Nebo General Season Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the Nebo unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 3,363 residents applied for 2,143 resident permits.
Hunt DB1534: Nebo
Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw: key facts
- No resident point level had even odds in 2026: at the top level (11 preference points), 0 of 1 drew.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.6 were the tied 45th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 3,052 in 2024 to 3,363 in 2026 (+10%).
- Resident permits went from 1,820 in 2025 to 2,143 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 4% of applicants (127 of 3,490) and drew 126 of 2,269 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 1.6 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 not every resident at the top level drew.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | all drew |
| 3 | 40 | 39 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 2 | 203 | 202 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 1 | 1,082 | 1,075 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 2,016 | 806 | 1 in 2.5 |
| Total | 3,363 | 2,143 | 1 in 1.6 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 1 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| 0 | 110 | 109 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 127 | 126 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 14 | 14 | all drew |
| 1 | 42 | 42 | all drew |
| 0 | 584 | 584 | all drew |
| Total | 641 | 641 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 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 DB1534. 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 | 3,363 | 2,143 | 1 in 1.6 | 7 | 0 | none | 127 | 126 | General Buck Deer - Nebo - ANY LEGAL WEAPON |
| 2025 | 3,050 | 1,820 | 1 in 1.7 | 9 | 0 | 3+ | 129 | 127 | Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 3,052 | 1,639 | 1 in 1.9 | 7 | 0 | none | 122 | 118 | Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 3,073 | 1,486 | 1 in 2.1 | 5 | 0 | none | 129 | 117 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 2,868 | 1,544 | 1 in 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 5+ | 104 | 100 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 2,872 | 1,384 | 1 in 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 7+ | 131 | 124 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 2,777 | 1,581 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 5+ | 88 | 85 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 2,957 | 1,557 | 1 in 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 4+ | 120 | 116 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 3,042 | 1,649 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 5+ | 98 | 92 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Any Legal Weapon |
All general-season deer hunts on Nebo
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo | DB1504 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 612 | 600 | 1 in 1.0 | 35 |
| Nebo | DB1564 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 501 | 490 | 1 in 1.0 | 11 |
| Nebo On this page | DB1534 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 3,363 | 2,143 | 1 in 1.6 | 126 |
Nebo 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 Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
In the 2026 draw for Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer (hunt DB1534), not every resident at the top point level drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (806 of 2,016). Nonresidents: 126 of 127 applicants drew, from 0 to 6 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
For hunt DB1534, 3,363 residents applied for 2,143 permits and 127 nonresidents applied for 126 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Nebo general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1534 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Get the 2027 deadline
We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].
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.