Boulder/Kaiparowits General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Boulder/Kaiparowits unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,248 residents applied for 1,440 resident permits and 235 nonresidents for 157 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunts drew 2,248 resident applications in 2026, the 11th fewest of 29 general-season deer units.
- Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer averaged 1.6 resident applicants per resident permit, the 12th lowest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (DB1630, restricted weapon) to 1 in 2.0 (DB1629, restricted weapon) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 9% of Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer applicants (235 of 2,483) and drew 157 of 1,597 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunts had 1.6 per permit.
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 weapon
All Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder/Kaiparowits | DB1518 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 580 | 470 | 1 in 1.2 | 54 |
| Restricted rifle | DB1629 | Restricted weapon | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,357 | 669 | 1 in 2.0 | 77 |
| Restricted muzzleloader | DB1630 | Restricted weapon | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 311 | 301 | 1 in 1.0 | 26 |
Boulder/Kaiparowits 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.
Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer point creep
Resident applicants by preference points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median preference points held by resident applicants on Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunts went from 1 in 2025 to 0 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 3 to 2 (same 3 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts | 10 to 14 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2,248 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2,224 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1,805 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1,790 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 521 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 519 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 450 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 449 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 510 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 509 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 538 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 538 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 490 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 489 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 557 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 556 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 518 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 517 | 1 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Boulder/Kaiparowits
The Dedicated Hunter Program has its own drawing and its own preference points. Participants can hunt all general-season deer seasons on their unit for up to three years. How the program works.
Boulder/Kaiparowits DB1787
Key facts, hunt DB1787
- 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 2.1 were the 13th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 336 in 2024 to 115 in 2026 (-66%).
- Resident permits went from 172 in 2025 to 56 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (3 of 118) and drew 2 of 58 permits in 2026.
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 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | all drew |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| 1 | 23 | 22 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 58 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 115 | 56 | 1 in 2.1 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 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.
Dedicated Hunter Program, youth
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DB1787. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits | DWR hunt name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 56 | 1 in 2.1 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 3 | 2 | Dedicated Hunter Buck Deer - Boulder/Kaiparowits - Dedicated Hunter |
| 2025 | 175 | 172 | 1 in 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 4+ | 15 | 15 | Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 336 | 87 | 1 in 3.9 | 6 | 3 | 4+ | 13 | 11 | Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 310 | 3 | 1 in 103.3 | 5 | 5 | none | 6 | 1 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 412 | 119 | 1 in 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 5+ | 16 | 15 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 359 | 1 | 1 in 359.0 | 4 | 4 | none | 13 | 1 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 323 | 0 | none drawn | n/a | n/a | none | 7 | 0 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 341 | 94 | 1 in 3.6 | 2 | 1 | none | 16 | 5 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 248 | 68 | 1 in 3.6 | 5 | 1 | 3+ | 16 | 6 | Plateau, Boulder/kaiparowits - Any Legal Weapon |
Questions about Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer draw odds
How many Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer: Boulder/Kaiparowits archery (DB1518); Restricted rifle restricted weapon (DB1629); Restricted muzzleloader restricted weapon (DB1630).
Which Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Restricted muzzleloader restricted weapon (DB1630) at 1 in 1.0 (311 residents for 301 permits). The longest odds were Restricted rifle restricted weapon (DB1629) at 1 in 2.0. Odds change every year.
When are the Boulder/Kaiparowits general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1518 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1629 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1630 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. 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.