Utah Elk — Central Mtns, Nebo
Utah Central Mtns, Nebo covers 942,540 acres and lies 31 miles south of Santaquin and 42 miles south of Spanish Fork. 49% of it is public land, mostly national forest (20%) and BLM (20%). In 2024, 3 people hunted elk here and took 3 — 100% of them killed something.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Central Mtns, Nebo, 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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EB3040 Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Central Mtns, Nebo — · 127 applicants · needed 24 pts0% Point builder
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— No draw held
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| EB3007 ↗ Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Central Mtns, Nebo Archery | 0% Point builder | 16 | — / 76 | Aug 20 – Sep 16, 2022 |
| EB3040 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Central Mtns, Nebo Rifle | 0% Point builder | 24 +2 since 2021 | — / 127 | Sep 17–25, 2022 |
| EB3041 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Central Mtns, Nebo Rifle | 0% Point builder | — | — / 56 | Nov 12–20, 2022 |
| EB3085 ↗ Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Central Mtns, Nebo Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | — | — / 61 | Sep 26 – Oct 7, 2022 |
| EB3109 ↗ Multi-season Limited-entry Any Bull Elk - Central Mtns, Nebo 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
- Private 483,675 ac · 51%
- National Forest 190,397 ac · 20%
- BLM 190,000 ac · 20%
- State land 40,438 ac · 4%
- State trust land 37,054 ac · 4%
- Department of Defense 678 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 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2022 | 64 | 55 | 86% |
| 2021 | 55 | 44 | 80% |
What people carried (2024 harvest)
- Firearm 2 · 100% · 2 hunters, 100% success
Boundary: Utah Wildlife Management Units — Elk (DWR biologist WMU/herd-unit layer)