Utah Deer · Paunsaugunt, Cactus Buck
Utah Paunsaugunt, Cactus Buck covers 957,281 acres and lies 52 miles south-east of Cedar City and 61 miles east of Hurricane. 84% of it is public land, mostly BLM (64%) and national forest (14%).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
not published
64% BLM
957,281 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has not offered a deer license in Paunsaugunt, Cactus Buck in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes it by name; the Utah deer hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The Ground
| BLM | 608,654 ac | 64% |
| Private | 154,592 ac | 16% |
| National Forest | 131,205 ac | 14% |
| National Park Service | 32,723 ac | 3% |
| State trust land | 29,743 ac | 3% |
| State land | 42 ac | <1% |
Source: Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre.
▸ Sources 2
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Hunt Boundaries boundary, area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward.
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