La Sal General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the La Sal unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,202 residents applied for 1,135 resident permits and 354 nonresidents for 132 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
La Sal general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- La Sal general-season deer hunts drew 2,202 resident applications in 2026, the 10th fewest of 29 general-season deer units.
- La Sal general-season deer averaged 1.9 resident applicants per resident permit, the 15th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- La Sal general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.4 (DB1569, muzzleloader) to 1 in 2.2 (DB1539, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 14% of La Sal general-season deer applicants (354 of 2,556) and drew 132 of 1,267 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); La Sal general-season deer hunts had 1.9 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 La Sal general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal Mountains | DB1509 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 398 | 222 | 1 in 1.8 | 29 |
| La Sal Mountains | DB1569 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 315 | 229 | 1 in 1.4 | 27 |
| La Sal Mountains | DB1539 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,489 | 684 | 1 in 2.2 | 76 |
La Sal 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.
La Sal 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 La Sal general-season deer hunts was 0 in both 2018 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2,202 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2,191 | 11 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2,134 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2,129 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2,205 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2,198 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1,866 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1,865 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1,817 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1,816 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1,813 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1,812 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1,545 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1,544 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1,553 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1,552 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1,587 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1,586 | 1 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on La Sal
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.
La Sal Mountains DB1778
Key facts, hunt DB1778
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.4 were the tied 15th best of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 42 in 2018 to 76 in 2026 (+81%).
- Resident permits went from 94 in 2025 to 54 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 14% of applicants (12 of 88) and drew 10 of 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 0 | 66 | 44 | 1 in 1.5 |
| Total | 76 | 54 | 1 in 1.4 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 in 1.5 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 1 in 1.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 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 DB1778.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 54 | 1 in 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 95 | 94 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 20 | 11 |
| 2024 | 113 | 77 | 1 in 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 2+ | 13 | 8 |
| 2023 | 69 | 45 | 1 in 1.5 | 2 | 0 | none | 8 | 5 |
| 2022 | 81 | 71 | 1 in 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 47 | 46 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | none | 5 | 5 |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 47 | 46 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | none | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 42 | 42 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 5 | 5 |
Questions about La Sal general-season deer draw odds
How many La Sal general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for La Sal general-season deer: La Sal Mountains archery (DB1509); La Sal Mountains muzzleloader (DB1569); La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1539).
Which La Sal general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
La Sal Mountains muzzleloader (DB1569) at 1 in 1.4 (315 residents for 229 permits). The longest odds were La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1539) at 1 in 2.2. Odds change every year.
When are the La Sal general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1509 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1569 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1539 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25. 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.