Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Natural Resources
Title R657 - Wildlife Resources
Rule R657-5 - Taking Big Game
Section R657-5-47 - Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun- Straight-walled Rifle- Only Hunt

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 657-5-47

Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024

(1) The Wildlife Board may prescribe Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only hunts for any big game species.

(2) An individual may only use the following weapons on a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only hunt:

(a) a legal handgun for the species being hunted, consistent with Section R657-5-9 must:
(i) have no attached scope;

(ii) have no more than a single barrel 15 inches or less in length, including the chamber;

(iii) be no more than 24 inches in overall length; and

(iv) have a single rear handgrip without any form of:
(A) a fixed, detachable, or collapsible buttstock;

(B) an apparatus or extension behind the rear grip capable of being used to steady the handgun against the body while firing; or

(C) a vertical foregrip;

(b) legal archery equipment consistent with Section R657-5-11;

(c) a legal muzzleloader consistent with Section R657-5-10, with no attached scope;

(d) a legal shotgun consistent with Subsection R657-5-8(2), with the following restrictions:
(i) no attached scope; or

(ii) not semi-automatic.

(e) a rifle as detailed in Subsection R657-5-8(1), with the following restrictions:
(i) not semi-automatic;

(ii) no attached scope; and

(iii) utilizes a straight-walled cartridge with a minimum bullet diameter of .35 caliber and a minimum case length of not less than 1.16 inches.

(3) A person who has obtained a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only permit may take one animal of the big game species identified on the permit.

(4) A person who has obtained a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only permit may only hunt under that permit during the season dates and within the boundaries identified on the permit and in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.

(5) A Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only hunt is not a centerfire rifle hunt for purposes of Section 23-20-31 or R657-5-48.

(6) A Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only permit may not be used on an extended archery hunt.

(7) Electronic communication to receive real-time information on hunter or game location to aid in the stalking of a specific big game animal is prohibited on a Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun-Straight-walled Rifle-Only hunt.

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