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.
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.
The deer you shot on public land ran onto private property and then died. You shot and killed what you thought was a spike elk, only to discover that it was actually a cow elk. You just finished filleting the six rainbow trout you caught before realizing the catch limit at the reservoir was four. Before you find yourself in any of these scenarios, learn what Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers want you to know.
Several hunting seasons are in full swing, and Utah's general-season rifle deer hunt — arguably the state's most popular hunt — starts Oct. 21. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are hard at work patrolling the state to protect wildlife and to make sure hunters are obeying the laws.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking the public's help after a buck deer was recently illegally shot and killed in southern Utah.
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information about a doe deer that was illegally killed in Washington County in February.
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