DWR conservation 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 Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information about four buck deer that were illegally killed and left to waste in Utah County during last fall's hunting season.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after two buck deer were illegally killed and left to waste last month in Tooele County.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after two mule deer were killed illegally and left to waste in Cache County earlier this month.
A total of 1,056 wild animals and fish were illegally harvested in Utah in 2023, a slight decrease from the number illegally killed in 2022.
After a recent case where someone shot 27 waterfowl and left the birds to waste, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding the public that it is illegal to harvest wildlife and leave the meat to waste.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are reminding hunters who harvest big game animals in states with chronic wasting disease to make sure they are adhering to the laws for transporting the carcasses to prevent chronic wasting disease from further spreading in Utah.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public about a bull moose that was shot and left to waste last month.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after a buck deer was illegally killed last month near Beaver.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking the public's help in getting information about two unrelated cases in southern Utah where a deer and an elk were killed and left to waste.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after a bull elk was killed and left to waste in Duchesne County sometime last month.
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