Last modified: Thursday, June 25, 2009

Recent hunting news

• Check our news release page for press releases regarding big game and other wildlife.

Hunting guidebooks & maps

• Visit our guidebook page to download the current Hunting Guidebook and view official rules, regulations, dates, boundary maps and other information regarding Utah hunts.
• View a map of Division of Wildlife Resources management units

Currently available hunting permits

• Buy currently available fishing & hunting licenses online
• Apply online for available hunt drawings

Important dates

• Visit our wildlife calendar for application dates, deadlines and season dates.

Hunt application drawing results

• View your big game draw results
• List of permits not drawn in the 2009 big game drawing

Report limited-entry harvest and view bonus points

• Report your harvest online and see your bonus points: This link will take you to the "My Drawing History" page. Once there, log in, then use the harvest tab to enter your limited-entry, CWMU or once-in-a-lifetime harvest report.

Dedicated hunter program

• Requirements, projects and contact information

2008 archery ethics course

• Bow hunters planning to hunt the extended hunts must complete an online course covering the special considerations of hunting in these high-use areas.

Rocky Mountain goat orientation course

• Complete the Rocky Mountain goat hunt female only orientation online.

Harvest reporting

• Reporting requirements for big game animals

Big game permit numbers

• 2009 limited–entry buck deer permit numbers — (PDF format)
• 2009 limited–entry bull elk permit numbers — (PDF format)
• 2009 limited–entry buck pronghorn permit numbers — (PDF format)
• 2009 once–in–a–lifetime permit numbers — (PDF format)

Big game statistics & drawing odds

• 2008 limited-entry & once-in-a-lifetime harvest statistics
• 2008 bucks, bulls & once-in-a-lifetime bonus point & drawing statistics
• 2008 antlerless drawing odds report — (PDF format)
• 2008 big game drawing odds report — (PDF format)
• 2007 bucks, bulls & once-in-a-lifetime bonus point & drawing statistics
• 2007 antlerless drawing odds report — (PDF format)
• 2007 big game drawing odds report — (PDF format)
• 2006 big game drawing odds report — (PDF format)
• 2006 bucks, bulls & once-in-a-lifetime bonus point & drawing statistics

Cooperative Wildlife Management Units (CWMUs)

• CWMU maps and information
• The Utah Cooperative Wildlife Management Association Web site

Big game annual reports

The annual reports are in PDF format, and they are all 1 to 3 MB.

• 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001–2004, 2001, 2000, 1998 & 1999, 1997

Statewide big game management plans

• Mule Deer — (PDF format, 156 KB)
• Elk — (PDF format, 248 KB)
• Rocky Mountain Goat — (PDF format, 44 KB)
• Moose — (PDF format, 40 KB)
• Bighorn sheep — (PDF format, 48 KB)
• Pronghorn — (PDF format, 360 KB)
• Bison Henry Mountains, Book Cliffs — (PDF format, 500 KB each)

Walk-In Access

• The Walk-In Access Program compensates landowners for opening their property to hunting, fishing and trapping. This is a three-year pilot program that is currently confined to northern Utah.

Conservation Permit program

• Information about the DWR's Conservation Permit program — (PDF format)
• 2009 Conservation Permit summary — (PDF format)
• See Administrative Rule R657-41 for an explanation of Conservation Permits.

Other big game information

Emergency Big Game Winter Feeding: DWR policy regarding the emergency supplemental feeding of deer and other big game animals during severe winter weather — (PDF format)

Limited-entry landowner association list

Chronic Wasting Disease
This mysterious disease has spread to several neighboring states and is threatening Utah's deer and elk populations.

Managing off-highway vehicles: U.S. Forest Service concerns regarding OHV use in national forests. — (PDF format, 1 MB)

Hunter education
Anyone born after Dec. 31, 1965 must complete a hunter education course before obtaining a Utah hunting license.

Donation of Protected Wildlife Pursuant to U.C.A. § 23-20-9 — Protected Wildlife Donation Form — (PDF format)

Guides & outfitters
Search for hunting & fishing guide services at the Utah.com Web site.

Teaming with Wildlife — a national initiative to raise funds for state wildlife conservation, recreation and education programs.

Utah Big Game Range Trend Studies: The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Big Game Range Trend Studies

Minimizing Browsing Damage by Deer: Landscape Planning for Wildlife

Trespassing laws of specific interest to hunters
— Landowner/hunter permission card

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