Utah Elk — Paunsaugunt
Utah Paunsaugunt covers 957,281 acres and lies 52 miles south-east of Cedar City and 61 miles east of Hurricane. 84% of it is public land, mostly BLM (64%) and national forest (14%). In 2022, 66 people hunted elk here and took 24 — 36% of them killed something.
Your chance of drawing here
Every elk license type on offer in Paunsaugunt, 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.
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| EB3016 ↗ Limited-entry Archery Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt Archery | 0% Point builder | 13 −5 since 2021 | — / 29 | Aug 20 – Sep 16, 2022 |
| EB3058 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Early - Paunsaugunt Rifle | 0% Point builder | — | — / 90 | Sep 17–25, 2022 |
| EB3059 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Mid - Paunsaugunt Rifle | 0% Point builder | — | — / 33 | Oct 8–20, 2022 |
| EB3060 ↗ Limited-entry Alw (rifle) Bull Elk - Late - Paunsaugunt Rifle | 0% Point builder | — | — / 36 | Nov 12–20, 2022 |
| EB3094 ↗ Limited-entry Muzzleloader Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt Muzzleloader | 0% Point builder | — | — / 34 | Sep 26 – Oct 7, 2022 |
| EB3118 ↗ Multi-season Limited-entry Any Bull Elk - Paunsaugunt 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
- BLM 608,654 ac · 64%
- Private 154,592 ac · 16%
- National Forest 131,205 ac · 14%
- National Park Service 32,723 ac · 3%
- State trust land 29,743 ac · 3%
- State land 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66 | 24 | 36% |
| 2021 | 80 | 32 | 40% |
What people carried (2022 harvest)
- Archery 1 · 5% · 18 hunters, 6% success
- Firearm 18 · 82% · 33 hunters, 55% success
- Muzzleloader 3 · 14% · 11 hunters, 27% success
Boundary: Utah Big Game Hunt Boundaries 2025 (DWR hunt-unit / sub-unit boundaries, all species)