Utah Deer — Box Elder
Utah Box Elder covers 5,743,048 acres and lies 51 miles south-west of Tremonton. 65% of it is public land, mostly BLM (28%) and state land (23%). In 2025, 3,971 people hunted deer here and took 1,165 — 29% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 nonresident tags here for 13 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 12 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Box Elder, 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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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Likely draw
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1077 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Box Elder Muzzleloader | 2% Point builder | 12 +4 since 2021 | 3 / 13 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1501 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 28 undersubscribed | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1531 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 150 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1531 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 5 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1561 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 10 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1561 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1631 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2025 | — / 44 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 7–11, 2026 |
| DB1631 ↗ General Buck Deer - Box Elder Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 7–11, 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
- Private 2,002,897 ac · 35%
- BLM 1,634,364 ac · 28%
- State land 1,341,318 ac · 23%
- Department of Defense 357,844 ac · 6%
- State trust land 248,779 ac · 4%
- National Wildlife Refuge 81,265 ac · 1%
- National Forest 71,793 ac · 1%
- National Park Service 2,163 ac · 0%
- Tribal 190 ac · 0%
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 | 3,971 | 1,165 | 29% |
| 2024 | 3,864 | 1,370 | 35% |
| 2023 | 2,992 | 883 | 30% |
| 2022 | 3,046 | 1,027 | 34% |
| 2021 | 2,715 | 1,012 | 37% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 177 · 16% · 703 hunters, 25% success
- Archery 164 · 14% · 711 hunters, 23% success
- Firearm 795 · 70% · 2,479 hunters, 32% 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