Yellowstone General Season Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
General-season buck deer hunts on the Yellowstone unit, drawn with preference points. In 2026, 2,733 residents applied for 897 resident permits and 152 nonresidents for 84 nonresident permits across 3 hunts.
Yellowstone general-season deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Yellowstone general-season deer hunts drew 2,733 resident applications in 2026, the 15th most of 29 general-season deer units.
- Yellowstone general-season deer averaged 3.0 resident applicants per resident permit, the 6th highest of 29 general-season deer units with permits.
- Yellowstone general-season deer resident odds ranged from 1 in 2.0 (DB1583, muzzleloader) to 1 in 3.4 (DB1553, rifle) in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 5% of Yellowstone general-season deer applicants (152 of 2,885) and drew 84 of 981 permits in 2026.
- Statewide, general-season deer drew 98,698 resident applicants for 54,733 resident permits in 2026 (1.8 per permit); Yellowstone general-season deer hunts had 3.0 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 Yellowstone general-season deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone | DB1523 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 505 | 172 | 1 in 2.9 | 19 |
| Yellowstone | DB1583 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 391 | 191 | 1 in 2.0 | 10 |
| Yellowstone | DB1553 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 1,837 | 534 | 1 in 3.4 | 55 |
Yellowstone 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.
Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone general-season deer hunts went from 0 in 2018 to 1 in 2026 (same 3 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 | 3 | 2,733 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2,717 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2,570 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2,564 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3,001 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2,996 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3,040 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3,038 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3,385 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3,380 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3,632 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3,629 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3,323 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3,321 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3,352 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3,350 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3,308 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3,308 | 0 | 0 |
Dedicated Hunter Program on Yellowstone
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.
Yellowstone DB1792
Key facts, hunt DB1792
- At 1 preference points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 1, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 3.1 were the 10th longest of 31 Dedicated Hunter hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 161 in 2024 to 132 in 2026 (-18%).
- Resident permits went from 82 in 2025 to 43 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 2% of applicants (3 of 135) and drew 3 of 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 3 | all drew |
| 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 1 | 32 | 30 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 0 | 86 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 132 | 43 | 1 in 3.1 |
Nonresident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | all drew |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 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.
Dedicated Hunter Program, youth
Resident
| Preference points | Applicants | Permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 11 | 11 | all drew |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 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 DB1792. 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 | 132 | 43 | 1 in 3.1 | 3 | 1 | 3+ | 3 | 3 | Dedicated Hunter Buck Deer - Yellowstone - Dedicated Hunter |
| 2025 | 122 | 82 | 1 in 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 3+ | 1 | 1 | Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 161 | 44 | 1 in 3.7 | 4 | 1 | 2+ | 2 | 2 | Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 147 | 33 | 1 in 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 2+ | 1 | 1 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 179 | 54 | 1 in 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 2+ | 3 | 3 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 159 | 47 | 1 in 3.4 | 2 | 1 | 1+ | 3 | 3 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 122 | 67 | 1 in 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 2+ | 0 | 0 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 108 | 76 | 1 in 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 2+ | 0 | 0 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 132 | 77 | 1 in 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 2 | 2 | South Slope, Yellowstone - Any Legal Weapon |
Questions about Yellowstone general-season deer draw odds
How many Yellowstone general-season deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 3 hunts for Yellowstone general-season deer: Yellowstone archery (DB1523); Yellowstone muzzleloader (DB1583); Yellowstone rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1553).
Which Yellowstone general-season deer hunt had the best resident odds in 2026?
Yellowstone muzzleloader (DB1583) at 1 in 2.0 (391 residents for 191 permits). The longest odds were Yellowstone rifle (any legal weapon) (DB1553) at 1 in 3.4. Odds change every year.
When are the Yellowstone general-season deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1523 Aug. 15 to Sept. 11; DB1583 Sept. 23 to Oct. 1; DB1553 Oct. 17 to Oct. 25. 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.