Utah Elk · South Slope, Diamond Mtn
Utah South Slope, Diamond Mtn covers 266,317 acres and lies 46 miles north of Bonanza. 68% of it is public land, mostly BLM (55%) and state land (6%). In 2023, 128 people hunted elk here and took 96, a 75% success rate (sum of published hunt rows).
0 licenses · NR capped at 10%
first choice, NR
2023, all licenses
55% BLM
266,317 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Licenses
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has not offered an elk license in South Slope, Diamond Mtn 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.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 (summed) | 128 | 96 | 75% |
| 2022 (summed) | 101 | 88 | 87% |
| 2021 (summed) | 96 | 73 | 76% |
| 2023 by License | Hunters | Elk | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited entry · archery | 24 | 10 | 40% |
| Limited entry · 5 licenses | 5 | 1 | 25% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 26 licenses | 25 | 23 | 92% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 35 licenses | 35 | 33 | 94% |
| Limited entry · firearm · 15 licenses | 14 | 8 | 54% |
| Limited entry · muzzleloader | 21 | 18 | 83% |
| Limited entry · 4 licenses | 4 | 3 | 67% |
2023 split: archery 10 (11%) from 24 hunters, 42%, firearm 64 (70%) from 74 hunters, 86%, muzzleloader 18 (20%) from 21 hunters, 86%
What Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes after each season, for everyone who hunted the area: harvest statistics, not draw odds. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources publishes no whole-unit line for 2023; a year's total is the sum of published hunt rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: Utah DWR 2023 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest.
The Ground
| BLM | 145,168 ac | 55% |
| Private | 85,513 ac | 32% |
| State land | 16,049 ac | 6% |
| State trust land | 12,882 ac | 5% |
| National Forest | 6,241 ac | 2% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 391 ac | <1% |
| National Park Service | 1 ac | <1% |
Source: Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre.
Next Door
- Diamond Mtn Diamond Mtn 68% public
- Diamond Mountain Cwmu Diamond Mountain Cwmu 0% public
- North Slope, Three Corners North Slope, Three Corners 95% public
- West Willow Creek Ranch West Willow Creek Ranch 12% public
- Nine Mile, Anthro Nine Mile, Anthro 66% public
- Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/East 69% public
▸ Sources 5
- Utah DWR 2023 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2022 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2021 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Wildlife Management Units boundary, area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Under five tags a percentage carries a *, because one applicant either way swings it. A dash means the agency did not publish the number, and a date marked expected is last cycle's schedule rolled forward. How we compute these.
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Prior-draw odds from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' results, not a forecast · Methodology · All Utah elk hunts