DWR takes public input on proposed hunting changes
3 years ago | 505 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing several changes for the state’s 2009 big game hunts and will take public comments on the proposals Nov. 5 at a meeting in Green River at the John Wesley Powell Museum, 1765 E. Main St.

Among the changes under consideration is a requirement that bow-and-arrow deer hunters must wait until Sept. 1 to hunt statewide in 2009.

Information about the big game proposals is available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings. Comments may also be submited to DWR regional advisory council members via email. Email addresses are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/public_meetings.

Other changes under consideration include requiring general season archery buck deer hunters to hunt in a single region until Sept. 1, then opening up the hunt throughout the state.

“Hunters in southern Utah are concerned that too many archery hunters are hunting in the southern region at the start of the season,” said Anis Aoude, big game coordinator for the DWR. “Depending on which region you choose to hunt in, this change could prevent you from hunting in the southern region at the start of the archery season. But you could still hunt in the region halfway through the season.”

DWR is proposing that Utah’s general season archery buck deer hunt run from Aug. 15 to Sept. 11. Under the proposal, hunters would indicate which region they wanted to hunt in when purchasing an archery permit. The permit would then be valid for that region until Sept. 1, and for all regions thereafter.

The DWR is also proposing to make Utah’s general rifle buck deer hunt a nine-day hunt in each of the agency’s five regions.

The hunt would run Oct. 17-25. The only exception would be five sub-units where buck-to-doe ratios aren’t meeting goals in the state’s management plan, DWR officials said. The hunt on the five sub-units – the Nebo and Oquirrh-Stansbury sub-units in central Utah; the South Slope, Vernal sub-unit in northeastern Utah; the La Sal Mountains subunit in southeastern Utah; and the Monroe sub-unit in south-central Utah – would run Oct. 21-25.

For more information about the meeting, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
Share This Article |
similar stories

DWR to hold public meeting to discuss proposed trapping, cougar hunting regs | 4 years ago

Hunters as young as 12 can hunt big game in Utah | 4 years ago

DWR predicts good buck hunting season | 4 years ago

DWR cites safety concerns in decision to relocate annual bighorn sheep festival | 14 months ago by Lisa J. Church
staff writer

DWR says antler hunters are damaging backcountry areas | 3 years ago

report abuse...

Express yourself:

We're glad to give readers a forum to express their points of view on issues important to this community. That forum is the “Letters to the Editor.” Letters to the editor may be submitted directly to The Times-Independent through this link and will be published in the print edition of the newspaper. All letters must be the original work of the letter writer – form letters will not be accepted. All letters must include the actual first and last name of the letter writer, the writer’s address, city and state and telephone number. Anonymous letters will not be accepted.

Letters may not exceed 400 words in length, must be regarding issues of general interest to the community, and may not include personal attacks, offensive language, ethnic or racial slurs, or attacks on personal or religious beliefs. Letters should focus on a single issue. Letters that proselytize or focus on theological debates will not be published. During political campaigns, The Times-Independent will not publish letters supporting or opposing any local candidate. Thank you letters are generally not accepted for publication unless the letter has a public purpose. Thank you letters dealing with private matters that compliment or complain about a business or individual will not be published. Nor will letters listing the names of individuals and/or businesses that supported a cause or event. Thank you letters about good Samaritan acts will be considered at the discretion of the newspaper.