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Utah DWR Press Release
4/19/02
Big game draw results
Salt Lake City — By April 30, many big game hunters in Utah will be excited after learning they drew a 2002 Utah big game permit in the state's annual big game draw.
Others will be disappointed because they didn't draw. If they want a general buck deer permit, though, their second chance to obtain one may just be starting.
Draw Results
Everyone who applied for a 2002 Utah big game permit should receive a letter in the mail by April 30, letting them know if they drew a permit.
Beginning at 8 a.m. April 30, hunters who don't receive a letter in the mail can learn whether they drew by logging on the Internet at www.wildlife.utah.gov/02biggamedraw.htm or by calling the Utah Wildlife Administrative Services office at 1-800-221-0659.
Results of the limited entry, once-in-a-lifetime and Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit permit draw also will be posted at Division of Wildlife Resources offices in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Springville, Vernal, Price and Cedar City; the Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education in Salt Lake City; and the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center in Logan.
Hard copy results of the general buck deer and ML300 elk draw won't be posted. "There will probably be more than 50,000 names on this list," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "To keep printing costs down, we've decided not to post a hard copy list. Hunters can still view the list, though, by going to our Internet site."
Permits Not Taken In The Draw
In addition to their draw results letter, applicants also will receive a list of permits not taken in the draw. This list will also be available on the Division’s Internet Web site and at its six offices.
"All of the limited entry, once-in-a-lifetime, ML300 elk and CWMU permits will probably be taken in the draw, but some general buck deer permits may still be available," Tutorow said. "Hunters who haven't obtained a permit can apply for one of these beginning April 30."
Hunters who have an American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa credit card can apply online at the Division's Web site. Hunters who don't have a credit card can apply by mailing an application. Applications can be printed off the Web site or obtained from hunting and fishing license agents, or Division offices and Hunter Education centers.
The same application form used to apply in the initial draw will be used to apply in the draw for the remaining permits.
To be included in the draw for remaining permits, applications must be received no later than 5 p.m., May 20. Results of the second draw will be posted by June 17.
Those with questions may contact the Utah Wildlife Services Administrative office, their nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
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Big game permit numbers available at Web site
Salt Lake City — Beginning April 15, hunters can learn how many permits will be available in Utah's 2002 Big Game Draw by logging on the Internet at www.wildlife.utah.gov/2002bgdraw/1.htm.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved limited entry permit numbers for this fall's big game hunts at its April 9 meeting in Salt Lake City. A draw for permits will be conducted this month, with results of the draw available by April 30.
Some of the most significant changes the board approved involve permits for deer, elk, bison and Rocky Mountain goats.
Deer
A total of 1,339 limited entry buck deer permits will be available this year, a 15 percent reduction from the 1,582 available in 2001. "Most of the decreases are on the Book Cliffs; San Juan, Elk Ridge; and West Desert, Vernon units, where two to three years of drought has resulted in fewer fawns surviving each year," said Steve Cranney, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
The board also reduced public permits on the Paunsaugunt unit in southwestern Utah by 25 percent. A total of 217 permits will be available on the Paunsaugunt this fall. The Southern Regional Advisory Council requested the decrease to reduce the number of bucks taken, with the purpose of providing bigger bucks for hunters to take in the future.
Elk
The total number of limited entry bull elk permits increased 6 percent, from 805 in 2001, to 855 for 2002. The unit with the biggest increase was the Wasatch Mountains unit in north-central Utah. Permit numbers on the unit rose from 98 offered last year, to 132 this year. "Bull elk numbers on most units are doing well," Cranney said.
Bison
Bull bison and hunter's choice bison permits for the Henry Mountains unit in southeastern Utah decreased from a total of 87 in 2001, to 42 for 2002. "We've offered quite a few permits over the years to try and get the bison on that unit under their management objective," said Jim Karpowitz, once-in-a-lifetime big game species coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "Now that we have them there, we'll focus on maintaining the number of bison we have."
Rocky Mountain Goats
Rocky Mountain goat permit numbers will be the same on all units except two. On the Beaver unit, two permits will be offered this year, compared to one last year. On the Kamas-North Slope-South Slope unit in the Uinta Mountains, permits doubled from five offered in 2001, to 10 in 2002. "We did our first helicopter goat census of the Uinta Mountains unit this past summer, and found more than 200 goats," Karpowitz said. "The high numbers allowed us to ask for the permit increase."
In addition to approving big game permit numbers, the board also approved changes to some of Utah's big game management plans. The most significant change involved six bull elk units in southern Utah, where the board approved a change in the age objective for bull elk taken by hunters.
On the LaSal Mountains, Beaver, Mount Dutton, Boulder and Paunsaugunt units, the new objective is to manage bull elk so that the elk taken by hunters will average 5- to 6-years-old. The former objective was to average 3- to 4-years-of-age in the bull elk harvest.
The board also lowered the harvested bull age objective on the Monroe unit to 5- to 6-year-old bulls. The previous objective was 7- to 8-year-old bulls. "Most of the bull elk that hunters are taking on the first five units are already averaging 5- to 6-years-old because of the extensive movement of elk from other units," Cranney said. "The Monroe unit has a very high population of mature bulls but the age objective of 7 to 8 years has not been met for several years, in spite of extremely low numbers of permits for the number of bulls counted on the unit.
"Making these changes will allow for much better management across all these units."
Recommended bull elk permit numbers for the six units will not be adjusted to the new management objectives until the 2003 hunting season.
For more information call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office, or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
Contact: Mark Hadley, DWR Media Specialist (801) 538-4737
4/19/02
Big game draw results
Salt Lake City — By April 30, many big game hunters in Utah will be excited after learning they drew a 2002 Utah big game permit in the state's annual big game draw.
Others will be disappointed because they didn't draw. If they want a general buck deer permit, though, their second chance to obtain one may just be starting.
Draw Results
Everyone who applied for a 2002 Utah big game permit should receive a letter in the mail by April 30, letting them know if they drew a permit.
Beginning at 8 a.m. April 30, hunters who don't receive a letter in the mail can learn whether they drew by logging on the Internet at www.wildlife.utah.gov/02biggamedraw.htm or by calling the Utah Wildlife Administrative Services office at 1-800-221-0659.
Results of the limited entry, once-in-a-lifetime and Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit permit draw also will be posted at Division of Wildlife Resources offices in Ogden, Salt Lake City, Springville, Vernal, Price and Cedar City; the Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education in Salt Lake City; and the Cache Valley Hunter Education Center in Logan.
Hard copy results of the general buck deer and ML300 elk draw won't be posted. "There will probably be more than 50,000 names on this list," says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "To keep printing costs down, we've decided not to post a hard copy list. Hunters can still view the list, though, by going to our Internet site."
Permits Not Taken In The Draw
In addition to their draw results letter, applicants also will receive a list of permits not taken in the draw. This list will also be available on the Division’s Internet Web site and at its six offices.
"All of the limited entry, once-in-a-lifetime, ML300 elk and CWMU permits will probably be taken in the draw, but some general buck deer permits may still be available," Tutorow said. "Hunters who haven't obtained a permit can apply for one of these beginning April 30."
Hunters who have an American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa credit card can apply online at the Division's Web site. Hunters who don't have a credit card can apply by mailing an application. Applications can be printed off the Web site or obtained from hunting and fishing license agents, or Division offices and Hunter Education centers.
The same application form used to apply in the initial draw will be used to apply in the draw for the remaining permits.
To be included in the draw for remaining permits, applications must be received no later than 5 p.m., May 20. Results of the second draw will be posted by June 17.
Those with questions may contact the Utah Wildlife Services Administrative office, their nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
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Big game permit numbers available at Web site
Salt Lake City — Beginning April 15, hunters can learn how many permits will be available in Utah's 2002 Big Game Draw by logging on the Internet at www.wildlife.utah.gov/2002bgdraw/1.htm.
The Utah Wildlife Board approved limited entry permit numbers for this fall's big game hunts at its April 9 meeting in Salt Lake City. A draw for permits will be conducted this month, with results of the draw available by April 30.
Some of the most significant changes the board approved involve permits for deer, elk, bison and Rocky Mountain goats.
Deer
A total of 1,339 limited entry buck deer permits will be available this year, a 15 percent reduction from the 1,582 available in 2001. "Most of the decreases are on the Book Cliffs; San Juan, Elk Ridge; and West Desert, Vernon units, where two to three years of drought has resulted in fewer fawns surviving each year," said Steve Cranney, big game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources.
The board also reduced public permits on the Paunsaugunt unit in southwestern Utah by 25 percent. A total of 217 permits will be available on the Paunsaugunt this fall. The Southern Regional Advisory Council requested the decrease to reduce the number of bucks taken, with the purpose of providing bigger bucks for hunters to take in the future.
Elk
The total number of limited entry bull elk permits increased 6 percent, from 805 in 2001, to 855 for 2002. The unit with the biggest increase was the Wasatch Mountains unit in north-central Utah. Permit numbers on the unit rose from 98 offered last year, to 132 this year. "Bull elk numbers on most units are doing well," Cranney said.
Bison
Bull bison and hunter's choice bison permits for the Henry Mountains unit in southeastern Utah decreased from a total of 87 in 2001, to 42 for 2002. "We've offered quite a few permits over the years to try and get the bison on that unit under their management objective," said Jim Karpowitz, once-in-a-lifetime big game species coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. "Now that we have them there, we'll focus on maintaining the number of bison we have."
Rocky Mountain Goats
Rocky Mountain goat permit numbers will be the same on all units except two. On the Beaver unit, two permits will be offered this year, compared to one last year. On the Kamas-North Slope-South Slope unit in the Uinta Mountains, permits doubled from five offered in 2001, to 10 in 2002. "We did our first helicopter goat census of the Uinta Mountains unit this past summer, and found more than 200 goats," Karpowitz said. "The high numbers allowed us to ask for the permit increase."
In addition to approving big game permit numbers, the board also approved changes to some of Utah's big game management plans. The most significant change involved six bull elk units in southern Utah, where the board approved a change in the age objective for bull elk taken by hunters.
On the LaSal Mountains, Beaver, Mount Dutton, Boulder and Paunsaugunt units, the new objective is to manage bull elk so that the elk taken by hunters will average 5- to 6-years-old. The former objective was to average 3- to 4-years-of-age in the bull elk harvest.
The board also lowered the harvested bull age objective on the Monroe unit to 5- to 6-year-old bulls. The previous objective was 7- to 8-year-old bulls. "Most of the bull elk that hunters are taking on the first five units are already averaging 5- to 6-years-old because of the extensive movement of elk from other units," Cranney said. "The Monroe unit has a very high population of mature bulls but the age objective of 7 to 8 years has not been met for several years, in spite of extremely low numbers of permits for the number of bulls counted on the unit.
"Making these changes will allow for much better management across all these units."
Recommended bull elk permit numbers for the six units will not be adjusted to the new management objectives until the 2003 hunting season.
For more information call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office, or the Division's Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700.
Contact: Mark Hadley, DWR Media Specialist (801) 538-4737
