Monroe General Season Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the Monroe unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 1,969 residents applied for 462 resident permits and everyone with 6 or more points drew (24 applicants).
Hunt DB1540: Monroe
Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw: key facts
- 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 4.3 were the 6th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 2,251 in 2018 to 1,969 in 2026 (-13%).
- Resident permits went from 366 in 2025 to 462 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 6% of applicants (130 of 2,099) and drew 48 of 510 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 4.3 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 6.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 6 | 19 | 19 | all drew |
| 5 | 68 | 67 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 4 | 286 | 285 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 3 | 247 | 17 | 1 in 14.5 |
| 2 | 332 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 377 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 635 | 69 | 1 in 9.2 |
| Total | 1,969 | 462 | 1 in 4.3 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 10 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 6 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| 5 | 29 | 18 | 1 in 1.6 |
| 4 | 12 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 20 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 13 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 25 | 6 | 1 in 4.2 |
| Total | 130 | 48 | 1 in 2.7 |
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 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 2 | 45 | 45 | all drew |
| 1 | 70 | 70 | all drew |
| Total | 119 | 119 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 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 DB1540.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,969 | 462 | 1 in 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 6+ | 130 | 48 |
| 2025 | 1,865 | 366 | 1 in 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 6+ | 138 | 41 |
| 2024 | 1,873 | 271 | 1 in 6.9 | 7 | 4 | 6+ | 176 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1,990 | 201 | 1 in 9.9 | 5 | 4 | none | 145 | 23 |
| 2022 | 2,036 | 200 | 1 in 10.2 | 11 | 3 | 5+ | 224 | 23 |
| 2021 | 2,247 | 240 | 1 in 9.4 | 7 | 3 | 5+ | 218 | 28 |
| 2020 | 2,028 | 311 | 1 in 6.5 | 9 | 2 | 4+ | 182 | 36 |
| 2019 | 2,030 | 380 | 1 in 5.3 | 8 | 2 | 4+ | 172 | 43 |
| 2018 | 2,251 | 425 | 1 in 5.3 | 9 | 2 | 3+ | 232 | 48 |
All general-season deer hunts on Monroe
| 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 On this page | DB1540 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,969 | 462 | 1 in 4.3 | 48 |
Monroe general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
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.
Questions about Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
In the 2026 draw for Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer (hunt DB1540), everyone with 6 or more points drew (24 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (69 of 635). Nonresidents: 48 of 130 applicants drew, from 0 to 11 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
For hunt DB1540, 1,969 residents applied for 462 permits and 130 nonresidents applied for 48 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Monroe general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1540 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, 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.