Utah Unit 638:bison draw odds
2 hunt codes for bison, Book Cliffs, Wild Horse Bench. Part of bison herd unit Book Cliffs. 2021: 440 applicants per hunt.
Utah · Unit 638
Unit 638Neighbor units
Odds for:Nonresident · 0 pts
Herd · 2024
52
bulls / 100 cows
Hardest draw in Unit 6382021 draw
BI65260 drew, 440 applied.
One of Utah's hardest bison draws: 1st hardest of 39 in 2021.
Herd
How the herdis doing.
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Book Cliffs
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
52
Calves / 100 cows 2024
54
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
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Calves per 100 cowsRising
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Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME BISON HUNTS Permit fee: (except Antelope Island) Resident $460, Nonresident $2,420”
- Points
- “The 2026 bonus point application period is March 19–April 23, or you may apply during the June 9–23 antlerless application period.”
- Application fee
- “Application fees (per species): Resident: $10 • Nonresident: $21”
Rules for 2026.
Map & access
Unit 638and the units around it
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Members
Unit 638 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each bison hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 638 · BI6502
13 of 415 drew
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 7Book Cliffs · 0 bison hunts
- Unit 449Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South · 0 bison hunts
- Unit 667Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek (pronghorn) · 4 bison huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 822Book Cliffs, Wild Horse Bench/Nine Mile, Anthro · 0 bison hunts
- Unit 12Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless · 0 bison hunts
- Unit 889Book Cliffs, Little Creek/South · 4 bison huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: DWR · Updated Nov 13, 2026