Book Cliffs Deer Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry archery buck deer on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 842 residents applied for 54 resident permits and everyone with 15 or more points drew (20 applicants).
Hunt DB1011: Book Cliffs
Book Cliffs archery deer draw: key facts
- 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 15.6 were the 32nd longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 973 in 2018 to 842 in 2026 (-13%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 16 in 2018 to 18 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 44 in 2025 to 54 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 23% of applicants (247 of 1,089) and drew 5 of 59 permits 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | all drew |
| 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 in 3.4 |
| 13 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 18.0 |
| 12 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 6.4 |
| 11 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 38.0 |
| 10 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 11.8 |
| 9 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 13.8 |
| 8 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 23.0 |
| 7 | 57 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 19.0 |
| 6 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 63.0 |
| 5 | 62 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 31.0 |
| 4 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 72.0 |
| 3 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 66.0 |
| 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 842 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 1 in 15.6 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 17.0 |
| 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 24.0 |
| Total | 247 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 in 49.4 |
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 DB1011.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 842 | 54 | 1 in 15.6 | 18 | 3 | 15+ | 247 | 5 |
| 2025 | 831 | 44 | 1 in 18.9 | 17 | 2 | 15+ | 268 | 4 |
| 2024 | 757 | 39 | 1 in 19.4 | 16 | 1 | 14+ | 256 | 3 |
| 2023 | 705 | 35 | 1 in 20.1 | 17 | 1 | 13+ | 254 | 3 |
| 2022 | 813 | 34 | 1 in 23.9 | 16 | 1 | 14+ | 322 | 3 |
| 2021 | 958 | 45 | 1 in 21.3 | 15 | 2 | 12+ | 396 | 4 |
| 2020 | 934 | 67 | 1 in 13.9 | 15 | 0 | 11+ | 417 | 7 |
| 2019 | 892 | 82 | 1 in 10.9 | 12 | 0 | 10+ | 413 | 8 |
| 2018 | 973 | 81 | 1 in 12.0 | 16 | 0 | 10+ | 404 | 8 |
All deer hunts on Book Cliffs
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliffs On this page | DB1011 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 842 | 54 | 1 in 15.6 | 5 |
| Book Cliffs | DB1025 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 469 | 53 | 1 in 8.8 | 5 |
| North | DB1017 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,606 | 134 | 1 in 19.4 | 14 |
| South | DB1018 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 774 | 32 | 1 in 24.2 | 3 |
| Book Cliffs | DB1044 | Multiseason | All limited-entry seasons | 262 | 8 | 1 in 32.8 | 1 |
| Floy Canyon | DB1090 | HAMSS | Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 | 109 | 6 | 1 in 18.2 | 1 |
Book Cliffs deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
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Questions about Book Cliffs archery deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs archery deer?
In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs archery deer (hunt DB1011), everyone with 15 or more points drew (20 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 3 (1 of 66). Nonresidents: 5 of 247 applicants drew, from 0 to 23 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs archery deer?
For hunt DB1011, 842 residents applied for 54 permits and 247 nonresidents applied for 5 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Book Cliffs archery deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1011 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 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 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.