Utah Deer — Beaver, East
Utah Beaver, East covers 511,527 acres and lies 55 miles north-east of Cedar City and 94 miles north-east of Hurricane. 88% of it is public land, mostly national forest (57%) and BLM (27%). In 2025, 1,764 people hunted deer here and took 743 — 42% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1 nonresident tag here for 12 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Beaver, East, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
2% Point builder
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21% Long shot
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56% Real chance
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100% Undersubscribed
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9% Point builder
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1110 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Beaver, East Muzzleloader | 2% Point builder | — | 1 / 12 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1611 ↗ General Buck Deer - Beaver, East Archery | 21% Long shot | 0 −2 since 2025 | — / 64 | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1612 ↗ General Buck Deer - Beaver, East Muzzleloader | 56% Real chance | 0 −3 since 2025 | — / 39 | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1612 ↗ General Buck Deer - Beaver, East Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1613 ↗ General Buck Deer - Beaver, East Rifle | 9% Point builder | 0 −4 since 2025 | — / 261 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1613 ↗ General Buck Deer - Beaver, East Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 11 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 draw. Not a forecast: quotas and demand move every year.
- The badge —
- plain language for that number. Likely draw 75% or better · Real chance 40%+ · Long shot 15%+ · Point builder below that, so you are applying mainly to bank a point · Undersubscribed means fewer first-choice applicants than tags, so everyone who applied drew.
- Points needed —
- the lowest point total that still got a tag in the 2026 draw, and how that cut has moved since the earliest draw we hold.
- Tags / applicants —
- tags on offer and first-choice applicants for them, as the agency published them. Under five tags we print counts instead of a percentage, because one applicant either way swings it.
What it costs to apply (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard license | $165 | $165 | $764 |
| Youth license | $165 | $165 | $764 |
Application window: opens Mar 19, closes Apr 23, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 290,580 ac · 57%
- BLM 137,246 ac · 27%
- Private 62,996 ac · 12%
- State trust land 17,339 ac · 3%
- State land 3,154 ac · 1%
Nearby areas
How the hunting has gone
What Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes for this area after each season — harvest statistics for everyone who hunted it, not draw odds and not a forecast. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes these per hunt rather than per unit; the rows below add its own figures together, since a hunter holds one tag for the species in a season.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,764 | 743 | 42% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 97 · 15% · 285 hunters, 34% success
- Archery 76 · 11% · 258 hunters, 29% success
- Firearm 494 · 74% · 989 hunters, 50% success
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)
Harvest: 2025 Utah Big Game Harvest (preliminary) — single combined report, all species and hunt types