2010-2011 Utah Waterfowl Guidebook

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources • Turn in a poacher: 1-800-662-3337 • wildlife.utah.
gov
2010–2011
GUIDEBOOK
UTAH WATERFOWL
Plenty of birds CONTENTS
Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011
3 Highlights
You look up from your blind, and 4 Take a closer look at the rules
your heart starts to pound. There are 5 Fees
birds everywhere! 5 Key dates
Hopefully it’s a scene that replays 6 You need a HIP number
itself throughout your 2010–2011 7 Basic requirements
waterfowl season. 7 Adults must accompany young
Bird numbers are in great shape, hunters
thanks to another abundant water 8 Burning phragmites during the
year. You can still hunt canvasbacks, hunt
and the pintail and scaup limits remain 8 Do you need a federal stamp?
unchanged. For a complete look at sea- 9 It's required: Hunter education
10 Swan hunting
son dates and bag limits, see page 28.
10 Swan permits for youth
And this year, if you hunt the
11 Avian diseases in Utah
Oct. 2 opener in Box Elder, Cache, 12 Applying as a group
Davis, Salt Lake or Weber counties, 12 Post-hunt requirements
you can begin shooting at 7:30 a.m., 13 Swan harvest reporting
instead of 8. Shooting hours for the 14 Field requirements
entire 2010–2011 season are listed on 14 Firearms and archery tackle
pages 32–35. 14 Make sure you're in range
A few new identification illustra- 15 Are you allowed to possess a
tions have been added to this year’s weapon?
guidebook. These should give swan 16 Hunters with disabilities
and snow goose hunters more con- 16 Hunting methods
fidence that they’re shooting at the 17 Boating laws and rules
correct species. The illustrations begin 20 Closed areas
20 Trespassing
on page 36.
21 Possession and transportation
This guidebook summarizes the
23 Checkpoints and officer contacts
rules and laws that regulate water- 23 Special regulations for national
fowl hunting in Utah. You can find wildlife refuges
the full text of these rules and laws at 25 Definitions
wildlife.utah.gov/rules or at the nearest 28 Season dates and bag and
Division office. possession limits
This guidebook is a proclamation 28 Mercury and ducks
wildlife.utah.gov
of the Utah Wildlife Board. If you have 29 North goose zone

feedback or suggestions for board 30 Show courtesy during goose hunt
members, you can find their contact 30 Youth hunting day
information online at wildlife.utah.gov. 31 Did it get wet? Decontaminate it!
32 Shooting hours
On the cover: Common snipe. Photo by Gary M. Stolz. 36 Waterfowl identification
Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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CONTACT US HIGHLIGHTS

Offices are open 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday.
What’s new this season?
Earlier start time for opener: For years, Box
Division offices Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties
Salt Lake Office have had an 8 a.m. start time on the opening day of
1594 W North Temple the Waterfowl hunt. This fall, the start time will be
Box 146301 moved to 7:30 a.m. in those counties. It will remain
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301 6:55 a.m. for all other counties. For a closer look at
801-538-4700 shooting hours, see the table that begins on page 32.
Central Region Shorter extension to light goose hunt: The

1115 N Main Street spring extension to the light goose hunt (outside
Springville, UT 84663 the northern zone) will be a week shorter this year.
801-491-5678 The hunt will occur March 5–10, 2011. See page 28
for more information on season dates and bag and
Northeastern Region possession limits.
152 E 100 N
Vernal, UT 84078 Early Youth Hunting Day: Utah’s Youth Hunting
435-781-9453 Day will be held Sept. 18, 2010. Shooting begins at
6:41 a.m. and ends at 7:31 p.m. Please see page 30
Northern Region for age requirements and other information.
515 E 5300 S
Ogden, UT 84405 Applying for a 2010 swan permit: Visit
801-476-2740 wildlife.utah.gov from Aug. 30–Sept. 9, 2010 to
apply for a 2010 swan hunting permit. For more
Southeastern Region information, see page 10.
319 N Carbonville Road, Ste A
Price, UT 84501 Plan to apply for a 2011 swan permit: Ap-
435-613-3700 plications for the 2011 swan hunting season will be
accepted in early September 2011. This applica-
Southern Region tion period will occur before printed copies of the
1470 N Airport Road 2011–2012 Waterfowl guidebook are available.
Cedar City, UT 84721 Mark your calendars today so you remember to visit
435-865-6100 wildlife.utah.gov and apply for a permit!
Washington County Field Office See e-mail for results: Beginning this year, you
451 N SR-318 will no longer receive your swan-drawing results in a
Hurricane, UT 84737 printed letter. Instead, you will receive an e-mail that
435-879-8694 lists your results. For more information on obtaining
your results, see page 11.
wildlife.utah.gov
Also remember
Wildlife Board members
Jake Albrecht Rick Woodard, Chair You must register in the HIP every season:
Del Brady Ernie Perkins, Vice Chair You must obtain a Migratory Bird Harvest Informa-
Bill Fenimore James F. Karpowitz, tion Program (HIP) number for the 2010–2011 sea-
Tom Hatch Division Director son to hunt waterfowl in Utah this fall. Your number
Keele Johnson Executive Secretary from last season won’t work. The HIP number you
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staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addi-
Take a closer look at the tion to the fee for the license, you’ll also be charged a
rules $2 transaction fee for each item you buy.
This guidebook summarizes Utah’s
waterfowl hunting laws and rules. Although Retrieving waterfowl: Before hunting in an
area, make sure you can retrieve the birds you shoot.
it is a convenient quick-reference document
Because of mud or deep water, you may need chest
for Utah’s waterfowl regulations, it is not an
waders, a dog or a boat. Not attempting to retrieve
all-encompassing resource.
your waterfowl could result in a citation.
For an in-depth look at the state’s
waterfowl hunting laws and rules, visit Swan reporting: If you draw a 2010 swan permit,
wildlife.utah.gov/rules. you are required to submit a harvest report. You must
You can use the references in the guide- submit this information, even if you don’t hunt or
book—such as Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah harvest a swan. Failure to complete a harvest report
Administrative Rule R657-9-6—to search the may affect your eligibility to apply for the 2011
Division’s Web site for the detailed statute or swan hunting season. Please see page 13 for more
rule that underpins the guidebook summary. information about this requirement.
If you have questions about a particular
rule, call or visit the nearest Division office. Off-highway vehicles: Off-highway vehicles are
not permitted on state waterfowl management ar-
eas, except in areas that are posted open to OHV use.
obtain for the 2010–2011 season is valid from March
11, 2010 through March 10, 2011. Please see page 6 Burning phragmites during the hunt: This
for more information. fall, as conditions permit, the Division will burn
phragmites at both the Farmington Bay and Ogden
Buy your license over the phone: You can now Bay waterfowl management areas. To learn more,
buy a Utah hunting or combination license over the see the information box on page 8.
telephone. Just call 1-800-221-0659. The line is
Don’t lose your hunting and fishing privileges

If you commit a wildlife violation, you could lose the privilege of hunting and fish-
ing in Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources can sus-
pend the license of anyone who knowingly, intentionally
or recklessly violates wildlife laws. Your license can be
suspended for a wildlife violation if:
• You are convicted.
• You plead guilty or no contest.
• You enter a plea in abeyance.
You will be notified of any action against
wildlife.utah.gov
your privilege after criminal proceedings

conclude. And remember, if your license
is suspended in Utah, you may not be per-
mitted to hunt or fish in most other states.
(Visit ianrc.org to see a map of participat-
ing states.)
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Corrections: If errors are found in this guidebook on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,

after it is printed, the Division will correct them disability or sex. If you believe that you have been
in the electronic copy that is posted online. Visit discriminated against in any program, activity or
wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks to view all of the Divi- facility, or if you desire further information please
sion’s guidebooks and proclamations. write to:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Private lands: The Division cannot guarantee Office for Diversity and Civil Rights Programs—
access to any private land. If you plan to hunt—or External Programs
engage in any other wildlife-related activities—on 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 130
private land, you must obtain WRITTEN permission Arlington, VA 22203
from the landowner or the landowner’s authorized
representative. Division funding: The Division is mostly funded by
the sale of hunting and fishing licenses and through
Protection from discrimination: The Division federal aid made possible by an excise tax on the sale
receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. of firearms and other hunting- and fishing-related
Fish and Wildlife Service and must abide by federal equipment.
laws. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title
II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Educa-
tion Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of
the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination
FEES KEY DATES

Resident license fees Season dates
Hunting license (under 14 years of age)* $11 Ducks, mergansers, coots Oct. 2–Jan. 15
Hunting license (14 years of age and $26 Scaup Oct. 2–Dec. 26
older)*
Snipe Oct. 2–Jan. 15
Combination license* $30
Swan Oct. 2–Dec. 12
Nonresident license fees Dark geese (outside the Oct. 2–14,
northern zone) Oct. 30–Jan. 30
3-day small game license $25 Light geese (outside the Oct. 30–Jan. 30,
Hunting license* $65 northern zone) March 5–10
Combination license* $80 Dark geese (northern Oct. 2–Jan. 15
zone)
Other fees Light geese (northern Oct. 23–Jan. 15,
zone) Feb. 18–March 10
Federal migratory bird hunting and $15
wildlife.utah.gov
conservation stamp (16 years of age and Swan application dates

older). These are available at U.S. post
offices and some license-agent locations. Swan hunting applications Aug. 30, 2010
Swan drawing application fee $10 available online
(nonrefundable) Application deadline Sept. 9, 2010
* Hunting and combination licenses are valid for 365 days Drawing results available Sept. 20, 2010
from the day you buy them.
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YOU NEED A HIP NUMBER
Registering for a HIP number is easy, and it’s required to hunt migratory game birds.
Are you planning to hunt waterfowl this fall? If You’ll need your hunting license to register, so
so, you need a new Migratory Game Bird Harvest In- make sure you have it with you before you log onto
formation Program (HIP) number for the 2010–2011 the Web or call. It only takes about 10 minutes to
season. register.
Even if the hunting license you bought last year
will still be valid for part of this season, your HIP E-mail reminders
number from last season isn’t valid. When you register at www.uthip.com, you can
You need to get a new HIP number every season. check a box to receive reminder e-mails before the
next season begins.
Don’t get too many Starting in March, you’ll receive one e-mail
While some hunters aren’t getting a new HIP reminder per month. The reminders will continue
number every season, others hunters are getting too through July or stop as soon as you register for a
many. Here are some quick tips that should help: current HIP number.
• If you obtained a HIP number after March 11, The private contractor that handles HIP registra-
2010, your number will be valid through the tion for the Division will also enter everyone who
entire 2010–2011 season. You won’t need to registers by Aug. 1 into a drawing for a hunting-
get a new HIP number until March 11, 2011. related prize.
• If your 365-day license expires during the "The e-mail reminders you’ll receive aren’t
season, and you buy a new license, simply spam," says Tom Aldrich, migratory game bird coor-
write the HIP number and its expiration date dinator for the Division. "They’re a good reminder to
on the back of your new license. You don’t need get your HIP number before next year’s season. And
to get another HIP number for the 2010–2011 you might even win a prize for signing up early."
season.
Provides valuable
It’s easy information
If you haven’t obtained your HIP number for the The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started the HIP
2010–2011 season, it’s easy to get one. Just log onto in the mid-1990s. The program provides biologists
www.uthip.com or call 1-877-882-4744. with valuable information that helps them manage
If you have questions or need help obtaining the nation’s migratory game bird populations.
your HIP number, call 1-800-368-4683.
wildlife.utah.gov
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BASIC REQUIREMENTS

Completing hunter education, obtaining the proper hunting license and registering for
a Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) number are the first steps to hunting
waterfowl in Utah. Depending on your age, you may also need a federal migratory bird hunt-
ing and conservation stamp. This section provides information about each of these items and
how to obtain them.
Are you old enough? • A hunting license allows you to hunt small
Utah Code § 23-19-24 game, including waterfowl and upland game.
Anyone who has passed a Division-approved • A combination license allows you to fish and
hunter education course can hunt waterfowl in Utah, hunt small game in Utah. When you buy a
regardless of age. However, young hunters must be combination license, you also get a price break
accompanied by an adult while in the field. To learn compared to buying your hunting and fishing
more, see the information box below. licenses separately.
To purchase a license, visit wildlife.utah.gov or
call 1-800-221-0659. You can also visit a license
Have you passed hunter agent or any Division office.
education? You must carry your license with you while
Utah Code § 23-19-11 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23
you’re hunting, and you cannot alter your license, or
If you were born after December 31, 1965, and transfer or lend it to another person.
want to buy a hunting license or obtain a swan
permit, you must provide proof that you’ve passed a
hunter education course approved by the Division. Adults must accompany
The Division and its license agents will accept young hunters
the following as proof that you’ve completed hunter Utah Code § 23-20-20
education: a certificate of completion of a hunter While hunting with any weapon, a person
education course (this certificate is called a "blue under 14 years old must be accompanied
card" in Utah) or a hunting license with your hunter by his or her parent, legal guardian or other
education number noted on the license. responsible person who is 21 years of age or
If you become a Utah resident, and you’ve older and who has been approved by the par-
completed an approved hunter education course in ent or guardian.
another state, province or country, you must obtain A person at least 14 years old and under
a Division-issued blue card in order to buy a resident 16 years old must be accompanied by a person
hunting or combination license. You can obtain a 21 years of age or older while hunting with
Utah blue card at any Division office by providing any weapon.
proof that you’ve completed a Division-approved The Division encourages adults to be
hunter education course. The card costs $10. familiar with hunter education guidelines or to
For more information on how to complete Utah’s complete the hunter education course before
hunter education course, see the information box on accompanying youth into the field.
wildlife.utah.gov
page 9 or visit wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. While in the field, the youth and the adult
must remain close enough for the adult to see
Do you have a license? and provide verbal assistance to the young
Utah Code § 23-19-1 hunter. Using electronic devices, such as
You must purchase either a hunting license or walkie-talkies or cell phones, does not meet
a combination license to hunt waterfowl in Utah. this requirement.
Here’s the difference between the two licenses:
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migratory bird hunting and conservation stamp. This
Burning phragmites stamp is commonly referred to as a "duck stamp."
during the hunt You can purchase a duck stamp from a license agent,
Over the past five years, the Divi- from your local post office or by phone.
sion has chemically treated and burned The phone number is 1-800-782-6724. You can
thousands of acres of phragmites (pro- call this number to order additional duck stamps
nounced frag-mite-ees). This tall invasive over the phone.
plant outcompetes native marsh plants and After you buy your stamp, you must validate it
eliminates waterfowl habitat. by signing your name in ink across the face of the
In some cases, phragmites forms dense, stamp. You must also carry your stamp with you
impenetrable thickets up to 13 feet high. while you’re hunting (most hunters place their stamp
This year, the Division plans to burn on the back of their hunting license).
phragmites on both on the Farmington Bay If you’re 15 years of age or younger, you do not
and Ogden Bay waterfowl management areas need a federal duck stamp to hunt waterfowl, but if
(WMAs), weather permitting. This may result you turn 16 during the season, you must buy a stamp
in temporary closures of certain areas during to hunt the remainder of the season.
the hunt.
Fortunately, waterfowl will flock to the Do you have a HIP
burned areas a few weeks after the burn, and
hunting should improve considerably.
number?
50 CFR 20.20 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-33
The Division only receives authorization
In addition to your license (and your duck stamp,
to burn when the weather, wind and air-
if required) you must obtain a Migratory Game Bird
quality conditions cooperate. As a result, the
Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration
Division has about 12 hours’ notice before a
number every season.
burn occurs.
The number you obtained last season is not valid
If conditions are right, the Division will
for this season.
lock the gates of the WMA the night before a
You can obtain your HIP number one of two ways:
proposed burn. The agency will also post signs
1. Register at www.uthip.com.
at the WMA, work with the media and use a
2. Call 1-877-882-4744. If you have questions
variety of online tools to alert hunters to the
or need help obtaining your HIP number,
upcoming burn.
please call 1-800-368-4683.
To read more about this fall’s phragmites
The HIP number you obtain for the 2010–2011
burns or to check for an alert about an impend-
season is valid from March 11, 2010 through March
ing burn, visit wildlife.utah.gov/burn.
10, 2011.
To receive notice when a phragmites burn
If your 365-day license expires during the
is approved, follow the Division on Twitter at
season, and you buy a new license, simply write
twitter.com/DWRburn.
your 2010–2011 HIP registration number—and its
expiration date—on the back of your new license.
If you want to hunt a swan in Utah, you will also
You do not need to get a second HIP number for the
need to apply for and obtain a swan permit. For
wildlife.utah.gov
2010–2011 season.
more information about swan permits, see page 10.
Do you need a federal

stamp?
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-3
In addition to your hunting license, if you’re

16 years old or older, you must obtain a federal
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It’s required: for and complete the hunter education course as
Hunter education soon as possible after purchasing your registra-
Utah Code § 23-19-11 tion certificate.
If you were born after 1965, you must take After completing the course, you will receive
and successfully complete the state’s hunter your official hunter education card (commonly
education course. It’s an easy process: known as the "blue card") by mail. It will be
1. Obtain a hunter education registration sent to the address listed on your registration
certificate. Each certificate costs only $10, and certificate. This card certifies that you passed
you can obtain them online at wildlife.utah.gov or hunter education.
from a Division office or license agent. You should also keep the following in mind:
2. Register for a class with your local hunter • Hunters under the age of 16 must be ac-
education instructor. companied by an adult while hunting.
3. Take your registration certificate to your • Regardless of when a student graduates, all
instructor on the first night of class. hunting regulations (such as season dates
4. Successfully complete the course—your and bag limits) will apply.
instructor will then validate your certificate. • Students who are planning to hunt outside
The validated certificate serves as your hunting of Utah should allow enough time for their
license. hunter education card to arrive in the mail.
Note: Both the registration certificate and For more information or to review a list
the corresponding hunting license are valid for of hunter education courses online, visit
365 days from the date of purchase. The license wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can also
enables you to apply for or obtain permits in the contact your local Division office or you can call
Division’s hunt drawings. In order to maximize 801-538-4727.
your hunting opportunities, you should register
If you want to hunt it tomorrow,

help us protect it today.
3337
wildlife.utah.gov
Turn In a Poacher
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SWAN HUNTING
Utah is one of the few places in the country where you have the opportunity to hunt
swans. This section provides information about applying for a swan permit or preference
point in 2010. You will also find information about what to do if you obtain a permit and
harvest a swan. And finally, be sure to read the important reminder about when you can
apply for the 2011 swan hunt.
2010 swan hunting Key dates
Before you can hunt swans in 2010, you must Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-22
have the following items: Please note the following dates if you want to
• A swan permit apply for a 2010 swan permit or preference point.
• A Utah hunting or combination license August 30: Apply online for a permit or
• A HIP number preference point
• A federal duck stamp (if you are 16 years of age Visit wildlife.utah.gov to apply for a swan permit
or older) or preference point. Both residents and nonresidents
If your license expires before the swan season may apply. Groups of up to four people may also
ends, you’ll have to buy a new license to hunt the apply. For more information, please see "Applying as
remainder of the season. a group" on page 12.
Applying for a permit There is no permit fee for a swan permit, but
Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-22 there is a $10 non-refundable application fee that
To hunt swan in Utah, you must draw a permit in applies to your application for a permit or preference
the state’s swan hunt drawing. point.
You can apply for the drawing online at You can use American Express, Discover, Master-
wildlife.utah.gov beginning Aug. 30, 2010. Card and VISA credit or debit cards as payment, and
If you don’t want to apply for a permit this year, they must be valid through November 2010. You can
but you want a better chance of drawing one next also use a pre-paid credit card. If you have questions
year, you can apply for a preference point instead. about using a pre-paid credit card, check with your
However, before you can apply for either a swan financial institution for more information.
permit or a preference point, you must first complete The application fee is charged to your credit or
a one-time swan hunting orientation course. After debit card when your application is processed. Your
you’ve taken the course, you don’t have to take it application can be voided if your credit or debit card
again as long as you follow the rules listed in the is invalid or refused.
Harvest reporting section on page 13.
Swan orientation course
Swan permits for youth
The swan orientation course provides in- Fifteen percent of this year’s swan hunting
formation about swans, including information permits are reserved for hunters who will be
that will help you identify tundra swans and 15 years of age or younger on Oct. 2, 2010 (the
wildlife.utah.gov
trumpeter swans in flight. Both are legal to take, opening day of the hunt).
but the Division discourages you from shooting If you’ll be 15 years of age or younger
trumpeter swans. The course is available online at on Oct. 2, you can participate in the youth
www.utah-hunt.com/utswancourse and takes about drawing by submitting an application as an
30 minutes to complete. Even if you don’t plan on individual hunter. You won’t be included in
hunting swans, the Division encourages you to take the youth drawing if you apply as a member
the course. of a group.
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Avian diseases in Utah • Do not allow dogs or other pets to handle
Avian influenza and avian botulism are dis- sick or dead birds.
eases that primarily affect wild bird populations. • Do not handle or eat sick birds.
Neither disease typically affects humans. • Keep your game birds cool, clean and dry.
However, there is a strain of avian influenza • Wear rubber or disposable latex gloves
(known as Asian bird flu) that has affected some while handling and cleaning your birds.
people. This strain has not been detected in Utah • After cleaning the birds, wash your hands
or anywhere else in North America. with soap and water, and thoroughly clean
In contrast, outbreaks of avian botulism (type all knives, equipment and surfaces that
C) occur in Utah annually. Although avian botulism came in contact with the birds. You can
typically affects only wild bird populations, some disinfect these items by using a solution
hunting dogs have been poisoned by contact with that’s 90 percent water and 10 percent
botulism-infected birds. chlorine bleach.
As long as you take some simple precautions, • All birds should be cooked thoroughly (well
you can greatly reduce your risk of contracting done or at 160° F).
avian influenza, avian botulism or any other • Do not eat, drink or smoke while handling
wildlife disease: your birds.
• Do not harvest any bird that appears sick, For more information about avian diseases,
and do not pick up diseased or dead birds. please visit wildlife.utah.gov/diseases.
September 9: Deadline for permit and September 10: Deadline to withdraw an

preference point applications application
Your application for a swan permit or preference If you decide not to hunt swan, you can with-
point must be submitted through wildlife.utah.gov draw your online permit application until 11 p.m. on
no later than 11 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2010. If you need Sept. 10, 2010.
help with your online application, please call any Please remember that any fees you submitted
Division office before 6 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2010. A Divi- with your application are not refundable.
sion employee will be available to help you!
September 20: Drawing results available
September 9: Deadline to resubmit an You’ll be notified of the drawing results by
application e-mail. Beginning Sept. 20, you can also learn the
Did you make a mistake in your online permit drawing results by calling 1-800-221-0659 or by
application? Simply withdraw your original online visiting wildlife.utah.gov.
application and submit a new, correct application In order to protect your privacy—and to comply
before 11 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2010. with governmental records access laws—you may
In order to withdraw your application, you must obtain access to only your own drawing results.
have the confirmation number from your original If you draw a permit, you’ll likely receive your
application. You must also have your customer ID permit in the mail by the end of September.
and your date of birth. For each new application you
wildlife.utah.gov
submit, you will be charged a $10 application fee. September 30: Remaining permits avail-
If you need help with your online application, able
please call any Division office before 6 p.m. on Any permits remaining after the swan hunt
Sept. 9, 2010. drawing may be obtained beginning Sept. 30, 2010,
at wildlife.utah.gov and from license agents and
Division offices. Remaining permits are available on
a first-come, first-served basis.
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Applying as a group How your preference points work in the
Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-22 drawing
Instead of applying as an individual hunter, In the drawing, swan applications are sorted
you and your friends and family can apply together into groups by the number of preference points—a
as a group. Both residents and nonresidents can 4-preference-point group, a 3-preference-point
apply together. group and so on—from highest to lowest. Within
If permits are not available for everyone in your each group of preference points, the applications are
group, the entire group will not be allowed to draw then sorted from lowest to highest draw numbers.
for that hunt unit. Up to four hunters can apply Permits are awarded in order, based on the hunt
together for swan permits. choice selected.
Please remember that if you’re a youth, and you Preference points are averaged and rounded
want to be included among those who draw for the down when two or more applicants apply as a
swan permits reserved for youth, you must apply group. For example, if hunter A with three preference
as an individual hunter. Do NOT apply as part of a points and hunter B with zero preference points
group. apply as a group, the preference points are averaged
When you apply, all fees for all applicants in your (1.5) and rounded down to one. This process will
group must be charged to one credit or debit card. determine in which group of preference points your
If your group is successful in the drawing, all of the application will be considered. Hunters with one
applicants in your group who have valid applications preference point will be considered only after all
will receive a permit. groups or individuals with two or more preference
points and before all groups or individuals with zero
Preference points preference points.
Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-9 You may surrender your swan permit before the
Preference points ensure that applicants who are season opens in order to reinstate your preference
unsuccessful—or those who choose to apply only points, including a preference point for the current
for a preference point—will have a better chance of year (just as if you had not drawn a permit).
obtaining a permit in next year’s swan drawing.
A preference point is awarded for each unsuc- Post-hunt requirements
cessful swan application. If you hunt swan in 2010, be sure to meet the
An individual who does not want to hunt swan following requirements before Jan. 10, 2011.
in the current year may apply for a preference point
only by inserting the appropriate hunt choice code Tag your swan
Utah Code § 23-20-30 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-5
(SWN) on the application and paying the $10 ap-
plication fee. After you’ve taken a swan, you must tag the
If you are eligible for a swan permit, you are swan before you move the carcass from or leave the
eligible to apply for a preference point. You cannot, site of the kill.
however, apply for both a permit and a preference To tag a swan, completely detach the tag from
point in the same season. your swan permit and completely remove the
A preference point will not be issued if you are notches that correspond with the month and day the
successful in drawing a swan permit. swan was taken. Then attach the tag to the carcass
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You will not have to surrender your preference so the tag remains securely fastened and visible.
points if you obtain a permit that remains available Your swan tag also includes a notch that
after the swan drawing is over. indicates the sex of the bird, but you do not need
to remove this notch; you only need to remove the
notches that indicate when the bird was taken.
You may not remove more than one notch
indicating the month or day the swan was taken, or
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tag more than one swan using the same tag. Also, Applying for a swan

you may not hunt or pursue swans after any of the
notches have been removed from the tag or the tag permit in 2011
Utah Admin. Rules R657-62-22 and R657-42
has been detached from your permit. Applications for swan permits for the 2011
Get your swan examined season will be accepted starting in early September
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-6 2011.
You must bring the tagged swan or its head to Mark your calendar today and remember to visit
a Division office—or the Bear River Migratory Bird wildlife.utah.gov at the start of September 2011 for
Refuge office—within three days of harvesting the the latest information.
swan. A staff person will examine the swan’s head
and assist you in completing your swan question-
naire. This visit provides biologists with valuable Report your swan or risk
information about swans in Utah. permit cuts
Harvest reporting for swan is mandatory.
Harvest reporting In recent years, however, fewer hunters have
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-6 been completing their harvest reports. If
If you obtain a swan permit, you must complete reporting compliance drops below 80 percent,
and submit a swan questionnaire by Jan. 10, the federal government will cut Utah’s swan
2011—even if you don’t end up hunting or permits by 10 percent. That would mean 200
harvesting an animal. If you do harvest a swan, fewer permits.
a Division biologist will complete your question- To report your swan harvest, simply bring
naire as part of the post-harvest examination that is the tagged swan or its head to a Division office,
required of all successful swan hunters. or the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge office,
The questionnaire is available at wildlife.utah.gov. within three days of harvest. A Division or
You can also complete it by calling 1-800-221-0659. Refuge employee will help you complete your
It’s important to comply with the requirements swan harvest report.
listed above. If you miss the Jan. 10 deadline, you Reporting is required, even if you
will be ineligible to apply for a 2011 swan permit did not hunt or harvest a swan. Failure to
unless you: return your harvest report could result in a cita-
• Get the head of your harvested swan examined tion and leave you ineligible to participate in
at a Division office next year’s swan drawing. If you didn’t harvest
• Complete and submit a late questionnaire a swan, you can enter your report online or by
• Pay a $50 late fee calling toll-free 1-800-221-0659.
• Complete the swan orientation course again Don’t be the hunter who jeopardizes 200
If you did not harvest a swan, you would only swan permits—please complete your harvest
be required to complete the last three items before report as soon as possible.
applying for your 2011 swan permit.
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FIELD REQUIREMENTS
While hunting waterfowl in Utah, there are several requirements you must keep in mind
to protect yourself and the resource. Please be familiar with the requirements for carrying
and using shotguns, the different types of hunting methods you may use and what you’re
required to do with any waterfowl you harvest.
Firearms and archery • Emery County—Desert Lake
• Juab County—Mills Meadow
tackle • Millard County—Clear Lake and Topaz Slough
Several rules apply to the type of shotguns and • Sanpete County—Manti Meadows
archery tackle that may be used to take waterfowl • Tooele County—Blue Lake and Timpie Springs
in Utah. • Uintah County—Stewart Lake
Weapon requirements • Utah County—Powell Slough
50 CFR 20.21 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-7 • Wayne County—Bicknell Bottoms
You may take migratory game birds only with • Weber County—Ogden Bay and Harold S.
a shotgun that’s no larger than 10 gauge or with Crane
archery tackle. (You may not take waterfowl with
a crossbow, however.) Also, the shotgun you use
Make sure you’re in range
cannot be capable of holding more than three shells
In the marsh, you should only shoot at
(one in the chamber and two in the magazine).
birds that are within range. If you try to hit a
Many shotguns can hold more than two shells
bird that’s too far away, there’s a much greater
in the magazine, but making these guns legal for
chance the bird will be wounded or hard to find.
waterfowl hunting is easy. An inexpensive item,
So, how do you know if you’re in range?
called a "shotgun plug," comes with most shotguns
Before this year’s waterfowl season opens,
or you can purchase one at most sporting goods
you can improve your ability to judge distance
stores. Place the plug in the magazine of your gun,
accurately with the following exercise:
and your gun should not be capable of holding more
• Find an area that’s at least 50 yards
than two shells in the magazine.
long and place four regular-sized duck
Nontoxic shot and use of decoys 20, 30, 40 and 50 yards from your
firearms and archery tackle starting point.
50 CFR 20.21(j) and Utah Admin. Rules R657-9-8 and R657-9-9 • If you don’t have four regular-sized
A shotgun with nontoxic shot is the only firearm decoys, use four pieces of cardboard cut
and ammunition you may have in your possession 21 inches long by 4 inches high (the size
while hunting waterfowl or coot in any area of the of a medium-sized duck).
state. (To learn what nontoxic shot is, please see • After placing your targets, go back to
page 26 of this guide.) In addition, nontoxic shot is your starting point, bring your unloaded
the only shot you may have in your possession while shotgun to your shoulder and aim it at
visiting or hunting any species of wildlife on federal the target that’s 20 yards away. Notice
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refuges, the Scott M. Matheson wetland preserve, how big your barrel looks in relation to
and the following waterfowl management areas: the size of the target. Then aim at the
• Box Elder County—Harold S. Crane, Locomo- targets that are 30, 40 and 50 yards away.
tive Springs, Public Shooting Grounds and Salt Practice this process enough, and you’ll
Creek know how birds should look when you view
• Daggett County—Brown’s Park them over your barrel at different distances in
• Davis County—Farmington Bay, Howard the marsh.
Slough and Ogden Bay
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You may not possess a firearm or archery tackle

on any of the areas listed above any time of the Are you allowed to
year except during the specified waterfowl hunting possess a weapon?
seasons or as authorized by the Division. Utah Code § 76-10-503
The firearm restrictions in this section do not It is illegal under Utah Code § 76-10-503 to
apply to concealed firearm permit holders carrying possess or use a firearm, muzzleloader, archery
a concealed weapon in accordance with Utah Code tackle or any other dangerous weapon if you:
§ 76-10-504. Visit wildlife.utah.gov/rules for more • Have been convicted of or are under
information. indictment for any felony offense;
• Are on probation or parole for a felony
Loaded firearms in a vehicle offense;
Utah Code §§§§ 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 & 76-10-523 • Are on parole from a secure facility;
You may not carry a loaded firearm in or on a ve- • Have been adjudicated delinquent
hicle unless you meet all of the following conditions: (juvenile) in the last seven years of an
• You own the vehicle or have permission from offense that, if committed by an adult,
the vehicle’s owner. would have been a felony;
• The firearm is a handgun. • Are an unlawful user of a controlled
• You are 18 years of age or older. substance;
A pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun is considered to • Have been found not guilty by reason of
be loaded when there is an unexpended cartridge, insanity for a felony offense;
shell or projectile in the firing position. • Have been found mentally incompetent
Pistols and revolvers are also considered to to stand trial for a felony offense;
be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell • Have been adjudicated mentally defec-
or projectile is in a position whereby the manual tive as provided in the federal Brady
operation of any mechanism once would cause the Handgun Violence Prevention Act;
unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to be fired. • Have been committed to a mental
A muzzleloading firearm is considered loaded institution;
when it is capped or primed and has a powder • Are an alien who is illegally in the United
charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders. States;
The firearm restrictions in this section do not • Have been dishonorably discharged from
apply to concealed firearm permit holders carrying the armed forces; or
a concealed weapon in accordance with Utah Code § • Have renounced your United States
76-10-504, provided the person is not utilizing the citizenship.
concealed firearm to hunt or take wildlife. The purchase or possession of any hunting
Please see Utah Code §§ 76-10-504 and 76-10- license, permit, tag or certificate of registration
523 at wildlife.utah.gov/rules for more information. from the Division does not authorize the holder
Areas where you can’t to legally possess or use a firearm, muzzle-
loader, archery tackle or any other dangerous
discharge a firearm
Utah Code § 76-10-508
weapon while hunting if they are otherwise
You may not discharge a dangerous weapon or restricted from possessing these weapons
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firearm under any of the following circumstances: under Utah Code § 76-10-503.
• From a vehicle
• From, upon or across any highway
• At power lines or signs • Within Utah state park camp or picnic sites,
• At railroad equipment or facilities, including overlooks, golf courses, boat ramps or devel-
any sign or signal oped beaches
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• Without written permission from the owner or Hunting methods
property manager, within 600 feet of: Several rules apply to the methods that you may
• A house, dwelling or any other building use to hunt waterfowl in Utah.
• Any structure in which a domestic animal
is kept or fed, including a barn, poultry Use of boats, and airborne
yard, corral, feeding pen or stockyard and land vehicles
50 CFR 20.21(e), Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-10
State parks You may use a boat or motorized aquatic vehicle
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-30 and R651-614
to hunt waterfowl if you obey the following rules:
Hunting any wildlife is prohibited within the • Migratory game birds may not be taken from
boundaries of all state park areas, except those any motorboat, or craft that has a motor
designated open to hunting by the Division of Parks attached to it, unless the motor has been
and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-614-4. completely shut off and the motorboat or craft
In park areas that are designated open to hunt- has stopped moving.
ing, you are not permitted to use shotguns or archery • Migratory game birds may not be taken from
tackle within one-quarter mile of all park facilities, a sailboat unless the boat’s sails are furled and
including buildings, camp or picnic sites, overlooks, the boat has stopped moving.
golf courses, boat ramps and developed beaches. You may use any of these crafts under power to
In addition to the rules above, the Great Salt retrieve dead or crippled birds, but you may
Lake Marina and posted areas adjacent to the marina not shoot crippled birds from a craft if its motor is
are closed to hunting. still running.
Waterfowl hunting, including the retrieval of Also, you may not use any of the crafts listed
downed birds, is also prohibited on all of Antelope above, or any type of motor-driven land, water or air
Island except for the following areas: transportation, to concentrate, drive, rally or stir up
• 100 yards beyond the existing shoreline from migratory birds.
the Fielding Garr Ranch, proceeding around
the north end of the island and then south to Airboats and personal
Elephant Head; and watercraft
• below the upland vegetation line of the island Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-11
from the Fielding Garr Ranch, proceeding Air-thrust or air-propelled boats and personal
around the south end of the island and then watercraft are not allowed in designated parts of
north to Elephant Head. the following waterfowl management or federal
refuge areas:
Hunters with disabilities • Box Elder County: Box Elder Lake, Bear River,
Utah Admin. Rule R657-12 that part of Harold S. Crane within one-half
Utah provides special hunting accommodations mile of all dikes and levees, Locomotive
for people with disabilities. Springs, Public Shooting Grounds and Salt
For a complete copy of these accommodations Creek, and that part of the Bear River Migra-
and what’s required to qualify for them, please visit tory Bird Refuge north of the "D" line dike, and
wildlife.utah.gov/rules (see Utah Admin. Rule R657- outside Units 1, 3, 4 and 5 as posted.
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12) or call any Division office. • Daggett County: Brown’s Park

• Davis County: Howard Slough, Ogden Bay
and Farmington Bay within diked units or as
posted.
• Emery County: Desert Lake
• Millard County: Clear Lake and Topaz Slough
• Tooele County: Timpie Springs
• Uintah County: Stewart Lake
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• Utah County: Powell Slough Division waterfowl management areas (WMAs) as

• Wayne County: Bicknell Bottoms long as you obey the following rules:
• Weber County: Ogden Bay within diked units • Waterfowl blinds may not be left unattended
or as posted, and all of the Harold S. Crane overnight unless they’re constructed entirely of
Waterfowl Management Area non-woody, vegetative materials that naturally
The term "personal watercraft" means a motorboat occur where the blind is located.
that meets the following conditions: • Live or dead-standing trees and shrubs on
• It is less than 16 feet in length. WMAs may not be cut or damaged unless the
• It is propelled by a water jet pump. Division gives express, written permission to
• It is designed to be operated by a person sit- do so.
ting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather
than sitting or standing inside the vessel.
Boating laws and rules
Restrictions on motorized Utah State Park Rangers want you to have
boats a safe waterfowl hunt. If your plans include a
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-12 motorboat, please remember these laws and
Portions of three WMAs have been set aside for rules to ensure your safe return home:
hunters who enjoy walking or paddling nonmotor- • Everyone on your boat or vessel must
ized boats into the marsh. Motorized boats, which have a properly fitted, U.S. Coast Guard-
are boats with a motor of any kind, including a gas approved life jacket. Youth 12 and under
engine or an electric motor, are not allowed in the must wear a life jacket at all times.
following areas: • Vessels longer than 16 feet must have
• Harold S. Crane: Rainbow Pond Unit and the a throwable life preserver immediately
main East Pond Unit available.
• Farmington Bay, South Crystal Unit • All motorboats, including those with
• Public Shooting Grounds, Pintail Unit. electric motors, must be registered and
In addition: motorized boats are allowed in the properly numbered.
Ogden Bay, Unit 3 main impoundment, but motor- • All motorboats must display appropriate
ized boats in this impoundment are restricted to navigation lights from sunset to sunrise.
slow, wakeless boating speeds only. Manually propelled boats may use a
Motorized vehicle access white light.
• Let someone know where you are going
on waterfowl management
and when you expect to return, along
areas with your boat and vehicle license num-
Motorized vehicle travel on state waterfowl ber. Remember to stick to your plan!
management areas is restricted to county roads, • All motorboats must carry a Type B, U.S.
improved roads and parking areas. Coast Guard-approved fire extinguisher,
Off-highway vehicles are not permitted on state unless exempt.
waterfowl management areas, except in areas that • In addition to the equipment above,
airboats operating on Great Salt Lake
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are marked or posted open to their use.

Off-highway vehicles are not permitted on the and adjacent Waterfowl Management
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Areas (WMAs) must have a compass and
either a flare, strobe light or other visual
Waterfowl blinds on water- distress signal.
fowl management areas For additional boating safety informa-
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-34 tion, visit stateparks.utah.gov/boating or call
You can construct and use waterfowl blinds on 801-538-2628.
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• Soil or rock, above or below the water’s sur- • Harold S. Crane Waterfowl Management
face, may not be excavated on a WMA unless Area—one half mile north and west of the
the Division gives express, written permission exterior dike separating the WMA’s fresh water
to do so. impoundments from the Willard Spur.
• Rock and soil material may not be transported
to a WMA to construct a blind. Unattended blinds
• Waterfowl blinds may not be constructed or In addition to the rules above, two other impor-
used in any area or manner that obstructs tant rules apply to waterfowl blinds on WMAs and
vehicle or pedestrian travel on dikes. other state lands that are open to public hunting:
Waterfowl blinds that are constructed or main- • Any person may use any unoccupied,
tained on WMAs in violation of the rules above may permanent waterfowl blind. Waterfowl blinds
be removed or destroyed by the Division without on state lands are open on a first-come, first-
notice. served basis to everyone, not just to the person
The restrictions above do not apply to the follow- who built the blind.
ing WMA areas: • You cannot leave waterfowl blinds or decoys
• Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management unattended overnight to reserve a spot.
Area—west and north of Unit 1, Turpin Unit Sinkbox
and Crystal Unit. 50 CFR 20.21(c) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-13
• Howard Slough Waterfowl Management You cannot take migratory game birds from any
Area—west and south of the exterior dike type of low-floating device that allows you to be
separating the WMA’s fresh-water impound- concealed beneath the surface of the water. Called
ments from the Great Salt Lake. "sinkboxes," these devices float on the water, but
• Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area— they float barely above the water’s surface. You may
west of Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3. not hunt from sinkboxes. You may, however, hunt
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Baiting

Hunting dog field trials 50 CFR 20.21 (i) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-16
and training Baiting is an illegal activity that involves the
Utah Admin. Rule R657-46 spreading of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn,
Many of today’s hunting dog field trialers wheat or other grain, or salt or other feed, to lure,
and trainers want to use game birds (water- attract or entice birds to an area. You may not hunt
fowl or upland game) in their dog-related waterfowl, snipe or coots by baiting. You also cannot
pursuits. hunt on or over any baited area if you know, or
Because game birds in Utah are classified reasonably should know, that the area is or has been
as protected wildlife, rules and regulations baited. An area is considered to be a baited area for
govern their use in these activities. 10 days after the bait has been completely eaten or
If you want to use live game birds in dog removed from the area.
field trials and training, please review the rules You may not take waterfowl or coots on or
(R657-46) thoroughly. You can pick up a copy over lands or areas where grain or other feed has
of the rules at any Division office or find them been distributed or scattered as the result of the
online at wildlife.utah.gov/rules. manipulation of an agricultural crop or other feed on
the land where grown. However, you may take snipe
from other types of boxes, blinds or culverts that are on or over these areas.
attached to the bottom of the body of water where Nothing in this guidebook prohibits you from
you are hunting. harvesting waterfowl or coots on land with residual
crops or feed left as a result of normal agricultural
Using dogs to hunt practices.
You also may take waterfowl, snipe and coots on
Dogs may be used to locate and retrieve water- or over the following lands or areas, as long as these
fowl during open hunting seasons. areas have not been baited:
Dogs are not allowed on state wildlife manage- • Standing crops or flooded standing crops
ment or waterfowl management areas, except (including aquatics); standing, flooded or
during open hunting seasons or as posted by the manipulated natural vegetation; flooded
Division. harvested croplands; or lands or areas where
Live decoys seeds or grains have been scattered solely as
50 CFR 20.21(f) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-14 the result of a normal agricultural planting,
You may not use live birds as decoys. harvesting, post-harvest manipulation (for
Also, you may not take migratory game birds example, a farmer working his land after
from an area where tame or captive live ducks the harvest is over) or normal soil stabiliza-
or geese are present. The only exception is if the tion practice (for example, a farmer planting
tame or captive live ducks or geese are—and have a cover crop to protect the soil during the
been—confined for at least 10 consecutive days winter);
before you take the migratory game birds. The area • From a blind or other place of concealment
of confinement must substantially reduce the sound camouflaged with natural vegetation;
of the tame or captive birds’ calls. It must also totally • From a blind or other place of concealment
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conceal the birds from the sight of wild migratory camouflaged with vegetation from agricultural
waterfowl. crops, as long as such camouflaging does not
result in the exposing, depositing, distributing
Amplified bird calls or scattering of grain or other feed; or
50 CFR 20.21 (g) and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-15
• Standing or flooded standing agricultural
You may not use recorded or electronically am- crops where grain is inadvertently scattered
plified bird calls or sounds, or recorded or electroni- solely as a result of a hunter entering or exiting
cally amplified imitations of bird calls or sounds.
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a hunting area, placing decoys or retrieving • Great Salt Lake Marina and adjacent areas as
downed birds. posted.
• Millard County—Gunnison Bend Reservoir
Falconry and the inflow upstream to the Southerland
Bridge.
If you are interested in hunting waterfowl or
• Salt Lake International Airport—Hunting and
coots with a falcon, you must obtain a hunting or
shooting is prohibited. Hunting or shooting on
combination license, a HIP number, a federal migra-
the airport or its related or controlled proper-
tory game bird stamp and a falconry certificate of
ties is not allowed without the express, prior
registration (COR).
written approval of the airport director (Salt
The areas open and the bag and possession
Lake City, UT, ORD. Sec. 16.12.325).
limits for falconry are listed on page 28.
The following areas are also closed to trespass of
Legal falconry hours for waterfowl hunting are
any kind:
30 minutes before official sunrise until official sunset.
• Clear Lake WMA—Spring Lake.
• Desert Lake WMA—the part known as
Closed areas "Desert Lake."
Unless you have prior permission from the • Farmington Bay WMA—the waterfowl
Division, you may visit state waterfowl management rest area in the northwest quarter of Unit 1 as
areas (WMAs) only during the hunting season or for posted.
other activities for which the WMAs have been posted • Goshen Warm Springs WMA
open. While you’re on a WMA, you may not partici- • Public Shooting Grounds WMA—the part that
pate in activities that are prohibited on the WMA. lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake Diver-
In addition to the rules above, the following sion Dike known as "Duck Lake."
areas are closed to the taking, hunting, shooting at • Salt Creek WMA—the part known as
or rallying of waterfowl, snipe or coot: "Rest Lake."
• Brown’s Park WMA—the part adjacent to the
headquarters. Trespassing
Utah Code § 23-20-14 and 23-20-3.5
• Clear Lake WMA—Spring Lake.
While taking wildlife or engaging in wildlife-re-
• Desert Lake WMA—the part known as
lated activities, you may not do any of the following
"Desert Lake."
activities:
• Farmington Bay WMA—the headquarters and
• Enter upon privately owned land that is
learning center area; within 600 feet of dikes
cultivated or properly posted without the
and roads accessible by motorized vehicles;
permission of the owner or the person in
and the waterfowl rest area in the northwest
charge of the land
quarter of Unit 1 as posted.
• Refuse to immediately leave the private land
• Goshen Warm Springs WMA
if requested to do so by the owner or person
• Ogden Bay WMA—the headquarters area.
in charge
• Public Shooting Grounds WMA—the part that
• Obstruct any entrance or exit to private
lies above and adjacent to the Hull Lake Diver-
property
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sion Dike known as "Duck Lake."

"Cultivated land" is land that is readily
• Salt Creek WMA—the part known as "Rest
identifiable as land whose soil is loosened or broken
Lake."
up for the raising of crops, land used for the raising
• State Parks—Hunting of any wildlife is
of crops, or a pasture that is artificially irrigated.
prohibited within the boundaries of all state
"Permission" means written authorization from
park areas except those designated open (Utah
the owner or person in charge to enter upon private
Admin. Rule R651-614-4).
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land that is cultivated or properly posted. Permission Waste of migratory game

must include all of the following details: birds
• The signature of the owner or person in charge 50 CFR 20.25, Utah Code § 23-20-8 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-19
• The name of the person being given permission You may not waste any migratory game birds
• The appropriate dates or permit them to be wasted or spoiled. (Waste
• A general description of the land means to abandon migratory game birds or to allow
"Properly posted" means that "No Trespassing" them to spoil or be used in a manner not normally
signs—or a minimum of 100 square inches of bright associated with their beneficial use. For example,
yellow, bright orange or fluorescent paint—are using the meat as fertilizer or for trapping bait is not
displayed at all corners, on fishing streams crossing considered a beneficial use.)
property lines, and on roads, gates and rights-of-way In addition, you may not kill or cripple any
entering the land. If metal fence posts are used, the migratory game bird without making a reasonable
entire exterior side must be painted. effort to immediately retrieve it. Any migratory
You may not post private property you do not game bird that you wound must be immediately
own or legally control or land that is open to the killed and included in your bag limit.
public as provided by Utah Code § 23-21-4. In addi-
tion, it is unlawful to take protected wildlife or their Termination of possession
parts while trespassing in violation of Utah Code §
Birds that you have taken are no longer in your
23-20-14.
possession once you’ve delivered the birds to another
You are guilty of a class B misdemeanor if you
person as a gift, or once you’ve taken the birds to a
violate any provision described in this section.
migratory bird preservation facility (i.e., a facility
Your license, tag or permit privileges may also be
where birds are taken to be cleaned and prepared for
suspended.
the table) or to a post office or common carrier and
consigned them for transport to a person other than
Possession and yourself.
transportation
Once you’ve taken a migratory game bird, several Tagging requirement
rules apply to the use of the game you’ve taken. 50 CFR 20.36 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-21
If you leave your birds in the custody of another
During closed season person for picking, cleaning, processing, ship-
50 CFR 20.32 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-17 ping, transporting or storing, including temporary
You may not possess any freshly killed migratory storage, or at a location to have taxidermy services
game birds when the hunting season is closed. performed, you must tag the birds. You must sign the
tag, and it must include your address and Utah hunt-
Live birds ing license number, the total number and species of
You may not possess or transport live migratory birds taken and the date the birds were killed.
game birds. You must immediately kill any migratory If you’re transporting migratory game birds that
game bird you wound and include it in your bag limit. you’ve taken, the birds are not considered to be in
A hunting license does not give you author- storage or temporary storage, and you don’t need to
have a tag on them at that time.
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ity to possess live migratory game birds. More

information about the possession of live migratory Giving birds to someone else
game birds is found in Utah Admin. Rule R657-4 at 50 CFR 20.40, Utah Code § 23-20-9 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-22
wildlife.utah.gov/rules. You can give the waterfowl you’ve taken to
another person, but please remember the following:
• If you give birds to someone at any location,
you must tag the birds. The tag must include
your address and Utah hunting license number,
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the total number and species of birds you’re or from Utah. Shipping permits are available from
donating, the date the birds were killed and the Division.
the date the birds were donated. You must also
sign the tag. Migratory bird
• If you accept birds from another hunter, those preservation facilities
50 CFR 20.82 and 20.83 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-26
birds become part of your possession limit. For
example, if you have 10 ducks at home in your No migratory bird preservation facility (see defi-
freezer, and you accept 4 ducks from another nition on page 25) shall receive or have in custody
hunter, you now have 14 ducks in your posses- any migratory game bird unless accurate records
sion. That’s the maximum number of ducks you are maintained that can identify who each bird was
can have in your possession in Utah. You’ll have received from and can show all of the following
to eat some of those ducks before you can go information:
hunting and take more. • The number of each species
• The location where they were taken
Custody of another person’s • The date the birds were received
birds • The name and address of the person from
50 CFR 20.37 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-23 whom the birds were received
You may not receive or have in your custody • The date the birds were disposed of
migratory game birds that belong to another person • The name and address of the person to whom
unless the birds have been tagged in the manner the birds were delivered
described in the Tagging requirement section on In addition, migratory bird preservation facilities
page 21. may not destroy any records they are required to
maintain under this section for a period of one year
Species identification following the last entry on record.
requirement Record keeping as required by this section is not
necessary at hunting clubs that do not fully process
You may not transport migratory game birds migratory birds by removing their head and wings.
within the United States unless the head or one No migratory bird preservation facility may
fully feathered wing remains attached to each bird prevent any person authorized to enforce this part
while you’re transporting them to your home or to from entering their facilities at all reasonable hours
a migratory bird preservation facility (i.e., a facility and inspecting the records and the premises where
where birds are taken to be cleaned and prepared for bird-processing operations are being carried out.
the table).
Importation
Marking package or For information regarding the importation
container of migratory game birds you’ve harvested in
another country, please see 50 CFR 20.61 and
You may not transport migratory game birds,
20.62, and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29, at
by the Postal Service or a common carrier, unless
wildlife.utah.gov/rules.
all of the following items are clearly marked on the
outside of the package or container: Bag limits
wildlife.utah.gov
• Your name and address 50 CFR 20.11 and 20.24 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29
• The name and address of the recipient Federal bag and possession limits apply to
• The number and the species of the birds migratory game bird hunting, regardless of the
contained in the package number of states or provinces you may have hunted
A Utah shipping permit must accompany each in during your trip. For example, if you hunt ducks in
migratory game bird package that is shipped within two states, the total number of ducks you take can-
not exceed a single federal bag and possession limit
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(e.g., if the federal bag limit is 7 ducks, and you take ammunition boxes are litter. Failure to make a

5 ducks in one state and then travel to another state reasonable effort to retrieve litter could result
and hunt the same day, you can take only 2 ducks in in a citation.
the second state.) The following is specific information and regula-
tions for each of the federal refuges in Utah:
Checkpoints and officer
Bear River
contacts 50 CFR 32.64 and 27.21
Utah Code §§ 23-20-25 and 77-23-104 • Hunters may not shoot or hunt within 100
To help the Division fulfill its responsibility as yards of principal refuge roads (tour route).
trustee and custodian of Utah’s wildlife, Division • Hunters may not use pits or permanent blinds.
conservation officers and biologists monitor the The building of a temporary blind made of
taking and possession of waterfowl and the required natural material is permitted, but is not al-
permits, firearms and equipment used for hunting. lowed prior to the opening day.
You should expect to encounter conservation officers • Airboats are permitted only in Unit 9 and Block
and biologists checking hunters in the marsh and at C of the refuge.
checkpoints. • Off-highway vehicles are not permitted on the
If you’re contacted by a conservation officer, you Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
must provide the officer with the items he or she • Hunters may enter the refuge two hours before
requests, including any licenses and permits required legal sunrise and must exit the refuge by two
for hunting, any devices used to participate in hunt- hours after legal sunset. The refuge prohibits
ing and any birds you’ve taken. These contacts allow leaving decoys, boats, vehicles and other
the Division to collect valuable information about personal property on the refuge overnight.
Utah’s waterfowl populations. • Hunters may only park in designated parking
sites.
Special regulations for • Any hunters entering, using or occupying the
national wildlife refuges refuge for waterfowl hunting must abide by
Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-30 all the terms and conditions in the Refuge
More than 500 refuges across the nation and Hunting Brochure. The brochure is available at
the U.S. territories are included in the U.S. Fish and www.fws.gov/bearriver.
Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Refuge System. • When hunters are in their vehicles, at parking
Three of those refuges—Bear River, Fish Springs lots or traveling on refuge roads, all firearms
and Ouray—are located in Utah, and the following must be completely unloaded (including
regulations apply to all. magazines) and cased or dismantled.
• Current state and federal regulations apply • Hunters may possess only 10 shells while hunt-
for season dates, shooting hours, and bag and ing on or within 50 feet from the center of the
possession limits. dikes on Unit 1A or 2C.
• Hunters may possess and use only approved • A portion of the Bear River Refuge will be
nontoxic shot while in the field. open for the youth waterfowl hunt on Sept.
• Hunters may not enter closed areas to retrieve 18, 2010.
wildlife.utah.gov
birds. Therefore, allow enough room between • Archery hunting is not allowed on the refuge.
the closed area boundary and where you’re • Predator and snipe hunting are not allowed on
hunting to retrieve your birds. the refuge.
• Camping is not permitted on the refuges. For more information, call the refuge manager at
• Prohibited activities include wood cutting and 435-723-5887.
gathering, littering, disturbing or remov-
ing plants or natural objects, and removing
artifacts of antiquity. Shell casings and
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Fish Springs boats, vehicles and other personal property on
50 CFR 32.64 the refuge overnight.
• The refuge allows the hunting of ducks, coots • The refuge will be open for the youth water-
and geese in designated areas. fowl hunt on Sept. 18, 2010.
• All waterfowl hunters must register individu- For more information, call the refuge manager at
ally at the visitor information station before 435-831-5353.
entering the open hunting area and before
exiting the refuge. Ouray
• Hunters may only possess firearms legally used • Leota Bottom is the only area on the Ouray
to hunt waterfowl unless the firearm is cased refuge open to duck, goose and coot hunting.
or dismantled. • Access into Leota Bottom is limited to foot,
• Hunters may construct nonpermanent blinds, bike, canoe, rowboat or electric motorized
but must remove all blinds constructed out of boats. Gas-powered boats are not permitted.
materials other than vegetation at the end of • All firearms must be unloaded, cased or
the hunting day. dismantled and must remain in the vehicle in
• The refuge provides a Special Blind Area for use the closed hunting areas of the refuge.
by the disabled. The refuge prohibits trespass • The refuge will be open for the youth water-
for any reason by any individual not registered fowl hunt on Sept. 18, 2010.
to utilize the area. • Snipe and swan hunting are not allowed on
• The refuge allows the use of small boats, 15 the refuge.
feet or less, but does not allow gasoline motors • The use of pits and permanent blinds is not
and air boats. allowed. The building of a temporary blind
• Hunters may enter the refuge two hours before made of natural material is permitted, but is
sunrise, and must exit the refuge by 1½ hours not allowed prior to opening day.
after sunset. Hunters may not leave decoys, For more information, call the refuge manager at
435-789-0351.
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us, and together we can make a dif-
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DEFINITIONS

CFR 20.11, Utah Code § 23-13-2 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-2
Bait means shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, Manipulation means the alteration of natural veg-
wheat or other grain, salt or other feed that lures, etation or agricultural crops by activities that include
attracts or entices birds. but are not limited to mowing, shredding, discing,
rolling, chopping, trampling, flattening, burning or
Baited area means any area on which shelled, herbicide treatments. The term “manipulation” does
shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain, not include the distributing or scattering of grain,
salt or other feed has been placed, exposed, seed or other feed after removal from storage on the
deposited, distributed or scattered, if that shelled, field where grown.
shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain,
salt or other feed could serve as a lure or attraction Migratory bird preservation facility means
for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where any of the following people or organizations:
hunters are attempting to take migratory game • Any person who—at their residence or place
birds. Any such area will remain a baited area for of business, and for hire or other consider-
ten days following the complete removal of all such ation—receives, possesses or has in custody
shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other any migratory game birds belonging to an-
grain, salt or other feed. other person for purposes of picking, cleaning,
freezing, processing, storage or shipment.
Baiting means the direct or indirect placing, expos- • Any taxidermist, cold-storage facility or locker
ing, depositing, distributing or scattering of salt, plant that for hire or other consideration
grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or at- receives, possesses or has in custody any
traction for migratory game birds to, on or over any migratory game birds belonging to another
areas where hunters are attempting to take them. person for purposes of picking, cleaning, freez-
ing, processing, storage or shipment.
CFR means the Code of Federal Regulations. • Any hunting club that in the normal course of
Closed season means the days on which migratory operations receives, possesses or has in custody
game birds shall not be taken. any migratory game birds belonging to an-
other person for purposes of picking, cleaning,
Daily bag limit means the maximum number of freezing, processing, storage or shipment.
migratory game birds of a single species, or combi-
nation (aggregate) of species, permitted to be taken Migratory game birds means those migratory
by one person in any one day during the open season birds included in the terms of conventions between
in any one specified geographic area for which a the United States and any foreign country for the
daily bag limit is prescribed. protection of migratory birds, for which open
seasons are prescribed in this part and belong to the
Dark geese means the following species: cackling, following families:
Canada, white-fronted and brant. • Anatidae (ducks, geese, including brant, and
swans)
Division means the Utah Division of • Columbidae (doves and pigeons)
Wildlife Resources. • Gruidae (cranes)
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• Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules)

Light geese means the following species: snow, • Scolopacidae (woodcock and snipe)
blue and Ross’.
Natural vegetation means any non-agricultural,
Live decoys means tame or captive ducks, geese or native or naturalized plant species that grows at a
other live birds. site in response to planting or from existing seeds or
other propagules. The term “natural vegetation” does
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not include planted millet. However, planted millet Permanent waterfowl blind means any wa-
that grows on its own in subsequent years after the terfowl blind that is left unattended overnight and
year of planting is considered natural vegetation. that is not a portable structure capable of immediate
relocation.
Nonresident means a person who does not qualify
as a resident. Possession means actual or constructive
possession.
Nontoxic shot means soft iron, steel, copper-
plated steel, nickel-plated steel, zinc-plated steel, Possession limit means the maximum number
bismuth-tin, tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, of migratory game birds of a single species or a
tungsten-matrix, tin and any other shot types combination of species permitted to be possessed by
approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lead, any one person when lawfully taken in the United
nickel-plated lead, copper-plated lead, copper and States in any one specified geographic area for which
lead/copper alloy shot have not been approved. a possession limit is prescribed.
Normal agricultural operation means a normal Resident means a person who has a fixed perma-
agricultural planting, harvesting, post-harvest ma- nent home and principal establishment in Utah for
nipulation or agricultural practice that is conducted six consecutive months immediately preceding the
in accordance with official recommendations of State purchase of a license or permit, AND DOES NOT claim
Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension residency for hunting, fishing or trapping in any
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. other state or country.
An individual retains Utah residency if he
Normal agricultural planting, harvesting or or she leaves Utah to serve in the armed forces of
post-harvest manipulation means a planting or the United States, or for religious or educational
harvesting undertaken for the purpose of producing purposes, and does NOT claim residency for hunting,
and gathering a crop, or manipulation after such fishing or trapping in any other state or country.
harvest and removal of grain that is conducted in Members of the armed forces of the United
accordance with official recommendations of State States and dependents are residents as of the date
Extension Specialists of the Cooperative Extension the member reports for duty under assigned orders
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. in Utah, if:
• The member is NOT on temporary duty in
Normal soil stabilization practice means a Utah and does NOT claim residency for hunt-
planting for agricultural soil erosion control or post- ing, fishing or trapping in any other state
mining land reclamation conducted in accordance or country.
with official recommendations of State Extension • The member presents a copy of his or her
Specialists of the Cooperative Extension Service of assignment orders to a Division office to verify
the U.S. Department of Agriculture for agricultural the member’s qualification as a resident.
soil erosion control.
A nonresident attending an institution of
Off-highway vehicle means any motor higher learning in Utah as a full-time student may
vehicle designed for or capable of travel over unim- qualify as a resident if the student has been present
proved terrain. in Utah for 60 consecutive days immediately preced-
ing the purchase of the license or permit and does
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Open season means the days on which migra- NOT claim residency for hunting, fishing or trapping
tory game birds may lawfully be taken. Each period in any other state or country.
prescribed as an open season shall be construed to A Utah resident license or permit is invalid if
include the first and last days thereof. a resident license for hunting, fishing or trapping is
purchased in any other state or country.
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An individual DOES NOT qualify as a resident if

he or she is an absentee landowner paying property
tax on land in Utah.
Sinkbox means any type of low floating device,

having a depression, affording the hunter a means of
concealment beneath the surface of the water.
Spoiled means impairment of the flesh

of wildlife which renders it unfit for human con-
sumption.
Tag means a card, label or other identification

device used for attachment to the carcass of any
protected wildlife.
Take means to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture,

angle, seine, trap or kill any protected wildlife or to
attempt any of these actions.
Transport means to ship, export, import or receive

or deliver for shipment.
Waste means to abandon protected wildlife or to

allow protected wildlife to spoil or to be used in a
manner not normally associated with its beneficial
use.
Waterfowl means ducks, including mergansers,

geese, brant and swans.
Waterfowl blind means any manufactured

place of concealment, including boats, rafts, tents,
excavated pits, or similar structure, which has been
designed to partially or completely conceal a person
while hunting waterfowl.
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SEASON DATES AND BAG AND POSSESSION
LIMITS
Ducks, mergansers and Zone, where the hunt will run Oct. 23, 2010–Jan. 15,
2011 and Feb. 18–March 10, 2011).
coots
Dates: Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011 statewide (except Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray
for scaup, which you can hunt Oct. 2 –Dec. 26, 2010). national wildlife refuges and the Brown’s Park,
Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S. Crane,
Bag and possession limits: All bag and posses- Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs and Ogden Bay
sion limits are listed below: waterfowl management areas will be closed to light
• Ducks and mergansers—7 daily (except no goose hunting from Feb. 18–March 10, 2011.
more than 1 canvasback, no more than 2 hen
mallards, no more than 2 pintails, no more North Goose Zone boundary: Boundary begins
at the Weber-Box Elder county line at I-15; north
than 2 redheads and no more than 3 scaup).
on I-15 to the Perry access road; southwest on
The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
this road to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
• Coots—25 daily or in possession.
southern boundary; west and north on this southern
Geese boundary to the north and most western corner of
the refuge at latitude 41.53 decimal degrees (NAD
DARK GEESE 83 datum); west cross-country on this latitude to the
Dates: Oct. 2–14, 2010 and Oct. 30, 2010–Jan. 30, East Promontory Road; north on this road to Golden
2011 statewide (except in the North Goose Zone, Spike Drive; west on this drive to the Salt Wells Flat
where the hunt will run Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011). county road; west on this road to the Locomotive
Springs-Snowville-Stone, Idaho county road; north
LIGHT GEESE on this road to the Utah-Idaho state line; east on
this state line to Utah-Wyoming state line; south on
Dates: Oct. 30, 2010–Jan. 30, 2011 and March
this state line to the Summit-Rich county line; west
5–10, 2011 statewide (except in the North Goose
on this county line to the Rich-Morgan county line;
Mercury and ducks

Because of elevated mercury levels in three
duck species—cinnamon teal, Northern shov-
eler and common goldeneye—hunters should
eat them only on a limited basis. You can read
the latest consumption advisories for these
species at waterfowladvisories.utah.gov. Cinnamon teal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
wildlife.utah.gov
Common goldeneye, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northern shoveler, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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2010–2011 North Goose Zone boundary
Boundary begins at the Weber-Box Elder county line at I-15; north on I-15 to the Perry access road;
southwest on this road to the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge southern boundary; west and north on
this southern boundary to the north and most western corner of the refuge at latitude 41.53 decimal
degrees (NAD 83 datum); west cross-country on this latitude to the East Promontory Road; north on this
road to Golden Spike Drive; west on this drive to the Salt Wells Flat county road; west on this road to the
Locomotive Springs-Snowville-Stone, Idaho county road; north on this road to the Utah-Idaho state line;
east on this state line to Utah-Wyoming state line; south on this state line to the Summit-Rich county line;
west on this county line to the Rich-Morgan county line; northwest on this county line to the Rich-Weber
county line; west on this county line to the Weber-Cache county line; west on this county line to the
Weber-Box Elder county line; west on this county line to I-15.
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BOX ELDER COUNTY H Logan RICH COUNT Y
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources makes no warranty with respect to the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the
data. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources assumes no liability for direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages result-
ing from the use or misuse of this data or any of the information contained herein.
northwest on this county line to the Rich-Weber Swan (holders of swan permits only)
county line; west on this county line to the Weber-
Cache county line; west on this county line to the Dates: Oct. 2–Dec. 12, 2010, unless the Division’s
Weber-Box Elder county line; west on this county monitoring program indicates that 10 trumpeter
line to I-15. swans have been taken. If 10 or more trumpeter
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swans are taken, the season will be closed earlier

Bag and possession limits: Dark geese (cackling, than Dec. 12.
Canada, white-fronted, brant)—3 per day, 6 in
possession; Light geese (snow, blue, Ross’)—10 per Bag and possession limit: The holder of a swan
day, 20 in possession. permit may take and possess only one swan during
the 2010 season.
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Show courtesy during Youth Hunting Day
goose hunt Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-29
The extended light goose hunt (outside the Hunters 15 years old or younger will have
northern zone) occurs in early March, mostly the marshes to themselves on Sept. 18, 2010
on private lands. as Utah holds its annual Youth Hunting Day.
Last year, there were reports of hunters To hunt on Youth Hunting Day, you must
who became angry when landowners refused be 15 years old or younger. You must also have
them permission to hunt. a Utah hunting, combination or three-day
The hunters’ verbally abusive response up- nonresident small-game license, and a HIP
set the landowners and made them more likely registration number.
to refuse other hunters. It takes just one hostile Adults must accompany youth hunters. The
person to ruin someone else’s opportunity. accompanying adult may not hunt or possess
If you want to hunt light geese—or any a firearm. Please see page 7 of this guide for
other waterfowl—on private property, you more information about the requirements
must obtain written permission from the adults must meet to accompany a youth in
landowner before you can hunt. the field.
Ideally, you should obtain this permis- The shooting hours on Youth Hunting
sion weeks, or even months, before the hunt Day are from 30 minutes before sunrise until
begins. If you’re knocking on a landowner’s sunset. This means that on Sept. 18, youth can
door after the hunt has started, you’ve waited hunt from 6:41 a.m. until 7:31 p.m.
too long. The bag limits for Youth Hunting Day are
To download a Landowner/Hunter permis- as follows:
sion card, visit go.usa.gov/cEf. • Ducks and mergansers: 7 birds (except no
If a landowner denies you permission, more than 1 canvasback, no more than 2
accept the decision calmly and try contacting hen mallards, no more than 2 pintails, no
someone else. more than 2 redheads and no more than
The long-term success of the extended light 3 scaup).
goose hunt depends on hunters respecting • Coots: 25 birds
landowners and their properties. You can do • Light geese (snow, blue and Ross’): 10
your part by obtaining permission, packing out birds
your trash and remaining courteous to anyone • Dark geese (cackling, Canada, white-
you encounter. fronted and brant): 3 birds
• Snipe and swan: None
Area open to swan hunting: Boundary begins in Rails

Salt Lake City at I-80 and I-15; north on I-15 to Exit
363 (Forest Street); west on this street to the Bear No open season.
River Migratory Bird Refuge northern boundary;
west along this northern boundary to the north and Common Snipe
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most western corner of the refuge at latitude 41.53 Dates: Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011 statewide.
decimal degrees (NAD 83 datum); west cross country
on this latitude to the East Promontory Road; north Bag and possession limits: The daily bag limit is
on this road to SR-83; north on SR-83 to I-84; west 8, and the possession limit is 16.
on I-84 to SR-30; southwest on SR-30 to the Nevada-
Utah state line; south on this state line to I-80; east
on I-80 to I-15.
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Falconry

Did it get wet?
Ducks and coots: Sept. 18, 2010 (for Youth Hunt- Decontaminate it!
ing Day) and Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011 statewide. When you hunt waterfowl, some of your
DARK GEESE gear inevitably gets wet or muddy.
Your waders, clothes, shoes and other
Dates: Sept. 18, 2010 (for Youth Hunting Day), equipment provide good hiding places for
Oct. 2–14, 2010 and Oct. 30, 2010–Jan. 30, 2011 microscopic invasive species or whirling
statewide (except in the North Goose Zone, where disease spores.
the hunt will run Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011). Before you leave a hunting area and step
LIGHT GEESE into another water, rinse all the mud and other
debris off of your waders, boots and wetted
Dates: Sept. 18, 2010 (for Youth Hunting Day), gear or equipment. Then, generously spray
Oct. 30, 2010–Jan. 30, 2011 and March 5–10, 2011 all of it—especially the felt soles of wad-
statewide (except in the North Goose Zone, where ers—with Formula 409 (a popular household
the hunt will run Oct. 23, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011 and cleaner). This treatment will kill any whirling
Feb. 18–March 10, 2011).
disease spores.
Note: The Bear River, Fish Springs and Ouray After you return home, thoroughly clean
national wildlife refuges and the Brown’s Park, and dry all of your gear before using it again.
Desert Lake, Farmington Bay, Harold S. Crane, To learn more, visit wildlife.utah.gov/
Howard Slough, Locomotive Springs and Ogden Bay mussels.
waterfowl management areas will be closed to light
goose hunting from Feb. 18–March 10, 2011.
For a North Goose Zone boundary description, please

see the "North Goose Zone boundary" portion of the
geese section on page 29.
Common snipe: Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011

statewide.
Bag and possession limits for ducks, geese,
coots and common snipe: The daily bag limit is
3 birds, and the possession limit is 6 (singly or in the
aggregate).
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SHOOTING HOURS
Hunters may take waterfowl, snipe and coots Hunters may not take wildlife or discharge any
during the shooting hours listed below, except on firearm or archery tackle on state-owned lands ad-
October 2 in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt jacent to the Great Salt Lake, on Division-controlled
Lake and Weber counties, when the legal waterfowl management areas or on federal refuges
shooting hours are 7:30 a.m. to sunset. between official sunset and 30 minutes before
Legal shooting times may differ slightly, depend- official sunrise.
ing on the area of the state where you’re hunting.
Please consult the time zone map to learn the
differences.
Time zone map

+ 5 MIN. -0- -5 MIN. -10 MIN.
BOX ELDER
CACHE
RICH
WEBER
AN
RG
DAVIS MO
DAGGETT
TOOELE SUMMIT
SALT
LAKE
UINTAH
WASATCH
DUCHESNE
UTAH
JUAB
CARBON
MILLARD SANPETE EMERY

GRAND
SEVIER
BEAVER
PIUTE WAYNE
IRON
GARFIELD
SAN JUAN
KANE
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WASHINGTON
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Colored symbols represent species that may be hunted on the dates listed.

5 Ducks (except scaup), mergansers, coots u Dark geese (outside the northern zone)
n Scaup l Light geese (outside the northern zone)
: Snipe s Dark geese (northern zone)
^ Swan M Light geese (northern zone)
October 2010 November 2010

Date Begins Ends Date Begins Ends
2 7:30 AM* 7:08 PM 5 n : ^ u s 1 7:28 AM 6:24 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
3 6:56 AM 7:06 PM 5 n : ^ u s 2 7:29 AM 6:22 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
15 7:09 AM 6:47 PM 5 n : ^ s 14 6:43 AM 5:10 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
23 7:18 AM 6:35 PM 5 n : ^ sM 22 6:53 AM 5:04 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
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30 7:26 AM 6:26 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M 29 7:00 AM 5:01 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
31 7:27 AM 6:25 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M 30 7:01 AM 5:01 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M
* Outside of Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties, hunting begins at 6:55 a.m.
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December 2010 January 2011

1 7:02 AM 5:01 PM 5 n : ^ u l s M 1 7:22 AM 5:11 PM 5 : u lsM
13 7:13 AM 5:00 PM 5 n : u lsM 13 7:20 AM 5:22 PM 5 : u lsM
16 7:15 AM 5:01 PM 5 n : u lsM 16 7:19 AM 5:26 PM ul
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27 7:21 AM 5:07 PM 5 : u lsM 27 7:12 AM 5:39 PM ul

28 7:21 AM 5:07 PM 5 : u lsM 28 7:11 AM 5:40 PM ul
29 7:21 AM 5:08 PM 5 : u lsM 29 7:10 AM 5:41 PM ul
30 7:21 AM 5:09 PM 5 : u lsM 30 7:10 AM 5:42 PM ul
31 7:22 AM 5:10 PM 5 : u lsM No active hunts until Feb. 18
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February 2011 March 2011

18 6:48 AM 6:06 PM M 1 6:32 AM 6:19 PM M
19 6:46 AM 6:07 PM M 2 6:30 AM 6:20 PM M
20 6:45 AM 6:08 PM M 3 6:29 AM 6:21 PM M
21 6:44 AM 6:09 PM M 4 6:27 AM 6:22 PM M
22 6:42 AM 6:10 PM M 5 6:26 AM 6:23 PM l M
23 6:41 AM 6:12 PM M 6 6:24 AM 6:24 PM l M
24 6:39 AM 6:13 PM M 7 6:22 AM 6:25 PM l M
25 6:38 AM 6:14 PM M 8 6:21 AM 6:26 PM l M
26 6:36 AM 6:15 PM M 9 6:19 AM 6:28 PM l M
27 6:35 AM 6:16 PM M 10 6:18 AM 6:29 PM l M
28 6:33 AM 6:17 PM M All hunts end March 10
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Identification
Mallard
Drake has a solid green head and
a short tail. Hen is mottled brown.
Length: 24", Weight: 2 ¾ lbs.
Eclipse drake
Hen
Orange bill
Yellow to olive bill
Fall plumage drake
Orange feet
Drake
Hen
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Gadwall
Often mistaken for a mallard. Quicker and more agile than the mallard.
Length: 21", Weight: 2 lbs.
Eclipse drake
Hen
Orange bill
Yellow feet
Fall plumage drake
Bluish-black bill
Hen Drake
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Identification
Pintail
Distinguished by
long, pointed tail.
Length: 26"
Weight: 1 ¾ lbs.
Fall plumage drake
Hen
Bluish-gray feet
Eclipse drake
Hen
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Drake
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Shovelers
Often called spoon bill and mistaken for a mallard.
Length: 19 ½", Weight: 1 ½ lbs.
Eclipse drake
Fall plumage
drake
Black, shovel-
shaped bill
Hen
Orange, shovel-
shaped bill
Drake
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Hen
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Identification
Ring-necked duck
Both sexes have a pale, whitish ring around
the tip of their bill. In flight, wings and back
appear darker than on the scaup.
Length: 17", Weight: 2 ½ lbs.
Hen
Fall plumage drake
Drake Hen
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Scaup
The scaup has a blue bill and a white band along the back of the wing.
Length: 17", Weight: 17/8 lbs.
Fall plumage drake
Hen
Hen
Drake
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Identification
Canvasback
One of the largest and fastest ducks. The wedge-shaped bill
gives this duck a unique profile. The drake has a whitish back
Length: 22", Weight: 3 lbs.
Fall plumage drake
Hen
Eclipse drake
Hen Drake
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Wigeon
The white belly and forewing are very showy
in the air. Drakes whistle; hens have a loud
kaow and a lower qua-awk.
Length: 21"
Weight: 1¾ lbs. Hen
Fall plumage drake

Eclipse drake wildlife.utah.gov
Drake
Hen
Wigeon illustrations courtesy of Mark Perry
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Identification
Redhead
Often confused with the
canvasback, the redhead has a
grayer back and a more
rounded head.
Length: 20", Weight: 2 ½ lbs.
Fall plumage drake
Eclipse drake
Hen
Hen
Drake
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Snow goose
Black wing tips
Lesser Snow Goose
Blue Phase Lesser Snow Goose
Black wing tips
Dark abdomen
Ross' Goose
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Short bill
Wart-like
bumps on base
Snow goose illustrations by Ben Sutter
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Identification
Swan
Adult Tundra Swan
White wing tips
Eye is distinct
from bill
Irregular yellow spot
in front of the eyes
Adult Trumpeter Swan

Eye appears to be
part of the bill
No yellow spot in
front of the eyes
Swan illustrations by Ben Sutter
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Pelican
Black wing tips
Large yellow bill
Pelican illustrations by Ben Sutter
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Identification
Common snipe
The snipe usually flushes singly or in pairs and has a rust-colored patch on the
back. The dowitcher, which flushes in flocks, has white feathers.
Dowitcher
Not legal to shoot.
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All illustrations © Lani Nielsen (except where otherwise noted)
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources • Turn in a poacher: 1-800-662-3337 • wildlife.utah.

of the Utah Wildlife Board. If you have 29 North goose zone

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

Central Region Shorter extension to light goose hunt: The

Don’t lose your hunting and fishing privileges

your privilege after criminal proceedings

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FEES KEY DATES

conservation stamp (16 years of age and Swan application dates

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

Do you need a federal

In addition to your hunting license, if you’re

If you want to hunt it tomorrow,

September 9: Deadline for permit and September 10: Deadline to withdraw an

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

12) or call any Division office. • Daggett County: Brown’s Park

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are marked or posted open to their use.

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

sion Dike known as "Duck Lake."

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

ity to possess live migratory game birds. More

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

Help protect Utah wildlife

ensure Utah’s wildlife treasures are

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

• Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules)

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

Sinkbox means any type of low floating device,

Spoiled means impairment of the flesh

Tag means a card, label or other identification

Take means to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, capture,

Transport means to ship, export, import or receive

Waste means to abandon protected wildlife or to

Waterfowl means ducks, including mergansers,

Waterfowl blind means any manufactured

Mercury and ducks

Migratory Bird Refuge

swans are taken, the season will be closed earlier

Area open to swan hunting: Boundary begins in Rails

Utah Waterfowl • 2010–2011

For a North Goose Zone boundary description, please

Common snipe: Oct. 2, 2010–Jan. 15, 2011

Time zone map

MILLARD SANPETE EMERY

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Yellow to olive bill

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Fall plumage drake

Wigeon illustrations courtesy of Mark Perry

Lesser Snow Goose