DC001 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2025

(See also: DC001 for the 2024 Regulatory Year)

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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: DC001
Regulatory Year: 2025
Hunt Type: Draw
Species: Caribou
Legal Animal: One Bull Caribou

Number of Permits

Refer to the 2025–2026 drawing hunt supplement

GMU, Area

7, Kenai Mountains

Season Dates*

08/10/2025 - 09/20/2025

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

  • Hunt available to Nonresidents
  • Hunt available to Alaska residents

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Report online, by mail, or in person to Soldotna, Homer, Anchorage, or Palmer ADF&G within 10 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: None
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Report online, by mail, or in person within 15 days of season end
  • Internet Reporting
    You may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Additional Requirements and Information

  • Hunt Area: that portion of Unit 7 north of the Sterling Hwy. and west of the Seward Hwy.
    The Kenai Mountains caribou herd is usually found near Big Indian Creek.

    Access is generally from the Resurrection Trail. Contact Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Soldotna, and U.S. Forest Service- Seward, for motorized access restrictions.

Hunt conditions and season dates can be changed by Emergency Order. Visit the Emergency Orders and Announcements page for more information.