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.
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
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Valley On this page | DB1120 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 22 | 70 | 13 | 1 in 5.4 | 2 |
Castle Valley deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Castle Valley DB1120
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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total | 70 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 in 5.4 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 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.
| 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 | 70 | 13 | 1 in 5.4 | 14 | 0 | 11+ | 37 | 2 | Limited-entry Buck Deer - Castle Valley - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 74 | 13 | 1 in 5.7 | 19 | 5 | 13+ | 53 | 2 | 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.
Nearby deer units
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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
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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.