Major changes could be coming for Utah's deer and elk hunts

(Courtesy Jim Shuler) In 2018, those who obtain the proper permit might be able to hunt bull elk in Utah during all three general seasons.The Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending fairly major changes in the way Utahns hunt deer and elk in an effort to reduce crowding during the 2018 hunts.

“Almost all of the requests we receive from big game hunters have a common theme: ‘We’d like more opportunity to hunt big game,’ ” said Covy Jones, the agency’s big game coordinator. “We’ve examined how the state’s big game populations are doing and the current hunt structure we have. We think we’ve found some innovative ways to meet the requests of hunters without negatively affecting the herds.”

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