Utah Deer — Wasatch Mtns, East
Utah Wasatch Mtns, East covers 1,044,582 acres and lies 34 miles south-east of Heber. 53% of it is public land, mostly national forest (38%) and state land (10%). In 2025, 5,351 people hunted deer here and took 1,921 — 36% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 nonresident tags here for 18 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 14 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Wasatch Mtns, East, 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-
DB1041 Limited-entry Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East 3 tags · 18 applicants · needed 14 pts · Standard2% Point builder
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100% Likely draw
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1041 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Muzzleloader | 2% Point builder | 14 steady since 2021 | 3 / 18 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1525 ↗ General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Archery | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 78 | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1555 ↗ General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Rifle | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 250 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1555 ↗ General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 6 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1585 ↗ General Buck Deer - Wasatch Mtns, East Muzzleloader | 100% Likely draw | 0 steady since 2021 | — / 53 | 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 411,826 ac · 39%
- National Forest 400,164 ac · 38%
- State land 105,678 ac · 10%
- Tribal 77,306 ac · 7%
- State trust land 31,973 ac · 3%
- BLM 17,455 ac · 2%
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 |
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| 2025 | 5,351 | 1,921 | 36% |
| 2024 | 4,442 | 1,288 | 29% |
| 2023 | 3,749 | 1,095 | 29% |
| 2022 | 3,737 | 1,735 | 46% |
| 2021 | 3,667 | 1,446 | 39% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 236 · 14% · 819 hunters, 29% success
- Archery 160 · 10% · 789 hunters, 20% success
- Firearm 1,281 · 76% · 2,995 hunters, 43% 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