by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 25, 2020
Animal sightings in Utah have increased, but in what scenarios do these encounters need to be reported to Utah Division of Wildlife Resources? Utah’s growing population and expanding developments have increased the number of wildlife encounters across the state...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 4, 2020
How to prevent injuries and prepare for a safe, successful archery hunt this season The general-season archery bull elk permits (which are unlimited) went on sale online on July 16. That archery hunt and the buck mule deer archery hunt begins Saturday, August 15 and...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jun 15, 2020
During their annual spring surveys, Utah DWR biologists discovered something they hate to see — two more waterbodies had fish illegally dumped into them. In an effort to survey how fish populations are doing in various waterbodies, DWR biologists place nets in...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 26, 2020
Want some local elk or deer meat? Apply for antlerless hunts, starting May 28 If putting locally sourced, nutritious meat on the table while enjoying Utah’s beautiful outdoors sounds good to you, take note that the application period for Utah’s 2020...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 18, 2020
The daily limit increased to eight trout on a portion of Mammoth Creek on Monday This allows anglers to catch and keep more fish before the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources treats the river with rotenone to remove its remaining fish. DWR Director, Mike Fowlks,...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 9, 2020
Between Dec. 20, 2019 and Jan. 15, 2020, six mature bull elk were shot and killed by poachers in the Knob Hill area of Park City, Utah. The area between Knob Hill and the Glenwild Residential Area is home to a herd of large, adult bull elk. Local residents routinely...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 2, 2020
In an effort to increase consistency and to allow for multiple land use, the Utah State Parks Board recently passed a new rule that allows for expanded hunting opportunities within state parks. The new rule was approved on Nov. 1, 2019, during the quarterly...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Feb 7, 2020
A year after a contagious respiratory disease decimated a bighorn sheep herd at Antelope Island State Park, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources successfully reintroduced a new herd of 25 bighorn sheep to the island on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Bighorn sheep existed on...
by Chris Dorsey | Jan 16, 2020
The cathedral of Utah’s game-rich mountains provides hallowed ground for a father-son foray into the heart of the game. The gentle foothills and mountains in this stretch of Utah are home to all manner of the state’s big game—elk, mule deer, black bear and mountain...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 25, 2019
Most of Utah’s black bears have begun entering dens to hibernate for the winter, ending a busy summer of wildlife biologists relocating nuisance bears throughout Utah. The total number of black bear incidents reported to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources...
