RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes

Proposed changes to the Dedicated Hunter Program

Bryan Christensen
Dedicated Hunter Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-38.

Proposed changes to the conservation and sportsman permits rule

Covy Jones
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-41.

Proposed outfitters, guides and spotters rule

Chad Bettridge
Major
Wildlife Section
Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Law Enforcement

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed Administrative Rule R657-72.

Recommendations for CWMUs with public lands in 2025

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlfie Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.

New license requirements to access Wildlife/Waterfowl Management Areas

Chelsea Duke
Wildlife Lands Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-28.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-61.

Recommendations for sage-grouse translocations in 2025-29

Heather Talley
Upland Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.

Maps

• View the Parker Mountain source site and release site.
• View the sage-grouse translocation sites and management areas.
• View the Uintah and Tabby Mountain sites.

Recommended amendments to the pen-reared gamebirds possesion and release rule

Heather Talley
Upland Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-4.

Sevier/Piute Big Game Winter Range WMAs Habitat Management Plan

Gary Bezzant
Habitat Program Manager
Southern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the Sevier and Piute Big Game Winter Range WMAs Habitat Management Plan.

Proposed changes to the "taking big game" rule

Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-5.

Buck deer permit recommendations for 2025

Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – What drives deer populations in Utah?
• 4:47 – Post-season buck-to-doe ratios
• 7:59 – Statewide plan changes
• 9:41 – Buck permit recommendations
• 10:59 – Implications of new buck-to-doe ratios
• 14:36 – Data-driven automatic permit adjustment
• 16:07 – General-season deer recommendations
• 20:05 – Permits at various buck-to-doe ratios
• 21:22 – General-season deer permit summary
• 21:44 – Limited-entry recommended buck deer permits
• 23:43 – Limited-entry, late-season muzzleloader deer hunts
• 25:23 – Limited-entry and private lands late-season deer hunt recommendations
• 27:14 – Other limited-entry buck deer recommendations
• 28:40 – Informational permit summary
• 29:25 – Informational

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the buck deer permit recommendations for 2025.

Once-in-a-lifetime species permit recommendations for 2025

Rusty Robinson
Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:11 – Bighorn sheep permits
• 1:06 – Desert bighorn sheep permits
• 3:11 – Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permits
• 5:12 – Moose permits
• 7:12 – Mountain goat permits
• 8:31 – Bison permits

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the once-in-a-lifetime species permit recommendations for 2025.

Bull elk permit recommendations for 2025

Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:08 – General-season elk
• 1:49 – Limited-entry elk age objectives
• 6:53 – Other limited-entry elk hunts
• 7:58 – Limited-entry late archery hunts
• 8:27 – September archery hunts and HAMSS hunts
• 9:08 – Other limited-entry elk hunts
• 10:17 – Total limited-entry elk permits

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the bull elk permit recommendations for 2025.

Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2025

Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2025.

Antlerless permit recommendations for 2025

Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:07 – Issuing antlerless permits
• 1:22 – Antlerless deer permit recommendations
• 2:16 – Antlerless deer permits
• 5:11 – Antlerless elk permit recommendations
• 6:06 – Overview of permit types
• 14:01 – Doe pronghorn permit recommendations
• 16:00 – Ewe bighorn sheep and antlerless moose

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the antlerless deer permit recommendations for 2025.
• View the antlerless elk permit recommendations for 2025.
• View the private-lands-only antlerless elk permit recommendations for 2025.
• View the antlerless doe pronghorn permit recommendations for 2025.

Maps

• View the boundary recommendation for the Box Elder, Sawtooth antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the East Canyon, East antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the La Sal, La Sal Mtns-North antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Manti, Ferron-Nelson Mtn antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Monroe antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Mt Dutton, Deep Creek antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the North Slope, Three Corners antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Ogden, North antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Panguitch Lake antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Parker Mtn/Plateau doe pronghorn unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Parker Mtn, Highlands doe pronghorn unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Parker Mtn, Plains doe pronghorn unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Wasatch Mtns, Box Elder Peak antlerless elk unit.
• View the boundary recommendation for the Wasatch Mtns, Salt Lake-Timpanogos antlerless moose unit.

CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2025

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• View the CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2025.

Recommended changes to the landowner permits rule

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the recommended changes to Administrative Rule R657-43.

Recommended changes to the Wildlife Expo permits rule

Covy Jones
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the memorandum.
• Read the recommended changes to Administrative Rule R657-55.

Little Montes Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan

Tory Mathis
Habitat Restoration Biologist
Northeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the proposed Little Montes Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Willow Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan

Tom Platero
Impact Analysis Biologist
Northeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the proposed Willow Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Upper San Rafael WMA Habitat Management Plan

Colton Taylor
Impact Analysis Biologist
Southeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the proposed Upper San Rafael WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Cinnamon Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan

Melissa Early
Habitat Manager
Northern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:17 – A closer look at a WMA
• 1:07 – Funding
• 1:52 – WMA habitat management plan
• 3:03 – WMA habitat condition
• 4:39 – Goals and objectives
• 4:58 – Species that need conservation help
• 5:37 – Game species on the WMA
• 6:42 – Key habitats on the WMA
• 7:08 – Utah big game range trend studies
• 7:38 – Habitat projects on the WMA
• 8:43 – Signage on the WMA
• 9:38 – Easements on the WMA
• 10:33 – Roads on the WMA
• 11:48 – Livestock grazing
• 12:17 – Targeted grazing on the WMA
• 12:47 – Camping trailers
• 14:13 – Ongoing habitat work

Documents

• Read the proposed Cinnamon Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Swan Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan

Zach Oman
Habitat Biologist
Northern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the proposed Swan Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Timpanogos WMA Habitat Management Plan

Mark Farmer
Habitat Program Manager
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:33 – General information
• 0:53 – Purpose of WMA ownership
• 1:14 – Trails on the WMA
• 2:18 – Wildlife species on the WMA
• 3:02 – Habitat characteristics
• 4:53 – Habitat management plans
• 6:19 – WMA management issues
• 6:47 – Management goals and objectives
• 7:02 – Habitat management strategies
• 8:08 – Access management plan
• 8:38 – Public access issues
• 9:03 – Access plan: roads and trails

Documents

• Read the proposed Timpanogos WMA Habitat Management Plan.

Spencer Fork WMA Habitat Management Plan

Josee Seamons
Impact Analysis Biologist
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents

• Read the proposed Spencer Fork WMA Habitat Management Plan.

South Sanpete Valley WMAs Habitat Management Plan

Robert Edgel
Habitat Restoration Biologist
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments

• 0:00 – Introduction
• 0:34 – South Sanpete Valley WMAs
• 1:03 – Purpose of WMA ownership
• 1:18 – Wildlife species on the WMA
• 1:32 – Habitat characteristics
• 2:18 – Habitat management plans
• 3:08 – Management issues
• 3:38 – Management plan goals and objectives
• 4:03 – Habitat management strategies
• 4:58 – Access management plan
• 5:37 – Public access issues
• 6:09 – Sharing the plan with the public
• 7:39 – Access plan
• 10:32 – Additional WMA access maps

Documents

• Read the proposed South Sanpete Valley WMAs Habitat Management Plan.