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RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes

Regional Advisory Council and Wildlife Board meeting agendas mirror one another. Action items on the agenda are voted on by the RACs and the Board. Wildlife Board meetings usually occur a few weeks after the Northern, Central, Northeastern, Southeastern and Southern RAC meetings.

Download the RAC and Board meeting schedules for 2020 and 2021. (PDF)

Previous RAC and Board Meetings

September/October

Wildlife Board meeting — Oct. 1, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 164.93 KB) updated Sept. 17, 2020	(PDF — 7.1 MB)	(PDF — 10.73 KB)

Proposals

2020 Conservation Permit Program Audit

By Kenny Johnson
Administrative Services Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the 2020 Conservation Permit Program Audit.
Utah's Conservation Permit Program Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2020

By Justin Shannon
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the annual report.
Cougar Conservation and Expo Permit Requests

By Darren DeBloois
Game Mammals Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the memorandum about cougar conservation and Expo permit requests.
Repeal of Wildlife Sensitive Species Rule (Administrative Rule R657-48a)

By Mike Canning
Assistant Director
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

(As discussed at the Utah Wildlife Board Work Session on Sept. 16, 2020, beginning at 00:06:37.)
Read the repealed Administrative Rule R657-48a.
Proposed Meeting Dates: 2021 Wildlife Board and Regional Advisory Councils

By Staci Coons
Wildlife Board Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the Wildlife Board and Regional Advisory Council schedule for 2021.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date	Feedback
(PDF — 179.03 KB)	(PDF — 448.86 KB)	Central	Sept. 1
		Northern	Sept. 2	(PDF — 15.52 KB)
		Southern	Sept. 8	(PDF — 5.67 KB)
		Southeastern	Sept. 9
		Northeastern	Sept. 10	(PDF — 10.93 KB)

Proposals

2021–22 fishing recommendations and fishing contest rule amendments (Admin. Rule R657-58)

By Randy Oplinger
Sport Fisheries Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the memorandum about changes to fishing contests and clinics.
Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule 657-58.
Read the memorandum about the 2021–22 fishing regulation proposals.
Angler opportunity assessment update

By Craig Walker
Aquatics Section Assistant Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Middle Provo River update

By Jackie Watson
Blue Ribbon Fisheries Biologist
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Administrative Rule R657-62 amendments for deployed military

By Lindy Varney
Wildlife Licensing Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Read the memorandum.
Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-62.

September

Wildlife Board work session — Sept. 16, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 141.7 KB)

July/August

Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 27, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 166.18 KB)	(PDF — 8.8 MB)	(PDF — 139.9 KB)

Proposals

2021 Expo Permit Allocation

By Justin Shannon
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2021 Sensitive Species Designations

By Kimberly Hersey
Mammal Conservation Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020 Expo Audit

By Kenny Johnson
Administrative Services Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Expo Contract Extension

By Kenny Johnson
Administrative Services Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Changes to 2021 Wildlife Expo Permits (Admin. Rule R657-55)

By Kenny Johnson
Administrative Services Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date	Feedback
(PDF — 151.3 KB)	(PDF — 4.5 MB)	Central	July 28	(PDF — 58.93 KB)
		Northern	July 29	(PDF — 143.25 KB)
		Southern	Aug. 4	(PDF — 46.56 KB)
		Southeastern	Aug. 5	(PDF — 36.82 KB)
		Northeastern	Aug. 6	(PDF — 47.2 KB)

Proposals

2020–21 bobcat and furbearer proposals

By Darren DeBloois
Game Mammals Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020–21 cougar recommendations

By Darren DeBloois
Game Mammals Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020–21 Beaver WMA Habitat Management Plan

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

June

Wildlife Board work session — June 25, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 164.44 KB) updated June 19, 2020

May/June

Wildlife Board meeting — June 4, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 150.56 KB) updated June 2, 2020	(PDF — 1.4 MB)	(PDF — 136.8 KB)

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date	Feedback
(PDF — 164.23 KB)	(PDF — 4 MB)	Central	May 12	(PDF — 433.28 KB)
		Northern	May 13	(PDF — 672.23 KB)
		Southern	May 19	(PDF — 75.01 KB)
		Southeastern	May 20	(PDF — 536.8 KB)
		Northeastern	May 21	(PDF — 75.02 KB)

Proposals

Upland game and turkey guidebook and rule recommendations

By Heather Talley
Upland Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Migratory upland game recommendations and swan rule amendments

By Blair Stringham
Migratory Game Bird Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Aquatic invasive species (AIS) rule amendments

By Bruce Johnson
AIS Lieutenant
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Walk-in Access (WIA) rule amendments

By Bryan Christensen
Volunteer Services Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Willard Spur WMA Habitat Management Plan

By Ashley Kijowski
Wildlife Biologist
Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program

April

Wildlife Board meeting — April 30, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 179.57 KB)	(PDF — 1.3 MB)

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date
(PDF — 188.44 KB)	(PDF — 4.6 MB) updated April 6, 2020	Central	April 7
		Northern	April 8
		Southern	April 14
		Southeastern	April 15
		Northeastern	April 16

Proposals

Changes to cougar and bear rule

By Darren Debloois
Game Mammals Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Managing predatory wildlife species

By Darren Debloois
Game Mammals Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Management of bison hunts in the Nine Mile, Range Creek Unit

By Brad Crompton
Assistant Wildlife Manager
Southeast Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020 bucks, bulls and once in a lifetime

By Covy Jones
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020 antlerless recommendations

By Covy Jones
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
2020 CWMU antlerless permit recommendations

By Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Recommended changes to CWMU Rule R657-37

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

Wildlife Board meeting — April 10, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 173.85 KB)	(PDF — 372.42 KB)

Proposals

Read the recommended amendment to the Division Variance Rule (R657-57) in the Wildlife Board Meeting packet.

March

Wildlife Board work session — March 19, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 112.44 KB)

Postponed: After Gov. Gary Herbert's announcement on March 12 urging Utahns to avoid large, in-person gatherings to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Division of Wildlife Resources postponed this Utah Wildlife Board work session.

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 7, 2020

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 145.48 KB)	(PDF — 8.6 MB)

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date	Recording
(PDF — 210.76 KB)	(PDF — 1.2 MB)	Central	Dec. 3	(MP3 — 211.2 MB)
		Northern	Dec. 4
		Southern	Dec. 10	(MP3 — 46.5 MB)
		Southeastern	Dec. 11
		Northeastern	Dec. 12	(MP3 — 41.6 MB)

Proposals

Black bear and cougar rule amendments

By Darren Debloois
Game Mammals Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Proposed extension of Utah's Wolf Management Plan

By Kimberly Hersey
Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Proposed amendments to the Brine Shrimp Harvest rule related to the COR transfer process

By Greg Hansen
Utah Attorney General's Office

November/December

Wildlife Board meeting — Dec. 5, 2019

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 149.23 KB)	(PDF — 9.7 MB)

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date	Recording
(PDF — 151.41 KB)	(PDF — 18.6 MB)	Central	Nov. 12	(MP3 — 100.8 MB)
		Northern	Nov. 13	(MP3 — 109.7 MB)
		Southern	Nov. 19	(MP3 — 127.3 MB)
		Southeastern	Nov. 20	(MP3 — 108 MB)
		Northeastern	Nov. 21	(MP3 — 80.4 MB)

Proposals

Statewide Deer Management Plan

By Covy Jones
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Bucks, bulls & once-in-a-lifetime species season dates, application timeline and rule amendments

By Covy Jones
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
CWMU management plans and permit numbers and Landowner Association permit numbers for 2020

By Chad Wilson
Public Lands Private Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Proposed rule amendments to address point creep, lost opportunities and equity in the hunt drawing process

By Lindy Varney
Licensing Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Past RAC and Board meetings

See an archive of past RAC and Board meetings

RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes

Previous RAC and Board Meetings

September/October

Wildlife Board meeting — Oct. 1, 2020

Proposals

2020 Conservation Permit Program Audit

Utah's Conservation Permit Program Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2020

Cougar Conservation and Expo Permit Requests

Repeal of Wildlife Sensitive Species Rule (Administrative Rule R657-48a)

Proposed Meeting Dates: 2021 Wildlife Board and Regional Advisory Councils

RAC meetings

Proposals

2021–22 fishing recommendations and fishing contest rule amendments (Admin. Rule R657-58)

Angler opportunity assessment update

Middle Provo River update

Administrative Rule R657-62 amendments for deployed military

September

Wildlife Board work session — Sept. 16, 2020

July/August

Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 27, 2020

Proposals

2021 Expo Permit Allocation

2021 Sensitive Species Designations

2020 Expo Audit

Expo Contract Extension

Changes to 2021 Wildlife Expo Permits (Admin. Rule R657-55)

RAC meetings

Proposals

2020–21 bobcat and furbearer proposals

2020–21 cougar recommendations

2020–21 Beaver WMA Habitat Management Plan

June

Wildlife Board work session — June 25, 2020

May/June

Wildlife Board meeting — June 4, 2020

RAC meetings

Proposals

Upland game and turkey guidebook and rule recommendations

Migratory upland game recommendations and swan rule amendments

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) rule amendments

Walk-in Access (WIA) rule amendments

Willard Spur WMA Habitat Management Plan

April

Wildlife Board meeting — April 30, 2020

RAC meetings

Proposals

Changes to cougar and bear rule

Managing predatory wildlife species

Management of bison hunts in the Nine Mile, Range Creek Unit

2020 bucks, bulls and once in a lifetime

2020 antlerless recommendations

2020 CWMU antlerless permit recommendations

Recommended changes to CWMU Rule R657-37

Wildlife Board meeting — April 10, 2020

Proposals

March

Wildlife Board work session — March 19, 2020

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 7, 2020

RAC meetings

Proposals

Black bear and cougar rule amendments

Proposed extension of Utah's Wolf Management Plan

Proposed amendments to the Brine Shrimp Harvest rule related to the COR transfer process

November/December

Wildlife Board meeting — Dec. 5, 2019

RAC meetings

Proposals

Statewide Deer Management Plan

Bucks, bulls & once-in-a-lifetime species season dates, application timeline and rule amendments

CWMU management plans and permit numbers and Landowner Association permit numbers for 2020

Proposed rule amendments to address point creep, lost opportunities and equity in the hunt drawing process

Past RAC and Board meetings

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