After years away from elk hunting, the author’s reentry into the pastime culminates in an awesome week in northern Utah where 11 elk hunters and 10 mule deer hunters fill their tags.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permit numbers for 2025, as well as a few other changes to big game hunting rules in Utah, during its public meeting on May 1.

Utah passed a law that could require anyone using its wildlife management areas to buy hunting or fishing licenses, even if they’re not hunting ...

A recent bill in Utah will ensure that all future members of the state’s rule-setting Wildlife Board are license-holding hunters. The bill's author, Rep. Casey Snider says it’s a response to ...

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has completed its investigation into an elk hunter’s claims that a Millard County Sheriff’s deputy stole a bull out from under him during an Aug. 17 hunt.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s 2025 legislative session saw the passage of several key bills impacting wildlife management, hunting, and fishing. With Gov. Spencer Cox’s deadline to sign or veto bills ...

Runners, bikers and birders were irate last summer when wildlife officers began citing them for stepping foot inside some of Utah's busiest Wildlife Management Areas without a hunting or fishing ...

Utah lawmakers amended a controversial bill from 2025 that required fishing or hunting licenses to enter some wildlife management areas in the state, replacing it with a new requirement.

The Utah Wildlife Board has approved special permit surrender and extension options for hunters whose upcoming seasons may be significantly affected by the Monroe Canyon Fire — Utah’s largest and most ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah's 2024 deer and elk hunting season is approaching, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has released crucial information for hunters planning to take to the ...

A Utah buck deer in the wild. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources uses GPS tracking to monitor deer populations throughout the year. (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources) As deer hunting season ...

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