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An adult and children sitting in a wagon, riding through a meadow with wild elk at Hardware WMA
Take a winter wagon ride, see hundreds of wild elk at Hardware WMA

The winter season at the Hardware Wildlife Management Area begins Dec. 5 and will offer a variety of fun activities for visitors, including riding a sleigh or wagon through the middle of hundreds of wild elk.

Another season of bundling up and riding a sleigh or wagon through the middle of hundreds of elk at Hardware WMA begins Dec. 5.

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Listen to "Wild" podcast episode 74: Processing game meat
New podcast: Processing game meat

In this episode, we explain what to do after you harvest your animal, including equipment and tips for field dressing, processing, storing and cooking your game meat. Tune in for this mouth-watering discussion!

Darby Doyle and Morgan Hinton explain what to do after you harvest, including tips for processing, storing and cooking the meat.

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California condor with wings spread, in flight against a blue sky
Hunting near Zion during the 2025 hunts? Here's how to help birds of prey

Hunters in the Zion hunting unit are being asked to help protect scavenging wildlife, like eagles, hawks and California condors.

Hunters in the Zion hunting unit are being asked to help protect scavenging wildlife, like California condors.

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