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When are Alaska's hunting draw deadlines?

Every Alaska big game application window we have read from Alaska Department of Fish and Game, what is still ahead, and when it ran last.

Alaska draw dates

Alaska's Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement closes Dec 15, 2026, in 39 days.

  • Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt SupplementNov 1 to Dec 15, 2026

"You must obtain or have applied for an Alaska big game hunting license prior to applying (except Alaska residents 17 years of age and younger)."

"All applications submitted are final and application fees will not be refunded."

"Hunts listed in this supplement take place in 2027, unless designated as 2028."

Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Alaska Drawing Hunt Information, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, checked November 2026.

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Draw deadlines · Alaska · All species. Alaska's Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement closes Dec 15, 2026, in 39 days.

Draw deadlines · Alaska · All species

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Alaska's Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement closes Dec 15, 2026, in 39 days.

The only date ahead that a state has printed so far.

Printed and still ahead

  • Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement

    Closes in 39 days

    Nov 1 to Dec 15, 2026 · 5 p.m. AKST

    Moose, Bear, Mountain goat, Elk, Bison, Other

    "The online application period begins November 1 and ends December 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. (AKST)."

Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Alaska Drawing Hunt Information, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, checked November 2026.

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A guide to the dates each state printed, not the regulations. Agencies change dates, and fees, points and eligibility are in the state's own rules, which are the authority.

  • Each state's own dates, quoted
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Alaska's Drawing permit hunts in the 2027-2028 Alaska Drawing Permit Hunt Supplement closes Dec 15, 2026, in 39 days. Source: Alaska Drawing Hunt Information, Alaska Department of Fish and Game.