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 2025 RAC and Board meeting schedule.
Upcoming RAC and Board Meetings
April/May
Wildlife Board meeting — May 1, 2025, 9 a.m.
| Agenda | Materials | Feedback | Recording |
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Documents
- Read the memorandum about CWMU buck and bull permit correction recommendations.
- Review the buck and bull permit corrections list.
RAC meetings
| Agenda | Materials | Region | Date & time | Feedback | Recording |
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Northern | April 9, 5 p.m. | – PDF (72.94 KB) |
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| Central | April 10, 5 p.m. | – PDF (88.71 KB) |
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| Southern | April 15, 5 p.m. | – PDF (66.8 KB) |
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| Southeastern | April 16, 5 p.m. | – PDF (35.83 KB) |
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| Northeastern | April 17, 5 p.m. | – PDF (52.66 KB) |
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Proposals
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Proposed changes to the "taking big game" rule
Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-5.
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Buck deer permit recommendations for 2025
Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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Once-in-a-lifetime species permit recommendations for 2025
Rusty Robinson
Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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Bull elk permit recommendations for 2025
Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2025
Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the memorandum.
- View the buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2025.
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Antlerless permit recommendations for 2025
Dax Mangus
Big Game Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2025
Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the memorandum.
- View the CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2025.
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Recommended changes to the landowner permits rule
Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the recommended changes to Administrative Rule R657-43.
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Recommended changes to the Wildlife Expo permits rule
Covy Jones
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the recommended changes to Administrative Rule R657-55.
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Little Montes Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan
Tory Mathis
Habitat Restoration Biologist
Northeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the proposed Little Montes Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.
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Willow Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan
Tom Platero
Impact Analysis Biologist
Northeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the proposed Willow Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.
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Upper San Rafael WMA Habitat Management Plan
Colton Taylor
Impact Analysis Biologist
Southeastern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the proposed Upper San Rafael WMA Habitat Management Plan.
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Cinnamon Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan
Melissa Early
Habitat Manager
Northern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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Swan Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan
Zach Oman
Habitat Biologist
Northern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the proposed Swan Creek WMA Habitat Management Plan.
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Timpanogos WMA Habitat Management Plan
Mark Farmer
Habitat Program Manager
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.
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Spencer Fork WMA Habitat Management Plan
Josee Seamons
Impact Analysis Biologist
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesDocuments
- Read the proposed Spencer Fork WMA Habitat Management Plan.
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South Sanpete Valley WMAs Habitat Management Plan
Robert Edgel
Habitat Restoration Biologist
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife ResourcesSegments
- 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.