Plan ahead
Tags take planning
Some tags are a lottery you enter for years before you draw. Pick where you want to hunt and see what to do this year.
Utah
- When to apply
- Big game draw closes late April
- Point system
- Bonus + preference
- Typical wait
- General elk: this season. Limited-entry bull elk: 10–20+ years
- ▸Mountain lion: hunting license only, no separate permit since 2023
- ▸Over-the-counter general-season elk tags for nonresidents
- ▸Hunter education required if born after 1965