Dall Sheep Hunting in Alaska

DS170 Permit Hunt Information
for Regulatory Year 2027

(See also: DS170 for the 2026 Regulatory Year)

Map of DS170
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Hunt Details

Hunt Number: DS170
Regulatory Year: 2027
Hunt Type: Draw
Species: Dall Sheep
Legal Animal: Full Curl or larger

Number of Permits

Refer to the 2027–2028 drawing hunt supplement

GMU, Area

14A, Metal Creek

Season Dates*

08/10/2027 - 08/25/2027

*See Drawing or Subsistence Supplements for season details.

Residency Restrictions

Alaska residents only

Reporting Requirements

  • Successful Hunters
    • Report in person to any ADF&G office within 10 days of kill.
    • Specimens Required: Horns for measuring and aging to any ADF&G office
  • Unsuccessful Hunters
    Report within 15 days of season end.
  • Internet Reporting
    If you hunted unsuccessfully or did not hunt, you may report online at http://hunt.alaska.gov

Additional Requirements and Information

  • - For information on identifying a legal ram see the Dall Sheep Hunting Full-Curl Identification Guide located at www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=sheephunting.resources.
  • - Aircraft may only be used by and for sheep hunters to place and remove hunters and camps, maintain existing camps, and salvage harvested sheep. A person may not use or employ an aircraft to locate sheep or direct hunters to sheep during the open sheep hunting season.

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