Castle Valley Deer Draw Odds (Utah)

Limited-entry buck deer hunts on the Castle Valley unit. In 2026, 70 residents applied for 13 resident permits and 37 nonresidents for 2 nonresident permits across 1 hunt.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Hunts, 2026
1
deer hunt codes on this unit
Resident applicants
70
for 13 resident permits
Nonresident applicants
37
for 2 nonresident permits
Top resident points drawn
14
highest point level that drew, any hunt

Castle Valley deer draw: key facts, 2026

  • Castle Valley deer hunts drew 70 resident applications in 2026, the 19th fewest of 40 limited-entry deer units.
  • Castle Valley deer averaged 5.4 resident applicants per resident permit, the 14th lowest of 40 limited-entry deer units with permits.
  • Nonresidents were 35% of Castle Valley deer applicants (37 of 107) and drew 2 of 15 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 Castle Valley deer hunts

Every Castle Valley deer hunt code in the 2026 DWR odds report, with 2026 resident odds. Source: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026).
HuntCodeWeapon2026 season Res. applicantsRes. permitsRes. odds 2026Nonres. permits
Castle Valley
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DB1120 Rifle (any legal weapon) Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 70131 in 5.42

Castle Valley deer hunt map

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Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.

Castle Valley DB1120

Resident odds, 2026
1 in 5.4
70 applicants, 13 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 18.5
37 applicants, 2 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
11+ pts
All 7 residents with 11 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
1 of 14 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
DB1120
Castle Valley
2026 season
Nov. 7 to Nov. 22
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
14 res / 21 nonres
1 resident at 14 points
Permits drawn, 2026
13 res / 2 nonres
Resident: 7 bonus, 6 random

Key facts, hunt DB1120

  • At 11 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 11, fewer than half did.
  • Resident odds of 1 in 5.4 were the 19th best of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
  • Nonresidents were 35% of applicants (37 of 107) and drew 2 of 15 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

Resident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
14 1 1 0 1 all drew
13 1 1 0 1 all drew
12 1 1 0 1 all drew
11 4 4 0 4 all drew
10 2 0 0 0 none drawn
9 4 0 1 1 1 in 4.0
8 1 0 0 0 none drawn
7 4 0 1 1 1 in 4.0
6 3 0 2 2 1 in 1.5
5 4 0 0 0 none drawn
4 3 0 1 1 1 in 3.0
3 5 0 0 0 none drawn
2 12 0 0 0 none drawn
1 11 0 0 0 none drawn
0 14 0 1 1 1 in 14.0
Total70 7 6 131 in 5.4

Nonresident

Nonresident, 2026 draw. Shaded rows drew at least one permit. Point levels with no applicants are left out.
Bonus pointsApplicants Bonus permits Random permits Total permitsOdds
21 1 1 0 1 all drew
19 2 0 0 0 none drawn
18 1 0 0 0 none drawn
17 4 0 1 1 1 in 4.0
16 1 0 0 0 none drawn
14 3 0 0 0 none drawn
13 1 0 0 0 none drawn
12 2 0 0 0 none drawn
11 1 0 0 0 none drawn
10 1 0 0 0 none drawn
9 1 0 0 0 none drawn
8 1 0 0 0 none drawn
7 3 0 0 0 none drawn
6 2 0 0 0 none drawn
3 2 0 0 0 none drawn
2 3 0 0 0 none drawn
1 1 0 0 0 none drawn
0 7 0 0 0 none drawn
Total37 1 1 21 in 18.5

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.

2 years of history

Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1120. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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.

Resident applicants vs permitsApplicants Permits
020406080 1 in 5.7 2025 1 in 5.4 2026
Highest resident points that drew
05101520 19 2025 14 2026
Sources: Utah DWR drawing odds report PDFs and, for 2026, Utah DWR draw odds at utahdraws.com/drawodds. Each year links to its source. Lowest and all-drew point levels are computed from DWR's point-level rows: the lowest resident level with at least one permit, and the level from which every resident at that level and above drew.
YearRes. applicantsRes. permitsRes. oddsTop res. points drawnLowest res. points drawnAll res. drew fromNonres. applicantsNonres. permitsDWR hunt name
2026 70131 in 5.4 14011+372 Limited-entry Buck Deer - Castle Valley - ANY LEGAL WEAPON
2025 74131 in 5.7 19513+532 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Buck Deer - La Sal, Castle Valley - Any Legal Weapon

Other species on Castle Valley

No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.

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Guides and outfitters

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Questions about Castle Valley deer draw odds

How many Castle Valley deer hunts are there?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 1 hunt for Castle Valley deer: Castle Valley rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1120).

When are the Castle Valley deer seasons?

2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1120 Nov. 7 to Nov. 22. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.

Get the 2027 deadline

We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].

Sources

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.