East Canyon General Season Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the East Canyon unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 1,396 residents applied for 853 resident permits and 23 nonresidents for 20 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
East Canyon DB1603
Key facts, hunt DB1603
- At 1 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 1, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.8 were the tied 37th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 967 in 2023 to 1,024 in 2026 (+6%).
- Resident permits went from 536 in 2025 to 571 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 1% of applicants (12 of 1,036) and drew 10 of 581 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 40 general-season rifle deer hunts drew 66,671 resident applicants for 30,882 resident permits in 2026 (2.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.8 per permit.
- Across the 39 general-season rifle hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 4 in 2026; on this hunt it was 4.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 2 | 49 | 48 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 255 | 251 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 691 | 244 | 1 in 2.8 |
| Total | 1,024 | 571 | 1 in 1.8 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 in 1.2 |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 1 in 1.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 0 | 188 | 188 | all drew |
| Total | 210 | 210 | 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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt DB1603. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 1,024 | 571 | 1 in 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 4+ | 12 | 10 |
| 2025 | 900 | 536 | 1 in 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 3+ | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 868 | 467 | 1 in 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 967 | 477 | 1 in 2.0 | 3 | 0 | none | 13 | 12 |
Early season DB1605
Key facts, hunt DB1605
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.3 were the tied 40th best of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 425 in 2023 to 372 in 2026 (-12%).
- Resident permits went from 272 in 2025 to 282 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (11 of 383) and drew 10 of 292 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 40 general-season rifle deer hunts drew 66,671 resident applicants for 30,882 resident permits in 2026 (2.2 per permit); this hunt had 1.3 per permit.
- Across the 39 general-season rifle hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 4 in 2026; on this hunt it was 1.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, runs 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 2 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| 1 | 62 | 62 | all drew |
| 0 | 282 | 192 | 1 in 1.5 |
| Total | 372 | 282 | 1 in 1.3 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 in 1.2 |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 1 in 1.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 0 | 59 | 59 | all drew |
| Total | 68 | 68 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt DB1605. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 372 | 282 | 1 in 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 1+ | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 365 | 272 | 1 in 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 4+ | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 423 | 236 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 2+ | 10 | 8 |
| 2023 | 425 | 237 | 1 in 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 7 | 7 |
All general-season deer hunts on East Canyon
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Canyon | DB1604 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 376 | 286 | 1 in 1.3 | 8 |
| East Canyon | DB1606 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 125 | 122 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 |
| East Canyon On this page | DB1603 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,024 | 571 | 1 in 1.8 | 10 |
| Early season On this page | DB1605 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 372 | 282 | 1 in 1.3 | 10 |
East Canyon general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
East Canyon 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 East Canyon general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw East Canyon general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
In the 2026 draw for East Canyon general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer (hunt DB1603), everyone with 4 or more points drew (11 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (244 of 691). Nonresidents: 10 of 12 applicants drew, from 0 to 2 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for East Canyon general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
For hunt DB1603, 1,024 residents applied for 571 permits and 12 nonresidents applied for 10 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the East Canyon general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1603 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.