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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.

DWR conservation officers to enforce trespass laws after public access closed at Lower Fish Creek

Details: Published: Wednesday, March 11 2020 09:31

Lower Fish Creek below the Scofield Dam has been closed to the public.

Reward offered: 6 bull elk poached in Park City area

Details: Published: Monday, March 02 2020 12:00

Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were shot and killed in the Knob Hill area of Park City.

Geese illegally killed and dumped in Uintah County

Details: Published: Friday, February 14 2020 12:00

In early February 2020, conservation officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources responded to a report of goose carcasses dumped south of the Ballard City Office in Uintah County.

Preliminary hearing scheduled for man in connection with trophy deer poaching case

Details: Published: Friday, February 14 2020 09:00

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Washington County man in connection with the 2019 poaching of a trophy buck deer in Iron County.

1,065 wildlife illegally killed in Utah in 2019

Details: Published: Monday, January 06 2020 08:30

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers reported that 1,065 animals were illegally killed in Utah in 2019.

Large 6×7 buck deer poached in Millard County

Details: Published: Monday, November 25 2019 09:15

DWR conservation officers are investigating the illegal killing and waste of a mature 6×7 buck deer. The deer was found east of Holden, in the Maple Hollow area of Millard County.

150 gallons of used oil illegally dumped on wildlife management area

Details: Published: Friday, November 22 2019 09:15

On Nov. 8, 2019, a concerned citizen reported finding 150 gallons of used oil that had been illegally dumped on the Wildcat Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The oil was primarily contained in 20 5-gallon buckets and one 50-gallon drum, although some residue had also leaked onto the ground.

Bighorn sheep ram poached in Kane County

Details: Published: Tuesday, November 05 2019 13:38

On Oct. 20, 2019, a bighorn sheep ram was killed and left to waste near Mount Carmel Junction.

Bull elk shot just off Highway 12 near Escalante

Details: Published: Wednesday, October 30 2019 10:13

Sometime between Oct. 19 and Oct. 22, a bull elk was shot and left to waste near mile marker 50 on Highway 12, approximately 9 miles west of Escalante.

Doe pronghorn poached in Beaver County

Details: Published: Wednesday, June 05 2019 13:05

On May 29, 2019, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) conservation officers received information regarding a poached doe pronghorn off Laho Road, west of Minersville.