Utah Wildlife Board Approves Changes To Black Bear Management And Hunting Rules
Updates to black bear management plans, hunting rules, and poaching reporting rewards are covered in a recent public meeting.
poaching
DWR Seeks Information On Two Illegal Wildlife Killings In Southern Utah
Conservation officers with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are seeking information in two unrelated cases where a deer and an elk were killed and then left to waste.
DWR Conservation Officers Seek Information On Illegal Deer Killing
Officers believe the deer may have been shot south of the location where the animal was discovered.
DWR investigating poaching of six wild elk
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is investigating the poaching of several wild elk near Park City.
The agency says six bull elk were killed in an area outside Park City between December 20th and January 15th.
Investigators say the elk were killed with a small-caliber bullet and likely died very slowly and painfully...
New poaching numbers released by DWR
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has released startling new numbers about poaching from last year.
In all, more than one-thousand animals were illegally killed in 2019.
DWR estimates the combined value of the wildlife killed was more than 386-thousand dollars...
Poaching a huge problem in Utah
The state Division of Wildlife Resources says it had dealt with more than 100 large animal poaching cases since Aug. 1.
With hunting season well underway, authorities say poaching has been a major concern, which can hurt population numbers and result in fewer tags next season...
DWR turning up the heat on poaching
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is turning up the heat on illegal poaching in the state.
DWR officials say they have issued more than nine-hundred citations since August 1st after 102 big game animals were illegally killed during that timeframe...
DWR officials seek information on Pronghorn poaching
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is investigating after a pronghorn was found poached west of Minersville.
Conservation officers said a doe pronghorn that had recently given birth was poached off Laho Road.
The animal had previously been given a GPS collar by DWR biologists as a part of a research study
...
Washington City man charged with poaching in Nevada
A Utah man was arrested and charged with the illegal killing of a mule deer in Lincoln County near the Utah border in November 2016.
The arrest comes after a joint investigation between the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 21 year
...