Utah Unit 449: draw, harvest & access

Hardest draw in Unit 4492022 draw

2 drew, 167 applied.

One of Utah's hardest elk draws: 18th hardest of 533 in 2022.

Hunt codes

Elk huntsin Unit 449

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

Hunt code	What it is	Draw result · 2026	Success 3-yr
EA1224	any legal weapon hunts · Oct 3–Oct 15Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	94 of 503 drew	49–58%
EA1225	any legal weapon hunts · Nov 16–Dec 13Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	118 of 985 drew	69–78%
EB3001	Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	16 of 133 drew	35–50%
EB3026	Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	22 of 1,164 drew	82–100%
EB3027	Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	14 of 292 drew	48–69%
EB3078	Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	9 of 222 drew	57–100%
EB3103	Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South	2 of 167 drew	33–80%

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

EA122449–58%

54%

58%

52%

57%

49%

58%

202020212022202320242025

EA122539–78%

44%

39%

71%

68%

75%

78%

202020212022202320242025

EB30019–50%

22%

9%

40%

37%

50%

20192020202120222024

EB302677–100%

84%

77%

83%

84%

100%

20192020202120222024

EB307856–100%

67%

63%

56%

92%

100%

20192020202120222024

EB302748–67%

62%

48%

65%

67%

2019202020212022

EB310333–100%

100%

83%

60%

33%

2019202020212022

45%+28–45%Under 28%

How the herd is doing

Herd unit Book Cliffs

2010–2024

Population estimate 2024

5,300

Average age of harvested bulls 2022

6.2 yrs

Population estimateFalling

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

Average age of harvested bulls (years)Falling

2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022

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

EA1224Any legal weapon huntsOct 3–Oct 15
EA1225Any legal weapon huntsNov 16–Dec 13

Confirm in the regulations before you go.

Map & access

Unit 449and the units around it

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Unit 449

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Members

Unit 449 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 449 · EA1224

94 of 503 drew

Success49–58%

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Utah Unit 449:elk draw odds & harvest

Elk huntsin Unit 449

How hunters didand how the herd is doing.

Unit 449and the units around it

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