Monroe General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Monroe unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,598 residents applied for 770 resident permits and 178 nonresidents for 82 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Monroe general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Monroe general-season deer hunts drew 2,598 resident applications in 2026, the 14th fewest of 29 general-season deer units.
- Monroe general-season deer averaged 3.4 resident applicants per resident permit, the 4th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Monroe general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.9 (DB1510, archery) to 1 in 4.3 (DB1540, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of Monroe general-season deer applicants (178 of 2,776) and drew 82 of 852 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Monroe general-season deer hunts had 3.4 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 Monroe general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | DB1510 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 282 | 147 | 1 in 1.9 | 16 |
| Monroe | DB1570 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 347 | 161 | 1 in 2.2 | 18 |
| Monroe | DB1540 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,969 | 462 | 1 in 4.3 | 48 |
Monroe 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.
Monroe 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 Monroe general-season deer hunts was 1 in both 2018 and 2026; the 90th percentile went from 2 to 4 (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 | 2,598 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2,484 | 113 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2,633 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2,522 | 111 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2,606 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2,547 | 59 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2,803 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2,773 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2,952 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2,937 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3,215 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3,204 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2,930 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2,922 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2,979 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2,969 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3,237 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3,228 | 9 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Monroe
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.
Monroe DB1779
Key facts, hunt DB1779
- At 4 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 4, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 5.7 were the 2nd longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 198 in 2018 to 182 in 2026 (-8%).
- Resident permits went from 49 in 2025 to 32 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (5 of 187) and drew 0 of 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| 4 | 9 | 9 | all drew |
| 3 | 52 | 7 | 1 in 7.4 |
| 2 | 35 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 33 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 37 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 182 | 32 | 1 in 5.7 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 5 | 0 | none drawn |
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 | 8 | 8 | all drew |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 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 DB1779.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 182 | 32 | 1 in 5.7 | 7 | 3 | 4+ | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 145 | 49 | 1 in 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 5+ | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 178 | 35 | 1 in 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 4+ | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 144 | 28 | 1 in 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 4+ | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 180 | 22 | 1 in 8.2 | 5 | 3 | 4+ | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 186 | 14 | 1 in 13.3 | 4 | 3 | 4+ | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 155 | 27 | 1 in 5.7 | 3 | 2 | 3+ | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 176 | 42 | 1 in 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 2+ | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 198 | 48 | 1 in 4.1 | 5 | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 |
Questions about Monroe general-season deer draw odds
How many Monroe general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Monroe general-season deer: Monroe archery (DB1510); Monroe muzzleloader (DB1570); Monroe rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1540).
Which Monroe general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Monroe archery (DB1510) at 1 in 1.9 (282 residents for 147 permits). The longest odds were Monroe rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1540) at 1 in 4.3. Odds change every year.
When are the Monroe general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1510 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1570 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1540 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.