Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-37 - Cooperative Wildlife Management Units for Big Game or Turkey
Section R657-37-10 - CWMU's On Units Exceeding Population Objectives
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-37-10
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) If a wildlife management unit is over objective by 10% or more over a continuous three year period, the division may recommend that CWMUs on that unit participate in the following strategies:
(a) antlerless elk hunters will have the
ability to purchase one additional antlerless permit. This additional permit
would be issued in addition to the previously approved base number of
antlerless permits on the CWMU;
(b)
public and private buck/bull hunters of any species will have the ability to
purchase an antlerless permit. These antlerless permits would be issued in
addition to the previously approved base number of antlerless
permits;
(c) CWMUs will be
encouraged to participate in the antlerless reciprocal permit
program;
(d) the division may call
a depredation hunt using public hunters;
(e) the division may issue private vouchers
to the CWMU operator, which cannot be sold, to use if it is not feasible to
call a public hunt; and
(f) call an
emergency hunt at the end of the season.
(2) Fulfilling a "harvest objective" requirement for CWMUs in over objective units;
(a) the division will set a harvest objective
of antlerless animals that need to be harvested annually;
(b) if the prescribed hunts fail to meet the
desired harvest, additional harvest will take place in February after public
hunts are over;
(c) CWMUs are
responsible for the additional harvest, making up the difference between what
was harvested during the season and the harvest objective;
(d) all meat shall be donated to food banks
with CWMUs paying for at least 50% of the processing costs; and
(e) CWMUs operating under the "harvest
objective" requirement shall report to the CWMU advisory committee annually on
additional efforts made to help the public hunters successfully harvest,
examples if additional effort include;
(i)
extra days above the minimum;
(ii)
guided hunts.
(3) CWMUs in an over objective unit will report to the CWMU advisory committee to present a plan of how they will help the unit get back to objective.
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