Moose Hunting in Alaska

DM766 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2023

(See also: DM766 for the 2024 Regulatory Year)

Hunt Details

Hunt Number: DM766
Regulatory Year: 2023
Hunt Type: Draw
Species: Moose
Legal Animal: Residents: One Bull Nonresidents: One Bull with 50-inch or 4 or more brow tines on at least one side.

Number of Permits

Residency Number of Permits
Nonresidents Up to 75 permits
Alaska residents Up to 75 permits
Total Number of Permits Available 75 permits

GMU, Area

20A, Wood River CUA East

Season Dates*

11/01/2023 - 12/15/2023

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

  • Hunt available to Nonresidents
  • Hunt available to Alaska residents

Reporting Requirements

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

Additional Requirements and Information

  • Muzzleloader Rifles Only ---- Access is difficult, generally by aircraft or snowmachine
    Hunt Area: An eastern portion of the Wood River Controlled Use Area, which consists of that portion of Unit 20A bounded on the north by the south side of the Rex Trail beginning at its intersection with the east bank of Tatlanika Creek, then easterly along the Rex Trail to Gold King airstrip, then from Gold King airstrip along the trail's extension along the north side of Japan Hills to the Wood River; bounded on the east by the east bank of the Wood River, including the Wood River drainage upstream from and including the Snow Mountain Gulch Creek drainage; bounded on the south by the divide separating the Yanert River drainage from Wood River Drainage and bounded on the west by the divide separating the Wood River drainage from the Moody Creek and Healy Creek drainages, the east bank of Sheep Creek from its headwaters downstream to Tatlanika Creek, and the east bank of Tatlanika Creek downstream from its intersection with Sheep Creek to the Rex Trail.

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