Cache Elk Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry archery bull elk on the Cache unit. In 2026, 367 residents applied for 45 resident permits and 114 nonresidents for 6 nonresident permits across 5 hunts.
Meadowville EB3003
Key facts, hunt EB3003
- At 2 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.1 were the 12th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 12 in 2018 to 17 in 2026 (+42%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 8 in both 2018 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 10 in 2025 to 8 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 39% of applicants (11 of 28) and drew 1 of 9 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, runs 32 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| Total | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 in 2.1 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
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 EB3003.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 8 | 1 in 2.1 | 8 | 0 | 5+ | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 | 1 in 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 1+ | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 1 in 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 11 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0+ | 14 | 4 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 in 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0+ | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 13 | 7 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0+ | 9 | 2 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 1 in 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0+ | 6 | 2 |
Meadowville, late season EB3168
Key facts, hunt EB3168
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 2 points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.0 were the tied 1st best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants were 2 in both 2024 and 2026.
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 2 in 2024 to 4 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 33% of applicants (1 of 3) and drew 1 of 3 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 28 to Dec. 13, runs 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 |
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.
3 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3168. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Cache, Meadowville - Late Archery |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1+ | 2 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - Cache, Meadowville - Archery |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Cache, Meadowville - Archery |
North, September EB3132
Key facts, hunt EB3132
- At 9 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 9, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 8.7 were the tied 48th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 167 in 2021 to 191 in 2026 (+14%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 22 in 2021 to 12 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 25 in 2025 to 22 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 27% of applicants (71 of 262) and drew 2 of 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 in 1.3 |
| 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 6.5 |
| 6 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 8.5 |
| 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 24.0 |
| 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 24.0 |
| 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 25.0 |
| Total | 191 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 in 8.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 71 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 35.5 |
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 EB3132. 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 | 191 | 22 | 1 in 8.7 | 12 | 0 | 10+ | 71 | 2 |
| 2025 | 176 | 25 | 1 in 7.0 | 11 | 0 | 9+ | 59 | 3 |
| 2024 | 165 | 25 | 1 in 6.6 | 16 | 1 | 9+ | 61 | 3 |
| 2023 | 215 | 20 | 1 in 10.8 | 14 | 0 | 10+ | 65 | 2 |
| 2022 | 147 | 18 | 1 in 8.2 | 23 | 1 | 8+ | 55 | 2 |
| 2021 | 167 | 16 | 1 in 10.4 | 22 | 2 | 8+ | 37 | 2 |
South EB3005
Key facts, hunt EB3005
- At 14 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 14, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 16.9 were the 65th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 166 in 2018 to 152 in 2026 (-8%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 14 in both 2018 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 8 in 2025 to 9 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 16% of applicants (29 of 181) and drew 1 of 10 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, runs 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 152 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 in 16.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 6 | 4 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 29.0 |
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 EB3005.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 152 | 9 | 1 in 16.9 | 14 | 2 | 14+ | 29 | 1 |
| 2025 | 169 | 8 | 1 in 21.1 | 16 | 1 | 11+ | 36 | 1 |
| 2024 | 206 | 7 | 1 in 29.4 | 14 | 2 | 14+ | 36 | 1 |
| 2023 | 187 | 7 | 1 in 26.7 | 12 | 5 | 11+ | 30 | 1 |
| 2022 | 229 | 7 | 1 in 32.7 | 13 | 4 | 11+ | 40 | 1 |
| 2021 | 207 | 7 | 1 in 29.6 | 13 | 1 | 11+ | 38 | 1 |
| 2020 | 194 | 7 | 1 in 27.7 | 12 | 3 | 9+ | 28 | 1 |
| 2019 | 182 | 8 | 1 in 22.8 | 8 | 0 | none | 32 | 1 |
| 2018 | 166 | 12 | 1 in 13.8 | 14 | 2 | 8+ | 24 | 1 |
South, late season EB3170
Key facts, hunt EB3170
- At 2 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.2 were the tied 4th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 12 in 2024 to 5 in 2026 (-58%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 9 in 2024 to 4 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 4 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 29% of applicants (2 of 7) and drew 1 of 5 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 28 to Dec. 13, runs 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 in 1.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3170. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 in 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2+ | 2 | 1 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Cache, South - Late Archery |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 1 in 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 4+ | 6 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - Cache, South - Archery |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 1 in 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 4+ | 2 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - Cache, South - Archery |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 1 in 2.5 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 2 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Cache, South - Archery |
All elk hunts on Cache
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowville On this page | EB3003 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 in 2.1 | 1 |
| Meadowville, late season On this page | EB3168 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 |
| North, September On this page | EB3132 | Archery | Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 | 191 | 22 | 1 in 8.7 | 2 |
| South On this page | EB3005 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 152 | 9 | 1 in 16.9 | 1 |
| South, late season On this page | EB3170 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 in 1.2 | 1 |
| Meadowville | EB3081 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 in 1.6 | 1 |
| South | EB3083 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 84 | 5 | 1 in 16.8 | 1 |
| Meadowville, early season | EB3032 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 107 | 3 | 1 in 35.7 | 1 |
| Meadowville, mid season | EB3169 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 61 | 11 | 1 in 5.5 | 1 |
| Meadowville, late season | EB3033 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 40 | 6 | 1 in 6.7 | 1 |
| South, early season | EB3036 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 664 | 3 | 1 in 221.3 | 0 |
| South, mid season | EB3171 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 430 | 11 | 1 in 39.1 | 1 |
| South, late season | EB3037 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 247 | 6 | 1 in 41.2 | 1 |
| Meadowville | EB3105 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 22 | 1 | 1 in 22.0 | 0 |
| South | EB3107 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 157 | 1 | 1 in 157.0 | 0 |
| North | EB3139 | HAMSS | Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 | 99 | 22 | 1 in 4.5 | 2 |
Cache 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 Cache archery elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Cache archery elk?
In the 2026 draw for Cache archery elk (hunt EB3132), everyone with 10 or more points drew (5 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (1 of 25). Nonresidents: 2 of 71 applicants drew, from 10 to 19 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Cache archery elk?
For hunt EB3132, 191 residents applied for 22 permits and 71 nonresidents applied for 2 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Cache archery elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3132 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.
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