Vernal Pronghorn Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) buck pronghorn on the Vernal unit. In 2026, 213 residents applied for 54 resident permits and everyone with 4 or more points drew (16 applicants).
Hunt PB5048: Vernal
Vernal rifle pronghorn draw: key facts
- At 4 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 4, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.9 were the 29th longest of 66 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 203 in 2024 to 213 in 2026 (+5%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 7 in both 2024 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 59 in 2025 to 54 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 40% of applicants (143 of 356) and drew 6 of 60 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | all drew |
| 3 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 in 2.8 |
| 2 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 in 2.5 |
| 1 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 7.4 |
| 0 | 84 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 21.0 |
| Total | 213 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 1 in 3.9 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 6.5 |
| 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 143 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 23.8 |
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 PB5048. 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 | 213 | 54 | 1 in 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 4+ | 143 | 6 | LE Buck Pronghorn - Vernal - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 259 | 59 | 1 in 4.4 | 9 | 0 | 5+ | 93 | 7 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Pronghorn - Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 203 | 54 | 1 in 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 4+ | 181 | 6 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Pronghorn - Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 215 | 49 | 1 in 4.4 | 8 | 0 | 5+ | 86 | 5 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 196 | 38 | 1 in 5.2 | 13 | 0 | 6+ | 132 | 4 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 198 | 38 | 1 in 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 5+ | 71 | 5 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 144 | 29 | 1 in 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 5+ | 122 | 3 | Limited Entry Rifle Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 122 | 23 | 1 in 5.3 | 9 | 0 | 5+ | 39 | 3 | Limited Entry Rifle Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 129 | 18 | 1 in 7.2 | 8 | 1 | 7+ | 37 | 2 | Limited Entry Rifle Buck Pronghorn - South Slope, Vernal - Any Legal Weapon |
All pronghorn hunts on Vernal
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernal | PB5017 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 20 | 18 | 1 in 1.1 | 2 |
| Vernal | PB5072 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 |
| Vernal On this page | PB5048 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 213 | 54 | 1 in 3.9 | 6 |
Vernal pronghorn hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Other species on Vernal
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
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Questions about Vernal rifle pronghorn draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Vernal rifle pronghorn?
In the 2026 draw for Vernal rifle pronghorn (hunt PB5048), everyone with 4 or more points drew (16 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (4 of 84). Nonresidents: 6 of 143 applicants drew, from 3 to 16 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Vernal rifle pronghorn?
For hunt PB5048, 213 residents applied for 54 permits and 143 nonresidents applied for 6 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Vernal rifle pronghorn season?
The 2026 season for PB5048 runs Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Get the 2027 deadline
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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.