Utah Elk EB3157
Multiseason LE Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South (multiseason) in Southwest Desert, South, any legal weapon, Aug 15 – Nov 15, 2026. 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.
Your odds at 0 points · 2026 draw
about 1 in 687
You're 26 points below the 2026 cut of 26, which has risen from 24 to 26 points since 2021.
Years to draw on points: 30+ yrs
- Resident Tags
- 5
- Applicants
- 137
- Success
- 44%
First-choice residents. Success: Limited entry · archery hunters, 2025.
Points Needed to Draw, 2021–2026
The cut has risen from 24 to 26 points since 2021. Applicants per tag in 2026: 27:1.
Point creep: drew out at 25 → 25 → 27 → 25 → 26 points (2022–2026), +0.5 points/yr (range +0.0 to +2.0). Years to draw project that pace (the median of the last five draws, capped at 2 points/yr); the agency sets quotas and demand sets the cut.
Wait 5 years after drawing before applying again.
What It Costs · 2026 Resident Fees
Closes Apr 22 · 186 daysThe $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.
- Opens
- Mar 18, 2027
- Closes
- Apr 22, 2027
- Results
- about May 31
Next application window: Open Mar 18 – Apr 22, 2027 (expected). Dates are last cycle's, rolled forward until Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes 2027.
▸ 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 · 2026 Draw
| Points | Chance | Applied | Drew |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 ← you | <1% (small sample) | 11 | 0 |
| 1 | <1% (small sample) | 16 | 0 |
| 2 | <1% (small sample) | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | <1% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | <1% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | 1% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 1% (small sample) | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | 1% (small sample) | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | 1% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 1% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | 2% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 2% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | 2% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | 2% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 3% (small sample) | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | 3% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | 2% (small sample) | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 3% (small sample) | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 3% (small sample) | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | 3% (small sample) | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 3% (small sample) | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 3% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | 4% (small sample) | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 4% (small sample) | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 4% (small sample) | — | — |
| 25 | 4% (small sample) | 2 | 0 |
| 26–27 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | 3 | 3 |
| 28–29 | 100% (small sample) same at every level | — | — |
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, EB3157 drew no one in 2026, so lower-choice odds are left out.
Draw results: Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
How It Hunted, 2025
| Who | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited entry · archery | 43 | 19 | 44% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 18 licenses | 18 | 15 | 83% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 30 licenses | 30 | 27 | 90% |
| Limited entry · muzzleloader | 27 | 18 | 67% |
| Limited entry · 7 licenses | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Limited entry · 8 licenses | 8 | 1 | 13% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 49 licenses | 49 | 34 | 69% |
| All of Southwest Desert, South | 182 | 120 | 66% |
Adding up Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published lines for Southwest Desert, South gives 182 hunters and 120 elk taken in 2025, and 66% 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 2025 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest.
▸ Year-by-Year Numbers 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 137 | 27.4 | 26 | 2 tags | Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData |
| 2025 | — | 151 | — | 25 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 336 |
| 2024 | — | 155 | — | 27 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 321 |
| 2023 | — | 138 | — | 25 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 323 |
| 2022 | — | 160 | — | 25 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 342 |
| 2021 | — | 149 | — | 24 | 0 tags | Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 334 |
Other Licenses Valid in Southwest Desert, South
- EB3146 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Aug 15 – Sep 15 · 39 tags · cut 9 2%
- EB3149 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Sep 16–20 · 15 tags · cut 23 <1%
- EB3152 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Nov 7–15 · 25 tags · cut 15 <1%
- EB3155 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Sep 21 – Oct 2 · 23 tags · cut 15 <1%
- EB3197 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Nov 28 – Dec 13 · 18 tags · cut 4 60%
- EB3198 Limited-entry Bull Elk - Southwest Desert, South Oct 3–15 · 45 tags · cut 15 <1%
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 15
- Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData draw results, seasons, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 336 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2024 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 321 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2023 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 323 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2022 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 342 · earlier draws, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Draw 5, Big Game Bonus Point Draw…, p. 334 · 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 2025 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2023 Big Game Harvest, 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 2026 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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