Pine Valley General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Pine Valley unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 5,649 residents applied for 2,014 resident permits and 808 nonresidents for 219 nonresident permits across 4 hunts.
Pine Valley general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Pine Valley general-season deer hunts drew 5,649 resident applications in 2026, the 3rd most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Pine Valley general-season deer averaged 2.8 resident applicants per resident permit, the 7th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Pine Valley general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.5 (DB1577, muzzleloader) to 1 in 3.8 (DB1547, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 13% of Pine Valley general-season deer applicants (808 of 6,457) and drew 219 of 2,233 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Pine Valley general-season deer hunts had 2.8 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 Pine Valley general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Valley | DB1517 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 643 | 352 | 1 in 1.8 | 39 |
| Pine Valley | DB1577 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 563 | 368 | 1 in 1.5 | 45 |
| Pine Valley | DB1547 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 3,426 | 898 | 1 in 3.8 | 94 |
| Early season | DB1595 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 1,017 | 396 | 1 in 2.6 | 41 |
Pine Valley 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.
Pine Valley 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 Pine Valley general-season deer hunts was 1 in both 2018 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 4 (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 | 5,649 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5,534 | 115 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5,611 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5,523 | 86 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6,603 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6,531 | 71 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7,147 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7,097 | 48 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7,696 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7,664 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8,265 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8,229 | 36 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7,561 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7,518 | 42 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7,368 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7,345 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7,303 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7,283 | 20 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Pine Valley
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.
Pine Valley DB1786
Key facts, hunt DB1786
- At 5 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 5, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.7 were the tied 6th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 584 in 2018 to 513 in 2026 (-12%).
- Resident permits went from 1 in 2025 to 138 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 11% of applicants (63 of 576) and drew 19 of 157 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 6 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 5 | 92 | 91 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 4 | 99 | 33 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 3 | 86 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 94 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 36 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 92 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 513 | 138 | 1 in 3.7 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 5 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 12 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 10 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 63 | 19 | 1 in 3.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 19 | 19 | all drew |
| 0 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| Total | 38 | 38 | 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 DB1786.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 513 | 138 | 1 in 3.7 | 7 | 4 | 6+ | 63 | 19 |
| 2025 | 523 | 1 | 1 in 523.0 | 6 | 6 | none | 69 | 1 |
| 2024 | 921 | 154 | 1 in 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 5+ | 87 | 18 |
| 2023 | 814 | 171 | 1 in 4.8 | 5 | 3 | none | 86 | 21 |
| 2022 | 884 | 1 | 1 in 884.0 | 5 | 5 | none | 95 | 1 |
| 2021 | 790 | 30 | 1 in 26.3 | 6 | 2 | 4+ | 85 | 4 |
| 2020 | 739 | 167 | 1 in 4.4 | 4 | 1 | 3+ | 64 | 12 |
| 2019 | 690 | 262 | 1 in 2.6 | 3 | 1 | 3+ | 56 | 25 |
| 2018 | 584 | 109 | 1 in 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 3+ | 34 | 5 |
Questions about Pine Valley general-season deer draw odds
How many Pine Valley general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 4 hunts for Pine Valley general-season deer: Pine Valley archery (DB1517); Pine Valley muzzleloader (DB1577); Pine Valley rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1547); Early season rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1595).
Which Pine Valley general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Pine Valley muzzleloader (DB1577) at 1 in 1.5 (563 residents for 368 permits). The longest odds were Pine Valley rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1547) at 1 in 3.8. Odds change every year.
When are the Pine Valley general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1517 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1577 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1547 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1595 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.