Utah Deer — Zion
Utah Zion covers 1,103,098 acres and lies 22 miles east of Hurricane. 64% of it is public land, mostly BLM (39%) and national park (13%). In 2025, 2,775 people hunted deer here and took 1,437 — 52% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2 nonresident tags here for 15 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 23 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every deer license type on offer in Zion, 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-
<1% Point builder
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36% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
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10% Point builder
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
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100% Undersubscribed
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26% Long shot
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100% Undersubscribed
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | License | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB1043 ↗ Limited-entry Buck Deer - Zion Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 23 +2 since 2023 | 2 / 15 | Standard | Oct 28 – Nov 5, 2026 |
| DB1529 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Archery | 36% Long shot | 0 −2 since 2021 | — / 73 | Standard | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1529 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Archery | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 2026 |
| DB1559 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Rifle | 10% Point builder | 0 −3 since 2021 | — / 280 | Standard | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1559 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 22 undersubscribed | Youth | Oct 17–25, 2026 |
| DB1589 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 −1 since 2021 | — / 46 undersubscribed | Standard | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1589 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Muzzleloader | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 2 undersubscribed | Youth | Sep 23 – Oct 1, 2026 |
| DB1597 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Rifle | 26% Long shot | 0 −2 since 2021 | — / 71 | Standard | Oct 7–11, 2026 |
| DB1597 ↗ General Buck Deer - Zion Rifle | 100% Undersubscribed | 0 | — / 11 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 431,816 ac · 39%
- Private 395,138 ac · 36%
- National Park Service 144,842 ac · 13%
- National Forest 62,031 ac · 6%
- State trust land 59,968 ac · 5%
- State land 5,827 ac · 1%
- Tribal 2,402 ac · 0%
- Department of Defense 67 ac · 0%
Nearby areas
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 | 2,775 | 1,437 | 52% |
| 2024 | 3,080 | 1,342 | 44% |
| 2023 | 2,137 | 1,035 | 48% |
| 2022 | 2,295 | 1,099 | 48% |
| 2021 | 2,797 | 1,208 | 43% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Muzzleloader 192 · 15% · 438 hunters, 44% success
- Archery 157 · 12% · 405 hunters, 39% success
- Firearm 930 · 73% · 1,595 hunters, 58% 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