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Answers about fishing & stream access

To help clear up the confusion and get correct information to anglers, the Division of Wildlife Resources has placed some information about House Bill 141 on its Web site.

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Board approves big game permits

Members of the Utah Wildlife Board approved the number of permits for Utah's 2010 big game hunts at their March 31 meeting. With a few exceptions, the number of permits offered for most hunts has increased this year.

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New elk plan approved

At their March 31, 2010 meeting, members of the Utah Wildlife Board revised Utah's elk management plan. The plan, which is updated every five years, guides elk management in Utah.

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Mountain goat watch, April 10

On April 10, 2010, you can see mountain goats at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. The DWR is hosting a free wildlife-viewing event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the park-and-ride lot.

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Bear raises both cubs

Wildlife biologists found an encouraging sight when they visited a bear den near Vernal: Two bear yearlings, which were just cubs one year before, that were alive and doing well.

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Watch the sage-grouse strut

The Division of Wildlife Resources and the Wild Bird Center of Layton will sponsor a free field trip on March 27 to a historic sage-grouse breeding ground. You'll have to get up early if you'd like to participate, but, if you do, you'll see something few people have seen in nature.

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View strutting sage-grouse, April 10

Samples from big game animals taken this past hunting season turned up something never seen in Utah before—an elk with chronic wasting disease.

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See Gunnison sage-grouse

During the weekends of April 2–3 and April 16–17, state wildlife biologists will take small groups of people to see Gunnison sage-grouse strut on leks (breeding grounds) west of Monticello.

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Shed antler gathering on the Henrys

Before your next trip to the Henry Mountains to collect shed antlers, please call or visit the Bureau of Land Management offices in Hanksville or Richfield. To protect the deer, the BLM has enacted a new travel plan. The plan requires motorized vehicles to stay on designated routes.

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Elk tests positive for CWD

Samples from big game animals taken this past hunting season turned up something never seen in Utah before—an elk with chronic wasting disease.

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2010 big game permit proposals

With one exception—cow bison permits for the Henry Mountains—the number of hunting permits could go up this fall for most of Utah's big game animals.

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