Utah Unit 7:bison draw odds & harvest
6 hunt codes for bison, Book Cliffs. Part of bison herd unit Book Cliffs. 2021: 386 to 2,637 applicants per hunt.
Utah · Unit 7
Unit 7Neighbor units
At a glance
Bison hunt codes
6
Applicants · 2021
2,155
Harvest success 3-yr
50–100%
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
52
Compare species at a glance
Hunt codes
- Deer3
Best draw odds
- Deer11% drew
- Black bear62% drew
- Bison11% drew
Harvest success, 3 yr
- Deer74–100%
- Black bearNo harvest report
- Bison50–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 72021 draw
BI65178 drew, 2,637 applied.
5th hardest of 31 Utah bison draws in 2021.
Hunt codes
Bison huntsin Unit 7
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2019 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BI6501 | Book Cliffs | 8 of 598 drew | 100% |
| BI6508 | Book Cliffs | 21 of 186 drew | 85% |
| BI6517 | Book Cliffs | 7 of 1,603 drew | 89–100% |
| BI6518 | Book Cliffs | 14 of 667 drew | 58% |
| BI6520 | Book Cliffs | 3 of 274 drew | 50–83% |
| BI6521 | Book Cliffs | 4 of 278 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, 2019–2021
% successBI651789–100%
100%
100%
89%
201920202021
BI652052–83%
52%
83%
67%
201920202021
BI6521100%
100%
100%
20202021
BI6501100%
100%
2019
BI650885%
85%
2019
BI651856%
56%
2019
45%+28–45%Under 28%
How the herd is doing
Herd unit Book Cliffs
Bulls / 100 cows 2024
52
Bulls per 100 cowsFalling
201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Before you apply
- Deadline
- “You must apply online or by phone no later than Nov. 10, 2026.”
- 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 2027.
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Members
Unit 7 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 7 · BI6501
8 of 598 drew
Success100%
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Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: DWR