West Desert Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the West Desert unit. In 2026, 2,496 residents applied for 127 resident permits and everyone with 17 or more points drew (28 applicants).
Hunt DB1024: Vernon
West Desert rifle deer draw: key facts
- At 16 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 16, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 19.7 were the 26th longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 2,608 in 2018 to 2,496 in 2026 (-4%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 16 in 2018 to 22 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 115 in 2025 to 127 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 14% of applicants (390 of 2,886) and drew 13 of 140 permits in 2026.
- 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 17 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | all drew |
| 16 | 66 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 1 in 1.8 |
| 15 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 20.0 |
| 14 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 15.8 |
| 13 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 16.8 |
| 12 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 in 15.7 |
| 11 | 99 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 24.8 |
| 10 | 98 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 32.7 |
| 9 | 145 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 in 20.7 |
| 8 | 151 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 in 18.9 |
| 7 | 131 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 in 18.7 |
| 6 | 167 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 83.5 |
| 5 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 84.5 |
| 4 | 166 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 41.5 |
| 3 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 179.0 |
| 2 | 232 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 58.0 |
| 1 | 231 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 115.5 |
| 0 | 333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 333.0 |
| Total | 2,496 | 64 | 63 | 127 | 1 in 19.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 17.0 |
| 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 23.0 |
| 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 390 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 in 30.0 |
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 DB1024.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,496 | 127 | 1 in 19.7 | 22 | 0 | 17+ | 390 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2,659 | 115 | 1 in 23.1 | 22 | 0 | 17+ | 462 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2,716 | 104 | 1 in 26.1 | 22 | 0 | 16+ | 559 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2,639 | 104 | 1 in 25.4 | 20 | 1 | 16+ | 549 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2,802 | 99 | 1 in 28.3 | 18 | 1 | 15+ | 600 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2,876 | 114 | 1 in 25.2 | 18 | 0 | 15+ | 612 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2,864 | 114 | 1 in 25.1 | 16 | 0 | 14+ | 506 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2,790 | 108 | 1 in 25.8 | 20 | 0 | 14+ | 435 | 12 |
| 2018 | 2,608 | 95 | 1 in 27.5 | 16 | 0 | 14+ | 327 | 10 |
All deer hunts on West Desert
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | DB1016 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 330 | 44 | 1 in 7.5 | 4 |
| Swasey | DB1112 | Muzzleloader | Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 in 2.8 | 1 |
| Vernon | DB1042 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 305 | 45 | 1 in 6.8 | 4 |
| Vernon On this page | DB1024 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,496 | 127 | 1 in 19.7 | 13 |
| Vernon | DB1048 | Multiseason | All limited-entry seasons | 173 | 7 | 1 in 24.7 | 1 |
West Desert deer hunt map
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 West Desert rifle deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw West Desert rifle deer?
In the 2026 draw for West Desert rifle deer (hunt DB1024), everyone with 17 or more points drew (28 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (1 of 333). Nonresidents: 13 of 390 applicants drew, from 3 to 22 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for West Desert rifle deer?
For hunt DB1024, 2,496 residents applied for 127 permits and 390 nonresidents applied for 13 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the West Desert rifle deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1024 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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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.