Utah Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Mike Styler has named Mike Fowlks the new director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR).
There are many great reasons to hunt upland game in Utah. As Utah swelters under the summer sun, a cool reminder that fall isn't that far away is waiting for you on the Division of Wildlife website. On the web page, you'll find the 2017–18 Utah Upland Game and Turkey Guidebook. You can also get a printed copy of the guidebook at your nearest Utah hunting license agent location or Division of Wildlife Resources office.
If you want to hunt bull elk in Utah this fall, it's easy to get a permit to hunt during the general season. A total of 30,000 rifle and muzzleloader permits went on sale July 11. If you didn't get a permit on July 11, don't worry: it usually takes a few weeks for general elk permits to sell out.
Cougars are doing well in Utah. So well, in fact, that a few more hunters might be allowed to hunt them this fall. This past season, hunters were given the opportunity to take 531 cougars in the state. For the upcoming season, biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources are recommending that hunters be allowed to take 565.
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