Subsistence Drawing Hunt Application Period Opened for Units 7 & 15

The Chugach National Forest Seward District Ranger and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority of the Federal Subsistence Board, announce the open application period for federal subsistence drawing hunts on federal lands on the Kenai Peninsula in Units 7 and 15. Federally qualified residents from the authorized community established for each hunt are eligible to apply. The application deadline is Friday, April 18, at 4p.m. Late applications will not be accepted. Drawing winners will be contacted beginning April 22.

For the 2025 season, the following permits will be available:

Unit 15 (Open to federally qualified residents of Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, and Seldovia)

• Four mountain goat permits will be available from hunt areas DG356 (Indian Creek one permit), DG357 (Tustumena Glacier one permit), and DG358 (Fox River two permits). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.
• Two caribou permits will be drawn for the Killey River Caribou Herd.
• One sheep permit for Unit 15 will be drawn from Ninilchik and Cooper Landing applicants.

For questions or to apply for Unit 15 hunts, please contact Todd Eskelin at todd_eskelin@fws.gov  or (907) 398-9553.

Unit 7 (Open to federally qualified residents of Chenega, Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, Nanwalek, Ninilchik, Port Graham, Seldovia, and Tatitlek)

• Three mountain goat permits will be available, one from each hunt area DG338 (Crescent Lake), DG334 (Mills Creek), and DG339 (Grant Lake). Winners will select a subunit in the order they are drawn.
• One sheep permit for Unit 7 will be drawn from Cooper Landing and Moose Pass applicants. 

For questions or to apply for Unit 7 hunts, contact Heather Thamm at heather.thamm@usda.gov or (907) 288-7709.

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