San Juan Deer HAMSS Draw Odds (Utah)

Limited-entry hamss buck deer on the San Juan unit. In 2026, 44 residents applied for 4 resident permits and everyone with 17 or more points drew (3 applicants).

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Hunt DB1116: Mancos Mesa

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 11.0
44 applicants, 4 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 25.0
25 applicants, 1 permit
Everyone drew at (resident)
17+ pts
All 3 residents with 17 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
15 pts
1 of 2 at 15 points drew
Hunt number
DB1116
Mancos Mesa
2026 season
Nov. 7 to Nov. 30
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
20 res / 19 nonres
1 resident at 20 points
Permits drawn, 2026
4 res / 1 nonres
Resident: 2 bonus, 2 random

San Juan HAMSS deer draw: key facts

  • At 17 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 17, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 11.0 were the 39th longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants fell from 54 in 2025 to 44 in 2026 (-19%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 24 in 2025 to 20 in 2026.
  • Resident permits held at 4 from 2025 to 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 36% of applicants (25 of 69) and drew 1 of 5 permits in 2026.
  • The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Nov. 30, runs 24 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
20 1 1 0 1 all drew
19 1 1 0 1 all drew
17 1 0 1 1 all drew
16 2 0 0 0 none drawn
15 2 0 1 1 1 in 2.0
12 5 0 0 0 none drawn
11 1 0 0 0 none drawn
10 4 0 0 0 none drawn
9 1 0 0 0 none drawn
8 2 0 0 0 none drawn
7 3 0 0 0 none drawn
6 2 0 0 0 none drawn
5 1 0 0 0 none drawn
4 4 0 0 0 none drawn
3 2 0 0 0 none drawn
2 2 0 0 0 none drawn
1 5 0 0 0 none drawn
0 5 0 0 0 none drawn
Total44 2 2 41 in 11.0

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
19 1 0 0 0 none drawn
18 1 0 0 0 none drawn
16 2 0 0 0 none drawn
15 2 0 1 1 1 in 2.0
13 2 0 0 0 none drawn
12 1 0 0 0 none drawn
10 2 0 0 0 none drawn
9 2 0 0 0 none drawn
8 2 0 0 0 none drawn
6 1 0 0 0 none drawn
5 3 0 0 0 none drawn
4 3 0 0 0 none drawn
3 1 0 0 0 none drawn
2 2 0 0 0 none drawn
Total25 0 1 11 in 25.0

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 DB1116. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
0204060 1 in 13.5 2025 1 in 11.0 2026
Highest resident points that drew
06121824 24 2025 20 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 4441 in 11.0 201517+251
2025 5441 in 13.5 241019+451

All deer hunts on San Juan

Every deer hunt code on San Juan in the 2026 DWR odds report. Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
HuntCodeWeapon2026 season Res. applicantsRes. permitsRes. odds 2026Nonres. permits
Elk Ridge DB1014 Archery Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 513151 in 34.22
Abajo Mountains DB1085 Muzzleloader Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 22131 in 1.71
Elk Ridge DB1037 Muzzleloader Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 229151 in 15.32
Elk Ridge DB1022 Rifle (any legal weapon) Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 947411 in 23.14
Elk Ridge DB1046 Multiseason All limited-entry seasons 9621 in 48.00
Mancos Mesa
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DB1116 HAMSS Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 4441 in 11.01

San Juan deer overview

San Juan 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.

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Questions about San Juan HAMSS deer draw odds

How many points does it take to draw San Juan HAMSS deer?

In the 2026 draw for San Juan HAMSS deer (hunt DB1116), everyone with 17 or more points drew (3 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 15 (1 of 2). Nonresidents: 1 of 25 applicants drew, from 15 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.

How many hunters apply for San Juan HAMSS deer?

For hunt DB1116, 44 residents applied for 4 permits and 25 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).

When is the San Juan HAMSS deer season?

The 2026 season for DB1116 runs Nov. 7 to Nov. 30, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.

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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.