La Sal General Season Deer Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season archery buck deer on the La Sal unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 398 residents applied for 222 resident permits and everyone with 1 or more points drew (168 applicants).
Hunt DB1509: La Sal Mountains
La Sal general-season archery deer draw: key facts
- 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 314 in 2018 to 398 in 2026 (+27%).
- Resident permits went from 212 in 2025 to 222 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 16% of applicants (76 of 474) and drew 29 of 251 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 31 general-season archery deer hunts drew 15,563 resident applicants for 10,878 resident permits in 2026 (1.4 per permit); this hunt had 1.8 per permit.
- Across the 31 general-season archery hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 2 in 2026; on this hunt it was 1.
- 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 2 | 17 | 17 | all drew |
| 1 | 144 | 144 | all drew |
| 0 | 230 | 54 | 1 in 4.3 |
| Total | 398 | 222 | 1 in 1.8 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | all drew |
| 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 1 | 19 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 in 5.0 |
| Total | 76 | 29 | 1 in 2.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 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 DB1509.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 398 | 222 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 1+ | 76 | 29 |
| 2025 | 375 | 212 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 1+ | 103 | 24 |
| 2024 | 441 | 188 | 1 in 2.3 | 4 | 1 | none | 101 | 24 |
| 2023 | 323 | 161 | 1 in 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 79 | 21 |
| 2022 | 366 | 173 | 1 in 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 98 | 21 |
| 2021 | 366 | 206 | 1 in 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 107 | 22 |
| 2020 | 318 | 173 | 1 in 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 65 | 22 |
| 2019 | 319 | 255 | 1 in 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 86 | 28 |
| 2018 | 314 | 261 | 1 in 1.2 | 3 | 0 | none | 84 | 28 |
All general-season deer hunts on La Sal
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal Mountains On this page | 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 overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
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.
Questions about La Sal general-season archery deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw La Sal general-season archery deer?
In the 2026 draw for La Sal general-season archery deer (hunt DB1509), everyone with 1 or more points drew (168 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (54 of 230). Nonresidents: 29 of 76 applicants drew, from 0 to 6 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for La Sal general-season archery deer?
For hunt DB1509, 398 residents applied for 222 permits and 76 nonresidents applied for 29 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the La Sal general-season archery deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1509 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, 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.