Utah hunting

Information about hunting upland game species in Utah

Upland Game & Turkey Guidebook

View the 2013–14 guidebook for rules & information on hunting upland game and turkey in Utah.

Important dates

See our wildlife calendar for dates and deadlines.

2013 hunt preview

• Tips for youth pheasant and quail hunters
• Forest grouse, dove, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare
• Winter chukar hunting tips

Conservation Plan for Greater Sage Grouse in Utah

• Greater sage grouse plan — (PDF format)
• Frequently asked questions — (PDF format)
• Greater sage grouse maps
• News release

Buy permits or apply to hunt drawings

• Purchase available permits
• Apply to hunt open drawings

Upland game drawing information

• View your draw results
• Upland game drawing odds and bonus point information
• Sage-grouse permits remaining after the 2013 drawing

Harvest reporting

• Reporting requirements for upland game

Species-specific information

• Pheasant, chukar, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, quail, wild turkey, white-tailed ptarmigan, rabbits & hares and sandhill cranes

Resources for turkey hunters

• Tips and tactics from the National Wild Turkey Federation
• Walk-In Access property map

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
• Pheasant aviculture facility guidelines — (PDF format)
• Tips on propagating pheasant chicks — (PDF format)
• Prevention of cannibalism in pheasants — (PDF format)

Upland game annual reports

• Download annual reports dating back to the 1970s

Sage-grouse & Columbian sharp-tailed grouse

• Sage-grouse conservation planning
• Columbian sharp-tailed grouse conservation planning
• Information about the BLM & USFS Land Use Plan efforts

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 format)