Utah publishes deer harvest in a form FDR could rank for 51 hunt units. Panguitch Lake is highest at 1.1 deer harvested per square mile in 2024. Manti has 0.9 in 2024 and Wasatch Mtns, Currant Creek has 0.9 in 2024. For success rate Henry Mtns leads at 98% in 2024 and Diamond Mtn has 93% in 2024. Harvest in a hunt unit includes private land, so the public share is shown next to each unit. The rankings describe reported harvest and do not measure access or hunting pressure.
KEY FINDINGS
- Panguitch Lake has the highest harvest per square mile at 1.1. The agency reported 946 deer on 563,453 acres in 2024.
- Henry Mtns has the best success rate at 98%. Its harvest per square mile ranks 47 of 51.
- 51 hunt units are ranked. Ranks compare areas measured between 2020 and 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Utah public land rankings
Best public land in Utah
Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2020 through 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
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Hunt units
Top 15 of 51 ranked hunt units by deer harvest per square mile. Hunt units include private land, so the public share column shows how much of each unit is public land open to hunting.
15 of 51 hunt units shown
| 1 | Panguitch Lake | 563,453 | 2024 | 946 | 1.1 | 47% | 13 | 689.2 | 78.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Manti | 1,634,010 | 2024 | 2,420 | 0.9 | 1,875.7 | 73.5% | ||
| 3 | Wasatch Mtns, Currant Creek | 591,925 | 2024 | 831 | 0.9 | 458.4 | 49.6% | ||
| 4 | Chalk Creek | 391,902 | 2024 | 530 | 0.9 | 28% | 31 | 59.9 | 9.8% |
| 5 | Nebo | 932,243 | 2024 | 1,236 | 0.8 | 30% | 28 | 719.0 | 49.4% |
| 6 | Wasatch Mtns, West | 778,627 | 2024 | 1,016 | 0.8 | 16% | 37 | 760.9 | 62.5% |
| 7 | Wasatch Mtns, East | 1,027,653 | 2024 | 1,336 | 0.8 | 24% | 33 | 874.4 | 54.5% |
| 8 | Zion | 1,101,180 | 2024 | 1,385 | 0.8 | 44% | 18 | 894.1 | 52.0% |
| 9 | Ogden | 401,737 | 2024 | 495 | 0.8 | 24% | 33 | 154.4 | 24.6% |
| 10 | East Canyon | 402,744 | 2024 | 447 | 0.7 | 18% | 36 | 129.5 | 20.6% |
| 11 | Oquirrh-Stansbury | 957,397 | 2024 | 1,020 | 0.7 | 37% | 24 | 654.3 | 43.7% |
| 12 | Fishlake | 433,814 | 2024 | 457 | 0.7 | 44% | 19 | 563.8 | 83.2% |
| 13 | Monroe | 439,126 | 2024 | 441 | 0.6 | 49% | 12 | 520.0 | 75.8% |
| 14 | North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett | 380,616 | 2024 | 371 | 0.6 | 528.0 | 88.8% | ||
| 15 | Wasatch Mtns, Salt Lake | 145,480 | 2020 | 131 | 0.6 | 124.0 | 54.5% |
Top 10 by success rate
10 of 40 hunt units with a success rate shown
| 47 | Henry Mtns | 817,639 | 2024 | 49 | 0.0 | 98% | 1 | 1,260.5 | 98.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Diamond Mtn | 265,351 | 2024 | 161 | 0.4 | 93% | 2 | 283.2 | 68.3% |
| 44 | Cache, Crawford Mtn | 82,334 | 2024 | 8 | 0.1 | 89% | 3 | 52.4 | 40.7% |
| 43 | La Sal, Dolores Triangle | 116,198 | 2024 | 15 | 0.1 | 88% | 4 | 174.7 | 96.2% |
| 45 | Book Cliffs | 2,288,212 | 2024 | 214 | 0.1 | 85% | 5 | 2,564.9 | 71.7% |
| 36 | Fillmore, Oak Creek LE | 222,898 | 2024 | 64 | 0.2 | 83% | 6 | 245.6 | 70.5% |
| 42 | West Desert, Vernon | 971,740 | 2024 | 185 | 0.1 | 76% | 7 | 1,343.4 | 88.5% |
| 49 | San Juan, Elk Ridge | 1,942,337 | 2024 | 57 | 0.0 | 75% | 8 | 2,820.4 | 92.9% |
| 41 | Paunsaugunt | 956,798 | 2024 | 194 | 0.1 | 74% | 9 | 1,207.1 | 80.7% |
| 31 | La Sal, La Sal Mtns | 1,577,344 | 2024 | 637 | 0.3 | 52% | 10 | 1,952.0 | 79.2% |
01Hunt units
51 hunt units ranked on harvest per square mile
Panguitch Lake has the most deer harvested per square mile at 1.1 in 2024. Manti has 0.9 in 2024 and Wasatch Mtns, Currant Creek has 0.9 in 2024.
The public share is the part of each unit that is public land open to hunting. Public share includes state trust land that licensed hunters may use with conditions. It is an upper bound where some tracts are landlocked or excluded.
02Success rate
Top 10 hunt units by success rate
Henry Mtns has the best success rate at 98% in 2024. Diamond Mtn has 93% in 2024 and Cache, Crawford Mtn has 89% in 2024.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. 40 of the 51 ranked units have one and the rest are left blank.
03Basis of this report
Sources and method
FDR divided the agency's deer harvest by the area's size to get harvest per square mile. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Ranks compare areas measured between 2020 and 2024 and each row shows its own newest year.
Success rate is the agency's published figure or harvest divided by hunters. Tied values share a rank and the order uses the unrounded values.
A ranking does not evaluate an individual property and does not confirm that it is open to hunting for you.
Sources
NOTES AND SOURCES
- Derived FDR figures from state agency numbers. Seasons measured 2020 through 2024. Captured October 18, 2026. Harvest per square mile is the agency's deer harvest divided by the area's size. Success rate is the agency's published rate or harvest divided by hunters. Areas smaller than one square mile are left out of the rankings. Order uses the unrounded values and tied values share a rank. Blank cells mean the agency did not publish the figure.
Fully Drawn Research is an independent data analysis desk, not affiliated with any state wildlife agency, transportation agency, mapping provider or outfitter. FDR rankings are independent analysis of state agency numbers. A ranking does not evaluate an individual property.
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