Kamas General Season Deer Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season archery buck deer on the Kamas unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 247 residents applied for 137 resident permits and all 10 applicants at the top level (2 points) drew.
Hunt DB1508: Kamas
Kamas general-season archery deer draw: key facts
- 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 fell from 446 in 2018 to 247 in 2026 (-45%).
- Resident permits went from 183 in 2025 to 137 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 1% of applicants (2 of 249) and drew 2 of 139 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, 31 general-season archery deer hunts drew 15,563 resident applicants for 10,878 resident permits in 2026 (1.4 per permit); this hunt had 1.8 per permit.
- Across the 31 general-season archery hunts where every resident at the top levels drew, the median point level from which all drew was 2 in 2026; on this hunt it was 2.
- The 2026 season, Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, runs 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 1 | 61 | 60 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 176 | 67 | 1 in 2.6 |
| Total | 247 | 137 | 1 in 1.8 |
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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 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 DB1508.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 247 | 137 | 1 in 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 294 | 183 | 1 in 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 1+ | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 349 | 204 | 1 in 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 418 | 286 | 1 in 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 451 | 440 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 450 | 440 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 3+ | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 464 | 454 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 481 | 476 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 446 | 435 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 13 | 13 |
All general-season deer hunts on Kamas
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamas On this page | DB1508 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 247 | 137 | 1 in 1.8 | 2 |
| Kamas | DB1568 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 135 | 135 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 |
| Kamas | DB1538 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 692 | 265 | 1 in 2.6 | 29 |
| Early season | DB1592 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 322 | 133 | 1 in 2.4 | 12 |
Kamas general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
Kamas 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 Kamas general-season archery deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Kamas general-season archery deer?
In the 2026 draw for Kamas general-season archery deer (hunt DB1508), all 10 applicants at the top level (2 points) drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (67 of 176). Nonresidents: 2 of 2 applicants drew, from 0 to 2 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Kamas general-season archery deer?
For hunt DB1508, 247 residents applied for 137 permits and 2 nonresidents applied for 2 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Kamas general-season archery deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1508 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 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.