Nine Mile (Range Creek) pronghorn unit: draw, harvest and public land
Nine Mile, Range Creek is a 1,546-square-mile limited-entry buck pronghorn unit in DWR's Southeastern Region of Utah. Limited-entry buck pronghorn hunters here took 16 bucks on 16 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 71.4% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (613,744 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 forestBLMState trust land (SITLA)DWR wildlife landTribal land (tribe's rules)Military land (closed)State park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Other public land (highways, other state land)Nine Mile, Range CreekNeighboring pronghorn unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Southeastern Region (Price office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 989,397 acres (1,546 square miles) |
| Public land | 71.4% (706,862 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 2 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bucks harvested, 2025 | 16 on 16 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 100 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 89 residents, 33 nonresidents (15 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 1, 2,684 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | Green River, East Carbon, Price, Helper, Wellington and Elmo |
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Range Creek?
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5038 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12-Sept. 20 | 79 | 11 | 33 | 1 |
| PB5053 | Archery | Aug. 15-Sept. 11 | 10 | 3 |
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 Nine Mile, Range Creek each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover Nine Mile, Range Creek's limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts in 13 years from 2013 to 2025. In 2025, 16 hunters afield took 16 bucks, 100 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 13 from 14 hunters on 14 permits.
| Year | Hunts reported | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | Harvest per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 100 |
| 2024 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 93 |
| 2023 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 91 |
| 2021 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 92 |
| 2020 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 |
| 2019 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 88 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 86 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80 |
Source: DWR harvest reports, 2013 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, Range Creek
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5038 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100% | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| PB5053 | Archery | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100% | 7 | 3.5 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
Nine Mile, Range Creek 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 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 2 | 1 of 2 |
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 13 of 13 | 11 of 11 | 10 of 10 | 8 of 9 | 10 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 11 of 11 | 6 of 7 |
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, Range Creek pronghorn permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 89 residents put a Nine Mile, Range Creek pronghorn hunt first and 14 drew a permit, 15.7% of them; 33 nonresidents applied first choice and 1 drew (3%). In 2024, 78 residents applied first choice and 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5038 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 79 | 11 | 33 | 1 |
| PB5053 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 10 | 3 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5038 | 6 to 9 | 2 to 4 | 15 | |
| PB5053 | 3 to 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5038 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 68 | 9 | 50 | 1 |
| PB5053 | Limited-entry archery buck pronghorn | 10 | 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, Range Creek is public land?
71.4% of the Nine Mile, Range Creek pronghorn unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 706,862 of 989,397 acres. The largest share is BLM, 613,744 acres or 62% of the unit. 411 acres are tribal land, hunted only under the tribe's own rules.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Nine Mile, Range Creek |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 613,744 | 62% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 90,423 | 9.1% |
| DWR wildlife land | 2,695 | 0.3% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 1,192 | 0.1% |
| Tribal land (tribe's rules) | 411 | under 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 216 | under 0.1% |
| State park (park rules) | 134 | under 0.1% |
| Military land (closed) | 91 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 280,491 | 28.3% |
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 area inside the unit: Cold Spring WMA and Conservation Easement (2,684 acres).
What other hunts share the Nine Mile, Range Creek 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, Range Creek it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Nine Mile, Range Creek | general-season any bull elk (over the counter) | 100% |
| 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 | 67% |
| Nine Mile, Gray Canyon | once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | 33% |
How do you get to the Nine Mile, Range Creek unit?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 57 miles inside it), US 6 (about 49 miles inside it) and US 50 and I-70 (one road, about 8 miles inside it). Towns inside: Green River, East Carbon, Price, Carbonville, Spring Glen and Kenilworth. Nearby: Helper (on the line), Wellington (on the line), Elmo (11 miles) and Cleveland (15 miles). Rivers: Green River (41 miles) and Price River (35 miles).
Which pronghorn units border or overlap Nine Mile, Range Creek?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek | 2,199 | 58.5% | 60 (2025) |
| Book Cliffs, South | 1,291 | 95.4% | 43 (2025) |
| La Sal, Potash/South Cisco | 1,462 | 73.1% | 27 (2025) |
| Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench | 1,027 | 65.6% | 135 (2025) |
| San Rafael, Desert | 4,705 | 86.4% | 6 (2025) |
| San Rafael, North | 1,930 | 83.9% | 99 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Range Creek?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 2 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts on Nine Mile, Range Creek: Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 12-Sept. 20 (PB5038) and Archery Aug. 15-Sept. 11 (PB5053).
How many bucks were harvested on Nine Mile, Range Creek in 2025?
16, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 16 hunters afield on 16 permits, 100 bucks for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 13.
How many people apply for Nine Mile, Range Creek pronghorn permits?
89 residents and 33 nonresidents made a Nine Mile, Range Creek hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 14 residents and 1 nonresident drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is Nine Mile, Range Creek mostly public land?
Yes. 71.4% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (613,744 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Most of the rest is private land.
What is the closest town to the Nine Mile, Range Creek pronghorn unit?
Green River, East Carbon and Price are inside the unit. Just outside: Helper (on the line), Wellington (on the line) and Elmo (11 miles).
DWR's boundary description for Nine Mile, Range Creek
Carbon, Duchesne, and Emery counties Boundary begins at exit 164 on I-70 near the town of Green River west on I-70 to US-6 north and west on US-6 to US-191 north on US-191 to Argyle Canyon Road southeast on this road to Nine Mile Canyon Road east on this road to its end near Bulls Canyon and Nine Mile Creek east along this creek to the Green River south along this river to Swasey’s Boat Ramp and the Hastings Road south on this road to SR-19 south and east on SR-19 to Exit 164 on 1-70 near the town of Green River. This hunt is comprised of all or largely private property. Hunters should acquire written permission from the landowner before applying for this hunt. Excludes all CWMUs. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Huntington, Price, Seep Ridge. Boundary questions? Call Price office, 435-613-3700.
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.
Utah hunting units Southeastern Region Utah draw deadlines Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek Book Cliffs, South La Sal, Potash/South Cisco Nine Mile, Anthro-Myton Bench San Rafael, Desert San Rafael, North