Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose unit: draw, harvest and public land
Diamond Mountain/Vernal is a 1,668-square-mile once-in-a-lifetime bull moose unit in DWR's Northeastern Region of Utah. Once-in-a-lifetime bull moose hunters here took 1 bull on 2 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 66.9% public land open to hunting; the largest share is BLM (330,480 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, 2014 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
National forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landNational wildlife refugeNational park or monument (NPS, no hunting)Tribal land (tribe's rules)State park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Diamond Mountain/VernalNeighboring moose unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Northeastern Region (Vernal office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,067,474 acres (1,668 square miles) |
| Public land | 66.9% (713,700 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 1 (DWR guidebook) |
| Moose harvested, 2025 | 1 on 2 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 50 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 396 residents, 0 nonresidents (2 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 6, 16,908 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Naples, Vernal, Maeser, Dutch John, Ballard and Roosevelt |
When are the 2026 moose hunts on Diamond Mountain/Vernal?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime bull moose 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB6009 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12-Oct. 31 | 396 | 2 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, page 64; 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 moose are taken on Diamond Mountain/Vernal each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Diamond Mountain/Vernal's once-in-a-lifetime bull moose hunts in 12 years from 2014 to 2025. In 2025, 2 hunters afield took 1 bull, 50 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 2 from 2 hunters on 2 permits.
| Year | Hunt | Permits | Hunters afield | Moose harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 12.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 10.5 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 13 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | MB6009 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 20 | 3 |
| 2017 | MB6009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | MB6009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | MB6009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 21 | 1 |
| 2014 | MB6009 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 4 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2014 to 2025, every once-in-a-lifetime bull moose 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 Diamond Mountain/Vernal
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Moose harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB6009 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 8 | 1 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Diamond Mountain/Vernal by weapon, year by year
Moose harvested of permits issued, by weapon, for each year DWR reported since 2018:
| Weapon | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 1 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
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 Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 396 residents put a Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose hunt first and 2 drew a permit, 0.5% of them; no nonresident applied first choice. In 2024, 404 residents applied first choice and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB6009 | Bull moose | 396 | 2 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB6009 | 27 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB6009 | Bull moose | 404 | 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 Diamond Mountain/Vernal is public land?
66.9% of the Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 713,700 of 1,067,474 acres. The largest share is BLM, 330,480 acres or 31% of the unit. 49,752 acres are tribal land, hunted only under the tribe's own rules. 30,940 acres are National Park Service land, closed to hunting.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Diamond Mountain/Vernal |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 330,480 | 31% |
| National forest | 292,035 | 27.4% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 68,422 | 6.4% |
| Tribal land (tribe's rules) | 49,752 | 4.7% |
| National park or monument (NPS, no hunting) | 30,940 | 2.9% |
| DWR wildlife land | 17,065 | 1.6% |
| National wildlife refuge | 5,619 | 0.5% |
| State park (park rules) | 4,317 | 0.4% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 3,459 | 0.3% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | 79 | under 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 13 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 265,293 | 24.9% |
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 wildlife management areas inside the unit: Mail Draw WMA (9,909 acres), Marshall Draw WMA (3,333 acres), Browns Park WMA (1,402 acres), Little Hole WMA (1,140 acres), Stewart Lake WMA (645 acres) and Taylor Flat WMA (479 acres).
What other hunts share the Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose 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 Diamond Mountain/Vernal it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Vernal/Bonanza | general-season deer | 75% |
| Vernal/Bonanza | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 75% |
| Vernal | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 75% |
| Diamond Mountain/Bonanza | limited-entry buck pronghorn | 25% |
| Diamond Mountain | limited-entry deer | 25% |
| Diamond Mountain | limited-entry bull elk | 25% |
| Diamond Mountain | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 25% |
| High Uintas Leidy Peak | once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat | 22% |
How do you get to the Diamond Mountain/Vernal unit?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 51 miles inside it). Towns inside: Naples, Vernal, Maeser, Jensen and Lapoint. Nearby: Dutch John (on the line), Ballard (5 miles), Roosevelt (7 miles) and Myton (12 miles). Rivers: Green River (64 miles), Uinta River (17 miles) and Duchesne River (8 miles).
Which moose units border or overlap Diamond Mountain/Vernal?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Moose harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett | 618 | 89.1% | 8 (2025) |
| Yellowstone | 1,947 | 49.8% | 5 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 moose hunts on Diamond Mountain/Vernal?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime bull moose hunt on Diamond Mountain/Vernal: Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 12-Oct. 31 (MB6009).
How many moose were harvested on Diamond Mountain/Vernal in 2025?
1, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 2 hunters afield on 2 permits, 50 moose for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 2.
How many people apply for Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose permits?
396 residents and 0 nonresidents made a Diamond Mountain/Vernal hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 2 residents and 0 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Diamond Mountain/Vernal mostly public land?
Yes. 66.9% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (330,480 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Most of the rest is private land.
What is the closest town to the Diamond Mountain/Vernal moose unit?
Naples, Vernal and Maeser are inside the unit. Just outside: Dutch John (on the line), Ballard (5 miles) and Roosevelt (7 miles).
DWR's boundary description for Diamond Mountain/Vernal
Daggett and Uintah counties: Boundary begins at the Green River and the Utah-Colorado state line; west along the Green River to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; west along the south shoreline of Flaming Gorge Reservoir to Cart Creek; south along this creek to US-191; south on US-191 to the Uintah/Daggett county line (summit of the Uinta Mountains); west along this summit to the Dry Fork-Whiterocks drainage divide; southwest along the divide to USFS Trail #025 and Whiterocks Lake; south along the lake and trail to the East Fork of the Whiterocks River; south along this river to the Whiterocks river; south along this river to to the Uintah River; south along this river to the Duchesne River; south along this river to the Green River; south along this river to the White River; east along this river to the Utah-Colorado state line; north on this state line to the Green River. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LANDS WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Dutch John, Seep Ridge, Vernal. Boundary questions? Call the Vernal office, 435-781-9453.
From DWR's 2026 unit layer.
Get a Utah hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Utah are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Utah included.
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.
Utah hunting units Northeastern Region Utah draw deadlines North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett Yellowstone