Updates on Utah's wildlife from the DWR
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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources issued a temporary emergency closure of the Henefer-Echo Wildlife Management Area Saturday due to a wildfire burning on the WMA.
Mike Fowlks, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources director, announced his retirement Wednesday after 27 years of service with the division. His retirement will be effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Sportsman permits are among Utah's most prized hunting permits, and the time to apply for one is coming up soon.
Utah hunters are once again being asked to bring their harvested deer to various stations across the state so Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists can test the animals for chronic wasting disease.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved a few changes to some of Utah's fishing regulations, along with a few other rule amendments during Thursday's virtual public meeting.
Watch the Oct. 1, 2020 Utah Wildlife Board meeting live on YouTube. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the Public Meetings page.
If you live near a field in the Uinta Basin, you're no stranger to the loud, rattling call of the sandhill cranes that migrate through and call the area home. But if you have never seen or heard one of these large birds, your opportunity is coming up!
In an effort to expand their monitoring methods for fishing throughout Utah, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is launching a new tagged fish study as an additional way to get feedback from anglers.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources wants to remind the public of a few safety tips when recreating outdoors around wildlife after a woman was injured during a moose encounter Sunday afternoon.
If you are planning to hunt ducks, geese or swans this fall, here is more about what you should expect and when the various seasons will open.