Alaska Moose — Unit 21D
Alaska Unit 21D covers 7,739,776 acres and lies 106 miles north-east of Unalakleet. In 2025, 599 people hunted moose here and took 240 — 40% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 31 nonresident tags here for 282 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every moose license type on offer in Unit 21D, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2025 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
11% Long shot
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6% Long shot
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11% Long shot
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10% Long shot
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100% No first-choice applicants
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10% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DM815 ↗ 21D, Bear Creek drainage | 11% Long shot | — | 2 / 19 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
| DM816 ↗ 21D, Yuki/Bishop creek drainages | 6% Long shot | — | 25 / 440 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
| DM817 ↗ 21D, Nulato River/Kaiyuh Flats | 11% Long shot | — | 31 / 282 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
| DM818 ↗ 21D, Papa Willie Creek | 10% Long shot | — | 25 / 255 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
| DM819 ↗ 21D, Bear Creek Drainage | 100% No first-choice applicants | — | 2 / 0 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
| DM820 ↗ 21D, Gisasa/Kateel River drainages | 10% Long shot | — | 15 / 157 | Sep 5–25, 2025 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2025 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2025 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $165 | $165 | $965 |
Application window: opens Nov 1, closes Dec 15, 2026 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Other licenses valid in Unit 21D
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2025 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
How the hunting has gone
What Alaska Department of Fish and Game publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Alaska's figures come from mandatory harvest reports and sealing certificates rather than a hunter survey, so they are counts of animals reported, not estimates.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success | Days per animal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 599 | 240 | 40% | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 574 | 254 | 44% | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 568 | 201 | 35% | 6.9 |
| 2022 | 490 | 239 | 48% | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 555 | 242 | 43% | 5.4 |
Boundary: Alaska Game Management Unit and Subunit boundaries (wc_public/GMUSubunits)