After joining the Dedicated Hunter Program
Here's some information on how the program works.
The moment you find out you have drawn a place in the Dedicated Hunter Program, you'll need to know how to get your deer permits each year.
The main source of information for Dedicated Hunters, is this, the DWR Dedicated Hunter web pages. On rare occasions, DWR may also send special reminders to Dedicated Hunters who have provided an email address during the online application.
The moment you receive the successful notice from the drawing results, you can begin your service hours.
Before your hunt:
- Complete a minimum of 8 service hours
- Complete the online Conservation and Ethics Course (Note: this is a different course than the orientation you took to apply)
- Obtain your deer permit:
When your annual requirements are fulfilled and entered into the system, your Dedicated Hunter deer permit will be printed and mailed automatically (beginning the second week of July and ending the second week of October). Permits are mailed on the next business day from when your requirements show completed in the system, but may take approximately one week to arrive. If your permit does not arrive by the time you are leaving for your hunt, please contact your nearest office to arrange an in-person pick up instead.
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After your hunt:
- Return your permit to a DWR office if you did not harvest a deer
The Dedicated Hunter system assigns you with a harvest as soon as your permit is printed. If your account shows two harvests, you won't get a permit in the 3rd year. If you do not harvest, returning your permit to DWR after the hunt — showing an uncut and unnotched kill tag — is how you will report that you did not harvest.
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To get your permit in the second year you'll need to have at least 24 service hours completed (and recorded) in the Dedicated Hunter system. The service must be done before your permit can be printed.
Before your hunt
- Complete a minimum of 24 service hours (total)
- Have a valid hunting or combination license
- Obtain your deer permit:
When your annual requirements are fulfilled and entered into the system, your Dedicated Hunter deer permit will be printed and mailed automatically (beginning the second week of July and ending the second week of October). Permits are mailed on the next business day from when your requirements show completed in the system, but may take approximately one week to arrive. If your permit does not arrive by the time you are leaving for your hunt, please contact your nearest office to arrange an in-person pick up instead.
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After your hunt
- Return your permit to a DWR office if you did not harvest a deer
The Dedicated Hunter system assigns you with a harvest as soon as your permit is printed. If your account shows two harvests, you won't get a permit in the third year. If you do not harvest, returning your permit to DWR after the hunt — showing an uncut and unnotched kill tag — is how you will report that you did not harvest.
To get your permit in the third year, you'll need to have at least 32 hours completed (and recorded) in the Dedicated Hunter system. The service must be done before your permit can be printed.
Remember: Also, keep in mind that the program rule only allows two deer to be harvested while in the program, so the third permit won't be issued if your account shows that you harvested in both of the previous years.
Before your hunt
- Complete the minimum of 32 service hours (total).
- Have a valid hunting or combination license
- Obtain your deer permit:
When your annual requirements are fulfilled and entered into the system, your Dedicated Hunter deer permit will be printed and mailed automatically (beginning the second week of July and ending the second week of October). Permits are mailed on the next business day from when your requirements show completed in the system, but may take approximately one week to arrive. If your permit does not arrive by the time you are leaving for your hunt, please contact your nearest office to arrange an in-person pick up instead.
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You can check on your records using the button below.
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Withdrawal
If at any time, you find that you are unable to participate in the program or decide not to obtain your permits, learn how to withdraw early from the program.
Dedicated Hunters may withdraw from the program prior to the expiration date of the program enrollment. To formally withdraw:
If zero permits have been issued
If one permit has been issued
- Complete 8 service hours, and
- Submit a completed surrender form to a DWR office
If two permits have been issued*
- Complete 24 service hours, and
- Submit a completed surrender form to a DWR office
Extensions
The Dedicated Hunter program rule allows a one-year extension for the following circumstances:
- Military deployment or mobilization
- Obtaining a limited-entry buck deer tag from the Utah big game drawing
- Acceptance of a poaching reported rewards buck deer permit
Extensions are not allowed for any of the following reasons:
- Personal injury or illness
- Obtaining a limited-entry buck deer permit directly from a CWMU, landowner, conservation auction, or from the annual Western Hunting & Conservation Expo.
- Caretaking of another person's injury or illness
- Job or residence relocation
- School
- Pregnancy
- Wanting to focus available hunt time to some other permit or hunt
Additionally, a three-year term cannot be extended for any reason if the participant has two harvests on record for that term.
Extensions are not given automatically. If you have an eligible circumstance and would like to have your three-year term extended, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. your formal, written request. Please provide the reason for the extension and your customer ID number.
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