Book Cliffs Bison Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)

Once-in-a-lifetime rifle (any legal weapon) bison on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 2,895 residents applied for 57 resident permits and 2,347 nonresidents for 7 nonresident permits across 6 hunts.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.

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Bitter Creek, hunter's choice BI6534

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 91.7

917 applicants, 10 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

n/a

0 applicants, 0 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

28+ pts

All 3 residents with 28 or more points drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

0 pts

1 of 158 at 0 points drew

Hunt number

BI6534

Bitter Creek, hunter's choice

2026 season

Sept. 12 to Sept. 20

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

29 res / n/a nonres

1 resident at 29 points

Permits drawn, 2026

10 res / 0 nonres

Resident: 5 bonus, 5 random

Key facts, hunt BI6534

At 28 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 28, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 91.7 were the 6th longest of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants fell from 1,040 in 2022 to 917 in 2026 (-12%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 27 in 2022 to 29 in 2026.
Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 10 in 2026.
The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, runs 9 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
29	1	1	0	1	all drew
28	2	2	0	2	all drew
27	8	2	0	2	1 in 4.0
26	9	0	0	0	none drawn
25	5	0	0	0	none drawn
24	8	0	1	1	1 in 8.0
23	13	0	0	0	none drawn
22	7	0	0	0	none drawn
21	6	0	1	1	1 in 6.0
20	5	0	0	0	none drawn
19	9	0	0	0	none drawn
18	4	0	0	0	none drawn
17	12	0	0	0	none drawn
16	8	0	0	0	none drawn
15	11	0	0	0	none drawn
14	9	0	0	0	none drawn
13	16	0	0	0	none drawn
12	16	0	0	0	none drawn
11	19	0	0	0	none drawn
10	27	0	0	0	none drawn
9	45	0	0	0	none drawn
8	62	0	1	1	1 in 62.0
7	47	0	0	0	none drawn
6	54	0	0	0	none drawn
5	68	0	0	0	none drawn
4	60	0	0	0	none drawn
3	74	0	0	0	none drawn
2	72	0	0	0	none drawn
1	82	0	1	1	1 in 82.0
0	158	0	1	1	1 in 158.0
Total	917	5	5	10	1 in 91.7

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total	0	0	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 BI6534. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	917	10	1 in 91.7	29	0	28+	0	0
2025	907	5	1 in 181.4	28	10	28+	0	0
2024	996	4	1 in 249.0	28	0	28+	745	1
2023	1,082	4	1 in 270.5	26	11	none	982	1
2022	1,040	3	1 in 346.7	27	15	27+	706	1

Bitter Creek, hunter's choice BI6535

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 101.2

810 applicants, 8 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

n/a

0 applicants, 0 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

27+ pts

All 3 residents at the top level (27 points) drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

3 pts

1 of 56 at 3 points drew

Hunt number

BI6535

Bitter Creek, hunter's choice

2026 season

Oct. 3 to Oct. 15

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

27 res / n/a nonres

3 residents at 27 points

Permits drawn, 2026

8 res / 0 nonres

Resident: 4 bonus, 4 random

Key facts, hunt BI6535

At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 101.2 were the 5th longest of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants rose from 762 in 2022 to 810 in 2026 (+6%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 25 in 2022 to 27 in 2026.
Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 8 in 2026.
The 2026 season, Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
27	3	3	0	3	all drew
26	7	1	0	1	1 in 7.0
25	5	0	0	0	none drawn
24	3	0	0	0	none drawn
23	9	0	0	0	none drawn
22	7	0	0	0	none drawn
21	4	0	0	0	none drawn
20	4	0	0	0	none drawn
19	5	0	0	0	none drawn
18	8	0	0	0	none drawn
17	7	0	0	0	none drawn
16	11	0	1	1	1 in 11.0
15	6	0	0	0	none drawn
14	12	0	0	0	none drawn
13	18	0	0	0	none drawn
12	18	0	1	1	1 in 18.0
11	17	0	1	1	1 in 17.0
10	24	0	0	0	none drawn
9	44	0	0	0	none drawn
8	49	0	0	0	none drawn
7	54	0	0	0	none drawn
6	66	0	0	0	none drawn
5	54	0	0	0	none drawn
4	58	0	0	0	none drawn
3	56	0	1	1	1 in 56.0
2	73	0	0	0	none drawn
1	75	0	0	0	none drawn
0	113	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	810	4	4	8	1 in 101.2

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total	0	0	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 BI6535. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	810	8	1 in 101.2	27	3	27+	0	0
2025	702	5	1 in 140.4	27	5	27+	0	0
2024	687	4	1 in 171.8	25	13	none	511	1
2023	729	4	1 in 182.3	26	4	26+	560	1
2022	762	4	1 in 190.5	25	1	25+	745	1

Bitter Creek, cow only BI6536

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 14.9

209 applicants, 14 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

n/a

0 applicants, 0 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

23+ pts

All 4 residents with 23 or more points drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

5 pts

1 of 19 at 5 points drew

Hunt number

BI6536

Bitter Creek, cow only

2026 season

Nov. 14 to Nov. 29

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

25 res / n/a nonres

1 resident at 25 points

Permits drawn, 2026

14 res / 0 nonres

Resident: 7 bonus, 7 random

Key facts, hunt BI6536

At 15 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 15, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 14.9 were the 2nd best of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants rose from 171 in 2022 to 209 in 2026 (+22%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 20 in 2022 to 25 in 2026.
Resident permits went from 2 in 2025 to 14 in 2026.
The 2026 season, Nov. 14 to Nov. 29, runs 16 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
25	1	1	0	1	all drew
24	1	1	0	1	all drew
23	2	2	0	2	all drew
18	4	3	0	3	1 in 1.3
17	2	0	1	1	1 in 2.0
15	1	0	1	1	all drew
13	6	0	0	0	none drawn
12	5	0	1	1	1 in 5.0
11	3	0	0	0	none drawn
10	9	0	1	1	1 in 9.0
9	10	0	1	1	1 in 10.0
8	6	0	0	0	none drawn
7	19	0	1	1	1 in 19.0
6	18	0	0	0	none drawn
5	19	0	1	1	1 in 19.0
4	8	0	0	0	none drawn
3	23	0	0	0	none drawn
2	18	0	0	0	none drawn
1	23	0	0	0	none drawn
0	31	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	209	7	7	14	1 in 14.9

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total	0	0	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 BI6536. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	209	14	1 in 14.9	25	5	23+	0	0
2025	131	2	1 in 65.5	25	23	none	0	0
2024	161	1	1 in 161.0	14	14	none	91	1
2023	174	3	1 in 58.0	20	14	none	76	1
2022	171	3	1 in 57.0	20	2	none	107	1

Little Creek/South, cow only BI6529

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 13.8

110 applicants, 8 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

n/a

0 applicants, 0 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

17+ pts

All 3 residents with 17 or more points drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

3 pts

1 of 16 at 3 points drew

Hunt number

BI6529

Little Creek/South, cow only

2026 season

Oct. 17 to Oct. 27

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

19 res / n/a nonres

1 resident at 19 points

Permits drawn, 2026

8 res / 0 nonres

Resident: 4 bonus, 4 random

Key facts, hunt BI6529

At 17 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 17, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 13.8 were the 1st best of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants fell from 141 in 2022 to 110 in 2026 (-22%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 16 in 2022 to 19 in 2026.
Resident permits held at 8 from 2025 to 2026.
The 2026 season, Oct. 17 to Oct. 27, runs 11 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
19	1	1	0	1	all drew
18	1	1	0	1	all drew
17	1	1	0	1	all drew
14	1	0	0	0	none drawn
13	3	1	0	1	1 in 3.0
12	4	0	1	1	1 in 4.0
10	2	0	0	0	none drawn
9	6	0	1	1	1 in 6.0
8	3	0	0	0	none drawn
7	5	0	0	0	none drawn
6	4	0	0	0	none drawn
5	8	0	0	0	none drawn
4	11	0	1	1	1 in 11.0
3	16	0	1	1	1 in 16.0
2	9	0	0	0	none drawn
1	14	0	0	0	none drawn
0	21	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	110	4	4	8	1 in 13.8

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total	0	0	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 BI6529. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	110	8	1 in 13.8	19	3	17+	0	0
2025	107	8	1 in 13.4	19	2	16+	0	0
2024	118	4	1 in 29.5	22	7	14+	79	1
2023	118	13	1 in 9.1	14	0	9+	90	2
2022	141	18	1 in 7.8	16	0	10+	90	2

Little Creek/South, hunter's choice BI6531

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 45.0

405 applicants, 9 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

n/a

0 applicants, 0 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

27+ pts

Both residents with 27 or more points drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

3 pts

1 of 36 at 3 points drew

Hunt number

BI6531

Little Creek/South, hunter's choice

2026 season

Sept. 21 to Oct. 2

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

29 res / n/a nonres

1 resident at 29 points

Permits drawn, 2026

9 res / 0 nonres

Resident: 5 bonus, 4 random

Key facts, hunt BI6531

At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 45.0 were the 7th best of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants rose from 326 in 2022 to 405 in 2026 (+24%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 23 in 2022 to 29 in 2026.
Resident permits went from 7 in 2025 to 9 in 2026.
The 2026 season, Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, runs 12 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
29	1	1	0	1	all drew
27	1	1	0	1	all drew
26	7	3	0	3	1 in 2.3
25	4	0	1	1	1 in 4.0
24	3	0	0	0	none drawn
23	5	0	0	0	none drawn
22	5	0	0	0	none drawn
21	5	0	0	0	none drawn
20	5	0	0	0	none drawn
19	3	0	0	0	none drawn
18	4	0	0	0	none drawn
17	6	0	1	1	1 in 6.0
16	6	0	0	0	none drawn
15	8	0	1	1	1 in 8.0
14	7	0	0	0	none drawn
13	3	0	0	0	none drawn
12	7	0	0	0	none drawn
11	4	0	0	0	none drawn
10	15	0	0	0	none drawn
9	16	0	0	0	none drawn
8	10	0	0	0	none drawn
7	21	0	0	0	none drawn
6	23	0	0	0	none drawn
5	30	0	0	0	none drawn
4	28	0	0	0	none drawn
3	36	0	1	1	1 in 36.0
2	30	0	0	0	none drawn
1	50	0	0	0	none drawn
0	62	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	405	5	4	9	1 in 45.0

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total	0	0	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 BI6531. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	405	9	1 in 45.0	29	3	27+	0	0
2025	370	7	1 in 52.9	26	1	26+	0	0
2024	117	4	1 in 29.3	24	21	24+	205	1
2023	210	9	1 in 23.3	24	6	23+	253	1
2022	326	18	1 in 18.1	23	2	22+	615	2

Little Creek/South, hunter's choice BI6537

Resident odds, 2026

1 in 55.5

444 applicants, 8 permits

Nonresident odds, 2026

1 in 335.3

2,347 applicants, 7 permits

Everyone drew at (resident)

27+ pts

All 3 residents with 27 or more points drew

Lowest points that drew (resident)

9 pts

1 of 24 at 9 points drew

Hunt number

BI6537

Little Creek/South, hunter's choice

2026 season

Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027

2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook

Top point level applying

28 res / 28 nonres

1 resident at 28 points

Permits drawn, 2026

8 res / 7 nonres

Resident: 4 bonus, 4 random

Key facts, hunt BI6537

At 27 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 27, fewer than half did.
Resident odds of 1 in 55.5 were the 8th longest of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
Resident applicants rose from 141 in 2023 to 444 in 2026 (+215%).
The highest resident point level that drew went from 23 in 2023 to 28 in 2026.
Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 8 in 2026.
Nonresidents were 84% of applicants (2,347 of 2,791) and drew 7 of 15 permits in 2026.
The 2026 season, Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027, runs 86 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
28	1	1	0	1	all drew
27	2	2	0	2	all drew
25	4	1	0	1	1 in 4.0
24	2	0	0	0	none drawn
23	3	0	0	0	none drawn
21	4	0	0	0	none drawn
20	4	0	0	0	none drawn
19	5	0	0	0	none drawn
18	3	0	0	0	none drawn
17	2	0	0	0	none drawn
16	11	0	0	0	none drawn
15	3	0	0	0	none drawn
14	11	0	0	0	none drawn
13	8	0	0	0	none drawn
12	5	0	0	0	none drawn
11	18	0	1	1	1 in 18.0
10	13	0	2	2	1 in 6.5
9	24	0	1	1	1 in 24.0
8	20	0	0	0	none drawn
7	20	0	0	0	none drawn
6	23	0	0	0	none drawn
5	31	0	0	0	none drawn
4	22	0	0	0	none drawn
3	35	0	0	0	none drawn
2	45	0	0	0	none drawn
1	56	0	0	0	none drawn
0	69	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	444	4	4	8	1 in 55.5

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus points	Applicants	Bonus permits	Random permits	Total permits	Odds
28	1	1	0	1	all drew
27	8	3	0	3	1 in 2.7
26	4	0	0	0	none drawn
25	4	0	0	0	none drawn
24	3	0	0	0	none drawn
23	7	0	0	0	none drawn
22	4	0	0	0	none drawn
21	11	0	0	0	none drawn
20	15	0	0	0	none drawn
19	8	0	0	0	none drawn
18	16	0	0	0	none drawn
17	164	0	0	0	none drawn
16	100	0	0	0	none drawn
15	72	0	0	0	none drawn
14	78	0	0	0	none drawn
13	77	0	2	2	1 in 38.5
12	87	0	0	0	none drawn
11	102	0	0	0	none drawn
10	106	0	0	0	none drawn
9	122	0	0	0	none drawn
8	144	0	0	0	none drawn
7	164	0	0	0	none drawn
6	140	0	0	0	none drawn
5	126	0	1	1	1 in 126.0
4	143	0	0	0	none drawn
3	177	0	0	0	none drawn
2	144	0	0	0	none drawn
1	152	0	0	0	none drawn
0	168	0	0	0	none drawn
Total	2,347	4	3	7	1 in 335.3

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 BI6537. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits

Highest resident points that drew

Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Top res. points drawn	Lowest res. points drawn	All res. drew from	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	444	8	1 in 55.5	28	9	27+	2,347	7
2025	430	5	1 in 86.0	27	3	27+	2,323	5
2024	259	9	1 in 28.8	27	4	22+	385	1
2023	141	4	1 in 35.3	23	6	none	250	1

All bison hunts on Book Cliffs

Every bison hunt code on Book Cliffs in the 2026 DWR odds report. Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
Hunt	Code	Weapon	2026 season	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds 2026	Nonres. permits
Bitter Creek, hunter's choice	BI6532	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 11	226	6	1 in 37.7	0
Little Creek/South, hunter's choice	BI6528	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 11	126	6	1 in 21.0	0
Bitter Creek, hunter's choice On this page	BI6534	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 12 to Sept. 20	917	10	1 in 91.7	0
Bitter Creek, hunter's choice On this page	BI6535	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	810	8	1 in 101.2	0
Bitter Creek, cow only On this page	BI6536	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 14 to Nov. 29	209	14	1 in 14.9	0
Little Creek/South, cow only On this page	BI6529	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 17 to Oct. 27	110	8	1 in 13.8	0
Little Creek/South, hunter's choice On this page	BI6531	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	405	9	1 in 45.0	0
Little Creek/South, hunter's choice On this page	BI6537	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027	444	8	1 in 55.5	7

Book Cliffs bison overview

Book Cliffs bison hunt map

Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek (pronghorn), Book Cliffs, Little Creek/South Other units in the same DWR layer

Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.

Other species on Book Cliffs

Pronghorn Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Deer Elk

Nearby bison units

No bordering units found in DWR's 2026 boundary layer.

Guides and outfitters

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Questions about Book Cliffs rifle bison draw odds

How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs rifle bison?

In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs rifle bison (hunt BI6534), everyone with 28 or more points drew (3 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (1 of 158). Past draws do not predict future ones.

How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs rifle bison?

For hunt BI6534, 917 residents applied for 10 permits and 0 nonresidents applied for 0 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).

When is the Book Cliffs rifle bison season?

The 2026 season for BI6534 runs Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.

Get the 2027 deadline

We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].

Sources

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 Big Game Application Guidebook. Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026.

Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.