San Juan (Hatch Point) pronghorn unit: draw, harvest and public land
San Juan, Hatch Point is a 1,117-square-mile limited-entry buck pronghorn unit in DWR's Southeastern Region of Utah. Limited-entry buck pronghorn hunters here took 4 bucks on 4 permits in 2025, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary). The unit is 75.8% public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (466,380 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 landNational park or monument (NPS, no hunting)State park (park rules)State sovereign land (lake and river beds)Other public land (highways, other state land)San Juan, Hatch PointNeighboring pronghorn unitsLake or riverHighway
| DWR region | Southeastern Region (Price office) |
|---|---|
| Size | 714,715 acres (1,117 square miles) |
| Public land | 75.8% (541,886 acres) |
| 2026 hunts on this unit | 1 (DWR guidebook) |
| Bucks harvested, 2025 | 4 on 4 permits |
| Harvest per 100 hunters, 2025 | 100 (from DWR's figures) |
| 2025 first-choice applicants | 48 residents, 0 nonresidents (4 drew) |
| Wildlife management areas | 1, 426 acres inside the unit |
| Towns in and near it | La Sal, Moab, Monticello and Castle Valley |
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on San Juan, Hatch Point?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 limited-entry buck pronghorn 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5044 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | Sept. 12-Sept. 20 | 48 | 4 |
Source: 2026 Utah Big Game Application Guidebook, hunt tables, page 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 San Juan, Hatch Point each year?
DWR's harvest reports cover San Juan, Hatch Point's limited-entry buck pronghorn hunts in 13 years from 2013 to 2025. In 2025, 4 hunters afield took 4 bucks, 100 for every 100 hunters. In 2024: 6 from 6 hunters on 6 permits.
| Year | Hunts reported | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | Harvest per 100 hunters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| 2019 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 88 |
| 2018 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
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 San Juan, Hatch Point
| Hunt | Weapon | Permits | Hunters afield | Bucks harvested | DWR's percent success | Average days | Satisfaction (1 to 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5044 | Rifle (any legal weapon) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 1.8 | 3.5 |
Source: DWR 2025 harvest report (preliminary).
San Juan, Hatch Point 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 1 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 2 | ||||
| Rifle (any legal weapon) | 4 of 4 | 6 of 6 | 4 of 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 4 | 4 of 4 | 5 of 6 | 7 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 San Juan, Hatch Point pronghorn permits?
In DWR's 2025 draw, 48 residents put a San Juan, Hatch Point pronghorn hunt first and 4 drew a permit, 8.3% of them; no nonresident applied first choice. In 2024, 50 residents applied first choice and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5044 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 48 | 4 |
| Hunt | Residents, reserved permits: points | Residents, random permits: points | Nonresidents, reserved permits: points | Nonresidents, random permits: points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5044 | 5 to 6 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB5044 | Limited-entry ALW (rifle) buck pronghorn | 50 | 6 |
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 San Juan, Hatch Point is public land?
75.8% of the San Juan, Hatch Point pronghorn unit is public land open to hunting under its manager's rules: 541,886 of 714,715 acres. The largest share is BLM, 466,380 acres or 65.3% of the unit. 7 acres are National Park Service land, closed to hunting.
| Manager | Acres | Share of San Juan, Hatch Point |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 466,380 | 65.3% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 71,271 | 10% |
| National forest | 3,811 | 0.5% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 1,386 | 0.2% |
| DWR wildlife land | 424 | 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 116 | under 0.1% |
| State park (park rules) | 30 | under 0.1% |
| National park or monument (NPS, no hunting) | 7 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 171,290 | 24% |
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: Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve WMA (426 acres).
What other hunts share the San Juan, Hatch Point 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 San Juan, Hatch Point it covers |
|---|---|---|
| San Juan | limited-entry bull elk | 71% |
| San Juan | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 71% |
| San Juan, Abajo Mountains | general-season deer | 68% |
| San Juan, Lockhart | once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep | 50% |
| La Sal Mountains | limited-entry bull elk | 29% |
| La Sal Mountains | general-season deer, with its limited-entry hunts | 29% |
| La Sal Mountains | once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat | 29% |
| La Sal Mountains | general-season spike elk (over the counter) | 29% |
How do you get to the San Juan, Hatch Point unit?
Highways through the unit: US 191 (about 34 miles inside it). Towns inside: La Sal. Nearby: Moab (on the line), Monticello (on the line), Castle Valley (9 miles) and Blanding (20 miles). Rivers: Colorado River (23 miles).
Which pronghorn units border or overlap San Juan, Hatch Point?
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Sal, Potash/South Cisco | 1,462 | 73.1% | 27 (2025) |
Questions hunters ask
When are the 2026 pronghorn hunts on San Juan, Hatch Point?
DWR's 2026 guidebook lists 1 limited-entry buck pronghorn hunt on San Juan, Hatch Point: Rifle (any legal weapon) Sept. 12-Sept. 20 (PB5044).
How many bucks were harvested on San Juan, Hatch Point in 2025?
4, by DWR's 2025 harvest report (preliminary): 4 hunters afield on 4 permits, 100 bucks for every 100 hunters. In 2024 the count was 6.
How many people apply for San Juan, Hatch Point pronghorn permits?
48 residents and 0 nonresidents made a San Juan, Hatch Point hunt their first choice in DWR's 2025 draw; 4 residents and 0 nonresidents drew (DWR 2025 drawing results).
Is San Juan, Hatch Point mostly public land?
Yes. 75.8% of the unit is public land open to hunting, most of it BLM (466,380 acres), measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Most of the rest is private land.
What is the closest town to the San Juan, Hatch Point pronghorn unit?
La Sal is inside the unit. Just outside: Moab (on the line), Monticello (on the line) and Castle Valley (9 miles).
DWR's boundary description for San Juan, Hatch Point
Grand and San Juan counties: Boundary begins at the Colorado River and US-191 at Moab; south on US-191 to SR-46; east on SR-46 to the Utah-Colorado state line; south on this state line to US-491; west on US-491 to US-191; north on US-191 to SR-211; west on SR-211 to the Canyonlands National Park boundary; north on this boundary to the Colorado River; north on this river to US-191 at Moab. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Blanding, La Sal, Moab. Boundary questions? Call the 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 La Sal, Potash/South Cisco