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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.

Idaho woman charged in connection with illegal killing of trophy elk in Summit County

Details: Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 12:09 pm

An Idaho woman was recently charged in connection with the illegal killing of a trophy bull elk.

East Carbon man charged with wanton destruction in connection with illegal killing of 19-inch buck deer

Details: Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 9:55 am

An East Carbon man was recently charged in connection with the illegal killing of a 19-inch buck deer.

8 deer shot, left to waste in multiple locations in Wayne County

Details: Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 10:30 am

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public after multiple deer were illegally shot and left to waste in agricultural fields in Wayne County.

17 people cited for trespassing on wildlife and waterfowl management areas in northern Utah

Details: Published: Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:01 am

Seventeen people were cited for trespassing at closed wildlife management areas and waterfowl management areas in northern Utah over the weekend.

2 Washington City men charged with cheating in Lake Powell fishing tournament

Details: Published: Friday, March 20, 2020, 10:01 am

Two Washington City men were charged Wednesday in connection with illegally relocating live fish and attempting to cheat in a fishing tournament.

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

Details: Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 9:31 am

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 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.

Officers on patrol

Idaho woman charged in connection with illegal killing of trophy elk in Summit County

East Carbon man charged with wanton destruction in connection with illegal killing of 19-inch buck deer

8 deer shot, left to waste in multiple locations in Wayne County

17 people cited for trespassing on wildlife and waterfowl management areas in northern Utah

2 Washington City men charged with cheating in Lake Powell fishing tournament

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

Reward offered: 6 bull elk poached in Park City area

Geese illegally killed and dumped in Uintah County

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

1,065 wildlife illegally killed in Utah in 2019

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