Utah Elk Draw Odds by Unit

Every limited-entry bull elk unit in the 2026 draw, with applicants, permits and the highest points that drew. Pick a unit for odds by point level and each hunt's history.

In the 2026 Utah draw, 50,869 resident applications went to 145 limited-entry elk hunts for 3,043 resident permits, about 16.7 applications per permit (Utah DWR data). The longest resident odds were Monroe Early season rifle (EB3047) at 1 in 356.0; the best were Cache Meadowville, late season archery (EB3168) at 1 in 1.0.

Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Page built Sept. 24, 2026.

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LE elk hunts

145

in the 2026 report

Units

with a 2026 draw

Resident applications

50,869

summed across hunts

Resident permits

3,043

drawn in 2026

Units

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All limited-entry elk hunts per unit, 2026 draw, summed across weapons. Sorted by resident applications. Click a column to sort.

Manti	7	8,130	592	1,744	62	13.7	28	n/a*
Wasatch Mountains	7	7,314	516	1,174	53	14.2	28	n/a*
Beaver	7	4,576	103	3,036	13	44.4	31	n/a*
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes	7	3,377	338	866	35	10.0	28	n/a*
Boulder	7	2,867	128	1,600	12	22.4	29	n/a*
Panguitch Lake	7	2,815	78	1,111	9	36.1	30	n/a*
San Juan	7	2,804	122	2,774	12	23.0	29	n/a*
Monroe	7	2,511	63	1,579	9	39.9	30	n/a*
Southwest Desert	9	2,486	212	705	21	11.7	27	n/a*
Book Cliffs	12	2,418	102	538	10	23.7	29	n/a*
Cache	16	2,286	119	263	15	19.2	32	n/a*
Mt. Dutton	7	1,748	87	822	11	20.1	28	n/a*
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains	7	1,659	126	225	14	13.2	27	n/a*
Fillmore	7	1,563	87	657	11	18.0	31	n/a*
La Sal Mountains	7	1,346	149	400	15	9.0	19	n/a*
Diamond Mountain	7	953	102	291	11	9.3	18	n/a*
North Slope	5	734	25	102	2	29.4	25	n/a*
Box Elder	5	684	28	201	4	24.4	23	-11%
West Desert	2	208	26	65	4	8.0	15	+28%
Morgan-South Rich	1	148	9	12	1	16.4	13	n/a*
Dolores Triangle	1	125	6	125	1	20.8	20	n/a*
Barney Top/Kaiparowits	2	105	18	79	2	5.8	20	n/a*
East Canyon	1	12	7	1	1	1.7	4	n/a*

* n/a when any hunt on the unit was missing in 2022 or DWR printed a different hunt name then (renamed or redrawn), so there is no like-for-like comparison. Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, 2022 and 2026. 2026 PDF. CWMU hunts are on the CWMU page.

Every elk hunt

2026 draw, resident and nonresident totals per hunt. 2026 season dates from the DWR guidebook.
		Weapon	2026 season
Barney Top/Kaiparowits September	EB3135	Archery	Sept. 1 to Sept. 30	53	9	1 in 5.9	11	1
Barney Top/Kaiparowits	EB3142	HAMSS	Nov. 7 to Nov. 30	52	9	1 in 5.8	20	1
Beaver East	EB3000	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	500	21	1 in 23.8	28	3
Beaver East, early season	EB3024	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,958	9	1 in 217.6	30	1
Beaver East, late season	EB3025	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	502	14	1 in 35.9	26	2
Beaver East	EB3077	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	273	13	1 in 21.0	29	2
Beaver East	EB3102	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	485	3	1 in 161.7	31	0
Beaver East, late season	EB3158	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	57	17	1 in 3.4	15	2
Beaver East, mid season	EB3159	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	801	26	1 in 30.8	29	3
Book Cliffs Little Creek Roadless	EB3002	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	62	4	1 in 15.5	15	0
Book Cliffs Little Creek Roadless, early season	EB3028	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	188	3	1 in 62.7	27	0
Book Cliffs Little Creek Roadless	EB3079	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	40	2	1 in 20.0	23	0
Book Cliffs Little Creek Roadless	EB3104	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	47	1	1 in 47.0	17	0
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East	EB3160	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	160	21	1 in 7.6	12	2
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East, late season	EB3161	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	8	4	1 in 2.0	17	1
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East, early season	EB3162	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	816	9	1 in 90.7	23	1
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East, late season	EB3163	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	237	13	1 in 18.2	17	2
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East, mid season	EB3164	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	462	25	1 in 18.5	21	2
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East	EB3165	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	138	3	1 in 46.0	29	0
Book Cliffs Bitter Creek/East	EB3166	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	184	13	1 in 14.2	18	1
Book Cliffs Little Creek Roadless, mid season	EB3167	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	76	4	1 in 19.0	22	1
Boulder	EB3145	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	352	31	1 in 11.4	21	3
Boulder Early season	EB3148	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,089	12	1 in 90.8	28	1
Boulder Late season	EB3151	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	312	22	1 in 14.2	23	2
Boulder	EB3154	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	326	19	1 in 17.2	27	2
Boulder	EB3156	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	296	4	1 in 74.0	29	0
Boulder Late season	EB3190	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	13	4	1 in 3.2	6	1
Boulder Mid season	EB3191	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	479	36	1 in 13.3	27	3
Box Elder Pilot Mountain, early season	EB3031	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 12 to Oct. 2	270	6	1 in 45.0	20	1
Box Elder Pilot Mountain	EB3130	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 6	10	2	1 in 5.0	5	0
Box Elder Grouse Creek, early season	EB3147	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	232	6	1 in 38.7	23	1
Box Elder Grouse Creek, mid season	EB3150	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	158	12	1 in 13.2	21	1
Box Elder Grouse Creek	EB3153	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	14	2	1 in 7.0	8	1
Cache Meadowville	EB3003	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	17	8	1 in 2.1	8	1
Cache South	EB3005	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	152	9	1 in 16.9	14	1
Cache Meadowville, early season	EB3032	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	107	3	1 in 35.7	13	1
Cache Meadowville, late season	EB3033	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	40	6	1 in 6.7	9	1
Cache South, early season	EB3036	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	664	3	1 in 221.3	26	0
Cache South, late season	EB3037	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	247	6	1 in 41.2	20	1
Cache Meadowville	EB3081	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	8	5	1 in 1.6	10	1
Cache South	EB3083	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	84	5	1 in 16.8	21	1
Cache Meadowville	EB3105	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	22	1	1 in 22.0	4	0
Cache South	EB3107	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	157	1	1 in 157.0	21	0
Cache North, September	EB3132	Archery	Sept. 1 to Sept. 30	191	22	1 in 8.7	12	2
Cache North	EB3139	HAMSS	Nov. 7 to Nov. 30	99	22	1 in 4.5	10	2
Cache Meadowville, late season	EB3168	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	2	2	1 in 1.0	4	1
Cache Meadowville, mid season	EB3169	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	61	11	1 in 5.5	9	1
Cache South, late season	EB3170	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	5	4	1 in 1.2	4	1
Cache South, mid season	EB3171	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	430	11	1 in 39.1	32	1
Diamond Mountain	EB3020	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	91	24	1 in 3.8	11	3
Diamond Mountain Early season	EB3068	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	341	9	1 in 37.9	18	1
Diamond Mountain Mid season	EB3069	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	282	30	1 in 9.4	17	2
Diamond Mountain	EB3098	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	54	15	1 in 3.6	16	2
Diamond Mountain	EB3122	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	74	3	1 in 24.7	18	0
Diamond Mountain Late season	EB3195	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	8	4	1 in 2.0	4	1
Diamond Mountain Late season	EB3196	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	103	17	1 in 6.1	18	2
Dolores Triangle Late season	EB3044	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Dec. 5, 2026 to Jan. 31, 2027	125	6	1 in 20.8	20	1
East Canyon	EB3205	HAMSS	Dec. 19 to Dec. 27	12	7	1 in 1.7	4	1
Fillmore Pahvant	EB3008	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	162	18	1 in 9.0	15	2
Fillmore Pahvant, early season	EB3042	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	662	8	1 in 82.8	31	1
Fillmore Pahvant, late season	EB3043	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	207	12	1 in 17.2	21	2
Fillmore Pahvant	EB3086	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	93	12	1 in 7.8	20	1
Fillmore Pahvant	EB3110	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	141	3	1 in 47.0	31	0
Fillmore Pahvant, late season	EB3180	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	12	12	1 in 1.0	9	2
Fillmore Pahvant, mid season	EB3181	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	286	22	1 in 13.0	27	3
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes	EB3018	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	402	82	1 in 4.9	11	8
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Early season	EB3063	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,053	33	1 in 31.9	25	3
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Mid season	EB3064	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	779	96	1 in 8.1	23	9
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Late season	EB3065	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	608	55	1 in 11.1	19	6
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes	EB3096	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	319	49	1 in 6.5	20	6
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes	EB3120	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	191	10	1 in 19.1	28	1
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Late season	EB3192	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	25	13	1 in 1.9	4	2
La Sal Mountains	EB3009	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	161	35	1 in 4.6	11	4
La Sal Mountains Early season	EB3045	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	463	13	1 in 35.6	19	2
La Sal Mountains Late season	EB3046	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	215	24	1 in 9.0	16	2
La Sal Mountains	EB3087	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	152	22	1 in 6.9	14	2
La Sal Mountains	EB3111	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	74	5	1 in 14.8	18	0
La Sal Mountains Late season	EB3182	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	9	9	1 in 1.0	4	1
La Sal Mountains Mid season	EB3183	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	272	41	1 in 6.6	16	4
Manti	EB3006	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	808	146	1 in 5.5	12	16
Manti Early season	EB3038	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	2,864	60	1 in 47.7	23	6
Manti Late season	EB3039	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	1,310	100	1 in 13.1	19	10
Manti	EB3084	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	716	87	1 in 8.2	21	9
Manti	EB3108	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	544	18	1 in 30.2	28	2
Manti Mid season	EB3126	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	1,864	172	1 in 10.8	20	18
Manti Late season	EB3172	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	24	9	1 in 2.7	7	1
Monroe	EB3010	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	236	10	1 in 23.6	22	1
Monroe Early season	EB3047	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,068	3	1 in 356.0	30	1
Monroe Late season	EB3048	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	313	13	1 in 24.1	27	2
Monroe	EB3088	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	200	10	1 in 20.0	28	1
Monroe	EB3112	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	206	2	1 in 103.0	30	0
Monroe Late season	EB3184	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	24	7	1 in 3.4	12	1
Monroe Mid season	EB3185	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	464	18	1 in 25.8	28	3
Morgan-South Rich Late season	EB3208	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Dec. 19 to Dec. 27	148	9	1 in 16.4	13	1
Mt. Dutton	EB3011	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	174	18	1 in 9.7	19	2
Mt. Dutton Early season	EB3049	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	542	8	1 in 67.8	27	1
Mt. Dutton Late season	EB3050	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	369	12	1 in 30.8	23	2
Mt. Dutton	EB3089	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	115	12	1 in 9.6	26	1
Mt. Dutton	EB3113	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	125	3	1 in 41.7	28	0
Mt. Dutton Late season	EB3186	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	53	13	1 in 4.1	9	2
Mt. Dutton Mid season	EB3187	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	370	21	1 in 17.6	26	3
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains	EB3173	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	169	28	1 in 6.0	13	3
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains Late season	EB3174	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	21	13	1 in 1.6	7	2
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains Early season	EB3175	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	549	11	1 in 49.9	24	1
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains Late season	EB3176	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	249	20	1 in 12.4	19	2
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains Mid season	EB3177	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	444	33	1 in 13.5	22	4
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains	EB3178	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	104	4	1 in 26.0	27	0
Nebo/San Pitch Mountains	EB3179	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	123	17	1 in 7.2	20	2
North Slope Three Corners	EB3013	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	103	6	1 in 17.2	13	1
North Slope Three Corners, mid season	EB3053	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	268	9	1 in 29.8	25	1
North Slope Three Corners	EB3091	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	50	4	1 in 12.5	15	0
North Slope Three Corners	EB3115	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	59	1	1 in 59.0	1	0
North Slope Three Corners, early season	EB3210	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	254	5	1 in 50.8	25	0
Panguitch Lake	EB3015	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	296	16	1 in 18.5	20	2
Panguitch Lake Early season	EB3056	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,034	6	1 in 172.3	28	1
Panguitch Lake Late season	EB3057	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	411	12	1 in 34.2	26	1
Panguitch Lake	EB3093	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	222	10	1 in 22.2	26	1
Panguitch Lake	EB3117	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	211	2	1 in 105.5	30	0
Panguitch Lake Late season	EB3188	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	48	13	1 in 3.7	11	2
Panguitch Lake Mid season	EB3189	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	593	19	1 in 31.2	25	2
San Juan	EB3019	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	307	28	1 in 11.0	24	3
San Juan Early season	EB3066	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	1,257	11	1 in 114.3	29	1
San Juan Late season	EB3067	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	240	20	1 in 12.0	20	2
San Juan	EB3097	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	238	17	1 in 14.0	28	2
San Juan	EB3121	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	312	4	1 in 78.0	29	0
San Juan Late season	EB3193	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	26	9	1 in 2.9	10	1
San Juan Mid season	EB3194	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	424	33	1 in 12.8	25	3
Southwest Desert North, September	EB3136	Archery	Sept. 1 to Sept. 30	84	21	1 in 4.0	13	2
Southwest Desert North	EB3143	HAMSS	Nov. 7 to Nov. 30	108	21	1 in 5.1	16	2
Southwest Desert South	EB3146	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	213	39	1 in 5.5	24	3
Southwest Desert South, early season	EB3149	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	790	15	1 in 52.7	24	2
Southwest Desert South, late season	EB3152	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	412	25	1 in 16.5	23	3
Southwest Desert South	EB3155	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	200	23	1 in 8.7	23	3
Southwest Desert South	EB3157	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	137	5	1 in 27.4	27	0
Southwest Desert South, late season	EB3197	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	21	18	1 in 1.2	8	2
Southwest Desert South, mid season	EB3198	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	521	45	1 in 11.6	27	4
Wasatch Mountains	EB3022	Archery	Aug. 15 to Sept. 15	880	127	1 in 6.9	12	13
Wasatch Mountains Early season	EB3072	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Sept. 16 to Sept. 20	2,396	52	1 in 46.1	24	5
Wasatch Mountains Late season	EB3073	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Nov. 7 to Nov. 15	1,101	87	1 in 12.7	28	9
Wasatch Mountains	EB3100	Muzzleloader	Sept. 21 to Oct. 2	693	76	1 in 9.1	15	7
Wasatch Mountains	EB3124	Multiseason	Limited-entry seasons	573	14	1 in 40.9	26	2
Wasatch Mountains Mid season	EB3127	Rifle (any legal weapon)	Oct. 3 to Oct. 15	1,632	152	1 in 10.7	20	16
Wasatch Mountains Late season	EB3199	Archery	Nov. 28 to Dec. 13	39	8	1 in 4.9	8	1
West Desert Deep Creek, September	EB3137	Archery	Sept. 1 to Sept. 30	89	13	1 in 6.8	14	2
West Desert Deep Creek	EB3144	HAMSS	Nov. 7 to Nov. 30	119	13	1 in 9.2	15	2

Draw-only youth any bull/hunter's choice elk (EB1007)

2026: 8,068 resident youth applicants for 675 permits (1 in 12.0), and 391 nonresident youth applicants for 75 permits. 2026 season: Sept. 12 to Sept. 22. This permit is valid only on general-season any bull units, per the 2026 guidebook.

Source: Utah DWR 2026 youth elk drawing odds report.

Limited-entry elk: all applicants by year

DWR prints a species summary block in each odds report. It counts every applicant for limited-entry elk across all hunts in that report.

Source: Utah DWR drawing odds reports, species summary ("All Applicants") blocks. Years from utahdraws.com are summed from every hunt, the same way DWR's summary block adds up (checked against every 2025 species). Each year links to its source.
Year	Res. applicants	Res. permits	Res. odds	Res. applicants with 10+ points	Top res. point level	Nonres. applicants	Nonres. permits
2026	55,095	3,185	1 in 17.3	11,410	32	18,370	328
2025	54,175	3,248	1 in 16.7	11,390	31	19,388	330
2024	53,982	3,136	1 in 17.2	11,294	30	19,722	324
2023	54,199	3,057	1 in 17.7	11,127	29	19,004	323
2022	55,978	2,834	1 in 19.8	11,472	28	19,947	283
2021	56,078	2,756	1 in 20.3	11,498	27	19,856	279
2020	50,014	2,702	1 in 18.5	10,725	26	17,958	274
2019	51,680	2,705	1 in 19.1	10,708	26	17,518	269
2018	50,102	2,643	1 in 19.0	10,358	24	16,070	269

Hunters who applied for a point only (no hunt). Source: Utah DWR point-only purchase reports; years from utahdraws.com use the point-code entries in DWR's draw odds.
Year	Residents	Nonresidents	Top point level listed (res / nonres)
2026	22,829	17,620	33 / 32
2025	21,451	16,844	32 / 31
2024	20,480	18,520	31 / 30
2023	19,999	18,251	30 / 29

How the elk draw works

Elk limited-entry hunts use bonus points. About half the permits on each hunt go to the applicants with the most points. For the rest, you get one random number plus one per bonus point, and your lowest number counts.

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2027 key dates

DWR has not published 2027 dates yet. For reference, the 2026 application period ran March 19 (8 a.m. MDT) to April 23 (11 p.m. MDT) and results were emailed on or by May 31.

All dates

Deadline reminders

We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].

Questions

How many limited-entry elk hunts does Utah offer?

DWR's 2026 draw odds list 145 limited-entry elk hunts on 23 units. 50,869 resident applications went to those hunts for 3,043 resident permits.

Which elk hunts had the longest resident odds in 2026?

Monroe Early season rifle (any legal weapon) (EB3047), 1 in 356.0; Cache South, early season rifle (any legal weapon) (EB3036), 1 in 221.3; Beaver East, early season rifle (any legal weapon) (EB3024), 1 in 217.6.

Which elk hunts had the best resident odds in 2026?

Cache Meadowville, late season archery (EB3168), 1 in 1.0; Fillmore Pahvant, late season archery (EB3180), 1 in 1.0; La Sal Mountains Late season archery (EB3182), 1 in 1.0. Hunts with few applicants can swing a lot from year to year.

What is the bonus point code for elk?

ELK, per the 2026 DWR Big Game Application Guidebook. You use it to buy a bonus point without applying for a hunt.

Is this the official Utah draw site?

No. Utah Draw Guide is independent and not affiliated with Utah DWR. Apply only at utahdraws.com.