Panguitch Lake General Season Deer Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season rifle (any legal weapon) buck deer on the Panguitch Lake unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,917 residents applied for 983 resident permits and 452 nonresidents for 103 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Panguitch Lake DB1546
Key facts, hunt DB1546
- At 2 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.1 were the 11th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 1,753 in 2018 to 1,987 in 2026 (+13%).
- Resident permits went from 531 in 2025 to 647 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 13% of applicants (284 of 2,271) and drew 68 of 715 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 3.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 4 | all drew |
| 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 4 | 44 | 41 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 3 | 178 | 176 | 1 in 1.0 |
| 2 | 429 | 357 | 1 in 1.2 |
| 1 | 554 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 767 | 59 | 1 in 13.0 |
| Total | 1,987 | 647 | 1 in 3.1 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | all drew |
| 6 | 30 | 30 | all drew |
| 5 | 43 | 13 | 1 in 3.3 |
| 4 | 27 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 30 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 26 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 42 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 65 | 4 | 1 in 16.2 |
| Total | 284 | 68 | 1 in 4.2 |
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 | 18 | 18 | all drew |
| 1 | 94 | 94 | all drew |
| 0 | 64 | 64 | all drew |
| Total | 177 | 177 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 9 | 9 | all drew |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 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 DB1546.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,987 | 647 | 1 in 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 6+ | 284 | 68 |
| 2025 | 1,858 | 531 | 1 in 3.5 | 8 | 2 | 8+ | 348 | 60 |
| 2024 | 1,613 | 478 | 1 in 3.4 | 6 | 2 | 5+ | 341 | 54 |
| 2023 | 1,582 | 384 | 1 in 4.1 | 10 | 2 | 4+ | 337 | 44 |
| 2022 | 1,557 | 389 | 1 in 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 4+ | 388 | 44 |
| 2021 | 1,531 | 266 | 1 in 5.8 | 6 | 1 | 4+ | 404 | 31 |
| 2020 | 1,119 | 514 | 1 in 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 3+ | 354 | 58 |
| 2019 | 1,247 | 663 | 1 in 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 414 | 75 |
| 2018 | 1,753 | 1,161 | 1 in 1.5 | 6 | 0 | none | 530 | 130 |
Early season DB1594
Key facts, hunt DB1594
- At 2 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 2, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.8 were the tied 13th longest of 106 general-season buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 622 in 2019 to 930 in 2026 (+50%).
- Resident permits went from 263 in 2025 to 336 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 15% of applicants (168 of 1,098) and drew 35 of 371 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 2.8 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 5.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, runs 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 3 | 63 | 63 | all drew |
| 2 | 206 | 206 | all drew |
| 1 | 232 | 8 | 1 in 29.0 |
| 0 | 409 | 41 | 1 in 10.0 |
| Total | 930 | 336 | 1 in 2.8 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 6 | 16 | 16 | all drew |
| 5 | 23 | 12 | 1 in 1.9 |
| 4 | 27 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 15 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 33 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 in 19.5 |
| Total | 168 | 35 | 1 in 4.8 |
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.
Youth draw
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 7 | 7 | all drew |
| 1 | 53 | 53 | all drew |
| 0 | 13 | 13 | all drew |
| Total | 74 | 74 | 1 in 1.0 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | all drew |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 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.
8 years of history
Residents, 2019 to 2026, hunt DB1594. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2019. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 930 | 336 | 1 in 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 5+ | 168 | 35 |
| 2025 | 869 | 263 | 1 in 3.3 | 6 | 2 | 5+ | 185 | 30 |
| 2024 | 978 | 235 | 1 in 4.2 | 5 | 2 | none | 240 | 27 |
| 2023 | 903 | 200 | 1 in 4.5 | 8 | 2 | 4+ | 212 | 23 |
| 2022 | 831 | 196 | 1 in 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 6+ | 217 | 23 |
| 2021 | 834 | 138 | 1 in 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 4+ | 222 | 16 |
| 2020 | 713 | 271 | 1 in 2.6 | 5 | 1 | 3+ | 224 | 31 |
| 2019 | 622 | 345 | 1 in 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 4+ | 258 | 39 |
All general-season deer hunts on Panguitch Lake
| 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 On this page | DB1546 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,987 | 647 | 1 in 3.1 | 68 |
| Early season On this page | DB1594 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 7 to Oct. 11 | 930 | 336 | 1 in 2.8 | 35 |
Panguitch Lake general-season deer overview and Dedicated Hunter odds
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.
Questions about Panguitch Lake general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Panguitch Lake general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
In the 2026 draw for Panguitch Lake general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer (hunt DB1546), all 4 applicants at the top level (6 points) drew. The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (59 of 767). Nonresidents: 68 of 284 applicants drew, from 0 to 11 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Panguitch Lake general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer?
For hunt DB1546, 1,987 residents applied for 647 permits and 284 nonresidents applied for 68 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Panguitch Lake general-season rifle (any legal weapon) deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1546 runs Oct. 17 to Oct. 25, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
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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.