Nine Mile (Anthro-Myton Bench) pronghorn unit: draw, harvest and public land
Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench is a 1,027-square-mile limited-entry buck pronghorn unit in DWR's Northeastern Region of Utah. Limited-entry buck pronghorn hunters here took 135 bucks on 168 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 65.6% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (285,417 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, 2016 to 2025. Draw: DWR's 2024 and 2025 results. Land: UGRC, 2023.
National forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landNational wildlife refugeBureau of ReclamationTribal land (tribe's rules)State park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton BenchNeighboring pronghorn unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Northeastern Region (Vernal office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 657,541 acres (1,027 square miles) |
| Public land | 65.6% (431,121 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 3 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bucks harvested, 2025 | 135 on 168 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 83 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 530 residents, 363 nonresidents (160 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 2, 7,017 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Myton, Duchesne, Roosevelt and Ballard |
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 3 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5011 | Archery | Aug. 15-Sept. 11 | 60 | 29 | 47 | 3 |
| PB5037 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12-Sept. 20 | 433 | 87 | 287 | 9 |
| PB5059 | Muzzleloader | Sept. 23-Oct. 1 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 2 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, pages 61, 62 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 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench's limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts in 10 years from 2016 to 2025. In 2025, 162 hunters afield took 135 bucks, 83 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 136 from 144 hunters on 147 permits.
| Year | Hunts reported | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | Harvest per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 168 | 162 | 135 | 83 |
| 2024 | 3 | 147 | 144 | 136 | 94 |
| 2023 | 3 | 133 | 128 | 120 | 94 |
| 2022 | 3 | 112 | 111 | 109 | 98 |
| 2021 | 3 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 99 |
| 2020 | 3 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 99 |
| 2019 | 3 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 98 |
| 2018 | 2 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 96 |
| 2017 | 2 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 100 |
| 2016 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 94 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2016 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 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5011 | Archery | 32 | 31 | 29 | 93.5% | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| PB5037 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 104 | 100 | 83 | 83% | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| PB5059 | Muzzleloader | 32 | 31 | 23 | 74.2% | 2.6 | 2.9 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench 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 | 29 of 32 | 25 of 29 | 22 of 26 | 19 of 21 | 17 of 18 | 14 of 15 | 9 of 10 | 9 of 9 |
| Muzzleloader | 23 of 32 | 26 of 29 | 25 of 26 | 21 of 21 | 18 of 18 | 14 of 15 | 12 of 12 | |
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 83 of 104 | 85 of 89 | 73 of 81 | 69 of 70 | 55 of 56 | 43 of 45 | 36 of 38 | 35 of 38 |
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 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench pronghorn permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 530 residents put a Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench pronghorn hunt first and 146 drew a permit, 27.5% of them; 363 nonresidents applied first choice and 14 drew (3.9%). In 2024, 523 residents applied first choice and 127 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5011 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 60 | 29 | 47 | 3 |
| PB5037 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 433 | 87 | 287 | 9 |
| PB5059 | Limited-entry muzzle buck pronghorn | 37 | 30 | 29 | 2 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5011 | 2 to 6 | 0 to 1 | 17 | 15 |
| PB5037 | 4 to 10 | 0 to 4 | 16 | 9 to 16 |
| PB5059 | 1 to 4 | 0 to 1 | 15 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5011 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 53 | 26 | 42 | 3 |
| PB5037 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 410 | 75 | 371 | 9 |
| PB5059 | Limited-entry muzzle buck pronghorn | 60 | 26 | 38 | 3 |
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 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench is public land?
65.6% of the Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench pronghorn unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 431,121 of 657,541 acres. The largest share is BLM, 285,417 acres or 43.4% of the unit. 95,423 acres are tribal land, hunted only under the tribe's own rules.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 285,417 | 43.4% |
| National forest | 99,657 | 15.2% |
| Tribal land (tribe's rules) | 95,423 | 14.5% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 39,029 | 5.9% |
| DWR wildlife land | 7,018 | 1.1% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 1,537 | 0.2% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 18 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 129,442 | 19.7% |
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: Cottonwood Ridge WMA (6,749 acres) and Kevin Conway WMA (268 acres).
What other hunts share the Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench 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 Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile | general-season deer | 100% |
| Nine Mile | once-in-a-lifetime bison | 100% |
| Nine Mile, Jack Creek | once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 100% |
| Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 100% |
How do you get to the Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench unit?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 25 miles inside it) and US 40 (about 9 miles inside it). Towns inside: Myton. Nearby: Duchesne (on the line), Roosevelt (6 miles), Ballard (7 miles) and Altamont (13 miles). Rivers: Duchesne River (22 miles) and Green River (21 miles).
Which pronghorn units border or overlap Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek | 2,199 | 58.5% | 60 (2025) |
| Diamond Mountain/Bonanza | 1,227 | 77.5% | 82 (2025) |
| Nine Mile, Range Creek | 1,546 | 71.4% | 16 (2025) |
| Vernal | 1,252 | 66.5% | 67 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 3 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench: Archery Aug. 15-Sept. 11 (PB5011), Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 12-Sept. 20 (PB5037) and Muzzleloader Sept. 23-Oct. 1 (PB5059).
How many bucks were harvested on Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench in 2025?
135, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 162 hunters afield on 168 permits, 83 bucks for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 136.
How many people apply for Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench pronghorn permits?
530 residents and 363 nonresidents made a Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 146 residents and 14 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench mostly public land?
Yes. 65.6% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (285,417 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map.
What is the closest town to the Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench pronghorn unit?
Myton is inside the unit. Just outside: Duchesne (on the line), Roosevelt (6 miles) and Ballard (7 miles).
DWR's boundary description for Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench
Duchesne and Uintah counties: Boundary begins at Duchesne and US-191; southwest on US-191 to the Argyle Canyon road; southeast on this road to the Nine Mile Canyon road; east along this road to its end near Bulls Canyon; south from the end of this road to Nine Mile Creek; east along this creek to the Green River; north along this river to the Duchesne River; west along this river to US-40; west on US-40 to US-191 at Duchesne. EXCLUDING ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LAND WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Duchesne, Price, Seep Ridge, Vernal. Boundary questions? Call the Vernal office, 435-781-9453.
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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