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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.
Law enforcement officers and technicians for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah State Parks had a busy Labor Day weekend, working to prevent invasive quagga mussels from spreading throughout Utah.
Autumn brings a lot of beautiful colors to Utah's landscape, and driving to see the leaves change color is a popular activity for many locals. However, trees aren't the only things that turn a brilliant shade of red in the fall — kokanee salmon do as well.
If you are interested in hunting turkeys or bobcats this fall, be aware that the permits will only be sold online during their respective opening sales days this year, due to COVID-19 concerns. Specifically, the first two weeks of fall turkey permit sales — and all of the bobcat permit sales — will be online only.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved a few changes to the 2020–21 cougar and bobcat hunting seasons, as well as a few other items during Thursday's virtual meeting.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing a few changes to some of Utah's fishing regulations, along with a few other rule amendments, and is seeking the public's feedback.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will once again be treating several streams in the High Uintas in an effort to help restore native Colorado River cutthroat trout.
Whether it's a long-standing family tradition or you just want to harvest a new species like chukar or grouse, here are a few things that will help you have success hunting upland game this fall.
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