San Juan General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the San Juan unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,393 residents applied for 2,032 resident permits and 392 nonresidents for 225 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
San Juan general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- San Juan general-season deer hunts drew 2,393 resident applications in 2026, the 13th fewest of 29 general-season deer units.
- San Juan general-season deer averaged 1.2 resident applicants per resident permit, the 4th lowest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- San Juan general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.1 (DB1581, muzzleloader) to 1 in 1.3 (DB1521, archery) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 14% of San Juan general-season deer applicants (392 of 2,785) and drew 225 of 2,257 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); San Juan general-season deer hunts had 1.2 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 San Juan general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abajo Mountains | DB1521 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 517 | 400 | 1 in 1.3 | 46 |
| Abajo Mountains | DB1581 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 446 | 413 | 1 in 1.1 | 46 |
| Abajo Mountains | DB1551 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,430 | 1,219 | 1 in 1.2 | 133 |
San Juan 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.
San Juan 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 San Juan general-season deer hunts was 0 in both 2018 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 0 to 1 (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 | 10 to 14 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2,393 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2,387 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2,240 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2,237 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2,283 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2,282 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,237 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2,236 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2,206 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2,202 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2,140 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2,140 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1,771 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,771 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1,896 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,896 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1,884 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1,882 | 2 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on San Juan
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.
Abajo Mountains DB1790
Key facts, hunt DB1790
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.1 were the tied 11th best of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 29 in 2018 to 47 in 2026 (+62%).
- Resident permits went from 58 in 2025 to 44 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 19% of applicants (11 of 58) and drew 11 of 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 0 | 43 | 40 | 1 in 1.1 |
| Total | 47 | 44 | 1 in 1.1 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 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.
Dedicated Hunter Program, youth
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | n/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 DB1790.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 44 | 1 in 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 45 | 44 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 62 | 59 | 1 in 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0+ | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 29 | 28 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | none | 3 | 3 |
Questions about San Juan general-season deer draw odds
How many San Juan general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for San Juan general-season deer: Abajo Mountains archery (DB1521); Abajo Mountains muzzleloader (DB1581); Abajo Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1551).
Which San Juan general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Abajo Mountains muzzleloader (DB1581) at 1 in 1.1 (446 residents for 413 permits). The longest odds were Abajo Mountains archery (DB1521) at 1 in 1.3. Odds change every year.
When are the San Juan general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1521 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1581 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1551 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.