Utah Elk — Monroe
Utah Monroe covers 441,764 acres and lies 80 miles north-east of Cedar City. 75% of it is public land, mostly national forest (37%) and BLM (32%). In 2025, 48 people hunted elk here and took 39 — 81% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 3 nonresident tags here for 200 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 28 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Monroe, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3010 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Archery | <1% Point builder | — +2 since 2023 | 1 / 307 | Aug 15 – Sep 15, 2026 |
| EB3047 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 734 | Sep 16–20, 2026 |
| EB3048 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Rifle | <1% Point builder | 23 | 2 / 140 | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EB3088 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 189 | Sep 21 – Oct 2, 2026 |
| EB3184 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Archery | 2% Point builder | — | 1 / 9 | Nov 28 – Dec 13, 2026 |
| EB3185 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Monroe Rifle | <1% Point builder | 28 +1 since 2023 | 3 / 200 | Oct 3–15, 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.
Other licenses valid in Monroe
Not in the table above because they had no result in the 2026 draw.
The country
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only — the written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Who owns the ground
- National Forest 163,743 ac · 37%
- BLM 142,571 ac · 32%
- Private 108,237 ac · 25%
- State trust land 21,912 ac · 5%
- State land 4,438 ac · 1%
- Tribal 726 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 39 | 81% |
| 2024 | 83 | 59 | 71% |
| 2023 | 71 | 49 | 69% |
| 2022 | 56 | 48 | 86% |
| 2021 | 48 | 43 | 90% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 2 · 6% · 2 hunters, 100% success
- Firearm 29 · 81% · 32 hunters, 91% success
- Muzzleloader 5 · 14% · 6 hunters, 83% 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