Utah Deer — Nebo
Utah Nebo covers 942,544 acres and lies 31 miles south of Santaquin and 42 miles south of Spanish Fork. 49% of it is public land, mostly national forest (20%) and BLM (20%). In 2025, 4,379 people hunted deer here and took 1,643 — 38% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 nonresident tags here for 7 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 2 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Nebo, 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-
4% 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% Likely draw
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1080 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Nebo Muzzleloader | 4% Point builder | 2 −11 since 2024 | 3 / 7 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1504 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nebo Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 35 undersubscribed | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1534 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nebo Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 127 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1534 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nebo Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 6 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1564 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nebo Muzzleloader | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 12 | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 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 483,677 ac · 51%
- National Forest 190,397 ac · 20%
- BLM 190,001 ac · 20%
- State land 40,438 ac · 4%
- State trust land 37,054 ac · 4%
- Department of Defense 678 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 | 4,379 | 1,643 | 38% |
| 2024 | 3,976 | 1,168 | 29% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 162 · 11% · 676 hunters, 24% success
- Archery 123 · 9% · 641 hunters, 19% success
- Firearm 1,153 · 80% · 2,544 hunters, 45% 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