Boulder Elk Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk on the Boulder unit. In 2026, 326 residents applied for 19 resident permits and everyone with 25 or more points drew (10 applicants).
Hunt EB3154: Boulder
Boulder muzzleloader elk draw: key facts
- At 25 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 25, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 17.2 were the tied 62nd longest of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 312 in 2024 to 326 in 2026 (+4%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 25 in 2024 to 27 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 17 in 2025 to 19 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 38% of applicants (197 of 523) and drew 2 of 21 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, runs 12 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | all drew |
| 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 6.0 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 14.0 |
| 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
| 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 326 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 in 17.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 197 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 in 98.5 |
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.
6 years of history
Residents, 2021 to 2026, hunt EB3154. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2021. Earlier hunts on this unit may have run under other codes or boundaries; we do not merge them. 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 | 326 | 19 | 1 in 17.2 | 27 | 3 | 25+ | 197 | 2 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Boulder - Muzzleloader |
| 2025 | 297 | 17 | 1 in 17.5 | 27 | 3 | 25+ | 214 | 2 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Boulder - Muzzleloader |
| 2024 | 312 | 17 | 1 in 18.4 | 25 | 6 | 25+ | 204 | 2 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Boulder - Muzzleloader |
| 2023 | 320 | 15 | 1 in 21.3 | 25 | 2 | 25+ | 263 | 2 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Boulder - Muzzleloader |
| 2022 | 246 | 11 | 1 in 22.4 | 24 | 10 | 23+ | 214 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Boulder - Muzzleloader |
| 2021 | 311 | 11 | 1 in 28.3 | 23 | 3 | 23+ | 202 | 1 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Boulder - Muzzleloader |
All elk hunts on Boulder
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | EB3145 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 352 | 31 | 1 in 11.4 | 3 |
| Late season | EB3190 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 in 3.2 | 1 |
| Boulder On this page | EB3154 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 326 | 19 | 1 in 17.2 | 2 |
| Early season | EB3148 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 1,089 | 12 | 1 in 90.8 | 1 |
| Mid season | EB3191 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 479 | 36 | 1 in 13.3 | 3 |
| Late season | EB3151 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 312 | 22 | 1 in 14.2 | 2 |
| Boulder | EB3156 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 296 | 4 | 1 in 74.0 | 0 |
Boulder elk hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
Other species on Boulder
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
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Questions about Boulder muzzleloader elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Boulder muzzleloader elk?
In the 2026 draw for Boulder muzzleloader elk (hunt EB3154), everyone with 25 or more points drew (10 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 3 (1 of 16). Nonresidents: 2 of 197 applicants drew, from 10 to 28 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Boulder muzzleloader elk?
For hunt EB3154, 326 residents applied for 19 permits and 197 nonresidents applied for 2 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Boulder muzzleloader elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3154 runs Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, 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.