Apply for Antlerless Big Game Permits starting June 1st, 2010

You can start applying on June 1

You can help Utah’s big game animals and have a fun time in the
outdoors this fall if you obtain a permit to hunt animals that don’t
have antlers.

Having hunters take female big game animals is an important management
tool. It allows biologists to balance big game animals with the habitat
that’s available to the animals.

“Antlerless hunters usually have a higher success rate than those
hunting for animals with antlers,” says Anis Aoude, big game
coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.

“Antlerless hunts are great,” Aoude says. “They provide a chance
to get out and enjoy nature, they’re usually less crowded than other
big game hunts and they provide a good chance to take an animal.”

Apply for a permit

Most of Utah’s antlerless big game hunting permits are taken in the
state’s antlerless draw. You can apply for a permit starting June 1
at www.wildlife.utah.gov or by calling the nearest DWR office.

To get your application in the draw for permits, you must submit it
through the Web site no later than 11 p.m. on June 17. Applications
will be accepted over the phone until 6 p.m. on June 17.

The following are the number of permits available this year:

Species Number of permits

Cow Elk 9,838

Doe Deer 1,975

Doe Pronghorn 622

Cow Moose 19

In addition to hunts on public land, many of Utah’s private
Cooperative Wildlife Management Units offer antlerless permits to Utah
residents. Applications for CWMU permits will also be accepted from
June 1 through June 17.

For more information, call Utah Wildlife Administrative Services at
1-800-221-0659, the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the
DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.