DB089 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2025

(See also: DB089 for the 2024 Regulatory Year)

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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: DB089
Regulatory Year: 2025
Hunt Type: Draw
Species: Brown Bear
Legal Animal: 1 Brown Bear, except cubs or females accompanied by cubs; INSIDE DRAINAGES ONLY

Number of Permits

Refer to the 2025–2026 drawing hunt supplement

GMU, Area

Unit 4, Inside Drainages

Season Dates*

03/15/2026 - 05/20/2026

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

Nonresidents only

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Must report harvest to ADF&G in Sitka or Douglas within 10 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: Skull and hide with evidence of sex attached
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Must return the completed hunt report to ADF&G, or report online at hunt.alaska.gov, within 15 days of close of season.
  • Internet Reporting
    You may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Additional Requirements and Information

  • The Northeast Chichagof Controlled Use Area is closed to the use of any motorized land vehicle for brown bear hunting. However, this prohibition does not apply to the transportation of brown bear hunters, their hunting gear, and/or parts of brown bears directly between the Hoonah Airport, Hoonah City Dock, and the Alaska Marine Highway ferry terminal.

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