Utah Admin. Code R657-5-26 - Premium Limited Entry and Limited Entry Buck Deer Hunts
(1)
(a) To hunt in a premium limited entry or
limited entry buck deer area, hunters must obtain the respective limited entry
buck permit. Limited entry areas are not open to general archery buck deer,
general any weapon buck deer, or general muzzleloader buck deer hunting, except
as specified in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big
game.
(b)
(i) The Wildlife Board may establish in
guidebook a limited entry buck deer hunt on a general season buck deer
unit.
(ii) The season dates for a
limited entry hunt under this Subsection will not overlap the season dates for
the underlying general season hunt on the unit.
(iii) A landowner association under Rule
R657-43 is not eligible to receive limited entry permits that occur on general
season units.
(2) A limited entry buck deer permit allows a
person using the prescribed legal weapon, to take one buck deer within the area
and season specified on the permit, excluding deer cooperative wildlife
management units located within the limited entry unit.
(3)
(a) A
person who has obtained a premium limited entry, limited entry, management, or
cooperative wildlife management unit buck deer permit must report hunt
information within 30 calendar days after the end of the hunting season,
whether the permit holder was successful or unsuccessful in harvesting a buck
deer.
(b) Limited entry and
cooperative wildlife management unit buck deer permit holders must report hunt
information by telephone, or through the division's website.
(c) A person who fails to comply with the
requirement in Subsection (a) shall be ineligible to apply for any
once-in-a-lifetime, premium limited entry, limited entry, management, or
cooperative wildlife management unit permit or bonus point in the following
year.
(d) Late questionnaires may
be accepted pursuant to Subsection
R657-42-9(3).
(4) A person who has obtained a premium
limited entry or limited entry buck permit may not:
(a) obtain any other deer permit, except an
antlerless deer permit, as provided in Section
R657-5-27 and the guidebooks of
the Wildlife Board; or
(b) hunt
during any other deer hunt, except unsuccessful archery hunters may hunt within
extended archery areas as provided in Subsection (7).
(5)
(a) The
Wildlife Board may establish a multi-season hunting opportunity in the big game
guidebooks for selected premium limited entry and limited entry buck deer
hunts.
(b) A person that obtains a
premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit with a multi-season
opportunity may hunt during any of the following limited entry buck deer
seasons established in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for the unit
specified on the premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit:
(i) archery season, using only archery
equipment prescribed in Section
R657-5-11 for taking
deer;
(ii) muzzleloader season,
using only muzzleloader equipment prescribed in Section
R657-5-10 for taking deer;
and
(iii) any weapon season, using
any legal weapon prescribed in Rule R657-5 for taking deer.
(c) A landowner association under
Rule R657-43 is not eligible to receive a multi-season hunting opportunity for
premium limited entry or limited entry units.
(6) A premium limited entry or limited entry
buck deer permit, including a permit with a multi-season opportunity, is valid
only within the boundaries of the unit designated on the permit, excluding:
(a) areas closed to hunting;
(b) deer cooperative wildlife management
units; and
(c) Indian tribal trust
lands.
(7) A person who
possesses an archery buck deer permit for a premium limited entry or limited
entry unit, including a permit with a multi-season opportunity, may hunt buck
deer within any extended archery area during the established extended archery
season for that area, provided the person:
(a)
did not take a buck deer during the premium limited entry or limited entry
hunt;
(b) uses the prescribed
archery equipment for the extended archery area;
(c) completes the annual Archery Ethics
Course required to hunt extended archery areas during the extended archery
season; and
(d) possesses on their
person while hunting:
(i) the multi-season
limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit; and
(ii) the Archery Ethics Course Certificate of
Completion.
Notes
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(1)
(a) To hunt in a premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer area, hunters must obtain the respective limited entry buck permit. Limited entry areas are not open to general archery buck deer, general any weapon buck deer, or general muzzleloader buck deer hunting, except as specified in the guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big game.
(b)
(i) The Wildlife Board may establish in guidebook a limited entry buck deer hunt on a general season buck deer unit.
(ii) The season dates for a limited entry hunt under this Subsection will not overlap the season dates for the underlying general season hunt on the unit.
(iii) A landowner association under Rule R657-43 is not eligible to receive limited entry permits that occur on general season units.
(2) A limited entry buck deer permit allows a person using the prescribed legal weapon, to take one buck deer within the area and season specified on the permit, excluding deer cooperative wildlife management units located within the limited entry unit.
(3)
(a) A person who has obtained a premium limited entry, limited entry, management, or cooperative wildlife management unit buck deer permit must report hunt information within 30 calendar days after the end of the hunting season, whether the permit holder was successful or unsuccessful in harvesting a buck deer.
(b) Limited entry and cooperative wildlife management unit buck deer permit holders must report hunt information by telephone, or through the division's website.
(c) A person who fails to comply with the requirement in Subsection (a) shall be ineligible to apply for any once-in-a-lifetime, premium limited entry, limited entry, management, or cooperative wildlife management unit permit or bonus point in the following year.
(d) Late questionnaires may be accepted pursuant to Subsection R657-42-9(3).
(4) A person who has obtained a premium limited entry or limited entry buck permit may not:
(a) obtain any other deer permit, except an antlerless deer permit, as provided in Section R657-5-27 and the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board; or
(b) hunt during any other deer hunt, except unsuccessful archery hunters may hunt within extended archery areas as provided in Subsection (7).
(5)
(a) The Wildlife Board may establish a multi-season hunting opportunity in the big game guidebooks for selected premium limited entry and limited entry buck deer hunts.
(b) A person that obtains a premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit with a multi-season opportunity may hunt during any of the following limited entry buck deer seasons established in the guidebooks of the Wildlife Board for the unit specified on the premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit:
(i) archery season, using only archery equipment prescribed in Section R657-5-11 for taking deer;
(ii) muzzleloader season, using only muzzleloader equipment prescribed in Section R657-5-10 for taking deer; and
(iii) any weapon season, using any legal weapon prescribed in Rule R657-5 for taking deer.
(c) A landowner association under Rule R657-43 is not eligible to receive a multi-season hunting opportunity for premium limited entry or limited entry units.
(6) A premium limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit, including a permit with a multi-season opportunity, is valid only within the boundaries of the unit designated on the permit, excluding:
(a) areas closed to hunting;
(b) deer cooperative wildlife management units; and
(c) Indian tribal trust lands.
(7) A person who possesses an archery buck deer permit for a premium limited entry or limited entry unit, including a permit with a multi-season opportunity, may hunt buck deer within any extended archery area during the established extended archery season for that area, provided the person:
(a) did not take a buck deer during the premium limited entry or limited entry hunt;
(b) uses the prescribed archery equipment for the extended archery area;
(c) completes the annual Archery Ethics Course required to hunt extended archery areas during the extended archery season; and
(d) possesses on their person while hunting:
(i) the multi-season limited entry or limited entry buck deer permit; and
(ii) the Archery Ethics Course Certificate of Completion.