Alaska Hunt DB251:brown bear draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for brown bear. 2025: 5 tags, 133 applicants per hunt.
The draw in Hunt DB2512025 draw
DB2515 tags, 133 applied, 4% drew.
40th hardest of 128 Alaska brown bear draws in 2025.
At a glance
Brown bear hunt codes
1
Tags · 2025
5
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2025
133
27 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Hunt codes
Brown bear huntsin Hunt DB251
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB251 | 4% drew of 133 | 5 | 50–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Hunt DB251.
Harvest success by hunt, 2020–2025
% successDB2510–100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
50%
50%
202020212022202320242025
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