Utah Elk — Fishlake/Thousand Lakes
Utah Fishlake/Thousand Lakes covers 763,078 acres and lies 96 miles south of Santaquin. 88% of it is public land, mostly national forest (51%) and BLM (20%). In 2025, 376 people hunted elk here and took 231 — 61% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 9 nonresident tags here for 137 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 18 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Fishlake/Thousand Lakes, with the prior-draw chance for a first-choice nonresident applicant. Type your points in to see your own number.
Chances are from the 2026 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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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| EB3018 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Archery | <1% Point builder | 17 | 8 / 152 | Aug 15 – Sep 15, 2026 |
| EB3063 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Rifle | <1% Point builder | 25 | 3 / 226 | Sep 16–20, 2026 |
| EB3064 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Rifle | <1% Point builder | 18 | 9 / 137 | Oct 3–15, 2026 |
| EB3065 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Rifle | <1% Point builder | 21 | 6 / 153 | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EB3096 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 23 | 6 / 119 | Sep 21 – Oct 2, 2026 |
| EB3120 ↗ Multiseason LE Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes (multiseason) Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 74 | Aug 15 – Nov 15, 2026 |
| EB3192 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Archery | 8% Point builder | 10 | 2 / 5 | Nov 28 – Dec 13, 2026 |
What these columns mean
- Your odds —
- the share of applicants at your point level who drew this tag in the 2026 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 2026 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 (2026 nonresident fees)
| License | Up front | Gone if you miss | If you draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per application | $165 | $165 | $2,115 |
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
- National Forest 392,801 ac · 51%
- BLM 149,446 ac · 20%
- National Park Service 104,460 ac · 14%
- Private 90,256 ac · 12%
- State trust land 25,860 ac · 3%
- State land 130 ac · 0%
- Tribal 22 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 |
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| 2025 | 376 | 231 | 61% |
| 2024 | 354 | 209 | 59% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 29 · 13% · 87 hunters, 33% success
- Firearm 148 · 68% · 209 hunters, 71% success
- Muzzleloader 42 · 19% · 55 hunters, 76% success
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)
Harvest: 2025 Utah Big Game Harvest (preliminary) — single combined report, all species and hunt types