US state
Utah (UT)
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Utah big-game backdrop
Utah is known for trophy desert bighorn, elk, and mule deer applications.
Generated wildlife art is used as atmosphere only; official tag, season, and unit decisions stay tied to agency data below.
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Nonresident permit and tag opportunities
First-pass official-source research package for nonresident applications, draw/OTC paths, odds, harvest stats, and map linkage. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
Apply online at Utah Draws during March 19-April 23, 2026. Use official hunt numbers from the guidebook/Hunt Planner. Utah draws limited-entry deer, limited-entry elk, limited-entry pronghorn, once-in-a-lifetime species, general-season deer/Dedicated Hunter/youth deer/general deer, and youth draw-only elk in a set order. Bonus points apply to limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime species; preference points apply to general-season buck deer. Remaining/OTC permits go on sale in July by permit type. Antlerless applications run June 9-23, 2026, with leftover antlerless sales beginning July 28 if available.
Hunt codes: see 2026 guidebook hunt tables / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: general-season deer units statewide where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: application edits before 11 p.m. MDT April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident general deer permit $599
Hunt codes: see Dedicated Hunter table in 2026 guidebook / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: Dedicated Hunter deer units where offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: program/permit fees vary by age and license class; verify current fee table
Hunt codes: see 2026 limited-entry buck deer hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: limited-entry deer units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident limited-entry deer $1,070
Hunt codes: sale item varies by permit type; verify in license portal/Hunt Planner
Units: general-season any bull, spike bull, and archery elk units where open
Deadlines: kind: text; text: general-season archery elk sale: July 7, 2026 • kind: text; text: youth general-season elk sale: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident general any bull or spike bull elk $849 • kind: text; text: nonresident multiseason general spike bull $1,255
Hunt codes: see 2026 draw-only youth elk hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: youth draw-only elk units where offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident draw-only youth any bull/hunter's choice elk $749
Hunt codes: see 2026 limited-entry bull elk hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: 2026 Utah bull elk limited-entry units
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident limited-entry elk $1,950
Open map layerHunt codes: see 2026 buck pronghorn hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: limited-entry pronghorn units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident limited-entry pronghorn $571
Hunt codes: see 2026 bull moose hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: bull moose units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: remaining limited-entry/once-in-a-lifetime permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident bull moose $3,488
Hunt codes: see 2026 bison hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: bison units where nonresident permits are offered, Nine Mile unit if permits available for July sale
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • kind: text; text: Nine Mile bison permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident bison not on Antelope Island $4,840
Hunt codes: see 2026 desert bighorn sheep hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: desert bighorn sheep units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident desert bighorn sheep $3,988
Hunt codes: see 2026 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep $3,988
Hunt codes: see 2026 mountain goat hunt table / Utah Hunt Planner
Units: mountain goat units where nonresident permits are offered
Deadlines: kind: text; text: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: kind: text; text: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • kind: text; text: nonresident mountain goat $3,488
Showing 12 featured opportunities. Research pack contains 18; remaining entries stay available to Jeremiah and future detailed tables.
- • kind: text; text: Create/use a Utah DWR/Utah Draws account and apply at https://utahdraws.com/.
- • kind: text; text: A current Utah hunting or combination license is required before applying for any big-game permit, bonus point, or preference point; licenses are valid 365 days from purchase.
- • kind: text; text: Applicant must be eligible under Utah hunter education and suspension/reporting rules. Failure to report a previous required big-game/antlerless hunt can block 2026 applications until the report and late fee are submitted.
- • kind: text; text: Nonresident big-game permits also act as a 1-year nonresident Utah fishing license.
- • kind: text; text: Nonresidents may apply for all limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime species, plus one general-season species, but may draw only one limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime permit per year, in addition to one general-season species.
- • kind: text; text: Nonresidents may not apply for CWMU permits in the public drawing; they may obtain a CWMU permit voucher directly from the CWMU landowner/operator.
- • kind: text; text: Private-land access is not guaranteed by DWR; documented landowner permission is required for private lands.
- • kind: text; text: General-season buck deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: Dedicated Hunter deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: Limited-entry buck deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: General-season elk any-bull/spike/archery/youth unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: Youth draw-only elk boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: Limited-entry bull elk is matched to map layer slug elk-limited-entry-2026, but individual unitCode mapping still needs extraction from the ArcGIS layer attributes.
- • kind: text; text: Limited-entry buck pronghorn, bull moose, bison, desert/Rocky bighorn sheep, and mountain goat unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • kind: text; text: Antlerless 2026 layers were not available in the big-game application guidebook; check antlerless guidebook/Hunt Planner after publication.
- • kind: text; text: The 2026 application guidebook hunt tables are PDF-only and not reliably converted into complete structured hunt-code/unit records in this pass; use Utah Hunt Planner or manual PDF table extraction for exhaustive huntCodes.
- • kind: text; text: The 2026 Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook and 2026 Antlerless Guidebook are referenced as June/late-May publications; antlerless unit/permit tables may not have been final in sources used here.
- • kind: text; text: Draw odds and harvest data exist as separate official PDFs/reports, but were not normalized by hunt code/unit into JSON in this first pass.
- • kind: text; text: Only one existing Boondoggle UT map layer was provided: elk-limited-entry-2026. All other opportunity categories need map layer ingestion.
Utah lets an eligible nonresident apply for all limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime species, plus one general-season species. The practical play is to apply/build points for premium limited-entry or once-in-a-lifetime hunts, choose one general-season deer option if desired, and buy general-season elk in July if that fits the plan.
No. The 2026 guidebook says nonresidents may not apply for CWMU permits in the drawing, but they can obtain a voucher directly from the CWMU landowner/operator.
The 2026 big-game application window is March 19-April 23, 2026, with free edits before 11 p.m. MDT on April 23. Antlerless applications are June 9-23, 2026.
Yes. Bonus points are for limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime species; preference points are for general-season buck deer. Nonresidents can apply for bonus points for all eligible limited-entry/once-in-a-lifetime species but cannot apply for a permit and point for the same species in the same year.
General-season elk permits go on sale in July by permit type: archery/youth July 7, any bull July 9, spike bull July 16. Remaining deer, limited-entry, bison Nine Mile, and antlerless permits may also be available on listed July sale dates if quota remains.
Unit Map / Units
GIS polygon layers render here when imported. Colorado now uses official CPW GMU boundaries; other states fall back to seeded unit cards until their KML/GeoJSON/shapefile layers are converted.
Utah 2026 Bull Elk Limited Entry Units
Official GIS sourceSpecial hunt, limited-entry, controlled, archery, or permit-only boundary — not a general statewide hunt unit.
Agency portals
Official agency, license/application, regulations, draw odds, and harvest stats.
UtahDraws is the official hunt drawing portal; general license purchases use wildlifelicense.utah.gov. Big-game page links to guidebooks, draw odds, and harvest/survey data.
Deadlines
Application, draw, reporting, and point purchase reminders.
No deadlines seeded yet.
Unit boundary source
Official map/GIS source for the future clickable unit-level map.
Format: ArcGIS REST
Conversion: Discover annual services by species/year; query as GeoJSON and store sourceVintage from service name.
License/source notes: Official Utah DWR ArcGIS Online services; annual services indicate hunt year in names.
Open boundary sourceSpecies available
Starter list for this jurisdiction.
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Applications
State/province-specific plans, submitted applications, draw status, and spend.
No applications yet.