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More Elk and Pronghorn Permits
Wildlife Board approves permits for this fall?s big game hunts
Salt Lake City -- More bull elk and buck pronghorn permits will be
available for hunts in Utah this fall.
At their April 2 meeting in Salt Lake City, the Utah Wildlife Board
raised the number of hunting permits available for several big game
hunts in Utah.
If you applied for a permit, you'll know by April 30 whether you drew
one.
?Most of Utah?s big game animals are doing well,? says Anis
Aoude, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
?That's great news for sportsmen.?
The following are among the actions the board took:
Buck deer
Utah has a new statewide deer management plan. ?The plan provides a
new approach to managing general season deer units,? Aoude says.
If the number of bucks on a particular unit falls below the minimum
objective of 15 bucks per 100 does, the board can shorten the hunting
seasons on the unit. ?If the number of bucks per 100 does falls below
10, the board can even cut permits on that specific unit or subunit,?
Aoude says.
?The new plan allows us to manage the state?s deer herds on a
unit-by-unit basis, but still allows hunters to hunt on a regional
basis,? he says. ?Managing the herds this way should help the
number of bucks per 100 does recover faster.?
Because cutting hunting permits is no longer the main tool used to help
herds that are struggling, the new plan also allows the state to move
back to Utah?s statewide permit cap of 97,000 general season deer
permits.
On April 2, board members returned 1,000 permits to the Central Region.
?Only two units within the region are not meeting the minimum goal of
15 bucks per 100 does,? Aoude says. ?The hunts will be shorter than
normal on those two units this fall.?
The DWR also recommended adding 1,000 permits back to the Northeastern
Region. The board voted against the increase, however, after sportsmen
expressed concerns that there still weren't enough deer in the
region.
In the Northern Region, buck-to-doe ratios are good across most of the
region. There are two exceptions, though -- the Cache unit and the
Ogden unit.
After last fall?s hunts, the buck-to-doe ratio on the two units was
10 bucks per 100 does.
?Both of these units experienced above-average winter mortality two
winters ago,? Aoude says. ?The board anticipated this winter loss
and took 1,000 permits away from the region last year.
?We recommended to the board that they not add 1,000 permits back to
the region at this time.?
In addition to not adding the 1,000 permits back, the board also took
an additional 1,000 permits away from the region. The board did this to
try and speed the recovery of the herds on the two units.
Bull elk
On 26 of Utah?s 28 limited entry bull elk units, hunters are taking
bull elk that are older than the age objective for the units. Because
the units have plenty of mature bulls, the board decided to raise the
number of limited entry bull elk permits for this fall.
Board members approved 2,738 limited entry bull elk permits for 2009.
That's up more than 10 percent from the 2,447 offered last fall.
?There are plenty of mature bulls on these units,? Aoude says.
?The permit increase will allow a few more hunters a chance to
enjoy hunting them this fall.?
Big game permits for 2009
The following chart shows the number of permits that were available in
2008 and the number that will be available in 2009:
2008 2009
General season buck deer 94,000 94,000
Premium limited entry deer 191 173
Limited entry deer 891 1,021
Limited entry bull elk 2,447 2,738
Pronghorn antelope 945 1,026
Moose 184 147
Bison 172 146
Rocky Mountain goat 91 104
Desert bighorn
sheep 36 37
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep 23 24
More Elk and Pronghorn Permits
Wildlife Board approves permits for this fall?s big game hunts
Salt Lake City -- More bull elk and buck pronghorn permits will be
available for hunts in Utah this fall.
At their April 2 meeting in Salt Lake City, the Utah Wildlife Board
raised the number of hunting permits available for several big game
hunts in Utah.
If you applied for a permit, you'll know by April 30 whether you drew
one.
?Most of Utah?s big game animals are doing well,? says Anis
Aoude, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
?That's great news for sportsmen.?
The following are among the actions the board took:
Buck deer
Utah has a new statewide deer management plan. ?The plan provides a
new approach to managing general season deer units,? Aoude says.
If the number of bucks on a particular unit falls below the minimum
objective of 15 bucks per 100 does, the board can shorten the hunting
seasons on the unit. ?If the number of bucks per 100 does falls below
10, the board can even cut permits on that specific unit or subunit,?
Aoude says.
?The new plan allows us to manage the state?s deer herds on a
unit-by-unit basis, but still allows hunters to hunt on a regional
basis,? he says. ?Managing the herds this way should help the
number of bucks per 100 does recover faster.?
Because cutting hunting permits is no longer the main tool used to help
herds that are struggling, the new plan also allows the state to move
back to Utah?s statewide permit cap of 97,000 general season deer
permits.
On April 2, board members returned 1,000 permits to the Central Region.
?Only two units within the region are not meeting the minimum goal of
15 bucks per 100 does,? Aoude says. ?The hunts will be shorter than
normal on those two units this fall.?
The DWR also recommended adding 1,000 permits back to the Northeastern
Region. The board voted against the increase, however, after sportsmen
expressed concerns that there still weren't enough deer in the
region.
In the Northern Region, buck-to-doe ratios are good across most of the
region. There are two exceptions, though -- the Cache unit and the
Ogden unit.
After last fall?s hunts, the buck-to-doe ratio on the two units was
10 bucks per 100 does.
?Both of these units experienced above-average winter mortality two
winters ago,? Aoude says. ?The board anticipated this winter loss
and took 1,000 permits away from the region last year.
?We recommended to the board that they not add 1,000 permits back to
the region at this time.?
In addition to not adding the 1,000 permits back, the board also took
an additional 1,000 permits away from the region. The board did this to
try and speed the recovery of the herds on the two units.
Bull elk
On 26 of Utah?s 28 limited entry bull elk units, hunters are taking
bull elk that are older than the age objective for the units. Because
the units have plenty of mature bulls, the board decided to raise the
number of limited entry bull elk permits for this fall.
Board members approved 2,738 limited entry bull elk permits for 2009.
That's up more than 10 percent from the 2,447 offered last fall.
?There are plenty of mature bulls on these units,? Aoude says.
?The permit increase will allow a few more hunters a chance to
enjoy hunting them this fall.?
Big game permits for 2009
The following chart shows the number of permits that were available in
2008 and the number that will be available in 2009:
2008 2009
General season buck deer 94,000 94,000
Premium limited entry deer 191 173
Limited entry deer 891 1,021
Limited entry bull elk 2,447 2,738
Pronghorn antelope 945 1,026
Moose 184 147
Bison 172 146
Rocky Mountain goat 91 104
Desert bighorn
sheep 36 37
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep 23 24
