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October 7, 2023
Thousands of birds in northern Utah have died due to a recent outbreak of wildlife officials believe is avian botulism.
January 5, 2022
The total number of wild animals harvested illegally in Utah in 2021 was higher than the number taken in 2020, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are reporting.
December 29, 2021
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information after a buck deer was shot and left to waste in northern Utah.
December 1, 2021
FARMINGTON, Utah, Nov. 30, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) -- Gerald Newbold is a longtime pheasant hunter, so when this season came around he had a hankering to take another shot it, the only problem was that at the spry old age of 92, he thought he might need a little help making it happen. The nonagenarian […]
November 3, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 2, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) -- The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing changes to its elk hunting permits, officials said Tuesday. "Because of increased public interest in elk hunting -- and to avoid overloading its permit sales system -- the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing to add […]
October 23, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 22, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) -- Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public after a large bull elk was killed and left to waste earlier this month. The incident occurred on private property near Mormon Flat in Morgan County on Oct. 9, said a news release […]
October 13, 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 13, 2021 (Gephardt Daily) -- The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is reminding hunters the time to apply for Utah's most prized hunting permits is quickly approaching. "Utahns can begin submitting applications for the 2022 sportsman permits on Oct. 20," the Utah DWR said in a Wednesday news release. "You […]
February 11, 2021
| Updated: 2:34 p.m. While frowned upon in many states, the use of bait and trail cameras has become increasingly common for big game hunting in Utah. Some hunters are known to pile apples in the woods weeks before deer season and rig motion-activated cameras on trees. When a deer comes into view for a tasty sugar fix, the trail cameras snap a photo and moments later the image appears in the hunter’s text-message feed. The practice all but guarantees a successful hunt and Rep. Casey Snider w...