The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking the publics help in finding who is responsible for a bull elk being shot and left to rot in Kane County. According to officials, they received a report on Dec. 12 of an individual shooting at a group of elk near County […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) – The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is urging residents to be on the lookout for moose becoming more aggressive. DWR has reported 11 incidents involving moose since January 9th, including one where UHP had to close I-80 in Parleys Canyon to catch two animals that […]
The state of Utah is issuing stage one fire restrictions to help reduce the chances of wildfires. The restrictions went into effect early in the morning of June 10. According to the new restrictions smoking in now prohibited outdoors except in enclosed areas or vehicles, and restrictions on open burning, […]
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is asking for the public’s help in locating the individuals responsible for two big game animals that were left to waste in Beaver County. An elk was left near North Creek Road sometime between Oct. 15 and 17, a buck that had been left […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: A gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state. Officials say the smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah. A […]
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Utah wildlife officials plan on issuing additional cougar hunting permits in an attempt to reverse dwindling mule deer populations. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says evidence suggests that reducing the number of cougars may spur an uptick in mule deer populations. The Spectrum reports […]
PRICE — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is seeking information from the public after two doe deer were illegally killed in Carbon County. DWR conservation officers received reports of two dead, discarded doe deer in Carbon County. One of the deer was located in Spring Canyon near Helper and […]
An East Carbon man was recently charged in connection with the illegal killing of a 19-inch buck deer. Jesse Davis, age 36 from East Carbon, was charged in Carbon County’s 7th District Court with wanton destruction of protected wildlife, a class A misdemeanor, on Mar. 27. His initial court appearance […]
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public after multiple deer were illegally shot and left to waste in agricultural fields in Wayne County. On Dec. 9, 2019, DWR conservation officers were notified that two weeks prior (approximately Nov. 23-24), a truck was seen driving […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials are warning people against keeping wild animals as pets after a 5-year-old boy from Uintah County was badly scratched by his family’s pet raccoon. The Deseret News reports Thursday that the boy had to undergo surgery as a result of the scratches he […]
