La Sal Mountains Antlerless Elk Draw Odds (Utah)
Antlerless Elk hunts on the La Sal Mountains unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 791 residents applied for 302 resident permits and 70 nonresidents for 40 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
La Sal Mountains antlerless elk draw: key facts, 2026
- La Sal Mountains antlerless elk hunts drew 791 resident applications in 2026, the 10th most of 38 antlerless elk units.
- La Sal Mountains antlerless elk averaged 2.6 resident applicants per resident permit, the 13th lowest of 38 antlerless elk units with permits.
- La Sal Mountains antlerless elk resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (EA1237, rifle) to 1 in 3.6 (EA1039, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 8% of La Sal Mountains antlerless elk applicants (70 of 861) and drew 40 of 342 permits in 2026.
Computed from Utah DWR draw odds (utahdraws.com/drawodds, 2026) and earlier DWR drawing odds reports. Past draws do not predict future ones.
All La Sal Mountains antlerless elk hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal Mountains On this page | EA1038 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to 15 | 355 | 145 | 1 in 2.4 | 19 |
| La Sal Mountains On this page | EA1039 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 19 to Dec. 31 | 387 | 108 | 1 in 3.6 | 12 |
| North On this page | EA1237 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 19 to Dec. 31 | 49 | 49 | 1 in 1.0 | 9 |
La Sal Mountains EA1038
Key facts, hunt EA1038
- At 1 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 1, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.4 were the tied 43rd best of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 8% of applicants (29 of 384) and drew 19 of 164 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 3 to 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 2 | 34 | 34 | all drew |
| 1 | 114 | 97 | 1 in 1.2 |
| 0 | 193 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 355 | 145 | 1 in 2.4 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 in 1.2 |
| 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 in 2.3 |
| Total | 29 | 19 | 1 in 1.5 |
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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 25 | 25 | all drew |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 |
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 EA1038. 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 | 355 | 145 | 1 in 2.4 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 29 | 19 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal Mtns - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 366 | 145 | 1 in 2.5 | 7 | 1 | 2+ | 61 | 17 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 454 | 239 | 1 in 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 1+ | 60 | 28 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 415 | 229 | 1 in 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 1+ | 47 | 30 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 352 | 241 | 1 in 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 1+ | 76 | 28 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 268 | 196 | 1 in 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 50 | 25 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 335 | 145 | 1 in 2.3 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 43 | 17 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 258 | 87 | 1 in 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 40 | 12 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 247 | 72 | 1 in 3.4 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 37 | 9 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
La Sal Mountains EA1039
Key facts, hunt EA1039
- At 2 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.6 were the 55th longest of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 8% of applicants (32 of 419) and drew 12 of 120 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 19 to Dec. 31, runs 43 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 2 | 51 | 51 | all drew |
| 1 | 121 | 43 | 1 in 2.8 |
| 0 | 201 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 387 | 108 | 1 in 3.6 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 in 2.2 |
| 0 | 14 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 1 in 2.7 |
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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 0 | 23 | 23 | all drew |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 |
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 EA1039. 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 | 387 | 108 | 1 in 3.6 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 32 | 12 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal Mtns - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 330 | 108 | 1 in 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 29 | 12 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 398 | 180 | 1 in 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 54 | 23 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 326 | 180 | 1 in 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 34 | 20 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 494 | 180 | 1 in 2.7 | 6 | 1 | 2+ | 52 | 20 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 515 | 180 | 1 in 2.9 | 5 | 1 | 3+ | 79 | 20 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 510 | 144 | 1 in 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 73 | 16 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 446 | 58 | 1 in 7.7 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 62 | 7 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 435 | 54 | 1 in 8.1 | 7 | 3 | 4+ | 28 | 7 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns - Any Legal Weapon |
North EA1237
Key facts, hunt EA1237
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.0 were the tied 1st best of 116 antlerless elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 16% of applicants (9 of 58) and drew 9 of 58 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 19 to Dec. 31, runs 43 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 0 | 39 | 39 | all drew |
| Total | 49 | 49 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 1 in 1.0 |
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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | n/a |
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 EA1237. 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. 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 | 49 | 49 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0+ | 9 | 9 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal Mtns, North - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 13 | 13 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns-north - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 17 | 15 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns-north - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 16 | 15 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns, North - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 9 | 9 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns, North - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 110 | 82 | 1 in 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 26 | 10 | Antlerless Elk - La Sal, La Sal Mtns, North - Any Legal Weapon |
La Sal Mountains antlerless elk point creep
Resident applicants by preference points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median preference points held by resident applicants on La Sal Mountains antlerless elk hunts went from 1 in 2021 to 0 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 3 to 2 (same 3 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 791 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 789 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 738 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 733 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 913 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 911 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 781 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 778 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 890 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 884 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 893 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 892 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 845 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 843 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 704 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 704 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 682 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 681 | 1 |
Questions about La Sal Mountains antlerless elk draw odds
How many La Sal Mountains antlerless elk hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for La Sal Mountains antlerless elk: La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1038); La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1039); North rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1237).
Which La Sal Mountains antlerless elk hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
North rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1237) at 1 in 1.0 (49 residents for 49 permits). The longest odds were La Sal Mountains rifle (any legal weapon) (EA1039) at 1 in 3.6. Odds change every year.
When are the La Sal Mountains antlerless elk seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: EA1038 Oct. 3 to 15; EA1039 Nov. 19 to Dec. 31; EA1237 Nov. 19 to Dec. 31. 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 Antlerless Application Guidebook.
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