Beaver General Season Deer Restricted Weapon Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season restricted weapon buck deer on the Beaver unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 588 residents applied for 346 resident permits and 50 nonresidents for 36 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
West, restricted muzzleloader DB1615
Key facts, hunt DB1615
- At 5 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 5, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.3 were the tied 40th best of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 66 in 2025 to 110 in 2026 (+67%).
- Resident permits went from 66 in 2025 to 84 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 7% of applicants (8 of 118) and drew 8 of 92 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 6 general-season restricted weapon deer hunts drew 5,620 resident applicants for 4,617 resident permits in 2026 (1.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.3 per permit.
- Across the 5 general-season restricted weapon hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 3 in 2026; on this hunt it was 5.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | all drew |
| 0 | 82 | 57 | 1 in 1.4 |
| Total | 110 | 84 | 1 in 1.3 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1615. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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 | 110 | 84 | 1 in 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 5+ | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 5 | 5 |
West, restricted rifle DB1616
Key facts, hunt DB1616
- At 1 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 1, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.8 were the tied 37th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 286 in 2025 to 478 in 2026 (+67%).
- Resident permits went from 188 in 2025 to 262 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 8% of applicants (42 of 520) and drew 28 of 290 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 6 general-season restricted weapon deer hunts drew 5,620 resident applicants for 4,617 resident permits in 2026 (1.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.8 per permit.
- Across the 5 general-season restricted weapon hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 3 in 2026; on this hunt it was 3.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 3 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| 2 | 55 | 53 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 124 | 122 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 272 | 60 | 1 in 4.5 |
| Total | 478 | 262 | 1 in 1.8 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 0 | 28 | 14 | 1 in 2.0 |
| Total | 42 | 28 | 1 in 1.5 |
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 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| 0 | 59 | 59 | all drew |
| Total | 69 | 69 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1616. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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 | 478 | 262 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 3+ | 42 | 28 |
| 2025 | 286 | 188 | 1 in 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 4+ | 24 | 22 |
All general-season deer hunts on Beaver
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | DB1611 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 379 | 276 | 1 in 1.4 | 30 |
| West | DB1614 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 97 | 83 | 1 in 1.2 | 9 |
| East | DB1612 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 359 | 284 | 1 in 1.3 | 32 |
| East | DB1613 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,794 | 849 | 1 in 2.1 | 88 |
| West, restricted muzzleloader On this page | DB1615 | Restricted weapon | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 110 | 84 | 1 in 1.3 | 8 |
| West, restricted rifle On this page | DB1616 | Restricted weapon | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 478 | 262 | 1 in 1.8 | 28 |
Beaver general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
Beaver general-season deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Questions about Beaver general-season restricted weapon deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Beaver general-season restricted weapon deer?
In the 2026 draw for Beaver general-season restricted weapon deer (hunt DB1616), everyone with 3 or more points drew (27 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (60 of 272). Nonresidents: 28 of 42 applicants drew, from 0 to 5 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Beaver general-season restricted weapon deer?
For hunt DB1616, 478 residents applied for 262 permits and 42 nonresidents applied for 28 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Beaver general-season restricted weapon deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1616 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, 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.