Youth bull elk hunts
Utah Admin. Rule R657-5-31
If you'll be 18 years of age or younger on
Sept. 17, 2011, you may be eligible to participate
in one of the state?s youth elk hunts. Remember,
you cannot hunt until you are 12 years
old.
Utah offers two youth bull elk hunts:
? The youth general any bull elk hunt runs
from Sept. 17 to Sept. 25 on general any
bull elk units across Utah. If you obtained a
permit for this hunt, you may use any legal
weapon to take a bull elk of any size?
including a spike bull?on any general
season any bull elk unit in Utah. You may
NOT hunt on a spike bull elk unit.
? The late season youth any bull elk hunt
runs from Dec. 3 to Dec. 31 on a portion
of the South Slope, Bonanza any bull elk
unit in northeastern Utah (please visit
wildlife.utah.gov/maps for a boundary description).
If you obtained a permit for this
hunt, you may use any legal weapon to take
a bull elk of any size?including a spike
bull?within the hunt boundaries.
If you participate in this hunt, you may not
hunt in any of the following areas:
? Salt Lake County, south of I-80 and east of
I-15 (see map online at wildlife.utah.gov/
maps)
? Elk CWMUs
? Areas with special restrictions (see
page 30)
You may obtain only one youth any bull elk
permit in your lifetime, and preference points do
not apply to this hunt.
If you obtain a youth any bull elk permit,
the only other elk permit you can obtain is an
antlerless elk permit. Please see page 19 for more
information on antlerless hunts.