Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn unit: draw, harvest and public land
Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt is a 2,154-square-mile limited-entry buck pronghorn unit in DWR's Southern Region of Utah. Limited-entry buck pronghorn hunters here took 22 bucks on 28 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 82.6% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (689,375 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, 2018 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
National forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landNational park or monument (NPS, no hunting)State park (park rules)Other public land (highways, other state land)Mt Dutton/PaunsauguntNeighboring pronghorn unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Southern Region (Cedar City office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 1,378,518 acres (2,154 square miles) |
| Public land | 82.6% (1,139,023 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 2 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bucks harvested, 2025 | 22 on 28 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 79 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 184 residents, 159 nonresidents (19 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 2, 731 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Kanab, Circleville, Orderville, Hatch, Glendale and Kingston |
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 2 limited-entry buck pronghorn 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12-Sept. 20 | 175 | 13 | 147 | 2 |
| PB5332 | Archery | Aug. 15-Sept. 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, pages 61 and 63; 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 bucks are taken on Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt's limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts in 8 years from 2018 to 2025. In 2025, 28 hunters afield took 22 bucks, 79 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 24 from 46 hunters on 46 permits.
| Year | Hunts reported | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | Harvest per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 79 |
| 2024 | 2 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 52 |
| 2023 | 2 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 70 |
| 2022 | 2 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 77 |
| 2021 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 37 | 76 |
| 2020 | 2 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 94 |
| 2019 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 96 |
| 2018 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 97 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2018 to 2025, every limited-entry buck pronghorn 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 Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 24 | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| PB5332 | Archery | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25% | 9.3 | 2.8 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt by weapon, year by year
Bucks harvested of permits issued, by weapon, for each year DWR reported since 2018:
| Weapon | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 of 4 | 0 of 8 | 3 of 9 | 7 of 10 | 7 of 7 | |||
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 21 of 24 | 24 of 38 | 30 of 39 | 30 of 40 | 37 of 49 | 45 of 48 | 43 of 46 | 29 of 32 |
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 Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 184 residents put a Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn hunt first and 16 drew a permit, 8.7% of them; 159 nonresidents applied first choice and 3 drew (1.9%). In 2024, 220 residents applied first choice and 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 175 | 13 | 147 | 2 |
| PB5332 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 9 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 | 7 to 9 | 2 to 7 | 16 | 12 |
| PB5332 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5331 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 198 | 28 | 184 | 3 |
| PB5332 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 22 | 7 | 27 | 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 Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt is public land?
82.6% of the Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 1,139,023 of 1,378,518 acres. The largest share is BLM, 689,375 acres or 50% of the unit. 32,723 acres are National Park Service land, closed to hunting.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 689,375 | 50% |
| National forest | 384,620 | 27.9% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 64,301 | 4.7% |
| National park or monument (NPS, no hunting) | 32,723 | 2.4% |
| DWR wildlife land | 727 | 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 78 | under 0.1% |
| State park (park rules) | 24 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 206,670 | 15% |
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: Kingston Canyon WMA (526 acres) and Black Canyon WMA (205 acres).
What other hunts share the Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn 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 Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Paunsaugunt | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 69% |
| Paunsaugunt | limited-entry deer | 69% |
| Mt Dutton | general-season deer, with its limited-entry hunts | 31% |
| Mt Dutton | once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat | 31% |
| Mt Dutton | limited-entry bull elk | 31% |
| Mt Dutton | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 31% |
| Kaiparowits, West | once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep | 24% |
How do you get to the Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt unit?
Highways through the unit: US 89 (about 102 miles inside it). Towns inside: Kanab, Circleville, Orderville, Tropic, Cannonville and Bryce Canyon City. Nearby: Hatch (on the line), Glendale (on the line), Kingston (on the line) and Antimony (on the line). Rivers: Sevier River (70 miles) and Paria River (33 miles).
Which pronghorn units border or overlap Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 1,786 | 79.9% | 46 (2025) |
| Kaiparowits | 3,252 | 68.3% | 1 (2025) |
| Panguitch Lake/Zion, North | 985 | 79.6% | 39 (2025) |
| Plateau | 3,283 | 82.6% | 146 (2015) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 2 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts on Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt: Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 12-Sept. 20 (PB5331) and Archery Aug. 15-Sept. 11 (PB5332).
How many bucks were harvested on Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt in 2025?
22, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 28 hunters afield on 28 permits, 79 bucks for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 24.
How many people apply for Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn permits?
184 residents and 159 nonresidents made a Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 16 residents and 3 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt mostly public land?
Yes. 82.6% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (689,375 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map.
What is the closest town to the Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt pronghorn unit?
Kanab, Circleville and Orderville are inside the unit. Just outside: Hatch (on the line), Glendale (on the line) and Kingston (on the line).
DWR's boundary description for Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt
Garfield, Kane and Piute counties: Boundary begins at US-89 and SR-62; south on US-89 to US-89A in Kanab; south on US-89A to the Utah-Arizona state line; east on this state line to the Paria River; north along this river to SR-12; west on SR-12 to the Widtsoe-Antimony road; north on this road to SR-22; north on SR-22 to SR-62; west on SR-62 to US-89. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Beaver, Escalante, Kanab, Loa, Panguitch. Boundary questions? Call the Cedar City office, 435-865-6100.
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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