Southwest Desert

Southwest Desert, a Utah big game hunt unit: Deer, Elk, Pronghorn. 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.

Southwest Desert

Deer · Elk · Pronghorn

Beaver, Iron and Millard counties—Boundary begins at the Utah-Nevada state line and US-6/50; east on US-6/50 to SR-257; south on SR-257 to SR-21; south on SR-21 to SR-130; south on SR-130 to I-15; south on I-15 to SR-56; west on SR-56 to the Lund highway; northwest on this highway to Lund and the Union Pacific railroad tracks; southwest along these tracks to the Utah-Nevada state line; north on this state line to US-6/50. Excludes all CWMUs. USGS 1:100,000 Maps: Beaver, Caliente, Cedar City, Delta, Garrison, Richfield, Tule Valley, Wah Wah Mountains North, Wah Wah Mountains South, Wilson Creek Range. Boundary questions? Call the Cedar City office, 435-865-6100. - 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 Southwest Desert: Southwest Desert, North Open unit; Southwest Desert, 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.

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