Beaver Antlerless Elk Draw Odds (Utah)
Antlerless Elk hunts on the Beaver unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 721 residents applied for 58 resident permits and 42 nonresidents for 8 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Beaver antlerless elk draw: key facts, 2026
- Beaver antlerless elk hunts drew 721 resident applications in 2026, the 14th most of 38 antlerless elk units.
- Beaver antlerless elk averaged 12.4 resident applicants per resident permit, the 6th highest of 38 antlerless elk units with permits.
- Beaver antlerless elk resident odds ranged from 1 in 5.8 (EA1223, rifle) to 1 in 19.1 (EA1222, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of Beaver antlerless elk applicants (42 of 763) and drew 8 of 66 permits in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
All Beaver antlerless elk hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East On this page | EA1222 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 21 to Dec. 11 | 553 | 29 | 1 in 19.1 | 4 |
| East On this page | EA1223 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Dec. 12 to 26 | 168 | 29 | 1 in 5.8 | 4 |
East EA1222
Key facts, hunt EA1222
- At 6 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 6, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 19.1 were the 4th longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 626 in 2020 to 553 in 2026 (-12%).
- Resident permits went from 22 in 2025 to 29 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of applicants (34 of 587) and drew 4 of 33 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, runs 21 days (2026 DWR guidebook).
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 5 | 35 | 17 | 1 in 2.1 |
| 4 | 46 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 67 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 89 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 98 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 206 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 553 | 29 | 1 in 19.1 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 15 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 1 in 8.5 |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
7 years of history
Residents, 2020 to 2026, hunt EA1222. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2020. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 553 | 29 | 1 in 19.1 | 6 | 5 | 6+ | 34 | 4 |
| 2025 | 546 | 22 | 1 in 24.8 | 7 | 5 | 6+ | 61 | 3 |
| 2024 | 565 | 22 | 1 in 25.7 | 6 | 4 | 5+ | 70 | 3 |
| 2023 | 471 | 22 | 1 in 21.4 | 5 | 4 | 5+ | 66 | 3 |
| 2022 | 559 | 4 | 1 in 139.8 | 5 | 4 | 5+ | 71 | 1 |
| 2021 | 631 | 108 | 1 in 5.8 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 121 | 12 |
| 2020 | 626 | 72 | 1 in 8.7 | 4 | 2 | 3+ | 110 | 8 |
East EA1223
Key facts, hunt EA1223
- At 4 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 4, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 5.8 were the 30th longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 249 in 2020 to 168 in 2026 (-33%).
- Resident permits went from 22 in 2025 to 29 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 5% of applicants (8 of 176) and drew 4 of 33 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Dec. 12 to 26, runs 15 days (2026 DWR guidebook).
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 5 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| 4 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| 3 | 29 | 3 | 1 in 9.7 |
| 2 | 37 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 32 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 44 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 168 | 29 | 1 in 5.8 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1 in 2.0 |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. "Odds" is applicants per permit at that point level, first-choice applicants and permits as DWR lists them.
7 years of history
Residents, 2020 to 2026, hunt EA1223. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2020. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 29 | 1 in 5.8 | 6 | 3 | 4+ | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 174 | 22 | 1 in 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 5+ | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | 195 | 22 | 1 in 8.9 | 5 | 4 | 5+ | 11 | 3 |
| 2023 | 225 | 22 | 1 in 10.2 | 5 | 3 | 5+ | 38 | 3 |
| 2022 | 199 | 4 | 1 in 49.8 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 35 | 1 |
| 2021 | 217 | 72 | 1 in 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 32 | 8 |
| 2020 | 249 | 72 | 1 in 3.5 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 57 | 8 |
Beaver antlerless elk point creep
Resident applicants by preference points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median preference points held by resident applicants on Beaver antlerless elk hunts went from 0 in 2020 to 1 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 4 (same 2 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 721 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 661 | 60 |
| 2025 | 2 | 720 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 671 | 49 |
| 2024 | 2 | 760 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 750 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 696 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 686 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 | 758 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 755 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 848 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 845 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 875 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 875 | 0 |
Questions about Beaver antlerless elk draw odds
How many Beaver antlerless elk hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 2 hunts for Beaver antlerless elk: East rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1222); East rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1223).
Which Beaver antlerless elk hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
East rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1223) at 1 in 5.8 (168 residents for 29 permits). The longest odds were East rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1222) at 1 in 19.1. Odds change every year.
When are the Beaver antlerless elk seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: EA1222 Nov. 21 to Dec. 11; EA1223 Dec. 12 to 26. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Antlerless reminders
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Odds: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). utahdraws.com/drawodds. History from the 2018 to 2025 DWR reports, linked year by year in the history tables.
Season dates: Utah DWR 2026 Antlerless Application Guidebook.
Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.