Wildlife news

See sandhill cranes

Details: Published: Friday, 14 September 2018 09:46

If you live near a field in the Uinta Basin, you're no stranger to the loud, rattling call of the sandhill cranes that call the area home.

Take a young person duck hunting

Details: Published: Saturday, 08 September 2018 12:05

Hunters 17 years old and younger will have Utah's marshes — and the ducks and geese that go with them — all to themselves during two days in September.

Take a young person chukar or gray partridge hunting

Details: Published: Saturday, 08 September 2018 12:05

Three days of upland game hunting fun starts Sept. 22, 2018. That's the first day of Utah's three-day youth chukar and gray partridge hunt.

Learn how to hunt waterfowl at free clinic

Details: Published: Friday, 31 August 2018 20:28

You can sharpen your waterfowl hunting skills at a free clinic on Sept. 8. And — if you're 14 years old or younger — you might even win a free 20-gauge shotgun.

Wildlife Board approves more cougar hunting permits

Details: Published: Friday, 31 August 2018 20:28

Plenty of cougars mean additional chances to hunt the big cats in Utah. During an Aug. 30 meeting in Salt Lake City, members of the Utah Wildlife Board — a panel of seven citizens appointed by the governor — approved a slight increase in the number of cougars hunters can take during the state's upcoming season.

Kokanee salmon ready to put on a show

Details: Published: Friday, 31 August 2018 15:34

Trees aren't the only parts of Utah that turn a brilliant shade of red in the fall: so do kokanee salmon.

Fishing changes proposed for 2019 and 2020

Details: Published: Tuesday, 28 August 2018 14:30

Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are recommending changes that will affect anglers in Utah for the next two years.

Forest grouse hunt looks promising

Details: Published: Friday, 24 August 2018 10:11

It looks like mild conditions helped adult forest grouse in Utah last winter. And the same dry, mild conditions can help you as a hunter: finding areas that are greener than surrounding areas should put you on birds this year.

Lake Powell Quagga Mussel Infestation

Details: Published: Tuesday, 21 August 2018 12:06

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) personnel from the Utah Department of Natural Resources have stopped more than 120 mussel-infested boats this year, most of which had visited Lake Powell, from launching at other Utah waterbodies. So far in 2018, more than 100 mussel-infested boats have been quarantined. A significant increase compared to recent years.

Find water, use decoys

Details: Published: Friday, 17 August 2018 14:07

If you find a watering hole, the chance you'll take doves during Utah's upcoming dove hunt should go way up this year. Blair Stringham says bone dry conditions in the state make finding a watering hole more important than ever.