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%).
Public land:84%
Size:957,281 acres
Your chance of drawing here
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 country
Zoomable USGS topo, aerial imagery and shaded relief, with the neighboring areas drawn on.
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns 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 · 0%
Nearby areas
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)