Mt. Dutton General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)

General-season buck deer hunts on the Mt. Dutton unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 1,040 residents applied for 275 resident permits and 151 nonresidents for 30 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Hunts, 2026
3
general-season hunt codes
Resident applicants
1,040
main draw, all weapons
Resident permits
275
main draw, 2026
Dedicated Hunter
DB1780
separate program code

Mt. Dutton general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026

  • Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunts drew 1,040 resident applications in 2026, the 2nd fewest of 29 general-season deer units.
  • Mt. Dutton general-season deer averaged 3.8 resident applicants per resident permit, the 2nd highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
  • Mt. Dutton general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 2.2 (DB1511, archery) to 1 in 4.6 (DB1541, rifle) in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 13% of Mt. Dutton general-season deer applicants (151 of 1,191) and drew 30 of 305 permits in 2026.
  • Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Mt. Dutton 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 Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunts

Every Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunt code in the 2026 DWR report (main draw). Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
HuntCodeWeapon2026 season Res. applicantsRes. permitsRes. odds 2026Nonres. permits
Mt. Dutton DB1511 Archery Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 100451 in 2.25
Mt. Dutton DB1571 Muzzleloader Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 133531 in 2.55
Mt. Dutton DB1541 Rifle (any legal weapon) Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 8071771 in 4.620

Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunt map

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Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.

Mt. Dutton 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 Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunts went from 0 in 2018 to 1 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 3 (same 3 hunt codes both years).

Computed from the point-level rows of Utah DWR drawing odds reports and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. First-choice resident applicants. "Hunt codes" is how many of this unit's hunts DWR listed that year.
YearHunt codesRes. applicantsMedian points90th percentileTop level0 to 4 pts5 to 9 pts10 to 14 pts
202631,04013101,021181
20253880138870100
2024368813668350
2023374513574230
2022391113590920
2021399112698920
202031,0251241,02500
201931,2811241,28100
201831,3800281,37730

Dedicated Hunter Program on Mt. Dutton

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.

Mt. Dutton DB1780

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 5.6
84 applicants, 15 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 6.0
6 applicants, 1 permit
Everyone drew at (resident)
5+ pts
All 3 residents with 5 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
3 pts
2 of 18 at 3 points drew
Hunt number
DB1780
Mt. Dutton
2026 season
All general-season deer seasons on the unit
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
7 res / 4 nonres
1 resident at 7 points
Permits drawn, 2026
15 res / 1 nonres
Preference point draw

Key facts, hunt DB1780

  • At 4 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 4, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 5.6 were the 3rd longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants fell from 109 in 2018 to 84 in 2026 (-23%).
  • Resident permits went from 4 in 2025 to 15 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 7% of applicants (6 of 90) and drew 1 of 16 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Preference pointsApplicants PermitsOdds
7 1 1 all drew
5 2 2 all drew
4 12 10 1 in 1.2
3 18 2 1 in 9.0
2 10 0 none drawn
1 15 0 none drawn
0 26 0 none drawn
Total84 151 in 5.6

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Preference pointsApplicants PermitsOdds
4 1 1 all drew
2 1 0 none drawn
1 2 0 none drawn
0 2 0 none drawn
Total6 11 in 6.0

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.

Dedicated Hunter Program, youth

Resident

Resident, 2026 draw, dedicated hunter program, youth. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Preference pointsApplicants PermitsOdds
4 1 1 all drew
1 2 2 all drew
0 1 1 all drew
Total4 41 in 1.0

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw, dedicated hunter program, youth. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Preference pointsApplicants PermitsOdds
No nonresident applicants in 2026.
Total0 0n/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 DB1780.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
050100150 1 in 2.5 2018 1 in 5.4 2019 1 in 4.5 2020 1 in 58.0 2021 1 in 6.6 2022 1 in 3.5 2023 1 in 3.6 2024 1 in 12.5 2025 1 in 5.6 2026
Highest resident points that drew
02468 5 2018 3 2019 2 2020 3 2021 4 2022 4 2023 5 2024 5 2025 7 2026
Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsTop res. points drawnLowest res. points drawnAll res. drew fromNonres. applicantsNonres. permits
2026 84151 in 5.6 735+61
2025 5041 in 12.5 545+111
2024 58161 in 3.6 534+52
2023 52151 in 3.5 434+21
2022 5991 in 6.6 434+11
2021 5811 in 58.0 333+11
2020 72161 in 4.5 21none40
2019 98181 in 5.4 312+20
2018 109431 in 2.5 502+42

Questions about Mt. Dutton general-season deer draw odds

How many Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunts are there?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Mt. Dutton general-season deer: Mt. Dutton archery (DB1511); Mt. Dutton muzzleloader (DB1571); Mt. Dutton rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1541).

Which Mt. Dutton general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?

Mt. Dutton archery (DB1511) at 1 in 2.2 (100 residents for 45 permits). The longest odds were Mt. Dutton rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1541) at 1 in 4.6. Odds change every year.

When are the Mt. Dutton general-season deer seasons?

2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1511 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1571 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1541 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.

Get the 2027 deadline

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Sources

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.