Southwest Desert Elk Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk on the Southwest Desert unit. In 2026, 200 residents applied for 23 resident permits and everyone with 16 or more points drew (11 applicants).
Hunt EB3155: South
Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk draw: key facts
- 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 8.7 were the tied 48th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 181 in 2021 to 200 in 2026 (+10%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 19 in 2021 to 23 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 22 in 2025 to 23 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 24% of applicants (62 of 262) and drew 3 of 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 9.5 |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 19.0 |
| 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 200 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 1 in 8.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 20.7 |
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 EB3155. 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 | 200 | 23 | 1 in 8.7 | 23 | 3 | 16+ | 62 | 3 |
| 2025 | 149 | 22 | 1 in 6.8 | 22 | 3 | 17+ | 83 | 2 |
| 2024 | 168 | 19 | 1 in 8.8 | 22 | 1 | 18+ | 100 | 2 |
| 2023 | 198 | 17 | 1 in 11.6 | 21 | 3 | 18+ | 88 | 2 |
| 2022 | 162 | 12 | 1 in 13.5 | 22 | 1 | 18+ | 98 | 1 |
| 2021 | 181 | 15 | 1 in 12.1 | 19 | 4 | 15+ | 100 | 2 |
All elk hunts on Southwest Desert
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North, September | EB3136 | Archery | Sept. 1 to Sept. 30 | 84 | 21 | 1 in 4.0 | 2 |
| South | EB3146 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 213 | 39 | 1 in 5.5 | 3 |
| South, late season | EB3197 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 21 | 18 | 1 in 1.2 | 2 |
| South On this page | EB3155 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 200 | 23 | 1 in 8.7 | 3 |
| South, early season | EB3149 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 790 | 15 | 1 in 52.7 | 2 |
| South, mid season | EB3198 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 521 | 45 | 1 in 11.6 | 4 |
| South, late season | EB3152 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 412 | 25 | 1 in 16.5 | 3 |
| South | EB3157 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 137 | 5 | 1 in 27.4 | 0 |
| North | EB3143 | HAMSS | Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 | 108 | 21 | 1 in 5.1 | 2 |
Southwest Desert 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 Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk?
In the 2026 draw for Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk (hunt EB3155), everyone with 16 or more points drew (11 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 3 (1 of 14). Nonresidents: 3 of 62 applicants drew, from 17 to 28 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk?
For hunt EB3155, 200 residents applied for 23 permits and 62 nonresidents applied for 3 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Southwest Desert muzzleloader elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3155 runs Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, 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.