Utah this spring, don’t put your shotgun away. Permits for Utah’s
first general statewide turkey hunt go on sale starting Feb. 16.
“We’re excited,” says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing
coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. “For the first
time, every hunter who wants to hunt wild turkeys in Utah can hunt.”
Because the general hunt is brand new, Tutorow says the DWR has
received lots of questions from hunters. She provides the following
information:
- You don’t have to get a permit on Feb. 16. General turkey permits
are not limited in number, so they won’t run out. Permits will be
available until the season ends on May 31.
- You can buy a general turkey permit and still keep all of your
limited entry turkey bonus points. You won’t lose any of your bonus
points if you buy a general turkey permit.
- If you buy a general turkey permit, you can hunt anywhere in Utah
that’s open to turkey hunting.
- If you obtained a limited entry turkey permit, you can’t obtain a
general turkey permit. (You can have only one turkey permit each year.)
- You can buy a permit at www.wildlife.utah.gov starting Feb. 16.
Permits will also be available at DWR offices and from more than 300
hunting license agents across Utah.
- Two general hunts will be held:
* The first hunt is a special youth hunt. This hunt is for hunters who
are 15 years of age or younger. It runs April 30 - May 2.
To participate, young hunters must buy a general statewide hunting
permit. Young hunters who drew a limited entry permit can’t
participate in the youth hunt.
Youngsters who buy a permit for the youth hunt can also use the permit
to hunt during Utah’s general statewide hunt. That hunt opens May 3.
* The second hunt is open to anyone who buys a statewide general turkey
permit. The hunt runs May 3 - 31.
For more information, call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources
office or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
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