San Juan, Montezuma Canyon
San Juan, Montezuma Canyon, a Utah big game hunt unit: Elk. Utah DWR's boundary description for each 2026 hunt list that names this unit, with the unit's 2026 seasons and hunts as Ranger Hawk reads them from UDWR's hunt lists, the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, as of noon, October 28, 2026.
San Juan, Montezuma Canyon
Elk
San Juan County—Boundary begins at the Utah-Colorado state line and US-491 (formerly US-666); west on US-491 to US-191; south on US-191 to the Navajo Indian Reservation boundary; east on this boundary to the Utah-Colorado state line; north on this state line to US-491. This hunt is comprised entirely of private property. Hunters should acquire written permission from landowners before applying for this hunt. EXCLUDES ALL NATIVE AMERICAN TRUST LANDS WITHIN THIS BOUNDARY. Excludes all CWMUs. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Blanding, Bluff. Boundary questions? Call Price office, 435-613-3700. - A hunting permit does not authorize the permit holder to hunt on Native American trust lands, CWMUs (unless you specifically have a permit for that CWMU) or on National Park lands. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of hunters to learn if hunting is allowed and what specific rules and regulations may apply on National Monuments, National Wildlife Refuges, State Parks, UDWR Wildlife and Waterfowl Management areas, military installations and within the boundaries of cities, towns and municipalities. Written permission is required to hunt private lands.
Other units named San Juan: San Juan Bull Elk Open unit; San Juan, Abajo Mtns Open unit; San Juan, Elk Ridge Open unit; San Juan, Hatch Point Open unit; San Juan, Lockhart Open unit; San Juan, Mancos Mesa Open unit; San Juan, North Open unit; San Juan, San Juan River Open unit; San Juan, South Open unit
Hunts: UDWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled 2026-10-22. Dates: the 2026 Big Game Field Regulations (general seasons) and the 2026 Big Game Application Guidebook, 2026-04-06 (drawn hunts). Last year's draw: 2025. A mark after a hunt number is the guidebook's footnote; read it there.
Sources
Source: Utah DWR's 2026 hunt boundary lists, pulled October 22, 2026.
Source: Utah Big Game Application Guidebook - 2026, reissued April 6, 2026.
Source: Utah DWR 2026 Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook (general seasons).
Source: Utah DWR big game draw results, 2025.