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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.

Reward offered: 6 bull elk poached in Park City area

Details: Published: Monday, March 2, 2020, 12:00 pm

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 pm

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, 9:00 am

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 6, 2020, 8:30 am

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, 9:15 am

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, 9:15 am

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 5, 2019, 1:38 pm

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 am

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 5, 2019, 1:05 pm

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.

Man pleads guilty to Wanton Destruction of Protected Wildlife

Details: Published: Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 1:39 pm

Mark Thayn, the owner of La Sal Mountain Outfitters, pled guilty to Wanton Destruction of Protected Wildlife, a third degree felony, for his role in the poaching of a cow elk.