Utah Antelope (Pronghorn) — Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt
Utah Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt covers 1,379,202 acres and lies 48 miles east of Cedar City and 66 miles east of Hurricane. 85% of it is public land, mostly BLM (50%) and national forest (28%). In 2025, 28 people hunted pronghorn here and took 22 — 79% of them killed something. The 2026 draw put up 2 nonresident tags here for 108 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 17 points.
Your chance of drawing here
Every pronghorn license type on offer in Mt Dutton/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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 ↗ LE Buck Pronghorn - Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt Rifle | <1% Point builder | 17 | 2 / 108 | Sep 12–20, 2026 |
| PB5332 ↗ LE Buck Pronghorn - Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt Archery | 1% Point builder | — | 1 / 10 | Aug 15 – Sep 11, 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 | $736 |
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 689,185 ac · 50%
- National Forest 384,763 ac · 28%
- Private 206,982 ac · 15%
- State trust land 64,337 ac · 5%
- National Park Service 32,723 ac · 2%
- State land 799 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 | 28 | 22 | 79% |
| 2024 | 46 | 24 | 52% |
| 2023 | 47 | 33 | 70% |
| 2022 | 48 | 37 | 77% |
| 2021 | 49 | 37 | 76% |
What people carried (2025 harvest)
- Firearm 21 · 95% · 24 hunters, 88% success
- Archery 1 · 5% · 4 hunters, 25% 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