Hunter’s Choice Moose Permit:

The winner will choose ONE of the following permits: Turnagain Arm any bull moose (SM210), Delta Junction Management Area Moose (SM790) or Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Moose (SM823-830).

Turnagain Arm (SM210) Season Dates: August 20-September 30, 2024

Delta Junction Management Area (SM790) Season Dates: September 1-15, 2024

Koyukuk (SM823-830) Season Dates: September 5-14, 2024 or September 16-25, 2024

Turnagain Arm Moose Permit (SM210):

Located just outside of Anchorage, this is a great permit for residents to get out in the field during moose season in an area close to home. It is also a favorable permit for nonresidents since a legal animal is any bull moose.

You can hunt area by boat from the Twentymile or Placer Rivers, on foot or by aircraft.

Delta Junction Management Area Moose Permit (SM790):

One of the more popular draw permits in Alaska, this permit is for a bull moose with at least a 50″ antler spread or 4 or more brow tines on at least one side. Alaska residents may also take a spike-fork bull on this hunt. It is a highly sought-after hunt for Alaska residents due to its accessibility and harvest success rate.

You may hunt military lands if they are open with additional permits and also can obtain permission to hunt private property in the area, or hunt state lands.

Koyukuk Controlled Use Area Moose Permit (SM790):

The Koyukuk Controlled Use Area is one of the best places to go to harvest the trophy moose of a lifetime. Under this permit, Alaska residents may harvest any bull moose. Nonresidents may harvest a bull moose with at least a 50″ antler spread or 4 or more brow tines on at least one side.

The remote Koyukuk River basin is prime moose habitat, with a combination of boreal forest and river bottoms thick with willow. You can be access the zone from a commuter flight from Fairbanks to Galena. From Galena, you can travel by boat to hunt the river. When hunting, you can experience anything from buggy, rainy days, to cool and crisp (possibly snowy) fall days.

Most moose are taken on the river, usually traveling along the river bottoms listening for cow calls. If you camp along the river, you can enjoy some amazing fishing for whitefish, grayling and Northern pike.

Multiple other species are open for hunting at the same time as the moose hunt, including black bears, brown bears, caribou, wolves, and wolverine. You can obtain additional permits for those species if you desire.

**FOR ALASKA RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SUBSISTENCE HARVEST AND TIER II HUNTS- RESTRICTIONS TO HUNT ZONES STILL APPLY. IF YOU WIN THE MOOSE PERMIT, YOU MUST GIFT IT TO SOMEONE ELSE IF YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO HUNTING IN A SPECIFIC ZONE FOR THE REGULATORY YEAR**