Big Game Hunters: You Can Still Apply for a Bonus Point or a Preference Point

Applications accepted until March 8

Even if you’re not going to hunt big game in Utah this fall, you can increase the chance you’ll be chasing big game in the future by applying for a bonus point or a preference point.

You can apply for a point at www.wildlife.utah.gov until 11 p.m. on March 8.

Two reminders

- If you’re eligible, you can apply for up to three points—one preference point, one limited-entry bonus point and one once-in-a-lifetime bonus point.

- You must have a valid Utah hunting or combination license before you can apply for a point.

Hunting and combination licenses are available at www.wildlife.utah.gov. You can also obtain one from Division of Wildlife Resources offices and more than 300 hunting license agents across Utah.

Keep building those points!

Every time you obtain a bonus point, the chance you’ll receive a low random draw number in the limited entry, once-in-a-lifetime and Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit drawing increases. (The lower your number, the better chance you have of drawing a permit.)

And every preference point you obtain increases the chance you’ll draw a general-season buck deer permit.

“Even if you won’t be hunting big game in Utah this fall, keep building your points up,” says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the DWR.
For more information, call the Utah Wildlife Administrative Services office at 1-800-221-0659, the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.