Utah (UT)
Utah is known for trophy desert bighorn, elk, and mule deer applications.
Agency links, deadlines, unit maps, and species opportunities are tied to official sources below.
Huntable species in UT
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Unit Map / Units
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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.
Cream/white gaps are places not covered by this active district layer, such as reservations, national parks, lakes/water, or other excluded/non-district areas. Colors separate hunting-district number series for readability; always verify exact rules, species, and season dates against the official source.
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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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • application edits before 11 p.m. MDT April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: general-season archery elk sale: July 7, 2026 • youth general-season elk sale: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident general any bull or spike bull elk $849 • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • remaining limited-entry permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • remaining limited-entry/once-in-a-lifetime permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026 • Nine Mile bison permits if available: July 7, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • 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: 2026 big-game application: March 19-April 23, 2026
Fees: nonresident application fee $21 per species/point plus transaction fee • nonresident mountain goat $3,488
Showing 12 featured opportunities. Research pack contains 18; remaining entries stay available to Jeremiah and future detailed tables.
- • Create/use a Utah DWR/Utah Draws account and apply at https://utahdraws.com/.
- • 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.
- • 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.
- • Nonresident big-game permits also act as a 1-year nonresident Utah fishing license.
- • 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.
- • Nonresidents may not apply for CWMU permits in the public drawing; they may obtain a CWMU permit voucher directly from the CWMU landowner/operator.
- • Private-land access is not guaranteed by DWR; documented landowner permission is required for private lands.
- • General-season buck deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • Dedicated Hunter deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • Limited-entry buck deer unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • General-season elk any-bull/spike/archery/youth unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • Youth draw-only elk boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • 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.
- • Limited-entry buck pronghorn, bull moose, bison, desert/Rocky bighorn sheep, and mountain goat unit boundaries need official GIS or Hunt Planner export.
- • Antlerless 2026 layers were not available in the big-game application guidebook; check antlerless guidebook/Hunt Planner after publication.
- • 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.
- • 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.
- • 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.
- • 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.
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.
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