Panguitch Lake General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Panguitch Lake unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 4,219 residents applied for 1,629 resident permits and 659 nonresidents for 175 nonresident permits across 4 hunts.
Panguitch Lake general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunts drew 4,219 resident applications in 2026, the 6th most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Panguitch Lake general-season deer averaged 2.6 resident applicants per resident permit, the 9th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Panguitch Lake general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 1.6 (DB1576, muzzleloader) to 1 in 3.1 (DB1546, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 14% of Panguitch Lake general-season deer applicants (659 of 4,878) and drew 175 of 1,804 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunts had 2.6 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 Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panguitch Lake | DB1516 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 755 | 314 | 1 in 2.4 | 37 |
| Panguitch Lake | DB1576 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 547 | 332 | 1 in 1.6 | 35 |
| Panguitch Lake | DB1546 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,987 | 647 | 1 in 3.1 | 68 |
| Early season | DB1594 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 930 | 336 | 1 in 2.8 | 35 |
Panguitch Lake 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.
Panguitch Lake 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 Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunts went from 0 in 2019 to 1 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 1 to 2 (same 4 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 | 4 | 4,219 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4,197 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3,917 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3,905 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3,778 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3,768 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3,928 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3,921 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3,766 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3,760 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3,852 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3,847 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3,171 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3,169 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,189 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3,185 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3,029 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3,025 | 4 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Panguitch Lake
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.
Panguitch Lake DB1785
Key facts, hunt DB1785
- At 3 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 3, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.7 were the tied 6th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 179 in 2018 to 273 in 2026 (+53%).
- Resident permits went from 167 in 2025 to 73 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 9% of applicants (27 of 300) and drew 4 of 77 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 | 9 | 8 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | all drew |
| 3 | 32 | 31 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 2 | 66 | 21 | 1 in 3.1 |
| 1 | 83 | 1 | 1 in 83.0 |
| 0 | 71 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 273 | 73 | 1 in 3.7 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 1 | 11 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 8 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 in 6.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 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 DB1785.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 273 | 73 | 1 in 3.7 | 5 | 1 | none | 27 | 4 |
| 2025 | 322 | 167 | 1 in 1.9 | 6 | 2 | 5+ | 47 | 20 |
| 2024 | 356 | 44 | 1 in 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 4+ | 28 | 6 |
| 2023 | 313 | 41 | 1 in 7.6 | 5 | 2 | 3+ | 20 | 5 |
| 2022 | 339 | 153 | 1 in 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 18 | 16 |
| 2021 | 254 | 1 | 1 in 254.0 | 2 | 2 | none | 19 | 1 |
| 2020 | 192 | 51 | 1 in 3.8 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 18 | 2 |
| 2019 | 185 | 99 | 1 in 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 20 | 10 |
| 2018 | 179 | 142 | 1 in 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 11 | 6 |
Questions about Panguitch Lake general-season deer draw odds
How many Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 4 hunts for Panguitch Lake general-season deer: Panguitch Lake archery (DB1516); Panguitch Lake muzzleloader (DB1576); Panguitch Lake rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1546); Early season rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1594).
Which Panguitch Lake general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Panguitch Lake muzzleloader (DB1576) at 1 in 1.6 (547 residents for 332 permits). The longest odds were Panguitch Lake rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1546) at 1 in 3.1. Odds change every year.
When are the Panguitch Lake general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1516 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1576 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1546 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25; DB1594 Oct. 7 to Oct. 11. 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.