Utah Admin. Code R657-5-34 - Antlerless Elk Hunts
(1) To hunt
antlerless elk, a hunter must obtain an antlerless elk permit.
(2)
(a) An
antlerless elk permit allows a person to take one antlerless elk using the
weapon type, within the area, and during season dates specified on the permit
and in the Antlerless guidebook of the Wildlife Board for taking big
game.
(b) A person may not hunt
antlerless elk on an elk cooperative wildlife management unit unless that
person obtains an antlerless elk permit for that specific cooperative wildlife
management unit.
(c) Antlerless elk
control permits are not valid on cooperative wildlife management
units.
(3)
(a) A person may obtain three elk permits
each year, in combination as follows:
(i) a
maximum of one bull elk permit;
(ii) a maximum of one antlerless elk permit
issued through the division's antlerless big game drawing; and
(iii) a maximum of two antlerless elk permits
acquired over the counter or online after the antlerless big game drawing is
finalized, including antlerless elk:
(A)
control permits, as described in Subsection (5);
(B) depredation permits, as described in
Section R657-44-8;
(C) mitigation permit vouchers, as defined in
Subsection R657-44-2(2);
and
(D) private lands only permits,
as described in Subsection (6).
(b) Antlerless elk mitigation permits
obtained by a landowner or lessee under Section
R657-44-3 do not count toward
the annual three elk permit limitation prescribed in this subsection.
(i) "Mitigation permit" has the same meaning
as defined in Subsection
R657-44-2(2).
(c) For the purposes of obtaining multiple
elk permits, a hunter's choice elk permit is considered a bull elk
permit.
(4)
(a) To obtain an antlerless elk control
permit, a person must first obtain a big game buck, bull, or once-in-a-lifetime
permit. An antlerless elk control permit allows a person to take one antlerless
elk using the same weapon type, during the same season dates, and within areas
of overlap between the boundary of the buck, bull, or once-in-a-lifetime permit
and the boundary of the antlerless elk control unit, as provided in the
Antlerless guidebook by the Wildlife Board.
(b) Antlerless elk control permits are sold
over the counter or online after the division's antlerless big game drawing is
finalized.
(c) A person that
possesses an unfilled antlerless elk control permit and harvests an animal
under the buck, bull, or once-in-a-lifetime permit referenced in Subsection
(b), may continue hunting antlerless elk as prescribed in Subsection (b) during
the remaining portions of the buck, bull, or once-in-a-lifetime permit
season.
(5)
(a) A private lands only permit allows a
person to take one antlerless elk on private land within a prescribed unit
using any weapon during the season dates and area provided in the Big Game
guidebook by the Wildlife Board.
(b) No boundary extension or buffer zones on
public land will be applied to private lands only permits.
(c) Private lands only permits are sold over
the counter or online after the division's antlerless big game drawing is
finalized.
(d) "Private lands"
means, for purposes of this subsection, any land owned in fee by an individual
or legal entity, excluding:
(i) land owned by
the state or federal government;
(ii) land owned by a county or
municipality;
(iii) land owned by
an Indian tribe;
(iv) land enrolled
in a Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit under Rule R657-37; and
(v) land where public access for big game
hunting has been secured.
(6)
(a) A
person who has obtained an antlerless elk 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 an antlerless
elk.
(b) Antlerless elk 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 general season antlerless, general season doe, general season antlerless
cooperative wildlife management unit, or general season doe cooperative
wildlife management unit permit or preference points in the following
year.
(d) Late questionnaires may
be accepted pursuant to Subsection
R657-42-9(3).
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