Alaska Alpine Outfitters also offers hunts in the drawing permit areas for trophy rams.

Your odds of drawing a permit are not encouraging. But if you do draw a permit the odds of harvesting a trophy caliber ram are far better then in most areas of the state! The Tok, Delta, and 14C draw units have valid reputations of producing very large sheep.

TOK:
The Tok unit is located in the Eastern Alaska Range. It was established in 1974 for the sole purpose of producing trophy quality animals in a deserted setting. It is one large continuous unit that is typically issued approximately 100 ram permits every year.

The season dates run from August 10 to September 20. Any legal weapon consisting of rifle, muzzleloader, or bow can be used during the season. Some of the more exceptional rams in the Tok area possess horn characteristics of long sweeping horns that flare out and can exceed the full curl mark.

DELTA:
The Delta unit borders the Tok unit on its Eastern edge. It was designated a draw unit in 1978 due to its relatively easy access to huntable sheep populations. The draw unit was established to restrict an over-harvesting of the sheep population. With the unit having the Taylor highway on one side and the Richardson on another side, there are still some very remote areas. The Delta, like the Tok, is one large drawing unit, however, there are two separate seasons in the Delta with about 75 permits being issued for each season.

The first season runs from August 10-25 and is restricted to non-motorized travel. Some people have utilized bicycles and rafts to get to their hunt areas, but essentially it's a walk-in type of a hunt.

The second season runs from August 26 to September 20. This season allows you to use mechanized means of travel. Super Cubs and four-wheelers are the more popular ways of accessing the sheep country, but when it comes down to it, hiking is what gets you into the sheep.

Like Tok, any legal weapon may be used on either hunt. Though it's a matter of opinion, the Delta doesn't seem to produce as many really large rams as the Tok. That being said, there are some very nice sheep harvested out of the Delta every year. Their horn characteristics match those of the neighboring Tok unit.

14C:
The 14C units are located in the Chugach Mountain Range. These units were established in the early 70's in an attempt to limit the amount of sheep harvest due to its close proximity to Anchorage. Though the main reasons for making the draw units were over harvest issues, 14C has become one of the best, if not the premiere, draw areas of the state. Most of the draw units in 14C lie within the boundary of the Chugach State Park.

There are 19 different hunts you can apply for with seven different hunt dates scheduled from August 10 to October 10. There are two archery-only seasons, while the vast majority of the units you may use any legal weapon to hunt sheep with. In order to participate in one of the archery-only hunts, prior to applying, you must first have completed an International Bowhunter Education Course (IBEP). However, you don't need the IBEP course to bowhunt one of the rifle units. The more exceptional Chugach rams are notorious for having massive, long horns that drop to, or below, the jaw and come up to the full curl mark.