Utah Elk — Box Elder, Sawtooth
Utah Box Elder, Sawtooth covers 239,842 acres and lies 65 miles west of Tremonton and 76 miles west of Brigham City. 39% of it is public land, mostly national forest (30%) and BLM (6%). In 2022, 5 people hunted elk here and took 1 — 20% of them killed something.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Box Elder, Sawtooth, 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-
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— No draw held
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3131 ↗ Limited-entry September Archery Bull Elk - Box Elder, Sawtooth Archery | No draw held | — | — / 0 | Sep 1–30, 2022 |
| EB3138 ↗ Limited-entry Hams Bull Elk - Box Elder, Sawtooth Handgun | No draw held | — | — / 0 | Oct 1 – Nov 15, 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
- Private 146,975 ac · 61%
- National Forest 71,793 ac · 30%
- BLM 15,326 ac · 6%
- State trust land 5,587 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)