Big game animals
Information about hunting big game species in Utah

Big Game Application Guidebook
Download the 2019 guidebook to learn more about applying for a Utah big game permit.
▼ View important guidebook updates & corrections
Updates
Page 58: Hunt #RS6700 — Antelope Island. In January 2019, the Utah Wildlife Board canceled the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep hunt on Antelope Island. That hunt will not be held, and the hunt listing has been removed from the guidebook.
Corrections
Page 58: Hunt #RS6704 — Box Elder, Newfoundland Mtn — listed incorrect seasons dates. The hunt is open Nov. 2–22, 2019.

Big Game Field Regulations
Download the 2019 regulations to learn more about the rules for hunting big game in Utah.

Antlerless Application Guidebook
View online resources for the 2019 antlerless hunt to learn more about applying for a Utah antlerless permit.
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
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 permits
- Applications for general-season landowner permits and landowner appreciation permits is Oct. 1, 2019.
Depredation hunts
- Apply for the deer, elk or pronghorn depredation hunter pool
- Information on the lawful use of depredation permits — PDF
Dedicated Hunter Program
Bison orientation course
Management buck deer orientation course
- Material to read before taking the course — PDF
- Take the management buck deer online orientation course
Mountain goat orientation course
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)
Currently available hunting permits
Remaining 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
Statewide big game management plans
- Statewide Mule Deer — PDF
- Statewide Elk — PDF
- Mountain goat — PDF
- Moose — PDF
- Bighorn sheep — PDF
- Pronghorn — PDF
- Bison Henry Mountains and Book Cliffs — PDF
Walk-In Access
Conservation Permit Program
Utah's Trial Hunting Program
Utah Hunter Mentoring Program
Other big game information
- 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
- Limited-entry landowner association list
- Chronic Wasting Disease
- Managing off-highway vehicles — PDF
- Hunter education
- Guides & outfitters
- Utah's big game range trend studies
- Trespass laws of specific interest to hunters