Alaska Mountain Goat — Unit 8
Alaska Unit 8 covers 6,008,916 acres and lies 41 miles south-west of Kodiak. In 2025, 481 people hunted mountain goat here and took 248 — 52% of them killed something. The 2025 draw put up 80 nonresident tags here for 3,360 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every mountain goat license type on offer in Unit 8, 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-
6% Long shot
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4% Long shot
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3% Long shot
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10% Long shot
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11% Long shot
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2% Long shot
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2% Long shot
| Hunt | Your odds | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG471 ↗ 08, Wild Creek - Center Mt. | 6% Long shot | — | 35 / 546 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG472 ↗ 08, Crown Mt | 4% Long shot | — | 12 / 316 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG473 ↗ 08, Hidden Basin - East Terror Lake | 3% Long shot | — | 12 / 480 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG474 ↗ 08, Uganik River | 10% Long shot | — | 70 / 699 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG476 ↗ 08, Kiliuda Bay | 11% Long shot | — | 50 / 457 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG478 ↗ 08, South Road System | 2% Long shot | — | 80 / 3,360 | Aug 20 – Oct 25, 2025 |
| DG479 ↗ 08, North Road System | 2% Long shot | — | 50 / 2,364 | Aug 20 – Oct 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 | $765 |
Application window: opens Nov 1, closes Dec 15, 2026 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
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 | 481 | 248 | 52% | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 687 | 290 | 42% | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 731 | 322 | 44% | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 595 | 295 | 50% | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 683 | 287 | 42% | 3.8 |
Boundary: Alaska Game Management Unit and Subunit boundaries (wc_public/GMUSubunits)