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Note: Combined black bear and cougar guide­book

Utah's requirements and field regula­tions for bear and cougar hunting and pursuit are very similar. To consolidate information for bear and cougar hunters, we are combining these guidebooks beginning with the 2025 Utah Black Bear and Cougar Guidebook. This merge will also reduce costs for printing and distribution of guidebooks in years to come.

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Information about hunting and pursuing black bears in Utah

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Black Bear and Cougar Guidebook

The Utah Black Bear and Cougar Guidebook summarizes the laws and rules that govern black bear and cougar hunting and pursuit in Utah. The guidebook is designed to be a quick, convenient reference document for hunting regulations. You can use the references in the guidebook to search for the detailed statute or administrative rules (see R657-33 and R657-10) that underpin the guidebook summary.

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Corrections

Page 17: In the Bear pursuit season dates (units not designated as restricted) table in the guidebook, the fall season dates incorrectly included an early limited-entry hunt date range that does not apply to those hunts, as well as an asterisk referencing season dates for the Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South unit, which is a restricted pursuit unit.

The incorrect dates and footnote were deleted from the digital edition of the guidebook. The correct fall bear pursuit season dates (for units not designated as restricted) remain the same as printed: Nov. 3-9, 2025.

The online edition of the guidebook has been edited to reflect these updates.


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