Utah Unit 163: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 1632022 draw

3 drew, 89 applied.

104th hardest of 533 Utah elk draws in 2022.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 163

Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Success 3-yr
EA1073	any legal weapon hunts (continued) · Nov 21–Dec 31Paunsaugunt	15 of 113 drew	6–30%
EB1007	season dates · Sep 12–Sep 22Draw-only Youth Any Bull/Hunters Choice Elk	675 of 8,068 drew	42%
EB3016	Paunsaugunt	16 of 44 drew	7–20%
EB3058	Paunsaugunt	12 of 181 drew	39–53%
EB3059	Paunsaugunt	10 of 124 drew	22–44%
EB3060	Paunsaugunt	2 of 53 drew	67–100%
EB3094	Paunsaugunt	11 of 53 drew	27–36%
EB3118	Paunsaugunt	3 of 21 drew	33–75%

Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.

Harvest & herd

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025

% success

EA10736–27%

27%

14%

10%

13%

6%

27%

8%

2019202020212022202320242025

EB30166–19%

11%

19%

18%

6%

2019202020212022

EB305838–58%

58%

38%

53%

2019202020212022

EB305922–70%

70%

38%

22%

44%

2019202020212022

EB306071–100%

71%

75%

100%

71%

2019202020212022

EB309425–64%

64%

38%

25%

27%

2019202020212022

EB311825–75%

25%

33%

75%

50%

2019202020212022

EB100742%

42%

2025

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit Paunsaugunt

2010–2024

Population estimate 2024

140

Bulls / 100 cows 2023

9

Average age of harvested bulls 2023

5.5 yrs

Population estimateFalling

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Average age of harvested bulls (years)Falling

20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023

Before you apply

Deadline: “You must apply online or by phone no later than Nov. 10, 2026.”
Tag fee: “Antlerless elk-control units Permit fee: Resident $40, Nonresident $236”
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 2027.

Season dates · 2026

EA1073Any legal weapon hunts (continued)Nov 21–Dec 31
EB1007Season datesSep 12–Sep 22

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 163and the units around it

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Public land & access

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Unit 163

KMZ GPX GeoJSON

Members

Unit 163 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

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Unit 163 · EA1073

15 of 113 drew

Success6–30%

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Utah Unit 163:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 163

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 163and the units around it

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