Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) A CWMU may be
established for the purposes of hunting one or more of the following:
(a) mule deer;
(b) elk;
(c) moose;
(d) pronghorn; and
(e) turkey.
(2) The Wildlife Board may approve the
issuance of a certificate of registration for a CWMU, provided:
(a) the property is capable of independently
maintaining the presence of the respective species and harboring them during
the established hunting season;
(b)
the property is capable of accommodating the anticipated number of hunters and
providing a reasonable hunting opportunity;
(c) the property exhibits enforceable
boundaries clearly identifiable to both the public and private
hunters;
(d) the CWMU contributes
to meeting division wildlife management objectives;
(e) as needed, the CWMU provides reasonable
assistance to the division in minimizing and addressing damage to agricultural
interests within and adjacent to the CWMU caused by wildlife; and
(f) the CWMU meets the technical
specifications provided in this rule.
(3) A CWMU shall satisfy the following
criteria:
(a) a CWMU for elk or moose must
contain at least 10,000 contiguous acres;
(b) a CWMU for deer, pronghorn, or turkey
must contain at least 5,000 contiguous acres;
(c) the CWMU shall consist of private land to
the extent practicable;
(d) only
private lands may be included in calculating minimum acreage
requirements;
(e) land parcels
adjoining corner-to-corner may not be included for the purposes of meeting
minimum contiguous acreage requirements; and
(f) all lands counting toward the minimum
acreage requirements shall provide quality hunting opportunity and form a
quality hunting unit.
(4) If a CWMU does not satisfy the criteria
contained in Subsection (3) the CWMU can apply to be a CWMU if:
(a) the CWMU meets 90% of the acreage
requirements; and
(b) the CWMU
gives one extra permit each year to the public draw.
(5) A CWMU currently operating below the
required minimum acreage that was previously granted a variance for not meeting
the minimum acreage requirement will continue to receive that acreage variance
unless enrolled acreage is further reduced below the required minimum acreage.
(6) A CWMU may include public
land only if:
(a) the public land is
surrounded by private land or is otherwise publicly inaccessible;
(b) the public land is necessary to establish
an enforceable and identifiable hunt boundary; or
(c) inclusion of the public land is necessary
to achieve statewide and unit management objectives.
(7) A CWMU may not include:
(a) any lands comprising Domesticated Elk
Facilities and Domesticated Elk Hunting Parks, as defined in Subsection
4-39-102(2) and
Rules R58-18 and R58-20;
(b) any
lands already included in another active CWMU; or
(c) differing hunt boundaries for multiple
species approved on a single CWMU.
(8) The Wildlife Board may deny a CWMU that
meets technical requirements of this rule but does not otherwise fulfill the
purposes of the CWMU program.
