Alaska Unit 13:caribou draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for caribou, Unit 13. Part of caribou herd unit Nelchina caribou herd. 2021: 50 tags, 3,300 applicants per hunt.
Alaska · Unit 13
Unit 13Neighbor units
The draw in Unit 132021 draw
DC47550 tags, 3,300 applied, 2% drew.
10th hardest of 12 Alaska caribou draws in 2021.
Hunt codes
Caribou huntsin Unit 13
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2021 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC475 | 13 | 2% drew of 3,300 | 50 | 46–51% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest & herd
How hunters didand how the herd is doing.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2021
% successDC47546–51%
46%
51%
20202021
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Nelchina caribou herd
Population estimate 2021
35,488
Bulls / 100 cows 2021
38
Calves / 100 cows 2021
45
Population estimateFalling
20172018201920202021
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
20172018201920202021
Calves per 100 cowsRising
20172018201920202021
Before you apply
- Application fee
- “For black bear, brown bear, caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, and Dall sheep hunts, the fee is $5.”
- Deadline
- “The online application period begins November 1 and ends December 15, 2026 at 5 p.m.”
- Tag fee
- “Caribou.......................................$650”
- Points
- “A computer then randomly assigns a “draw number” to each hunt on each valid application.”
Rules for 2027.
Map & access
Unit 13and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
Offline maps
Take Unit 13into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 13 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each caribou hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 13 · DC475
2% drew of 3,300
Success46–51%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: ADF&G · Updated Nov 13, 2026