Southern Region: Utah hunting units, public land and WMAs
DWR's Southern Region, run from the Cedar City office, covers 26,565 square miles of Utah and is 78.3% public land, measured from UGRC's land ownership map. Its 11 general-season deer units gave up 6,617 bucks in 2025, and its 10 limited-entry elk units 787 bulls in 2025, by DWR's harvest reports.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: DWR's reports to 2025. Land: UGRC, 2023. WMAs: DWR's public access properties.
Which hunt units are in the Southern Region?
Every unit below lies mostly in the Southern Region by DWR's region map, with DWR's latest harvest and the public land share measured inside it. Utah draws a separate map of units for each species and hunt type, so the same ground appears under several units.
General-season deer units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) | Hunters afield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion | 1,724 | 50.7% | 1,272 (2025) | 2,423 |
| Panguitch Lake | 882 | 77.9% | 941 (2025) | 1,863 |
| Fillmore | 1,978 | 70.4% | 873 (2025) | 1,795 |
| Pine Valley | 2,606 | 71% | 817 (2025) | 2,351 |
| Boulder/Kaiparowits | 5,344 | 75.7% | 693 (2025) | 1,849 |
| Beaver, East | 799 | 87.1% | 663 (2025) | 1,522 |
| Monroe | 690 | 75.4% | 446 (2025) | 629 |
| Fishlake | 684 | 83.1% | 436 (2025) | 988 |
| Beaver, West | 987 | 74% | 198 (2025) | 440 |
| Mt Dutton | 659 | 87.6% | 141 (2025) | 318 |
| Southwest Desert | 5,205 | 88.8% | 137 (2025) | 382 |
Limited-entry deer units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paunsaugunt | 1,495 | 80.4% | 181 (2025) | 235 |
| Fillmore, Oak Creek | 348 | 70.5% | 64 (2025) | 71 |
| Thousand Lakes | 507 | 63% | 22 (2025) | 64 |
Limited-entry bull elk units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bulls harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishlake/Thousand Lakes | 1,191 | 74.5% | 231 (2025) | 379 |
| Southwest Desert, South | 2,671 | 83.9% | 120 (2025) | 182 |
| Boulder | 1,849 | 86.8% | 96 (2025) | 135 |
| Beaver, East | 799 | 87.1% | 89 (2025) | 115 |
| Panguitch Lake | 882 | 77.9% | 65 (2025) | 90 |
| Fillmore, Pahvant | 849 | 75.6% | 60 (2025) | 110 |
| Mt Dutton | 659 | 87.6% | 59 (2025) | 94 |
| Monroe | 690 | 75.4% | 39 (2025) | 50 |
| Southwest Desert, North | 2,534 | 93.9% | 21 (2025) | 37 |
| Barney Top/Kaiparowits | 3,389 | 69.5% | 7 (2025) | 20 |
Limited-entry buck pronghorn units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Bucks harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Desert | 5,205 | 88.8% | 145 (2025) | 182 |
| Fillmore, Oak Creek South | 1,478 | 67.5% | 70 (2025) | 78 |
| Beaver | 1,786 | 79.9% | 46 (2025) | 57 |
| Panguitch Lake/Zion, North | 985 | 79.6% | 39 (2025) | 41 |
| Pine Valley | 2,606 | 71% | 23 (2025) | 40 |
| Mt Dutton/Paunsaugunt | 2,154 | 82.6% | 22 (2025) | 28 |
| Kaiparowits | 3,252 | 68.3% | 1 (2025) | 2 |
Once-in-a-lifetime desert bighorn sheep units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Rams harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiparowits, East | 1,001 | 63.1% | 13 (2025) | 13 |
| Kaiparowits, West | 1,610 | 96% | 5 (2025) | 5 |
| Pine Valley, Beaver Dam | 2,449 | 70.7% | 3 (2025) | 5 |
| Zion | 1,724 | 50.7% | 3 (2025) | 3 |
| Pine Valley, Virgin River | 157 | 74.8% | 2 (2025) | 3 |
Once-in-a-lifetime Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Sheep harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillmore, Oak Creek | 2,049 | 61.3% | 12 (2025) | 12 |
Once-in-a-lifetime mountain goat units
| Unit | Square miles | Public land | Goats harvested (DWR) | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 1,786 | 79.9% | 18 (2025) | 21 |
| Mt Dutton | 659 | 87.6% | 2 (2025) | 2 |
Harvest: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025. Public land measured by FilledTag from UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023). Region: DWR regional boundaries.
How much of the Southern Region is public land?
78.3% of the region is public land open to hunting, the largest share BLM (8,823,138 acres). 34,787 acres are tribal land. 68 acres are military land, closed to the public.
| Manager | Acres | Share of the Southern Region |
|---|---|---|
| BLM | 8,823,138 | 51.9% |
| National forest | 3,322,024 | 19.5% |
| State trust land (SITLA) | 1,107,056 | 6.5% |
| National park or monument (NPS, no hunting) | 932,693 | 5.5% |
| DWR wildlife land | 62,160 | 0.4% |
| Tribal land (tribe's rules) | 34,787 | 0.2% |
| State park (park rules) | 19,411 | 0.1% |
| Other public land (highways, other state land) | 1,845 | under 0.1% |
| Military land (closed) | 68 | under 0.1% |
| State sovereign land (lake and river beds) | 40 | under 0.1% |
| Private and other land not shown | 2,698,238 | 15.9% |
What wildlife management areas are in the Southern Region?
DWR lists 22 wildlife and waterfowl management areas in the region, from Fillmore WMA (17,499 acres) down to Willow Spring WMA (40 acres). 8 of them have a page here.
- Fillmore WMA: 17,499 acres
- Indian Peaks WMA: 10,259 acres
- Parowan Front WMA: 7,521 acres
- Clear Lake WMA: 5,537 acres
- Topaz Slough WMA: 4,155 acres
- Elbow Ranch WMA: 3,768 acres
- Beaver WMA: 1,950 acres
- Willow Creek (Sevier) WMA: 1,237 acres
- Pahvant WMA: 986 acres
- Panguitch Creek WMA: 979 acres
- Parowan Canyon WMA: 892 acres
- Kingston Canyon WMA: 689 acres
- Bicknell Bottoms WMA: 682 acres
- Black Canyon WMA: 587 acres
- Marysvale WMA: 567 acres
- Annabella WMA: 299 acres
- Monroe WMA: 287 acres
- Richfield Upland Game WMA: 178 acres
- White Horse Flat WMA: 161 acres
- Yankee Meadows WMA: 160 acres
- City Creek WMA: 124 acres
- Willow Spring WMA: 40 acres
DWR's Walk-In Access program has 23 active hunting properties in the region, about 7,978 acres of private land open to walk-in hunting under each property's rules (DWR Walk-In Access).
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Sources: DWR harvest reports, 2013 to 2025; UGRC's statewide land ownership map (last edited 2023); DWR public access properties (WMAs); DWR Walk-In Access properties (December 17, 2025); DWR regional boundaries. FilledTag is not part of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
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