San Juan Elk Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry archery bull elk on the San Juan unit. In 2026, 333 residents applied for 37 resident permits and 643 nonresidents for 4 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
San Juan EB3019
Key facts, hunt EB3019
- 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 11.0 were the 59th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 281 in 2018 to 307 in 2026 (+9%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 18 in 2018 to 24 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 25 in 2025 to 28 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 67% of applicants (631 of 938) and drew 3 of 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | all drew |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 9 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 25.0 |
| 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 19.0 |
| 4 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 32.0 |
| 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 33.0 |
| 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 307 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1 in 11.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 33.0 |
| 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 631 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 210.3 |
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 EB3019.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 307 | 28 | 1 in 11.0 | 24 | 1 | 16+ | 631 | 3 |
| 2025 | 293 | 25 | 1 in 11.7 | 28 | 2 | 18+ | 848 | 3 |
| 2024 | 319 | 22 | 1 in 14.5 | 26 | 2 | 18+ | 809 | 3 |
| 2023 | 292 | 20 | 1 in 14.6 | 24 | 2 | 20+ | 768 | 2 |
| 2022 | 281 | 15 | 1 in 18.7 | 23 | 1 | 18+ | 850 | 2 |
| 2021 | 286 | 15 | 1 in 19.1 | 20 | 6 | 18+ | 871 | 2 |
| 2020 | 276 | 14 | 1 in 19.7 | 20 | 2 | 17+ | 735 | 2 |
| 2019 | 245 | 14 | 1 in 17.5 | 20 | 1 | 17+ | 751 | 2 |
| 2018 | 281 | 14 | 1 in 20.1 | 18 | 0 | 18+ | 734 | 2 |
Late season EB3193
Key facts, hunt EB3193
- At 7 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 7, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.9 were the 14th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 8 in 2024 to 26 in 2026 (+225%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 6 in 2024 to 10 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 9 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 32% of applicants (12 of 38) and drew 1 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 2.5 |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 in 2.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 12.0 |
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 EB3193. 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 | 26 | 9 | 1 in 2.9 | 10 | 2 | 7+ | 12 | 1 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - San Juan Bull Elk - Late Archery |
| 2025 | 16 | 9 | 1 in 1.8 | 17 | 1 | 6+ | 19 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - San Juan Bull Elk - Archery |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 1 in 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 6+ | 19 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Late - San Juan Bull Elk - Archery |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 1 in 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 12+ | 29 | 1 | Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - San Juan Bull Elk - Archery |
All elk hunts on San Juan
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan On this page | EB3019 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 307 | 28 | 1 in 11.0 | 3 |
| Late season On this page | EB3193 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 26 | 9 | 1 in 2.9 | 1 |
| San Juan | EB3097 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 238 | 17 | 1 in 14.0 | 2 |
| Early season | EB3066 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 1,257 | 11 | 1 in 114.3 | 1 |
| Mid season | EB3194 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 424 | 33 | 1 in 12.8 | 3 |
| Late season | EB3067 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 240 | 20 | 1 in 12.0 | 2 |
| San Juan | EB3121 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 312 | 4 | 1 in 78.0 | 0 |
San Juan 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 San Juan archery elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw San Juan archery elk?
In the 2026 draw for San Juan archery elk (hunt EB3019), everyone with 16 or more points drew (13 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 1 (1 of 33). Nonresidents: 3 of 631 applicants drew, from 8 to 28 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for San Juan archery elk?
For hunt EB3019, 307 residents applied for 28 permits and 631 nonresidents applied for 3 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the San Juan archery elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3019 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.