Last modified: Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Recent upland game news

• Check our news release page for recent information about upland game and other wildlife.

Upland game guidebooks, guides, maps and administrative rules

• Download the most recent guidebook for important information on rules and regulations regarding Utah upland game hunts

Buy permits or apply to hunt drawings

• Purchase available permits
• Apply to hunt open drawings

Important dates

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

Upland game drawing information

• View your draw results
• Upland game drawing odds and bonus point information
• Grouse permits remaining after the 2009 drawing
• Turkey permits remaining after the 2009 drawing

Harvest reporting

• Reporting requirements for upland game

Species-specific information

• Pheasant, chukar, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, quail, wild turkey, white-tailed ptarmigan, rabbits & hares and sandhill cranes

HIP registration number

• HIP program information
• Get your HIP registration number online
• Pacific Flyway Council

Upland game bird band recovery form

• Report upland game bird band recovery information online

Upland game annual reports

• Download annual reports from the past several years

Sage-grouse & Columbian sharp-tailed grouse

• Sage-grouse conservation planning
• Columbian sharp-tailed grouse conservation planning

Upland Game Advisory Committee

• Minutes from past meetings

Walk-In Access

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

Rules & regulations

• Trespass laws and upland game hunting
  • Landowner/hunter permission card
• Certificates of Registration (COR) information
  • Aviculture installation (live birds – R657-4)
  • Aviculture facility guidelines
  • Game bird breeder or hobbyist: application and information — (PDF format)

Other upland game information

• Current Commercial Hunting Areas by county — (PDF format)
• Protected wildlife donation form — (PDF format)
• Training hunting dogs in Utah
• Utah Conservation Data Center
• Upland game biology and ecology
• Utah's Rural Roadsides for Wildlife Program
• Utah wildlife resources GIS data
• Utah bird sightings