DNR law enforcement officers work to protect Utah's wildlife
The dispatches below are a fraction of our ongoing efforts to protect your wildlife. If you have information on illegal wildlife-related activities, please let us know. Our success depends on the help of ethical hunters, like yourself.
Utah Department of Natural Resources conservation officers are hard at work patrolling the state to protect wildlife and to make sure hunters are obeying the laws.
Before you go into the field this fall, learn what Utah Department of Natural Resources conservation officers want you to know so you can have a safe and legal hunt or fishing trip.
An auction will be held later in March to sell hundreds of antlers and furs that Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers have seized during poaching investigations, or otherwise obtained possession of, during the past three years.
Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after several raptor species, including hawks and owls, were illegally killed in southern Utah over the last several months.
Utah Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officers are seeking information from the public after a buck deer was illegally shot and killed within the city limits of Monticello in January 2025.
Gov. Spencer J. Cox administered the oath of office to 140 officers in the newly created Utah Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement during a ceremony Monday morning, Jan. 13 at the Capitol Rotunda.
A total of 1,007 wild animals and fish were illegally killed and investigated by Utah Division of Law Enforcement conservation officers in Utah in 2024, a slight decrease from the number illegally killed in 2023.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public after two buck deer were illegally shot and killed in Iron County last month.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after a buck deer was shot and left to waste earlier this month in San Juan County.
Learn what Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers want you to know so you can have a safe and legal hunt or fishing trip.
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