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Application for Utah guide, outfitter and spotter

Complete this form to apply for, or renew, a certificate of registration

All applications for Utah hunting or fishing guides, outfitters and spotters must be submitted by March 31 of the year during which services will be rendered. Once your application has been approved, you will be contacted about the required fees. Certificates of registration are valid from April 1 of the year they are issued to March 31 of the following year.

Note: If you are applying for a new COR, please complete the outfitters, guides and spotters orientation course first.

Complete and submit the form below. Once your application is approved, we will contact you to discuss payment.

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How to get the most out of your new hunting or fishing license

Thank you for buying a Utah license! Your purchase helps fund our ongoing efforts to research, manage and conserve Utah's fish and wildlife.

Guidebooks, the DWR website, and the app

Check out useful resources

By purchasing a license, you've taken the first step toward exciting adventures in Utah's outdoors. We want to help you prepare for those trips with a variety of useful tools and resources. To get the most out of your license, you should:

Learn new information and skills

Be ready for your next hunting or fishing trip — and to share fun stories around the campfire — by being up to date on the tips, skills and information you need for success:

We hope you enjoy every minute you spend outdoors in Utah. Those trips with friends and family will be some of your favorite memories. (We always love to see the photos and videos of your adventures on our Facebook page!) We will continue to work hard and use your license dollars responsibly.

Learn more about some of the other work your license purchase supports, including habitat restoration, anti-poaching efforts, wildlife research and preventing the spread of invasive species.

Get answers to your license questions

If you bought your license online or over the phone, it should arrive within the next 10 business days. You should have received an email receipt for your license purchase. If you did not, please contact us.

You may also reprint a temporary copy of your license by returning to the license sales system, entering your user information and clicking the "View Current Licenses" link.

If you have any questions about the license or permit you have purchased, please contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 801-538-4838. Thank you again for your purchase and for supporting Utah's wildlife!

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