Utah Elk — Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south
Utah Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south covers 2,234,423 acres and lies 116 miles south-east of Mapleton. 72% of it is public land, mostly BLM (59%) and state trust land (13%). A further 23% is tribal land rather than public land. In 2024, 5 people hunted elk here and took 4 — 80% of them killed something.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2022 draw (the most recent) for a first-choice nonresident. "Points needed" = the cut in the last draw.
Simple view Odds at every point level-
EB3001 Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south — · 122 applicants · needed 19 pts0% Point builder
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EB3026 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south — · 346 applicants · needed 23 pts0% Point builder
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EB3027 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south — · 75 applicants · needed 19 pts0% Point builder
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0% Point builder
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— No draw held
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3001 ↗ Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south Archery | 0% Point builder | 19 +2 since 2021 | — / 122 | Aug 20 – Sep 16, 2022 |
| EB3026 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south Rifle | 0% Point builder | 23 +1 since 2021 | — / 346 | Sep 17–25, 2022 |
| EB3027 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south Rifle | 0% Point builder | 19 +2 since 2021 | — / 75 | Nov 12–20, 2022 |
| EB3078 ↗ Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | — | — / 73 | Sep 26 – Oct 7, 2022 |
| EB3103 ↗ Multi-season Limited-entry Any Bull Elk - Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/south Rifle | No draw held | — | — / 0 | Aug 20 – Nov 20, 2022 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2022 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 2022 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 (2022 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $15 | $15 | $15 |
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 1,309,182 ac · 59%
- Tribal 518,980 ac · 23%
- State trust land 284,576 ac · 13%
- Private 100,486 ac · 4%
- State land 20,165 ac · 1%
- Department of Defense 564 ac · 0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2022 | 83 | 57 | 69% |
| 2021 | 109 | 70 | 64% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Archery 1 · 25% · 2 hunters, 50% success
- Firearm 2 · 50% · 2 hunters, 100% success
- Muzzleloader 1 · 25% · 1 hunters, 100% success
Boundary: Utah Wildlife Management Units — Elk (DWR biologist WMU/herd-unit layer)