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Utah Deer Draw Odds by Unit

Every limited-entry buck deer unit in the 2026 draw, with applicants, permits and the highest points that drew. Pick a unit for odds by point level and each hunt's history.

In the 2026 Utah draw, 31,823 resident applications went to 82 limited-entry deer hunts for 1,477 resident permits, about 21.5 applications per permit (Utah DWR data). The longest resident odds were Antelope Island Premium rifle (DB1002) at 1 in 1699.0; the best were Thousand Lakes Restricted archery restricted weapon (DB1106) at 1 in 1.0.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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LE deer hunts
82
in the 2026 report
Units
40
with a 2026 draw
Resident applications
31,823
summed across hunts
Resident permits
1,477
drawn in 2026

Units

All limited-entry deer hunts per unit, 2026 draw, summed across weapons. Sorted by resident applications. Click a column to sort.
Paunsaugunt 8 7,086 193 6,673 21 36.7 29 n/a*
Book Cliffs 6 5,062 287 1,461 29 17.6 23 +6%
Henry Mountains 5 4,629 50 4,131 6 92.6 28 n/a*
Fillmore 5 3,352 68 1,352 7 49.3 28 -8%
West Desert 5 3,315 227 571 23 14.6 22 n/a*
Antelope Island 2 1,897 3 0 0 632.3 29 n/a*
San Juan 6 1,851 90 880 10 20.6 25 n/a*
Diamond Mountain 4 1,262 105 310 10 12.0 18 n/a*
Dolores Triangle 3 816 23 478 2 35.5 25 n/a*
Cache 2 352 18 86 2 19.6 19 -43%
Wasatch Mountains 2 287 64 22 7 4.5 13 -23%
Manti/San Rafael 1 264 39 37 5 6.8 14 n/a*
Pine Valley 1 151 12 60 2 12.6 18 -34%
Thousand Lakes 4 96 46 29 9 2.1 12 n/a*
Nebo 1 89 23 7 3 3.9 13 n/a*
Zion 1 82 14 15 2 5.9 17 -31%
East Canyon 2 80 15 11 1 5.3 16 n/a*
Kaiparowits HAMSS 1 79 4 49 1 19.8 17 n/a*
Beaver 2 78 14 18 2 5.6 20 n/a*
Chalk Creek 1 72 10 4 1 7.2 24 n/a*
Castle Valley 1 70 13 37 2 5.4 14 n/a*
Oquirrh/Tintic 1 70 10 3 1 7.0 13 n/a*
Southwest Desert 1 61 4 30 1 15.3 16 -25%
Yellowstone 1 60 6 2 1 10.0 11 n/a*
Fishlake 1 58 6 11 1 9.7 22 n/a*
North Slope 1 58 14 5 2 4.1 11 -36%
Nine Mile 1 56 6 2 1 9.3 12 -10%
Little Rockies 1 53 4 79 1 13.3 21 n/a*
Monroe 1 48 5 8 1 9.6 18 +41%
Box Elder 1 47 23 13 3 2.0 16 -4%
Panguitch Lake 1 47 12 20 1 3.9 15 +24%
Moab Valley 1 46 9 46 1 5.1 13 n/a*
Boulder/Kaiparowits 1 44 12 20 1 3.7 13 n/a*
Ogden 1 40 13 2 1 3.1 10 -32%
La Sal Mountains 1 33 8 18 1 4.1 10 n/a*
Cedar/Stansbury 1 30 5 5 1 6.0 13 n/a*
Vernal/Bonanza 1 30 6 5 1 5.0 10 n/a*
Mt. Dutton 1 28 4 12 1 7.0 11 +47%
Kamas 1 25 4 3 1 6.3 6 -51%
Morgan-South Rich 1 19 8 0 0 2.4 7 n/a*

* n/a when any hunt on the unit was missing in 2022 or DWR printed a different hunt name then (renamed or redrawn), so there is no like-for-like comparison. Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, 2022 and 2026. 2026 PDF. CWMU hunts are on the CWMU page.

Every deer hunt

2026 draw, resident and nonresident totals per hunt. 2026 season dates from the DWR guidebook.
Weapon2026 season
Antelope Island
Premium
 DB1002Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 11 to Nov. 18 1,6991 1 in 1699.0 220
Antelope Island
Management buck
 DB1121Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 16 to 20 1982 1 in 99.0 290
Beaver
East
 DB1110MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 4210 1 in 4.2 201
Beaver
West
 DB1111MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 364 1 in 9.0 151
Book Cliffs DB1011ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 84254 1 in 15.6 185
Book Cliffs
North
 DB1017Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 2,606134 1 in 19.4 2114
Book Cliffs
South
 DB1018Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 77432 1 in 24.2 203
Book Cliffs DB1025MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 46953 1 in 8.8 175
Book Cliffs DB1044MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 2628 1 in 32.8 231
Book Cliffs
Floy Canyon
 DB1090HAMSSNov. 7 to Nov. 30 1096 1 in 18.2 201
Boulder/Kaiparowits DB1084MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 4412 1 in 3.7 131
Box Elder DB1077MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 4723 1 in 2.0 163
Cache
Crawford Mountain
 DB1026MuzzleloaderNov. 7 to Nov. 22 2197 1 in 31.3 191
Cache DB1078MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 13311 1 in 12.1 161
Castle Valley DB1120Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 7013 1 in 5.4 142
Cedar/Stansbury DB1114MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 305 1 in 6.0 131
Chalk Creek DB1100MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 7210 1 in 7.2 241
Diamond Mountain DB1015ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 15221 1 in 7.2 142
Diamond Mountain DB1023Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 90159 1 in 15.3 166
Diamond Mountain DB1038MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 12721 1 in 6.0 152
Diamond Mountain DB1047MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 824 1 in 20.5 180
Dolores Triangle DB1013ArcheryOct. 31 to Nov. 13 855 1 in 17.0 150
Dolores Triangle DB1020Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 14 to Nov. 22 62413 1 in 48.0 232
Dolores Triangle DB1031MuzzleloaderNov. 23 to Dec. 1 1075 1 in 21.4 250
East Canyon DB1101MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 289 1 in 3.1 120
East Canyon DB1105HAMSSNov. 7 to Nov. 30 526 1 in 8.7 161
Fillmore
Oak Creek LE
 DB1012ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 35012 1 in 29.2 261
Fillmore
Oak Creek LE
 DB1019Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 2,39231 1 in 77.2 284
Fillmore DB1028MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 11311 1 in 10.3 201
Fillmore
Oak Creek LE
 DB1029MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 23112 1 in 19.2 251
Fillmore
Oak Creek LE
 DB1045MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 2662 1 in 133.0 260
Fishlake DB1055MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 586 1 in 9.7 221
Henry Mountains
Premium
 DB1000ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 4528 1 in 56.5 241
Henry Mountains
Premium
 DB1003Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 3,09623 1 in 134.6 263
Henry Mountains
Premium
 DB1005MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 3398 1 in 42.4 281
Henry Mountains
Premium
 DB1007MultiseasonSee DB1000, DB1003 and DB1005 5651 1 in 565.0 70
Henry Mountains
Management buck
 DB1009Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 17710 1 in 17.7 231
Kaiparowits HAMSS DB1091HAMSSNov. 7 to Nov. 30 794 1 in 19.8 171
Kamas DB1030MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 254 1 in 6.2 61
La Sal Mountains DB1081MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 338 1 in 4.1 101
Little Rockies DB1115Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 534 1 in 13.2 211
Manti/San Rafael DB1079MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 26439 1 in 6.8 145
Moab Valley DB1119Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 469 1 in 5.1 131
Monroe DB1032MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 485 1 in 9.6 181
Morgan-South Rich DB1103MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 198 1 in 2.4 70
Mt. Dutton DB1053MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 284 1 in 7.0 111
Nebo DB1080MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 8923 1 in 3.9 133
Nine Mile DB1033MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 566 1 in 9.3 121
North Slope DB1065MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 5814 1 in 4.1 112
Ogden DB1054MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 4013 1 in 3.1 101
Oquirrh/Tintic DB1113MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 7010 1 in 7.0 131
Panguitch Lake DB1083MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 4712 1 in 3.9 151
Paunsaugunt
Premium
 DB1001ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 76725 1 in 30.7 233
Paunsaugunt
Premium
 DB1004Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 31 4,20273 1 in 57.6 257
Paunsaugunt
Premium
 DB1006MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 50325 1 in 20.1 243
Paunsaugunt
Premium
 DB1008MultiseasonSee DB1001, DB1004 and DB1006 6023 1 in 200.7 291
Paunsaugunt
Management buck
 DB1010Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 2 to Nov. 20 71929 1 in 24.8 203
Paunsaugunt
Cactus buck
 DB1058Rifle (any legal weapon)Nov. 2 to Nov. 20 12418 1 in 6.9 122
Paunsaugunt
Management buck
 DB1073ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 9410 1 in 9.4 151
Paunsaugunt
Management buck
 DB1074MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 7510 1 in 7.5 151
Pine Valley DB1034MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 15112 1 in 12.6 182
San Juan
Elk Ridge
 DB1014ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 51315 1 in 34.2 222
San Juan
Elk Ridge
 DB1022Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 94741 1 in 23.1 234
San Juan
Elk Ridge
 DB1037MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 22915 1 in 15.3 232
San Juan
Elk Ridge
 DB1046MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 962 1 in 48.0 250
San Juan
Abajo Mountains
 DB1085MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 2213 1 in 1.7 81
San Juan
Mancos Mesa
 DB1116HAMSSNov. 7 to Nov. 30 444 1 in 11.0 201
Southwest Desert DB1040MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 614 1 in 15.2 161
Thousand Lakes
Restricted archery
 DB1106Restricted weaponAug. 15 to Sept. 11 44 1 in 1.0 66
Thousand Lakes
Restricted muzzleloader
 DB1107Restricted weaponSept. 23 to Oct. 1 1313 1 in 1.0 50
Thousand Lakes
Restricted rifle
 DB1108Restricted weaponOct. 17 to Oct. 25 6227 1 in 2.3 103
Thousand Lakes DB1109MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 172 1 in 8.5 120
Vernal/Bonanza DB1086MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 306 1 in 5.0 101
Wasatch Mountains
East
 DB1041MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 21929 1 in 7.6 133
Wasatch Mountains
West
 DB1087MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 6835 1 in 1.9 124
West Desert
Vernon
 DB1016ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 33044 1 in 7.5 154
West Desert
Vernon
 DB1024Rifle (any legal weapon)Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 2,496127 1 in 19.7 2213
West Desert
Vernon
 DB1042MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 30545 1 in 6.8 174
West Desert
Vernon
 DB1048MultiseasonAll limited-entry seasons 1737 1 in 24.7 211
West Desert
Swasey
 DB1112MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 114 1 in 2.8 51
Yellowstone DB1039MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 606 1 in 10.0 111
Zion DB1043MuzzleloaderOct. 28 to Nov. 5 8214 1 in 5.9 172

Limited-entry deer: all applicants by year

DWR prints a species summary block in each odds report. It counts every applicant for limited-entry deer across all hunts in that report.

Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, species summary ("All Applicants") blocks. Years from utahdraws.com are summed from every hunt, the same way DWR's summary block adds up (checked against every 2025 species). Each year links to its source.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsRes. applicants with 10+ pointsTop res. point levelNonres. applicantsNonres. permits
2026 35,1621,6901 in 20.8 11,8412916,515166
2025 34,8541,5601 in 22.3 11,7712916,967154
2024 34,6781,3671 in 25.4 11,4002817,239128
2023 34,6061,3531 in 25.6 10,6712716,588120
2022 37,5541,3331 in 28.2 10,7432617,388123
2021 38,9431,3671 in 28.5 10,1172517,326129
2020 36,9831,5461 in 23.9 9,0732516,103143
2019 37,6221,4711 in 25.6 8,3922515,592133
2018 37,9471,4591 in 26.0 7,3962414,604131
Hunters who applied for a point only (no hunt). Source: Utah DWR point-only purchase reports; years from utahdraws.com use the point-code entries in DWR's draw odds.
YearResidentsNonresidentsTop point level listed (res / nonres)
20269,41215,99732 / 32
20258,23415,08731 / 31
20247,83016,50230 / 30
20238,06316,12129 / 29

How the deer draw works

Deer limited-entry hunts use bonus points. About half the permits on each hunt go to the applicants with the most points. For the rest, you get one random number plus one per bonus point, and your lowest number counts.

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2027 key dates

DWR has not published 2027 dates yet. For reference, the 2026 application period ran March 19 (8 a.m. MDT) to April 23 (11 p.m. MDT) and results were emailed on or by May 31.

All dates

Deadline reminders

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

Questions

How many limited-entry deer hunts does Utah offer?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 82 limited-entry deer hunts on 40 units. 31,823 resident applications went to those hunts for 1,477 resident permits.

Which deer hunts had the longest resident odds in 2026?

Antelope Island Premium rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1002), 1 in 1699.0; Henry Mountains Premium multiseason (DB1007), 1 in 565.0; Paunsaugunt Premium multiseason (DB1008), 1 in 200.7.

Which deer hunts had the best resident odds in 2026?

Thousand Lakes Restricted archery restricted weapon (DB1106), 1 in 1.0; Thousand Lakes Restricted muzzleloader restricted weapon (DB1107), 1 in 1.0; San Juan Abajo Mountains muzzleloader (DB1085), 1 in 1.7. Hunts with few applicants can swing a lot from year to year.

What is the bonus point code for deer?

DEE, per the 2026 DWR Big Game Application Guidebook. You use it to buy a bonus point without applying for a hunt.

Is this the official Utah draw site?

No. Utah Draw Guide is independent and not affiliated with Utah DWR. Apply only at utahdraws.com.