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- DWR conservation officers seek information after cow moose illegally killed in Wasatch County
- DWR hosting an additional bat viewing event this fall in Moab
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- DWR conservation officers seek information after pronghorn illegally killed in Emery County
Upcoming events
Here's a list of all upcoming events that require registration. For a complete list of past and future DWR events, see the Utah wildlife calendar.
September
Women's Beginner .22 Rifle Shooting Clinic
Want to learn how to shoot? Join us on Saturday, September 28th and learn the basics of rifle marksmanship using a .22 rifle. Date & timeSaturday, Sept. 28 AddressRedcliffs Rifle & Pistol Range More...The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is hosting a free first shots clinic! This event is a hands-on class for beginners who have little or no experience shooting rifles. What to expect:
Things to remember:
Please register in advance for this event. Space is limited! Event contact: Johnny Neil 435-868-8756 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Youth Pheasant Hunt — Uintah Basin
Join the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and partners for a free youth pheasant hunt at the Pleasant Valley Hunting Preserve! Date & timeSaturday, Sept. 28 AddressPleasant Valley Hunt Preserve More...Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day by getting the kids outdoors for a youth pheasant hunt! This free hunt — offered by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and its partners — is a great opportunity for any young hunter. Please take note of the details below as they contain important information about hunt requirements, preparation and expectations. Requirements:
Be prepared:
What to expect:
Your feedback is appreciated! The supervising adult will be emailed a survey within the week after your hunt occurs; please check your emails the week following the hunt to provide your much-appreciated feedback. See you there! Event Contacts: Anthony Christianson at 435-828-0008 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Tonya Kieffer-Selby at 801-995-2972 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For questions or directions on the day of the hunt, contact Pleasant Valley at 435-646-3194. |
October
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeFriday, Oct. 4 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Sporting Clays Shooting Clinic — Hurricane
Refine your field-shooting skills at this hands-on sporting clays clinic. Participation is limited for this free event — register today! Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 5 AddressPurgatory Clay Sports Park More...Note: This event is free, but participation is limited to the first 20 people ages 18 or older who register here. This Advanced Sporting Clays Clinic is a challenging clay target shoot designed to simulate field shooting scenarios on a sporting clays course. Shooters will attend an advanced instruction training session before being presented with a wide variety of targets that duplicate the flight path of game birds, such as flushing, crossing, incoming and other angling shots. What to expect
What to bring with you
Event location Purgatory Clay Sports is located at Southern Utah Shooting Sports Park, which is just west of the Regional Fair Grounds in Hurricane, Washington County. The park is about15 minutes from St. George, Utah. Contact DWR Wildlife Recreation Specialist Johnny Neil at 435-868-8756 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 5 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSunday, Oct. 6 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeFriday, Oct. 11 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 12 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wildlife Pumpkin Walk
Celebrate Halloween by entering a wildlife themed painted pumpkin to the Eccles Wildlife Education Center to put on display! Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 12 AddressGeorge S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Wildlife Education Center More...Enter a painted pumpkin for our very first pumpkin walk! Celebrate Halloween with a spooky wildlife themed pumpkin! All you need to do is get a ticket to enter your pumpkin, create your masterpiece, and bring the pumpkin down to the Eccles Wildlife Education Center to be put on display. Pumpkins need to be submitted by Oct. 12th at 4:00 p.m. The pumpkin walk will go from October 15th until the end of the month. The pumpkins will be on display during the annual Owl-o-ween event that will be held on October 19th. Event Contact: Hayley Pace at 385-515-6447 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSunday, Oct. 13 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Owl-o-ween
Owl-o-ween will highlight Utah's spooky and mysterious wildlife! Join us for this family-friendly holiday event! Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 19 AddressGeorge S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Wildlife Education Center More...Dress up in your spookiest costume and join the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources for Owl-o-ween at the Eccles Wildlife Education Center! This is a free, family-friendly event that you and your little ones won’t want to miss this fall season. What to expect:
Owl Presentations 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Owl meet and greet 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. & 12:00- 1:00 p.m. Event Contact: Hayley Pace at 385-515-6447 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeFriday, Oct. 25 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSaturday, Oct. 26 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |
Wild Night Life
See the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays focused on Utah's wild nightlife. Date & timeSunday, Oct. 27 AddressHardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area More...Visit Hardware Wildlife Education Center during the last three weekends in October and see the creatures of the night in a whole new light! Come enjoy free family activities and displays highlighting Utah's wild nightlife. We will have family craft activities, guided story walks, and a story hour every hour, plus more in our Visitor's Center! The Wildlife Education Center is not usually open in the fall so come take advantage of the crisp air and fascinating creatures of the night exhibits! What to know:
For questions about this event please contact: Marni Lee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 435-753-6206 Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in scheduling a large group tour or school learning experience of the exhibit. |