Box Elder Elk Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) bull elk on the Box Elder unit. In 2026, 660 residents applied for 24 resident permits and 185 nonresidents for 3 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Grouse Creek, early season EB3147
Key facts, hunt EB3147
- 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 38.7 were the 31st longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 223 in 2021 to 232 in 2026 (+4%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2021 to 23 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 6 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 19% of applicants (54 of 286) and drew 1 of 7 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 16 to Sept. 20, runs 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 12.0 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 38.0 |
| Total | 232 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 38.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 54.0 |
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 EB3147. 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.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 232 | 6 | 1 in 38.7 | 23 | 0 | 16+ | 54 | 1 |
| 2025 | 195 | 6 | 1 in 32.5 | 20 | 7 | 18+ | 59 | 1 |
| 2024 | 168 | 7 | 1 in 24.0 | 19 | 7 | 18+ | 59 | 1 |
| 2023 | 181 | 8 | 1 in 22.6 | 19 | 1 | 17+ | 50 | 1 |
| 2022 | 261 | 14 | 1 in 18.6 | 21 | 0 | 16+ | 67 | 2 |
| 2021 | 223 | 12 | 1 in 18.6 | 21 | 1 | 16+ | 88 | 1 |
Grouse Creek, mid season EB3150
Key facts, hunt EB3150
- At 13 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 13, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 13.2 were the 70th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 123 in 2021 to 158 in 2026 (+28%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 14 in 2021 to 21 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 12 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 13% of applicants (24 of 182) and drew 1 of 13 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, runs 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 13.0 |
| 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 10.5 |
| 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 158 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 in 13.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 24.0 |
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 EB3150. 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.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 12 | 1 in 13.2 | 21 | 1 | 13+ | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 138 | 12 | 1 in 11.5 | 21 | 2 | 12+ | 31 | 1 |
| 2024 | 111 | 13 | 1 in 8.5 | 16 | 2 | 12+ | 40 | 1 |
| 2023 | 149 | 15 | 1 in 9.9 | 19 | 1 | 12+ | 33 | 2 |
| 2022 | 112 | 10 | 1 in 11.2 | 20 | 6 | 13+ | 38 | 1 |
| 2021 | 123 | 7 | 1 in 17.6 | 14 | 4 | 11+ | 31 | 1 |
Pilot Mountain, early season EB3031
Key facts, hunt EB3031
- At 19 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 19, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 45.0 were the 26th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 344 in 2021 to 270 in 2026 (-22%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2021 to 20 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 9 in 2025 to 6 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 28% of applicants (107 of 377) and drew 1 of 7 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Oct. 2, runs 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 270 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 45.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 107 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 107.0 |
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 EB3031. 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 | 270 | 6 | 1 in 45.0 | 20 | 8 | 20+ | 107 | 1 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Early Any Legal Weapon |
| 2025 | 355 | 9 | 1 in 39.4 | 26 | 4 | 22+ | 136 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 367 | 9 | 1 in 40.8 | 25 | 7 | 23+ | 160 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 348 | 11 | 1 in 31.6 | 27 | 10 | 22+ | 185 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 335 | 11 | 1 in 30.5 | 27 | 1 | 21+ | 203 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 344 | 12 | 1 in 28.7 | 21 | 1 | 21+ | 152 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 265 | 10 | 1 in 26.5 | 23 | 2 | 20+ | 129 | 1 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 228 | 7 | 1 in 32.6 | 21 | 1 | 21+ | 138 | 1 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 259 | 9 | 1 in 28.8 | 23 | 5 | 20+ | 103 | 1 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Box Elder, Pilot Mtn - Any Legal Weapon |
All elk hunts on Box Elder
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mountain | EB3130 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 in 5.0 | 0 |
| Grouse Creek | EB3153 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 | 1 |
| Grouse Creek, early season On this page | EB3147 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 232 | 6 | 1 in 38.7 | 1 |
| Grouse Creek, mid season On this page | EB3150 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 158 | 12 | 1 in 13.2 | 1 |
| Pilot Mountain, early season On this page | EB3031 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Oct. 2 | 270 | 6 | 1 in 45.0 | 1 |
Box Elder elk 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 Box Elder rifle elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Box Elder rifle elk?
In the 2026 draw for Box Elder rifle elk (hunt EB3031), the only applicant at the top level (20 points) drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 8 (1 of 10). Nonresidents: 1 of 107 applicants drew, from 17 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Box Elder rifle elk?
For hunt EB3031, 270 residents applied for 6 permits and 107 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Box Elder rifle elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3031 runs Sept. 12 to Oct. 2, 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.
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