2011 Utah Big Game Field Regs

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Remember that the antlerless appli-cation period runs rom June 121, 2011.For other important dates, see page 6.

This guidebook is or your reerencein the eld. I you have already drawn abig game permitor you plan to obtainone beore the 2011 big game season be-ginsplease review this book careully.Youll nd descriptions o all big gamespecies (both antlered and antlerless),eld regulations, maps and an article onthe Divisions eorts to help mule deer.

HIGHLIGHTS

Whats new this season?

Research antlerless hunts online: Thisyear, there will not be a printed Antlerlessapplication guidebook. Starting May 24, youcan nd all o the inormation you need toresearch your huntincluding application dates,rules, hunt tables, boundaries and mapsatwildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks. The applicationperiod runs rom June 121, 2011.

Nine-day rie deer hunt in most areas:In 2011, the general-season rie deer hunt willrun rom Oct. 2230 across most o Utah. For acomplete list o season dates, please see page 6.

Shorter deer hunt in a ew areas: There area ew hunting units where the general-seasonrie deer hunt will be shor tened to ve days.In 2011, the hunting season will last rom Oct.2226 on the ollowing units: Oquirrh-Stansbury;Monroe; Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits; and SouthSlope, Vernal. For a complete list o season datesin those our units, please see page 6.

CONTENTSBoundary descriptions online

Take a closer look at the rules

2011 season dates

Apply or an antlerless permit

More opportunities to obtain

permits

Poaching-reported reward

permits

Depredation hunts

Big game hunts

Archery ethics course

Hunters with disabilitiesMandatory harvest reporting

Multiple elk permits

Avoid collared wildlie

Once-in-a-lietime hunting

Antlerless hunts

Antlerless season dates online

Elk-control permits available

Cooperative Wildlie Manage-

ment Units

Basic requirements

Field requirements

Firearms and archery equipment

State-licensed guides and

outftters

Are you allowed to possess a

weapon?

Areas with special restrictions

Trespassing

Prohibited hunting methods

Tagging, transporting and

exporting big game

Possession and use o big game

Permit reunds and exchanges

Defnitions

Mule deer: A high priority in Utah

Chronic Wasting Disease

Maps

Lead-ree ammunition program

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CONTACT US

Division oces

Ofces are open 7 a.m. 6 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday.

Salt Lake City1594 W North TempleBox 146301Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301801-538-4700

Central Region1115 N Main StreetSpringville, UT 84663801-491-5678

Northeastern Region152 E 100 NVernal, UT 84078435-781-9453

Northern Region515 E 5300 SOgden, UT 84405801-476-2740

Southeastern Region319 N Carbonville Road, Ste APrice, UT 84501435-613-3700

Southern Region1470 N Airport RoadCedar City, UT 84721435-865-6100

Washington County (Field Ofce)451 N SR-318Hurricane, UT 84737435-879-8694

Jake Albrecht

Del Brady

Bill Fenimore

Tom Hatch

Keele Johnson

Rick Woodard, Chair

Ernie Perkins, Vice Chair

James F. Karpowitz,

Division Director

Executive Secretary

Who makes the rules?

The Utah Wildlie Board passes the rules andlaws summarized in this guidebook.

There are seven board members, and eachserves a six-year term. Appointed by the governor,board members are not Division employees.

The Divisions director serves as the boardsexecutive secretary but does not have a vote on

wildlie policies.Beore board members make changes

to wildlie rules, they listen to recommendationsrom Division biologists. They also receive inputrom the public and various interest groups via theregional advisory council (RAC) process.

I you have eedback or suggestions or boardmembers, you can nd their contact inormationonline at wildlie.utah.gov.

Wildlie Board members

WHERES MY ANTLERLESS GUIDEBOOK?

This year, the Antlerless guidebookhas been split into two components:the eld regulations (which are in thisbooklet) and the application inorma-tion, which is available online only atwildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks.

I youre looking or the inor-mation you need in order to applyor an antlerless permit, please visitwildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks. There, youllnd application dates, rules, hunt tables,maps, boundaries and other essentialinormation.


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I you believe that you have been discriminatedagainst in any program, activity or acility, or iyou desire urther inormation, please write to:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlie ServiceOfce or Diversity and Civil Rights Pro-

gramsExternal Programs4040 North Fairax Drive, Suite 130

Arlington, VA 22203

Private lands: The Division cannot guaranteeaccess to any private land. I you plan to huntorengage in any other wildlie-related activi-tiesin an area made up o all or mostly privatelands, you must obtain WRITTEN permission romthe landowner or t he landowners authorizedrepresentative. For more inormation, please seethe Trespassing section on page 31.

Division unding: The Division is mostly undedby the sale o hunting and shing licenses andthrough ederal aid made possible by an excisetax on the sale o rearms and other hunting- andshing-related equipment.

Mandatory reporting: Many big gamehunters must report hunt inormation within 30calendar days ater the end o the hunting season(even i they did not harvest an animal). To see iyou are required to reportand to learn how toreportsee the inormation box on page 11 orvisit wildlie.utah.gov/harvestreporting.

Multiple elk permits: You may obtain two elkpermitsprovided one or both o the permits areantlerlessbut you can only apply or or obtainone antlerless elk permit in the drawing. To learnmore about this opportunity, see the inormationbox on page 15.

Wearing hunter orange: In 2009, the UtahLegislature modied Utahs hunter orange regula-tion. Please see page 26 or details.

Antlerless elk control permits: Did youobtain a permit to hunt a buck, bull or once-in-a-lietime species in Utah this all? I so, you maybe eligible to purchase an antlerless elk-controlpermit. To learn more about this opportunit y andto see which hunting units are eligible, please seethe inormation box on page 20.

Apply online or depredation hunts:

Occasionally, the Division authorizes depredationhunts. These hunts remove big game animalsthat cause damage to agricultural crops. For moreinormation or to apply or these hunts, visit

wildlie.utah.gov/depredation.

Boundary changes: Some huntboundaries have changed this year. Visitwildlie.utah.gov/mapsto nd a map and descrip-tion o the area you want to hunt.

And keep in mind

More permits or young hunters: I youre ageneral season deer hunterand youre 18 yearsold or youngeryou now have a better chance oobtaining a permit. To learn more about the 1,500additional archery permits that will be availableto youth on July 27, please see page 8.

Hunting in Salt Lake County: Beoreyou hunt deer or elk in Salt Lake County, visitwildlie.utah.gov/mapsto view the boundariesand to note any special restrictions.

Use a licensed guide: I you plan to use a guideor outtter on public land in the 2011 huntingseason, state law requires that individual to belicensed. Please see page 26 or details or visit

go.usa.gov/ODv.

National parks closed to hunting: All oUtahs national parks and monumentsexceptthe Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monu-mentare closed to hunting.

Review application guidebook: I you havequestions about the 2011 big game applicationperiod, hunt drawing or limited-entry season

dates, please see the 2011 Utah Big Game Appli-cation Guidebook at wildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks.That guidebook was printed in December 2010and is a companion to this book.

Guidebook corrections: I errors are oundin this guidebook ater it is printed, the Divi-sion will correct them in the online copy. Visitwildlie.utah.gov/guidebooksto view digitalversions o all the Divisions guidebooks.

Protection rom discrimination: The Divisionreceives ederal nancial assistance rom the U.S.Fish and Wildlie Service. Under Title VI o the CivilRights Act o 1964, Section 504 o the Rehabilita-tion Act o 1973, Title II o the Americans withDisabilities Act o 1990, the Age Discrimination

Act o 1975, Title IX o the Education Amendmentso 1972, the U.S. Department o the Interior andits bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis orace, color, national origin, age, disability or sex.

Dont lose your hunting and fshing privileges

I you commit a wildlie violation, you could lose the privilege o hunting and

fshing in Utah. The Utah D ivision o Wildlie Resources cansuspend the license o anyone who knowingly, intention-

ally or recklessly violates wildlie laws. Your license can

be suspended or a wildlie violation i:

You are convicted.

You plead guilty or

no contest.

You enter a plea in abeyance.

You will be notifed o any action against your

privilege ater criminal proceedings conclude.

And remember, i your license is suspended in

Utah, you may not be permitted to hunt or

fsh in most other states. (Visit ianrc.org to

see a map o participating states.)

Boundary descriptionsonline

Looking or a map and a boundary

description or your hunting area? Boundary

descriptions are printed on nearly all o

Utahs hunting permits.

Youll also nd detailed maps and

boundary descriptions online. Visit

wildlie.utah.gov/mapsto download and

print your boundaries today.

Take a closer look at therules

This guidebook summarizes Utahs big

game hunting laws and rules. Although it

is a convenient quick-reerence document

or Utah big game regulations, it is not an

all-encompassing resource.

For an in-depth l ook at the states

big game hunting laws and rules, visit

wildlie.utah.gov/rules.

You can use the reerences in the

guidebooksuch as Utah Administrative

Rule R657-5-24 and Utah Code 23-20-25to search the Divisions Web site or the

detailed statute or rule that underpins the

guidebook summary.

I you have questions about a particular

rule, call or visit the nearest Division ofce.


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You may not hunt within deer CWMUs,

premium limited-entry deer units or limited-

entry deer units. The only exception is the Cache,

Craword Mountain limited-entry unit, which is

open to general archery deer hunters.

I you obtained a general archery buck deer

permit, the only other deer permit you can obtain

is an antlerless deer permit. Please see page 19 or

more inormation on antlerless deer hunts.

Extended archeryI you havent taken a deer by the time

the general season ends, you can continue

your archery hunting in the states extended

archery areas.

In the Wasatch Front and Uintah Basin

extended archery areas, you may use archery

equipment to take a deer o either sex rom Aug.

20Nov. 30. From Dec. 1Dec. 15, only antlerless

deer may be taken.

In the Ogden Extended Archery Area, you may

use archery equipment to take a buck deer only

rom Aug. 20Nov. 30.

Beore hunting any o the extended archery

areas, you must complete the Divisions Archery

Buck deer hunting

Utah has three general buck deer hunts:

Archery hunt

Muzzleloader hunt

Any legal weapon (rie) hunt

Please see wildlie.utah.gov/maps or all hunt

boundaries.

General archery buck deerhuntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-23

In 2011, Utahs general archery buck deer

hunt runs rom Aug. 20 to Sept. 16. During the

season, you may hunt in any open general-season

unit statewide.

NOTE: The Oquirrh-Stansbury; Monroe;

Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits; and South

Slope, Vernal hunting units are only open

Aug. 20 to Sept. 4.

I you obtained a general archery buck deer

permit, you may use archery equipment to take

one buck deer in an open general hunting unit.

Archery Ethics CourseBeore hunting on any o Utahs

extended archery areas, you must complete

the Divisions Archery Ethics Course. You

must complete the course each year

beore hunting on the extended archery

areas. The course is available online at

wildlie.utah.gov. It takes about 30 minutes

to complete. Ater completing the course,

you must carry your Archery Ethics Course

certicate o completion with you while

youre hunting.

A buck deer is a deer with antlers that are longerthan fve inches (R657-5-2(2)(e)).

BIG GAME HUNTSUtah oers several dierent big game hunts each year. Depending on the permit you

obtain, you could hunt deer, elk, pronghorn, bison, bighorn sheep, moose or Rocky

Mountain goat. The ollowing section describes the species you can hunt, the weapons

you can use and the types o permits that are available.

A variety o big game permits will be available

on a rst-come, rst-served basis in July 2011.

You must have a valid hunting license

or a combination license to buy one o these

permits. A license agent list is available at

wildlie.utah.gov/licenseagents.Beore you visit

any o the agents, contact them to veriy theirhours o operation.

July 19: Remaining limited-entry per-

mits availableAny limited-entry permits remaining ater

the big game drawing will be available begin-

ning July 19 at 7 a.m. You can buy permits at

wildlie.utah.govand at license agent locations

and Division ofces.

July 21: Remaining antlerless permits

availableAny antlerless permits remaining ater the

antlerless drawing will be available begin-

ning July 21 at 7 a.m. You can buy permits at

wildlie.utah.govand at license agent locations

and Division ofces.

July 27: Remaining general season buck

deer permits availableAny general season buck deer permits

remaining ater the drawing may be purchasedbeginning at 7 a.m. on July 27 at wildlie.utah.gov

and rom license agents and Division ofces.

July 27: General bull elk permits avail-

ableGeneral bull elk permits may be purchased

beginning at 7 a.m. on July 27 at wildlie.utah.gov


July 27: Additional archery permits or

youthBeginning at 7 a.m. on July 27, there will be

1,500 general-season deer permits available to

archers who are 18 years old or younger. You can

purchase one o these permits at wildlie.utah.gov


MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO OBTAINPERMITSSome big game permits or the 2011 season are available online and over the counter.

I youre interested in purchasing one o these permits, please visit wildlie.utah.gov, a

license agent or a Division ofce on the dates listed below.

Depredation huntsWhen big game animals cause damage

to agricultural crops, the Division may hold

hunts that are not listed in this guide. These

hunts are called depredation hunts. They

may occur on short notice, involve small

areas and are oten limited to only a ew

hunters.

To apply or the depredation hunter

pool, complete and submit an online ap-

plication at wildlie.utah.gov/depredation.

Poachingreportedreward permitsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-22

It pays to report poachers in Utah.

I you provide inormation that leads to

the successul prosecution o another person

or the wanton destruction (poaching) o

any big game specieson any once-in-a-

lietime or limited-entry hunt area in the

stateyou may receive a permit to hunt

the same species on the same area where

the violation occurred.

To learn more, please see Utah Admin.

Rule R657-5-22 at wildlie.utah.gov/rules.


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I you obtained a general any legal weapon

buck deer permit, the only other deer permit you

can obtain is an antlerless deer permit. Please see

page 19 or more inormation on antlerless deer

hunts.

Northern Region buck/bullcombination huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-45

The Northern Region buck/bull combination

hunt will be held rom Oct. 8 to Oct. 20.

This hunt allows the appropriate permit

holder to harvest one buck deer and one bull elk

during the general (rie) any bull elk season.

I you obtained a Northern Region buck/

bull combination permit, you may use any legal

weapon to take one buck deer within the area and

season specied on your permit (please see th e

map on page 42).

This permit also allows you to hunt bull elk in

all general any-bull units in th e state. You may not

hunt bull elk in deer CWMUs or elk CWMUs.

I you obtained a Northern Region buck/bull

combination permit, the only other deer and elk

permits you may obtain are an antlerless deer

permit and an antlerless elk permit. Please see

page 19 or more inormation on antlerless hunts.

Lietime license holdersI youre a lietime license holder who

obtained a buck/bull combination permit, it will

take the place o your general buck deer permit

in 2011.

All limitedentry buck deerhuntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-40

Utahs premium limited-entry and limited-en-

try deer units are managed or older, bigger bucks.

A premium limited-entry buck deer permit al-

lows you to hunt on one o the best limited-entry

buck deer units in Utahthe Paunsaugunt unit

or the Henry Mountains unit.

A limited-entry buck deer permit allows you

to hunt on a high-quality unit that is not open

to general season buck deer hunters (with t he

exception o the Cache, Craword Mountains unit).

I you obtained a limited-entry buck deer

permit, you may use the weapon listed on your

permit to take one buck deer within the area andthe season specied on your permit. You may NOT

hunt within deer CWMUs.

I you obtained a limited-entry buck deer

permit, the only other deer permit you can obtain

is an antlerless deer permit. Please see page 19 or

more inormation on antlerless deer hunts.

CWMU buck deer huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-37

Cooperative Wildlie Management Units

(CWMUs) are private lands that the landowners

have opened to a small number o public and

private hunters. To learn more about hunting buck

deer on CWMUs, read the article on pages 2223

and visitgo.usa.gov/byc.

Ethics Course. Please see the Archery Ethics Course

box on page 9 or more inormation.

Hunter orangeUtah Code 23-20-31

You must obey Utahs hunter orange regula-

tion (see page 26) i a centerre rie hunt is hap-

pening in the area where youre archery hunting.

Muzzleloader buck deerhuntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-25

Utahs general muzzleloader buck deer hunt

runs rom Sept. 28 to Oct. 6.

NOTE: The Oquirrh-Stansbury; Monroe;Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits; and South


Sept. 28 to Oct. 2. This is a Wednesday

opener.

I you obtained a general muzzleloader buck

permit, you may use a muzzleloader to take one

buck deer within the region specied on your

permit. You may not hunt within deer CWMUs,




open to general muzzleloader deer hunters.

I you participate in this hunt, you may not

hunt in any o the ollowing areas:

Salt Lake County, south o I-80 and east o

I-15 (see map online at wildlie.utah.gov/

maps)

Deer CWMUs

Areas with special restrictions (see

page 30)

I you obtained a general muzzleloader buck

deer permit, the only other deer permit you can

obtain is an antlerless deer permit. Please see

page 19 or more inormation on antlerless deer

hunts.


You must obey Utahs hunter orange regulation

(see page 26) i a centerre rie hunt is happening

in the area where youre muzzleloader hunting.

General any legal weapon(rie) buck deer huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-24

The general any legal weapon (rie) buck deer

hunt runs rom Oct. 22 to Oct. 30.

NOTE: The Oquirrh-Stansbury; Monroe;

Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits; and South


Oct. 22 to Oct. 26.

I you obtained a general any legal weaponbuck permit, you may use any legal weapon to

take one buck deer in the region specied on your

permit. You may not hunt within deer CWMUs,




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Hunters with disabilitiesUtah Admin. Rule R657-12

Utah provides special hunting accom-modations or people with disabilities.

These accommodations include the

opportunity to hunt with a companion, use

a crossbow, hunt rom a vehicle, use a draw

lock and use a scope on archery equipment

or a muzzleloader.

Hunters with disabilities may also apply

or an extension to their season i they have

a 2011 big game hunting permit in their

possession andthey meet certain criteria.

To learn more about hunting accommo-

dations or people with disabilities, please

visit wildlie.utah.gov/disabled/hunting.html,

wildlie.utah.gov/rules (see Utah Admin. Rule

R657-12) or call any Division ofce.

Mandatory reportingI you obtained a premium limited-en-

try, limited-entry, management buck deer,

CWMU, conservation, sportsman, conven-

tion or once-in-a-lietime permit, you must

complete a harvest survey questionnaire

within 30 days ater your hunt ends. This

inormation is required even i you didnt

harvest an animal.

I you harvested an animal, this is an

ideal time to return your tooth packet.

Returning your tooth packet does not ulll

the harvest survey requirement.You can report inormation about your

hunt online atgo.usa.gov/bdwor by calling

1-800-221-0659.

Reporting your hunt inormation is

important. I you dont report your hunt

inormation within 30 days o the end o the

hunt, you wont be allowed to apply or a

once-in-a-lietime, premium limited-entry,

limited-entry, management buck deer or

CWMU permits, or bonus points in 2012.


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buck/bull combination permits are the only bull

elk permits available through the states big game

hunt drawing.

Archery elk huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-28

In 2011, Utahs general archery spike elk hunt

runs rom Aug. 20 to Sept. 9. The general archery

any bull elk hunt runs rom Aug. 20 to Sept. 16,

except on the states extended archery areas,

where the season runs later into the year.

I you obtain a general archery elk permit, you

may use archery equipment to take only one o

the ollowing animals:

One elk o either sex on a general any bull

elk unit

An antlerless elk or a spike bull elk on a

general spike bull elk unit

Only a spike bull on the ollowing units:

Book Clis, Monroe and Paunsaugunt

One elkeither any bull or antlerlesson

the Wasatch Front or Uintah Basin extended

archery areas rom Aug. 20 to Sept. 16

You may not hunt within elk CWMUs.

I you obtain a general archery elk permit,

the only other elk permit you can obtain is an

antlerless elk permit. Please see page 19 or more

inormation on antlerless hunts.

Extended archery

I you havent taken an elk by the time

the general archery season ends, you may con-

tinue hunting in the Wasatch Front, Uintah Basin

and Sanpete Valley extended archery elk areas

during the extended archery seasons. You may

use archery equipment to take one o the ollow-

ing animals:

One elkeither any bull or antlerless

within the Wasatch Front and Uintah

Basin extended archery areas rom

Sept. 17Dec. 15

One elkeither any bull or antlerless

within the Sanpete Valley Extended Archery

Area rom Nov. 12Dec. 31

To hunt any o the extended archery areas,

you must complete the Divisions Archery Ethics NOT legal in a spike bull unit.

Legal in a spike bull unit.

Legal in a spike bull unit.

NOT legal in a spike bull unit.

Bull elk hunting

Utah has three general elk hunts:

Archery hunt

General (any legal weapon) hunt

Muzzleloader huntThese hunts are held on two types o units:

any bull elk units and spike bull elk units.

I you obtain an archery permit, you can hunt

on all o the open any bull and spike bull units in

the state.

I you obtain a general season or general

muzzleloader permit, you must hunt on the t ype

o unit specied on your permit. For example, i

you obtain an any bull elk permit, you may hunt

only on any bull elk units. I you obtain a spike

bull permit, you may hunt only on s pike bull units.

Permits or most o the general elk hunts are

available beginning July 27on a rst-come,

rst-served basisrom Division ofces, license

agents and wildlie.utah.gov. The Northern Region

Management buck deerhuntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-46

A management buck is a buck deer with 3

points or less on at least one antler, above and

including the rst ork, but not including the eye

guard. The eye guard does not count as a point. A

point is a projection thats longer than one inch,

measured rom its base to its tip, including dam-

aged or broken antlers.

Management buck deer permits were avail-

able through the Divisions big game drawing.

I you were successul in the drawing, you

must complete an online orientation coursebeore you will receive your permit. This course

is also open to anyone who wants to learn more

about what a management buck looks like. To

take the online course, visit go.usa.gov/bVP.

A management buck deer permit allows you

to take one management buck deer during the

season. You may use any legal weapon to hunt on

the area specied on your permit. .


hunt in the ollowing areas:

Deer CWMUs


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Ater taking your buck deer, you must bring

its head and antlers to a Division ofce or inspec-

tion no later than 72 hours ater the date o kill.Important: I you obtain a management

buck deer permit, you will lose your bonus points

and incur a waiting period o t wo years. The only

other deer permit you can obtain is an antlerless

deer permit. Please see page 19 or more inorma-

tion on antlerless deer hunts.

Why a management buck deer hunt?Removing excess bucks on the Paunsaugunt

and Henry Mountains limited-entry unitswhile

protecting the larger bucks in the herdsis the

goal o the management buck deer hunt.

These two units have high buck-to-doe ratios.

Harvesting smaller-antlered bucks will preserve

A bull elk is an elk with antlers that are longer thanfve inches (R657-5-2(2)(g)).

A spike bull is a bull elk that has at least one antlerthat does not branch above the ears. A branch is a projec-tion on an antler thats longer than one inch, measuredrom its base to its tip (R657-5-2(2)(s)).

trophy-class bucks and provide more room or

does. Having more does in the herds will result in

more awns being born. Having more awns will

help ensure that these herds remain strong and

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You must obey Utahs hunter orange regulation

(see page 26) i a centerre rie hunt is happening

in the area where youre muzzleloader hunting.

Youth bull elk huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-31

I youll be 18 years o age or younger on

Sept. 17, 2011, you may be eligible to participate

in one o the states youth elk hunts. Remember,

you cannot hunt until you are 12 years

old.

Utah oers two youth bull elk hunts:

The youth general any bull elk hunt runs

rom Sept. 17 to Sept. 25 on general any

bull elk units across Utah. I you obtained a

permit or this hunt, you may use any legal

weapon to take a bull elk o any size

including a spike bullon any general

season any bull elk unit in Utah. You may

NOT hunt on a spike bull elk unit.

The late season youth any bull elk hunt

runs rom Dec. 3 to Dec. 31 on a portion

o the South Slope, Bonanza any bull elk

unit in northeastern Utah (please visit

wildlie.utah.gov/mapsor a boundary de-

scription). I you obtained a permit or this

hunt, you may use any legal weapon to take

a bull elk o any sizeincluding a spikebullwithin the hunt boundaries.





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You may obtain only one youth any bull elk

permit in your lietime, and preerence points do

not apply to this hunt.

I you obtain a youth any bull elk permit,

the only other elk permit you can obtain is an

antlerless elk permit. Please see page 19 or more

inormation on antlerless hunts.

All limitedentry bull elkhuntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-32

Utahs premium limited-entry and limited-

entry elk permits are among the states most

prized big game permits.

A premium limited-entry bull elk permit

allows you to hunt all o the limited-entry bull

elk seasons (archery, muzzleloader and rie);

however, you must use the weapon appropriate

or your season. You may not hunt on elk CWMUs.

A limited-entry bull elk permit allows you to

use the weapon listed on your permit to t ake one

bull elk o any size within the area and season

I you obtain a general any legal weapon

bull elk permit, the only other elk permit you can

obtain is an antlerless elk permit. Please see page

19 or more inormation on antlerless hunts.

Northern Region buck/bullcombination huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-45

Please see page 11 or more inormation.

Muzzleloader elk huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-33

The general muzzleloader elk hunt runs

rom Nov. 2 to Nov. 10 within the general season

elk units.I you participate in this hunt, you may not


Salt Lake County, south o I-80 and

east o I-15 (see map online at

wildlie.utah.gov/maps)

Elk CWMUs


page 30)

To hunt during the general muzzleloader elk

season, you must obtain either a muzzleloader

spike bull elk permit or a muzzleloader any bull

elk permit.

I you obtain a muzzleloader spike bull elk

permit, you may use a muzzleloader to take a

spike bull elk on a general spike bull elk unit. You

may NOT hunt on the any bull elk units.I you obtain a muzzleloader any bull elk

permit, you may use a muzzleloader to take a bull

elk o any size, including a spike bull, on a general

muzzleloader any bull elk unit. You may NOT hunt

on spike bull elk units.

Please see the general bull elk hunt reerence

map on page 46 and the boundary descriptions

at wildlie.utah.gov/mapsto learn where spike

bull units and any bull elk units are located in

the state.

I you obtain a general muzzleloader bull

elk permit, the only other elk permit you can

obtain is an antlerless elk permit. Please see page

19 or more inormation on antlerless hunts.

Course and carry your archery ethics course

certicate o completion with you while youre

hunting. Please see the Archery Ethics Course box

on page 9 or more inormation.


You must obey Utahs hunter orange regula-

tion (see page 26) i a centerre rie hunt is hap-

pening in the area where youre archery hunting.

General season any legalweapon (rie) bull elk huntUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-29

Utahs general any l egal weapon elk seasonconsists o the any bull elk hunt and the spike bull

elk hunt. These hunts run rom Oct. 8 to Oct. 20.

To hunt during the general season elk hunt,

you must obtain either a spike bull permit or an

any bull permit.

I you obtain a general season any legal

weapon bull elk permit, you may use any legal

weapon to take your bull elk.

I you obtain a spike bull elk permit, you may

take a spike bull elk on a general season spike

bull elk unit. You may NOT hunt on the any bull

elk units.

I you obtain an any bull elk permit, you may

take a bull elk o any size, including a spike bull,

on a general season any bull elk unit. You may

NOT hunt on spike bull units.I you participate in this hunt, you may not


Salt Lake County, south o I-80 and

east o I-15 (see map online at

wildlie.utah.gov/maps)

Elk CWMUs


page 30)

Please see the general bull elk hunt reerence

map on page 46, and the boundary descriptions

at wildlie.utah.gov/maps, to learn where spike

bull units and any bull elk units are located in the

state.

Multiple elk permitsUtah Admin. Rule R657-62-19, 23-19-22, R657-5-34

You may obtain a maximum o two elk

permits each yearprovided one or both

o the permits are antlerlessbut you

can only apply or or obtain one antlerless

elk permit in the drawing. You may obtain

two elk permits in any one o the ollowing

combinations:

One bull elk permit and one

antlerless permit

One bull elk permit and one antlerless

elk control permit (to learn moreabout elk control permits, please see

the inormation box on page 20)

Two antlerless permits

One hunters choice permit and one

antlerless permit

For the purposes o obtaining two elk

permits, a hunters choice elk permit is

considered a bull elk permit. An antlerless

elk control permit is considered an antlerless

permit. Eligible hunters may purchase addi-

tional antlerless elk permits ater the draw-

ing, beginning July 21, 2011. The permits

will be available on a rst-come, rst-served

basis through license agents, Division ofces

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Bison hunts (hunterschoice, cow only ordesignated bison)Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-38

To hunt bison, you must possess a bison

permit.

A bison permit allows you to use any legal

weapon to take one bison o the sex specied on

your permit and within the area and season speci-

ed on your permit.

I you obtained a bison permit, you may not

obtain any other bison permit.

You may obtain a bison permit through the

big game drawing only once in your lietime. See

page 16 in the2011 Utah Big Game Application

Guidebookor inormation about waiting periods

and once-in-a-lietime hunts.

Antelope IslandI you drew an Antelope Island bison permit,

you may be required to complete a course beore

you can hunt.

Beore the hunt begins, the Division o Parks

and Recreation will notiy you about the date,

time and location o the course. Youll receive your

permit ater you successully complete the course.

A bull moose is a moose that has antlers that arelonger than its ears (R657-5-2(2)(h)).

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME HUNTINGAll o Utahs bison, bull moose, bighorn sheep and Rocky Mountain goat permits are

considered once-in-a-lietime permits. Thats because you can draw a permit or each o

these species only once in your lietime.

Because the Antelope Island hunt is adminis-

tered by the Division o Parks and Recreation, your

hunt will include some extra park-related ees. For

more inormation, please call 801-209-4678.

Henry MountainsI you drew a Henry Mountains cow bison

permit, you must complete the online orientation

course located atgo.usa.gov/bVP. Youll receiveyour permit ater you successully complete the

course.

Bull moose huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-37

To hunt bull moose, you must possess a bull

moose permit. I you obtained a bull moose per-

mit, you may not obtain any other moose permit.

Your bull moose permit allows you to use

any legal weapon to take one bull moose on

the limited-entry unit and during the season

specied on your permit. You may not hunt on

moose CWMUs.

CWMU bull moose huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-37

Cooperative Wildlie Management Units (CW-

MUs) are private lands that the landowners have

opened to a small number o public and private

Cow bison means a emale bison (R657-5-2(2)(i)).

Buck pronghornhuntingUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-34

To hunt buck pronghorn, you must possess

a buck pronghorn permit. I you obtain a buck

pronghorn permit, you may not obtain any other

pronghorn permit.

A pronghorn permit allows you to use any

legal weapon to take one buck pronghorn within

the area and season specied on your permit. You

may not hunt on buck pronghorn C WMUs.

A note about the archery hunt: Only archery

equipment may be used during the buck

pronghorn archery hunt. I youd like to hunt rom

a blind, please contact the public agency that

manages the land youll be hunting on to learn

about their regulations that must be ollowed to

construct a blind.

CWMU buck pronghornhuntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-37

Cooperative Wildlie Management Units

(CWMUs) are private lands that the landowners

have opened to a small number o public and

private hunters. To learn more about hunting

buck pronghorn on CWMUs, read the article on

pages 2223 and visitgo.usa.gov/byc.

Buck pronghorn means a pronghorn with horns thatare longer than fve inches (R657-5-2(2)()).

specied on your permit. You may not hunt on elk

CWMUs.

I you obtained a premium limited-entry or

limited-entry bull elk permit, the only other elk

permit you can obtain is an antlerless elk permit.

Please see page 19 or more inormation on

antlerless hunts.

CWMU bull elk huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-37

Cooperative Wildlie Management Units (CW-

MUs) are private lands that the landowners have

opened to a small number o public and private

hunters. To learn more about hunting bull elk on

CWMUs, read the article on pages 2223 and visit

go.usa.gov/byc.

Avoid harvestingcollared wildlie

The Division has placed radio and GPS

collars on bighorn sheep, bison, deer, elk

and pronghorn in various areas across the

state. The Division is monitoring these

animals in a handul o ongoing studies. I

possible, please avoid harvesting a collared

animal. It is an expensive and time-

consuming process to capture and collar

replacement animals.

I you do harvest a collared animal,

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please make sure you have a spotting scope

with you that has a minimum o 15 power.

I you obtained a hunters choice permit,

you can take either a male or a emale goat,

but the Division encourages you to take a

mature goat. A mature goat is a goat thats

older than two years old. Ater youve taken

your goat, you can determine its age by

counting the number o annual rings on its

horns.

A goats pelage may be higher in quality

later in the hunting season.

Antlerless deer huntingUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-27

An antlerless deer is a deer without antlers or

with antlers fve inches or shorter (R657-5-2(2)(a)).

To hunt antlerless deer, you must possess an

antlerless deer permit. This permit allows you to

use a legal weapon to take one antlerless deer

per antlerless deer tagin the area and season

specied on your permit.

You may not hunt on a Cooperative Wildlie

Management Unit (CWMU) unless you obtain an

antlerless deer permit or that CWMU.

I you obtain an antlerless deer permit, you

may not hunt during any other antlerless deer

hunt or obtain any other antlerless deer permit.

ANTLERLESS HUNTSUtah oers antlerless hunts each year. These hunts serve two purposes: they help ensure

that populations remain at sustainable, manageable levels, and they remove animals that

pose depredation problems. Depending on the permit you obtain, you could hunt antler-

less deer, elk or moose or doe pronghorn. The ollowing section describes the species you

can hunt, the weapons you can use and the types o permits that are available.

a emale goat permit, you may take only a

emale goat.

Reminders and advice:

Rocky Mountain goats live in very

rugged terrain. That makes this hunt

extremely strenuous.

I you drew a emale Rocky Mountain goat

permit, you must complete the online ori-

entation course located atgo.usa.gov/bVP.

Youll receive your permit ater you success-

ully complete the course.

While hunting Rocky Mountain goats,

hunters. To learn more about hunting bull moose

on CWMUs, read the article on pages 2223 and

visitgo.usa.gov/byc.

Desert bighorn andRocky Mountainbighorn sheep huntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-39

To hunt desert bighorn sheep or Rocky Moun-

tain bighorn sheep, you must possess a permit or

the species you wish to hunt (i.e., a desert bighorn

sheep permit to hunt desert bighorn sheep, or a

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permit to hunt

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep).

Desert bighorn sheep hunts and Rocky

Mountain bighorn sheep hunts are consideredseparate once-in-a-lietime hunts. For example,

i you obtain a desert bighorn sheep permit, and

youve never obtained a Rocky Mountain bighorn

sheep permit beore, you can continue applying

or a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep permit the

ollowing year.

Please remember that you may not obtain

more than one bighorn sheep permit per year. For

example, you may not obtain both a desert big-

horn sheep permit and a Rocky Mountain bighorn

sheep permit in the same season.

A bighorn sheep permit allows you to use any

legal weapon to take one ram within t he area and

the season specied on your permit.

Reminders and advice:

Bighorn sheep live in very rugged terrain.

That makes this hunt extremely strenuous.

While hunting bighorn sheep, please make

sure you have a spotting scope with you

that has a minimum o 15 power. Any ram

is legal to take, but the Division encourages

you to take a mature ram.

Many o the desert and Rocky Mountain

bighorn sheep in Utah have radio collars.

Please avoid taking a bighorn sheep thats

wearing a radio collar.

Ater taking your ram, you must bring its

horns to a Division ofce within 72 hours oleaving your hunting area. When you come

to the ofce, a Division sta person will

permanently afx a numbered plug to the

horn. This plug certies that the sheep was

taken legally.

Rocky Mountain goathunts (hunters choiceor emale goat only)Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-40

To hunt Rocky Mountain goats, you must pos-

sess a Rocky Mountain goat permit.

Your Rocky Mountain goat permit allows you

to use any legal weapon to take one R ocky Moun-

tain goat within the area and t he season specied

on your permit. You may obtain a Rocky Mountain

goat permit through the big game drawing only

once in your lietime.

I you obtained a hunters choice permit,

you may take a goat o either sex. I you obtained

A ram is a male desert bighorn sheep or a maleRocky Mountain bighorn shee p (R657-5-2(2)(q)).

Antlerless season datesonline

To review the 2011 antlerless season

datesas well as inormation about

antlerless hunting options, permit numbers,

application dates, maps and hunt boundar-

iesvisit wildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks.

These tools and resources will be available

online by May 24, about a week beore the

antlerless application period begins on

June 1.

For more inormation on the antlerless

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General bull elk (archery, muzzleloader or

any legal weapon)

Limited-entry buck deer (archery, muzzle-

loader or any legal weapon)

Limited-entry bull elk (archery, muzzle-

loader or any legal weapon)

I your buck deer or bull elk permit and your

antlerless elk permit are or the same area, you

may use your antlerless elk permit during your

buck deer or bull elk season. However, you may

not use your buck deer or bull elk permit during

the antlerless season.

Doe pronghorn huntingUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-35

A doe pronghorn is a pronghorn without horns or

with horns fve inches or shorter (R657-5-2(2)(j)).

To hunt a doe pronghorn, you must possess a

doe pronghorn permit. This permit allows you to

use a legal weapon to take one doe pronghorn in

the area and season specied on your permit.

I you already have a 2011 pronghorn

permit, you may not apply or or obtain a doe

pronghorn permit or preerence point.


Management Unit (CWMU) unless you obtain a

doe pronghorn permit or that CWMU.

Note: You may only obtain one pronghorn

permito any kindduring the 2011 season.

please note that a hunters choice elk permit is

considered a bull elk permit. You may apply or

only one antlerless elk permit in the antlerless

drawing.

I you do not obtain an antlerless elk permit in

the drawing, you may be eligible to purchase up

to two remaining antlerless elk permits.

Additional opportunityThere is some exibility i you are an antlerless

elk permit holder who also possesses a permit to

hunt any one o the ollowing seasons:

General buck deer (archery, muzzleloader or

any legal weapon)

Additional opportunityThere is some exibility i you are an antlerless

deer permit holder who also possesses a permit to

hunt any one o the ollowing seasons:

General archery buck deer

General muzzleloader buck deer

Limited-entry archery buck deer

Limited-entry muzzleloader buck deer

I your buck deer permit and antlerless deer

permit are or the same areaand you use the

appropriate archery or muzzleloader equipment

specied or your current hunting seasonyou

may use your antlerless permit during the buck

deer season. However, you may not use your buckdeer permit during the antlerless season.

Antlerless elk huntingUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-33

An antlerless elk is an elk without antlers or with

antlers fve inches or shorter (R657-5-2(2)(b)).

To hunt antlerless elk, you must possess an

antlerless elk permit. This permit allows you to

use a legal weapon to take one antlerless elk in

the area and season specied on your permit.



antlerless elk permit or that CWMU.

You may obtain two elk permits each year.

At least one o them must be an antlerless elk

permit. I you plan to obtain two elk permits,

Elkcontrolpermits availableUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-33

During the 2011 season, the Division

wants hunters to harvest as many antlerless

elk as possible rom six o Utahs hunting

units:

Chalk Creek

East Canyon

Henry Mountains

Nine Mile, Range Creek

San Juan, East o US-191

San Raael, NorthI you obtained a permit (including

general season) to harvest a buck, bull or

once-in-a-lietime species on any o the

above units (not including CWMUs), you

have the option o purchasing an antlerless

elk-control permit.

The elk-control permit allows you to

harvest an antlerless elk in the same unit

where youll already be hunting an antlered

big game animal. You may hunt the antler-

less elk only during the season datesand

with the same weaponlisted on your

buck, bull or once-in-a-lietime permit.

To obtain an antlerless elk-control

permit, please visit a license agent or any

Division ofce beginning July 27, 2011.

Antlerless moosehuntingUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-36

An antlerless moose is a moose without antlers or

with antlers shorter than its ears (R657-5-2(2)(c)).

To hunt antlerless moose, you must possess an

antlerless moose permit. This permit allows you to

use a legal weapon to take one antlerless moose

in the area and season specied on your permit.

I you already have a 2011 moose permit,

you may not apply or or obtain an antlerless

moose permit or bonus point.



antlerless moose permit or that CWMU.

Note: You may only obtain one moose per-

mito any kindduring the 2011 season.

Report your harvestI you obtain an antlerless permit this

year, please take a ew minutes to complete

a harvest report ater your hunt ends.

Visit http://go.usa.gov/bdwand click the

Report your harvest button at the top o

the page. Then, you can log in and complete

your harvest report.

I you preer to complete your harvest

report over the phone, call 1-800-221-0659.

The line is staed 24 hours per day, seven

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Some deer and elk CWMUs have hunting

seasons outside o these timerames. For more

inormation, visitgo.usa.gov/byc.

Reporting your harvestsuccess

I you obtain a CWMU permit, you must report

inormation about your hunt within 30 days ater

it ends. Please see page 11 or more inormation

about this important requirement.

Complaint processI you wish to lodge a complaint against a

CWMU, you should contact the Division o Wildlie

Resources immediately. Biologists and conserva-

tion ofcers can supply you with a complaint

orm, or you can make the complaint in person or

over the telephone. You and the operator should

make every eort to resolve your issues beore

they escalate to the Division level.

I your problem cannot be resolved locally, it

may be passed on to a C WMU Advisory Committee

or review and possible action.

Learn moreTo learn more about the CWMU program,

visitgo.usa.gov/byc.

To view maps o CWMU properties, visit

go.usa.gov/bdE.

marksmanship test; and limiting the num-

ber o hunting companions. I you ail to

abide by these rules, you might be asked to

leave the CWMU. You can also review these

rules online atgo.usa.gov/byc.

Season datesThe Utah Wildlie Board has established time-

rames or hunting on CWMUs (see chart below).

Within these timerames, hunters should expect

to hunt at least ve days or bucks/bulls and two

days or antlerless big game.

The CWMU operator may also allow you to

hunt additional days within the listed timerames.

Beore you apply or a CWMU permit, contact

the operator to obtain general inormation about

hunt dates, permitted weapons and other rules. I

you draw a permit, you must contact the CWMU

operator to conrm your season dates.

Hunt Dates

Archery buck deer Aug. 20, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Any legal weapon buckdeer and bull elk

Sept. 1, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Muzzleloader buck deer Sept. 1, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Antlerless deer Aug. 15, 2011Dec. 31, 2011

Archery bull elk Aug. 20, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Any legal weapon bull elk Sept. 1, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Mu zz le lo ade r b ul l e lk S ep t. 1, 20 11 Nov. 11, 2011

Antlerless elk Aug. 15, 2011Jan. 31, 2012

Buck and doe pronghorn Sept. 1, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Bull and antlerless moose Sept. 1, 2011Oct. 31, 2011

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6301(Please allow 10 to 14 days or processing.)

You can also redeem the voucher at any

Division ofce.

I you obtain a CWMU permit, you may hunt

only on the CWMU thats specied on your permit.

You may take only one animal o the species and

sex listed on the permit. Youll also incur a waiting

period or the species you obtained a permit or.

(Please see page 16 in the 2011 Utah Big GameApplication Guidebookor more inormation about

waiting periods.)

You may not obtain more than one prong-

horn, one moose, one buck deer or one bull elk

permit in a year. But you can obtain an antlerless

deer or antlerless elk permit. More inormation

about antlerless permits is available on page 19.

How to participateI you draw a permit to hunt a C WMU, you

must contact the CWMU operator to obtain

the ollowing:

The dates youll be allowed to hunt within

the legal CWMU hunting season ramework.

Both you and the operator must schedule

around each o your individual needsplease be realistic and patient.

A map o the CWMU showing access

points and the acreage youll be allowed

to hunt. The CWMU should provide the

same amount o acreage to both public and

private hunters. I you eel that you havent

received equal treatment, please contact

your regional Division ofce.

A copy o the CWMUs rules. CWMUs are

allowed to develop rules o conduct or

their unit. Examples o these rules may

include: no preseason scouting; checking

into and out o the unit daily; limited

vehicle access; no overnight camping; a

COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENTUNITSUtah Admin. Rule R657-37

More than 60 percent o the rangelands that

Utahs big game animals rely on in the winter

are on private land. Utahs Cooperative Wildlie

Management Unit (CWMU) program works with

landowners to preserve these lands and to make

them good habitat or wildlie .

How the program worksThe CWMU program provides landowners

with an economic incentive to keep their privaterange and orest lands as wildlie habitat instead

o developing them.

CWMUs comprise more than two million acres

o land in Utah. Theyll provide more than 3,415

hunting permits in 2011. About 14 percent o

those permits are available to the general public

through the states big game drawing.

Hunting on CWMUs provides both public and

private hunters with several advantages. Among

those advantages are a better chance to take an

animal and ewer hunters to compete with.

Obtaining a CWMU permitI youre a Utah resident, there are two ways

to obtain a CWMU permit: you can apply or one

in the states public drawing, or you can obtain apermit voucher rom the landowner or operator o

the CWMU you want to hunt.

CWMU landowner association members and

operatorsand their spouses and dependent

childrencannot apply or CWMU permits in the

public drawing.

I youre not a resident o Utah, you cannot ap-

ply or a CWMU permit in the public drawing. You

can, however, obtain a permit voucher directly

rom the CWMU landowner or operator.

I you obtain a CWMU voucher, you can

redeem the voucher or a permit by mailing the

voucher to:CWMU Front DeskDivision o Wildlie Resources

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Do you have a license?Utah Code 23-19-1, 23-19-22 and 23-20-3

You must have a current Utah hunting orcombination (hunting and shing) license beore

you can apply or any big game permits, bonus

points or preerence points. Licenses are available

at wildlie.utah.govand rom license agents and

Division ofces.

As long as your license was valid on the date

you submitted your application, you dont have to

purchase a new license or the actual hunt.

For example, assume that your license expires

on June 25, 2011. I you applied on February 26,

2011, you do not have to purchase a new license

or your hunt in the all. All hunting and combina-

tion licenses are valid or 365 days rom the date

o purchase.

Carry your permitI you are successul in obtaining a big game

permit, you musthave it on your person while

hunting. You cannot alter your license or permit,

nor can you sell, transer or loan either o them to

another person.

Its required: Huntereducation

I you were born ater 1965, you must take

and successully complete the states hunter

education course. Its an easy process:

1. Obtain a hunter education registra-

tion certicate. Each certicate costs only

$10, and you can obtain them onl ine at

wildlie.utah.govor over the counter rom the

Division or a license agent.

2. Register or a class with your local

hunter education instructor.

3. Take your registration certicate to yourinstructor on the rst night o class.

4. Successully complete the course

your instructor will then validate your

certicate. The validated certicate serves as

your hunting license.

Note: Both the registration certicate

and the corresponding hunting license are

valid or 365 days rom the date o purchase.

The license enables you to apply or or obtain

permits in the Divisions hunt drawings. In

order to maximize your hunting opportuni-

ties, you should register or and complete the

hunter education course as soon as possible

ater purchasing your registration certicate.

Ater completing the course, you will

receive your ofcial hunter education card

(commonly known as the blue card) by mail.

It will be sent to the address listed on your

registration certicate. This card certies that

you passed hunter education.

You should also keep the ollowing in mind:

Hunters under the age o 16 must be ac-

companied by an adult while hunting.

Regardless o when a student graduates,all hunting regulations (such as season

dates and bag limits) will apply.

Students who are planning to hunt out

o state should allow enough time or

their hunter education card to arrive in

the mail.

For more inormation or to see a list

o online hunter education courses, visit

wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation . You can

also contact your local Division ofce or call

801-538-4727 .

BASIC REQUIREMENTSAre you planning to hunt big game in Utah this year? Beore you head into the eld,

make sure you meet Utahs age, hunter education and license requirements.

I youre 13 years ol dand youll be 14 by

Dec. 31, 2011you can also apply or limited-

entry or CWMU permits in the public drawing.

All hunters under the age o 16 must be ac-

companied in the eld by a parent, legal guardian

or responsible person 21 years o age or ol der. For

more inormation on this requirement, see the

adjacent inormation box.

Have you passed huntereducation?Utah Code 23-19-11 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-23

I you were born ater Dec. 31, 1965, you

must provide proo that youve passed a hunter

education course approved by the Division beore

you can apply or or obtain a hunting license or a

big game permit.

This proo can be a hunter education course

Certicate o Completion (this certicate is called

a blue card in Utah) or a hunting license rom a

previous year with your hunter education number

noted on the license.

I you become a Ut ah resident, and youve

completed a hunter education course in another

state, province or country, you must obtain a bluecard beore you can apply or or buy a resident

hunting license or a resident big game permit. You

can obtain a Utah blue card at any Division ofce

by providing proo that youve completed a hunter

education course approved by the Division. The

card costs $10.

For more inormation on how to

complete Utahs hunter education course,

see the inormation box below or visit

wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation.

Are you old enough?Utah Code 23-19-22

To hunt big game in Utah, you must be at

least 12 years old.

I youre 11 years oldbut youll be 12 by

Dec. 31, 2011you can apply or or obtain a

hunting license and big game permit. Remember,

you cannot hunt until you are 12 years old.

I youre 11 to 13 years old, you are eligible to:

Apply or general season deer, youth any

bull elk, or buck/bull combination permits

in the drawing.

Buy general season deer, general season

elk and youth any bull elk permits over

the counter.

Buy a Cooperative Wildlie Management

Unit (CWMU) permit directly rom a

CWMU operator.

Adults must accompanyyoung huntersUtah Code 23-20-20

While hunting big game, a person

under 16 years old must be accompanied

by his or her parent, legal guardian or otherresponsible person who is 21 years o age

or older and who has been approved by the

parent or guardian.

The Division encourages adults to be

amiliar with hunter education guidelines

or to complete the hunter education course

beore accompanying youth into the eld.

While in the eld, the youth and the

adult must remain close enough or the

adult to see and provide verbal assistance to

the young hunter. Using electronic devices,

such as walkie-talkies or cell phones, does

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a statewide conservation permit or a statewide

sportsmans permitunless a centerre rie

hunt is in progress in the same area.

Checkpoints and ocer

contactsUtah Code 23-20-25 and 77-23-104

To help the Division ulll its responsibility as

trustee and custodian o Utahs wildlie, Division

conservation ofcers and biologists monitor the

taking and possession o big game animals and

the required permits, rearms and equipment

used or hunting. You should expect to encounter

conservation ofcers and biologists checking

hunters in the eld and at checkpoints.

I youre contacted by a conservation ofcer,

you must provide the ofcer with the items he or

she requests, including any licenses and permits

required or hunting, any devices used to partici-

pate in hunting and any game youve taken. These

contacts allow the Division to collect valuable

inormation about Utahs big game animals.

Firearms and archeryequipment

Prohibited weaponsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-7

You may only use rearms and archery tackle

that are expressly permitted in this guide.

You may not hunt big game with a rearm

thats capable o being red ully automatic, or

with any light-enhancement device or aiming

device that casts a visible beam o light. Laser

range-nding devices are exempt rom this

restriction.

FIELD REQUIREMENTSSeveral rules have been established to regulate big game hunting in Utah. These rules

exist to ensure big game animals are hunted ethically and to help keep you sae in the

eld. Please be amiliar with the requirements or carrying and using rearms and ar-

chery tackle. You should also know the dierent types o hunting methods that may and

may not be used and what youre required to do with any big game animal you take.

Hunting hoursUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-6

You may take big game animals rom 30

minutes beore ofcial sunrise until 30 minutes

ater ofcial sunset.

Requirement to wearhunter orangeUtah Code 23-20-31 and 23-20-31

I youre hunting in an area where a centerre

rie hunt is occurring, you must wear a minimum

o 400 square inches o hunter orange material on

your head, chest and back.

A camouage pattern in hunter orange meets

this requirement; however, the Division strongly

encourages hunters to continue using solid hunter

orange whenever possible.

There are some exceptions to the hunter

orange rule. Youre not required to wear hunter

orange i youre participating in a bighorn sheep

hunt, a bison hunt, a moose hunt or a mountain

goat huntor a hunt that requires you to possess

Statelicensed guidesand outftters

Guides and outtters must be licensed

with the State o Utah beore they can

legally take hunters onto public land to hunt

big game, cougars or black bears.

Beore you use a guide or an outtter,

please visitgo.usa.gov/ODvto determine i

he or she is licensed in Utah.

The Utah Division o Occupational and

Proessional Licensing is the regulatory

agency or this law. For more inormation,

please visitgo.usa.gov/ODd.

To hunt big game, you must use a lead or

expanding bullet or projectile thats at least

40 caliber in size.

I youre hunting deer or pronghorn, your

bullet must be 130 grains or heavier, or your

sabot must be 170 grains or heavier.

I youre hunting elk, moose, bison, bighorn

sheep or Rocky Mountain goats, you must

use a 210-grain or heavier bullet, or a sabot

bullet thats at least 240 grains.

I you obtain a muzzleloader permit, you may

use only the muzzleloader equipment authorized

in this section to take the species listed on the

permit.You may not possess or be in control o a

rie or shotgun while in the eld during the

muzzleloader hunt. For the purposes o this sec-

tion, eld means a location where you are likely

to nd the species listed on your permit. (You are

not considered to be in the eld i you are in an

established camping area or traveling in a ully

enclosed automobile or truck.) This restriction

does not apply to the ollowing people:

Hunters who are licensed to hunt upland

game or waterowl (You must comply

with the regulations in the Upland Game

Guidebook or Waterowl Guidebook, and

you may possess only those rearms and

archery equipment that are legal or taking

upland game or waterowl.)Hunters who are licensed to hunt big game

species during archery or rie hunts that

coincide with the muzzleloader hunt

Livestock owners who are protecting their

livestock

Individuals who are licensed to carry a

concealed weapon in accordance with

Utah Code 53-5-7 (You may not use your

concealed rearm to hunt or take protected

wildlie.)

Ries and shotgunsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-8

You may use a rie or shotgun to take big

game, but your rearm and ammunition must

meet the ollowing requirements:

Your rie must re centerre cartridges and

expanding bullets.

Your shotgun must be 20 gauge or larger,

and you may use only slug ammunition or

buckshot thats 00 or larger in size.

HandgunsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-9

You may use a handgun to take big game

animals, but the handgun must be a minimum

o .24 caliber and must re a centerre cartridge

with an expanding bullet.

I youre hunting deer or pronghorn, the

handgun must develop at least 500 oot-pounds

o energy at the muzzle. I youre hunting elk,

moose, bison, bighorn sheep or Rocky Mountain

goat, the handgun must develop at least 500

oot-pounds o energy at 100 yards.

MuzzleloadersUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-10

Muzzleloaders may be used during any big

game huntexcept the archery hunt. To hunt

big game with a muzzleloader, your muzzleloader

must meet all o the ollowing requirements:

It can be loaded only rom the muzzle.It must have open sights, peep sights or a

xed non-magniying 1x scope.

It can have only one barrel, and the barrel

must be at least 18 inches long.

It cannot be capable o ring more than

once without being reloaded.

The powder and bulletor powder, sabot

and bulletcannot be bonded together as

one unit or loading.

It must be loaded with black powder or a

black powder substitute. The black powder

or black power substitute cannot contain

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ound is prima acie evidence o attempting to

locate protected wildlie. (Prima acie evidence

means that i youre spotlighting, the burden

o proo alls on you to prove that you were not

attempting to locate protected wildlie.)

The provisions o this section do not

apply to the use o the headlights o a motor

vehicle or other articial light in a usual manner

where there is no attempt or intent to l ocate

protected wildlie.

In addition, the above restrictions do not

apply to concealed carry permit holders car-

rying a concealed weapon in accordance with

Utah Code 76-10-504 and 76-10-523. Seewildlie.utah.gov/rulesor more inormation.

Use o vehicle or aircratUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-14

You may not use an airplane or any other

airborne vehicle or device, or any motorized

terrestrial or aquatic vehicle (except a vessel)

including snowmobiles and other recreational

vehiclesto take protected wildlie, including

big game.

Also, you may not take protected wildlie

that are being chased, harmed, harassed, rallied,

herded, ushed, pursued or moved by an aircrat

or any other vehicle or transportation device

listed above.

In addition, you may not use any type oaircrat, rom 48 hours beore any big game hunt

begins through 48 hours ater any big game

hunting season ends, to perorm any o the ol-

lowing activities:

Transport a hunter or hunting equipment

into a hunting area

Transport a big game carcass

Locate, or attempt to observe or locate, any

protected wildlie

Flying slowly at low altitudes, or hovering,

circling or repeatedly ying over an area where

protected wildlie is likely to be ound, may be

used as evidence that youve violated the

restrictions above.

HUNTING AND OHVs TIPS

stateparks.utah.gov

O-highway vehicles (OHVs) are a greatmeans of transportation to hunting areas.At the same time, you need to beconsiderate of other hunters and makeevery eort to avoid disturbing wildlife.

Begin hunting only after parking yourmachine at a designated parking area.

Dont ruin another hunters trip. Know andfollow vehicle-use regulations for yourhunting unit.

Stay on existing roads and t rails to protectnatural resources, wildlife habitat and yourriding privileges.

It is illegal to carry loaded rearms on orto shoot from your OHV.

Drivers aged 8 to 15 must possess an OHVeducation certicate to legally drive onpublic land.

Drivers aged 16 and older must have avalid drivers license or an OHV educationcerticate.

Properly tted and fastened helmets arerequired for all riders under age 18, and arerecommend for everyone.

Out-of-state residents may need topurchase a nonresident permit to ride anOHV. Call 801-538-7433 for details.

OHVs operate or transported on publiclands, roads or trails must be registered.

Utah State Parks is the state OHV authority providing access, education and searchand rescue on Utahs trails.

801-538-7433

Transporting big gamewithin UtahUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-18

You must obey the ollowing rules to trans-

port big game in Utah:

The head or sex organs o the animal youve

taken must remain attached to the largest

portion o its carcass.

I you take an elk on a spike bull unit, the

antlers must remain attached to the ani-

mals skull plate, and you must transport the

skull plate and antlers with the carcass.

You must accompany the carcass o any big

game animal youve harvested, and youmust have a valid permit that corresponds

to the tag thats attached to the carcass.

There is one exception to this rule: you may

transport a big game animal you did not take i

you obtain a shipping permit or a disposal receipt

rom the Division, or you have a donation slip. You

may not donate big game in the eld.

Please see the Donating big game section on

page 34 or more inormation.

Transporting big game outo UtahUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-19

You may transport big game or its parts out o

Utah i you accompany the big game animal you

harvested and you have a valid permit that cor-responds to the tag on the animal. The tag must

be attached to the largest portion o the carcass.

I you didnt harvest the animal, you must

obtain a shipping permit rom the Division beore

taking the animal or its parts out o Utah.

Bringing big game intoUtahUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-42

I an elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer or

moose has been taken rom an area that has been

diagnosed with Chronic Wasting Disease, the ol-

lowing are the only parts o the animal you may

bring into Utah:

Meat that is cut and wrapped, either com-

mercially or privately

Use o dogsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-15

Dogs may not be used to take, chase, harm or

harass big game.

Party huntingUtah Code 23-19-1 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-15

You may not take a big game animal or

another person. For example, you cannot kill a

big game animal, and then tag the animal with a

tag that belongs to one o your hunting compan-

ions. This practice is called party hunting, and

its illegal.

Big game contestsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-16

You may not enter a contest or hold a contest

that is based on big game or its parts and that

oers cash or prizes totaling more than $500.

Tagging, transportingand exporting big game

Tagging requirementsUtah Code 23-20-30 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-17

Ater youve taken a big game animal, you

must tag the animal beore moving the carcass or

leaving the site o the kill.

To tag a big game animal, completely detach

the tag rom your big game permit and com-

pletely remove the three notches that indicatethe date the animal was taken and the sex o the

animal. Then, attach the tag to the animal so that

the tag remains securely astened and visible.

You may not remove more than one notch

indicating the date or sex, or tag more than one

animal, using the same tag. Also, you may not

hunt or pursue big game ater any o t he notches

have been removed rom the tag or the tag has

been detached rom your permit.

Your tag must remain with the largest portion

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There is one exception to the rules above.

You may donate the hide o a big game animal to

another person or organization at any location,

and a donation slip is not required.

Waste o gameUtah Code 23-20-8

You may not waste any big game animal or

permit it to be wasted or spoiled. (Waste means to

abandon a big game animal or allow it to spoil or

be used in a manner not normally associated with

its benecial use. For example, using the meat as

ertilizer or or trapping bait is not considered a

benecial use o the meat.)

In addition, you may not kill or cripple a

big game animal without making a reasonable

eort to retrieve it. You must immediately kill any

animal you wound and tag the animal.

Purchasing or selling biggame or its partsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-20

You may not buy, sell or oer, or possess or

sale, barter, exchange or trade, any big game

animal or its parts. The only exceptions are

the ollowing:

Antlers, heads and horns o legally taken big

game may be bought or sold rom Feb. 15

through July 31.

Untanned hides o legally taken big game

may be bought or sold rom Aug. 1 throughFeb. 14.

Inedible byproducts o legally possessed

big gameexcept or hides, antlers and

hornsmay be bought or sold any time o

the year.

Tanned hides o legally taken big game may

be bought or sold any time o the year.

Shed antlers and horns may be bought or

sold any time o the year.

Protected wildlie that the Division obtains

may be sold or donated by the Division or

its agents (usually Utah State Surplus) any

time o the year. Also, you may purchase or

receive protected wildlie rom the Division

any time o the year.

Quarters or other portions o meat (no

part o the spinal column or head may be

attached to the meat)

Meat that is boned out

Hides with no heads attached

Skull plates with antlers attached, but the

skull plates must be cleaned o all meat

and tissue

Antlers with no meat or tissue attached

Upper canine teeth (also known as buglers,

whistlers or ivories)

Finished taxidermy heads

You can learn which areas in North America

have been diagnosed with Chronic WastingDisease by visiting wildlie.utah.gov/diseases/cwd/

or any Division ofce.

I youre not a resident o Utah, you can trans-

port harvested elk, mule deer and white-tailed

deer rom areas that have CWD. However, you

may not leave any part o the harvested animal in

Utah, and you may not stay more than 24 hours in

the state. In addition, your deer or elk may n ot be

processed in Utah.

Possession and use obig game

Donating big gameUtah Code 23-20-9

The ollowing are the only places you maydonate, or give, a big game animal or its par ts to

another person:

The residence o the donor

The residence o the recipient

A meat locker

A storage plant

A meat-processing acility

A written statement o donation must be

kept with the animal or its parts. The statement

must show:

The number and species o the wildlie or

parts donated

The date o donation

The permit number o the donor

The signature o the donor

I you sell or buy antlers, heads, horns or un-

tanned hides, you must keep a transaction record

that states all o the ollowing inormation:

The name and address o the person who

harvested the animal

The date you sold or bought the items

The permit number o the person who

harvested the animal

There is one exception to this rule: scouting

programs and other charitable organizations do

not need to keep a transaction record i theyre

using untanned hides.

Possession o antlers andhornsUtah Admin. Rule R657-5-21

You may possess antlers or hornsor parts o

antlers or hornsthat were obtained:

From lawully harvested big game

By lawully meeting the requirements listed

in the Purchasing or selling big game or its

parts section above

From lawully gathered antlers or horns

Permit reunds andexchangesUtah Code 23-19-38 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-42

ReundsQI I buy a license or permit, and then nd

that I cant use it, can I get a reund?

AIn most cases you cant get a reund, but

there are some exceptions. The Division may pro-

vide a reund under the ollowing circumstances:The Division or the Utah Wildlie Board

cancels the hunt or which you obtained

the permit.

The Division determines that it collected a

ee rom you by mistake. I you believe the

Division collected a ee rom you by mistake,

please contact the agency. The Division has

a committee that reviews these mistakes.

You obtain a once-in-a-lietime or limited-

entry permit and then surrender it to the

Division no less than 30 days beore the

season-opening date. Under these circum-

stances, you will receive a reund o the

permit eeminus a $25 reund eeand

your bonus points will be reinstated.

Finding a skull withantlers or horns attached

I you nd a skull with the antlers or

horns still attached, its possible the animal

was poached. Do NOT pick up or movethe skull, or disturb any ootprints or

other evidence. Instead, we encourage

you to take the ollowing steps:

Take photos o the skull rom a couple

o angles

Pinpoint the location o the skull

(preerably its GPS coordinates)

Call or visit a Division ofce to report

your nd

Provide key details in your report

The Division will send a conservation

ofcer to investigate and determine i the

animal was poached. I its clear that the

animal was not poached, we may allow you

to keep your nd.

shed by big game animals

You may gather shed antlers or hornsor

parts o shed antlers or hornsstatewide, but

there are a couple o seasonal requirements.

From Feb. 1 to April 15, you need an antler-

gathering certicate on your person while col-

lecting shed antlers or horns. You can obtain this

certicate ree o charge by visiting wildlie.utah.

govand completing an online education course.

You do not need an antler-gathering certicate at

any other time o the year.

Shed antlers are antlers that a big game

animal has dropped naturally as part o its annual

lie cycle. Shed antlers have a rounded base thatscommonly called an antler button or burr.

A shed horn is the sheath rom the horn o a

pronghorn that the animal has dropped naturally

as part o its annual lie cycle. Pronghorn are the

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You become ill or suer an injury that

prevents you rom participating in the

hunt you obtained a permit or. To receive a

reund, you must provide verication rom a

physician o your illness or injury. You must

also surrender the permit beore the season

the permit was issued or ends. You cannot

receive a reund i you hunted.

I youre a member o the United States

Armed Forces, or a public health or a

public saety organization, you might be

eligible or a reund

Documents

2011 Utah Big Game Field Regs