Buckmasters News
2023 CRP signup open through April 7
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for its voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Private landowners can apply at their local USDA...
Biologists find deer survival is good statewide
While winters with heavy snow can be hard on deer and other big game animals, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists report adult deer survival is...
DWR proposes decreasing 2021 general-season deer permits
DWR biologists are recommending a decrease in the number of general-season permits for the 2021 deer hunt, and are asking for the public’s feedback on that...
Turkey hunting starting May 1
Utah's general statewide turkey hunt starts April 28 for hunters who will be 17 years of age or younger on July 31. On May 1, turkey hunting is open for...
Antlerless big game permit applications open May 30
Beginning May 30, hunters can apply for a permit to hunt cow elk, cow moose, doe deer and doe pronghorn in Utah. Applications must be submitted no later than...
CWD confirmed in Salt Lake County
Chronic wasting disease was first detected in mule deer in Utah in 2002 in northeastern Utah, and the Division of Wildlife Resources has confirmed it has now...
Application period for fall big game hunts opens Jan. 28
The application period for Utah's big game hunts opens on Jan. 28 and runs until 11 p.m. on March 4.
To be included in the drawing for the hunts, hunters...
Applications for prized 2021 sportsman permits close Nov. 10
Sportsman permits are among Utah's most prized hunting permits, and the time to apply for one is coming up soon. The application period began Oct. 21; to be...
Apply for antlerless elk, deer hunts starting May 28
The permit application period for Utah's 2020 antlerless hunts opens May 28.
Depending on the age, a cow elk can provide between 120 to nearly 200 pounds of...
Shed hunters must wait until April 1 to collect antlers
Hunters itching to get out and collect antlers shed by deer, elk and moose this winter, must wait until April 1 in Utah.
Those who collect shed antlers...
Spring turkey applications accepted until Dec. 27
Even though snow has barely touched the ground in some areas in Utah, the state's turkey hunters are already preparing for next spring.
To hunt turkeys on...