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Many upland game and waterfowl hunts are already underway across Utah. The general-season pheasant and quail hunts open Saturday, Nov. 2. If you are planning to target either of these birds this fall, here is what you should know.
After four years in the making, the newly restored Provo River delta is opening to the public later this month, and the partnering agencies involved in the massive undertaking are hosting a free event to celebrate the opening of the renovated area.
Sportsman permits are among Utah's most prized hunting permits, and the time for Utah residents to apply for the 2025 permits is coming up soon.
The DWR and The Peregrine Fund are once again asking hunters in the Zion hunting unit to stop at a check station this month where they can demonstrate their efforts to help birds of prey, including critically endangered California condors, and also enter to win a prize.
While they are prepared with decoys, dogs and ammunition, some geese and duck hunters may not be as prepared to recognize and avoid harmful algal blooms and mats on some Utah waterbodies.
Hunters are again being asked to bring their harvested deer to various stations across the state so Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists can test the animals for chronic wasting disease.
The East Canyon Wildlife Management Area now totals 6,200 acres after more than 2,600 acres were added to the WMA after a recent land acquisition earlier this year.
If you have never seen or heard sandhill cranes up close, you will have the opportunity at an upcoming event.
You can learn about and see amazing photographs of Utah animals that are out at night during an upcoming, free exhibit at the Hardware Wildlife Education Center in October.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved several changes to the current fishing regulations in Utah, as well as a few other rule amendments, during a public meeting Thursday, Sept. 19.
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