Kamas Antlerless Elk Draw Odds (Utah)
Antlerless Elk hunts on the Kamas unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 447 residents applied for 192 resident permits and 11 nonresidents for 10 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Kamas antlerless elk draw: key facts, 2026
- Kamas antlerless elk hunts drew 447 resident applications in 2026, the 17th fewest of 38 antlerless elk units.
- Kamas antlerless elk averaged 2.3 resident applicants per resident permit, the 10th lowest of 38 antlerless elk units with permits.
- Kamas antlerless elk resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (EA2033, archery) to 1 in 4.3 (EA1033, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of Kamas antlerless elk applicants (11 of 458) and drew 10 of 202 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 Kamas antlerless elk hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamas On this page | EA2033 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 16 | 35 | 35 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 |
| Kamas On this page | EA1033 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 17, 2027 | 309 | 72 | 1 in 4.3 | 8 |
| Oakley On this page | EA1035 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Dec. 30 | 103 | 85 | 1 in 1.2 | 2 |
Kamas EA2033
Key facts, hunt EA2033
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.0 were the tied 1st best of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 52 in 2023 to 35 in 2026 (-33%).
- Resident permits went from 47 in 2025 to 35 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 16, runs 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 0 | 23 | 23 | all drew |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EA2033. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 35 | 35 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 1 in 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0+ | 5 | 5 |
Kamas EA1033
Key facts, hunt EA1033
- At 2 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 4.3 were the 44th longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 419 in 2018 to 309 in 2026 (-26%).
- Resident permits went from 90 in 2025 to 72 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (9 of 318) and drew 8 of 80 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 17, 2027, runs 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 2 | 37 | 37 | all drew |
| 1 | 87 | 25 | 1 in 3.5 |
| 0 | 175 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 309 | 72 | 1 in 4.3 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 in 1.2 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 1 in 1.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 0 | 15 | 15 | all drew |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt EA1033.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 309 | 72 | 1 in 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 293 | 90 | 1 in 3.3 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 15 | 11 |
| 2024 | 321 | 90 | 1 in 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 18 | 11 |
| 2023 | 264 | 90 | 1 in 2.9 | 6 | 1 | 2+ | 17 | 11 |
| 2022 | 368 | 90 | 1 in 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 3+ | 17 | 11 |
| 2021 | 449 | 72 | 1 in 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 25 | 8 |
| 2020 | 499 | 72 | 1 in 6.9 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 26 | 8 |
| 2019 | 375 | 74 | 1 in 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 419 | 213 | 1 in 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 14 | 14 |
Oakley EA1035
Key facts, hunt EA1035
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.2 were the tied 20th best of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 174 in 2018 to 103 in 2026 (-41%).
- Resident permits went from 103 in 2025 to 85 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of applicants (2 of 105) and drew 2 of 87 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Dec. 30, runs 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 1 | 28 | 28 | all drew |
| 0 | 67 | 49 | 1 in 1.4 |
| Total | 103 | 85 | 1 in 1.2 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt EA1035.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 85 | 1 in 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 136 | 103 | 1 in 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 157 | 101 | 1 in 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 1+ | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 167 | 99 | 1 in 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 18 | 12 |
| 2022 | 158 | 104 | 1 in 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 173 | 77 | 1 in 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 223 | 80 | 1 in 2.8 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 17 | 10 |
| 2019 | 168 | 65 | 1 in 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 7 | 6 |
| 2018 | 174 | 136 | 1 in 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 8 | 8 |
Kamas 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 Kamas antlerless elk hunts went from 1 in 2023 to 0 in 2026 (same 3 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 447 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 447 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 476 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 473 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 519 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 518 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 483 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 481 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 526 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 525 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 622 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 621 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 722 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 722 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 543 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 543 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 593 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 593 | 0 |
Questions about Kamas antlerless elk draw odds
How many Kamas antlerless elk hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Kamas antlerless elk: Kamas archery (EA2033); Kamas rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1033); Oakley rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1035).
Which Kamas antlerless elk hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Kamas archery (EA2033) at 1 in 1.0 (35 residents for 35 permits). The longest odds were Kamas rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1033) at 1 in 4.3. Odds change every year.
When are the Kamas antlerless elk seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: EA2033 Aug. 15 to Sept. 16; EA1033 Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 17, 2027; EA1035 Nov. 7 to Dec. 30. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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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.