Utah Admin. Code R657-5-47 - Handgun-Archery-Muzzleloader-Shotgun- Straight-walled Rifle- Only Hunt
(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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