Utah Elk — Central Mtns, Nebo/san Pitch Mtns
Utah Central Mtns, Nebo/san Pitch Mtns covers 617,894 acres and lies 24 miles south of Santaquin and 34 miles south of Spanish Fork. 50% of it is public land, mostly national forest (31%) and BLM (11%). In 2023, 2 people hunted elk here and took 2 — 100% of them killed something.
Your chance of drawing here
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has not offered an elk license in Central Mtns, Nebo/san Pitch Mtns in any draw we hold. It has a page because the agency still publishes harvest for it — the Utah elk hunts that are on offer are drawn elsewhere.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- Private 306,648 ac · 50%
- National Forest 190,396 ac · 31%
- BLM 66,629 ac · 11%
- State land 37,094 ac · 6%
- State trust land 16,248 ac · 3%
- 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.
| Season | Hunters | Harvest | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
What people carried (2023 harvest)
- Archery 9 · 16% · 24 hunters, 38% success
- Firearm 38 · 68% · 45 hunters, 84% success
- Muzzleloader 9 · 16% · 12 hunters, 75% success
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)