Hunting upland game & turkey
Combined guidebook
Utah's requirements and field regulations for hunting upland game and migratory game birds (including waterfowl) are very similar, and many of these species' seasons and hunting areas overlap. To consolidate information for hunters, the division combined these guidebooks in the Utah Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook, published in 2026. Specific instances where federal and state regulations differ by species—such as duck stamp and harvest information program (HIP) requirements, and nontoxic shot regulations—are noted throughout.
Waterfowl, Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook
If you’re ready to hunt waterfowl (or other migratory game birds), upland game or turkey in Utah, consult this guidebook for the laws and rules. Includes information about all game bird species and small game hunting.
- Published: June 26, 2026
- Version: 2026.0
Download – PDF (6.5 MB)
Upland game
- Hunting tips for rabbits, hares, forest grouse and doves
- Harvest reporting requirements for upland game
- Upland game annual reports
- Upland game management plan – PDF (5.5 MB)
- Video: Utah Upland Game Seminar
Upland game & turkey drawing results
- View your upland game & turkey drawing results
- View past upland game & turkey drawing odds and point purchases (since 2026)
- View historical drawing odds and point results (prior to 2026)
Buy permits or apply to hunt drawings
Upland game bird band recovery form
Walk-in Access
- The Walk-in Access Program compensates landowners for opening their property to hunting, fishing and trapping.
Rules & regulations
Upland game slams
Commercial hunting areas
Youth upland game hunts
Utah's Trial Hunting Program
Maps
Turkeys
- Talking turkey: The basics of hunting turkeys
- Tips and tactics from the National Wild Turkey Federation
- Walk-in Access property map
- Wild turkey management plan
- Video: Turkey hunting 101 seminar
- Utah turkey habitat map
Grouse
- Conservation plan for greater sage grouse – PDF (2 MB)
- Columbian sharp-tailed grouse plan, 2002 – PDF (767.98 KB)
- Grouse-related GIS shape files
- General grouse information
- Improving your forest grouse hunting skills – PDF (4 MB)
- Hunting tips for rabbits, hares, forest grouse and doves
- Grouse habitat maps
Pheasants
Pen-reared gamebirds
Chukars
- 2025 chukar update – PDF (1.1 MB)
- 2025 Statewide Upland Game Guzzler Plan – PDF (1.3 MB)
- 2003 Chukar management plan – PDF (356.74 KB)
- Chukar habitat map
Quail
White-tailed ptarmigans
- Uinta Mountains ptarmigans
- Utah white-tailed ptarmigan habitat map
- Callback surveys, pointing dog surveys, genetic analysis – PDF (5.2 MB)