West Desert General Season Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the West Desert unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 316 residents applied for 163 resident permits and everyone with 2 or more points drew (61 applicants).
Hunt DB1619: Swasey
West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) 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 1.9 were the tied 35th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 363 in 2025 to 316 in 2026 (-13%).
- Resident permits went from 154 in 2025 to 163 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 9% of applicants (32 of 348) and drew 19 of 182 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 40 general-season rifle deer hunts drew 66,671 resident applicants for 30,882 resident permits in 2026 (2.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.9 per permit.
- Across the 39 general-season rifle hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 4 in 2026; on this hunt it was 2.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, runs 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| 2 | 50 | 50 | all drew |
| 1 | 118 | 95 | 1 in 1.2 |
| 0 | 137 | 7 | 1 in 19.6 |
| Total | 316 | 163 | 1 in 1.9 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 in 4.0 |
| Total | 32 | 19 | 1 in 1.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 39 | 39 | all drew |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1619. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 316 | 163 | 1 in 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 32 | 19 |
| 2025 | 363 | 154 | 1 in 2.4 | 4 | 1 | 3+ | 39 | 18 |
All general-season deer hunts on West Desert
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swasey | DB1617 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 28 | 28 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 |
| Swasey | DB1618 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 47 | 47 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 |
| Swasey On this page | DB1619 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 316 | 163 | 1 in 1.9 | 19 |
West Desert general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
West Desert 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 West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
In the 2026 draw for West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer (hunt DB1619), everyone with 2 or more points drew (61 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (7 of 137). Nonresidents: 19 of 32 applicants drew, from 0 to 4 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
For hunt DB1619, 316 residents applied for 163 permits and 32 nonresidents applied for 19 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the West Desert general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1619 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Get the 2027 deadline
We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].
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.