Nebo General Season Deer Archery Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season archery buck deer on the Nebo unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 612 residents applied for 600 resident permits and everyone with 2 or more points drew (27 applicants).
Hunt DB1504: Nebo
Nebo general-season archery deer draw: key facts
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 preference points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.0 were the tied 1st best of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 742 in 2024 to 612 in 2026 (-18%).
- Resident permits went from 672 in 2025 to 600 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 5% of applicants (35 of 647) and drew 35 of 635 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 1.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | all drew |
| 1 | 80 | 78 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 0 | 505 | 495 | 1 in 1.0 |
| Total | 612 | 600 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 0 | 25 | 25 | all drew |
| Total | 35 | 35 | 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 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 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 DB1504. 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 | 612 | 600 | 1 in 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 2+ | 35 | 35 | General Buck Deer - Nebo - Archery |
| 2025 | 683 | 672 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | none | 29 | 29 | Nebo - Archery |
| 2024 | 742 | 702 | 1 in 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 3+ | 29 | 29 | Nebo - Archery |
| 2023 | 718 | 618 | 1 in 1.2 | 4 | 0 | none | 37 | 37 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
| 2022 | 568 | 537 | 1 in 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 31 | 31 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
| 2021 | 679 | 595 | 1 in 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 34 | 34 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
| 2020 | 541 | 531 | 1 in 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 3+ | 26 | 26 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
| 2019 | 562 | 541 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | none | 19 | 19 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
| 2018 | 491 | 474 | 1 in 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 18 | 18 | Central Mtns, Nebo - Archery |
All general-season deer hunts on Nebo
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo On this page | 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 | 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 archery deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Nebo general-season archery deer?
In the 2026 draw for Nebo general-season archery deer (hunt DB1504), everyone with 2 or more points drew (27 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (495 of 505). Nonresidents: 35 of 35 applicants drew, from 0 to 23 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Nebo general-season archery deer?
For hunt DB1504, 612 residents applied for 600 permits and 35 nonresidents applied for 35 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Nebo general-season archery deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1504 runs Aug. 15 to Sept. 11, 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.