Book Cliffs Deer Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader buck deer on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 469 residents applied for 53 resident permits and everyone with 15 or more points drew (15 applicants).
Hunt DB1025: Book Cliffs
Book Cliffs muzzleloader deer draw: key facts
- At 14 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 14, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 8.8 were the 36th best of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 766 in 2018 to 469 in 2026 (-39%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 14 in 2018 to 17 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 43 in 2025 to 53 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 19% of applicants (109 of 578) and drew 5 of 58 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | all drew |
| 14 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 13 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 in 4.3 |
| 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 10.5 |
| 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 8.5 |
| 8 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 12.0 |
| 7 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 13.0 |
| 6 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 12.3 |
| 5 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 38.0 |
| 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 20.5 |
| 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 29.0 |
| 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 33.0 |
| 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 469 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 1 in 8.8 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 109 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 in 21.8 |
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 DB1025.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 469 | 53 | 1 in 8.8 | 17 | 1 | 15+ | 109 | 5 |
| 2025 | 473 | 43 | 1 in 11.0 | 18 | 0 | 15+ | 115 | 4 |
| 2024 | 470 | 38 | 1 in 12.4 | 17 | 3 | 14+ | 126 | 3 |
| 2023 | 514 | 34 | 1 in 15.1 | 14 | 2 | 14+ | 107 | 3 |
| 2022 | 609 | 34 | 1 in 17.9 | 16 | 1 | 14+ | 196 | 3 |
| 2021 | 721 | 45 | 1 in 16.0 | 15 | 1 | 15+ | 239 | 4 |
| 2020 | 599 | 67 | 1 in 8.9 | 13 | 0 | none | 210 | 7 |
| 2019 | 763 | 82 | 1 in 9.3 | 15 | 2 | 13+ | 208 | 8 |
| 2018 | 766 | 81 | 1 in 9.5 | 14 | 1 | 12+ | 231 | 8 |
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 On this page | 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 | 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 muzzleloader deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs muzzleloader deer?
In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs muzzleloader deer (hunt DB1025), everyone with 15 or more points drew (15 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 1 (1 of 33). Nonresidents: 5 of 109 applicants drew, from 16 to 21 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs muzzleloader deer?
For hunt DB1025, 469 residents applied for 53 permits and 109 nonresidents applied for 5 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Book Cliffs muzzleloader deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1025 runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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.