Utah Deer DB1016
Limited-entry Buck Deer - West Desert, Vernon in West Desert, Vernon, archery only, Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026. 89% public land, mostly BLM.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 264
You're 18 points below the 2026 cut of 18, which has risen from 13 to 18 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 18 yrs (at least 18)
- NR Tags
- 4
- Applicants
- 81
- Success
- 57%
First-choice nonresidents. Success: Limited entry · archery hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 13 to 18 points since 2021. Applicants per tag in 2026: 20:1.
Point creep: drew out at 17 → 15 → 16 → 19 → 18 points (2022–2026), +0.0 points/yr (range +0.0 to +2.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
Wait 5 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 NR Fees
Closes Apr 22 · 186 daysThe $21 nonresident big game application fee, per species or point applied for (plus 2.2% card processing fee) is not refunded. The $144 nonresident 365-day hunting license, age 18+ (required to apply; a drawn nonresident big game permit also acts as a 1-year fishing license) is not refunded. A bonus or preference point only (same as the application fee; no permit fee) is $21, bought separately. Drawing adds the $599 nonresident general-season buck deer permit.
- Opens
- Mar 18, 2027
- Closes
- Apr 22, 2027
- Results
- about May 31
- Point Only
- $21, Mar 18 – Apr 22
Next application window: Open Mar 18 – Apr 22, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes 2027.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Nonresident big game application fee, per species or point applied for (plus 2.2% card processing fee) · paid at application $21 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
- Nonresident 365-day hunting license, age 18+ (required to apply; a drawn nonresident big game permit also acts as a 1-year fishing license) · paid at application $144 or $190 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
- Bonus or preference point only (same as the application fee; no permit fee) · only for a point bought without applying — an unsuccessful applicant gets the point free $21 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
- Nonresident general-season buck deer permit · paid if drawn $599 or $1,070 or $1,398 or $2,130 or $2,330 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | 1% (small sample) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | 2% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | 2% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | 2% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | 2% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 3% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 4% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 4% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 4% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 5% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 5% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | 5% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 6% (small sample) | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 6% (small sample) | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | 6% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 7% (small sample) | 5 | 1 |
| 18–19 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | 2 | 2 |
| 20–21 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Utah Division of Wildlife Resources did not publish a count for that level. Utah runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, DB1016 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited entry · archery | 51 | 29 | 57% |
| Limited entry · firearm | 151 | 129 | 85% |
| Limited entry · muzzleloader | 50 | 44 | 88% |
| Limited entry | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| All of West Desert, Vernon | 261 | 209 | 80% |
Adding up Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published lines for West Desert, Vernon gives 261 hunters and 209 deer taken in 2025, and 80% of them took a deer (sum of published hunt rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 draws
The standard draw for nonresidents, one row per year. Utah runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 18 | 2 tags | Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData |
| 2025 | — | 91 | — | 19 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 33 |
| 2024 | — | 93 | — | 16 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 32 |
| 2023 | — | 91 | — | 15 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 33 |
| 2022 | — | 139 | — | 17 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 32 |
| 2021 | — | 129 | — | 13 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 30 |
Other Licenses Valid in West Desert, Vernon
- DB1024 Limited-entry Buck Deer - West Desert, Vernon Oct 17–25 · 13 tags · cut 20 <1%
- DB1042 Limited-entry Buck Deer - West Desert, Vernon Sep 23 – Oct 1 · 4 tags · cut 21 <1% (small sample)
- DB1048 Multiseason LE Buck Deer - West Desert, Vernon (multiseason) Aug 15 – Oct 25 · 1 tag · 45 applied <1% (small sample)
Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Sources 15
- Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 33 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 32 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 33 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 32 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 30 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Admin. Code R657-62 Drawing… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2023 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Hunt Boundaries boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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