Utah Deer — Nine Mile
Utah Nine Mile covers 1,648,303 acres and lies 74 miles east of Mapleton. 68% of it is public land, mostly BLM (54%) and state trust land (7%). In 2025, 1,126 people hunted deer here and took 471 — 42% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 1 nonresident tag here for 2 first-choice applicants.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Nine Mile, 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-
7% Point builder
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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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44% Real chance
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1033 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Nine Mile Muzzleloader | 7% Point builder | — | 1 / 2 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1512 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 12 undersubscribed | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1542 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 38 undersubscribed | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1542 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1572 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 9 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1593 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Rifle | 44% Real chance | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 31 | Standard | Oct 7–11, 2026 |
| DB1593 ↗ General Buck Deer - Nine Mile Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 1 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
- BLM 884,009 ac · 54%
- Private 435,091 ac · 26%
- State trust land 123,041 ac · 7%
- National Forest 99,642 ac · 6%
- Tribal 93,188 ac · 6%
- State land 12,738 ac · 1%
- Department of Defense 91 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 | 1,126 | 471 | 42% |
| 2024 | 1,158 | 401 | 35% |
| 2023 | 1,123 | 326 | 29% |
| 2022 | 1,250 | 476 | 38% |
| 2021 | 1,376 | 520 | 38% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 48 · 12% · 175 hunters, 27% success
- Archery 44 · 11% · 147 hunters, 30% success
- Firearm 316 · 77% · 648 hunters, 49% 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