West Desert Deer Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader buck deer on the West Desert unit. In 2026, 316 residents applied for 49 resident permits and 55 nonresidents for 5 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Swasey DB1112
Key facts, hunt DB1112
- At 2 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 8th best of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 8 in 2025 to 11 in 2026 (+38%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 5 in both 2025 and 2026.
- Resident permits held at 4 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 15% of applicants (2 of 13) and drew 1 of 5 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 in 2.8 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt DB1112. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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 | 11 | 4 | 1 in 2.8 | 5 | 2 | 5+ | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 1 in 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 3+ | 2 | 1 |
Vernon DB1042
Key facts, hunt DB1042
- At 14 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 14, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 6.8 were the tied 24th best of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 465 in 2018 to 305 in 2026 (-34%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 16 in 2018 to 17 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 40 in 2025 to 45 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 15% of applicants (53 of 358) and drew 4 of 49 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | all drew |
| 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 in 1.2 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 17.0 |
| 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 9.5 |
| 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 3.2 |
| 8 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 8.3 |
| 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 6.5 |
| 6 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 4.6 |
| 5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 26.0 |
| 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 27.0 |
| 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 15.0 |
| 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 305 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 1 in 6.8 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 in 13.2 |
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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DB1042.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 305 | 45 | 1 in 6.8 | 17 | 1 | 15+ | 53 | 4 |
| 2025 | 300 | 40 | 1 in 7.5 | 21 | 2 | 15+ | 60 | 4 |
| 2024 | 364 | 37 | 1 in 9.8 | 16 | 0 | 15+ | 64 | 3 |
| 2023 | 546 | 37 | 1 in 14.8 | 18 | 0 | 15+ | 94 | 3 |
| 2022 | 551 | 35 | 1 in 15.7 | 16 | 2 | 15+ | 126 | 3 |
| 2021 | 650 | 40 | 1 in 16.3 | 15 | 2 | 15+ | 144 | 4 |
| 2020 | 629 | 40 | 1 in 15.7 | 15 | 1 | 14+ | 60 | 4 |
| 2019 | 613 | 39 | 1 in 15.7 | 15 | 1 | 13+ | 104 | 3 |
| 2018 | 465 | 34 | 1 in 13.7 | 16 | 0 | 13+ | 41 | 3 |
All deer hunts on West Desert
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | DB1016 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 330 | 44 | 1 in 7.5 | 4 |
| Swasey On this page | DB1112 | Muzzleloader | Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 in 2.8 | 1 |
| Vernon On this page | DB1042 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 305 | 45 | 1 in 6.8 | 4 |
| Vernon | DB1024 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 17 to Oct. 25 | 2,496 | 127 | 1 in 19.7 | 13 |
| Vernon | DB1048 | Multiseason | All limited-entry seasons | 173 | 7 | 1 in 24.7 | 1 |
West Desert deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
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Questions about West Desert muzzleloader deer draw odds
How many points does it take to draw West Desert muzzleloader deer?
In the 2026 draw for West Desert muzzleloader deer (hunt DB1042), everyone with 15 or more points drew (12 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 1 (1 of 15). Nonresidents: 4 of 53 applicants drew, from 6 to 21 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for West Desert muzzleloader deer?
For hunt DB1042, 305 residents applied for 45 permits and 53 nonresidents applied for 4 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the West Desert muzzleloader deer season?
The 2026 season for DB1042 runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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.