Book Cliffs Deer HAMSS Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry hamss buck deer on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 109 residents applied for 6 resident permits and everyone with 17 or more points drew (2 applicants).
Hunt DB1090: Floy Canyon
Book Cliffs HAMSS deer draw: key facts
- At 16 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 16, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 18.2 were the 29th longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 211 in 2020 to 109 in 2026 (-48%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 17 in 2020 to 20 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 6 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 35% of applicants (59 of 168) and drew 1 of 7 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Nov. 30, runs 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 109 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 18.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 59.0 |
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.
7 years of history
Residents, 2020 to 2026, hunt DB1090. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2020. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 6 | 1 in 18.2 | 20 | 1 | 17+ | 59 | 1 |
| 2025 | 60 | 6 | 1 in 10.0 | 19 | 2 | 15+ | 56 | 1 |
| 2024 | 52 | 4 | 1 in 13.0 | 15 | 6 | 15+ | 58 | 1 |
| 2023 | 70 | 4 | 1 in 17.5 | 16 | 12 | none | 74 | 1 |
| 2022 | 59 | 4 | 1 in 14.8 | 16 | 1 | 16+ | 77 | 1 |
| 2021 | 54 | 4 | 1 in 13.5 | 15 | 2 | 15+ | 47 | 1 |
| 2020 | 211 | 4 | 1 in 52.8 | 17 | 3 | 15+ | 147 | 1 |
All deer hunts on Book Cliffs
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliffs | DB1011 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 842 | 54 | 1 in 15.6 | 5 |
| Book Cliffs | DB1025 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 469 | 53 | 1 in 8.8 | 5 |
| North | DB1017 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,606 | 134 | 1 in 19.4 | 14 |
| South | DB1018 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 774 | 32 | 1 in 24.2 | 3 |
| Book Cliffs | DB1044 | Multiseason | All limited-entry seasons | 262 | 8 | 1 in 32.8 | 1 |
| Floy Canyon On this page | DB1090 | HAMSS | Nov. 7 to Nov. 30 | 109 | 6 | 1 in 18.2 | 1 |
Book Cliffs deer hunt map
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 Book Cliffs HAMSS deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs HAMSS deer?
In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs HAMSS deer (hunt DB1090), everyone with 17 or more points drew (2 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 1 (1 of 8). Nonresidents: 1 of 59 applicants drew, from 16 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs HAMSS deer?
For hunt DB1090, 109 residents applied for 6 permits and 59 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Book Cliffs HAMSS deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1090 runs Nov. 7 to Nov. 30, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 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 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.