Utah Unit 685:elk draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for elk, Beaver, East. Part of elk herd unit Beaver. 2026: 87 to 3,408 applicants per hunt.
Utah · Unit 685
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- Unit 438: Elk
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- Unit 555: Elk
- Unit 556: Elk
- Unit 560: Elk
- Unit 562: Elk
- Unit 567: Elk
- Unit 568: Elk
- Unit 569: Elk
- Unit 571: Elk
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- Unit 573: Elk
- Unit 575: Elk
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- Unit 577: Elk
- Unit 578: Elk
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- Unit 580: Elk
- Unit 582: Elk
- Unit 586: Elk
- Unit 589: Elk
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- Unit 622: Elk
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- Unit 629: Elk
- Unit 630: Elk
- Unit 634: Elk
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- Unit 636: Elk
- Unit 639: Elk
- Unit 640: Elk
- Unit 670: Elk
- Unit 672: Elk
- Unit 682: Elk
- Unit 683: Elk
- Unit 693: Elk
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- Unit 697: Elk
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- Unit 699: Elk
- Unit 710: Elk
- Unit 723: Elk
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- Unit 736: Elk
- Unit 740: Elk
- Unit 747: Elk
- Unit 805: Elk
- Unit 808: Elk
- Unit 814: Elk
- Unit 826: Elk
- Unit 828: Elk
- Unit 831: Elk
- Unit 837: Elk
- Unit 838: Elk
- Unit 845: Elk
- Unit 858: Elk
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- Unit 862: Elk
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- Unit 950: Elk
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- Unit 957: Elk
Unit 685Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
10
Any legal weapon hunts · archery hunts · any legal weapon (rifle) · muzzleloader hunts · season dates
Applicants · 2026
5,297
Harvest success 3-yr
20–100%
Herd population 2024
1,000
Bulls / 100 cows 2021
84
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
Best draw odds
- Elk100% drew
- Deer79% drew
- Mountain lion13% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Elk20–100%
- Deer30–50%
- Mountain lionNo harvest report
Hardest draw in Unit 6852026 draw
EB302410 drew, 3,408 applied.
One of Utah's hardest elk draws: 2nd hardest of 533 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 685
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2019 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EA1183 | 80 of 80 drew | 23% | |
| EA1222 | any legal weapon hunts · Nov 21–Dec 11Beaver, East | 29 of 553 drew | 42–46% |
| EA1223 | any legal weapon hunts · Dec 12–Dec 26Beaver, East | 29 of 168 drew | 38–61% |
| EB3000 | archery hunts · Aug 15–Sep 15Beaver, East | 21 of 500 drew | 70–85% |
| EB3024 | any legal weapon (rifle) — early hunts · Sep 16–Sep 20Beaver, East | 9 of 1,958 drew | 75–100% |
| EB3025 | any legal weapon (rifle) — late hunts · Nov 7–Nov 15Beaver, East | 14 of 502 drew | 88–93% |
| EB3077 | muzzleloader hunts · Sep 21–Oct 2Beaver, East | 13 of 273 drew | 77–93% |
| EB3102 | season dates · Limited-entry seasonsBeaver, East | 3 of 485 drew | 100% |
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
% successEB300050–89%
75%
50%
89%
56%
85%
71%
77%
2019202020212022202320242025
EB302473–100%
90%
92%
92%
96%
73%
100%
91%
2019202020212022202320242025
EB302578–100%
100%
100%
78%
93%
92%
93%
88%
2019202020212022202320242025
EB307775–100%
75%
80%
100%
100%
83%
77%
93%
2019202020212022202320242025
EB310250–100%
100%
50%
100%
67%
100%
100%
100%
2019202020212022202320242025
EA12220–48%
42%
22%
0%
48%
46%
42%
202020212022202320242025
EA122326–75%
26%
33%
75%
44%
63%
38%
202020212022202320242025
EB315820–50%
25%
50%
20%
202320242025
EB315981–96%
96%
81%
89%
202320242025
EA118323%
23%
2019
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Beaver
Population estimate 2024
1,000
Bulls / 100 cows 2021
84
Mature bulls / 100 cows 2021
59
Average age of harvested bulls 2024
9.6 yrs
Population estimateFalling
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Bulls per 100 cowsRising
2010201520182021
Mature bulls per 100 cowsRising
2010201520182021
Average age of harvested bulls (years)Rising
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
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
- EA1222Any legal weapon huntsNov 21–Dec 11
- EA1223Any legal weapon huntsDec 12–Dec 26
- EB3000Archery huntsAug 15–Sep 15
- EB3024Any legal weapon (rifle) — early huntsSep 16–Sep 20
- EB3025Any legal weapon (rifle) — late huntsNov 7–Nov 15
- EB3077Muzzleloader huntsSep 21–Oct 2
- EB3158Archery huntsNov 28–Dec 13
- EB3159Any legal weapon (rifle) — midseason huntsOct 3–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 685and the units around it
Neighbors with a FarWide page open on click.
- Unit 2: Elk
- Unit 12: Elk
- Unit 17: Elk
- Unit 18: Elk
- Unit 29: Elk
- Unit 30: Elk
- Unit 33: Elk
- Unit 38: Elk
- Unit 39: Elk
- Unit 40: Elk
- Unit 43: Elk
- Unit 45: Elk
- Unit 47: Elk
- Unit 49: Elk
- Unit 51: Elk
- Unit 55: Elk
- Unit 58: Elk
- Unit 69: Elk
- Unit 77: Elk
- Unit 78: Elk
- Unit 80: Elk
- Unit 81: Elk
- Unit 85: Elk
- Unit 86: Elk
- Unit 88: Elk
- Unit 94: Elk
- Unit 96: Elk
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- Unit 105: Elk
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- Unit 116: Elk
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- Unit 120: Elk
- Unit 122: Elk
- Unit 123: Elk
- Unit 124: Elk
- Unit 128: Elk
- Unit 129: Elk
- Unit 132: Elk
- Unit 134: Elk
- Unit 135: Elk
- Unit 137: Elk
- Unit 138: Elk
- Unit 140: Elk
- Unit 142: Elk
- Unit 143: Elk
- Unit 163: Elk
- Unit 175: Elk
- Unit 183: Elk
- Unit 185: Elk
- Unit 188: Elk
- Unit 194: Elk
- Unit 206: Elk
- Unit 222: Elk
- Unit 224: Elk
- Unit 225: Elk
- Unit 227: Elk
- Unit 234: Elk
- Unit 238: Elk
- Unit 240: Elk
- Unit 241: Elk
- Unit 276: Elk
- Unit 277: Elk
- Unit 301: Elk
- Unit 302: Elk
- Unit 303: Elk
- Unit 304: Elk
- Unit 438: Elk
- Unit 449: Elk
- Unit 455: Elk
- Unit 480: Elk
- Unit 483: Elk
- Unit 484: Elk
- Unit 485: Elk
- Unit 490: Elk
- Unit 491: Elk
- Unit 492: Elk
- Unit 493: Elk
- Unit 505: Elk
- Unit 516: Elk
- Unit 517: Elk
- Unit 520: Elk
- Unit 521: Elk
- Unit 522: Elk
- Unit 524: Elk
- Unit 525: Elk
- Unit 526: Elk
- Unit 527: Elk
- Unit 529: Elk
- Unit 530: Elk
- Unit 531: Elk
- Unit 535: Elk
- Unit 539: Elk
- Unit 540: Elk
- Unit 541: Elk
- Unit 542: Elk
- Unit 543: Elk
- Unit 544: Elk
- Unit 546: Elk
- Unit 547: Elk
- Unit 548: Elk
- Unit 549: Elk
- Unit 550: Elk
- Unit 551: Elk
- Unit 552: Elk
- Unit 553: Elk
- Unit 554: Elk
- Unit 555: Elk
- Unit 556: Elk
- Unit 560: Elk
- Unit 562: Elk
- Unit 567: Elk
- Unit 568: Elk
- Unit 569: Elk
- Unit 571: Elk
- Unit 572: Elk
- Unit 573: Elk
- Unit 575: Elk
- Unit 576: Elk
- Unit 577: Elk
- Unit 578: Elk
- Unit 579: Elk
- Unit 580: Elk
- Unit 582: Elk
- Unit 586: Elk
- Unit 589: Elk
- Unit 599: Elk
- Unit 609: Elk
- Unit 611: Elk
- Unit 613: Elk
- Unit 614: Elk
- Unit 616: Elk
- Unit 617: Elk
- Unit 622: Elk
- Unit 624: Elk
- Unit 625: Elk
- Unit 629: Elk
- Unit 630: Elk
- Unit 634: Elk
- Unit 635: Elk
- Unit 636: Elk
- Unit 639: Elk
- Unit 640: Elk
- Unit 670: Elk
- Unit 672: Elk
- Unit 682: Elk
- Unit 683: Elk
- Unit 693: Elk
- Unit 695: Elk
- Unit 697: Elk
- Unit 698: Elk
- Unit 699: Elk
- Unit 710: Elk
- Unit 723: Elk
- Unit 732: Elk
- Unit 734: Elk
- Unit 735: Elk
- Unit 736: Elk
- Unit 740: Elk
- Unit 747: Elk
- Unit 805: Elk
- Unit 808: Elk
- Unit 814: Elk
- Unit 826: Elk
- Unit 828: Elk
- Unit 831: Elk
- Unit 837: Elk
- Unit 838: Elk
- Unit 845: Elk
- Unit 858: Elk
- Unit 861: Elk
- Unit 862: Elk
- Unit 863: Elk
- Unit 867: Elk
- Unit 868: Elk
- Unit 869: Elk
- Unit 870: Elk
- Unit 871: Elk
- Unit 872: Elk
- Unit 874: Elk
- Unit 878: Elk
- Unit 879: Elk
- Unit 880: Elk
- Unit 891: Elk
- Unit 893: Elk
- Unit 894: Elk
- Unit 899: Elk
- Unit 901: Elk
- Unit 902: Elk
- Unit 920: Elk
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- Unit 923: Elk
- Unit 924: Elk
- Unit 925: Elk
- Unit 938: Elk
- Unit 939: Elk
- Unit 941: Elk
- Unit 947: Elk
- Unit 948: Elk
- Unit 950: Elk
- Unit 951: Elk
- Unit 952: Elk
- Unit 953: Elk
- Unit 954: Elk
- Unit 957: Elk
Public land & access
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Members
Unit 685 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 685 · EA1183
80 of 80 drew
Success23%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: DWR