Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Elk Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)

Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) bull elk on the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes unit. In 2026, 2,440 residents applied for 184 resident permits and 516 nonresidents for 18 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Early season EB3063

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 31.9
1,053 applicants, 33 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 75.3
226 applicants, 3 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
19+ pts
All 11 residents with 19 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
1 pts
2 of 125 at 1 points drew
Hunt number
EB3063
Early season
2026 season
Sept. 16 to Sept. 20
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
25 res / 26 nonres
1 resident at 25 points
Permits drawn, 2026
33 res / 3 nonres
Resident: 17 bonus, 16 random

Key facts, hunt EB3063

  • 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 31.9 were the 37th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants fell from 1,111 in 2024 to 1,053 in 2026 (-5%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 23 in 2024 to 25 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 32 in 2025 to 33 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 18% of applicants (226 of 1,279) and drew 3 of 36 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
25 1 1 0 1 all drew
24 1 1 0 1 all drew
22 1 1 0 1 all drew
20 2 2 0 2 all drew
19 6 6 0 6 all drew
18 13 6 0 6 1 in 2.2
17 5 0 0 0 none drawn
16 11 0 0 0 none drawn
15 4 0 0 0 none drawn
14 17 0 1 1 1 in 17.0
13 20 0 0 0 none drawn
12 16 0 1 1 1 in 16.0
11 29 0 2 2 1 in 14.5
10 30 0 0 0 none drawn
9 28 0 0 0 none drawn
8 49 0 1 1 1 in 49.0
7 54 0 1 1 1 in 54.0
6 54 0 2 2 1 in 27.0
5 81 0 1 1 1 in 81.0
4 85 0 2 2 1 in 42.5
3 116 0 2 2 1 in 58.0
2 136 0 1 1 1 in 136.0
1 125 0 2 2 1 in 62.5
0 169 0 0 0 none drawn
Total1,053 17 16 331 in 31.9

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
26 1 1 0 1 all drew
25 3 1 0 1 1 in 3.0
22 3 0 0 0 none drawn
21 1 0 0 0 none drawn
20 5 0 0 0 none drawn
19 5 0 0 0 none drawn
18 4 0 0 0 none drawn
17 11 0 0 0 none drawn
16 5 0 0 0 none drawn
15 6 0 0 0 none drawn
14 4 0 1 1 1 in 4.0
13 3 0 0 0 none drawn
12 10 0 0 0 none drawn
11 11 0 0 0 none drawn
10 13 0 0 0 none drawn
9 6 0 0 0 none drawn
8 15 0 0 0 none drawn
7 10 0 0 0 none drawn
6 12 0 0 0 none drawn
5 15 0 0 0 none drawn
4 16 0 0 0 none drawn
3 14 0 0 0 none drawn
2 9 0 0 0 none drawn
1 18 0 0 0 none drawn
0 26 0 0 0 none drawn
Total226 2 1 31 in 75.3

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 EB3063. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
05001,0001,500 1 in 15.1 2018 1 in 15.0 2019 1 in 14.3 2020 1 in 16.9 2021 1 in 25.5 2022 1 in 38.7 2023 1 in 37.0 2024 1 in 31.3 2025 1 in 31.9 2026
Highest resident points that drew
07142128 19 2018 19 2019 21 2020 22 2021 27 2022 23 2023 23 2024 25 2025 25 2026
Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsTop res. points drawnLowest res. points drawnAll res. drew fromNonres. applicantsNonres. permitsDWR hunt name
2026 1,053331 in 31.9 25119+2263 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Early Any Legal Weapon
2025 1,001321 in 31.3 25019+3063 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2024 1,111301 in 37.0 23118+3133 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2023 968251 in 38.7 23318+3292 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2022 1,275501 in 25.5 27117+4385 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2021 1,167691 in 16.9 22019+3897 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2020 913641 in 14.3 21016+3276 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2019 928621 in 15.0 19115+2856 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2018 904601 in 15.1 19116+2726 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon

Mid season EB3064

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 8.1
779 applicants, 96 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 15.2
137 applicants, 9 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
12+ pts
All 35 residents with 12 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
2 of 142 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3064
Mid season
2026 season
Oct. 3 to Oct. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
23 res / 24 nonres
1 resident at 23 points
Permits drawn, 2026
96 res / 9 nonres
Resident: 48 bonus, 48 random

Key facts, hunt EB3064

  • At 11 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 11, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 8.1 were the 46th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants rose from 578 in 2024 to 779 in 2026 (+35%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 18 in 2024 to 23 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 93 in 2025 to 96 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 15% of applicants (137 of 916) and drew 9 of 105 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
23 1 1 0 1 all drew
22 1 1 0 1 all drew
15 3 3 0 3 all drew
14 7 7 0 7 all drew
13 12 12 0 12 all drew
12 11 11 0 11 all drew
11 22 13 0 13 1 in 1.7
10 26 0 2 2 1 in 13.0
9 25 0 4 4 1 in 6.2
8 35 0 6 6 1 in 5.8
7 27 0 3 3 1 in 9.0
6 55 0 7 7 1 in 7.9
5 70 0 6 6 1 in 11.7
4 63 0 6 6 1 in 10.5
3 73 0 6 6 1 in 12.2
2 90 0 2 2 1 in 45.0
1 116 0 4 4 1 in 29.0
0 142 0 2 2 1 in 71.0
Total779 48 48 961 in 8.1

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
24 1 1 0 1 all drew
18 7 4 0 4 1 in 1.8
17 2 0 1 1 1 in 2.0
16 2 0 0 0 none drawn
15 7 0 0 0 none drawn
14 2 0 0 0 none drawn
12 7 0 0 0 none drawn
11 10 0 0 0 none drawn
10 4 0 0 0 none drawn
9 5 0 0 0 none drawn
8 6 0 0 0 none drawn
7 7 0 1 1 1 in 7.0
6 9 0 1 1 1 in 9.0
5 14 0 1 1 1 in 14.0
4 1 0 0 0 none drawn
3 7 0 0 0 none drawn
2 10 0 0 0 none drawn
1 12 0 0 0 none drawn
0 24 0 0 0 none drawn
Total137 5 4 91 in 15.2

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 EB3064. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
0200400600800 1 in 11.0 2018 1 in 12.4 2019 1 in 11.3 2020 1 in 18.2 2021 1 in 11.8 2022 1 in 7.0 2023 1 in 6.4 2024 1 in 7.5 2025 1 in 8.1 2026
Highest resident points that drew
06121824 15 2018 18 2019 20 2020 15 2021 17 2022 18 2023 18 2024 15 2025 23 2026
Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsTop res. points drawnLowest res. points drawnAll res. drew fromNonres. applicantsNonres. permitsDWR hunt name
2026 779961 in 8.1 23012+1379 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Mid Any Legal Weapon
2025 694931 in 7.5 15111+1909 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2024 578901 in 6.4 18111+1789 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2023 537771 in 7.0 18011+1849 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2022 460391 in 11.8 17012+1144 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2021 437241 in 18.2 15012+853 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2020 249221 in 11.3 20011+772 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2019 260211 in 12.4 18112+822 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2018 230211 in 11.0 15112+362 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon

Late season EB3065

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 11.1
608 applicants, 55 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 25.5
153 applicants, 6 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
13+ pts
All 20 residents with 13 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
2 of 84 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3065
Late season
2026 season
Nov. 7 to Nov. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
19 res / 22 nonres
3 residents at 19 points
Permits drawn, 2026
55 res / 6 nonres
Resident: 28 bonus, 27 random

Key facts, hunt EB3065

  • At 12 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 12, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 11.1 were the 60th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants rose from 498 in 2024 to 608 in 2026 (+22%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 20 in 2024 to 19 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 54 in 2025 to 55 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 20% of applicants (153 of 761) and drew 6 of 61 permits in 2026.
  • The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Nov. 15, 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
19 3 3 0 3 all drew
16 2 2 0 2 all drew
15 3 3 0 3 all drew
14 3 3 0 3 all drew
13 9 9 0 9 all drew
12 12 8 0 8 1 in 1.5
11 19 0 3 3 1 in 6.3
10 19 0 2 2 1 in 9.5
9 39 0 2 2 1 in 19.5
8 23 0 1 1 1 in 23.0
7 30 0 1 1 1 in 30.0
6 49 0 1 1 1 in 49.0
5 51 0 7 7 1 in 7.3
4 50 0 1 1 1 in 50.0
3 49 0 1 1 1 in 49.0
2 81 0 4 4 1 in 20.2
1 82 0 2 2 1 in 41.0
0 84 0 2 2 1 in 42.0
Total608 28 27 551 in 11.1

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
22 4 1 0 1 1 in 4.0
21 4 2 0 2 1 in 2.0
20 5 0 0 0 none drawn
19 1 0 0 0 none drawn
18 2 0 0 0 none drawn
17 6 0 0 0 none drawn
16 6 0 0 0 none drawn
15 4 0 0 0 none drawn
14 6 0 1 1 1 in 6.0
13 2 0 0 0 none drawn
12 5 0 0 0 none drawn
11 3 0 0 0 none drawn
10 8 0 1 1 1 in 8.0
9 8 0 0 0 none drawn
8 5 0 0 0 none drawn
7 6 0 0 0 none drawn
6 15 0 0 0 none drawn
5 14 0 0 0 none drawn
4 5 0 0 0 none drawn
3 9 0 1 1 1 in 9.0
2 5 0 0 0 none drawn
1 13 0 0 0 none drawn
0 17 0 0 0 none drawn
Total153 3 3 61 in 25.5

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.

9 years of history

Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt EB3065. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
0200400600800 1 in 13.4 2018 1 in 15.6 2019 1 in 13.0 2020 1 in 19.5 2021 1 in 11.8 2022 1 in 11.6 2023 1 in 9.8 2024 1 in 10.1 2025 1 in 11.1 2026
Highest resident points that drew
06121824 15 2018 21 2019 17 2020 22 2021 18 2022 20 2023 20 2024 18 2025 19 2026
Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsTop res. points drawnLowest res. points drawnAll res. drew fromNonres. applicantsNonres. permitsDWR hunt name
2026 608551 in 11.1 19013+1536 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Late Any Legal Weapon
2025 546541 in 10.1 18013+1226 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2024 498511 in 9.8 20214+1215 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2023 511441 in 11.6 20114+1214 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2022 459391 in 11.8 18114+1034 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2021 449231 in 19.5 22115+1053 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2020 272211 in 13.0 17213+892 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2019 312201 in 15.6 21113+612 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon
2018 268201 in 13.4 15213+832 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Any Legal Weapon

All elk hunts on Fishlake/Thousand Lakes

Every elk hunt code on Fishlake/Thousand Lakes in the 2026 DWR odds report. Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
HuntCodeWeapon2026 season Res. applicantsRes. permitsRes. odds 2026Nonres. permits
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes EB3018 Archery Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 402821 in 4.98
Late season EB3192 Archery Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 25131 in 1.92
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes EB3096 Muzzleloader Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 319491 in 6.56
Early season
On this page
EB3063 Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 1,053331 in 31.93
Mid season
On this page
EB3064 Rifle (any legal weapon) Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 779961 in 8.19
Late season
On this page
EB3065 Rifle (any legal weapon) Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 608551 in 11.16
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes EB3120 Multiseason Limited-entry seasons 191101 in 19.11

Fishlake/Thousand Lakes elk overview

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Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.

Other species on Fishlake/Thousand Lakes

No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.

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Questions about Fishlake/Thousand Lakes rifle elk draw odds

How many points does it take to draw Fishlake/Thousand Lakes rifle elk?

In the 2026 draw for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes rifle elk (hunt EB3063), everyone with 19 or more points drew (11 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 1 (2 of 125). Nonresidents: 3 of 226 applicants drew, from 14 to 26 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.

How many hunters apply for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes rifle elk?

For hunt EB3063, 1,053 residents applied for 33 permits and 226 nonresidents applied for 3 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).

When is the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes rifle elk season?

The 2026 season for EB3063 runs Sept. 16 to Sept. 20, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.

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Sources

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.