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RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes
Regional Advisory Council and Wildlife Board meeting agendas mirror one another. Action items on the agenda are voted on by the RACs and the Board. Wildlife Board meetings usually occur a few weeks after the Northern, Central, Northeastern, Southeastern and Southern RAC meetings.
Download the 2024 RAC and Board meeting schedule.
Previous RAC and Board Meetings
April/May
Wildlife Board meeting — May 2, 2024, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Proposals
April
Wildlife Board work session — April 9, 2024, 9 a.m.
December/January
Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 4, 2024, 9 a.m.
See the DWR update from the Jan. 4 meeting.
RAC meetings
Proposals
Black bear proposals for 2024
VIDEO
Darren DeBloois Game Mammals Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Elk unit plan updates for 2024
VIDEO
Daniel Sallee Box Elder District Biologist Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed changes to Poaching-Reported Reward Permits
VIDEO
Wyatt Bubak Law Enforcement Section Chief Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed woundfin research study
VIDEO
Melinda Bennion Native Aquatics Biologist Southern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
November
Wildlife Board meeting — Nov. 28, 2023, 9 a.m.
See Director J Shirley's DWR update from the Nov. 28 meeting.
RAC meetings
Proposals
Proposed changes to the "taking big game" rule
VIDEO
Kent Hersey Big Game Projects Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed pronghorn augmentation sites
VIDEO
Kent Hersey Big Game Projects Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Utah buck deer hunting proposed research study
VIDEO
Kent Hersey Big Game Projects Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Technology and hunting recommendations for 2024
VIDEO
Blair Stringham Assistant Wildlife Section Chief Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed Dedicated Hunter Program rule changes
VIDEO
Bryan Christensen Dedicated Hunter Program Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed landowner permit rule changes
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands/Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Landowner Association recommendations for 2024
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands/Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Read the memorandum .
View the list of LOAs recommended for renewal (option 1).
View the list of LOAs recommended for renewal (option 2).
CWMU recommendations for 2024
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands/Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Maps
September
Wildlife Board meeting — Sept. 21, 2023, 9 a.m.
Review the 2023 Conservation Permit Audit and the Conservation Permit Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023 .
See the proposed 2024 Wildlife Board and RAC meeting schedule . Also see the DWR update from the Sept. 21 meeting.
RAC meetings
Proposals
Proposed changes to the 2024 Utah Fishing Guidebook
VIDEO
Randy Oplinger Coldwater Sportfish Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Proposed changes to the private pond rule
VIDEO
Randy Oplinger Coldwater Sportfish Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Big Sand Wash Reservoir Fisheries Management Plan
VIDEO
Trina Hedrick Aquatics Manager Northeastern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Flaming Gorge Reservoir fishery update
VIDEO
Trina Hedrick Aquatics Manager Northeastern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
August
Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 17, 2023, 9 a.m.
Read the memorandum about the proposed permit allocations for the 2024 Western Hunting & Conservation Expo and the audit of the 2023 Expo permit program.
Also see Director J Shirley's DWR update from the Aug. 17 meeting.
Wildlife Board & Regional Advisory Council orientation — Aug. 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
May/June
Wildlife Board meeting — June 8, 2023, 9 a.m.
Additional proposed rule amendments:
RAC meetings
Proposals
Utah wild turkey management plan
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Wild turkey recommendations for 2023–25
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Upland game guidebook and rules for 2023–25
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Waterfowl rule and swan hunt recommendations
VIDEO
Heather Talley Upland Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Pen-reared gamebird rules
VIDEO
Avery Cook Upland Game Project Leader Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
The collection, importation and possession of animals in Utah
VIDEO
Charles Lyons Assistant Attorney General State of Utah
Documents
CWMU variance requests for 2023
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Desert tortoise translocation
VIDEO
Ann McLuckie Wildlife Biologist Southern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Parowan Front WMA habitat management plan
VIDEO
Stan Gurley Farm Bill Biologist Southern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
April/May
Wildlife Board meeting — May 4, 2023, 9 a.m.
RAC meetings
Note: The Southern Region RAC meeting agenda items are in a slightly different order .
Proposals
Buck deer permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Once-in-a-lifetime permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Rusty Robinson Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Bull elk permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Antlerless permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
CWMU rule change
VIDEO
Chad Wilson Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Changes to the "Taking Big Game" rule
VIDEO
Dax Mangus Big Game Coordinator Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Technology and hunting recommendations for 2023
VIDEO
Derrick Ewell Wildlife Biologist Northeastern Region Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Documents
Past RAC and Board meetings
See an archive of past RAC and Board meetings