Cache (Meadowville) elk unit: draw, harvest and public land
Cache, Meadowville is a 285-square-mile limited-entry bull elk unit in DWR's Northern Region of Utah. Limited-entry bull elk hunters here took 21 bulls on 51 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 54.8% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (92,139 acres), measured from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023).
Data updated October 2026. Seasons: DWR's 2026 guidebook. Harvest: DWR's reports, 2013 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
National forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landState park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Cache, MeadowvilleNeighboring elk unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Northern Region (Ogden office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 182,593 acres (285 square miles) |
| Public land | 54.8% (100,136 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 7 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bulls harvested, 2025 | 21 on 51 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 43 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 244 residents, 92 nonresidents (47 drew) |
| Towns in and near it | Laketown, Garden, Randolph, Garden City and Woodruff |
When are the 2026 elk hunts on Cache, Meadowville?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 7 limited-entry bull elk hunts on this unit, shown here with the 2025 draw for the same hunt number where DWR used it.
| Hunt number | Hunt | 2026 season | 2025 first-choice applicants (residents) | 2025 permits drawn (residents) | 2025 first-choice applicants (nonresidents) | 2025 permits drawn (nonresidents) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3003 | Archery | Aug. 15-Sept. 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| EB3032 | Early rifle | Sept. 16-Sept. 20 | 113 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| EB3033 | Late rifle | Nov. 7-Nov. 15 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| EB3081 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 21-Oct. 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| EB3105 | Multiseason | Limited-entry seasons | 22 | 1 | ||
| EB3168 | Late archery | Nov. 28-Dec. 13 | ||||
| EB3169 | Midseason rifle | Oct. 3-Oct. 15 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, pages 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60; boundaries from DWR Hunt Planner hunt table. DWR can change a season during the year: check the Utah Hunt Planner before you go.
How many bulls are taken on Cache, Meadowville each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Cache, Meadowville's limited-entry bull elk hunts in 13 years from 2013 to 2025. In 2025, 49 hunters afield took 21 bulls, 43 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 20 from 49 hunters on 56 permits.
| Year | Hunts reported | Permits | Hunters afield | Bulls harvested | Harvest per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 21 | 43 |
| 2024 | 7 | 56 | 49 | 20 | 41 |
| 2023 | 7 | 63 | 61 | 33 | 54 |
| 2022 | 5 | 57 | 53 | 38 | 72 |
| 2021 | 5 | 57 | 53 | 24 | 45 |
| 2020 | 5 | 87 | 85 | 33 | 39 |
| 2019 | 5 | 76 | 74 | 30 | 41 |
| 2018 | 5 | 73 | 68 | 33 | 49 |
| 2017 | 5 | 72 | 68 | 36 | 53 |
| 2016 | 5 | 72 | 69 | 30 | 43 |
| 2015 | 5 | 73 | 72 | 40 | 56 |
| 2014 | 5 | 67 | 64 | 38 | 59 |
| 2013 | 5 | 69 | 67 | 26 | 39 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025, every limited-entry bull elk hunt DWR printed for this unit's name each year, added up by FilledTag. CWMU, landowner, conservation and sportsman permits are not included. Harvest per 100 hunters is worked out from DWR's own two numbers.
Each 2025 hunt on Cache, Meadowville
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bulls harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3003 | Archery | 11 | 10 | 2 | 20% | 8.4 | 3.9 |
| EB3032 | Early rifle | 6 | 6 | 3 | 50% | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| EB3033 | Late rifle | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50% | 3 | 3.8 |
| EB3081 | Muzzleloader | 7 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 6.6 | 3.7 |
| EB3105 | Multiseason | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 | 5 |
| EB3168 | Late archery | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| EB3169 | Midseason rifle | 13 | 13 | 7 | 53.8% | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Cache, Meadowville by weapon, year by year
Bulls harvested of permits issued, by weapon, for each year DWR reported since 2018:
| Weapon | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 of 11 | 3 of 11 | 6 of 14 | 3 of 10 | 3 of 11 | 3 of 18 | 1 of 9 | 5 of 14 |
| Early rifle | 3 of 6 | 5 of 8 | 6 of 6 | 16 of 20 | ||||
| Late archery | 0 of 4 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 3 | |||||
| Late rifle | 4 of 8 | 3 of 8 | 3 of 10 | 9 of 15 | ||||
| Midseason rifle | 7 of 13 | 3 of 16 | 8 of 18 | |||||
| Multiseason | 2 of 2 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 4 | 3 of 3 |
| Muzzleloader | 3 of 7 | 4 of 8 | 8 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 6 of 7 | 6 of 14 | 4 of 12 | 6 of 11 |
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 14 of 37 | 22 of 52 | 22 of 51 | 19 of 45 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2018 to 2025. An empty cell means DWR printed no hunt of that kind on this unit that year.
How many hunters apply for Cache, Meadowville elk permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 244 residents put a Cache, Meadowville elk hunt first and 41 drew a permit, 16.8% of them; 92 nonresidents applied first choice and 6 drew (6.5%). In 2024, 276 residents applied first choice and 49 drew. Limited-entry and once-in-a-lifetime permits are drawn on bonus points: DWR reserves half of each hunt's permits for the applicants with the most points and draws the rest at random (Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-8).
| Hunt | DWR's hunt name | Resident applicants | Residents drawn | Nonresident applicants | Nonresidents drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3003 | Limited-entry archery bull elk | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| EB3032 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - early | 113 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| EB3033 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - late | 31 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| EB3081 | Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| EB3105 | Limited-entry multi-season bull elk | 22 | 1 | ||
| EB3169 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - mid | 56 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3003 | 1 to 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| EB3032 | 13 to 21 | 0 to 6 | 16 | |
| EB3033 | 4 to 7 | 2 to 3 | 5 | |
| EB3081 | 3 to 5 | 0 to 2 | 9 | |
| EB3105 | 0 | |||
| EB3169 | 5 to 16 | 0 to 4 | 14 | 3 |
From DWR's 2025 drawing results, which list each point level's permits from the reserved half (most points first) and from the random half. A blank cell means no permit of that kind went to the group.
| Hunt | DWR's hunt name | Resident applicants | Residents drawn | Nonresident applicants | Nonresidents drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3003 | Limited-entry archery bull elk | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| EB3032 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - early | 114 | 4 | 38 | 1 |
| EB3033 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - late | 44 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| EB3081 | Limited-entry muzzleloader bull elk | 18 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| EB3105 | Limited-entry multi-season bull elk | 30 | 2 | ||
| EB3168 | Limited-entry archery bull elk - late | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| EB3169 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - mid | 55 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
Source: DWR 2025 drawing results and DWR 2024 drawing results, first-choice applications only, as DWR reports them; DWR leaves out second to fifth choices. The share who drew in a past year is not a forecast for the next draw. Deadlines and fees: Utah draw deadlines and fees.
How much of Cache, Meadowville is public land?
54.8% of the Cache, Meadowville elk unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 100,136 of 182,593 acres. The largest share is BLM, 92,139 acres or 50.5% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Cache, Meadowville |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 92,139 | 50.5% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 7,967 | 4.4% |
| State park (park rules) | 183 | 0.1% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 46 | under 0.1% |
| National forest | 30 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 82,228 | 45% |
Measured by FilledTag inside DWR's 2026 boundary from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). State trust land (SITLA) is open to hunting where it can be reached legally; many sections touch no public road. A permit does not allow hunting on CWMUs, tribal land or national parks.
DWR's Walk-In Access program has 1 active hunting property on private land in the unit, about 648 acres. Each has its own rules: DWR Walk-In Access.
What other hunts share the Cache, Meadowville elk unit's ground?
Utah draws a separate map of units for each species and hunt type. These units cover part of the same ground, measured from DWR's 2026 boundaries:
| Unit | Hunt type | Share of Cache, Meadowville it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Cache | general-season deer, with its limited-entry hunts | 100% |
| Cache | once-in-a-lifetime bull moose | 100% |
| Cache, Rich | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 100% |
| Cache, Meadowville | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 100% |
How do you get to the Cache, Meadowville unit?
Highways through the unit: US 89 (about 3 miles inside it). Towns inside: Laketown and Garden. Nearby: Randolph (on the line), Garden City (on the line), Woodruff (on the line) and Richmond (19 miles).
Which elk units border or overlap Cache, Meadowville?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bulls harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cache, North | 239 | 73.5% | 25 (2025) |
| Cache, South | 431 | 78.2% | 29 (2025) |
| Morgan-South Rich | 930 | 14.1% | 9 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 elk hunts on Cache, Meadowville?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 7 limited-entry bull elk hunts on Cache, Meadowville: Archery Aug. 15-Sept. 15 (EB3003), Early rifle Sept. 16-Sept. 20 (EB3032), Late rifle Nov. 7-Nov. 15 (EB3033), Muzzleloader Sept. 21-Oct. 2 (EB3081), Multiseason Limited-entry seasons (EB3105) and Late archery Nov. 28-Dec. 13 (EB3168), and 1 more in the table above.
How many bulls were harvested on Cache, Meadowville in 2025?
21, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 49 hunters afield on 51 permits, 43 bulls for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 20.
How many people apply for Cache, Meadowville elk permits?
244 residents and 92 nonresidents made a Cache, Meadowville hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 41 residents and 6 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Cache, Meadowville mostly public land?
Yes. 54.8% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (92,139 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Most of the rest is private land.
What is the closest town to the Cache, Meadowville elk unit?
Laketown and Garden are inside the unit. Just outside: Randolph (on the line), Garden City (on the line) and Woodruff (on the line).
DWR's boundary description for Cache, Meadowville
Rich County: Boundary begins at US-89 and the USFS boundary west of Garden City; south along this USFS boundary to SR-39; east on SR-39 to SR-16; north on SR-16 to SR-30; northwest on SR-30 to US-89; west on US-89 to the USFS boundary. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Logan, Ogden. This hunt is comprised of all or largely private property. Hunters should acquire written permission from the landowner before applying for this hunt. Boundary questions? Call the Ogden office, 801-476-2740.
From DWR's 2026 unit layer.
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest, permits, hunters, days and satisfaction: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025 (2025 preliminary).
- 2026 hunts and season dates: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook; boundary names: DWR Hunt Planner hunt table.
- Applicants and permits drawn: DWR drawing results, 2024 and 2025.
- Unit boundary: DWR 2026 hunt unit boundaries. Public land: UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). WMAs: DWR public access properties (WMAs). Walk-In Access: DWR Walk-In Access properties (December 17, 2025).
- Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
FilledTag is not part of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Numbers are copied from DWR and the State of Utah, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.
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