Wasatch Mountains (Provo Peak) mountain goat unit: draw, harvest and public land
Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak is a 213-square-mile once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat unit in DWR's Central Region of Utah. Once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat hunters here took 5 goats on 5 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 62.6% public land open to hunting, most of it national forest (84,432 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 forestBLMDWR wildlife landState sovereign land (lake and river beds)Wasatch Mountains, Provo PeakNeighboring mountain goat unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Central Region (Springville office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 136,333 acres (213 square miles) |
| Public land | 62.6% (85,306 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 1 (DWR guidebook) |
| Goats harvested, 2025 | 5 on 5 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 100 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 179 residents, 0 nonresidents (5 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 4, 861 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Provo, Orem, Springville, Spanish Fork, Vineyard and Lindon |
When are the 2026 mountain goat hunts on Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO6813 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 5-Nov. 25 | 179 | 5 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, page 68; 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 goats are taken on Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak's once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat hunts in 13 years from 2013 to 2025. In 2025, 5 hunters afield took 5 goats, 100 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 4 from 5 hunters on 5 permits.
| Year | Hunt | Permits | Hunters afield | Goats harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GO6813 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 4 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | GO6813 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 75% | 6.3 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 1.7 | 5 |
| 2022 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 12 | 4.7 |
| 2021 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 7 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | GO6813 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 | GO6813 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 2016 | GO6813 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 4.8 |
| 2015 | GO6813 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75% | 6.8 | 4.5 |
| 2014 | GO6813 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 2.5 | |
| 2013 | GO6814 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4.5 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025, every once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat 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 Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Goats harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO6813 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 4 | 4.6 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak by weapon, year by year
Goats 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) | 5 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 3 |
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 Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 179 residents put a Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat hunt first and 5 drew a permit, 2.8% of them; no nonresident applied first choice. In 2024, 200 residents applied first choice and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO6813 | Mountain goat | 179 | 5 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO6813 | 20 to 22 | 7 to 10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO6813 | Mountain goat | 200 | 5 |
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 Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak is public land?
62.6% of the Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 85,306 of 136,333 acres. The largest share is national forest, 84,432 acres or 61.9% of the unit.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak |
|---|---|---|
| National forest | 84,432 | 61.9% |
| DWR wildlife land | 867 | 0.6% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 172 | 0.1% |
| BLM | 7 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 50,855 | 37.3% |
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: Hobble Creek WMA (517 acres), Loafer Mountain WMA (192 acres), Provo Peak WMA (82 acres) and Diamond Fork WMA (70 acres).
What other hunts share the Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat 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 Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Wasatch Mountains/Central Mountains | once-in-a-lifetime bull moose | 100% |
| Wasatch Mountains | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 100% |
| Wasatch Mountains | limited-entry bull elk | 100% |
| Wasatch Mountains, West | general-season deer | 100% |
| Wasatch Mountains, West | once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 100% |
How do you get to the Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak unit?
Highways through the unit: US 89 (about 23 miles inside it), US 189 (about 10 miles inside it), US 6 (about 5 miles inside it), UT 147 (about 5 miles inside it), UT 265 (about 5 miles inside it) and UT 156 (about 3 miles inside it). Towns inside: Provo, Orem, Springville and Mapleton. Nearby: Spanish Fork (on the line), Vineyard (2 miles), Lindon (2 miles) and Salem (4 miles). Rivers: Provo River (8 miles).
Which mountain goat units border or overlap Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Goats harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebo | 1,472 | 49.1% | 27 (2025) |
| Wasatch Mountains, Timpanogos | 97 | 56.3% | 9 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 mountain goat hunts on Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat hunt on Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak: Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 5-Nov. 25 (GO6813).
How many goats were harvested on Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak in 2025?
5, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 5 hunters afield on 5 permits, 100 goats for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 4.
How many people apply for Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat permits?
179 residents and 0 nonresidents made a Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 5 residents and 0 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mostly public land?
Yes. 62.6% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it national forest (84,432 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Most of the rest is private land.
What is the closest town to the Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak mountain goat unit?
Provo, Orem and Springville are inside the unit. Just outside: Spanish Fork (on the line), Vineyard (2 miles) and Lindon (2 miles).
DWR's boundary description for Wasatch Mountains, Provo Peak
Utah County: Boundary begins at the junction of I-15 and US-6 at Spanish Fork; north on I-15 to SR-52; east on SR-52 to US-189; northeast on US-189 to the South Fork Drainage of Provo Canyon; east along this drainage bottom to the Berryport trail; south along this trail to the Left Fork of Hobble Creek road; south on this road to the Right Fork of Hobble Creek road; east on this road to Cedar Canyon; south along this canyon bottom to Wanrhodes Canyon; south along this canyon bottom to Diamond Fork Creek; southwest along this creek to US-6; northeast on US-6 to I-15. USGS 1:100,000 Map: Provo. Boundary questions? Call the Springville office, 801-491-5678.
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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