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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other agencies were again hard at work this year, inspecting and decontaminating boats across the state to prevent the spread of invasive quagga mussels.
A large $1.2 million project to install over 30 boat slips at the Lucerne Valley Marina in Flaming Gorge Reservoir was recently completed, making it the first project in Utah funded by a Boating Infrastructure Grant.
Because of increased public interest in elk hunting — and to avoid overloading its permit sales system — the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing to add general-season elk permits to the big game drawing for one year.
While Utahns will gain an extra hour of sleep on Nov. 7 when daylight saving time ends, the time change also means that the evening commute for many people will be during lower-visibility hours, which can increase vehicle/wildlife collisions.
The Seeley Fire burned approximately 45,000 acres in Carbon and Emery counties in 2012. Nearly a decade later, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources habitat biologists and other partners involved in Utah's Watershed Restoration Initiative are still working to rehabilitate the landscape.
For the 10th year, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and The Peregrine Fund are again offering prizes to hunters who use non-lead ammunition or who remove all big game remains from the field when hunting with lead ammunition, in an effort to help endangered California condors.
Sportsman permits are among Utah's most prized hunting permits, and the time to apply for one is coming up soon.
Many of Utah's general-season waterfowl hunts opened on Oct. 2, and hunters are getting out on the water across the state to harvest migrating geese and ducks. While they are prepared with decoys, dogs and ammunition, some hunters may not be as prepared to recognize and avoid harmful algal blooms on some Utah waterbodies.
Many upland game and waterfowl hunts are already underway across Utah. The general-season pheasant and quail hunts open Nov. 6. If you are planning to target either of these birds this fall, here is what you should know.
For years, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has been establishing conservation pools to help protect fish during drought years like this year.
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