Box Elder Elk Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk on the Box Elder unit. In 2026, 14 residents applied for 2 resident permits.
Hunt EB3153: Grouse Creek
Box Elder muzzleloader 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 7.0 were the 42nd best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 39 in 2021 to 14 in 2026 (-64%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 14 in 2021 to 8 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 2 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 53% of applicants (16 of 30) and drew 1 of 3 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, runs 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
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 EB3153. 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 | 14 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 | 8 | 6 | none | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | 1 in 8.0 | 19 | 8 | 19+ | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 1 in 8.7 | 14 | 7 | 11+ | 19 | 1 |
| 2023 | 52 | 4 | 1 in 13.0 | 19 | 1 | 14+ | 42 | 1 |
| 2022 | 37 | 4 | 1 in 9.3 | 12 | 4 | 10+ | 23 | 1 |
| 2021 | 39 | 7 | 1 in 5.6 | 14 | 4 | 12+ | 34 | 1 |
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 On this page | EB3153 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 | 1 |
| Grouse Creek, early season | EB3147 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 232 | 6 | 1 in 38.7 | 1 |
| Grouse Creek, mid season | EB3150 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 158 | 12 | 1 in 13.2 | 1 |
| Pilot Mountain, early season | 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.
Other species on Box Elder
Nearby elk units
No bordering units found in DWR's 2026 boundary layer.
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Questions about Box Elder muzzleloader elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Box Elder muzzleloader elk?
In the 2026 draw for Box Elder muzzleloader elk (hunt EB3153), not every resident at the top point level drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 6 (1 of 1). Nonresidents: 1 of 16 applicants drew, from 7 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Box Elder muzzleloader elk?
For hunt EB3153, 14 residents applied for 2 permits and 16 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Box Elder muzzleloader elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3153 runs Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, 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.