Utah Elk EB3118
Multi-season Limited-entry Any Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt in Paunsaugunt, any legal weapon, Aug 20 – Nov 20, 2022. 84% public land, mostly BLM.
No nonresident draw results are on file for this hunt. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes resident results only, or none by residency. The numbers below are the resident draw.
No longer drawn. The last draw was 2022.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources held its 2026 elk draw without EB3118. The odds, costs and history below are that record, not an offer.
Your odds at 0 points · 2022 draw
no one below 9 points drew in 2022
You're 9 points below the 2022 cut of 9, which has fallen from 19 to 9 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: —
- Resident Tags
- —
- Applicants
- 21
- Success
- 7%
First-choice residents. Success: Limited entry · archery hunters, 2022.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2022
The cut has fallen from 19 to 9 points since 2021.
Insufficient history (2 of 3 draws) — a creep trend needs at least three draw years.
Wait 5 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
The $10 resident big game application fee, per species or point (plus 2.2% card processing fee) is not refunded. The $40 resident 365-day hunting license, ages 18-64 is not refunded. Drawing adds the $314 resident limited-entry bull elk permit.
▸ Every Fee, With Sources
- Resident big game application fee, per species or point (plus 2.2% card processing fee) · paid at application $10 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
- Resident 365-day hunting license, ages 18-64 · paid at application $40 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
- Resident limited-entry bull elk permit · paid if drawn $314 Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook
Details
Odds by Point Level · 2022 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | 0% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 1–2 | 0% (small sample) same at every level | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | 0% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 0% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 6–7 | 0% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
| 8 | 0% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 100% (small sample) the cut | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 100% (small sample) | — | — |
| 11 | 100% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 100% (small sample) | — | — |
Monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools. A dash means Utah Division of Wildlife Resources did not publish a count for that level. Utah runs a second, random pass after the points pass. As a lower choice, EB3118 drew no one in 2022, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 308, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2022
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited entry · archery | 18 | 1 | 7% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 17 licenses | 17 | 9 | 53% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 9 licenses | 9 | 4 | 44% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 7 licenses | 7 | 5 | 67% |
| Limited entry · muzzleloader | 11 | 3 | 30% |
| Limited entry | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| All of Paunsaugunt | 66 | 24 | 36% |
Adding up Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published lines for Paunsaugunt gives 66 hunters and 24 elk taken in 2022, and 36% of them took an elk (sum of published hunt rows). The first rows are hunters holding this license type; the rest of the area's hunters held something else. Post-season survey, not draw statistics. Source: Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 2 draws
The standard draw for residents, one row per year. Utah runs a second, random pass after the points pass; it is shown beside the year it belongs to.
| Year | Tags | Applicants | Per Tag | Points Needed | Random Pass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 21 | — | 9 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 308 |
| 2021 | — | 33 | — | 19 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 300 |
Other Licenses Valid in Paunsaugunt
- EB3016 Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt Aug 20 – Sep 16 · cut 3 0%
- EB3058 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Paunsaugunt Sep 17–25 · cut 11 0%
- EB3059 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Paunsaugunt Oct 8–20 · cut 12 0%
- EB3060 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Paunsaugunt Nov 12–20 · cut 13 0% (small sample)
- EB3094 Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt Sep 26 – Oct 7 · cut 4 0%
Odds at your points, resident. * fewer than 5 tags.
▸ Legal Cartridges 23 on file for Utah elk
23 cartridges on file are legal for elk with a rifle in Utah (this license takes any legal weapon). Rules and sources: Utah hunting laws.
▸ Sources 8
- Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 308 · draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 300 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Admin. Code R657-62 Drawing… draw rules, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Hunt Boundaries boundary, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2022 draw, the latest on file, computed from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published results (monte Carlo over published bonus-point pools). They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. 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. How we compute these.
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Prior-draw odds from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Utah elk hunts