Southwest Desert Antlerless Elk Draw Odds (Utah)
Antlerless Elk hunts on the Southwest Desert unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 1,710 residents applied for 81 resident permits and 113 nonresidents for 9 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Southwest Desert antlerless elk draw: key facts, 2026
- Southwest Desert antlerless elk hunts drew 1,710 resident applications in 2026, the 4th most of 38 antlerless elk units.
- Southwest Desert antlerless elk averaged 21.1 resident applicants per resident permit, the highest of 38 antlerless elk units with permits.
- Southwest Desert antlerless elk resident odds ranged from 1 in 4.2 (EA1251, rifle) to 1 in 23.2 (EA1101, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of Southwest Desert antlerless elk applicants (113 of 1,823) and drew 9 of 90 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 Southwest Desert antlerless elk hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Desert On this page | EA1101 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 20, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027 | 1,672 | 72 | 1 in 23.2 | 8 |
| Burbank/Garrison On this page | EA1251 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Aug. 1 to 13 | 38 | 9 | 1 in 4.2 | 1 |
Southwest Desert EA1101
Key facts, hunt EA1101
- At 7 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 7, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 23.2 were the 2nd longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 945 in 2018 to 1,672 in 2026 (+77%).
- Resident permits held at 72 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of applicants (105 of 1,777) and drew 8 of 80 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 20, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027, runs 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 6 | 145 | 61 | 1 in 2.4 |
| 5 | 169 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 232 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 206 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 284 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 268 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 357 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 1,672 | 72 | 1 in 23.2 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 6 | 13 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 11 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 7 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 16 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 19 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 105 | 8 | 1 in 13.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt EA1101.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,672 | 72 | 1 in 23.2 | 11 | 6 | 7+ | 105 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1,662 | 72 | 1 in 23.1 | 8 | 5 | 6+ | 185 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1,617 | 61 | 1 in 26.5 | 8 | 5 | 6+ | 192 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1,511 | 80 | 1 in 18.9 | 8 | 4 | 5+ | 197 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1,463 | 36 | 1 in 40.6 | 8 | 4 | 5+ | 179 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1,514 | 72 | 1 in 21.0 | 6 | 3 | 5+ | 232 | 8 |
| 2020 | 522 | 36 | 1 in 14.5 | 6 | 3 | 4+ | 76 | 4 |
| 2019 | 476 | 36 | 1 in 13.2 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 76 | 4 |
| 2018 | 945 | 116 | 1 in 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 4+ | 159 | 15 |
Burbank/Garrison EA1251
Key facts, hunt EA1251
- At 3 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 3, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 4.2 were the tied 45th longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 23 in 2022 to 38 in 2026 (+65%).
- Resident permits went from 11 in 2025 to 9 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 17% of applicants (8 of 46) and drew 1 of 10 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 1 to 13, runs 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 1 | 10 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 14 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 1 in 4.2 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 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.
5 years of history
Residents, 2022 to 2026, hunt EA1251. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2022. 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 | 38 | 9 | 1 in 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 41 | 11 | 1 in 3.7 | 6 | 2 | 3+ | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 58 | 11 | 1 in 5.3 | 5 | 3 | 4+ | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 45 | 15 | 1 in 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 23 | 15 | 1 in 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 1+ | 4 | 2 |
Southwest Desert 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 Southwest Desert antlerless elk hunts went from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 3 to 5 (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 | 10 to 14 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1,710 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1,384 | 325 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1,703 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1,453 | 250 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,675 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1,551 | 124 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,556 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1,486 | 70 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1,486 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1,472 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,514 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1,503 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 522 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 521 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 476 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 476 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 945 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 941 | 4 | 0 |
Questions about Southwest Desert antlerless elk draw odds
How many Southwest Desert antlerless elk hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 2 hunts for Southwest Desert antlerless elk: Southwest Desert rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1101); Burbank/Garrison rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1251).
Which Southwest Desert antlerless elk hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Burbank/Garrison rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1251) at 1 in 4.2 (38 residents for 9 permits). The longest odds were Southwest Desert rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1101) at 1 in 23.2. Odds change every year.
When are the Southwest Desert antlerless elk seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: EA1101 Nov. 20, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027; EA1251 Aug. 1 to 13. 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.