Manti/San Rafael General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Manti/San Rafael unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 12,784 residents applied for 5,733 resident permits and 721 nonresidents for 578 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Manti/San Rafael general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunts drew 12,784 resident applications in 2026, the 2nd most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Manti/San Rafael general-season deer averaged 2.2 resident applicants per resident permit, the 11th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Manti/San Rafael general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.4 (DB1563, muzzleloader) to 1 in 2.6 (DB1533, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 5% of Manti/San Rafael general-season deer applicants (721 of 13,505) and drew 578 of 6,311 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunts had 2.2 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 Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manti/San Rafael | DB1503 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 2,028 | 1,124 | 1 in 1.8 | 124 |
| Manti/San Rafael | DB1563 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 1,671 | 1,171 | 1 in 1.4 | 81 |
| Manti/San Rafael | DB1533 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 9,085 | 3,438 | 1 in 2.6 | 373 |
Manti/San Rafael 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.
Manti/San Rafael 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 Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunts went from 0 in 2018 to 1 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 1 to 2 (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 | 10 to 14 pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 12,784 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12,751 | 31 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 12,182 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12,146 | 34 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 12,363 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12,339 | 22 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12,422 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12,402 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 12,275 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12,263 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 12,286 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12,277 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10,511 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10,504 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10,748 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10,733 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 10,868 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10,863 | 5 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Manti/San Rafael
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.
Manti/San Rafael DB1772
Key facts, hunt DB1772
- 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 1.6 were the tied 14th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 860 in 2024 to 837 in 2026 (-3%).
- Resident permits went from 406 in 2025 to 513 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 1% of applicants (8 of 845) and drew 1 of 514 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 3 | 19 | 17 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 2 | 82 | 81 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 331 | 328 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 397 | 79 | 1 in 5.0 |
| Total | 837 | 513 | 1 in 1.6 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 0 | 27 | 27 | all drew |
| Total | 32 | 32 | 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DB1772. DWR printed a different hunt name for this code in some years (see the table); boundaries may have changed.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits | DWR hunt name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 837 | 513 | 1 in 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 4+ | 8 | 1 | Dedicated Hunter Buck Deer - Manti/San Rafael - Dedicated Hunter |
| 2025 | 826 | 406 | 1 in 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 4+ | 8 | 8 | Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 860 | 298 | 1 in 2.9 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 6 | 6 | Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 850 | 407 | 1 in 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 3+ | 5 | 5 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 745 | 392 | 1 in 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 4 | 3 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 574 | 269 | 1 in 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 2 | 2 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 527 | 416 | 1 in 1.3 | 2 | 0 | none | 1 | 1 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 501 | 353 | 1 in 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 2+ | 4 | 3 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 476 | 393 | 1 in 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | Central Mtns, Manti/san Rafael - Any Legal Weapon |
Questions about Manti/San Rafael general-season deer draw odds
How many Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Manti/San Rafael general-season deer: Manti/San Rafael archery (DB1503); Manti/San Rafael muzzleloader (DB1563); Manti/San Rafael rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1533).
Which Manti/San Rafael general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Manti/San Rafael muzzleloader (DB1563) at 1 in 1.4 (1,671 residents for 1,171 permits). The longest odds were Manti/San Rafael rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1533) at 1 in 2.6. Odds change every year.
When are the Manti/San Rafael general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1503 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1563 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1533 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25. 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.