Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Elk Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry archery bull elk on the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes unit. In 2026, 427 residents applied for 95 resident permits and 157 nonresidents for 10 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes EB3018
Key facts, hunt EB3018
- 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 4.9 were the tied 25th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 392 in 2024 to 402 in 2026 (+3%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 11 in both 2024 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 79 in 2025 to 82 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 27% of applicants (152 of 554) and drew 8 of 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | all drew |
| 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | all drew |
| 7 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 in 3.3 |
| 6 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 in 4.5 |
| 5 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 4 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 7.8 |
| 3 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 8.8 |
| 2 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 1 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 in 10.5 |
| 0 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 15.8 |
| Total | 402 | 41 | 41 | 82 | 1 in 4.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 3.5 |
| 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 152 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 in 19.0 |
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 EB3018. 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 | 402 | 82 | 1 in 4.9 | 11 | 0 | 8+ | 152 | 8 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2025 | 420 | 79 | 1 in 5.3 | 13 | 1 | 8+ | 229 | 8 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2024 | 392 | 76 | 1 in 5.2 | 11 | 0 | 8+ | 203 | 8 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2023 | 358 | 65 | 1 in 5.5 | 12 | 0 | 8+ | 164 | 6 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2022 | 364 | 57 | 1 in 6.4 | 10 | 0 | 8+ | 160 | 5 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2021 | 365 | 51 | 1 in 7.2 | 11 | 0 | 8+ | 141 | 5 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2020 | 302 | 47 | 1 in 6.4 | 8 | 0 | 7+ | 149 | 4 | Limited Entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2019 | 303 | 46 | 1 in 6.6 | 12 | 0 | 7+ | 124 | 4 | Limited Entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2018 | 259 | 44 | 1 in 5.9 | 10 | 1 | 6+ | 130 | 4 | Limited Entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
Late season EB3192
Key facts, hunt EB3192
- 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 1.9 were the 9th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 10 in 2024 to 25 in 2026 (+150%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 7 in 2024 to 4 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 10 in 2025 to 13 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 17% of applicants (5 of 30) and drew 2 of 15 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 3.5 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 in 1.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 2.5 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3192. 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 | 25 | 13 | 1 in 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 5 | 2 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Late Archery |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0+ | 8 | 2 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 1 in 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 4+ | 5 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 1 in 3.8 | 6 | 2 | 6+ | 6 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Archery |
All elk hunts on Fishlake/Thousand Lakes
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes On this page | EB3018 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 402 | 82 | 1 in 4.9 | 8 |
| Late season On this page | EB3192 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 in 1.9 | 2 |
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes | EB3096 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 319 | 49 | 1 in 6.5 | 6 |
| Early season | EB3063 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 1,053 | 33 | 1 in 31.9 | 3 |
| Mid season | EB3064 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 779 | 96 | 1 in 8.1 | 9 |
| Late season | EB3065 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 608 | 55 | 1 in 11.1 | 6 |
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes | EB3120 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 191 | 10 | 1 in 19.1 | 1 |
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes 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 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 archery elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Fishlake/Thousand Lakes archery elk?
In the 2026 draw for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes archery elk (hunt EB3018), everyone with 8 or more points drew (32 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (4 of 63). Nonresidents: 8 of 152 applicants drew, from 3 to 20 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes archery elk?
For hunt EB3018, 402 residents applied for 82 permits and 152 nonresidents applied for 8 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes archery elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3018 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 15, 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.