Cache General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Cache unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 4,361 residents applied for 4,220 resident permits and 108 nonresidents for 107 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Cache general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Cache general-season deer hunts drew 4,361 resident applications in 2026, the 5th most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Cache general-season deer averaged 1.0 resident applicants per resident permit, the 2nd lowest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Cache general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.0 (DB1627, restricted weapon) to 1 in 1.1 (DB1502, archery) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of Cache general-season deer applicants (108 of 4,469) and drew 107 of 4,327 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Cache general-season deer hunts had 1.0 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 Cache general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cache | DB1502 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 997 | 919 | 1 in 1.1 | 28 |
| Restricted rifle | DB1627 | Restricted weapon | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,892 | 2,833 | 1 in 1.0 | 60 |
| Restricted muzzleloader | DB1628 | Restricted weapon | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 472 | 468 | 1 in 1.0 | 19 |
Cache 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.
Cache 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 Cache general-season deer hunts was 0 in both 2025 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 1 (same 3 hunt codes both years).
| Year | Hunt codes | Res. applicants | Median points | 90th percentile | Top level | 0 to 4 pts | 5 to 9 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 4,361 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4,358 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3,550 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3,547 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 868 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 866 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 949 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 949 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1,027 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1,027 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1,001 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1,001 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1,044 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1,043 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1,019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,019 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 901 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Cache
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.
Cache DB1771
Key facts, hunt DB1771
- 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 fell from 163 in 2018 to 117 in 2026 (-28%).
- Resident permits went from 138 in 2025 to 115 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 4% of applicants (5 of 122) and drew 5 of 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 0 | 102 | 100 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 117 | 115 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 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 DB1771.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 115 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 139 | 138 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 253 | 184 | 1 in 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 201 | 102 | 1 in 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 280 | 277 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 178 | 177 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 173 | 171 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 200 | 198 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 163 | 160 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1+ | 1 | 1 |
Questions about Cache general-season deer draw odds
How many Cache general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Cache general-season deer: Cache archery (DB1502); Restricted rifle restricted weapon (DB1627); Restricted muzzleloader restricted weapon (DB1628).
Which Cache general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Restricted rifle restricted weapon (DB1627) at 1 in 1.0 (2,892 residents for 2,833 permits). The longest odds were Cache archery (DB1502) at 1 in 1.1. Odds change every year.
When are the Cache general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1502 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1627 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1628 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. 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.