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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 and 2025 RAC and Board meeting schedule.

Upcoming RAC and Board Meetings

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 9, 2025, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Recording

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time
(PDF — 218.86 KB)	(PDF — 3.7 MB)	Central	Dec. 10, 6 p.m.
		Northern	Dec. 11, 6 p.m.
		Southern	Dec. 17, 6 p.m.
		Southeastern	Dec. 18, 6 p.m.
		Northeastern	Dec. 19, 6 p.m.

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November/December

Wildlife Board meeting — Dec. 12, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Recording

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 171 KB) updated Nov. 1, 2024	(PDF — 22.1 MB) updated Nov. 1, 2024	Northern	Nov. 6, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 195.4 KB)
		Central	Nov. 7, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 127.18 KB)
		Southern	Nov. 12, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 221.61 KB)
		Southeastern	Nov. 13, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 84.42 KB)
		Northeastern	Nov. 14, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 69.67 KB)

Proposals

Previous RAC and Board Meetings

September

Wildlife Board meeting — Sept. 19, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 387.59 KB)	(PDF — 13.9 MB)	(PDF — 39.24 KB)

Download the DWR update presentation.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 152.67 KB)	(PDF — 686.39 KB)	Central	Aug. 27, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 28.88 KB)
		Northern	Aug. 28, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 36.11 KB)
		Southern	Sept. 3, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 37.33 KB)
		Southeastern	Sept. 4, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 16.1 KB)
		Northeastern	Sept. 5, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 38.73 KB)

Proposals

Strawberry Reservoir response to illegal walleye introduction

Alan Ward
Strawberry Reservoir Project Leader
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Proposed changes to Utah's fishing regulations in 2025

Trina Hedrick
Coldwater Sportfish Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments
- 0:00 — Introduction
- 0:12 — Overview
- 2:04 — Deer Creek Reservoir
- 2:32 — Provo River Delta
- 3:13 — Stansbury Lake
- 3:52 — Pelican Lake
- 4:44 — Strawberry River
- 5:29 — Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- 11:37 — Willard Bay Reservoir
- 12:06 — Cutler Reservoir
- 12:32 — Echo Reservoir
- 13:07 — Pond at Poulter Preserve
- 13:56 — Recapture Reservoir
- 14:27 — Manning Meadow Reservoir
- 15:09 — Barney Lake
- 15:37 — Gunlock Reservoir and Quail Creek Reservoir bass
- 16:12 — Gunlock Reservoir black crappie
- 16:40 — Sand Hollow Reservoir
- 17:11 — Mill Meadow Reservoir
- 17:37 — Six Rods while ice fishing
- 18:21 — Spearfishing
- 20:38 — Setline regulations
- 21:32 — Bowfishing: air guns for taking carp
- 22:04 — Bonus brook trout limit
- 22:34 — New community fisheries
- 23:16 — Harvest of prohibited species
- 24:01 — Looking ahead
Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-13.
Recommended changes to DWR valuation of real property interests (Administrative Rule R657-61)

Chelsea Duke
Wildlife Lands Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-61.

August

Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 22, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 174.86 KB)	(PDF — 1.4 MB)

May/June

Wildlife Board meeting — June 13, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 224.28 KB)	(PDF — 1.2 MB)	(PDF — 57.69 KB)

Download the DWR update presentation.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 164.92 KB)	(PDF — 13.2 MB)	Central	May 14, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 23.19 KB)
		Northern	May 15, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 24.39 KB)
		Southern	May 21, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 26.67 KB)
		Southeastern	May 22, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 22.66 KB)
		Northeastern	May 23, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 22.36 KB)

Proposals

Cougar information for 2024

Darren DeBloois
Game Mammals Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the presentation slides.
Recommended changes to CWMUs (Rule R657-37)

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments
- 0:00 — Overview
- 1:52 — Acreage changes
- 2:55 — Over-objective units
- 5:26 — Harvest objective
- 8:02 — Non-contiguous lands
- 9:12 — Trade lands
- 11:56 — Advisory committee
- 15:34 — Other proposed changes
Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-37.
Proposed changes to Conservation and Sportsman Permits (Rule R657-41)

Covy Jones
Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-41.
Juab Valley WMA Habitat Management Plan

Mark Farmer
Habitat Program Manager
Central Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the proposed Juab Valley WMA Habitat management plan.

April/May

Wildlife Board meeting — May 2, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 212.32 KB)	(PDF — 1 MB)	(PDF — 64.09 KB)

Download the DWR update presentation from the May 2 meeting.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 167.97 KB) updated April 4, 2024	(PDF — 10.1 MB)	Northern	April 10, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 48.24 KB)
		Central	April 11, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 103.24 KB)
		Southern	April 16, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 144.16 KB)
		Southeastern	April 17, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 32.3 KB)
		Northeastern	April 18, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 30.98 KB)

Proposals

Buck deer permit recommendations for 2024

Dax Mangus
Big Game Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments
- 0:00 — What drives deer populations in Utah?
- 2:16 — Buck-to-doe ratios
- 7:44 — Statewide deer population trends
- 11:28 — Buck permit recommendations
- 16:33 — General-season regional recommendations
- 24:46 — Limited-entry recommended buck deer permits
- 27:51 — Limited-entry, late-season muzzleloader
Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the buck deer permit recommendations.
Once-in-a-lifetime permit recommendations for 2024

Rusty Robinson
Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the once-in-a-lifetime permit recommendations.
Bull elk permit recommendations for 2024

Dax Mangus
Big Game Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the bull elk permit recommendations.
Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2024

Dax Mangus
Big Game Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the buck pronghorn permit recommendations.
Antlerless permit recommendations for 2024

Dax Mangus
Big Game Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Segments
- 0:00 — Issuing antlerless permits
- 1:29 — Antlerless deer
- 6:07 — Antlerless elk
- 14:58 — Doe pronghorn
- 16:34 — Ewe bighorn sheep and antlerless moose
Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the antlerless permit recommendations.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Box Elder, Hansel Mountain elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Cache elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Kamas elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the North Slope, Summit elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Ogden elk unit (excludes Hyrum).
- View the boundary recommendation for the Oquirrh-Stansbury, East elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Plateau-Parker Mountain pronghorn unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Wasatch Mountains, Avintaquin A elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Wasatch Mountains, Rabbit Gulch elk unit.
- View the boundary recommendation for the Wasatch Mountains, Tabby Mountain elk unit.
Recommended changes to shed antler gathering rules and the big game rule

Rusty Robinson
Once-in-a-Lifetime Species Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Read the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-5.
CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2024

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- View the CWMU antlerless permit recommendations.
CWMU harvest summaries (Wildlife Board request)

Chad Wilson
Private Lands Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

April

Wildlife Board work session — April 9, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Recording
(PDF — 96.6 KB) updated April 1, 2024

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 4, 2024, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 154.67 KB) updated Jan. 2, 2024	(PDF — 1 MB)	(PDF — 16.79 KB)

See the DWR update from the Jan. 4 meeting.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 96.08 KB)	(PDF — 5.5 MB)	Central	Dec. 5, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 11.8 KB)
		Northern	Dec. 6, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 12.46 KB)
		Southern	Dec. 12, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 6.74 KB)
		Southeastern	Dec. 13, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 5.76 KB)
		Northeastern	Dec. 14, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 8.37 KB)

Proposals

Black bear proposals for 2024

Darren DeBloois
Game Mammals Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the Utah Black Bear Management Plan for 2023–35.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-33.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-62.
Elk unit plan updates for 2024

Daniel Sallee
Box Elder District Biologist
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #1: Box Elder.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #4: Morgan-South Rich.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #9A: Yellowstone.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Units #9 B, C, D: Vernal/Bonanza/Diamond.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #16A: Nebo.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #16: Manti.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #20: Southwest Desert.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #21: Fillmore.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #22: Beaver.
- Review the elk herd unit management plan for Unit #28: Panguitch Lake.
Proposed changes to Poaching-Reported Reward Permits

Wyatt Bubak
Law Enforcement Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-51.
Proposed woundfin research study

Melinda Bennion
Native Aquatics Biologist
Southern Region
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the woundfin stocking project proposal.

November

Wildlife Board meeting — Nov. 28, 2023, 9 a.m.

Agenda	Materials	Feedback	Recording
(PDF — 154.84 KB)	(PDF — 521.8 KB)	(PDF — 427.58 KB)

See Director J Shirley's DWR update from the Nov. 28 meeting.

RAC meetings

Agenda	Materials	Region	Date & time	Feedback
(PDF — 167.85 KB) updated Oct. 31, 2023	(PDF — 27.2 MB) updated Oct. 31, 2023	Northern	Nov. 8, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 184.85 KB)
		Central	Nov. 9, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 278.87 KB)
		Southern	Nov. 14, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 252.34 KB)
		Southeastern	Nov. 15, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 97.62 KB)
		Northeastern	Nov. 16, 6 p.m.	(PDF — 81.57 KB)

Proposals

Proposed changes to the "taking big game" rule

Kent Hersey
Big Game Projects Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-5.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-42.
Proposed pronghorn augmentation sites

Kent Hersey
Big Game Projects Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
Utah buck deer hunting proposed research study

Kent Hersey
Big Game Projects Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
Technology and hunting recommendations for 2024

Blair Stringham
Assistant Wildlife Section Chief
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-5.
Proposed Dedicated Hunter Program rule changes

Bryan Christensen
Dedicated Hunter Program Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-38.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-42.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-62.
Proposed landowner permit rule changes

Chad Wilson
Private Lands/Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-43.
- Review the proposed changes to Administrative Rule R657-62.
Landowner Association recommendations for 2024

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

Chad Wilson
Private Lands/Public Wildlife Coordinator
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Documents
- Read the memorandum.
- View the list of CWMU permit and acreage changes.
- View the list of new CWMUs.
- View the list of CWMU changes.
- View the list of cow elk hunts on CWMUs.
- Open the PowerPoint presentation about CWMUs with public land.
Maps
- Deseret CWMU
- Diamond Mountain CWMU
- Double Cone CWMU
- Double Cone CWMU parcels
- Double Cone CWMU boundary with tradelands
- Dove Creek CWMU
- Dove Creek CWMU parcels
- Dove Creek CWMU boundary with tradelands
- Golden Spike CWMU
- Golden Spike CWMU parcels
- Green River Flat CWMU
- Kimberly Beaver Mountain CWMU (view 1)
- Kimberly Beaver Mountain CWMU (view 2)
- Kimberly Beaver Mountain CWMU (view 3)
- Kimberly Beaver Mountain CWMU (zoomed out)
- Middle Ridge CWMU
- North Peaks CWMU
- North Peaks CWMU parcels
- North Peaks CWMU boundary with tradelands
- North Promontory CWMU
- North Promontory CWMU parcels
- Old Woman CWMU
- Park Valley Hereford CWMU
- Park Valley Hereford CWMU parcels
- Park Valley Hereford CWMU boundary with tradelands
- Prohibition CWMU
- Raft River CWMU
- Raft River CWMU parcels
- Rose of Snowville CWMU
- Rose of Snowville CWMU parcels
- Sharp Mountain CWMU

Past RAC and Board meetings

See an archive of past RAC and Board meetings

RAC, Board meeting agendas, materials & minutes

Upcoming RAC and Board Meetings

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 9, 2025, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals: Share your feedback

November/December

Wildlife Board meeting — Dec. 12, 2024, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Previous RAC and Board Meetings

September

Wildlife Board meeting — Sept. 19, 2024, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Strawberry Reservoir response to illegal walleye introduction

Proposed changes to Utah's fishing regulations in 2025

Segments

Documents

Recommended changes to DWR valuation of real property interests (Administrative Rule R657-61)

Documents

August

Wildlife Board meeting — Aug. 22, 2024, 9:30 a.m.

May/June

Wildlife Board meeting — June 13, 2024, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Cougar information for 2024

Documents

Recommended changes to CWMUs (Rule R657-37)

Segments

Documents

Proposed changes to Conservation and Sportsman Permits (Rule R657-41)

Documents

Juab Valley WMA Habitat Management Plan

Documents

April/May

Wildlife Board meeting — May 2, 2024, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Buck deer permit recommendations for 2024

Segments

Documents

Once-in-a-lifetime permit recommendations for 2024

Documents

Bull elk permit recommendations for 2024

Documents

Buck pronghorn permit recommendations for 2024

Documents

Antlerless permit recommendations for 2024

Segments

Documents

Recommended changes to shed antler gathering rules and the big game rule

Documents

CWMU antlerless permit recommendations for 2024

Documents

CWMU harvest summaries (Wildlife Board request)

April

Wildlife Board work session — April 9, 2024, 9 a.m.

December/January

Wildlife Board meeting — Jan. 4, 2024, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Black bear proposals for 2024

Documents

Elk unit plan updates for 2024

Documents

Proposed changes to Poaching-Reported Reward Permits

Documents

Proposed woundfin research study

Documents

November

Wildlife Board meeting — Nov. 28, 2023, 9 a.m.

RAC meetings

Proposals

Proposed changes to the "taking big game" rule

Documents

Proposed pronghorn augmentation sites

Documents

Utah buck deer hunting proposed research study