nonrefundable/nontransferable except as regulation allows.
- • Nonresident U.S. citizens hunting brown/grizzly bear, Dall sheep, or mountain goat must be accompanied in the field by an Alaska-licensed guide or a qualifying Alaska resident relative within second degree of kindred who is at least 19.
- • Nonresident aliens must be personally accompanied by an Alaska-licensed guide to hunt any Alaska big game species.
- • For guide-required drawing hunts, have the required guide-client agreement/contract in place when annual instructions require it.
- • All nonresident moose hunters must complete the ADF&G nonresident moose hunter orientation/quiz and carry proof if required for the current season.
No. Alaska drawing permits are a lottery; repeat applicants do not build points. Multiple applications/choices may improve chances only as allowed by the annual rules.
A current Alaska nonresident hunting license. For big game, also budget for the required species locking tag if you draw or hunt a general/registration season.
For U.S. nonresidents: brown/grizzly bear, Dall sheep, and mountain goat require an Alaska-licensed guide or qualifying Alaska resident relative. Nonresident aliens need a licensed guide for all big game.
Use ADF&G's online store/drawing application system during the annual drawing window, and use ePermit/store pages for many registration and general-season permits.
Often yes, depending on species and GMU. Some moose, caribou, deer, black bear, wolf, wolverine, and other hunts are general harvest-ticket or registration opportunities, but seasons and nonresident limits vary by GMU.
Guide requirements, expensive locking tags, annual rule changes, hunt-report deadlines, sealing requirements, salvage rules, and hunt areas that do not match a whole GMU.
Agency portals
Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.
ADF&G online store handles licenses/tags; hunt results and harvest summary tools are official ADF&G services. Draw page provides results, not a conventional lower-48 odds table.
Deadlines
Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.
No deadlines seeded yet.
Unit boundary source
Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.
Format: Shapefile
Conversion: Downloaded official ArcGIS item data directly, read Subunits shapefile, reprojected from NAD 1983 Alaska Albers to WGS84, and bundled simplified visual polygons.
License/source notes: Official ADFG ArcGIS Online shapefile item. Jonathan reviewed the terms and directed use for this Deerchase/Boondoggle non-commercial workflow.
Open boundary sourceSpecies available
Starter list for this jurisdiction.
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Applications
State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.
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