Alaska Hunt DB221:brown bear draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for brown bear. 2025: 3 tags, 362 applicants per hunt.
The draw in Hunt DB2212025 draw
DB2213 tags, 362 applied, 1% drew.
One of Alaska's hardest brown bear draws: 9th hardest of 128 in 2025.
At a glance
Brown bear hunt codes
1
Tags · 2025
3
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2025
362
121 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
33–50%
Hunt codes
Brown bear huntsin Hunt DB221
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB221 | 1% drew of 362 | 3 | 33–50% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Hunt DB221.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDB2210–67%
0%
0%
0%
67%
50%
33%
33%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Application fee
- “For black bear, brown bear, caribou, elk, moose, mountain goat, and Dall sheep hunts, the fee is $5.”
- Deadline
- “Group coordinators may apply beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 15, 2026 at 5 p.m.”
- Tag fee
- “Black bear...................................$450”
- Points
- “A computer then randomly assigns a “draw number” to each hunt on each valid application.”
Rules for 2027.
Public land & access
Each program opens on the state's site. Check on-the-ground signage.
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Source: ADF&G