Box Elder General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Box Elder unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 3,625 residents applied for 3,021 resident permits and 232 nonresidents for 230 nonresident permits across 4 hunts.
Box Elder general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Box Elder general-season deer hunts drew 3,625 resident applications in 2026, the 10th most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Box Elder general-season deer averaged 1.2 resident applicants per resident permit, the 5th lowest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Box Elder general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (DB1501, archery) to 1 in 1.3 (DB1531, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of Box Elder general-season deer applicants (232 of 3,857) and drew 230 of 3,251 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Box Elder general-season deer hunts had 1.2 per permit.
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 weapon
All Box Elder general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Elder | DB1501 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 338 | 334 | 1 in 1.0 | 28 |
| Box Elder | DB1561 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 370 | 367 | 1 in 1.0 | 10 |
| Box Elder | DB1531 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,295 | 1,705 | 1 in 1.3 | 148 |
| Early season | DB1631 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 622 | 615 | 1 in 1.0 | 44 |
Box Elder general-season deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Box Elder general-season deer point creep
Resident applicants by preference points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median preference points held by resident applicants on Box Elder general-season deer hunts was 0 in both 2025 and 2026 (same 4 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 | 4 | 3,625 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3,617 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3,923 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3,917 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,083 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3,082 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,949 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2,947 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2,904 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2,901 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2,965 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2,964 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2,783 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2,782 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2,802 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2,801 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2,923 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2,922 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Box Elder
The Dedicated Hunter Program has its own drawing and its own preference points. Participants can hunt all general-season deer seasons on their unit for up to three years. How the program works.
Box Elder DB1770
Key facts, hunt DB1770
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.0 were the tied 1st best of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 18 in 2018 to 38 in 2026 (+111%).
- Resident permits went from 43 in 2025 to 37 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (1 of 39) and drew 1 of 38 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.
Odds by point level, 2026
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 36 | 35 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 38 | 37 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 |
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.
Dedicated Hunter Program, youth
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | n/a |
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 DB1770.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 37 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 43 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ | 0 | 0 |
Questions about Box Elder general-season deer draw odds
How many Box Elder general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 4 hunts for Box Elder general-season deer: Box Elder archery (DB1501); Box Elder muzzleloader (DB1561); Box Elder rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1531); Early season rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1631).
Which Box Elder general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Box Elder archery (DB1501) at 1 in 1.0 (338 residents for 334 permits). The longest odds were Box Elder rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1531) at 1 in 1.3. Odds change every year.
When are the Box Elder general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1501 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1561 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1531 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1631 Oct. 7 to Oct. 11. 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.