Wasatch Mountains Elk Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)

Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) bull elk on the Wasatch Mountains unit. In 2026, 5,129 residents applied for 291 resident permits and 731 nonresidents for 30 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 EB3072

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 46.1
2,396 applicants, 52 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 63.4
317 applicants, 5 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
17+ pts
All 25 residents with 17 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
1 of 444 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3072
Early season
2026 season
Sept. 16 to Sept. 20
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
24 res / 24 nonres
1 resident at 24 points
Permits drawn, 2026
52 res / 5 nonres
Resident: 26 bonus, 26 random

Key facts, hunt EB3072

  • At 17 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 17, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 46.1 were the 24th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants fell from 4,128 in 2021 to 2,396 in 2026 (-42%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 22 in 2021 to 24 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 65 in 2025 to 52 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 12% of applicants (317 of 2,713) and drew 5 of 57 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
24 1 1 0 1 all drew
20 1 1 0 1 all drew
19 3 3 0 3 all drew
18 5 5 0 5 all drew
17 15 15 0 15 all drew
16 28 1 1 2 1 in 14.0
15 22 0 1 1 1 in 22.0
14 25 0 0 0 none drawn
13 31 0 0 0 none drawn
12 41 0 0 0 none drawn
11 39 0 0 0 none drawn
10 61 0 1 1 1 in 61.0
9 88 0 1 1 1 in 88.0
8 100 0 4 4 1 in 25.0
7 111 0 3 3 1 in 37.0
6 132 0 5 5 1 in 26.4
5 180 0 3 3 1 in 60.0
4 222 0 2 2 1 in 111.0
3 271 0 1 1 1 in 271.0
2 246 0 1 1 1 in 246.0
1 330 0 2 2 1 in 165.0
0 444 0 1 1 1 in 444.0
Total2,396 26 26 521 in 46.1

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
23 4 2 0 2 1 in 2.0
22 1 0 0 0 none drawn
21 3 0 0 0 none drawn
20 3 0 0 0 none drawn
19 6 0 0 0 none drawn
18 4 0 0 0 none drawn
17 6 0 0 0 none drawn
16 3 0 0 0 none drawn
15 12 0 0 0 none drawn
14 12 0 0 0 none drawn
13 11 0 0 0 none drawn
12 14 0 0 0 none drawn
11 4 0 0 0 none drawn
10 8 0 0 0 none drawn
9 8 0 0 0 none drawn
8 15 0 0 0 none drawn
7 16 0 0 0 none drawn
6 17 0 1 1 1 in 17.0
5 30 0 0 0 none drawn
4 20 0 0 0 none drawn
3 17 0 0 0 none drawn
2 25 0 0 0 none drawn
1 34 0 0 0 none drawn
0 43 0 1 1 1 in 43.0
Total317 3 2 51 in 63.4

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 EB3072. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
02,0004,0006,000 1 in 15.2 2018 1 in 14.8 2019 1 in 16.9 2020 1 in 21.1 2021 1 in 20.3 2022 1 in 35.1 2023 1 in 38.5 2024 1 in 39.6 2025 1 in 46.1 2026
Highest resident points that drew
06121824 19 2018 20 2019 21 2020 22 2021 24 2022 24 2023 22 2024 24 2025 24 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 2,396521 in 46.1 24017+3175 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Early Any Legal Weapon
2025 2,573651 in 39.6 24017+3696 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2024 2,769721 in 38.5 22119+5467 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2023 2,878821 in 35.1 24018+5447 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2022 3,8501901 in 20.3 24016+68819 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2021 4,1281961 in 21.1 22016+76219 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2020 3,3171961 in 16.9 21016+53319 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2019 2,8931961 in 14.8 20016+52619 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2018 2,7861831 in 15.2 19017+50118 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon

Mid season EB3127

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 10.7
1,632 applicants, 152 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 15.4
246 applicants, 16 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
11+ pts
All 70 residents with 11 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
2 of 325 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3127
Mid season
2026 season
Oct. 3 to Oct. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
20 res / 21 nonres
1 resident at 20 points
Permits drawn, 2026
152 res / 16 nonres
Resident: 76 bonus, 76 random

Key facts, hunt EB3127

  • 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 10.7 were the 57th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants rose from 1,013 in 2021 to 1,632 in 2026 (+61%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 19 in 2021 to 20 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 190 in 2025 to 152 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 13% of applicants (246 of 1,878) and drew 16 of 168 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
20 1 1 0 1 all drew
17 1 1 0 1 all drew
16 4 4 0 4 all drew
15 5 5 0 5 all drew
14 6 6 0 6 all drew
13 13 13 0 13 all drew
12 8 8 0 8 all drew
11 32 32 0 32 all drew
10 46 6 5 11 1 in 4.2
9 68 0 12 12 1 in 5.7
8 64 0 9 9 1 in 7.1
7 84 0 5 5 1 in 16.8
6 99 0 11 11 1 in 9.0
5 107 0 6 6 1 in 17.8
4 154 0 7 7 1 in 22.0
3 163 0 6 6 1 in 27.2
2 204 0 7 7 1 in 29.1
1 248 0 6 6 1 in 41.3
0 325 0 2 2 1 in 162.5
Total1,632 76 76 1521 in 10.7

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
21 5 5 0 5 all drew
19 2 2 0 2 all drew
18 2 1 0 1 1 in 2.0
17 7 0 0 0 none drawn
16 4 0 0 0 none drawn
15 2 0 1 1 1 in 2.0
14 7 0 1 1 1 in 7.0
13 4 0 0 0 none drawn
12 9 0 0 0 none drawn
11 4 0 1 1 1 in 4.0
10 10 0 2 2 1 in 5.0
9 8 0 0 0 none drawn
8 20 0 0 0 none drawn
7 23 0 1 1 1 in 23.0
6 4 0 0 0 none drawn
5 23 0 0 0 none drawn
4 7 0 0 0 none drawn
3 16 0 0 0 none drawn
2 11 0 1 1 1 in 11.0
1 26 0 0 0 none drawn
0 52 0 1 1 1 in 52.0
Total246 8 8 161 in 15.4

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 EB3127. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
05001,0001,5002,000 1 in 8.2 2018 1 in 8.1 2019 1 in 11.2 2020 1 in 13.0 2021 1 in 8.7 2022 1 in 6.9 2023 1 in 7.5 2024 1 in 8.2 2025 1 in 10.7 2026
Highest resident points that drew
06121824 17 2018 20 2019 17 2020 19 2021 21 2022 17 2023 20 2024 21 2025 20 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 1,6321521 in 10.7 20011+24616 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Mid Any Legal Weapon
2025 1,5601901 in 8.2 21014+30121 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2024 1,6202171 in 7.5 20010+25724 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2023 1,7322511 in 6.9 17010+24527 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2022 1,2501441 in 8.7 21011+23515 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2021 1,013781 in 13.0 19012+1238 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2020 870781 in 11.2 17012+1518 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2019 645801 in 8.1 20011+1149 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2018 621761 in 8.2 17012+998 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon

Late season EB3073

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 12.7
1,101 applicants, 87 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 18.7
168 applicants, 9 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
12+ pts
All 26 residents with 12 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
1 of 194 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3073
Late season
2026 season
Nov. 7 to Nov. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
28 res / 19 nonres
1 resident at 28 points
Permits drawn, 2026
87 res / 9 nonres
Resident: 44 bonus, 43 random

Key facts, hunt EB3073

  • 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 12.7 were the 66th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Resident applicants fell from 1,148 in 2021 to 1,101 in 2026 (-4%).
  • The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2021 to 28 in 2026.
  • Resident permits went from 110 in 2025 to 87 in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 13% of applicants (168 of 1,269) and drew 9 of 96 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
28 1 1 0 1 all drew
19 2 2 0 2 all drew
18 1 1 0 1 all drew
16 2 2 0 2 all drew
15 3 3 0 3 all drew
14 4 4 0 4 all drew
13 2 2 0 2 all drew
12 11 11 0 11 all drew
11 22 18 0 18 1 in 1.2
10 37 0 2 2 1 in 18.5
9 57 0 5 5 1 in 11.4
8 36 0 6 6 1 in 6.0
7 49 0 3 3 1 in 16.3
6 64 0 5 5 1 in 12.8
5 94 0 5 5 1 in 18.8
4 97 0 8 8 1 in 12.1
3 118 0 1 1 1 in 118.0
2 141 0 2 2 1 in 70.5
1 166 0 5 5 1 in 33.2
0 194 0 1 1 1 in 194.0
Total1,101 44 43 871 in 12.7

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
19 4 4 0 4 all drew
18 4 1 0 1 1 in 4.0
17 11 0 1 1 1 in 11.0
16 2 0 0 0 none drawn
15 1 0 0 0 none drawn
13 1 0 0 0 none drawn
12 6 0 0 0 none drawn
11 3 0 0 0 none drawn
10 9 0 0 0 none drawn
9 5 0 0 0 none drawn
8 8 0 0 0 none drawn
7 7 0 0 0 none drawn
6 11 0 0 0 none drawn
5 12 0 1 1 1 in 12.0
4 12 0 0 0 none drawn
3 17 0 0 0 none drawn
2 14 0 0 0 none drawn
1 13 0 0 0 none drawn
0 28 0 2 2 1 in 14.0
Total168 5 4 91 in 18.7

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.

9 years of history

Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt EB3073. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
05001,0001,5002,000 1 in 14.5 2018 1 in 14.4 2019 1 in 7.1 2020 1 in 9.7 2021 1 in 8.3 2022 1 in 8.6 2023 1 in 8.3 2024 1 in 9.9 2025 1 in 12.7 2026
Highest resident points that drew
07142128 19 2018 20 2019 20 2020 21 2021 19 2022 18 2023 15 2024 20 2025 28 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 1,101871 in 12.7 28012+1689 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Late Any Legal Weapon
2025 1,0891101 in 9.9 20117+19411 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2024 1,0301241 in 8.3 15011+20813 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2023 1,2311431 in 8.6 18011+23515 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2022 1,1931431 in 8.3 19010+22115 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2021 1,1481181 in 9.7 21011+24412 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2020 8431181 in 7.1 20011+20412 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2019 1,6941181 in 14.4 20013+20712 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon
2018 1,5811091 in 14.5 19013+18312 Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns - Any Legal Weapon

All elk hunts on Wasatch Mountains

Every elk hunt code on Wasatch Mountains in the 2026 DWR odds report. Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
HuntCodeWeapon2026 season Res. applicantsRes. permitsRes. odds 2026Nonres. permits
Wasatch Mountains EB3022 Archery Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 8801271 in 6.913
Late season EB3199 Archery Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 3981 in 4.91
Wasatch Mountains EB3100 Muzzleloader Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 693761 in 9.17
Early season
On this page
EB3072 Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 2,396521 in 46.15
Mid season
On this page
EB3127 Rifle (any legal weapon) Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 1,6321521 in 10.716
Late season
On this page
EB3073 Rifle (any legal weapon) Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 1,101871 in 12.79
Wasatch Mountains EB3124 Multiseason Limited-entry seasons 573141 in 40.92

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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 Wasatch Mountains rifle elk draw odds

How many points does it take to draw Wasatch Mountains rifle elk?

In the 2026 draw for Wasatch Mountains rifle elk (hunt EB3072), everyone with 17 or more points drew (25 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (1 of 444). Nonresidents: 5 of 317 applicants drew, from 0 to 24 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.

How many hunters apply for Wasatch Mountains rifle elk?

For hunt EB3072, 2,396 residents applied for 52 permits and 317 nonresidents applied for 5 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).

When is the Wasatch Mountains rifle elk season?

The 2026 season for EB3072 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.