Utah Unit 870:elk draw odds & harvest
10 hunt codes for elk, Boulder Elk. 2026: 17 to 1,747 applicants per hunt.
Utah · Unit 870
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Unit 870Neighbor units
At a glance
Elk hunt codes
10
Archery hunts · any legal weapon (rifle) · muzzleloader hunts · season dates
Applicants · 2026
2,867
Harvest success 3-yr
0–100%
Hardest draw in Unit 8702026 draw
EB314813 drew, 1,747 applied.
One of Utah's hardest elk draws: 8th hardest of 533 in 2026.
Hunt codes
Elk huntsin Unit 870
Whole-hunt draw results: applicants, tags and the share that drew.
| Hunt code | What it is | Draw result · 2020 | Success 3-yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB3017 | Boulder/Kaiparowits | 19 of 333 drew | 43–56% |
| EB3061 | Boulder/Kaiparowits | 25 of 1,444 drew | 77–93% |
| EB3062 | Boulder/Kaiparowits | 18 of 300 drew | 57–77% |
| EB3145 | archery hunts · Aug 15–Sep 15Boulder | 31 of 352 drew | 46–64% |
| EB3148 | any legal weapon (rifle) — early hunts · Sep 16–Sep 20Boulder | 12 of 1,089 drew | 85–93% |
| EB3151 | any legal weapon (rifle) — late hunts · Nov 7–Nov 15Boulder | 22 of 312 drew | 68–85% |
| EB3154 | muzzleloader hunts · Sep 21–Oct 2Boulder | 19 of 326 drew | 79–90% |
| EB3156 | season dates · Limited-entry seasonsBoulder | 4 of 296 drew | 75–100% |
Some hunt codes cover several units; the hunt page lists them all.
Harvest
How hunters didin Unit 870.
Harvest success by hunt, 2019–2025
% successEB314545–81%
81%
50%
45%
66%
50%
20212022202320242025
EB314885–100%
90%
100%
85%
87%
93%
20212022202320242025
EB315168–100%
100%
78%
68%
86%
82%
20212022202320242025
EB315479–100%
100%
83%
88%
79%
89%
20212022202320242025
EB315675–100%
100%
100%
75%
100%
80%
20212022202320242025
EB31900–40%
40%
0%
20%
202320242025
EB319170–74%
70%
72%
74%
202320242025
EB301741–56%
56%
41%
20192020
EB306177–94%
94%
77%
20192020
EB306257–79%
57%
79%
20192020
45%+28–45%Under 28%
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
- EB3145Archery huntsAug 15–Sep 15
- EB3148Any legal weapon (rifle) — early huntsSep 16–Sep 20
- EB3151Any legal weapon (rifle) — late huntsNov 7–Nov 15
- EB3154Muzzleloader huntsSep 21–Oct 2
- EB3190Archery huntsNov 28–Dec 13
- EB3191Any legal weapon (rifle) — midseason huntsOct 3–Oct 15
Confirm in the regulations before you go.
Map & access
Unit 870and 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
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- Unit 77: Elk
- Unit 78: Elk
- Unit 80: Elk
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- Unit 85: Elk
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- Unit 120: Elk
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- Unit 124: Elk
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- 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
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- Unit 529: Elk
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- Unit 531: Elk
- Unit 535: Elk
- Unit 539: Elk
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- Unit 541: Elk
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- Unit 549: Elk
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- 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 685: 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 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
- Unit 921: Elk
- 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 870 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 870 · EB3017
19 of 333 drew
Success43–56%
Ask FarWide
Answers use the same figures as this page.
Source: DWR