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See California condors

On June 19, 2010, the Division of Wildlife Resources will host its annual California condor viewing event. The free event runs from 8 a.m. to noon at an area 21 miles north of Virgin in southwestern Utah.

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Visit Sunnyside, see bighorn sheep

Want to see a herd of wild Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep? The Division of Wildlife Resources will host a free event on June 19, 2010 in Sunnyside, Utah. Biologists will be available from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to help you locate the animals and to answer your questions. (Late afternoon until dusk is usually the best time to see the sheep.)

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Free fishing events scheduled in Utah

Free fishing events will be held across Utah on June 5. You don't need a license to fish in Utah on June 5. Several free fishing events will be held on Free Fishing Day.

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See spawning cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout are making their way up the Strawberry River to spawn. On June 12, you can see these beautiful fish in the river and in the hands of aquatic biologists who will hold fish for you to see.

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Quagga mussel may have been found in Sand Hollow

Divers have found what appears to be a live adult quagga mussel in Sand Hollow Reservoir, about eight miles southwest of Hurricane in southwestern Utah

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Reward offered in illegal stocking case

Biologists have found white bass in the Provo River above Deer Creek Reservoir. The DWR, the Stonefly Society of the Wasatch and Utah Trout Unlimited are offering a reward of up to $7,000 to the person who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who put the bass in the reservoir.

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Apply for antlerless permits, June 1

You can help Utah's big game animals and have a fun time in the outdoors this fall. You can apply for an antlerless big game hunting permit starting June 1, 2010.

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Fish for free on June 5, 2010

If you're looking for a fun activity that's close to home and doesn't cost much, mark June 5, 2010 on your calendar. June 5, 2010 is Free Fishing Day—The only day when you don't need a fishing license to fish in the state of Utah.

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Big cutthroats at Strawberry Reservoir

Ryan Houston of Pleasant Grove was fishing with his family at Strawberry on May 14, 2010 when he hooked a gorgeous 13-pound, 8-ounce Bear Lake cutthroat. The 30-inch trout had a girth of 20 inches.

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Rainbow trout returning to Bear Lake

For the first time in 24 years, you might feel a rainbow trout tugging on your fishing line at Bear Lake. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will stock about 5,000 rainbows into the lake on May 25, 2010. About 5,000 additional rainbows will be stocked before the July 4 weekend.

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Big tigers and wild browns

Fish Lake is one of southern Utah's premier fishing spots. But two smaller waters near Fish Lake offer something even this premier water can't offer—big tiger trout and a population of wild brown trout.

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