Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah CONTACT US CONTENTS WHAT’S NEW? KNOW THE LAWS This guidebook summarizes Utah’s black 6 Key dates and fees Turn in a poacher Apply for hunts: You can apply for Utah’s bear hunting laws and rules. Although it is Phone: 1-800-662-3337 8 Basic requirements 2020 limited-entry black bear hunts from a convenient quick-reference document for Feb. 3–24, 2020. The results of the black bear Email: [email protected] 8 Utah’s Trial Hunting Program Utah’s regulations, it is not an all-encompass- drawing will be available on or before March 4, Online: wildlife.utah.gov/utip 9 Have you completed the ing resource. 2020. For additional details, see page 14. Division offices orientation course? For an in-depth look at Utah’s 10 Prepare to apply Offices are open 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Pack size restrictions: Starting in 2020, black bear hunting laws and rules, visit Monday through Friday. 12 Do your research the maximum number of dogs that can be wildlife.utah.gov/rules. 12 Why bonus points matter used to pursue a bear has been set at 16 for You can use the references in the guide- Salt Lake City 13 Are you eligible to apply? the spring and fall seasons. During all summer book—such as Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah 1594 W North Temple 13 Waiting period pursuit seasons and restricted summer pursuit Administrative Rule R657-33-3—to search the Box 146301 13 Hunters with disabilities seasons, there’s an eight-dog maximum. For Division’s website for the detailed statute or Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301 14 Apply for a permit details, see page 25. rule that underpins the guidebook summary. 801-538-4700 16 After you apply If you have questions about a particular Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 16 Help the Division collect bear data Pursuit clarifications: Please remember rule, call or visit the nearest Division office. Central Region that you may not pursue a single bear in 1115 N Main Street 16 Permit refunds and exchanges repeated pursuits to the point where it renders Who makes the rules? Springville, UT 84663 17 Surrendering a permit The Utah Wildlife Board passes the rules 801-491-5678 18 Other available permits the bear physically unable to escape. You must also make reasonable efforts to call dogs off of and laws summarized in this guidebook. 18 Harvest-objective permits a bear that has been cornered or held at bay. There are seven board members, and Northeastern Region 18 Hunter Mentoring Program 318 N Vernal Avenue For details, see page 28. each serves a six-year term. Appointed by the Vernal, UT 84078 19 Pursuit permits governor, board members are not Division 435-781-9453 19 Conservation and sportsman Change to permit surrender processes: employees. permits Starting in 2020, the permit surrender process The Division’s director serves as the board’s Northern Region 20 Don’t jeopardize future hunts has changed. If you want to surrender your executive secretary but does not have a vote on 515 E 5300 S 21 Guides and outfitters black bear hunting permit, you are strongly en- wildlife policies. Ogden, UT 84405 22 Field regulations couraged to do so at least 30 days before Before board members make changes to 801-476-2740 22 Hunting hours the season opens to avoid losing your previ- wildlife rules, they listen to recommendations 22 Hunting methods ously accrued bonus points. For details, see from Division biologists. They also receive input Southeastern Region page 17 or visit wildlife.utah.gov/refund. 319 N Carbonville Road, Ste A 23 Firearms and hunting equipment from the public and various interest groups via the Regional Advisory Council (RAC) process. Price, UT 84501 25 Use of dogs New spring restricted pursuit seasons If you have feedback or suggestions for 435-613-3700 26 Bear baiting for nonresidents: The Utah Wildlife Board board members, you can find their contact 28 Prohibited hunting methods approved new spring restricted pursuit seasons information online at wildlife.utah.gov. Southern Region 28 Possession and transportation for nonresident pursuers on the Book Cliffs, 1470 N Airport Road 29 Harvest reporting La Sal and San Juan units. Nonresidents must Cedar City, UT 84721 Wildlife Board members wildlife.utah.gov apply for spring restricted pursuit limited- 435-865-6100 30 Disposal of wildlife Byron Bateman, Chair Randy Dearth entry permits in the black bear drawing. 30 Livestock and commercial crop Kevin Albrecht, Vice Chair Wade Heaton Residents who want to pursue bears on those Washington County Field Office depredation Mike Fowlks, Karl Hirst units during the spring season can do so by 451 N SR-318 30 Trespassing Division Director & Donnie Hunter Hurricane, UT 84737 purchasing pursuit permits at wildlife.utah.gov, 31 Harvest and pursuit restrictions Executive Secretary Bret Selman 435-879-8694 33 Hunt tables from a license agent or at any Division office. 42 Definitions For details, see page 11. wildlife.utah.gov 2 3 Ethics component in mandatory orienta- dogs on this unit during the early and later Updated season dates: Season dates 365-day pursuit permits: Pursuit permits • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah tion course: You are required to complete parts of the season. Dogs are not allowed from change every year. For details, see the tables are valid for 365 days from the day you buy the online bear orientation course before you Aug. 15–Sept. 30, 2020. See hunt details in the that start on page 33. them, but you may pursue bears only during can apply for or purchase a black bear permit, a table on page 36. the state’s pursuit seasons. You’ll find pursuit bonus point, a pursuit permit or a restricted pur- Important reminders season dates on page 6 and pursuit restric- suit limited-entry permit. This year, the course Dog restriction on La Sal and San Juan tions on page 31. contains new content focused on hunting ethics. units: If you obtain a bear permit for the La Hunting license required: Before you can You can find the course at wildlife.utah.gov/bear Sal or San Juan units during the Aug. 8–Sept. apply for or obtain a 2020 black bear hunting Age requirements: If you’re 11 years old, and you can read more about hunting ethics in 20 season, you will not be allowed to use dogs permit, bonus point or pursuit permit, you but you’ll turn 12 during 2020, you can apply the article on page 20. from Sept. 12–20, 2020. This restriction is to must have a valid Utah hunting or combina- for a permit to hunt bears in 2020. Please see avoid conflicts with limited-entry elk hunters. tion license. Please see page 9 for more page 8 for more information. Permit increases: The Utah Wildlife Board Season dates are listed in the hunt tables at information. approved permit increases for many hunting the bottom of page 36. Private land: The Division cannot guarantee units. For details on how many permits are Applying for a bait station: You may apply access to any private land. Under certain cir- available, see the hunt tables that begin on New refund requirements: Starting in for the certificate of registration (COR) required cumstances, you must obtain written permis- page 33. 2020, if you are eligible for a refund, you must to run a bait station beginning April 1, 2020. sion from the landowner or the landowner’s For additional details, see page 27. Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 submit all required forms and accompany- authorized representative before hunting on Hunting in Utah State Parks: Hunting of ing paperwork within 90 days of the season private lands. For more information, please see Drawing results available March 4: wildlife is allowed within the boundaries of all ending in order to qualify for a full refund. Trespassing on page 30. Results of the 2020 black bear drawing will be Utah State Park areas, except those areas and For details and the refund request form, visit emailed on or before March 4. You can also visit hunts specifically closed by the Utah Division of wildlife.utah.gov/refund. Guidebook correction: If errors are found in wildlife.utah.gov or call 1-800-221-0659 to see State Parks and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule this guidebook after it is printed, the Division if you were successful. For more information, will correct them in the online copy. Visit R651-614. Find updated maps and boundar- ies: Unit boundaries change every year. see page 16. wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks to view digital Dog restriction on Book Cliffs, Bitter Use the Utah Hunt Planner to find unit versions of all the Division’s guidebooks. Unit closures available online: Any Creek/South unit: The fall hunt on the Book maps, boundaries and information on the harvest-objective unit closures will be listed on Protection from discrimination: The Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South unit runs from Aug. hunts you want to apply for. Learn more at the hotline (1-888-668-5466) and posted at Division receives federal financial assistance 1–Nov. 14, 2020. Hunters will be allowed to use wildlife.utah.gov/huntplanner. wildlife.utah.gov/bear by noon daily. Closures from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Don’t lose your hunting and fishing privileges will take effect the following day. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II If you commit a wildlife violation, you could lose the privilege of hunting and fishing in Utah. Utah Hunter Mentoring Program: of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources can suspend the license of Eligible mentors can share their bear permits the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of anyone who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates wildlife with qualifying minors. For details, see the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. laws. Your license can be suspended for a wildlife violation if: the information box on page 18 or visit Department of the Interior and its bureaus • You are convicted. wildlife.utah.gov/mentoring. prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, • You plead guilty or no contest. color, national origin, age, disability or sex. If Utah’s Trial Hunting Program: People • You enter a plea in abeyance or you believe that you have been discriminated who haven’t hunted black bears may be able to diversion agreement. against in any program, activity or facility, or try it for the first time without taking Hunter wildlife.utah.gov if you desire further information, please visit Suspension proceedings are separate and indepen- Education. For details, see the information box dent from criminal prosecution. The Utah Division of www.doi.gov/pmb/eeo/public-civil-rights. on page 8. Wildlife Resources may suspend your license privileges Division funding: The Division is mostly whether or not the court considers suspension in your Guides and outfitters: If you’re a Utah- criminal case. You will be notified of any action against funded by the sale of hunting and fishing licensed guide or outfitter—and you’re your privilege after criminal proceedings conclude. And licenses and through federal aid made possible accompanying a paying client to pursue black remember, if your license is suspended in Utah, you by an excise tax on the sale of firearms and bear—you do not need a pursuit permit. To may not be permitted to hunt or fish in most other other hunting- and fishing-related equipment. states. (Visit wildlife.utah.gov/know-the-consequences.html to see a map of participating states.) learn more, see the box on page 21. wildlife.utah.gov 4 5 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah KEY DATES FEES Nonresident license fees Other permit types License Fee Bait station certificate of $10 Hunt applications Resident license fees registration (See Bear baiting on Start applying online Feb. 3, 2020 365-day hunting license $25 page 26) License Fee (age 17 and younger) Application deadline Feb. 24, 2020 ‡ In addition to the above fees, you will also be 365-day hunting license $11 365-day hunting license $65 (age 13 and under) charged a $10 nonrefundable application fee if you Drawing results available March 4, 2020 (age 18 and older) apply in the hunt drawing. 365-day hunting license $16 Multi-year hunting $64 per year, up Harvest-objective permit March 12, 2020 (ages 14–17) license (up to five years) to five years sales begin for age 18 and older 365-day hunting license $34 Discounted licenses Remaining permits go on March 12, 2020 (ages 18–64) 365-day combination* $29 sale, if available license (age 17 and for disabled veterans 365-day hunting license $25 To thank our servicemen and service- (age 65 and older) younger) Hunt season dates women, the Division offers discounted 365-day hunting license $25.50 365-day combination* $85 Season dates vary. For all season dates, see the license (age 18 and hunting and combination licenses to hunt tables that begin on page 33. for disabled veterans Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Utah veterans who were disabled in the (see details in the box on older) line of duty. page 7) Multi-year combination* $84 per year, up Pursuit season dates license (age 18 and to five years The discounted hunting license is Multi-year hunting $33 per year, up $25.50, instead of the $34 full price. (units not designated as license (age 18 and to five years older) restricted) older) Likewise, the discounted combination * A combination license allows you to hunt or fish in license is $28.50, instead of the $38 full Spring March 28–May 365-day combination* $20 Utah and also allows you to fish with a second pole. 31, 2020 license (ages 14–17) price. Either license is good for 365 days Resident permit fees from the day you buy it. Discounted Summer July 1–Aug. 1, 365-day combination* $38 licenses are available from all Division 2020 license (ages 18–64) Bear pursuit permit $30 offices listed on page 2. Fall Nov. 7–14, 2020 365-day combination* $29 Bear restricted pursuit permit $30‡ To purchase a discounted hunting or license (age 65 and combination license, you must be a Utah older) Bear harvest-objective permit $83 Pursuit season dates for resident and have a qualifying service- Bear limited-entry permit $83‡ restricted pursuit units 365-day combination $28.50 connected disability of at least 20 per- license for disabled The Book Cliffs, La Sal and San Juan units are Bear multi-season limited-entry $166‡ cent. When you visit a Division office to veterans (see details in permit Utah’s only restricted pursuit units. Restrictions the box on page 7) purchase your license, simply bring the apply during the spring, early summer and late verification of service-connected disabil- Multi-year combination* $37 per year, up Nonresident permit fees summer pursuit seasons. To learn more about ity documentation that the Department applying for and using restricted pursuit limited- license (age 18 and to five years older) Bear pursuit permit $135 of Veterans Affairs issued to you. entry permits, see pages 11 and 32. Bear restricted pursuit permit $135‡ For more information, please visit * A combination license allows you to hunt or fish in wildlife.utah.gov/disabled or call the Spring March 28–May Utah and also allows you to fish with a second pole. Bear harvest-objective permit $308 (all three units, restricted 31, 2020 nearest Division office. wildlife.utah.gov only for nonresidents) Bear limited-entry permit $308‡ Early summer July 6–17, 2020 Bear multi-season limited-entry $475‡ (all three units) permit Late summer July 20–Aug. 1, (Book Cliffs) 2020 Late summer July 20–Aug. 2, (La Sal and San Juan) 2020 wildlife.utah.gov 6 7 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah BASIC REQUIREMENTS How to take hunter Do you have a license? Are you planning to hunt or pursue black bears in Utah this year? Before you apply for a education Utah Code §§§ 23-19-1, 23-19-22 and 23-20-3 You must have a current Utah hunting or permit, make sure you meet Utah’s age, hunter education and license requirements. To get started, you should visit wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. You’ll see combination (hunting and fishing) license Are you old enough? older and who has been approved by the par- links to a complete list of traditional or online before you can: Utah Code §§ 23-19-22.5 and 23-20-20 ent or guardian. hunter education courses. Follow the instruc- • Apply for or obtain a black bear permit or To hunt or pursue a black bear in Utah, you A person at least 14 years old and under 16 tions on the website to sign up for a course. bonus point of any kind must be at least 12 years old by Dec. 31, 2020. years old must be accompanied by a person 21 If you need assistance, please contact your • Purchase a black bear pursuit permit Note: If you’re 11 years old, but you’ll be years of age or older while hunting with any local Division office or call 801-538-4727. Licenses are available at wildlife.utah.gov 12 by Dec. 31, 2020, you may apply for and weapon. When you complete the course, your in- and from license agents and Division offices. obtain a black bear permit this year. All sales The Division encourages adults to be structor will sign your course certificate, which Be sure to double check the date on your are final. familiar with hunter education guidelines or to will then become your hunting license. With a license before you apply for any permits or If you’re younger than 18, you can apply complete the hunter education course before valid hunting license, you can also apply for or points. As long as your license is valid on the to participate in the Utah Hunter Mentoring accompanying youth into the field. obtain permits in the Division’s hunt drawings. date you submit your application, you don’t Program. For details on the program, see While in the field, the youth and the adult Approximately four to six weeks after you have to purchase a new license for the actual

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 the information box on page 18 or visit must remain close enough for the adult to see complete the course, you will receive your blue hunt. wildlife.utah.gov/mentoring. and provide verbal assistance to the young card by mail. For example, assume that your license hunter. Using electronic devices, such as expires on June 21, 2020. If you apply before Adults must accompany You should also keep the following in walkie-talkies or cell phones, does not meet mind: that date, you do not have to purchase a new youth this requirement. • Hunters under the age of 16 must be license for your hunt. All hunting and combina- Utah Code § 23-20-20 tion licenses are valid for 365 days from the While hunting with any weapon, a person accompanied by an adult while hunting. Have you passed • Regardless of when a student graduates, date of purchase. under 14 years old must be accompanied hunter education? by his or her parent, legal guardian or other all hunting regulations (such as season Utah Code § 23-19-11 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23 dates and bag limits) will apply. Carry your permit responsible person who is 21 years of age or If you are successful in obtaining a black If you were born after Dec. 31, 1965, you • Students who are planning to hunt out bear permit of any kind, you must have it on must provide proof that you’ve passed a hunter of state should allow enough time for your person while in the field. You cannot alter Utah’s Trial Hunting education course approved by the Division their hunter education card to arrive in your license or permit, nor can you sell, transfer Program before you can apply for or obtain a hunting the mail. Utah Admin. Rule R657-68 license or a bear permit. or loan either of them to another person. Have you ever wanted to bring your The only exception to this law is for indi- New to Utah? spouse, child or friend along on a hunt viduals who are participating in the Division’s If you become a Utah resident, and you’ve Have you completed and give them a chance to try hunting? Trial Hunting Program. You can find details completed a hunter education course in the orientation Now, they can join you on your next bear about the program in the box to the left or by another state, province or country, you must course? hunt. visiting wildlife.utah.gov/trial. obtain a Utah blue card before you can buy a Before you can apply for or obtain a bear resident hunting license. You can obtain a Utah Utah’s Trial Hunting Program allows Proof of hunter education permit (of any kind) or a bonus point, you must anyone over the age of 12 to try hunting blue card at any Division office by providing complete an online bear orientation course. You can prove that you’ve completed for a few years—while accompanied by proof that you’ve completed a hunter educa- This year, the course includes a new ethics wildlife.utah.gov hunter education by obtaining a hunter educa- a licensed hunter over the age of 21— tion course approved by the Division. component. You will find the orientation tion card (called a “blue card” in Utah) or if you before taking a Hunter Education course. course online at wildlife.utah.gov/bear. have a verified hunter education number on The program applies to hunts After you successfully complete the course, file with the Division. The number is assigned for many different species, including you will be able to apply for or obtain your when you complete hunter education and your black bears. To sign up for the pro- permit. blue card is issued. gram or to learn more about it, visit wildlife.utah.gov/trial. wildlife.utah.gov 8 9 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah PREPARE TO APPLY The harvest-objective permit allows you to Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-19 use any legal weapon to harvest one bear on Participate in surveys any harvest-objective hunting unit until the Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-24 To participate in Utah’s black bear hunt, you need to obtain a permit. The Division distrib- If the Division contacts you about utes permits for limited-entry hunts and restricted pursuit through the black bear drawing. season ends or the unit’s harvest objective has been met. (There are additional restrictions on your bear hunting or pursuit experience, You can apply for the drawing from Feb. 3–24, 2020. It will be easier to apply if you are the fall harvest-objective hunts. For details, please participate in the survey, regard- thoroughly prepared before you begin the application process. This part of the guidebook see page 18.) less of your success. Your participation will help you find the information and resources you need in order to apply. How to obtain one: Purchase a harvest- helps the Division evaluate population Limited-entry permits objective permit at wildlife.utah.gov, from trends, assess harvest success and collect Verify your residency other valuable information. Before you apply for any black bear hunts, These permits are available for any legal a license agent or at any Division office. For it’s important to know whether you are a legal weapon hunts. If you obtain one of these details, see page 18. pursue bears on those three units during their resident of the state of Utah. Although residents permits, it authorizes you to harvest one black Pursuit permits spring seasons can do so by purchasing pursuit and nonresidents can apply for most of the same bear in the area and season specified on your There are two different types of bear permits at wildlife.utah.gov, from a license types of permits, there are some differences in permit. pursuit permits in Utah: agent or at any Division office.) permit fees and availability. See the definition of You must use the appropriate weapon If you apply for a restricted pursuit Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 residency on page 43 to determine if you are a type and method for your hunt. To learn more Restricted pursuit limited-entry permit limited-entry permit but don’t draw one, you resident or a nonresident. about legal hunting methods (spot-and-stalk, (new) will receive a restricted pursuit limited-entry bait and use of dogs), see the Field Regulations This limited-entry permit authorizes you permit bonus point. For details, see page 12. Complete the section that begins on page 22. to pursue, but not kill, black bears during the Please keep in mind that you must com- How to obtain one: Apply for a limited- restricted pursuit season listed on your permit orientation course plete the online bear orientation course before Before you can apply for or obtain any kind of entry permit in the black bear drawing. For on only one of the following units: applying for a restricted pursuit limited-entry bear permit or bonus point, you must complete details, see page 14. • Book Cliffs permit. • La Sal the online bear orientation course. This year, the Multi-season limited-entry permits course includes a new ethics component. • San Juan This permit authorizes you to use any legal Pursuit permit (new) The course is an annual requirement, so even The permit is also valid for all pursuit weapon to harvest one black bear in the area This permit authorizes you to pursue, if you took it last year, you will need to complete seasons on all other units, except the other and multiple limited-entry seasons specified but not kill, black bears on any unit that is it again this year. You will find the orientation restricted pursuit units during their restricted on your permit. not designated as restricted during all three course online at wildlife.utah.gov/bear. seasons. For a list of restricted pursuit units You must use the appropriate weapon type pursuit seasons. (For all pursuit season dates, and season dates, see the hunt table on page and method for the seasons you are hunting. see page 6.) Understand permit 41. For more information on using this To learn more about legal hunting methods New this year: Nonresidents with permit, see page 32. types (spot-and-stalk, bait and use of dogs), see pursuit permits may not use them on any Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-3 and R657-33-4 New this year: The Utah Wildlife Board the Field Regulations section that begins on restricted pursuit units unless they are ac- You may not apply for or obtain more than approved new spring restricted pursuit seasons page 22. companying someone who possesses a valid one permit to harvest a black bear in 2020. You for nonresidents on the Book Cliffs, La Sal and How to obtain one: Apply for a multi- restricted pursuit permit or hunting permit can, however, obtain a bear pursuit permit in San Juan units. The spring pursuit seasons season limited-entry permit in the black bear for that unit and season. Residents may use addition to a limited-entry or harvest-objective on those units are not restricted for resident a pursuit permit on restricted pursuit units

drawing. For details, see page 14. wildlife.utah.gov permit. pursuers. during the spring pursuit season. If you want to hunt or pursue a black bear in Harvest-objective permits How to obtain one: Apply for a restrict- For a complete list of units where Utah, your permit options are as follows: Biologists have set harvest objectives ed pursuit limited-entry permit in the black you can use a bear pursuit permit, visit bear drawing. The drawing is also the only way Hunting permits (quotas) for the number of bears that can be wildlife.utah.gov/huntplanner. taken on certain units. When the objective is for nonresident pursuers to obtain restricted How to obtain one: Purchase a pursuit There are three different types of bear hunt- met, the unit closes to bear hunting for the rest pursuit limited-entry permits for the new permit at wildlife.utah.gov, from a license ing permits in Utah. of the season. spring restricted pursuit seasons described agent or at any Division office. For details, see above. (Important: Residents who want to page 19. wildlife.utah.gov 10 11 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah Do your research limited-entry permit. Knowing more about it less than 30 days before your season mit or restricted pursuit limited-entry permit. Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-3 and R657-33-4 the points system may be helpful during the begins, you will lose your accrued bo- You may obtain a bear harvest-objective It’s important to be sure of the details application process. nus points and not earn a point for the permit while under a waiting period for a bear before applying for a hunt. You don’t want to You will receive a bonus point every year current year. As long as you surrender your limited-entry permit. You will not begin a new accidentally apply for the wrong hunting unit you apply for a bear permit or restricted pursuit permit before the season opens, any applicable waiting period if you purchase a harvest- or season. limited-entry permit but don’t draw one. waiting periods will be waived. objective permit. If you don’t want to hunt a bear in the For detailed information on how your Review the hunt tables current year, you may apply for a bonus point bonus points work in the drawing, visit Permits obtained after the drawing Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-15 All of the black bear hunts you can apply by completing the orientation course, selecting wildlife.utah.gov/huntingpermits. If you’re under a waiting period for black for are listed in the hunt tables that begin the appropriate bonus point code (BER) and bear, you can still obtain any limited-entry on page 33. You will need to use the hunt paying the $10 application fee. The application Are you eligible to bear permit that remains after the drawing, numbers associated with the hunts in order period is Feb. 3–24, 2020. apply? but your waiting period will begin again. to apply for permits. Please keep in mind that You may only apply for a bear bonus point Before you submit your application, be For example, if you have one year left on hunt names and boundaries may change from if you are eligible to apply for a bear permit or sure you are eligible to participate in the black your bear waiting period, and you buy a bear year to year. a restricted pursuit limited-entry permit. bear drawing. limited-entry permit—or restricted pursuit

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 You may apply for a bear hunting permit or See maps and boundaries limited-entry permit—that remains available a bear hunting bonus point, but NOT both. You may not apply if... after the drawing, you’ll begin a new two-year online You may apply for both a bear hunting You cannot apply for a bear permit or waiting period. You’ll find detailed maps and bound- permit and a restricted pursuit limited-entry a restricted pursuit limited-entry permit or ary descriptions for all black bear hunts at permit bonus point. obtain a bonus point if any of the following Hunters with wildlife.utah.gov/huntplanner. New this year: Starting in 2020, permit conditions apply: • You have not completed the orientation disabilities Obtain permission to hunt surrender rules have changed, and they could Utah Admin. Rule R657-12 affect the bonus points you’ve accrued for course. private property • Your bear hunting privilege has been Utah provides special hunting accom- Utah’s trespassing laws are very specific black bear. If you draw a multiseason permit modations for people with disabilities. These or a spring limited-entry permit of any kind— suspended. about what private lands you may and may • You’re under a waiting period for a black accommodations include the opportunity to not access. If you obtain written permission and you need to surrender it—be sure to do hunt with a companion, hunt from a vehicle, so before the spring season opens. If you do, bear hunting permit or restricted pursuit from the landowner, you know you’ll be able to limited-entry permit. and receive special season extensions. access the land you want to hunt. you’ll get your accrued bonus points back, but To learn more about hunting accommoda- you won’t earn a point for the current year. • You don’t have a hunting or combination And by obeying Utah’s trespassing laws, license. tions for people with disabilities, please visit you will avoid citations, fines, the loss of your (For other seasons, there’s a 30-day surrender wildlife.utah.gov/disabled or call any Division harvested animal and other legal penalties. requirement if you want to get your previously Waiting period office. You can find Utah’s trespassing laws on acquired bonus points back, but there aren’t 30 Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-19 page 30. days between when you receive your permit If you obtain a bear limited-entry or Please keep in mind that the Division can- and the spring season opener.) restricted pursuit limited-entry permit, there not guarantee access to private land, and the If you draw a limited-entry bear hunting is a two-year waiting period before you can agency does not have the names of landown- permit for the summer or fall season, and you apply for another bear limited-entry permit, ers who own property where hunts occur. need to surrender it, be sure to do so at least restricted pursuit limited-entry permit or wildlife.utah.gov 30 days before your hunting season opens. If bonus point. Why bonus points you do, you’ll get your accrued bonus points For example, if you obtain a bear permit matter back, but you won’t earn a point for the current in 2020, you may not apply for a bear permit Utah Admin. Rules R657-62-8 and R657-62-19 year. until 2023. Utah’s bonus point system has been put Important: If you have a limited- The waiting period gives other hunters in place to increase your chance of drawing a entry bear hunting permit for the sum- a better chance at drawing a limited-entry per- black bear hunting permit or restricted pursuit mer or fall season, and you surrender wildlife.utah.gov 12 13 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah APPLY FOR A PERMIT and a 5 p.m. MST deadline for phone applica- March 12: Remaining permits avail- Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-3, R657-33-27, R657-42 and R657-62 tions. To apply, simply visit wildlife.utah.gov or able The process of applying for a black bear permit is fairly straightforward, if you’ve prepared call any Division office. Any permits remaining after the bear drawing will be available beginning March 12, ahead of time and completed the orientation course (see page 9). You will avoid un- Withdrawing and resubmitting your applica- necessary stress if you apply for the drawing before the last day of the application period. 2020 at 8 a.m. MDT. You can buy permits at tion wildlife.utah.gov and at license agent locations Did you make a mistake in your online before you set up a bait station. For more and Division offices. Important dates permit application? Simply withdraw your information on this requirement, see Remaining permits are available on a first- If you are planning to apply for a 2020 original online application and submit a new, page 27. come, first-served basis. You must complete black bear permit, please be aware of the fol- correct application before 11 p.m. MST on Feb. • There are special requirements if you the orientation course and have a valid hunt- lowing dates and deadlines. 24, 2020. want to pursue bears on a restricted ing license or a combination license to buy one You must have your confirmation number, February 3: Apply online for a permit pursuit unit during one of the restricted of these permits. your customer ID and your date of birth in order or bonus point pursuit seasons. See page 32 to learn A license agent list is available online at to withdraw your application. For each new Beginning Feb. 3, 2020, both residents and more about these permits and their wildlife.utah.gov/licenseagents. Before you visit application you submit, you will be charged a nonresidents can apply for a bear permit—or requirements. any of the agents, contact them to verify their $10 nonrefundable application fee. Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 a bonus point—online at wildlife.utah.gov. • If you apply for a restricted pursuit per- hours of operation. If you need help with your online applica- You can also apply by calling any Division mit but do not draw one, you will receive Any bear limited-entry permit purchased tion, please call any Division office before 5 office during regular business hours (8 a.m. to a restricted pursuit permit bonus point. after the season opens is not valid until three p.m. MST on Feb. 24, 2020. A Division employee 5 p.m. MST, Monday through Friday). When you submit your application, you’ll days after the date of purchase. will be available to assist you. To apply for a resident permit, you must be be charged a nonrefundable $10 application a resident on the date the permit is purchased. fee. If you purchase your hunting or combina- February 24: Deadline for withdraw- Are you allowed to March 4, 2020 is considered the purchase date tion license during the application process, ing your application possess a weapon? of the permit and the date by which you must you’ll also be charged a license fee. If you decide not to hunt, you can withdraw Utah Code §§ 76-10-503 and 76-10-512 establish residency in the state of Utah. Only Permit fees will be charged after the draw- your online permit application at no additional It is illegal under Utah Code §§ nonresidents may apply for nonresident per- ing, if you obtain a permit. cost until 11 p.m. MST on Feb. 24, 2020. 76-10-503 and 76-10-512 to possess or mits. To determine whether you’re a resident, You can use American Express, Discover, Please remember that the application fee is use a firearm, muzzleloader or any other please see the definition on page 43. MasterCard and VISA credit or debit cards as not refundable. dangerous weapon if you have been Here’s what you need to know in order to payment, and they must be valid through April charged or convicted of certain offenses. apply for a bear multi-season limited-entry 2020. You can also use a pre-paid credit card. March 4: Drawing results available The purchase or possession of any permit, limited-entry permit, restricted pursuit Please keep in mind that the Division is By March 4, 2020, you’ll receive an email hunting license, permit, tag or certificate permit, bonus point or restricted pursuit not responsible for any bank charges incurred that lists your drawing results. You can of registration from the Division does not permit bonus point: for the use of credit or debit cards. To change also learn your drawing results by visiting authorize the holder to legally possess or • You must first complete the orientation the credit or debit card associated with your wildlife.utah.gov or by calling 1-800-221-0659. use a firearm, muzzleloader or any other course. application, call 1-800-221-0659. To protect applicants’ privacy—and to dangerous weapon while hunting if they • You may select up to three hunt choices comply with governmental records access are otherwise restricted from possessing when applying for any type of bear February 24: Deadline for permit ap- laws—you’ll receive access to only your own these weapons under Utah Code. limited-entry permit or restricted pursuit plications and bonus points drawing results. To determine whether you are wildlife.utah.gov Utah Admin. Rule R657-62 permit. If you draw a hunting permit, you’ll receive allowed to possess a weapon, please If you want to participate in the drawing • You cannot apply for both a bear limited- your permit in the mail in mid-March. review Utah Code §§ 76-10-503 and 76- for a bear multi-season limited-entry permit, entry permit and a bonus point. Please be aware that if you receive your 10-512 or contact the law enforcement a limited-entry permit, a restricted pursuit per- • Group applications are not accepted. permit, and then the credit card you used for agency that oversees your case. mit, a bonus point or a restricted pursuit per- • If you draw a permit for a hunt that payment is refused, your permit becomes mit bonus point, you must apply online or by allows bait, you can bait bears, but you invalid and you may not participate in the bear phone no later than Feb. 24, 2020. There’s an must obtain a certificate of registration pursuit or hunt. If this happens, please call wildlife.utah.gov 11 p.m. MST deadline for online applications 1-800-221-0659 to resolve the problem. 14 15 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah AFTER YOU APPLY Surrendering a permit effort to contact the next person listed on the Utah Admin. Rule R657-62-19 Utah Code § 23-19-38 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-42 alternate drawing list. After the application period ends, the hunt drawing occurs. We appreciate your patience If you obtain a permit and decide not to Any person who accepts the offered real- throughout the drawing process and in awaiting your results. use it, you may surrender the permit to any located permit must pay the applicable permit Division office. If your permit is for the summer fee. That person will also lose any points Updating your To protect applicants’ privacy—and to or fall hunting season, we strongly encourage they’ve accrued and incur a waiting period. personal information comply with governmental records access you to surrender it at least 30 days before the A lot of things can change while you’re laws—you’ll receive access to only your own season opens. Duplicate licenses waiting to find out if you drew a permit. If drawing results. New this year: Starting in 2020, permit Utah Code § 23-19-10 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-42 If your unexpired license or permit is you need to update your name (because of surrender rules have changed, and they could Obtaining permits destroyed, lost or stolen, you can obtain a marriage or divorce), your address or the credit affect the bonus points you’ve accrued for If you drew a limited-entry permit of any duplicate from a Division office or a license card number associated with your application, black bear. If you draw a multiseason permit kind, you’ll receive your permit in the mail in agent for $10 or half of the price of the original please call 1-800-221-0659. or a spring limited-entry permit of any kind— mid-March. and you need to surrender it—be sure to do license or permit, whichever is less. Please be aware that if you receive your Obtaining your so before the spring season opens. If you do, To obtain a duplicate limited-entry permit, permit, and then the credit card you used for you must visit a Division office or a license

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 you’ll get your accrued bonus points back, but drawing results payment is refused, your permit is not valid. agent. You will receive an email that contains your you won’t earn a point for the current year. The Division may waive the fee for a dupli- drawing results on or before March 4, 2020. (For other seasons, there’s a 30-day surrender Permit refunds and cate unexpired license or permit, provided you You can also learn your drawing results by requirement if you want to get your previously exchanges did not receive the original document. visiting wildlife.utah.gov or by calling 1-800- acquired bonus points back, but there aren’t 30 Utah Code §§ 23-19-38, 23-19-38.2 and Utah Admin. Rule Keep in mind that you can also use the 221-0659. R657-42 days between when you receive your permit and the spring season opener.) Utah Hunting and Fishing app to legally Obtaining a refund If you draw a limited-entry bear hunting carry hunting or combination licenses on Help the Division The Division rarely issues refunds for per- permit for the summer or fall season, and you a phone or tablet for all the members of collect bear data mits, licenses or certificates of registration, but need to surrender it, be sure to do so at least your family. To download the app, visit When bears are checked at Division there are some exceptions. To see if you’re eligi- 30 days before your hunting season opens. If wildlife.utah.gov/mobileapp. offices, a Division employee will do the ble for a refund, visit wildlife.utah.gov/refund. you do, you’ll get your accrued bonus points following: New this year: If you are eligible for a back, but you won’t earn a point for the current • Ask you the location of the harvest refund, you must return your permit before year. • Determine the sex of the bear the hunting season ends and then submit all Important: If you have a limited- • Extract a small tooth to obtain required forms and accompanying paperwork entry bear hunting permit for the sum- accurate age information within 90 days of the season ending in order to mer or fall season, and you surrender The information and tooth sample qualify for a full refund. it less than 30 days before your season are very important because they help begins, you will lose your accrued the Division responsibly manage bear Exchanging a permit bonus points and will not earn a point populations. We greatly appreciate your You may not exchange your limited-entry for the current year.

cooperation in this effort. To make the permit for a different one. Utah’s black bear As long as you surrender your permit be- wildlife.utah.gov tooth extraction easier, you should prop limited-entry permits are now tied to a variety fore the season opens, any applicable waiting the bear’s mouth open before bringing of different seasons, weapon types, hunting periods will be waived. it to a Division office. PLEASE DO NOT methods and harvest quotas. BRING FROZEN BEARS. Please be certain about the hunts you are Reallocated permits interested in before you apply. You can see a Any limited-entry permit surrendered to complete list of hunts in the tables that begin the Division is reallocated through the drawing on page 33. process. The Division will make a reasonable wildlife.utah.gov 16 17 OTHER AVAILABLE PERMITS • The hunting season ends. For season For a complete list of units where • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-3, R657-33-27, R657-42 and R657-62 dates, see the hunt table on page 38. you can use a bear pursuit permit, visit If you did not draw any type of limited-entry permit in the black bear drawing, don’t lose After a harvest-objective unit closes, you wildlife.utah.gov/huntplanner. hope. You can still purchase permits that will allow you to hunt and pursue black bears may not use your harvest-objective permit to If you are the dog handler, and you already during the 2020 season. This section explains which permits are available online and over harvest a bear in that unit. You may, however, possess a bear limited-entry permit, you may use your permit in any other harvest-objective pursue bear on the unit—and during the the counter. units that are open in 2020. season—for which the permit is valid. If you Harvest-objective want to pursue bear on a different unit or dur- March 12: Purchase a harvest- Pursuit permits (new) ing a different season—or after you harvest permits objective permit Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-4 a bear—you will need to purchase a bear Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-29 Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-30 You can purchase a pursuit permit online at pursuit permit. The bear harvest-objective permit allows Before you purchase a harvest-objective wildlife.utah.gov or from a Division office or a you to harvest one black bear on any harvest- permit, you must complete the bear orienta- participating license agent. Conservation and objective hunting unit until the season ends or tion course, which you can find online at A pursuit permit authorizes you to pursue, the unit’s harvest objective has been met. wildlife.utah.gov/bear. sportsman permits but not kill, black bears on any unit that is Utah Admin. Rule R657-41 You may not use bait if you obtain a Bear harvest-objective permits will be not designated as restricted during all three Conservation permits for taking black bear Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 harvest-objective permit, and you may not use available to residents and nonresidents, pursuit seasons. are often available through official tax-exempt dogs during the fall harvest-objective hunt. beginning March 12, 2020 at 8 a.m. MDT. For all pursuit season dates, see Key dates conservation organizations. These groups sell The harvest-objective permit is available to To purchase a permit, you can visit a license and fees on page 6. the permits at auction or use them in wildlife- all eligible hunters, except those who drew a agent, a Division office or wildlife.utah.gov. New this year: Nonresidents with related fundraising activities. bear limited-entry permit of any kind. Remember that any harvest-objective pursuit permits may not use them on any Sportsman permits are available You may only obtain one permit to harvest bear permit purchased after the season opens restricted pursuit units unless they are ac- through the sportsman permit drawing. For a bear during the 2020 season. is not valid until three days from the date of companying someone who possesses a valid more information about this drawing, visit purchase. As a result, the last day to purchase restricted pursuit permit or hunting permit wildlife.utah.gov/sportsman-permits.html. a 2020 harvest-objective permit is Oct. 22, Hunter Mentoring for that unit and season. Residents may use A complete copy of the conservation and 2020. We suggest that you purchase a permit a pursuit permit on restricted pursuit units sportsman permit regulations is available at program early in the season because a unit may close at Utah Admin. Rule R657-67 during the spring pursuit season. wildlife.utah.gov/rules or any Division office. any time. The Utah Hunter Mentoring program allows any qualifying adult to share their Harvest-objective unit closures hunting permits with resident youth. Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-31 Permits that are eligible for sharing Harvest-objective permits are only valid for under the Hunter Mentoring program the 2020 season on any open harvest-objective include black bear permits as well as all unit. UTAH big game, cougar, turkey, greater sage- Before you begin a hunting trip to a bear grouse and sharp-tailed grouse permits. harvest-objective unit, you must call 1-888- Only swan and sandhill crane permits 668-5466 or visit wildlife.utah.gov/bear to

may not be shared because they are verify that the unit is still open. The phone line wildlife.utah.gov subject to conflicting federal regulations. and website will be updated each day by noon. To learn more about program Updates become effective the following day, eligibility and requirements and to 30 minutes before official sunrise. download the application form, visit A harvest-objective unit is open to hunting wildlife.utah.gov/mentoring. until one of the following events occurs: • The bear harvest objective for that unit is met. wildlife.utah.gov 18 19 It is important that you have control of • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah DON’T JEOPARDIZE FUTURE HUNTS Guides and outfitters How you act in the field could affect bear hunting in the years to come. your dogs so they don’t cause conflicts with private landowners, other hunters, campers Guides must be licensed by the state and hikers. of Utah—and operate under a state- We are very lucky to live and hunt in a state Try to help the people you encounter feel licensed outfitter—before they can with such abundant wildlife. That’s led to more Avoid harvesting the passion you have for training and taking legally take bear hunters into the field. of us spending time in our favorite wild places collared wildlife care of your animals. Guides may not operate independently. each year. As you’re out hunting and pursuing The Division has placed GPS collars The Utah Division of Occupa- bears this year, please be mindful of those on many wildlife species—including Fair chase and ethics tional and Professional Licensing is around you and think about how your actions black bears and cougars—across the The Wildlife Board has also approved the regulatory agency for this law. can build—or sabotage—support for what state. The Division is monitoring these clarifying language about when a bear pursuit To learn more about becoming a you love to do. animals in a handful of ongoing studies. should end. If you are hunting a bear, once it is licensed guide or outfitter, please visit If possible, please avoid harvesting a treed, either humanly harvest the animal or let wildlife.utah.gov/guides. Changes in 2020 collared bear or cougar. It is an expensive it escape and retrieve your dogs. Bear hunting is a subject that sparks a If you are a licensed guide or outfit- and time-consuming process to capture It is illegal and violates the principles of wide range of public opinions, ranging from ter—and you charge a customer more and collar replacement animals. fair chase to pursue a bear to the point it can than $100 for a bear hunting or pursuit Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 hearty support to passionate opposition, If you do harvest a collared animal, no longer escape the dogs due to exhaustion. and how you behave on the mountain can trip—you do not have to purchase a please remove the collar without cutting If you are using bait to hunt bears, think determine how your fellow Utahns feel about separate bear pursuit permit. it and return it to a Division employee about how your bait placement could impact the matter. If you are a hunter who wants to use when you check in your animal. other users. Make sure you are leaving your a particular guide or outfitter, please visit Pack size restrictions bait site in better shape than you found it. wildlife.utah.gov/guides to determine if The Utah Wildlife Board has approved We all have an equal right to use our wild he or she is licensed to operate in Utah. During the summer season, there’s an eight- some changes this year to encourage behaviors places and, if we can make an effort to get dog maximum. that will lead to greater public support for bear along in the backcountry, the activities you Be mindful of the number of dogs you hunting. love will enjoy greater support from your fel- are using and consider how they may be Starting in 2020, the maximum number low Utahns. If general support for bear hunting impacting other users and land-management of dogs that can be used to pursue a bear has increases, it could reduce the likelihood of agencies. been set at 16 for the spring and fall seasons. tighter, more restrictive regulations.

Turn In A Poacher USING THE UTAH HUNTING & FISHING APP wildlife.utah.gov/mobileapp

OR CALLING wildlife.utah.gov 800-662-3337 wildlife.utah.gov 20 21 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah FIELD REGULATIONS Aiding or assisting in Airguns Several rules govern black bear hunting in Utah. These rules exist to help keep you safe and violations Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6 Utah Code § 23-20-23 You may also use an airgun to hunt a bear, to ensure an ethical hunt. Please be familiar with the requirements for carrying and using You may not aid or assist another person to but that airgun must: firearms, crossbows, airguns and archery tackle. You should also know the different types of violate any provisions of the Wildlife Resources • Be pneumatically powered hunting methods you may use and what you’re required to do with any bear you take. Code, rule or guidebook. • Be pressurized solely through a separate Hunting hours To learn which hunts allow the use of dogs, The penalty for aiding or assisting is the charging device Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-5 see the hunt tables that begin on page 33. same as that imposed for the primary violation. • Only fire a bolt or arrow During the spring, summer and fall hunt- Your arrows or bolts must be at least 16 Using bait ing seasons, you may hunt or harvest a bear Firearms and hunting inches long and travel at least 400 feet per Some of Utah’s bear hunts allow the use of from 30 minutes before official sunrise until 30 equipment second at the muzzle. They must also have ei- bait to lure bears to a specific area. There are minutes after official sunset. Those are also the Several rules apply to the firearms, cross- ther a fixed broadhead that is at least 7/8-inch detailed rules about what types of bait are al- hours you may pursue a bear during the spring bows, airguns and archery tackle you can use wide at the widest point or an expandable, lowed and when, where and how you may use and fall pursuit seasons. to harvest a bear in Utah. mechanical broadhead that is at least 7/8-inch bait. Those rules are available on page 26. During the summer pursuit season, you wide at the widest point when the broadhead Certain hunts allow the use of any legal Firearms Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 can pursue bears from 5 a.m. until 30 minutes is in the open position. weapon over bait. If you have a permit for Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6 after official sunset. For season dates, see the Please remember that if you carry cross- those hunts, you may begin baiting up to two To harvest a black bear, you may use hunt tables that begin on page 33. bow arrows or bolts in or on a vehicle, they weeks before the hunt begins. Please remem- any firearm not capable of being fired fully must be in an arrow quiver or a closed case. Hunting methods ber that no early baiting is allowed for the automatic, except a firearm using a rimfire Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-33-2, R657- summer limited-entry hunts. To learn which cartridge. Archery equipment Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6 33-12 and R657-33-13 hunts allow the use of bait, see the hunt tables Crossbows Before heading into the field, check both that begin on page 33. To hunt a bear with archery tackle, your Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6 equipment must meet all of the following your permit and the guidebook to verify which You may only use a crossbow to harvest hunting methods are allowed for your hunt. Checkpoints and requirements: a black bear if you have an any legal weapon • Your bow must have a minimum pull Here’s a brief summary of the three main hunt- officer contacts permit. Utah Code § 23-20-25 of 30 pounds at the draw or the peak, ing methods used in Utah bear hunting: Your equipment must meet all of the To help the Division fulfill its responsibility whichever comes first. requirements listed below. Specifically, your Spot-and-stalk method as trustee and custodian of Utah’s wildlife, • Your arrowheads must have two or more crossbow must have: The spot-and-stalk hunting method Division conservation officers and biologists sharp-cutting edges that cannot pass • A minimum draw weight of 125 pounds. involves finding a bear without the use of bait monitor the taking and possession of black through a 7/8 inch ring. If you’re using • A positive mechanical safety mechanism. or dogs. After you locate a bear, you track it bears and the required permits, firearms expanding arrowheads, the arrowheads Your arrows or bolts must be at least 16 and try to move in closer for a good shot. and equipment used for hunting. You should must have two or more sharp-cutting inches long. They must also have either a fixed You can choose to use the spot-and-stalk expect to encounter conservation officers and edges that cannot pass through a 7/8 broadhead that is at least 7/8-inch wide at the method during any hunting season, and there biologists checking hunters in the field and at inch ring when expanded. widest point or an expandable, mechanical are some limited-entry hunts that only allow checkpoints. • Your arrows must be at least 20 inches broadhead that is at least 7/8-inch wide at the spot-and-stalk method. Those hunts are If you’re contacted by a conservation long, from the tip of the arrowhead to the widest point when the broadhead is in the wildlife.utah.gov listed in the hunt table on page 37. officer, you must provide the officer with the the tip of the nock. open position. items he or she requests, including any licenses Please remember that if you carry arrows Using dogs Please remember that if you carry cross- in or on a vehicle, the arrows must be in an Some of Utah’s bear hunts allow the use and permits required for hunting, any devices bow arrows or bolts in or on a vehicle, they arrow quiver or a closed case. of dogs to locate, track and tree a bear. There used to participate in hunting and any game must be in an arrow quiver or a closed case. Also keep in mind that if you are hunting are detailed rules about when, where and how you’ve taken. These contacts allow the Division with archery equipment during an any legal you may use dogs. Those rules are available on to collect valuable information about Utah’s weapon hunt, you may use a draw lock. page 25. black bear populations. wildlife.utah.gov 22 23 shell or projectile is in a position whereby the • Any structure in which a domestic New this year: Starting in 2020, you • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah Plan on sharing the manual operation of any mechanism once animal is kept or fed, including a may not do any of the following while using mountain would cause the unexpended cartridge, shell or barn, poultry yard, corral, feeding dogs to pursue or hunt a bear: As much as you’d like to have Utah’s projectile to be fired. pen or stockyard • Release into the field more than the backcountry to yourself, you share it A muzzleloading firearm is considered maximum number of dogs allowed in a with campers, hikers, photographers and loaded when it is capped or primed and has a Carrying a dangerous single pursuit. other hunters. Some of those hunters are powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or weapon while under the • Pursue a bear with more than the after black bear—just like you—while cylinders. influence of alcohol or maximum number of dogs allowed in a others are pursuing deer, elk, forest The firearm restrictions in this section do drugs single pursuit, regardless of whether you grouse and other species. not apply to concealed firearm permit holders, Utah Code § 76-10-528 own or control the dogs. Everyone shares the landscape, so provided the person is not using the concealed You may not carry a dangerous weapon or • Harvest a bear that was pursued using please be patient and considerate when firearm to hunt or take wildlife. hunt bear while under the influence of alcohol more than the allowable maximum encountering others on public land. or drugs. number of dogs. State parks (new) Other land-management agencies may Utah Code § 76-10-508 and Utah Admin. Rule R651-614-4 Use of dogs (new) have additional dog-use restrictions. Please Traps and trapping New this year: Hunting of wildlife is Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-12

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 check with them before pursuing a bear on allowed within the boundaries of all state park You may use dogs to harvest or pursue devices their property. Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-7 areas, except those areas and hunts specifically bear only during the authorized hunts listed in You may not take a bear with a trap, snare closed by the Utah Division of State Parks and this guidebook. To learn which hunts allow the Other requirements or any other trapping device, except as autho- Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-614. use of dogs, see the hunt tables that begin on If you are the owner or handler of the dogs, rized by the Division. Any bear accidentally State laws regarding the possession and page 33. you must have a valid bear permit in your pos- caught in any trapping device must be released discharge of dangerous weapons apply in state Dog handlers may not use a bait station to session while you are harvesting or pursuing unharmed, and must not be pursued or taken. park areas open to hunting. For information lure bears, and they may not start pursuing a bear. However, there are some exceptions to You must obtain written permission from a about discharging a dangerous weapon or bear from a bait station. this rule for guides and outfitters licensed in Division representative before you remove the firearm in a state park, see the next section or Maximum number of dogs the state of Utah. carcass of a bear from any trapping device. The review Utah Code § 76-10-508. If you are already a Utah-licensed guide or New this year: You may not use more carcass remains the property of the state of outfitter, see Pursuit restrictions on page 31. Areas where you cannot than 16 dogs in a single pursuit while pursuing Utah and must be surrendered to the Division. To learn more about becoming a Utah-licensed or hunting a black bear on any unit during the discharge a firearm guide or outfitter, see page 21. Loaded firearms in a Utah Code § 76-10-508 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-12 spring or fall seasons. When dogs are used to pursue a bear, the You may not discharge a dangerous weapon During the summer pursuit season or the vehicle licensed hunter who intends to take the bear Utah Code §§§§ 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 and or firearm under any of the following circum- summer restricted pursuit season, you may not must be present when the dogs are released. 76-10-523 stances: use more than eight dogs in a single pursuit Then, the licensed hunter must continuously You may not carry a loaded firearm in or on • From a vehicle while pursuing or hunting a black bear on any participate in the hunt until it ends. a vehicle unless you meet all of the following • From, upon or across any highway unit. conditions: • At power lines or signs Important: The maximum number of Retrieving stray dogs • You own the vehicle or have permission • At railroad equipment or facilities, includ- dogs allowed in a single pursuit is cumulative The only time a dog handler may separate

from the vehicle’s owner. wildlife.utah.gov ing any sign or signal across all members of a hunting party, even if from the pursuit-permit holder is to retrieve • The firearm is a handgun. • Within Utah State Park buildings, desig- multiple members of the hunting party pos- dogs that leave the pack. The dog handler • You are 18 years of age or older. nated camp or picnic sites, overlooks, golf sess authorization to use dogs to pursue bears. must do all of the following: A pistol, revolver, rifle or shotgun is courses, boat ramps or developed beaches For example, if you have a pursuit permit and • Take reasonable steps to keep the pack considered to be loaded when there is an • Without written permission from the 10 dogs, and your friend has a pursuit permit together before and during pursuit unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile in the owner or property manager, within 600 and 12 dogs, you cannot use all 22 dogs to • Only separate from the permit holder to firing position. feet of: jointly pursue a single bear during the spring retrieve stray dogs (and not actively pur- Pistols and revolvers are also considered • A house, dwelling or any other or fall. At most, during those seasons, you may sue a bear during the retrieval process) wildlife.utah.gov to be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, building use 16 dogs during a single pursuit. 24 25 • Immediately release any bear that is and the certificate of registration must be in bait, as long as you have a certificate of brand generally closed to baiting stations can include: • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah incidentally treed or held at bay by the the hunters’ possession while hunting over the inspection, bill of sale or other proof of owner- • Designated wilderness areas stray dogs bait station. ship or legal possession. • Heavily used drainages or recreation areas Keep in mind that any dogs that separate Any person who tends a bait station must You may not place bait in either of the • Critical watersheds from the pack will continue to count towards also be listed on the certificate of registration. following areas: the maximum number of dogs allowed in pur- If you are listed on a bait-station certifi- • Within 100 yards of water, a public road Baiting on private lands suit. If you are retrieving stray dogs, you must cate, please review the following sections for or a designated trail If you are interested in baiting on private still possess the documentation that initially essential information about using bait and • Within a half-mile of any permanent lands, you must obtain written permission from allowed you to use dogs to pursue a bear. moving a bait station. dwelling or campground the appropriate landowner. Then, you may Note: There may be additional bait- apply for a certificate of registration from the Carrying required documentation Using bait placement restrictions, depending upon Division. Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-14 When dogs are used to pursue a bear dur- historical human and bear activity, within any You may establish or use no more than two Obtaining a certificate of registration ing a restricted pursuit season, the dog handler given area. must either: bait stations at one time during the season The Division issues certificates of registra- • Have a valid pursuit permit and be ac- listed on your permit (must be a season that Registering to use bait tion only to hunters who have bear limited-en- companied by an individual with a valid allows baiting). Utah Code § 23-20-3 try permits for hunts that allow the use of bait. Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 restricted pursuit limited-entry permit If a bait station lures a bear, you may not You’ll need to follow a couple of important You can obtain the certificate of registra- for the unit where pursuit is occurring use dogs to take the bear. With a limited-entry steps, depending on where you want to use tion by visiting the Division office in the region –OR– bear permit for a season and hunt unit that bait. where you plan to set up your bait station. • Have a valid restricted pursuit limited- allow baiting, you may use any legal weapon, Certificates of registration will be available Baiting on U.S. Forest Service lands entry permit for the unit where pursuit as specified on your permit. starting April 1, 2020. If you are interested in using bait on lands is occurring Bait may not be contained in—nor can it To obtain a certificate of registration for administered by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), When dogs are used to harvest a bear— include—any metal, glass, porcelain, plastic, baiting, you must provide the following infor- you no longer need permission from the USFS and there is not an open pursuit season—the cardboard or paper. The bait station must be mation to the Division: before applying for a certificate of registration dog handler must either: marked with a sign provided by the Division • The type of bait you will use from the Division. • Have either a valid pursuit permit and and posted within 10 feet of the bait. • The GPS coordinates (UTM, including the datum, or latitude and longitude) of the be accompanied by a hunter with a valid A dog handler may not intentionally run Baiting on BLM lands bait station bear hunting permit (either limited entry dogs off of a bait station while pursuing bear. If you are interested in baiting on lands • Written permission from the appropriate or harvest objective) that allows the use For some fall hunts that allow baiting, you administered by the Bureau of Land Manage- landowner if you want to bait and hunt on of dogs may begin placing bait up to two weeks before ment (BLM), you must verify that an area is private land –OR– the hunt begins but only in areas that permit open to baiting before you apply for a bear The Division will need time—up to 10 • Have a valid bear hunting permit (either the use of bait, as listed on your certificate of limited-entry permit for a season that allows business days—to review your request for a limited entry or harvest objective) that registration. No early baiting is allowed for the use of bait. certificate of registration. Please keep that in allows the use of dogs the summer bait season, which runs from May Here’s what you need to do to check with mind when submitting your request. 23–June 28, 2020. the BLM: The Division will send a copy of the certifi- Bear baiting All materials used as bait must be removed 1. Learn whether certain lands are open by Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-13 within 72 hours after the season ends (includ- cate of registration to the private landowner or

contacting the district offices. wildlife.utah.gov You can only bait a bear if you have appropriate district office of the land manage- ing any midseason breaks) or within 72 hours 2. Have the district supervisor verify your obtained a limited-entry permit for a hunt that ment agency that manages the land where the after the hunter harvests a bear. proposed baiting locations and any applicable allows the use of bait. You must also have a bait station will be placed, as identified by the You may use nongame fish as bait, except travel restrictions. certificate of registration for baiting. hunter on the application for a certificate of fish listed as prohibited in Utah Admin. Rule 3. After you receive verification from the You may not use bait if you have a bear registration. R657-13. You may not use any other species of district supervisor, you may apply for a certifi- harvest-objective permit. If you apply for a certificate of registration, protected wildlife as bait. cate of registration from the Division. Only hunters listed on the certificate of there is a $10 nonrefundable application fee. You may use domestic livestock or its If you bait a bear illegally on federal lands, registration may hunt over the bait station, parts—including processed meat scraps—as

wildlife.utah.gov you can be prosecuted under federal law. Areas 26 27 Moving a bait station The use of a spotlight or other artificial taken and the sex of the animal biologists to gather management data. • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah If you want to move a bait station, you must light in any area where protected wildlife are • Attach the tag to the carcass so that the The Division may seize any pelt not accom- first remove all materials used as bait from the generally found is probable cause of attempt- tag remains securely fastened and visible panied by its skull. original station. Then, you must apply for a new ing to locate protected wildlife. Note: You may not remove more than one certificate of registration. The Division will not The provisions of this section do not apply notch indicating date or sex, nor tag more than Permanent tag Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-17 issue a certificate of registration for your new to the use of the headlights of a motor vehicle one carcass using the same tag. Any bear harvested by the permit holder station until you clean up your old station. or other artificial light in a usual manner where You may not hunt or pursue a bear after must be checked by a Division employee within there is no attempt or intent to locate protected any of the notches have been removed from the 48 hours after the date of kill. That employee Prohibited hunting wildlife. tag or after the tag has been detached from the will affix a permanent possession tag to the pelt In addition, the above restrictions do permit. methods (new) or unskinned carcass. Utah Code §§ 23-20-3, 23-20-12 and Utah Admin. Rule R657- not apply to concealed carry permit hold- You may not possess a bear pelt or During the check-in process, you must also 33-9 ers carrying a concealed weapon. See unskinned carcass without a valid permanent provide the location of the harvest and one of A black bear may be taken or pursued only wildlife.utah.gov/rules for more information. possession tag affixed to the pelt or unskinned the bear’s teeth to the Division employee. during open seasons and open hours, using only carcass. This provision does not apply to a per- If you need to reach a Division employee the methods listed in this guidebook. Otherwise Party hunting son in possession of a properly tagged carcass it is unlawful for any person to: Utah Admin. Rules R657-33-11 and R657-67 after regular business hours, over the weekend,

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 or pelt within 48 hours after the kill, provided A person may not harvest a bear for or on a holiday, contact your local police • Pursue, possess, capture, kill, injure, drug, the person was issued and is in possession of a another person. dispatch office. rope, trap, snare or in any way harm or valid permit. transport a bear The only exception to this rule is if a mentor You may not possess an unskinned carcass • Restrict or hinder a bear’s ability to escape shares a permit and tag with a minor as part of Harvest reporting or a green pelt after the 48-hour check-in period after it has been pursued, chased, treed, the Hunter Mentoring program. For details on Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-17 without a permanent tag. In addition, you cornered, legally baited or held at bay this program, please see the box on page 18. If you harvest a bear, you must contact cannot ship a green pelt out of Utah or present New this year: You must make reasonable the Division within 48 hours. You will need to it to a taxidermist if the pelt does not have a efforts to call dogs off of a bear that has been Possession and report exactly where the bear was taken (GPS permanent possession tag attached. cornered or held at bay. transportation coordinates preferred) and meet with a Division After you harvest a bear, there are several employee to have a permanent tag affixed to Transporting a bear You may not: Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-18 rules governing its possession and transporta- the carcass. • Pursue a single bear in repeated pursuits If you are a permit holder who has legally tion. Evidence of the bear’s sex must remain to the point where it renders the bear harvested a bear, you may transport the carcass attached to the bear’s carcass or pelt until a Divi- physically unable to escape under the following conditions: Tagging requirements sion employee attaches a permanent tag. • Engage in a canned hunt • The bear is properly tagged. Utah Code §§ 23-20-3 and 23-20-30 and Utah Admin. Rule To report your harvest after business hours • Take a bear from an airplane or any other R657-33-15 • You have physical possession of the ap- (8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday) or airborne vehicle or device (including a Before you move the bear’s carcass or leave propriate permit. drone), or from any motorized terrestrial, the site of the kill, you must tag the carcass over the weekend, please call your local police aquatic or recreational vehicle with a temporary possession tag. The tag is department (on a non-emergency line). They Exporting a bear from will contact a conservation officer who can Utah Spotlighting only valid for 48 hours after the date of kill and must remain attached to the pelt or unskinned assist you. Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-19 Utah Code §§§ 23-20-3, 76-10-504, 76-10-523 and Utah Admin. You may export a legally taken bear or Rule R657-33-10 carcass until the permanent possession tag is wildlife.utah.gov Evidence of sex and age its parts if you have a valid bear permit, and You may not use spotlighting to take a black attached. Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-16 the bear is properly tagged with a permanent bear. To tag a carcass with a temporary posses- Evidence of the bear’s sex must remain possession tag. You may not use a spotlight, headlight or sion tag, you should perform the following attached to the bear’s carcass or pelt until a Divi- You may not ship a bear pelt from Utah—or other artificial light to locate any protected steps: sion employee attaches a permanent tag. cause one to be shipped—without first obtain- wildlife while having in your possession a • Completely detach the tag from the The permit holder must bring the pelt and ing a shipping permit issued by an authorized firearm or other weapon or device that could be permit skull to a conservation officer or Division office Division representative. used to take or injure protected wildlife. • Completely remove the notches that in an unfrozen condition. This allows Division

wildlife.utah.gov correspond with the date the animal was 28 29 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah Disposal of wildlife Livestock and broken up for the raising of crops, land used specified on your permit. Likewise, you may commercial crop for the raising of crops, or a pasture that is use only the weapon listed on your permit. Donating artificially irrigated. New this year: There are now limits on Utah Code § 23-20-9 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-20 depredation “Permission” means written authorization the number of dogs you may use during a bear A person may donate protected wildlife or Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-23 There are bear-removal options for from the owner or person in charge to enter hunt. See page 25 for details. its parts to another person only at one of the upon private land that is cultivated or properly If you are the owner or handler of dogs following locations: livestock owners and commercial crop growers who have chronic problems with depredating posted. Permission must include all of the being used to harvest a bear—and there is not • The residence of the donor following details: an open pursuit season—you must: • The residence of the recipient bears. To learn more about these options, see Utah Admin Rule R657-33-23 or call the near- • The signature of the owner or person in • Have either a valid pursuit permit and be • A meat locker charge accompanied by a licensed hunter • A storage plant est Division office. Hunters who are interested in taking • The name of the person being given –OR– • A meat-processing facility permission • Have a valid bear hunting permit (either A written statement of donation must be depredating bears may contact the Division, and the agency will call them as needed. • The appropriate dates limited entry or harvest objective) that kept with the protected wildlife or parts show- • A general description of the land allows the use of dogs ing all of the following information: Extended and preseason “Properly posted” means that signs • The number and species of protected Pursuit restrictions Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 hunts prohibiting trespass—or bright yellow, bright wildlife or parts donated Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-25 orange or fluorescent paint—are clearly A pursuit permit of any kind does not • The date of donation The Division may authorize an extended displayed at all corners, on fishing streams allow you to kill a bear. • The license or permit number of the or preseason hunt on selected limited-entry crossing property lines, and on roads, gates During the summer pursuit season and donor and the permanent possession tag hunting units to control depredation or nui- and rights-of-way entering the land. Or, they restricted summer pursuit season, you may number sance problems. are displayed in a manner that is visible to a not use more than eight dogs at one time to • The signature of the donor The Division director could choose to person in the area. pursue a black bear on any unit. New this A green pelt of any bear donated to another authorize any preseason or extended season You may not post private property you year: Now, you may only use a maximum of person must have a permanent possession tag hunts for problem areas, and those hunts do not own or legally control or land that is 16 dogs during the spring and fall pursuit and affixed. Along with the pelt, the recipient must would be carried out by hunters who drew open to the public as provided by Utah Code hunting seasons. also retain the written statement of donation. limited-entry permits for those areas. § 23-21-4. In addition, it is unlawful to take Pursuit restrictions differ, depending on type of permit you have. Purchasing or selling protected wildlife or its parts while trespassing Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-21 Trespassing in violation of Utah Code § 23-20-14. General restrictions Utah Code §§§ 23-20-14, 23-21-14 and 23-20-3.5 You may purchase or sell legally obtained, You are guilty of a class B misdemeanor While taking wildlife or engaging in Even with a pursuit permit (or a restricted tanned bear hides. if you violate any provision described in this wildlife-related activities, you may not— pursuit limited-entry permit), you may not You may not purchase, sell, offer for sale or section. Your license, tag or permit privileges without permission—enter or remain on perform any of the following actions: barter a green pelt, gall bladder, tooth, claw, may also be suspended. privately owned land that is: • Pursue a cub or a female bear with cubs paw or skull of any bear. • Cultivated Harvest and pursuit • Repeatedly pursue, chase, tree, corner • Properly posted or hold at bay the same bear during the Wasting wildlife restrictions same day Utah Code § 23-20-8 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-22 • Fenced or enclosed in a manner designed Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-33-25 and • Possess a firearm or any device that could R657-33-26 You may not waste—or permit to be to exclude intruders wildlife.utah.gov be used to kill a bear while pursuing wasted—any protected wildlife or its parts. In addition, you may not: Depending on the type of permit you bear, unless you are licensed to carry a Note: The skinned carcass of a bear may be • Enter or remain on private land when obtain, various restrictions apply. concealed weapon left in the field and does not constitute a waste directed not to do so by the owner or a of wildlife. However, the Division recommends person acting for the owner. Harvest restrictions If you obtain a valid permit to harvest a Pursuit permits that hunters remove the carcass from the field. • Obstruct any entrance or exit to private If you have a valid pursuit permit, you may bear, you may take only one bear. It may not be property. pursue bears in any unit that is not designated a cub or a female accompanied by cubs. “Cultivated land” is land that is readily as restricted during all three pursuit seasons. identifiable as land whose soil is loosened or You may only hunt in the season and area wildlife.utah.gov 30 31 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah New this year: Nonresidents with may separate from the pursuit-permit holder HUNT TABLES pursuit permits may not use them on any is to retrieve dogs that leave the pack. The dog restricted pursuit units unless they are ac- owner must do all of the following: The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private companying someone who possesses a valid • Take reasonable steps to keep the pack property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. restricted pursuit permit or hunting permit together before and during pursuit for that unit and season. Residents may use • Only separate from the permit holder to Spring limited-entry hunts a pursuit permit on restricted pursuit units retrieve stray dogs (and not actively pur- Permit fee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308. during the spring pursuit season. sue a bear during the retrieval process) Use the hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER You may purchase a pursuit permit at any • Immediately release any bear that is time from Division offices, license agents and incidentally treed or held at bay by the Any legal weapon, no bait allowed at wildlife.utah.gov. stray dogs Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates An eligible hunter may obtain a bear See the table on page 41 for detailed Beaver BR7000 9 1 March 28–May 31 pursuit permit and either a limited-entry or information about restricted pursuit units and Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South BR7001 40 4 March 28–May 31 harvest-objective permit. season dates. You may apply for a restricted pursuit Cache/Ogden BR7017 1 0 March 28–May 31 Restricted pursuit limited-entry

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 limited-entry permit in the state’s black bear Central Mtns, Manti-North BR7003 17 1 March 28–May 31 permits drawing, beginning Feb. 3, 2020. See page If you have a valid restricted pursuit Central Mtns, Manti-South/San Rafael, BR7004 13 1 March 28–May 31 10 for more information on how to apply for North limited-entry permit, you may pursue bears in a permit. Central Mtns, Nebo BR7005 11 1 March 28–May 31 the following areas and seasons: An eligible hunter may obtain a bear • The restricted pursuit unit and season restricted pursuit limited-entry permit and Fillmore, Pahvant BR7007 1 0 March 28–May 31 listed on your permit either a bear limited-entry permit or a bear Kamas/North Slope, Summit BR7018 7 0 March 28–May 31 • Any unit that is not designated as re- harvest-objective permit. stricted during all three pursuit seasons La Sal BR7008 40 3 March 28–May 31 New this year: The Utah Wildlife Board Guides and outfitters Mt Dutton BR7009 3 0 March 28–May 31 approved new spring restricted pursuit seasons If you are a Utah-licensed guide or outfit- Panguitch Lake/Zion BR7010 9 0 March 28–May 31 for nonresidents on the Book Cliffs, La Sal and ter—and you charge a customer more than Paunsaugunt BR7011 3 0 March 28–May 31 San Juan units. The spring pursuit seasons $100 for a bear hunting or pursuit trip—you on those units are not restricted for resident do not have to purchase a separate bear pur- Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits BR7012 26 2 March 28–May 31 pursuers. suit permit to guide that customer in the field. Plateau, Fishlake/Thousand Lakes BR7013 4 0 March 28–May 31 Guides and outfitters must be licensed In addition, if you do not have a restricted San Juan BR7014 40 3 March 28–May 31 pursuit limited-entry permit, you may not to operate in the state of Utah before they pursue bears in any of the restricted pursuit can legally accompany hunters in the field to South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond Mtn/ BR7015 11 1 March 28–May 31 Vernal units during the summer pursuit seasons. pursue or harvest a bear. To learn more about Individuals who combine packs of dogs to this requirement, see the box on page 21. Wasatch Mtns, West-Central BR7016 34 3 March 28–May 31 pursue a bear during either summer season on a restricted pursuit unit must comply with the wildlife.utah.gov eight-dog limit. They must also have at least one restricted pursuit limited-entry permit in their possession. On a restricted pursuit unit, the dog han- dler must remain close enough to the permit holder to maintain visual contact and verbal communication without the assistance of any electronic device. The only time a dog handler wildlife.utah.gov 32 33 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah HUNT TABLES HUNT TABLES

The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. Summer limited-entry hunts Fall limited-entry hunts Permit fee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308. Permit fee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308. Use the hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER Use the hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER Note: The first week of the summer season overlaps the last week of the spring limited-entry Note: For hunts starting Aug. 15, you can begin baiting on Aug. 1, but you may not hunt or harvest season, which allows the use of dogs. Also, please keep in mind that no early baiting is allowed for a bear until Aug. 15. For many hunts starting Nov. 7, you can begin baiting on Oct. 24, but you may the summer limited-entry hunts. not hunt or harvest a bear until Nov. 7. Any legal weapon, no dogs allowed Any legal weapon Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Beaver BR7100 9 1 May 23–June 28 Beaver BR7200 6 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South BR7101 14 1 May 23–June 28 Cache/Ogden BR7228 1 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless BR7102 2 0 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14* Cache/Ogden BR7121 1 0 May 23–June 28 Central Mtns, Manti-North BR7203 10 1 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Central Mtns, Manti-North BR7104 12 1 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14* Central Mtns, Manti-South/San Rafael, BR7105 13 1 May 23–June 28 Central Mtns, Manti-South/San BR7204 13 1 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 North Rafael, North Nov. 7–Nov. 14* Central Mtns, Nebo BR7106 10 1 May 23–June 28 Central Mtns, Nebo BR7205 4 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14* Chalk Creek/East Canyon/Morgan-South BR7122 6 0 May 23–June 28 Rich Fillmore, Pahvant BR7207 1 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Kamas/North Slope, Summit BR7123 8 0 May 23–June 28 Kamas/North Slope, Summit BR7229 6 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 La Sal BR7108 25 2 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14* Mt Dutton BR7109 3 0 May 23–June 28 Monroe BR7209 1 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nine Mile BR7110 13 1 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett BR7111 3 0 May 23–June 28 Mt Dutton BR7210 2 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Panguitch Lake/Zion BR7112 4 0 May 23–June 28 Nine Mile BR7211 25 2 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Paunsaugunt BR7113 3 0 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits BR7114 18 2 May 23–June 28 North Slope, Three Corners/West BR7212 2 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 wildlife.utah.gov Plateau, Fishlake/Thousand Lakes BR7115 4 0 May 23–June 28 Daggett Nov. 7–Nov. 14 San Juan BR7116 25 2 May 23–June 28 Panguitch Lake/Zion BR7213 8 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond Mtn/ BR7117 9 0 May 23–June 28 Vernal Paunsaugunt BR7214 3 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 South Slope, Yellowstone BR7118 6 0 May 23–June 28 Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits BR7215 8 1 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant Creek BR7119 5 0 May 23–June 28 Nov. 7–Nov. 14*

wildlife.utah.gov Wasatch Mtns, West-Central BR7120 21 1 May 23–June 28 * No early baiting before Nov. 7–Nov. 14 34 35 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah HUNT TABLES HUNT TABLES

The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. Fall limited-entry hunts (continued) Spot-and-stalk limited-entry hunts Permit fee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308. Any legal weapon Use the hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Any legal weapon, no dogs and no bait allowed Plateau, Fishlake/Thousand Lakes BR7216 4 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov 7–Nov. 14 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond BR7218 7 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless BR7224 9 0 March 28–May 31 Mtn/Vernal Nov 7–Nov. 14 Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless BR7225 9 1 Sept. 5–Nov. 14 South Slope, Yellowstone BR7219 4 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Cache/Ogden BR7230 5 0 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Nov 7–Nov. 14

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Central Mtns, Manti-North BR7231 21 2 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant BR7220 9 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Creek Nov 7–Nov. 14 Central Mtns, Manti-South/San Rafael, BR7232 21 2 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 North Wasatch Mtns, West-Central BR7221 8 0 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov 7–Nov. 14 Central Mtns, Nebo BR7233 19 2 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Chalk Creek/East Canyon/Morgan-South BR7234 5 0 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Rich Any legal weapon, no dogs allowed from Aug. 15– Kamas/North Slope, Summit BR7235 5 0 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Sept. 30 La Sal BR7226 68 7 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Note: No early baiting is allowed for this hunt. Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits BR7236 45 5 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates San Juan BR7227 68 7 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South BR7201 14 1 Aug. 1–Nov. 14

Any legal weapon, no dogs allowed from Sept. 12–20 Note: For hunts starting Aug. 8, you can begin baiting on July 25, but you may not hunt or harvest a bear until Aug. 8. Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates La Sal BR7208 6 0 Aug. 8–Sept. 20 Nov. 7–Nov. 14* wildlife.utah.gov San Juan BR7217 6 0 Aug. 8–Sept. 20 Nov. 7–Nov. 14*

* No early baiting before Nov. 7–Nov. 14 wildlife.utah.gov 36 37 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah HUNT TABLES HUNT TABLES

The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. Harvest-objective hunts Multi-season limited-entry hunts (continued) Permit fee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308. Harvest Any legal weapon Unit objective Season dates Comments Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Chalk Creek/East Canyon/Morgan-South 5 March 28–May 31 No bait Book Cliffs, Little Creek Roadless BR7301 2 0 March 28–May 31 Rich May 23–June 28 Sept. 5–Nov. 14 Chalk Creek/East Canyon/Morgan-South 3 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 No bait Rich Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Cache/Ogden BR7320 1 0 March 28–May 31 May 23–June 28 Nine Mile 22 March 28–May 31 No bait Aug. 15–Sept. 22

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Nine Mile 10 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 No dogs/No bait Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett 4 March 28–May 31 No bait Central Mtns, Manti-North BR7303 9 0 March 28–May 31 North Slope, Three Corners/West Daggett 2 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 No dogs/No bait May 23–June 28 South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond Mtn/ 3 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 No dogs/No bait Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Vernal Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 South Slope, Yellowstone 5 March 28–May 31 No bait Central Mtns, Manti-South/San BR7304 10 1 March 28–May 31 South Slope, Yellowstone 3 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 No dogs/No bait Rafael, North May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant Creek 12 March 28–May 31 No bait Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant Creek 3 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 No dogs/No bait Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Central Mtns, Nebo BR7305 4 0 March 28–May 31 May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Multi-season limited-entry hunts Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Permit fee: Resident $166, Nonresident $475. Bonus point code: BER. Use the hunt number to apply. Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Note: For each season date, you must use the appropriate weapon type and hunting method and Kamas/North Slope, Summit BR7321 3 0 March 28–May 31 you must follow any preseason baiting restrictions. May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Any legal weapon Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Nov. 7–Nov. 14 La Sal BR7307 9 1 March 28–May 31 Beaver BR7318 2 0 March 28–May 31 May 23–June 28 wildlife.utah.gov May 23–June 28 Aug. 8–Sept. 20* Aug. 15–Sept. 27 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Book Cliffs, Bitter Creek/South BR7300 6 0 March 30–May 31 Nine Mile BR7317 6 0 May 23–June 28 May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Aug. 1–Nov. 14* Nov. 7–Nov. 14

wildlife.utah.gov * No dogs allowed from Aug. 15–Sept. 30. BLUE TEXT: Spot-and-stalk only during this season • * No dogs allowed from Sept.12–20. 38 39 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah HUNT TABLES HUNT TABLES

The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. property or other excluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility before hunting. Multi-season limited-entry hunts (continued) Restricted pursuit limited-entry units Permit fee: Resident $30, Nonresident $135. Bonus point code: BPU. Use the hunt number to apply. Any legal weapon Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates Note: A restricted pursuit permit is valid on the unit and during the season listed on your permit. It North Slope, Three Corners/ West BR7308 1 0 May 23–June 28 is also valid during all three pursuit seasons on any pursuit unit that is not designated as restricted. Daggett Aug. 15–Sept. 22 New this year: The Utah Wildlife Board approved new spring restricted pursuit seasons for Nov. 7–Nov. 14 nonresidents on the Book Cliffs, La Sal and San Juan units. The spring pursuit seasons on those units Panguitch Lake/Zion BR7309 3 0 March 28–May 31 are not restricted for resident pursuers, which is why resident permits aren’t listed in the spring table May 23–June 28 below. Aug. 15–Sept. 22

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Spring season Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits BR7310 8 0 March 28–May 31 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Book Cliffs BR1015 See below 2 March 28–May 31 Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 La Sal BR1017 See below 2 March 28–May 31 Plateau, Fishlake/Thousand Lakes BR7311 1 0 March 28–May 31 San Juan BR1016 See below 2 March 28–May 31 May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Important: If you are a Utah resident who wants to pursue bears on the Book Cliffs, La Sal or Nov. 7–Nov. 14 San Juan units during the spring pursuit season (March 28–May 31, 2020), you need to purchase a San Juan BR7312 9 1 March 28–May 31, pursuit permit at wildlife.utah.gov, from a license agent or at any Division office. The spring pursuit May 23–June 28, seasons on those units are not restricted for resident pursuers. Aug. 8–Sept. 20* Sept. 23–Oct. 25 Early summer season Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates South Slope, Bonanza/Diamond BR7313 5 0 March 28–May 31 Mtn/Vernal May 23–June 28 Book Cliffs BR1008 26 2 July 6–July 17 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 La Sal BR1009 14 1 July 6–July 17 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 San Juan BR1010 5 0 July 6–July 17 South Slope, Yellowstone BR7314 2 0 May 23–June 28 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Late summer season

Wasatch Mtns, Avintaquin/Currant BR7315 3 0 May 23–June 28 Unit Hunt Res. Nonres. Season dates wildlife.utah.gov Creek Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14 Book Cliffs BR1011 26 2 July 20–Aug. 1 Wasatch Mtns, West-Central BR7316 8 0 March 28–May 31 La Sal BR1012 14 1 July 20–Aug. 2 May 23–June 28 San Juan BR1013 5 0 July 20–Aug. 2 Aug. 15–Sept. 22 Nov. 7–Nov. 14

wildlife.utah.gov BLUE TEXT: Spot-and-stalk only during this season • * No dogs allowed from Sept.12–20. 40 41 Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 Guidebook Black Bear Utah DEFINITIONS Green pelt means the untanned hide or skin Private lands means any lands that are not Utah Code § 23-13-2 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-33-2, R657-33-12 and R657-33-26 of any bear. public lands, excluding Native American Trust Lands. Accompany means that on a restricted Compensation means anything of economic Harvest-objective hunt means any hunt pursuit unit, the dog handler must remain close value in excess of $100 that is paid, loaned, that is identified as harvest-objective in the Protected wildlife means the animals enough to the permit holder to maintain visual granted, given, donated or transferred to a dog hunt table of this guidebook. defined in the “wildlife” definition below. It does contact and verbal communication without handler for or in consideration of pursuing bear not include coyote, field mouse, gopher, ground the assistance of any electronic device. The for any purpose. Harvest-objective permit means any squirrel, jackrabbit, muskrat and raccoon. only time a dog handler may separate from the permit valid on harvest-objective units. pursuit-permit holder is to retrieve dogs that Cub means a bear less than one year of age. Public lands means any lands owned by the leave the pack. The dog handler must do all of Harvest-objective unit means any unit state, a political subdivision or independent the following: Cultivated land means land that is readily designated as harvest-objective in the hunt entity of the state, or the United States—ex- • Take reasonable steps to keep the pack identifiable as any of the following: table of this guidebook. cluding Native American Trust Lands—that are together before and during pursuit • Land whose soil is loosened or broken up open to the public for purposes of engaging in for the raising of crops Hunting means to take or pursue a reptile, pursuit. • Only separate from the permit holder amphibian, bird or mammal by any means. to retrieve stray dogs (and not actively • Land that is used for the raising of crops • Pasturage that is artificially irrigated Pursue means to chase, tree, corner or hold a Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 pursue a bear during the retrieval process) Hunting mentor means a Resident or bear at bay. • Make reasonable efforts to call dogs off Division means the Division of Wildlife Nonresident individual possessing a valid of a bear that has been cornered or held Resources. permit issued by the Division to take protected Qualifying minor means a Utah Resident at bay wildlife in Utah and who is 21 years of age or who is under 18 at the time of application for • Immediately release any bear that is Dog handler means the person in the field older at the time of application for the Mentor the Mentor Program and who is otherwise incidentally treed or held at bay by the that is responsible for transporting, releas- Program. eligible to lawfully hunt. stray dogs ing, tracking, controlling, managing, training, commanding and retrieving the dogs involved in Limited-entry hunt means any hunt listed Resident means a person who has a domicile Bait means any lure containing animal, the pursuit. The owner of the dogs is presumed in the hunt table of this guidebook that is (fixed permanent home and principal establish- mineral or plant materials. the dog handler when the owner is in the field identified as a limited-entry hunt for bear, and ment) in Utah for six consecutive months during pursuit. that does not include harvest-objective hunts immediately preceding the purchase of a license Baiting means the placing, exposing, deposit- or pursuit only. Certain limited-entry hunts or permit, AND DOES NOT claim residency for ing, distributing or scattering of bait to lure, Domicile means the place where an individual span multiple seasons and are identified in hunting, fishing or trapping in any other state attract or entice bear on or over any area. has a fixed permanent home and principal this guidebook as multi-season limited-entry or country. establishment. It is also the place to which the hunts. An individual retains Utah residency if he or Bear means Ursus americanus, commonly individual, if absent, intends to return; and in she leaves Utah to serve in the armed forces of known as black bear. Limited-entry permit means any permit which the individual, and the individual’s family the United States, or for religious or educational voluntarily reside, not for a special or temporary obtained for a limited-entry hunt by any Canned hunt means that a bear is treed, purposes, and does NOT claim residency for purpose, but with the intention of making a means, including conservation permits, expo cornered, held at bay or its ability to escape is hunting, fishing or trapping in any other state permanent home. To create a new domicile, an permits and sportsman permits. otherwise restricted for the purpose of allowing or country. individual shall abandon the old domicile and a person who was not a member of the initial Livestock means cattle, sheep, goats and Members of the armed forces of the United be able to prove that a new domicile has been hunting party to arrive and take the bear. turkeys. States and dependents are residents as of the established. wildlife.utah.gov date the member reports for duty under as- Carcass means the dead body of an animal or Nonresident means a person who does not Draw-lock means a mechanical device used to signed orders in Utah, if: its parts. qualify as a resident. hold and support the draw weight of a conven- • The member is NOT on temporary duty Certificate of registration means a docu- tional or compound bow at any increment of Permit means a document, including a in Utah and does NOT claim residency for ment issued under the Wildlife Resources Code, draw until released by the archer using a trigger stamp, which grants authority to engage hunting, fishing or trapping in any other or any rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Board mechanism attached to the device. in specified activities under the Wildlife state or country. granting authority to engage in activities not Resources Code or a rule or proclamation of the • The member presents a copy of his or her Evidence of sex means the sex organs of a assignment orders to a Division office to wildlife.utah.gov covered by a license, permit or tag. Wildlife Board. bear, including a penis, scrotum or vulva. 42 43 verify the member’s qualification as a Take means to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, resident. capture, possess, angle, seine, trap or kill any A nonresident attending an institution of protected wildlife; or attempt any of the above higher learning in Utah as a full-time student actions. may qualify as a resident if the student has been present in Utah for 60 consecutive days Trapping means taking protected wildlife with a trapping device. immediately preceding the purchase of the license or permit and does NOT claim residency Valid application means it is for a species for hunting, fishing or trapping in any other for which the applicant is eligible to possess state or country. a permit; A Utah resident license or permit is invalid There is a hunt for that species regardless if a resident license for hunting, fishing or trap- of estimated permit numbers; and ping is purchased in any other state or country. There is sufficient information on the ap- An individual DOES NOT qualify as a plication to process the application, including resident if he or she is an absentee landowner personal information, hunt information, and

Utah Black Bear Guidebook • 2020 paying property tax on land in Utah. sufficient payment. Applications missing any of the above Restricted bear pursuit limited-entry items may still be considered valid if the permit means a limited-entry permit issued application is timely corrected through the in a Division drawing that authorizes an individual to pursue bear using trained dogs, application correction process. consistent with the restrictions found in Utah Waiting period means a specified period of Admin. Code R657-33. time that a person who has obtained a bear Restricted pursuit unit means a bear permit or a restricted bear pursuit permit must pursuit unit where pursuit is allowed only by wait before applying for any other bear permit a dog handler who meets at least one of the or restricted bear pursuit permit. following requirements: Wildlife means crustaceans—including • Possesses a special pursuit permit issued brine shrimp and crayfish—and all vertebrate for that particular unit animals living in nature, except feral animals. • Possesses or is accompanied by a hunter who possesses a limited-entry bear Written permission means written autho- permit for the unit, and pursuit must rization from the owner or person in charge to occur within the area and during the enter upon private lands. It must include all of season established for the limited-entry the following items: bear permit • The name and signature of the owner or • Is engaged in pursuit for compensation person in charge (see Compensation above) • The address and phone number of the owner or person in charge Spot-and-stalk means that a hunter must • The name of the dog handler given locate, pursue and harvest a bear without permission to enter the private lands using dogs or bait. • A brief description of the pursuit activity authorized Tag means a card, label or other identification • The appropriate dates device issued for attachment to the carcass of protected wildlife. • A general description of the property wildlife.utah.gov 44