December 6, 2018, 11:25 am
Looking for that perfect gift for the angler or hunter on your Christmas list? If so, a Utah fishing or hunting license might be the answer. These licenses make great Christmas gifts. And they're easy to buy.
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December 6, 2018, 11:04 am
December can be a great month to hunt forest grouse in Utah. As the state's big game hunts wind down, upland game hunters have more of the mountains to themselves. For forest grouse hunters, that means more time in higher elevations during the last month of the hunt.
November 30, 2018, 11:03 am
More chances to hunt bison and pronghorn will be available in Utah in 2019. New archery hunts — that should help reduce the number of deer coming into cities and towns in Utah County — will also be held.
November 29, 2018, 10:25 am
Even though snow has barely touched the ground in some areas in Utah, one group of Utahns — the state's turkey hunters — are already preparing for next spring. Applications for spring 2019 limited-entry turkey hunting permits are being accepted at wildlife.utah.gov.
November 21, 2018, 11:21 am
A lack of snow this past winter likely means fewer snowshoe hares to hunt in Utah this season. Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, says deep snow provides hares with two things: a perch from which they can reach the vegetation they like to eat in the winter and snow melt that keeps their high-elevation vegetation lush through the summer.
November 29, 2018, 3:00 am
You can watch the Nov. 29, 2018 Utah Wildlife Board meeting.
November 16, 2018, 1:44 pm
Cottontail rabbits have done really well in Utah over the past few years. It was only a matter of time, though, before the ups and downs of a 10-year population cycle caught up to them. This year, there are about half as many rabbits in Utah as there was in 2017.
November 21, 2018, 12:05 pm
Another chance to ride a horse-drawn sleigh or wagon through the middle of hundreds of wild elk is almost here. To celebrate the start of another elk-viewing season, staff at the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area will hold the ranch's annual Elk Festival on Dec. 8. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
November 8, 2018, 2:29 pm
Plenty of days are still available to hunt pheasants in Utah. And thousands of birds are still being released. Utah's pheasant hunt runs until Dec. 2 on both public and private land. To ensure plenty of birds are available to hunt, hundreds of pheasants will be released on Thursdays or Fridays, just in time for hunters heading out for the weekend.
November 21, 2018, 11:40 am
More spot-and-stalk hunts — and keeping Utah's black bear hunting rules the same for the next three seasons — are among bear hunting proposals Division of Wildlife Resources biologists will share at an upcoming series of public meetings.
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