Southwest Desert Pronghorn Rifle Draw Odds (Utah)
Limited-entry rifle (any legal weapon) buck pronghorn on the Southwest Desert unit. In 2026, 661 residents applied for 92 resident permits and everyone with 8 or more points drew (12 applicants).
Hunt PB5049: Southwest Desert
Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn draw: key facts
- At 7 points and above, at least half of resident applicants drew in 2026; below 7, fewer than half did.
- Resident odds of 1 in 7.2 were the tied 15th longest of 66 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts with resident permits in 2026.
- Resident applicants rose from 529 in 2018 to 661 in 2026 (+25%).
- The highest resident point level that drew went from 10 in 2018 to 13 in 2026.
- Resident permits held at 92 from 2025 to 2026.
- Nonresidents were 53% of applicants (759 of 1,420) and drew 10 of 102 permits in 2026.
- The 2026 season, Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | all drew |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | all drew |
| 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | all drew |
| 7 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 1 in 1.1 |
| 6 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 in 6.8 |
| 5 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1 in 4.0 |
| 4 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 22.0 |
| 3 | 76 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 in 7.6 |
| 2 | 103 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 in 25.8 |
| 1 | 126 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 in 25.2 |
| 0 | 140 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 in 46.7 |
| Total | 661 | 46 | 46 | 92 | 1 in 7.2 |
Nonresident
| Bonus points | Applicants | Bonus permits | Random permits | Total permits | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | all drew |
| 17 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 in 14.8 |
| 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 13 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 in 12.5 |
| 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 29.0 |
| 10 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 40.0 |
| 9 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 8 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 in 49.0 |
| 6 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 4 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 3 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | none drawn |
| Total | 759 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 in 75.9 |
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 PB5049.
| Year | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds | Top res. points drawn | Lowest res. points drawn | All res. drew from | Nonres. applicants | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 661 | 92 | 1 in 7.2 | 13 | 0 | 8+ | 759 | 10 |
| 2025 | 694 | 92 | 1 in 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 7+ | 760 | 10 |
| 2024 | 696 | 83 | 1 in 8.4 | 12 | 0 | 8+ | 789 | 9 |
| 2023 | 641 | 75 | 1 in 8.5 | 11 | 0 | 7+ | 696 | 8 |
| 2022 | 670 | 75 | 1 in 8.9 | 9 | 0 | 8+ | 656 | 8 |
| 2021 | 657 | 81 | 1 in 8.1 | 9 | 0 | 7+ | 763 | 8 |
| 2020 | 618 | 75 | 1 in 8.2 | 12 | 0 | 7+ | 614 | 7 |
| 2019 | 592 | 67 | 1 in 8.8 | 10 | 0 | 7+ | 641 | 6 |
| 2018 | 529 | 65 | 1 in 8.1 | 10 | 0 | 7+ | 659 | 6 |
All pronghorn hunts on Southwest Desert
| Hunt | Code | Weapon | 2026 season | Res. applicants | Res. permits | Res. odds 2026 | Nonres. permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Desert | PB5018 | Archery | Aug. 15 to Sept. 11 | 57 | 30 | 1 in 1.9 | 4 |
| Southwest Desert | PB5024 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23 to Oct. 1 | 57 | 30 | 1 in 1.9 | 4 |
| Southwest Desert On this page | PB5049 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12 to Sept. 20 | 661 | 92 | 1 in 7.2 | 10 |
Southwest Desert 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 Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn draw odds
How many points does it take to draw Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn?
In the 2026 draw for Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn (hunt PB5049), everyone with 8 or more points drew (12 applicants). The lowest resident point level that drew was 0 (3 of 140). Nonresidents: 10 of 759 applicants drew, from 7 to 19 points. Past draws do not predict future ones.
How many hunters apply for Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn?
For hunt PB5049, 661 residents applied for 92 permits and 759 nonresidents applied for 10 permits in the 2026 draw (Utah DWR draw odds).
When is the Southwest Desert rifle pronghorn season?
The 2026 season for PB5049 runs Sept. 12 to Sept. 20, 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.