Dolores Triangle elk unit: draw, harvest and public land
Dolores Triangle is a 183-square-mile limited-entry bull elk unit in DWR's Southeastern Region of Utah. Limited-entry bull elk hunters here took 6 bulls on 7 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 95.6% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (106,284 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, 2019 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
BLMState trust land (SITLA)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Other public land (highways, other state land)Dolores TriangleNeighboring elk unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Southeastern Region (Price office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 117,031 acres (183 square miles) |
| Public land | 95.6% (111,828 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 1 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bulls harvested, 2025 | 6 on 7 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 86 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 125 residents, 137 nonresidents (7 drew) |
| Towns in and near it | Castle Valley |
When are the 2026 elk hunts on Dolores Triangle?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 limited-entry bull elk hunt 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3044 | Late rifle | Dec. 5, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027 | 125 | 6 | 137 | 1 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, page 58; 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 Dolores Triangle each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Dolores Triangle's limited-entry bull elk hunts in 4 years from 2019 to 2025. In 2025, 7 hunters afield took 6 bulls, 86 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 6 from 7 hunters on 7 permits.
| Year | Hunt | Permits | Hunters afield | Bulls harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | EB3044 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 85.7% | 12.7 | 4 |
| 2024 | EB3044 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 83.3% | 8.7 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | EB3044 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100% | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2019 | EB3044 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2019 to 2025, every limited-entry bull elk hunt DWR printed for this unit's name each year. 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 Dolores Triangle
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bulls harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3044 | Late rifle | 7 | 7 | 6 | 85.7% | 12.7 | 4 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Dolores Triangle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late rifle | 6 of 7 | 6 of 7 | 7 of 7 | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | |||
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 0 of 5 | 0 of 5 | 5 of 5 |
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 Dolores Triangle elk permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 125 residents put a Dolores Triangle elk hunt first and 6 drew a permit, 4.8% of them; 137 nonresidents applied first choice and 1 drew (0.7%). In 2024, 108 residents applied first choice and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3044 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - late | 125 | 6 | 137 | 1 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3044 | 14 to 15 | 5 to 13 | 11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB3044 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) bull elk - late | 108 | 6 | 98 | 1 |
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 Dolores Triangle is public land?
95.6% of the Dolores Triangle elk unit is public land open to hunting: 111,828 of 117,031 acres, the largest share BLM (106,284 acres). DWR uses the same boundary for its limited-entry deer hunts; the land table by manager, the access notes and DWR's boundary description are on the Dolores Triangle limited-entry deer page.
Measured by FilledTag inside DWR's 2026 boundary from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023).
What other hunts share the Dolores Triangle 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 Dolores Triangle it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dolores Triangle | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 100% |
| Dolores Triangle | limited-entry deer | 100% |
Which elk units border or overlap Dolores Triangle?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bulls harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal Mountains | 2,477 | 78.4% | 86 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 elk hunts on Dolores Triangle?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 limited-entry bull elk hunt on Dolores Triangle: Late rifle Dec. 5, 2026-Jan. 31, 2027 (EB3044).
How many bulls were harvested on Dolores Triangle in 2025?
6, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 7 hunters afield on 7 permits, 86 bulls for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 6.
How many people apply for Dolores Triangle elk permits?
125 residents and 137 nonresidents made a Dolores Triangle hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 6 residents and 1 nonresident drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
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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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