Barney Top/Kaiparowits Elk Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry archery bull elk on the Barney Top/Kaiparowits unit. In 2026, 53 residents applied for 9 resident permits and everyone with 9 or more points drew (3 applicants).
Hunt EB3135: September
Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk draw: key facts
- At 8 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 8, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 5.9 were the 33rd best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 42 in 2024 to 53 in 2026 (+26%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 10 in 2024 to 11 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 9 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 50% of applicants (52 of 105) and drew 1 of 10 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, runs 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 53 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 in 5.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 52.0 |
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.
6 years of history
Residents, 2021 to 2026, hunt EB3135. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2021. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them. 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 | 53 | 9 | 1 in 5.9 | 11 | 2 | 9+ | 52 | 1 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Barney Top/Kaiparowits - September Archery |
| 2025 | 50 | 9 | 1 in 5.6 | 10 | 3 | 9+ | 73 | 1 | Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Barney Top/kaiparowits - Archery |
| 2024 | 42 | 9 | 1 in 4.7 | 10 | 2 | 8+ | 77 | 1 | Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Barney Top/kaiparowits - Archery |
| 2023 | 44 | 9 | 1 in 4.9 | 10 | 2 | 9+ | 86 | 1 | Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Barney Top/kaiparowits - Archery |
| 2022 | 56 | 7 | 1 in 8.0 | 13 | 1 | 10+ | 63 | 1 | Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Barney Top/kaiparowits - Archery |
| 2021 | 52 | 7 | 1 in 7.4 | 19 | 2 | 16+ | 98 | 1 | Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Barney Top/kaiparowits - Archery |
All elk hunts on Barney Top/Kaiparowits
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September On this page | EB3135 | Archery | Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 | 53 | 9 | 1 in 5.9 | 1 |
| Barney Top/Kaiparowits | EB3142 | HAMSS | Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 | 52 | 9 | 1 in 5.8 | 1 |
Barney Top/Kaiparowits elk hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Other species on Barney Top/Kaiparowits
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
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Questions about Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk?
In the 2026 draw for Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk (hunt EB3135), everyone with 9 or more points drew (3 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 2 (1 of 4). Nonresidents: 1 of 52 applicants drew, from 6 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk?
For hunt EB3135, 53 residents applied for 9 permits and 52 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Barney Top/Kaiparowits archery elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3135 runs Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, 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.