Book Cliffs Elk Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) bull elk on the Book Cliffs unit. In 2026, 1,779 residents applied for 54 resident permits and 402 nonresidents for 6 nonresident permits across 5 hunts.
Data: Utah DWR draw odds, utahdraws.com/drawodds (2026). Season dates: 2026 DWR guidebook. Page built Sept. 24, 2026.
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Bitter Creek/East, early season EB3162
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 90.7
816 applicants, 9 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 221.0
221 applicants, 1 permit
Everyone drew at (resident)
22+ pts
All 5 residents with 22 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
2 pts
1 of 86 at 2 points drew
Hunt number
EB3162
Bitter Creek/East, early season
2026 season
Sept. 16 to Sept. 20
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
23 res / 25 nonres
2 residents at 23 points
Permits drawn, 2026
9 res / 1 nonres
Resident: 5 bonus, 4 random
Key facts, hunt EB3162
- At 22 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 22, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 90.7 were the 11th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 683 in 2023 to 816 in 2026 (+19%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 23 in both 2023 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 8 in 2025 to 9 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 21% of applicants (221 of 1,037) and drew 1 of 10 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 16 to Sept. 20, 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 18.0 |
| 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 25.0 |
| 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 38.0 |
| 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 86.0 |
| 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 816 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 in 90.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 221 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 221.0 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3162. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 816 | 9 | 1 in 90.7 | 23 | 2 | 22+ | 221 | 1 |
| 2025 | 851 | 8 | 1 in 106.4 | 24 | 4 | 24+ | 227 | 1 |
| 2024 | 789 | 7 | 1 in 112.7 | 23 | 5 | 23+ | 264 | 1 |
| 2023 | 683 | 6 | 1 in 113.8 | 23 | 3 | 21+ | 295 | 1 |
Bitter Creek/East, mid season EB3164
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 18.5
462 applicants, 25 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 34.5
69 applicants, 2 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
17+ pts
All 7 residents with 17 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
1 pts
1 of 73 at 1 points drew
Hunt number
EB3164
Bitter Creek/East, mid season
2026 season
Oct. 3 to Oct. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
21 res / 23 nonres
2 residents at 21 points
Permits drawn, 2026
25 res / 2 nonres
Resident: 13 bonus, 12 random
Key facts, hunt EB3164
- At 16 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 16, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 18.5 were the tied 58th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 408 in 2023 to 462 in 2026 (+13%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 21 in both 2023 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 23 in 2025 to 25 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 13% of applicants (69 of 531) and drew 2 of 27 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, runs 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 in 1.7 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 12.0 |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 3.3 |
| 10 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 7.0 |
| 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 13.0 |
| 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 34.0 |
| 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 41.0 |
| 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 73.0 |
| 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 462 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 1 in 18.5 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 34.5 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3164. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 462 | 25 | 1 in 18.5 | 21 | 1 | 17+ | 69 | 2 |
| 2025 | 395 | 23 | 1 in 17.2 | 20 | 0 | 17+ | 79 | 2 |
| 2024 | 359 | 22 | 1 in 16.3 | 21 | 1 | 18+ | 97 | 2 |
| 2023 | 408 | 22 | 1 in 18.5 | 21 | 2 | 17+ | 50 | 3 |
Bitter Creek/East, late season EB3163
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 18.2
237 applicants, 13 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 30.0
60 applicants, 2 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
15+ pts
All 6 residents with 15 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
0 pts
1 of 36 at 0 points drew
Hunt number
EB3163
Bitter Creek/East, late season
2026 season
Nov. 7 to Nov. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
17 res / 23 nonres
2 residents at 17 points
Permits drawn, 2026
13 res / 2 nonres
Resident: 7 bonus, 6 random
Key facts, hunt EB3163
- At 15 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 15, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 18.2 were the 60th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 186 in 2023 to 237 in 2026 (+27%).
- The highest resident point level that drew was 17 in both 2023 and 2026.
- Resident permits went from 12 in 2025 to 13 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 20% of applicants (60 of 297) and drew 2 of 15 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Nov. 7 to Nov. 15, 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 11.0 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 11.5 |
| 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 36.0 |
| Total | 237 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 in 18.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 60 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 30.0 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3163. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 237 | 13 | 1 in 18.2 | 17 | 0 | 15+ | 60 | 2 |
| 2025 | 219 | 12 | 1 in 18.3 | 17 | 1 | 15+ | 62 | 2 |
| 2024 | 227 | 12 | 1 in 18.9 | 17 | 0 | 17+ | 57 | 2 |
| 2023 | 186 | 12 | 1 in 15.5 | 17 | 4 | none | 63 | 1 |
Little Creek Roadless, early season EB3028
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 62.7
188 applicants, 3 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
n/a
0 applicants, 0 permits
Everyone drew at (resident)
27+ pts
The only resident at the top level (27 points) drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
14 pts
1 of 3 at 14 points drew
Hunt number
EB3028
Little Creek Roadless, early season
2026 season
Sept. 16 to Sept. 20
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
27 res / n/a nonres
1 resident at 27 points
Permits drawn, 2026
3 res / 0 nonres
Resident: 2 bonus, 1 random
Key facts, hunt EB3028
- At 24 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 24, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 62.7 were the 16th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants fell from 409 in 2021 to 188 in 2026 (-54%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 0 in 2021 to 27 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 2 in 2025 to 3 in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 16 to Sept. 20, 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
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 188 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 in 62.7 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No nonresident applicants in 2026. | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 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 EB3028. 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 | 188 | 3 | 1 in 62.7 | 27 | 14 | 27+ | 0 | 0 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Early Any Legal Weapon |
| 2025 | 174 | 2 | 1 in 87.0 | 26 | 6 | none | 0 | 0 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2024 | 184 | 2 | 1 in 92.0 | 25 | 8 | 25+ | 0 | 0 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2023 | 156 | 1 | 1 in 156.0 | 12 | 12 | none | 0 | 0 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2022 | 329 | 3 | 1 in 109.7 | 25 | 6 | 23+ | 169 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2021 | 409 | 1 | 1 in 409.0 | 0 | 0 | none | 217 | 1 | Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2020 | 418 | 9 | 1 in 46.4 | 21 | 9 | 20+ | 233 | 1 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2019 | 430 | 12 | 1 in 35.8 | 20 | 1 | none | 226 | 1 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
| 2018 | 528 | 14 | 1 in 37.7 | 20 | 3 | 19+ | 271 | 2 | Limited Entry Rifle Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless - Any Legal Weapon |
Little Creek Roadless, mid season EB3167
Resident odds, 2026
1 in 19.0
76 applicants, 4 permits
Nonresident odds, 2026
1 in 52.0
52 applicants, 1 permit
Everyone drew at (resident)
21+ pts
Both residents with 21 or more points drew
Lowest points that drew (resident)
12 pts
1 of 3 at 12 points drew
Hunt number
EB3167
Little Creek Roadless, mid season
2026 season
Oct. 3 to Oct. 15
2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook
Top point level applying
22 res / 26 nonres
1 resident at 22 points
Permits drawn, 2026
4 res / 1 nonres
Resident: 2 bonus, 2 random
Key facts, hunt EB3167
- At 21 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 21, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 19.0 were the 57th longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 60 in 2023 to 76 in 2026 (+27%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 21 in 2023 to 22 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 3 in 2025 to 4 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 41% of applicants (52 of 128) and drew 1 of 5 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Oct. 3 to Oct. 15, runs 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 76 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 in 19.0 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 3.0 |
| 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 5 | 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 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 52.0 |
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.
4 years of history
Residents, 2023 to 2026, hunt EB3167. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2023. 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 | 76 | 4 | 1 in 19.0 | 22 | 12 | 21+ | 52 | 1 |
| 2025 | 85 | 3 | 1 in 28.3 | 19 | 14 | 18+ | 69 | 1 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2 | 1 in 24.5 | 16 | 2 | none | 50 | 1 |
| 2023 | 60 | 2 | 1 in 30.0 | 21 | 11 | 21+ | 66 | 1 |
All elk hunts on Book Cliffs
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Creek/East | EB3160 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 160 | 21 | 1 in 7.6 | 2 |
| Bitter Creek/East, late season | EB3161 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 in 2.0 | 1 |
| Little Creek Roadless | EB3002 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 62 | 4 | 1 in 15.5 | 0 |
| Bitter Creek/East | EB3166 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 184 | 13 | 1 in 14.2 | 1 |
| Little Creek Roadless | EB3079 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 in 20.0 | 0 |
| Bitter Creek/East, early season On this page | EB3162 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 816 | 9 | 1 in 90.7 | 1 |
| Bitter Creek/East, mid season On this page | EB3164 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 462 | 25 | 1 in 18.5 | 2 |
| Bitter Creek/East, late season On this page | EB3163 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 237 | 13 | 1 in 18.2 | 2 |
| Little Creek Roadless, early season On this page | EB3028 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 188 | 3 | 1 in 62.7 | 0 |
| Little Creek Roadless, mid season On this page | EB3167 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 76 | 4 | 1 in 19.0 | 1 |
| Bitter Creek/East | EB3165 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 138 | 3 | 1 in 46.0 | 0 |
| Little Creek Roadless | EB3104 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 47 | 1 | 1 in 47.0 | 0 |
Book Cliffs elk hunt map
Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless, Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East Other units in the same DWR layer
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Other species on Book Cliffs
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Guides and outfitters
Hunting Book Cliffs with a guide?
No outfitters are listed for Book Cliffs yet. You can send a quote request now and we pass it to outfitters who list this unit.
Questions about Book Cliffs rifle elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Book Cliffs rifle elk?
In the 2026 draw for Book Cliffs rifle elk (hunt EB3162), everyone with 22 or more points drew (5 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 2 (1 of 86). Nonresidents: 1 of 221 applicants drew, from 11 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Book Cliffs rifle elk?
For hunt EB3162, 816 residents applied for 9 permits and 221 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Book Cliffs rifle elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3162 runs Sept. 16 to Sept. 20, per the 2026 DWR guidebook. 2027 dates post when DWR publishes the 2027 guidebook.
Get the 2027 deadline
We plan to email when DWR announces the next application dates and before the deadline. Delete any time via [email protected].
Sources
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.