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Catch a tagged fish, win a prize

Tagged fish contests are happening, or will happen soon, at four lakes and ponds in northeastern Utah.

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Great fishing Memorial Day weekend

For many families in Utah, fishing on Memorial Day weekend is a family tradition. Drew Cushing, warmwater sport fisheries coordinator, has suggestions for where you'll find waters that are easy to access and have large numbers of healthy fish.

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Share your thoughts on fishing in Utah

If you like to fish in Utah, you have a golden opportunity right now to let fisheries biologists know your thoughts about fishing regulation changes the biologists are considering for 2014, and share your thoughts about fishing in Utah.

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Bear safety tips

A fun weekend camping with your family and friends can turn tragic if you do things that lure bears into the area where you're camping. Fortunately, it's easy to keep bears away.

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Weber County's backyard fishing holes

Whether you're in the mood to catch lunker tiger muskie in Pineview Reservoir, or you're feeling adventurous and want to fish the upper part of Ogden River, Weber County offers a variety of spring fishing hotspots. Weber even has three community fishing ponds for days when you want to stay close to home.

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DWR holds fishing open houses

You can learn more about your favorite fishing water, and share ideas with the biologists who manage it, by attending a fishing open house. Starting May 14, open houses will held throughout Utah.

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Stop mussels: clean, drain and dry

Searchers are still finding quagga mussels at Lake Powell. And, as Memorial Day weekend gets closer, you need to be aware of a three-step process you must put your boat through if it's been on the lake.

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Deer hunting permits reduced slightly

On May 2, the Utah Wildlife Board approved a slight decrease in the number of general buck deer permits available for hunts in Utah this fall.

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Catch a fish, win a prize

You can add some extra excitement to your next fishing trip by registering for the Fish for Millions contest. If you register for the contest, and then catch a tagged fish in Utah, you could win as much as $2 million!

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Shoot for free in Green River

Green River youth can learn how to shoot a .22 rifle on May 11 at the Green River Shooting Sports Park east of town.

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Migratory birds arriving in Utah

Waterfowl and birds of prey have started arriving in northeastern Utah. Now that the ice and snow are melting, it's the perfect time to get out and see these migratory birds.

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