Box Elder Pronghorn Muzzleloader Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry muzzleloader buck pronghorn on the Box Elder unit. In 2026, 31 residents applied for 19 resident permits and 36 nonresidents for 2 nonresident permits across 2 hunts.
Snowville PB5080
Key facts, hunt PB5080
- Every resident point level that applied, down to 0 points, drew at least half its applicants in 2026.
- Resident odds of 1 in 1.1 were the tied 3rd best of 66 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 1 in 2025 to 10 in 2026 (+900%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 1 in 2025 to 2 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 1 in 2025 to 9 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 67% of applicants (20 of 30) and drew 1 of 10 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | all drew |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 1.5 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 in 1.1 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 5.0 |
| 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 20.0 |
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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt PB5080. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 in 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1+ | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1+ | 6 | 6 |
West PB5079
Key facts, hunt PB5079
- At 1 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 1, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 2.1 were the tied 17th best of 66 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 5 in 2025 to 21 in 2026 (+320%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 2 in 2025 to 6 in 2026.
- Resident permits went from 5 in 2025 to 10 in 2026.
- Nonresidents were 43% of applicants (16 of 37) and drew 1 of 11 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 in 2.0 |
| 0 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 2.8 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 in 2.1 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | all drew |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 16.0 |
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.
2 years of history
Residents, 2025 to 2026, hunt PB5079. The DWR reports we hold (2018 onward) first list this hunt code in 2025. 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 | 21 | 10 | 1 in 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 2+ | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0+ | 12 | 2 |
All pronghorn hunts on Box Elder
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promontory | PB5003 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 1.0 | 0 |
| Puddle Valley | PB5004 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 in 3.0 | 1 |
| Snowville | PB5005 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 in 1.8 | 1 |
| West | PB5006 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 in 1.1 | 1 |
| Snowville On this page | PB5080 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 in 1.1 | 1 |
| West On this page | PB5079 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 21 | 10 | 1 in 2.1 | 1 |
| Promontory | PB5028 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 48 | 14 | 1 in 3.4 | 2 |
| Puddle Valley | PB5029 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 143 | 14 | 1 in 10.2 | 2 |
| Snowville | PB5030 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 269 | 28 | 1 in 9.6 | 3 |
| West | PB5031 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 233 | 30 | 1 in 7.8 | 3 |
Box Elder pronghorn hunt map
Boundary data: Utah DWR, 2026 hunt boundaries. For reference only, simplified for display. Legal boundary on the DWR Hunt Planner.
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Questions about Box Elder muzzleloader pronghorn draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Box Elder muzzleloader pronghorn?
In the 2026 draw for Box Elder muzzleloader pronghorn (hunt PB5079), everyone with 2 or more points drew (3 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (5 of 14). Nonresidents: 1 of 16 applicants drew, from 6 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Box Elder muzzleloader pronghorn?
For hunt PB5079, 21 residents applied for 10 permits and 16 nonresidents applied for 1 permit in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Box Elder muzzleloader pronghorn season?
The 2026 season for PB5079 runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, 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.