Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Elk Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk on the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes unit. In 2026, 319 residents applied for 49 resident permits and everyone with 13 or more points drew (22 applicants).
Hunt EB3096: Fishlake/Thousand Lakes
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk draw: key facts
- At 13 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 13, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 6.5 were the 36th best of 145 limited-entry bull elk hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 309 in 2024 to 319 in 2026 (+3%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 16 in 2024 to 20 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 48 in 2025 to 49 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 27% of applicants (119 of 438) and drew 6 of 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | all drew |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | all drew |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 in 4.3 |
| 11 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 3.2 |
| 10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 18.0 |
| 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 11.5 |
| 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 5.7 |
| 6 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 10.0 |
| 5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 10.5 |
| 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 14.5 |
| 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 22.0 |
| 2 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 26.0 |
| 1 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 19.5 |
| 0 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 41.0 |
| Total | 319 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 1 in 6.5 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 9.0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 119 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 in 19.8 |
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 EB3096. 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 | 319 | 49 | 1 in 6.5 | 20 | 0 | 13+ | 119 | 6 | Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2025 | 318 | 48 | 1 in 6.6 | 18 | 1 | 12+ | 120 | 5 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2024 | 309 | 45 | 1 in 6.9 | 16 | 1 | 12+ | 121 | 5 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2023 | 304 | 39 | 1 in 7.8 | 19 | 2 | 13+ | 113 | 4 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2022 | 290 | 34 | 1 in 8.5 | 17 | 3 | 13+ | 143 | 4 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2021 | 298 | 30 | 1 in 9.9 | 17 | 2 | 13+ | 93 | 4 | Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2020 | 281 | 28 | 1 in 10.0 | 16 | 1 | none | 126 | 3 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2019 | 274 | 27 | 1 in 10.1 | 19 | 1 | 12+ | 93 | 3 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
| 2018 | 230 | 26 | 1 in 8.8 | 15 | 2 | 13+ | 86 | 3 | Limited Entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Plateau, Fishlake/thousand Lakes - Muzzleloader |
All elk hunts on Fishlake/Thousand Lakes
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes | EB3018 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 | 402 | 82 | 1 in 4.9 | 8 |
| Late season | EB3192 | Archery | Nov. 28 to Dec. 13 | 25 | 13 | 1 in 1.9 | 2 |
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes On this page | EB3096 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21 to Oct. 2 | 319 | 49 | 1 in 6.5 | 6 |
| Early season | EB3063 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 16 to Sept. 20 | 1,053 | 33 | 1 in 31.9 | 3 |
| Mid season | EB3064 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Oct. 3 to Oct. 15 | 779 | 96 | 1 in 8.1 | 9 |
| Late season | EB3065 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Nov. 7 to Nov. 15 | 608 | 55 | 1 in 11.1 | 6 |
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes | EB3120 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 191 | 10 | 1 in 19.1 | 1 |
Fishlake/Thousand Lakes 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 Fishlake/Thousand Lakes
No other limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime species drew on this unit name in 2026.
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Questions about Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk?
In the 2026 draw for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk (hunt EB3096), everyone with 13 or more points drew (22 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (1 of 41). Nonresidents: 6 of 119 applicants drew, from 3 to 25 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk?
For hunt EB3096, 319 residents applied for 49 permits and 119 nonresidents applied for 6 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Fishlake/Thousand Lakes muzzleloader elk season?
The 2026 season for EB3096 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.