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Utah Pronghorn Draw Odds by Unit

Every limited-entry buck pronghorn 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, 8,327 resident applications went to 66 limited-entry pronghorn hunts for 1,609 resident permits, about 5.2 applications per permit (Utah DWR data). The longest resident odds were Cache Rich rifle (PB5073) at 1 in 32.5; the best were Box Elder Promontory archery (PB5003) at 1 in 1.0.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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A pronghorn buck with pronged black horns and white throat bands on sagebrush flats
Illustration: a pronghorn buck.
LE pronghorn hunts
66
in the 2026 report
Units
19
with a 2026 draw
Resident applications
8,327
summed across hunts
Resident permits
1,609
drawn in 2026

Units

All limited-entry pronghorn hunts per unit, 2026 draw, summed across weapons. Sorted by resident applications. Click a column to sort.
West Desert 6 1,421 248 573 29 5.7 13 -2%
Parker Mountain 3 803 223 411 24 3.6 12 n/a*
San Rafael 5 799 108 1,326 11 7.4 10 -6%
Southwest Desert 3 775 152 856 18 5.1 13 -4%
Box Elder 10 763 130 362 15 5.9 9 n/a*
Nine Mile 5 656 163 216 15 4.0 11 +19%
Fillmore 3 511 73 336 9 7.0 11 +33%
Book Cliffs 4 424 104 916 12 4.1 8 +37%
Diamond Mountain/Bonanza 3 320 82 195 9 3.9 9 n/a*
North Slope 4 306 64 140 7 4.8 10 -12%
Beaver 2 305 53 369 6 5.8 8 +2%
Panguitch Lake/Zion 3 285 35 226 4 8.1 9 -16%
Vernal 3 242 81 160 10 3.0 7 n/a*
Cache 3 209 10 0 0 20.9 12 n/a*
Pine Valley 3 166 34 132 4 4.9 7 -14%
Mt. Dutton/Paunsaugunt 2 157 16 118 3 9.8 13 -52%
La Sal 2 125 28 122 2 4.5 7 +7%
San Juan 1 35 3 0 0 11.7 6 -8%
Kaiparowits 1 25 2 0 0 12.5 7 -24%

* 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 pronghorn hunt

2026 draw, resident and nonresident totals per hunt. 2026 season dates from the DWR guidebook.
Weapon2026 season
Beaver PB5000ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 2311 1 in 2.1 51
Beaver PB5025Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 28242 1 in 6.7 85
Book Cliffs
Bitter Creek
 PB5001ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 3613 1 in 2.8 31
Book Cliffs
South
 PB5002ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 138 1 in 1.6 81
Book Cliffs
Bitter Creek
 PB5026Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 21249 1 in 4.3 86
Book Cliffs
South
 PB5027Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 16334 1 in 4.8 74
Box Elder
Promontory
 PB5003ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 33 1 in 1.0 00
Box Elder
Puddle Valley
 PB5004ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 93 1 in 3.0 41
Box Elder
Snowville
 PB5005ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 169 1 in 1.8 21
Box Elder
West
 PB5006ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 1110 1 in 1.1 31
Box Elder
Promontory
 PB5028Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 4814 1 in 3.4 42
Box Elder
Puddle Valley
 PB5029Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 14314 1 in 10.2 92
Box Elder
Snowville
 PB5030Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 26928 1 in 9.6 73
Box Elder
West
 PB5031Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 23330 1 in 7.8 83
Box Elder
West
 PB5079MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 2110 1 in 2.1 61
Box Elder
Snowville
 PB5080MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 109 1 in 1.1 21
Cache
Rich
 PB5073Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 1956 1 in 32.5 120
Cache
Rich
 PB5074ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 92 1 in 4.5 20
Cache
Rich
 PB5075MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 52 1 in 2.5 70
Diamond Mountain/Bonanza PB5016ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 4117 1 in 2.4 62
Diamond Mountain/Bonanza PB5047Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 25948 1 in 5.4 95
Diamond Mountain/Bonanza PB5060MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 2017 1 in 1.2 32
Fillmore
Oak Creek South
 PB5008ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 4014 1 in 2.9 52
Fillmore
Oak Creek South
 PB5033Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 43744 1 in 9.9 115
Fillmore
Oak Creek South
 PB5065MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 3415 1 in 2.3 52
Kaiparowits PB5034Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 252 1 in 12.5 70
La Sal
Potash/South Cisco
 PB5009ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 156 1 in 2.5 40
La Sal
Potash/South Cisco
 PB5035Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 11022 1 in 5.0 72
Mt. Dutton/Paunsaugunt PB5331Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 14612 1 in 12.2 132
Mt. Dutton/Paunsaugunt PB5332ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 114 1 in 2.8 51
Nine Mile
Anthro-Myton Bench
 PB5011ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 7529 1 in 2.6 53
Nine Mile
Anthro-Myton Bench
 PB5037Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 41087 1 in 4.7 99
Nine Mile
Range Creek
 PB5038Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 9913 1 in 7.6 111
Nine Mile
Range Creek
 PB5053ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 124 1 in 3.0 40
Nine Mile
Anthro-Myton Bench
 PB5059MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 6030 1 in 2.0 32
North Slope
Three Corners/West Daggett
 PB5012ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 2910 1 in 2.9 61
North Slope
Summit
 PB5039Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 6015 1 in 4.0 72
North Slope
Three Corners/West Daggett
 PB5040Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 19529 1 in 6.7 103
North Slope
Three Corners/West Daggett
 PB5066MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 2210 1 in 2.2 61
Panguitch Lake/Zion
North
 PB5041Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 23521 1 in 11.2 92
Panguitch Lake/Zion
North
 PB5054ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 347 1 in 4.9 61
Panguitch Lake/Zion
North
 PB5061MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 167 1 in 2.3 51
Parker Mountain PB5076Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 651134 1 in 4.9 1214
Parker Mountain PB5077ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 7544 1 in 1.7 45
Parker Mountain PB5078MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 7745 1 in 1.7 65
Pine Valley PB5013ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 107 1 in 1.4 21
Pine Valley PB5042Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 14320 1 in 7.2 72
Pine Valley PB5062MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 137 1 in 1.9 11
San Juan
Hatch Point
 PB5044Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 353 1 in 11.7 60
San Rafael
North
 PB5015ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 6020 1 in 3.0 42
San Rafael
Desert
 PB5045Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 1037 1 in 14.7 91
San Rafael
North
 PB5046Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 58159 1 in 9.8 106
San Rafael
Desert
 PB5055ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 72 1 in 3.5 30
San Rafael
North
 PB5056MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 4820 1 in 2.4 62
Southwest Desert PB5018ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 5730 1 in 1.9 44
Southwest Desert PB5024MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 5730 1 in 1.9 44
Southwest Desert PB5049Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 66192 1 in 7.2 1310
Vernal PB5017ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 2018 1 in 1.1 32
Vernal PB5048Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 21354 1 in 3.9 76
Vernal PB5072MuzzleloaderSept. 23 to Oct. 1 99 1 in 1.0 42
West Desert
Riverbed
 PB5019ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 7618 1 in 4.2 92
West Desert
Rush Valley
 PB5020ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 218 1 in 2.6 41
West Desert
Snake Valley
 PB5021ArcheryAug. 15 to Sept. 11 2723 1 in 1.2 23
West Desert
Riverbed
 PB5050Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 68772 1 in 9.5 138
West Desert
Rush Valley
 PB5051Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 34432 1 in 10.8 94
West Desert
Snake Valley
 PB5052Rifle (any legal weapon)Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 26695 1 in 2.8 911

Limited-entry pronghorn: all applicants by year

DWR prints a species summary block in each odds report. It counts every applicant for limited-entry pronghorn 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.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsRes. applicants with 10+ pointsTop res. point levelNonres. applicantsNonres. permits
2026 8,7521,6751 in 5.2 54136,458178
2025 8,6981,5681 in 5.5 57146,724179
2024 8,1651,3781 in 5.9 75156,626154
2023 8,1641,2401 in 6.6 83146,346137
2022 8,4681,1561 in 7.3 94176,602120
2021 8,5171,0901 in 7.8 99176,243111
2020 7,6861,0491 in 7.3 94145,522112
2019 7,8171,0041 in 7.8 112145,230100
2018 7,3768361 in 8.8 108184,65981
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.
YearResidentsNonresidentsTop point level listed (res / nonres)
20261,90511,50626 / 27
20251,71710,76725 / 26
20241,59111,63219 / 25
20231,43310,92924 / 24

How the pronghorn draw works

Pronghorn limited-entry 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.

All dates

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 limited-entry pronghorn hunts does Utah offer?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 66 limited-entry pronghorn hunts on 19 units. 8,327 resident applications went to those hunts for 1,609 resident permits.

Which pronghorn hunts had the longest resident odds in 2026?

Cache Rich rifle (any legal weapon) (PB5073), 1 in 32.5; San Rafael Desert rifle (any legal weapon) (PB5045), 1 in 14.7; Kaiparowits rifle (any legal weapon) (PB5034), 1 in 12.5.

Which pronghorn hunts had the best resident odds in 2026?

Box Elder Promontory archery (PB5003), 1 in 1.0; Vernal muzzleloader (PB5072), 1 in 1.0; Box Elder West archery (PB5006), 1 in 1.1. Hunts with few applicants can swing a lot from year to year.

What is the bonus point code for pronghorn?

PRO, 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.