Cache Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry buck deer hunts on the Cache unit. In 2026, 352 residents applied for 18 resident permits and 86 nonresidents for 2 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Cache deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Cache deer hunts drew 352 resident applications in 2026, the 10th most of 40 limited-entry deer units.
- Cache deer averaged 19.6 resident applicants per resident permit, the 8th highest of 40 limited-entry deer units with permits.
- Cache deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 12.1 (DB1078, muzzleloader) to 1 in 31.3 (DB1026, muzzleloader) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 20% of Cache deer applicants (86 of 438) and drew 2 of 20 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 Cache deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cache On this page | DB1078 | Muzzleloader | Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 | 133 | 11 | 1 in 12.1 | 1 |
| Crawford Mountain On this page | DB1026 | Muzzleloader | Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 | 219 | 7 | 1 in 31.3 | 1 |
Cache deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Cache DB1078
Key facts, hunt DB1078
- 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 12.1 were the 38th longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 83 in 2020 to 133 in 2026 (+60%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 11 in 2020 to 16 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 9 in 2025 to 11 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 11% of applicants (16 of 149) and drew 1 of 12 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 26.0 |
| Total | 133 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 in 12.1 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
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 DB1078. 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 | 133 | 11 | 1 in 12.1 | 16 | 0 | 14+ | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 93 | 9 | 1 in 10.3 | 12 | 0 | 11+ | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 68 | 5 | 1 in 13.6 | 13 | 7 | 12+ | 16 | 1 |
| 2023 | 81 | 5 | 1 in 16.2 | 16 | 1 | 15+ | 24 | 1 |
| 2022 | 125 | 5 | 1 in 25.0 | 16 | 1 | 14+ | 26 | 1 |
| 2021 | 106 | 4 | 1 in 26.5 | 15 | 0 | 14+ | 15 | 1 |
| 2020 | 83 | 4 | 1 in 20.8 | 11 | 5 | none | 6 | 1 |
Crawford Mountain DB1026
Key facts, hunt DB1026
- At 19 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 19, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 31.3 were the 15th longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 588 in 2018 to 219 in 2026 (-63%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 14 in 2018 to 19 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 6 in 2025 to 7 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 24% of applicants (70 of 289) and drew 1 of 8 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Nov. 22, runs 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 219 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 in 31.3 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 70.0 |
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 DB1026.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 219 | 7 | 1 in 31.3 | 19 | 8 | 19+ | 70 | 1 |
| 2025 | 252 | 6 | 1 in 42.0 | 18 | 8 | 18+ | 64 | 1 |
| 2024 | 286 | 6 | 1 in 47.7 | 17 | 4 | none | 66 | 1 |
| 2023 | 301 | 8 | 1 in 37.6 | 17 | 1 | 17+ | 67 | 1 |
| 2022 | 489 | 9 | 1 in 54.3 | 16 | 8 | none | 134 | 1 |
| 2021 | 519 | 13 | 1 in 39.9 | 16 | 4 | 16+ | 105 | 2 |
| 2020 | 493 | 13 | 1 in 37.9 | 15 | 2 | 15+ | 128 | 2 |
| 2019 | 637 | 17 | 1 in 37.5 | 16 | 4 | none | 148 | 2 |
| 2018 | 588 | 16 | 1 in 36.8 | 14 | 0 | none | 149 | 2 |
Cache deer point creep
Resident applicants by bonus points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median bonus points held by resident applicants on Cache deer hunts went from 5 in 2020 to 6 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 11 to 14 (same 2 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts | 10 to 14 pts | 15 to 19 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 352 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 148 | 105 | 70 | 29 |
| 2025 | 2 | 345 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 152 | 101 | 65 | 27 |
| 2024 | 2 | 354 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 148 | 111 | 78 | 17 |
| 2023 | 2 | 382 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 172 | 130 | 61 | 19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 614 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 269 | 204 | 124 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 625 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 284 | 220 | 110 | 11 |
| 2020 | 2 | 576 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 267 | 204 | 101 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 637 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 304 | 222 | 106 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 588 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 315 | 198 | 74 | 1 |
Hunting Cache with a guide?
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Lakes and rivers on Cache
16 stocked waters lie inside the Cache unit boundary; the 5 with the most fish stocked in recent years are below. Their fish stocking reports are on our sister site, Utah Fishing (species DWR stocked most):
- Bear Lake, Rich County: cutthroat trout and lake trout
- Birch Creek Reservoir, Rich County: rainbow trout and tiger trout
- Third Dam - Logan River, Cache County: rainbow trout
- Wellsville Reservoir, Cache County: rainbow trout, bluegill and wiper
- Little Creek Reservoir, Rich County: rainbow trout
Questions about Cache deer draw odds
How many Cache deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 2 hunts for Cache deer: Cache muzzleloader (DB1078); Crawford Mountain muzzleloader (DB1026).
Which Cache deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Cache muzzleloader (DB1078) at 1 in 12.1 (133 residents for 11 permits). The longest odds were Crawford Mountain muzzleloader (DB1026) at 1 in 31.3. Odds change every year.
When are the Cache deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1078 Oct. 28 to Nov. 5; DB1026 Nov. 7 to Nov. 22. 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.
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