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If you want to hunt in Utah this fall — but you haven't completed the state's Hunter Education course — there's still time. Don't wait too long, though. Some of the state's hunts will start soon. For example, five upland game hunts start Sept. 1. And special hunting days, for those 17 years old or younger, start in September.
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.
Catching one of the big trout in Panguitch Lake makes a trip to the high-mountain lake more than worth it. But, starting July 22, you might receive even more.
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.
It was an unremarkable traffic stop for Becky Smith and a Logan City police officer five or six years ago. That is, until the officer asked a question that took her by surprise: "Do you teach hunter safety?"
Utah's night life is great for many reasons. But some of the most exciting events happen away from bustling city venues, on natural landscapes alive with nocturnal wildlife. Biologists with the Division of Wildlife Resources want to give you an up-close look at some of the state's most peculiar nighttime fauna: bats.
You can see ospreys, in the air and on top of their huge nests, at the annual Flaming Gorge Osprey Watch. The free event will be held July 15 at an area next to the parking lot at Flaming Gorge Dam visitor center.
In addition to celebrating the birth of our country, many Utahns will be looking to escape the heat and wet a fishing line over the July 4 weekend.