Utah Deer — North Slope
Utah North Slope covers 783,993 acres and lies 74 miles east of Heber and 94 miles east of Holladay. 89% of it is public land, mostly national forest (76%) and BLM (8%). In 2025, 2,369 people hunted deer here and took 737 — 31% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2 nonresident tags here for 5 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 17 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in North Slope, 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-
14% Point builder
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100% Undersubscribed
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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% Likely draw
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1065 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - North Slope Muzzleloader | 14% Point builder | 17 +1 since 2025 | 2 / 5 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1513 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 22 undersubscribed | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1513 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1543 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 66 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1543 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 4 | — / 1 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1573 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 9 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1598 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 39 | Standard | Oct 7–11, 2026 |
| DB1598 ↗ General Buck Deer - North Slope 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
- National Forest 598,362 ac · 76%
- Private 86,244 ac · 11%
- BLM 63,575 ac · 8%
- State trust land 29,807 ac · 4%
- State land 5,731 ac · 1%
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 | 2,369 | 737 | 31% |
| 2024 | 1,979 | 465 | 23% |
| 2023 | 1,833 | 387 | 21% |
| 2022 | 1,993 | 605 | 30% |
| 2021 | 1,896 | 427 | 23% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 107 · 15% · 425 hunters, 25% success
- Archery 51 · 7% · 384 hunters, 13% success
- Firearm 539 · 77% · 1,433 hunters, 38% 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