Cache General Season Deer Restricted Weapon Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season restricted weapon buck deer on the Cache unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 3,364 residents applied for 3,301 resident permits and 80 nonresidents for 79 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Restricted rifle DB1627
Key facts, hunt DB1627
- 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 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 2,204 in 2025 to 2,892 in 2026 (+31%).
- Resident permits went from 2,129 in 2025 to 2,833 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of applicants (61 of 2,953) and drew 60 of 2,893 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 6 general-season restricted weapon deer hunts drew 5,620 resident applicants for 4,617 resident permits in 2026 (1.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.0 per permit.
- Across the 5 general-season restricted weapon hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 3 in 2026; on this hunt it was 3.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 4 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| 3 | 58 | 58 | all drew |
| 2 | 168 | 167 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 388 | 385 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 2,267 | 2,212 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 2,892 | 2,833 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 0 | 56 | 55 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 61 | 60 | 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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | all drew |
| 1 | 35 | 35 | all drew |
| 0 | 483 | 483 | all drew |
| Total | 525 | 525 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1627. 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.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,892 | 2,833 | 1 in 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 3+ | 61 | 60 |
| 2025 | 2,204 | 2,129 | 1 in 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 3+ | 41 | 41 |
Restricted muzzleloader DB1628
Key facts, hunt DB1628
- 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 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 344 in 2025 to 472 in 2026 (+37%).
- Resident permits went from 341 in 2025 to 468 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 4% of applicants (19 of 491) and drew 19 of 487 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 6 general-season restricted weapon deer hunts drew 5,620 resident applicants for 4,617 resident permits in 2026 (1.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.0 per permit.
- Across the 5 general-season restricted weapon hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 3 in 2026; on this hunt it was 3.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 1 | 42 | 42 | all drew |
| 0 | 408 | 405 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 472 | 468 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 0 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| Total | 19 | 19 | 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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| Total | 17 | 17 | 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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1628. 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.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 472 | 468 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 19 | 19 |
| 2025 | 344 | 341 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1+ | 9 | 9 |
All general-season deer hunts on Cache
| 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 On this page | DB1627 | Restricted weapon | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,892 | 2,833 | 1 in 1.0 | 60 |
| Restricted muzzleloader On this page | DB1628 | Restricted weapon | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 472 | 468 | 1 in 1.0 | 19 |
Cache general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
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.
Questions about Cache general-season restricted weapon deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Cache general-season restricted weapon deer?
In the 2026 draw for Cache general-season restricted weapon deer (hunt DB1627), everyone with 3 or more points drew (69 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (2,212 of 2,267). Nonresidents: 60 of 61 applicants drew, from 0 to 1 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Cache general-season restricted weapon deer?
For hunt DB1627, 2,892 residents applied for 2,833 permits and 61 nonresidents applied for 60 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Cache general-season restricted weapon deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1627 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 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.
Page built Sept. 24, 2026. Found an error? [email protected]. Verify all dates and rules with DWR before applying.