Fishlake General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Fishlake unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 3,259 residents applied for 864 resident permits and 210 nonresidents for 95 nonresident permits across 4 hunts.
Fishlake general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Fishlake general-season deer hunts drew 3,259 resident applications in 2026, the 11th most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Fishlake general-season deer averaged 3.8 resident applicants per resident permit, the 3rd highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Fishlake general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 2.1 (DB1579, muzzleloader) to 1 in 4.7 (DB1549, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of Fishlake general-season deer applicants (210 of 3,469) and drew 95 of 959 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Fishlake general-season deer hunts had 3.8 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 Fishlake general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishlake | DB1519 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 388 | 151 | 1 in 2.6 | 18 |
| Fishlake | DB1579 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 357 | 172 | 1 in 2.1 | 17 |
| Fishlake | DB1549 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,754 | 370 | 1 in 4.7 | 36 |
| Early season | DB1596 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 760 | 171 | 1 in 4.4 | 24 |
Fishlake 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.
Fishlake 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 Fishlake general-season deer hunts was 1 in both 2018 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 3 (same 4 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 | 4 | 3,259 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3,205 | 53 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3,154 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3,109 | 44 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2,931 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2,889 | 42 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2,771 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2,744 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3,002 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2,982 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,331 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3,315 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2,947 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2,933 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,034 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3,024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3,157 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3,144 | 13 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Fishlake
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.
Fishlake DB1788
Key facts, hunt DB1788
- At 3 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 3, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 4.5 were the 5th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 154 in 2024 to 126 in 2026 (-18%).
- Resident permits went from 73 in 2025 to 28 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of applicants (3 of 129) and drew 0 of 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 3 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| 2 | 19 | 9 | 1 in 2.1 |
| 1 | 31 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 57 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 126 | 28 | 1 in 4.5 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 3 | 0 | none drawn |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DB1788. 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 | 126 | 28 | 1 in 4.5 | 4 | 2 | 3+ | 3 | 0 | Dedicated Hunter Buck Deer - Fishlake - Dedicated Hunter |
| 2025 | 134 | 73 | 1 in 1.8 | 8 | 2 | 4+ | 6 | 6 | Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 154 | 42 | 1 in 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 4+ | 3 | 3 | Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 127 | 12 | 1 in 10.6 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 3 | 1 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 198 | 63 | 1 in 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 4+ | 0 | 0 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 196 | 1 | 1 in 196.0 | 4 | 4 | 4+ | 2 | 1 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 177 | 9 | 1 in 19.7 | 3 | 2 | none | 0 | 0 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 242 | 102 | 1 in 2.4 | 3 | 1 | 3+ | 2 | 2 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 165 | 11 | 1 in 15.0 | 2 | 1 | 2+ | 2 | 0 | Plateau, Fishlake - Any Legal Weapon |
Questions about Fishlake general-season deer draw odds
How many Fishlake general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 4 hunts for Fishlake general-season deer: Fishlake archery (DB1519); Fishlake muzzleloader (DB1579); Fishlake rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1549); Early season rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1596).
Which Fishlake general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Fishlake muzzleloader (DB1579) at 1 in 2.1 (357 residents for 172 permits). The longest odds were Fishlake rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1549) at 1 in 4.7. Odds change every year.
When are the Fishlake general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1519 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1579 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1549 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1596 Oct. 7 to Oct. 11. 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.