Alaska Hunt DC590:caribou draw odds & harvest
1 hunt code for caribou. 2025: 50 tags, 9,028 applicants per hunt.
The draw in Hunt DC5902025 draw
DC59050 tags, 9,028 applied, 1% drew.
One of Alaska's hardest caribou draws: 3rd hardest of 12 in 2025.
At a glance
Caribou hunt codes
1
Tags · 2025
50
across 1 hunt
Applicants · 2025
9,028
181 per tag
Harvest success 3-yr
52–87%
Hunt codes
Caribou huntsin Hunt DC590
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2025 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC590 | 1% drew of 9,028 | 50 | 52–87% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Hunt DC590.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successDC59052–87%
57%
59%
59%
63%
52%
59%
87%
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
- “Caribou.......................................$650”
- 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