Utah Elk — Nebo/San Pitch Mtns
Utah 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 2025, 103 people hunted elk here and took 64 — 62% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 4 nonresident tags here for 38 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 20 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Nebo/San Pitch Mtns, 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-
<1% Point builder
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17% Long shot
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<1% Point builder
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<1% Point builder
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<1% Point builder
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<1% Point builder
| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3173 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Archery | <1% Point builder | 17 | 3 / 37 | Aug 15 – Sep 15, 2026 |
| EB3174 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Archery | 17% Long shot | 3 | 2 / 4 | Nov 28 – Dec 13, 2026 |
| EB3175 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | — | 1 / 81 | Sep 16–20, 2026 |
| EB3176 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | 20 | 2 / 42 | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EB3177 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | 20 | 4 / 38 | Oct 3–15, 2026 |
| EB3179 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 21 | 2 / 23 | Sep 21 – Oct 2, 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 Nebo/San Pitch Mtns
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
- 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. 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 | 103 | 64 | 62% |
| 2024 | 84 | 53 | 63% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 6 · 11% · 25 hunters, 24% success
- Firearm 41 · 73% · 54 hunters, 76% success
- Muzzleloader 9 · 16% · 12 hunters, 75% 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