Best Utah Elk Units (2026)
These are the top Utah elk units by hunter success rate, drawn from real harvest reports across 450 units (the state average is about 44%). Only units with a meaningful sample are ranked, so a unit that went two-for-two doesn't outrank a proven producer.
Harvest figures are the most recent reported season and vary year to year — confirm current regulations with the state wildlife agency before applying.
| # | Unit | Success rate | Latest harvest | Yrs tracked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ensign Ranches CWMU | 100% | 26 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 2 | Coldwater Ranch CWMU Antlerless | 100% | 25 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 3 | Heaston East CWMU Antlerless | 100% | 24 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 4 | Heaston East CWMU | 100% | 20 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 5 | Circle E Ranch CWMU Antlerless | 97% | 34 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 6 | Strawberry Ridge CWMU | 95% | 19 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 7 | Two Bear CWMU | 94% | 47 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 8 | Coldwater Ranch CWMU | 91% | 21 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 9 | Southwest Desert, South Limited Entry Late | 90% | 27 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 10 | Deseret CWMU | 89% | 105 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 11 | San Juan Bull Elk Limited Entry Mid | 89% | 31 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 12 | Beaver, East Limited Entry Mid | 89% | 25 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 13 | Weber Florence Creek/Stillman Creek CWMU | 88% | 87 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 14 | Fishlake/Thousand Lakes East Antlerless | 88% | 56 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 15 | Oquirrh-Stansbury, East Antlerless | 88% | 53 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 16 | Panguitch Lake Limited Entry Mid | 86% | 19 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 17 | Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Limited Entry Late | 84% | 54 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 18 | Fishlake/Thousand Lakes Limited Entry Early | 84% | 32 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 19 | Boulder Limited Entry Late | 82% | 18 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 20 | Manti Limited Entry Late | 81% | 99 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 21 | Nebo/San Pitch Mtns Limited Entry Mid | 81% | 22 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 22 | Johnson Mountain Ranch CWMU Antlerless | 81% | 17 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 23 | Preston Nutter Ranch CWMU Antlerless | 80% | 16 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 24 | Boulder West Antlerless | 78% | 38 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
| 25 | Diamond Mtn Limited Entry Mid | 77% | 24 · 2025 | 1 | Details → |
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