Alaska Unit 18:muskox draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for muskox. Part of muskox herd unit Nelson Island. 2025: 5 to 40 tags, 1,740 to 7,274 applicants per hunt.
Hunt codes
Muskox huntsin Unit 18
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DX001 | 18, Nunivak Island | <1% drew of 1,740 | 5 | 60–100% |
| DX003 | 18, Nunivak Island | 1% drew of 7,274 | 40 | 100% |
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, 2019–2025
% successDX00160–100%
91%
100%
100%
92%
100%
60%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
DX00398–100%
98%
98%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Nelson Island
Population estimate 2019
380
Population estimateRising
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Before you apply
- Application fee
- “For bison and muskox hunts, the fee is $10.”
- Deadline
- “Group coordinators may apply beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 15, 2026 at 5 p.m.”
- Tag fee
- “Muskox....................................$2,200”
- Points
- “A computer then randomly assigns a “draw number” to each hunt on each valid application.”
Rules for 2027.
Map & access
Unit 18and 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 18into your map app
Opens in onX, Gaia GPS, CalTopo, Google Earth, and Garmin. Works offline in those apps.
Members
Unit 18 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each muskox hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 18 · DX001
<1% drew of 1,740
Success60–100%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: ADF&G