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Buck deer in a field

Over-the-counter permits for sale and remaining from the 2025 big game drawing

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Remaining permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis. You must have a valid hunting license or a combination license to buy one of these permits. You can buy permits online, at license agent locations and DWR offices. Look up a license agent near you. Before you visit an agent, call ahead to verify hours of operation.

After these permits go on sale, the numbers listed on this page will not be updated to reflect the number of permits sold or still available. To see permits that are still available after they go on sale, visit our online permit sales site.

Reminder: Permits will be sold on different days. Please be sure to confirm the sales date of the permit you are wanting below.

Please be sure to review the Utah Hunt Planner before purchasing one of these permits.

Limited-entry buck deer

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
DB1106 Thousand Lakes Limited-entry buck deer Restricted archery* Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 9
DB1107 Thousand Lakes Limited-entry buck deer Restricted muzzleloader* Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 9
DB1109 Thousand Lakes Limited-entry buck deer Restricted weapons*
(multi-season)
Restricted archery: Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025
Restricted muzzy: Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025
Restricted rifle: Oct. 18–26, 2025
2
Note: You will forfeit your limited‐entry buck deer bonus points and incur a five‐year waiting period if you purchase one of the above permits.
*See page 26 in the Big Game Application Guidebook for details on the restricted weapons.

Limited-entry bull elk

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB3168 Cache, Meadowville Limited-entry bull elk Archery Nov. 29 – Dec. 14, 2025 1
Note: You will forfeit your limited‐entry bull elk bonus points and incur a five‐year waiting period if you purchase one of the above permits.

Over-the-counter bison

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
BI6527 Nine Mile Hunter's choice bison Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2026 Not limited
Important: A mandatory orientation course is required before purchase. If you purchase one of these over-the-counter bison permits, you will forfeit your bison bonus points and incur the lifetime waiting period for bison. (Note: If you are currently on a lifetime waiting period for bison, you can still purchase this permit.)

General-season bull elk

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB1005 Hunter's choice bull elk General-season bull elk Archery Spike: Aug. 16 – Sept. 5, 2025
Any bull: Aug. 16 – Sept. 17, 2025
Not limited
No general-season archery elk hunt on the Paunsaugunt unit.

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.
Must be 17 years of age or younger on July 31, 2025 to purchase the general-season youth elk permits.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB1011 General-season youth elk permit General-season bull elk Must use the appropriate weapon type for the season Youths may hunt with this permit during every open general-season elk season* and must harvest the appropriate elk for the unit which they are hunting in. Not limited
See page 19 in the Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook for full details about this permit.
*Excludes the draw-only youth elk season: Sept. 13–23.

Available beginning July 10, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB1001 Any-bull units General-season bull elk Any legal weapon - early season Oct. 4–10, 2025 15,000
(ALW & muzzy combined)
EB1002 Muzzleloader Oct. 29 – Nov. 6, 2025
EB1010 Any legal weapon - late season Oct. 11–17, 2025 Not limited

Available beginning July 10, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB1012 Uintah Basin
private-lands-only
General-season bull elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1 – Nov. 15, 2025
(Must have landowner's permission)
500

Available beginning July 17, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EB1003 Spike-only units General-season bull elk Any legal weapon Oct. 4–16, 2025

15,000
(ALW/muzzy/
multi combined)

Multi-season
max cap of 4,500

EB1004 Muzzleloader Oct. 29 – Nov. 6, 2025
EB1009 Multi-season Archery spike: Aug. 16 – Sept. 5, 2025
Archery any bull: Aug. 16 – Sept. 17, 2025
ALW: Oct. 4–16, 2025
Muzzy: Oct. 29 – Nov. 6, 2025

General-season buck deer

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
DB0008 Extended archery only* General-season buck deer Archery Sept. 13 – Oct. 15, 2025 &
Sept. 13 – Nov. 30, 2025
(See page 8 in the Big Game Application Guidebook for units)
1,173
DB1501 Box Elder General-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 162
DB1600 Chalk Creek General-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 21
DB1608 Morgan-South Rich General-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 27
DB1561 Box Elder General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 303
DB1574 Ogden General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 69
DB1586 Wasatch Mtns, West General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 327
DB1602 Chalk Creek General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 224
DB1606 East Canyon General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 91
DB1610 Morgan-South Rich General-season buck deer Muzzleloader Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 195
DB1628 Cache General-season buck deer Restricted muzzleloader* Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 451
DB1630 Boulder/Kaiparowits General-season buck deer Restricted muzzleloader* Sept. 24 – Oct. 2, 2025 74
Note: You will forfeit your general-season buck deer preference points if you purchase one of the above permits. (Does not apply to the youth archery permits.)
*See page 26 in the Big Game Application Guidebook for details on the restricted muzzleloaders.

Youth general-season archery buck deer

Available beginning July 8, 2025 at 8 a.m. You must be 17 years old or younger on July 31, 2025, to purchase these permits. (Note: These are bonus quotas of youth archery permits allocated in addition to the big game draw permits.)

Hunt
number
Hunt name Species Weapon Season dates Number available
DB1611 Beaver, East Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 76
DB1614 Beaver, West Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 20
DB1518 Boulder/Kaiparowits Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 92
DB1501 Box Elder Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 196
DB1502 Cache Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 196
DB1623 Cedar/Stansbury Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 46
DB1600 Chalk Creek Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 88
DB1604 East Canyon Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 76
DB1506 Fillmore Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 88
DB1519 Fishlake Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 50
DB1508 Kamas Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 –Sept. 12, 2025 50
DB1509 La Sal, La Sal Mtns Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 68
DB1503 Manti/San Rafael Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 332
DB1510 Monroe Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 44
DB1608 Morgan-South Rich Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 64
DB1511 Mt Dutton Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 16
DB1504 Nebo Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 198
DB1512 Nine Mile Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 52
DB1513 North Slope Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 116
DB1514 Ogden Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 92
DB1620 Oquirrh/Tintic Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 98
DB1516 Panguitch Lake Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 92
DB1517 Pine Valley Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 120
DB1521 San Juan, Abajo Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 104
DB1524 Southwest Desert Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 18
DB1522 Vernal/Bonanza Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 72
DB1525 Wasatch Mtns, East Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 240
DB1526 Wasatch Mtns, West Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 260
DB1617 West Desert, Swasey Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 16
DB1523 Yellowstone Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 52
DB1529 Zion Youth general-season buck deer Archery Aug. 16 – Sept. 12, 2025 120
DB0008 Extended archery only* Youth general-season buck deer Archery Sept. 13 – Oct. 15, 2025 &
Sept. 13 – Nov. 30, 2025
*See page 8 in the Big Game Application
Guidebook
for units.
400

General-season antlerless elk

Available beginning July 29, 2025 at 8 a.m.

Hunt
number
Hunt description Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EA1085 Vernal/Bonanza Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 17, 2025 5
EA1268 North Slope, Summit Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 17, 2025 105
EA1274 North Slope, Three Corners Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 5, 2025 5
EA1280 La Sal, La Sal Mtns-North Antlerless elk Any legal weapon Dec. 8–Dec. 31, 2025 91
EA1282 Ogden, North Antlerless elk Archery Dec. 16, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 180
EA2033 Kamas Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 17, 2025 193
EA2034 Nine Mile, Anthro Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 17, 2025 186
EA2037 Yellowstone Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 17, 2025 116
EA2038 Wasatch Mtns Antlerless elk Archery Aug. 16–Sept. 5, 2025 600
Note: You will forfeit your general-season antlerless elk preference points if you purchase one of the above permits.

Private-lands-only antlerless elk

Available beginning July 29, 2025 at 8 a.m. Please be sure to have written landowner permission before buying one of these; no refunds will be given if you're unable to use your purchased permit.

Hunt
number
Hunt description Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EA2021 Beaver, East Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 30
EA2026 Box Elder, Hansel Mtn Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 200
EA2046 Box Elder, Sawtooth Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 25
EA2027 Cache Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 300
EA2004 Chalk Creek Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 600
EA2030 Diamond Mtn Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 200
EA2003 East Canyon Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 500
EA2039 Filmore, Pahvant Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 150
EA2040 Kamas Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 150
EA2009 La Sal, La Sal Mtns Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 70
EA2011 Manti Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 300
EA2002 Morgan-South Rich Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 600
EA2017 Mt. Dutton Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 75
EA2016 Nebo Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 275
EA2008 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 250
EA2029 Nine Mile, Range Creek Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 150
EA2005 North Slope, West Daggett Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 100
EA2018 Panguitch Lake Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 75
EA2015 Paunsaugunt Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 100
EA2010 San Juan Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 50
EA2028 Vernal/Bonanza Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 450
EA2014 Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin-White River Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 400
EA2013 Wasatch Mtns, Currant Creek Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 2,000
EA2012 Wasatch Mtns, West Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 400
EA2019 West Desert, Tintic Valley Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 60
EA2006 Yellowstone Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 2,000
EA2020 Zion Private-lands-only antlerless elk Any legal weapon Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026 320
Note: You will not forfeit your general-season antlerless elk preference points if you purchase one of the above permits.

Antlerless elk-control permits

Available beginning July 29, 2025 at 8 a.m.

See Antlerless elk-control permits for details.

Hunt
number
Hunt description Species Weapon Season dates Number available
EA2000 Antlerless elk-control Antlerless elk Same weapon type as qualifying permit Same season as qualifying permit Unlimited
Note: You will not forfeit your general-season antlerless elk preference points if you purchase one of the above permits.