Information about hunting upland game species in Utah

Upland Game & Turkey Guidebook

View the 2016–17 guidebook for rules & information on hunting upland game and turkey in Utah.

Important dates

See our wildlife calendar for dates and deadlines.

Upland game hunting

• Hunt tables and maps for greater sage-grouse, sharp-tailed grouse or sandhill crane
• Hunting tips for rabbit, hare, forest grouse and dove
• Harvest reporting requirements for upland game
• Your upland game drawing results
• Upland game drawing odds and bonus points
• Upland game annual reports dating back to the 1970s

Upland game releases

• Chukar release areas map

Upland game slams

• Join the fun by participating in Utah's upland game slams.

Additional youth upland game hunts

• Learn about the additional youth upland game hunting in 2016.

Turkey hunting

• Talking turkey: The basics of hunting turkeys
• Tips and tactics from the National Wild Turkey Federation
• Walk-In Access property map
• Wild turkey management plan, drawing odds and bonus point reports
• Turkey hunting maps and boundary descriptions
• Utah turkey distribution map

Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in Utah

• Greater sage-grouse information

Buy permits or apply to hunt drawings

• Purchase available permits
• Apply to hunt open drawings

Species-specific information

• Pheasant, chukar, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, quail, wild turkey, white-tailed ptarmigan, rabbits & hares and sandhill cranes
• Crow identification: When hunting crows, being able to distinguish them from ravens is essential. Watch this YouTube video for some helpful indentification tips.
• Caw vs. Croak: A video that gives tips on how to distinguish between the sounds crows and ravens make and on what those sounds mean.
• Crow and raven identification from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's All About Birds species guide.

HIP Registration number

• HIP program information
• Get your HIP registration number online

Upland game bird band recovery form

• Report upland game bird band recovery information online

Adopt pheasant chicks

• Pheasant chick program news release
• Aviculture facility guidelines
• Tips on propagating pheasant chicks — (PDF)
• Prevention of cannibalism in pheasants — (PDF)

Commercial Hunting Areas

• How to apply to start a Commercial Hunting Area

Columbian sharp-tailed grouse

• Columbian sharp-tailed grouse conservation planning

Walk-In Access

• The Walk-In Access Program compensates landowners for opening their property to hunting, fishing and trapping. This three-year pilot program is currently confined to northern Utah.

Rules & regulations

• Trespass laws and upland game hunting
  • Landowner/hunter permission card
• Certificates of Registration (COR) information
  • Aviculture installation (live birds – R657-4)
  • Aviculture facility guidelines
  • Game bird breeder or hobbyist: application and information — (PDF)