Utah Deer DB1041

Limited-entry Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East in Wasatch Mtns, East, muzzleloader only, Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026. 53% public land, mostly National Forest.

Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw

2% (small sample) Below the cut

about 1 in 63

You're 14 points below the 2026 cut of 14, which is back at 14 points, where it was in 2021.

Years to draw on points: 14 yrs (at least 14)

NR Tags
3
Applicants
18
Success
63%

First-choice nonresidents. Success: Limited entry on general season hunters, 2025.

Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026

points needed applicants per tag
14 6 14 9 16 14 you: 0 pts, below the chart ↓
2021
—
2022
—
2023
—
2024
—
2025
—
2026
6:1

The cut is back at 14 points, where it was in 2021. Applicants per tag in 2026: 6:1.

Point creep: drew out at 6 → 14 → 9 → 16 → 14 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 days
Cost to Apply
$165
If You Miss
$165
If You Draw
$764

The $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
36%hunter success 2025 · 5,351 hunters, 1,921 deer
Wasatch Mtns, East in full →

Details

Odds by Point Level · 2026 Draw

Points Chance Applied Drew
0 ← you 2% (small sample) 5 0
1 3% (small sample) 2 0
2 5% (small sample) 2 0
3 6% (small sample) 3 0
4 9% (small sample) 1 0
5 10% (small sample) 1 1
6 12% (small sample) 0 0
7 14% (small sample) — —
8 15% (small sample) 0 0
9 17% (small sample) 1 0
10 18% (small sample) — —
11 19% (small sample) 0 0
12 20% (small sample) 1 0
13 22% (small sample) — —
14–15 100% (small sample) 2 2
16–17 100% (small sample) — —

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, DB1041 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

WhoHuntersHarvestSuccess
Limited entry on general season 30 19 63%
General season · archery 789 160 20%
General season · firearm 2,995 1,281 43%
General season · muzzleloader 789 217 28%
General season 748 244 33%
All of Wasatch Mtns, East 5,351 1,921 36%

Adding up Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published lines for Wasatch Mtns, East gives 5,351 hunters and 1,921 deer taken in 2025, and 36% 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 3 18 6 14 1 tag Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData
2025 — 27 — 16 0 tags Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 54
2024 — 17 — 9 0 tags Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 54
2023 — 22 — 14 0 tags Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 55
2022 — 20 — 6 0 tags Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 55
2021 — 22 — 14 0 tags Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 53

Other Licenses Valid in Wasatch Mtns, East

  • DB1525 General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Aug 15 – Sep 11 · cut 0 100%
  • DB1555 General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Oct 17–25 · cut 0 100%
  • DB1585 General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Sep 23 – Oct 1 · cut 0 100%

Odds at your points, nonresident. * fewer than 5 tags.

▸ Sources 15
  1. Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  2. Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 54 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  3. Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 54 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  4. Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 55 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  5. Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 55 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  6. Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 53 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  7. Utah DWR 2026 Admin. Code R657-62 Drawing… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  8. Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  9. Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  10. Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  11. Utah DWR 2023 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  12. Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  13. Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  14. Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Hunt Boundaries boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
  15. 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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We don't take applications: check Utah Division of Wildlife Resources's site and apply there.

Prior-draw odds from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Utah deer hunts