The one thing that really makes hunting Alaska expensive, is the fact that you can apply 6 times for any one species. That's their way of getting 6X the draw fees out of you. You can apply less times than that but for species such as bison, musk ox, elk, etc. with few tags, there is little point in applying less than the maximum amount. Some of the caribou tags with thousands of tags (I haven't looked at the odds so I may be wrong) may be worth a person's time to only apply with only one or two chances. That's how I see it anyhow.
$300 just to apply for all the species at resident prices, not including a license. It is what it is....and totally worth it, to me.
