Bull Elk Permits: Get One Before They’re Gone

Photo by Brent Stettler, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Permits to hunt bull elk in Utah this fall are almost gone. On the morning of Sept. 13, the following general elk permits were still available:

Unit             Permits available
Any bull       2,199
Spike only   1,383

The general rifle bull elk hunt starts Oct. 9. Last fall, permits sold out before the hunt started.

“Don’t wait to get your permit,” says Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. “If you want to hunt bull elk in Utah, get your permit now.”

You can buy a permit at http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/ . Permits are also available at DWR offices and from more than 300 hunting license agents across Utah.

More information about Utah’s general bull elk hunts is available on pages 14 – 17 of the 2010 Utah Big Game Guidebook. The free guidebook is available at www.wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks .

You can also call the nearest Division of Wildlife Resources office, or the DWR’s Salt Lake City office at (801) 538-4700, for more information.