Book Cliffs Bison Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Once-in-a-lifetime archery bison on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 352 residents applied for 12 resident permits and 0 nonresidents for 0 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Bitter Creek, hunter's choice BI6532
Key facts, hunt BI6532
- At 25 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 25, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 37.7 were the 6th best of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 157 in 2022 to 226 in 2026 (+44%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 24 in 2022 to 26 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 6 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, runs 28 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 15.0 |
| 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 12.0 |
| 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 226 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 37.7 |
Nonresident
| 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 BI6532. 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 | 226 | 6 | 1 in 37.7 | 26 | 5 | 25+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 172 | 5 | 1 in 34.4 | 24 | 1 | 24+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 183 | 4 | 1 in 45.8 | 23 | 3 | none | 362 | 1 |
| 2023 | 165 | 4 | 1 in 41.3 | 23 | 6 | 23+ | 458 | 1 |
| 2022 | 157 | 4 | 1 in 39.3 | 24 | 4 | 24+ | 510 | 1 |
Little Creek/South, hunter's choice BI6528
Key facts, hunt BI6528
- At 22 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 22, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 21.0 were the 5th best of 16 once-in-a-lifetime bison hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 93 in 2022 to 126 in 2026 (+35%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2022 to 23 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 6 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, runs 28 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 126 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 21.0 |
Nonresident
| 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 BI6528. 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 | 126 | 6 | 1 in 21.0 | 23 | 11 | 23+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 125 | 5 | 1 in 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 23+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 146 | 4 | 1 in 36.5 | 21 | 1 | 21+ | 269 | 1 |
| 2023 | 122 | 9 | 1 in 13.6 | 22 | 0 | 20+ | 278 | 1 |
| 2022 | 93 | 7 | 1 in 13.3 | 21 | 4 | none | 444 | 1 |
All bison hunts on Book Cliffs
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Creek, hunter's choice On this page | BI6532 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 226 | 6 | 1 in 37.7 | 0 |
| Little Creek/South, hunter's choice On this page | BI6528 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 126 | 6 | 1 in 21.0 | 0 |
| Bitter Creek, hunter's choice | BI6534 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 917 | 10 | 1 in 91.7 | 0 |
| Bitter Creek, hunter's choice | BI6535 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 810 | 8 | 1 in 101.2 | 0 |
| Bitter Creek, cow only | BI6536 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 14 to Nov. 29 | 209 | 14 | 1 in 14.9 | 0 |
| Little Creek/South, cow only | BI6529 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 | 110 | 8 | 1 in 13.8 | 0 |
| Little Creek/South, hunter's choice | BI6531 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 405 | 9 | 1 in 45.0 | 0 |
| Little Creek/South, hunter's choice | BI6537 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027 | 444 | 8 | 1 in 55.5 | 7 |
Book Cliffs bison hunt map
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
Nearby bison units
No bordering units found in DWR's 2026 boundary layer.
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Questions about Book Cliffs archery bison draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs archery bison?
In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs archery bison (hunt BI6532), everyone with 25 or more points drew (2 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 5 (1 of 12). Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs archery bison?
For hunt BI6532, 226 residents applied for 6 permits and 0 nonresidents applied for 0 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Book Cliffs archery bison season?
The 2026 season for BI6532 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Get the 2027 deadline
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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 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.