Yellowstone General Season Deer Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season archery buck deer on the Yellowstone unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 505 residents applied for 172 resident permits and everyone with 3 or more points drew (23 applicants).
Hunt DB1523: Yellowstone
Yellowstone general-season archery deer draw: key facts
- At 2 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.9 were the 12th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 646 in 2024 to 505 in 2026 (-22%).
- Resident permits went from 154 in 2025 to 172 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 5% of applicants (29 of 534) and drew 19 of 191 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 2.9 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 3.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 3 | 21 | 21 | all drew |
| 2 | 82 | 79 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 145 | 64 | 1 in 2.3 |
| 0 | 255 | 6 | 1 in 42.5 |
| Total | 505 | 172 | 1 in 2.9 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 in 2.4 |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 1 in 1.5 |
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 | 15 | 15 | all drew |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 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 DB1523. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits | DWR hunt name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 505 | 172 | 1 in 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 3+ | 29 | 19 | General Buck Deer - Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2025 | 527 | 154 | 1 in 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 4+ | 23 | 18 | Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2024 | 646 | 128 | 1 in 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 35 | 17 | Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2023 | 694 | 131 | 1 in 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 4+ | 37 | 16 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2022 | 646 | 153 | 1 in 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 4+ | 48 | 22 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2021 | 743 | 163 | 1 in 4.6 | 5 | 1 | 3+ | 72 | 22 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2020 | 779 | 192 | 1 in 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 3+ | 62 | 26 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2019 | 770 | 230 | 1 in 3.3 | 4 | 1 | 4+ | 51 | 29 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
| 2018 | 761 | 208 | 1 in 3.7 | 3 | 1 | none | 40 | 28 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Archery |
All general-season deer hunts on Yellowstone
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone On this page | DB1523 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 505 | 172 | 1 in 2.9 | 19 |
| Yellowstone | DB1583 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 391 | 191 | 1 in 2.0 | 10 |
| Yellowstone | DB1553 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,837 | 534 | 1 in 3.4 | 55 |
Yellowstone general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone general-season archery deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Yellowstone general-season archery deer?
In the 2026 draw for Yellowstone general-season archery deer (hunt DB1523), everyone with 3 or more points drew (23 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (6 of 255). Nonresidents: 19 of 29 applicants drew, from 0 to 3 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Yellowstone general-season archery deer?
For hunt DB1523, 505 residents applied for 172 permits and 29 nonresidents applied for 19 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Yellowstone general-season archery deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1523 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.