Utah Unit 531:elk draw odds & harvest
2 hunt codes for elk, Johnson Mountain Ranch. 2026: 2 to 20 tags, 106 to 155 applicants per hunt.
Utah · Unit 531
Unit 531Neighbor units
Hardest draw in Unit 5312026 draw
EB35312 tags, 106 applied, 2% drew.
One of Utah's hardest elk draws: 56th hardest of 738 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 531
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2026 | Tags | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA1145 | cwmu antlerless elk hunts (continued)Johnson Mountain Ranch CWMU | 16 of 151 drew | 20 | 75–90% |
| EB3531 | public permitsJohnson Mountain Ranch CWMU | 2 of 106 drew | 2 | 94–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 531.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successEA114575–90%
90%
90%
90%
90%
75%
89%
81%
2019202020212022202320242025
EB353173–100%
73%
100%
86%
100%
95%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
45%+28–45%Under 28%
Before you apply
- Tag fee
- “Antlerless elk-control units Permit fee: Resident $40, Nonresident $236”
- Tag fee
- “General any bull or spike bull $56 $849”
- 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
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Public land & access
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Offline maps
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Members
Unit 531 hunt pack
One file, layered: the unit boundary, with each elk hunt's draw odds and harvest success attached to the unit.
- Unit boundary
- Draw odds per hunt
- Harvest success per hunt
Unit 531 · EA1145
16 of 151 drew
Success75–90%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Units nearby
- Unit 535Old Woman Plateau · 2 elk huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 527Bar J Ranch · 2 elk huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 530Grazing Pasture · 2 elk huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 862Manti, South · 2 elk huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 699Fishlake/Thousand Lakes West · 1 elk huntLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
- Unit 529Boobe Hole · 2 elk huntsLong shot at your 0 pts (NR)
Source: DWR · Updated Nov 13, 2026