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Cougar harvest-objective hunting units
The Box Elder, Desert (#CG7601), Chalk Creek (#CG1033), and Morgan-South Rich (#CG7503) hunt units are now in the "Harvest-objective units with active predator management plans" table and have unlimited harvest quotas.
Please note: Unlimited unit harvest numbers recorded here are not in real time, and delays in updating harvest numbers may occur to allow time for check-ins and data verification.
The tables below indicate which cougar harvest-objective units are open. For more information, download the latest Utah Cougar Guidebook.
Limited-entry units
Harvest-objective units
Season dates: Feb. 22, 2023 – May 31, 2023
| Hunt # | Name | Status | Quota | Harvest to date | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG7603 | Box Elder, Raft River | Open | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| CG7605 | Central Mtns, Nebo (excludes West Face) | Open | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| CG7502 | East Canyon | Open | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| CG7610 | East Canyon, Davis | Open | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| CG1034 | Kamas | Open | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| CG7612 | Monroe | Open | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| CG1029 | Oquirrh-Stansbury, East | Open | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| CG7506 | Wasatch Mtns, West-Strawberry | Open | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| CG7602 | West Desert, Tintic-Vernon | Open | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Season dates: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
| Hunt # | Name | Status | Quota | Harvest to date | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG1003 | Box Elder, Pilot Mtn | Open | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| CG7613 | Mt Dutton | Open | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| CG7615 | Panguitch Lake | Closed | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| CG1013 | Paunsaugunt | Open | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| CG1014 | Pine Valley, North | Open | 26 | 15 | 11 |
| CG1018 | South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond Mtn/Vernal* | Open | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| CG1028 | Wasatch Mtns, Salt Lake (archery only; no dogs allowed) | Open | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| CG1024 | West Desert, Mtn Ranges | Open | 8 | 1 | 7 |
*No dogs allowed from May 31, 2023 to June 26, 2023.
Harvest-objective units with active predator management plans
Season dates: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
| Hunt # | Name | Status | Quota | Harvest to date | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG1030 | Beaver, East | Open | Unlimited | 12 | Unlimited |
| CG1031 | Beaver, West | Open | Unlimited | 7 | Unlimited |
| CG1001 | Book Cliffs, East‡ | Open | Unlimited | 15 | Unlimited |
| CG1002 | Book Cliffs, Rattlesnake Canyon/Nine Mile, South | Open | Unlimited | 3 | Unlimited |
| CG7601 | Box Elder, Desert | Open | Unlimited | 6 | Unlimited |
| CG1004 | Cache | Open | Unlimited | 24 | Unlimited |
| CG7606 | Central Mtns, Nebo-West Face | Open | Unlimited | 5 | Unlimited |
| CG7607 | Central Mtns, Northeast Manti | Open | Unlimited | 8 | Unlimited |
| CG7507 | Central Mtns, Northwest Manti | Open | Unlimited | 5 | Unlimited |
| CG7609 | Central Mtns, Southeast Manti | Open | Unlimited | 7 | Unlimited |
| CG7500 | Central Mtns, Southwest Manti | Open | Unlimited | 16 | Unlimited |
| CG1033 | Chalk Creek† | Open | Unlimited | 7 | Unlimited |
| CG1005 | Fillmore, Oak Creek | Open | Unlimited | 2 | Unlimited |
| CG7611 | Fillmore, Pahvant | Open | Unlimited | 11 | Unlimited |
| CG1006 | Henry Mtns | Open | Unlimited | 5 | Unlimited |
| CG1007 | Kaiparowits | Open | Unlimited | 1 | Unlimited |
| CG1008 | La Sal* | Open | Unlimited | 7 | Unlimited |
| CG7503 | Morgan-South Rich | Open | Unlimited | 20 | Unlimited |
| CG1009 | Nine Mile, North | Open | Unlimited | 16 | Unlimited |
| CG1010 | North Slope, Summit/West Daggett | Open | Unlimited | 4 | Unlimited |
| CG1011 | North Slope, Three Corners | Open | Unlimited | 1 | Unlimited |
| CG1012 | Ogden† | Open | Unlimited | 8 | Unlimited |
| CG1032 | Oquirrh-Stansbury, West | Open | Unlimited | 4 | Unlimited |
| CG1015 | Pine Valley, South | Open | Unlimited | 6 | Unlimited |
| CG7618 | Plateau, Boulder | Open | Unlimited | 15 | Unlimited |
| CG7619 | Plateau, Fishlake | Open | Unlimited | 14 | Unlimited |
| CG7620 | Plateau, Thousand Lakes | Open | Unlimited | 0 | Unlimited |
| CG1026 | San Juan, Desert | Open | Unlimited | 0 | Unlimited |
| CG1027 | San Juan, Mountains* | Open | Unlimited | 18 | Unlimited |
| CG1017 | San Rafael | Open | Unlimited | 0 | Unlimited |
| CG1019 | South Slope, Yellowstone** | Open | Unlimited | 13 | Unlimited |
| CG1020 | Southwest Desert | Open | Unlimited | 9 | Unlimited |
| CG1036 | Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant Creek** | Open | Unlimited | 25 | Unlimited |
| CG1022 | Wasatch Mtns, Cascade | Open | Unlimited | 15 | Unlimited |
| CG1023 | Wasatch Mtns, Timpanogos | Open | Unlimited | 5 | Unlimited |
| CG1025 | Zion | Open | Unlimited | 20 | Unlimited |
†This unit is composed of all or largely private property. Hunters should acquire written permission from the landowner before applying for this hunt.
*No dogs allowed from July 1, 2022 to Nov. 1, 2022, and from March 31, 2023 to June 30, 2023, except for hunters who have a valid bear permit that allows the use of dogs on this unit.
**No dogs allowed from May 31, 2023 to June 26, 2023.
