Yellowstone Deer Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry buck deer hunts on the Yellowstone unit. In 2026, 60 residents applied for 6 resident permits and 2 nonresidents for 1 nonresident permit across 1 hunt.
Yellowstone deer draw: key facts, 2026
- Yellowstone deer hunts drew 60 resident applications in 2026, the 17th fewest of 40 limited-entry deer units.
- Yellowstone deer averaged 10.0 resident applicants per resident permit, the 15th highest of 40 limited-entry deer units with permits.
- Nonresidents were 3% of Yellowstone deer applicants (2 of 62) and drew 1 of 7 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.
All Yellowstone deer hunts
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone On this page | DB1039 | Muzzleloader | Oct. 28 to Nov. 5 | 60 | 6 | 1 in 10.0 | 1 |
Yellowstone deer hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Yellowstone DB1039
Key facts, hunt DB1039
- At 10 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 10, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 10.0 were the 41st longest of 82 limited-entry buck deer hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 45 in 2024 to 60 in 2026 (+33%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 9 in 2024 to 11 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 6 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 3% of applicants (2 of 62) and drew 1 of 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 8.0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 10.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 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.
9 years of history
Residents, 2018 to 2026, hunt DB1039. 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 | 60 | 6 | 1 in 10.0 | 11 | 4 | 10+ | 2 | 1 | Limited-entry Buck Deer - Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2025 | 47 | 6 | 1 in 7.8 | 13 | 5 | 10+ | 6 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2024 | 45 | 5 | 1 in 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 8+ | 5 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2023 | 64 | 5 | 1 in 12.8 | 13 | 3 | 12+ | 5 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2022 | 51 | 6 | 1 in 8.5 | 10 | 3 | 10+ | 7 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2021 | 71 | 6 | 1 in 11.8 | 12 | 0 | 11+ | 10 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2020 | 63 | 7 | 1 in 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 8+ | 6 | 1 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2019 | 76 | 9 | 1 in 8.4 | 9 | 1 | 8+ | 10 | 1 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
| 2018 | 84 | 9 | 1 in 9.3 | 8 | 2 | 8+ | 4 | 1 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Buck Deer - South Slope, Yellowstone - Muzzleloader |
Yellowstone deer point creep
Resident applicants by bonus points held, each year, on this unit's current hunt codes. The median bonus points held by resident applicants on Yellowstone deer hunts went from 2 in 2018 to 4 in 2026; the 90th percentile went from 6 to 8 (same 1 hunt code 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 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 13 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 20 | 0 |
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Questions about Yellowstone deer draw odds
How many Yellowstone deer hunts are there?
DWR's 2026 draw odds list 1 hunt for Yellowstone deer: Yellowstone muzzleloader (DB1039).
When are the Yellowstone deer seasons?
2026 seasons from the DWR guidebook: DB1039 Oct. 28 to Nov. 5. 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.