Utah Deer — Fishlake
Utah Fishlake covers 438,351 acres and lies 89 miles south of Santaquin and 98 miles south of Spanish Fork. 83% of it is public land, mostly national forest (66%) and BLM (14%). In 2025, 1,143 people hunted deer here and took 499 — 44% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1 nonresident tag here for 11 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Fishlake, 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-
1% Point builder
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21% Long shot
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16% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
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44% Real chance
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100% Undersubscribed
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13% Point builder
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1055 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Fishlake Muzzleloader | 1% Point builder | — | 1 / 11 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1519 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Archery | 21% Long shot | 0 −1 since 2021 | — / 40 | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1549 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Rifle | 16% Long shot | 0 −2 since 2021 | — / 87 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1549 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 5 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1579 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Muzzleloader | 44% Real chance | 1 −1 since 2021 | — / 22 | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1579 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1596 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Rifle | 13% Point builder | 0 −3 since 2021 | — / 61 | Standard | Oct 7–11, 2026 |
| DB1596 ↗ General Buck Deer - Fishlake Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 4 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
- National Forest 288,094 ac · 66%
- Private 74,675 ac · 17%
- BLM 60,459 ac · 14%
- State trust land 14,888 ac · 3%
- State land 110 ac · 0%
- Tribal 51 ac · 0%
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 | 1,143 | 499 | 44% |
| 2024 | 1,007 | 443 | 44% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 83 · 19% · 192 hunters, 43% success
- Archery 56 · 13% · 219 hunters, 26% success
- Firearm 301 · 68% · 583 hunters, 52% 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