Utah Mountain Goat Draw Odds by Unit

Every once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat unit in the 2026 draw, with applicants, permits and the highest points that drew. Pick a unit for odds by point level and each hunt's history.

In the 2026 Utah draw, 7,837 resident applications went to 17 once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats hunts for 99 resident permits, about 79.2 applications per permit (Utah DWR data). The longest resident odds were Ogden Willard Peak rifle (GO6810) at 1 in 878.0; the best were Nebo archery (GO6821) at 1 in 38.4.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Page built Sept. 24, 2026.

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OIAL mountain goats hunts

in the 2026 report

Units

with a 2026 draw

Resident applications

7,837

summed across hunts

Resident permits

drawn in 2026

Units

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All once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats hunts per unit, 2026 draw, summed across weapons. Sorted by resident applications. Click a column to sort.

Beaver	3	2,624	17	3,145	2	154.4	26	n/a*
Nebo	2	1,410	32	1,500	3	44.1	23	n/a*
Wasatch Mountains	4	1,009	17	1,232	2	59.4	22	+22%
Ogden	1	878	1	0	0	878.0	15	-39%
High Uintas West	1	531	9	1,137	2	59.0	21	n/a*
La Sal Mountains	1	404	10	1,817	2	40.4	22	n/a*
High Uintas Central	1	303	5	0	0	60.6	20	n/a*
Mt. Dutton	1	215	2	0	0	107.5	24	+26%
High Uintas Kamas	1	186	1	0	0	186.0	7	n/a*
High Uintas East	1	157	3	0	0	52.3	21	n/a*
High Uintas Leidy Peak	1	120	2	0	0	60.0	23	n/a*

* n/a when any hunt on the unit was missing in 2022 or DWR printed a different hunt name then (renamed or redrawn), so there is no like-for-like comparison. Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, 2022 and 2026. 2026 PDF. CWMU hunts are on the CWMU page.

Every mountain goats hunt

2026 draw, resident and nonresident totals per hunt. 2026 season dates from the DWR guidebook.
		Weapon	2026 season
Beaver	GO6800	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Sept. 27	1,357	6	1 in 226.2	26	2
Beaver	GO6801	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 28 to Oct. 26	1,088	9	1 in 120.9	25	0
Beaver	GO6822	Archery	Nov. 14 to Nov. 23	179	2	1 in 89.5	21	0
High Uintas Central	GO6805	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Oct. 31	303	5	1 in 60.6	20	0
High Uintas East	GO6806	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Oct. 31	157	3	1 in 52.3	21	0
High Uintas Kamas	GO6804	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Oct. 31	186	1	1 in 186.0	7	0
High Uintas Leidy Peak	GO6807	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Oct. 31	120	2	1 in 60.0	23	0
High Uintas West	GO6808	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Oct. 31	531	9	1 in 59.0	21	2
La Sal Mountains	GO6817	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	404	10	1 in 40.4	22	2
Mt. Dutton	GO6814	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	215	2	1 in 107.5	24	0
Nebo	GO6803	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 26 to Nov. 25	988	21	1 in 47.0	23	3
Nebo	GO6821	Archery	Sept. 16 to Sept. 25	422	11	1 in 38.4	19	0
Ogden Willard Peak	GO6810	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	878	1	1 in 878.0	15	0
Wasatch Mountains Provo Peak	GO6813	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	206	5	1 in 41.2	21	0
Wasatch Mountains Box Elder Peak	GO6818	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	124	3	1 in 41.3	22	0
Wasatch Mountains Lone Peak	GO6819	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	93	1	1 in 93.0	7	0
Wasatch Mountains Timpanogos	GO6820	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 5 to Nov. 25	586	8	1 in 73.2	22	2

Once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats: all applicants by year

DWR prints a species summary block in each odds report. It counts every applicant for once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats across all hunts in that report.

Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, species summary ("All Applicants") blocks. Years from utahdraws.com are summed from every hunt, the same way DWR's summary block adds up (checked against every 2025 species). Each year links to its source.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Res. applicants with 10+ points	Top res. point level	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	7,837	99	1 in 79.2	2,717	26	8,831	11
2025	7,679	92	1 in 83.5	2,551	26	9,099	9
2024	7,506	86	1 in 87.3	2,349	25	9,153	7
2023	7,265	82	1 in 88.6	2,054	28	8,791	8
2022	7,431	92	1 in 80.8	2,017	23	8,916	7
2021	7,422	108	1 in 68.7	1,905	23	8,469	8
2020	6,979	109	1 in 64.0	1,702	23	8,057	9
2019	7,015	112	1 in 62.6	1,507	23	7,637	10
2018	6,784	108	1 in 62.8	1,350	22	6,892	9

Hunters who applied for a point only (no hunt). Source: Utah DWR point-only purchase reports; years from utahdraws.com use the point-code entries in DWR's draw odds.
Year	Residents	Nonresidents	Top point level listed (res / nonres)
2026	3,553	6,161	31 / 28
2025	3,301	5,559	30 / 27
2024	3,206	6,224	29 / 26
2023	3,131	6,085	28 / 25

How the mountain goats draw works

Mountain Goat once-in-a-lifetime hunts use bonus points. About half the permits on each hunt go to the applicants with the most points. For the rest, you get one random number plus one per bonus point, and your lowest number counts.

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2027 key dates

DWR has not published 2027 dates yet. For reference, the 2026 application period ran March 19 (8 a.m. MDT) to April 23 (11 p.m. MDT) and results were emailed on or by May 31.

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Deadline reminders

We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].

Questions

How many once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats hunts does Utah offer?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 17 once-in-a-lifetime mountain goats hunts on 11 units. 7,837 resident applications went to those hunts for 99 resident permits.

Which mountain goats hunts had the longest resident odds in 2026?

Ogden Willard Peak rifle (any legal weapon) (GO6810), 1 in 878.0; Beaver rifle (any legal weapon) (GO6800), 1 in 226.2; High Uintas Kamas rifle (any legal weapon) (GO6804), 1 in 186.0.

Which mountain goats hunts had the best resident odds in 2026?

Nebo archery (GO6821), 1 in 38.4; La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (GO6817), 1 in 40.4; Wasatch Mountains Provo Peak rifle (any legal weapon) (GO6813), 1 in 41.2. Hunts with few applicants can swing a lot from year to year.

What is the bonus point code for mountain goats?

GOA, per the 2026 DWR Big Game Application Guidebook. You use it to buy a bonus point without applying for a hunt.

Is this the official Utah draw site?

No. Utah Draw Guide is independent and not affiliated with Utah DWR. Apply only at utahdraws.com.