Big game animals

Hunt planner

• View online, interactive hunt unit maps for big game hunts. Read boundary descriptions, biologist notes, population and harvest statistics, management objectives and more.
• Search for a hunt by species, weapon or number
• Antlerless elk-control permits

Hunt drawing results and drawing odds

• View your big game drawing results
• See past big game drawing odds and point purchases

Important dates

• See our wildlife calendar for season dates and application deadlines.

Antler gathering ethics course

• From Feb. 1 to April 15, shed antler and horn gathers must possess an antler-gathering certificate. Learn more, take the online course, then print your completion certificate.

Landowner associations and permits

• Read the DWR administrative rule
• Limited-entry landowner association list
• Application for limited-entry landowner association Certificate of Registration
• Download the general-season permit application (PDF)
• Download the limited-entry permit application (PDF)
• Download the 2023 landowner permit drawing odds (PDF)

Depredation hunts

• Apply for the deer, elk or pronghorn depredation hunter pool
• Information on the lawful use of depredation permits (PDF)

Dedicated Hunter Program

• Requirements, projects and contact information

Bison orientation course

• Take the online Nine Mile bison education course
• Take the online cow bison orientation course
  • Material to read before taking the cow bison orientation (PDF)
• Bison shot placement tips

Management buck deer orientation course

• Take the management buck deer online orientation course

Mountain goat orientation course

• Take the mountain goat orientation course and exam
• VIDEO: How to identify mountain goats.

Extended archery seasons and ethics course

• Bow hunters planning to hunt the extended hunts must complete an online course covering the special considerations of hunting in these high-use areas.

Cooperative Wildlife Management Units (CWMUs)

• CWMU maps and information
• The Utah Cooperative Wildlife Management Association website

Chronic wasting disease

• Chronic wasting disease
• Deer check stations for chronic wasting disease
• Check chronic wasting disease test results

Currently available hunting permits

• Summary of Big Game Permits 2021
• Apply online for available hunt drawings
• Buy currently available fishing & hunting licenses online

Remaining permits

• 2024 remaining deer and elk permits

Report harvest information and see harvest data

• Read reporting requirements, report your harvest and see your bonus points
• See buck, bull & once-in-a-lifetime harvest data since 2010

Big game annual reports

• View annual reports since 2007

Statewide big game management plans

• Statewide Mule Deer (PDF)
  • Individual unit deer management plans
• Statewide Elk (PDF)
  • Individual unit elk management plans
• Mountain goat (PDF)
  • Individual unit mountain goat management plans
• Moose (PDF)
• Bighorn sheep (PDF)
  • Individual unit bighorn sheep management plans
• Pronghorn (PDF)
• Bison: Henry Mountains and Book Cliffs (PDF)

Walk-In Access

• Private property open to hunting, fishing and trapping

Conservation Permit Program

• Read about Utah's Conservation Permit Program and download the latest annual report.

Utah's Trial Hunting Program

• Utah's Trial Hunting Program

Utah Hunter Mentoring Program

• Utah Hunter Mentoring Program
• Common questions about the Utah Hunter Mentoring Program

Other big game information

• Trail camera regulations
• Baiting big game
• Sportsman permits
• Accessible wildlife for people with disabilities
• Read what the DWR is doing to help Utah's deer
• Supplemental winter feeding of deer
• Utah's Predator Control Program
• Expo permit program FAQ
• Disease issues in Utah deer
• Minimizing browsing damage from deer
• Managing off-highway vehicles (PDF)
• Hunter Education
• Guides & outfitters
• Utah's big game range trend studies
• Trespass laws of specific interest to hunters
  • Landowner/hunter permission card