Big game animals
Information about hunting big game species in Utah
Big Game Application Guidebook (2021)
Download the Utah DWR Big Game Application Guidebook to learn more about applying for a Utah big game permit.
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Corrections
Page 59: We have corrected dates for multiple mountain goat hunts that were listed incorrectly in the printed guidebook. See the online guidebook for the correct dates for the following hunts:
- Central Mtns, Nebo (archery)
- Central Mtns, Nebo
- Chalk Creek/Kamas, Uintas
- Mt Dutton
- North Slope/South Slope, High Uintas Central (archery)
- North Slope/South Slope, High Uintas Leidy Peak
- North Slope/South Slope, High Uintas West
- Wasatch Mtns, Provo Peak
- Wasatch Mtns, Timpanogos
Big Game Field Regulations (2020)
Download the Utah DWR Big Game Field Regulations Guidebook to learn more about the rules for hunting big game in Utah.
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Updates
July 1, 2020 fee changes for nonresidents. License, permit and application fees for hunters who are not Utah residents increased on July 1, 2020. See the full list of Utah's license, permit and miscellaneous fees.
Clarifications
Page 7: Added a reminder that extended archery elk hunters can harvest any bull elk or antlerless elk in an extended archery elk area and season.
Page 26: Added a reminder that extended archery elk hunters can harvest any bull elk or antlerless elk in an extended archery elk area and season.