Utah Elk — Wasatch Mtns
Utah Wasatch Mtns covers 1,644,686 acres and lies 24 miles east of Mapleton. 58% of it is public land, mostly national forest (46%) and state land (9%). In 2025, 717 people hunted elk here and took 417 — 58% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 16 nonresident tags here for 246 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 Wasatch 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-
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| Hunt | Your odds (0 pts) | Points needed | Tags / applicants | Season |
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| EB3022 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Archery | <1% Point builder | 15 +4 since 2021 | 13 / 235 | Aug 15 – Sep 15, 2026 |
| EB3072 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | 23 +4 since 2021 | 5 / 317 | Sep 16–20, 2026 |
| EB3073 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | 18 +3 since 2021 | 9 / 168 | Nov 7–15, 2026 |
| EB3100 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Muzzleloader | <1% Point builder | 19 +4 since 2021 | 7 / 145 | Sep 21 – Oct 2, 2026 |
| EB3124 ↗ Multiseason LE Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns (multiseason) Rifle | <1% Point builder | 22 steady since 2021 | 2 / 57 | Aug 15 – Nov 15, 2026 |
| EB3127 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Rifle | <1% Point builder | 18 +5 since 2021 | 16 / 246 | Oct 3–15, 2026 |
| EB3199 ↗ Limited-entry Bull Elk - Wasatch Mtns Archery | 6% Point builder | — | 1 / 6 | 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 762,313 ac · 46%
- Private 605,782 ac · 37%
- State land 145,521 ac · 9%
- Tribal 77,306 ac · 5%
- State trust land 32,773 ac · 2%
- BLM 18,602 ac · 1%
- Bureau of Reclamation 1,711 ac · 0%
- National Park Service 251 ac · 0%
Nearby areas
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 | 717 | 417 | 58% |
| 2024 | 820 | 420 | 51% |
| 2023 | 942 | 438 | 46% |
| 2022 | 940 | 523 | 56% |
| 2021 | 915 | 465 | 51% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Archery 43 · 11% · 169 hunters, 25% success
- Firearm 286 · 72% · 408 hunters, 70% success
- Muzzleloader 71 · 18% · 108 hunters, 66% 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