During the morning of July 28, a bear was spotted within Ephraim city limits. According to a post on the Ephraim City Police Facebook page, “thanks to the quick response and teamwork of our partner agencies, a DWR wildlife biologist was able to safely tranquilize the bear and relocate it […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Due to continuing drought conditions and ongoing severe wildfire concerns, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources — in coordination with the applicable county sheriff’s offices, as required by law — is temporarily restricting recreational target shooting with a firearm on wildlife management areas in 16 counties […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources says there was a decrease in the number of illegally harvested wildlife and fish last year. Officials announced that number in 2023 was more than one-thousand, and had a combined value of about 619-thousand dollars. That includes 133 deer, […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding the public that it is both illegal and harmful to introduce new fish species into a waterbody in response to an illegally released walleye recently caught at Strawberry Reservoir. The DWR was contacted on Dec. 21, 2023 by […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Department of Wildlife Resources is recommending an increase in general-season deer hunting permits for Southern Utah. Many other units are seeing a decrease in permits but, in proposing the increase, the department said mule deer populations in Southern Utah are doing well. The deadline […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah hunters will need to circle October 20th on their calendars. The Division of Wildlife Resources will start taking applications for the 2022 sportsman hunting permits next week. DWR says hunters can apply for as many species as they would like. Applications will need to […]
