Utah Antelope (Pronghorn) · Vernal
Utah Vernal covers 801,589 acres and lies 41 miles north-west of Bonanza. 71% of it is public land, mostly national forest (36%) and BLM (24%). In 2025, 104 people hunted pronghorn here and took 67, a 64% success rate (sum of published weapon rows). Its most applied-for hunt, PB5048, put up 6 nonresident tags in the 2026 draw for 143 first-choice applicants, and the last tag went to someone with 15 points.
3 licenses
first choice, NR
2025, all licenses
36% Forest Service
801,589 acres
Boundaries are drawn for orientation only. The written boundary description in the regulations governs.
Every License in Vernal
| What | Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5017 | LE Buck Pronghorn - Vernal | 3% (small sample) | 14 ▲1 | |
| PB5048 | LE Buck Pronghorn - Vernal | <1% (small sample) | 15 | |
| PB5072 | LE Buck Pronghorn - Vernal | 4% (small sample) | 7 ▼1 |
First-choice nonresident odds at your points, 2026 draw. Cut = points the last tag went at; ▲ = points added since the earliest draw on file.
Draw results: Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData, retrieved Aug 31, 2026.
If you draw (2026 nonresident fees): $736 ($165 to apply). Open Mar 18 – Apr 22, 2027 (expected). Full fee breakdown.
Harvest
| Year | Hunters | Pronghorn | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (summed) | 104 | 67 | 64% |
| 2024 (summed) | 101 | 77 | 76% |
| 2025 by License | Hunters | Pronghorn | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited entry · archery | 19 | 7 | 37% |
| Limited entry · firearm | 65 | 51 | 79% |
| Limited entry · muzzleloader | 20 | 9 | 45% |
2025 split: archery 7 (10%) from 19 hunters, 37%, firearm 51 (76%) from 65 hunters, 78%, muzzleloader 9 (13%) from 20 hunters, 45%
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 2025; a year's total is the sum of published weapon rows, added only where the lines do not overlap. Source: Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Harvest; Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest.
The Ground
| National Forest | 285,851 ac | 36% |
| BLM | 190,293 ac | 24% |
| Private | 182,793 ac | 23% |
| State trust land | 55,414 ac | 7% |
| Tribal | 46,307 ac | 6% |
| National Park Service | 30,942 ac | 4% |
| National Wildlife Refuge | 5,203 ac | <1% |
| State land | 4,382 ac | <1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 76 ac | <1% |
Source: Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre.
Next Door
- South Slope, Vernal South Slope, Vernal 71% public
- North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett 89% public
- Diamond Mtn/Bonanza Diamond Mtn/Bonanza 81% public
- South Slope, Bonanza/diamond Mtn South Slope, Bonanza/diamond Mtn 81% public
- Antelope Creek Antelope Creek
- Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench 66% public
▸ Sources 6
- Utah DWR 2026 Draw System DrawOddsData draw results, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook fees, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2024 Big Game Harvest, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah DWR 2025 Big Game Hunt Boundaries boundary, area description, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
- Utah AGRC 2026 SGID Cadastre land ownership, retrieved Aug 31, 2026
About These Numbers
Odds are from the 2026 draw, the latest on file, computed from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' published results. They are what happened in that draw, not a forecast. 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.
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Prior-draw odds from Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' results, not a forecast · All Utah pronghorn hunts