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Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 CONTACT US CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS KNOW THE LAWS This guidebook summarizes Utah’s Turn in a poacher 3 Know the laws COVID-19 and Utah’s furbearer seasons: furbearer laws and rules. Although Phone: 1-800-662-3337 4 Trappers Association Stay informed about COVID-19 pandemic- it is a convenient quick-reference document Email: [email protected] reward program related changes that might affect the furbearer for Utah’s furbearer regulations, it is not an Online: wildlife.utah.gov/utip 6 Key dates and fees seasons. See the box on page 8 and visit all-encompassing resource. wildlife.utah.gov/covid. Division offices 6 Utah Trappers Association Fur Sale For an in-depth look at the state’s 7 Basic requirements Offices are open 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Fee increases for nonresidents: License furbearer hunting laws and rules, visit Monday through Friday. 10 Obtaining permits and permit fees for those who are not Utah wildlife.utah.gov/rules. 11 Obtaining and using tags residents increased starting July 1, 2020. Many You can use the references in the Salt Lake City 13 Avoid nontarget species of those increased fees are listed in the tables guidebook—such as Utah Code § 23-20-3 1594 W North Temple 14 Hunting and trapping methods on page 6. To see all of Utah’s license and and Utah Administrative Rule R657-11-4—to Box 146301 14 Trap registration numbers permit fees, visit wildlife.utah.gov/licenses/ search the Division’s website for the detailed Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301 15 Trap restrictions to protect river fees.html. statute or rule that underpins the guidebook 801-538-4700 otters summary. Fewer permits: This year, you may 16 Unmodified and modified body- If you have questions about a particular Central Region obtain a maximum of four bobcat permits for rule, call or visit the nearest Division office. 1115 N Main Street gripping traps the season, a decrease of one permit compared Springville, UT 84663 17 Artificial cubby set to last season. For more information on obtain- Who makes the rules? Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer 801-491-5678 17 Did it get wet? Decontaminate it! ing a permit, see page 10. The Utah Wildlife Board passes the rules 18 Use of bait summarized in this guidebook. Northeastern Region Cap on bobcat permits: Because of reduced 18 Are you allowed to possess a There are seven board members, and 318 N Vernal Avenue bobcat numbers, only 6,460 bobcat permits weapon? each serves a six-year term. Appointed by the Vernal, UT 84078 will be sold this year — and those permits will 19 Areas closed to beaver and mink governor, board members are not Division 435-781-9453 be sold online only. Permit sales will begin harvest at wildlife.utah.gov at 8 a.m. MDT on Oct. 1, employees. Northern Region 20 Areas where you cannot discharge 2020 and will continue until the cap is reached The Division’s director serves as the board’s 515 E 5300 S a firearm or until Oct. 31, 2020, whichever happens first. executive secretary but does not have a vote on Ogden, UT 84405 20 Spotlighting For more information on obtaining a permit, wildlife policies. 801-476-2740 20 Trapping on waterfowl see page 10. Before board members make changes to wildlife rules, they listen to recommendations Southeastern Region management areas 21 Trapping and Shorter bobcat season: The 2020–2021 from Division biologists. They also receive input 319 N Carbonville Road, Ste A bobcat season will be five days shorter, run- 22 Trespassing from the public and various interest groups via Price, UT 84501 ning from Nov. 25, 2020 to March 1, 2021. For 435-613-3700 22 management in Utah the regional advisory council (RAC) process. more information on season dates and bag If you have feedback or suggestions for 23 Restricted areas limits, see page 25. board members, you can find their contact Southern Region 23 Possession, sale and 1470 N Airport Road information online at wildlife.utah.gov. transportation Bobcat removal and tagging: Whether Cedar City, UT 84721 Wildlife Board members wildlife.utah.gov 435-865-6100 24 Depredation you find a bobcat in one of your traps, or in a 25 Season dates and trap you have written authorization to check, Randy Dearth Byron Bateman, Chair Washington County Field Office 25 Utah’s predator control program you must possess and carry a valid bobcat Wade Heaton Kevin Albrecht, Vice Chair permit issued in your name. Then, if you kill 451 N SR-318 27 Definitions Karl Hirst Mike Fowlks, Hurricane, UT 84737 the bobcat, you must attach your own tags to Donnie Hunter Division Director & 435-879-8694 the carcass. For additional details, see page 11. Bret Selman Executive Secretary Utah’s predator control program: Utah’s

wildlife.utah.gov predator control program includes a variety of 2 3 requirements. For details, see page 25 or visit free of charge. You can also download the Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 wildlife.utah.gov/predators. Hunting and app and carry an electronic Don’t lose your hunting and fishing privileges copy of your trap registration license on your If you commit a wildlife violation, you could lose the privilege of hunting and fishing in Utah. Trap registration license required: You mobile device. See page 9 for details. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources can suspend the license of must possess a valid trap registration license anyone who knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violates wildlife when you use any trapping device capable Three-year guidebook: In August 2019, the laws. Your license can be suspended for a wildlife violation if: of capturing or killing protected wildlife. You Utah Wildlife Board approved a 3-year guidebook • You are convicted. must also have that license on your person for furbearer regulations. That means the regula- • You plead guilty or no contest. when setting or checking trapping devices. tions in this guidebook will remain relatively • You enter a plea in abeyance or For more information about this requirement, unchanged until 2022. diversion agreement. please see wildlife.utah.gov/trapping-faq.html. Check season dates: Season dates change Suspension proceedings are separate and indepen- For details on obtaining the license and any every year. For a complete list of furbearer season dent from criminal prosecution. The Utah Division of exemptions that apply, see page 9. dates, see page 25. Wildlife Resources may suspend your license privileges whether or not the court considers suspension in your Trapping coyotes and raccoons: Because Bobcat permit/tag format: Bobcat tempo- criminal case. You will be notified of any action against and traps are capable of rary possession tags and jaw tags are attached your privilege after criminal proceedings conclude. And capturing or killing protected wildlife, Utah’s to bobcat permits. For more information on how remember, if your license is suspended in Utah, you may not be permitted to hunt or fish in most other trapping laws apply to individuals who are to attach these tags to a bobcat, please read states. (Visit wildlife.utah.gov/know-the-consequences.html to see a map of participating states.) trapping coyotes and raccoons. For details, see Tagging on page 11.

Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer the information box on page 21. Trapping muskrats on WMAs: Certain sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset. Please from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Trap registration numbers: If you already trappers are authorized to remove muskrats read Hunting and trapping methods on page Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section have a valid trap registration number, but you from state-owned wildlife management areas 14 for details and restrictions. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II don’t have a physical copy of it, please contact (WMAs). You can learn more about that process of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, a Division office to receive a duplicate copy, at wildlife.utah.gov/WMAtrapping, starting in Accidental trapping of protected spe- the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of mid-October. cies: Black-footed ferret, lynx and wolf are the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. protected species under the Endangered Spe- Department of the Interior and its bureaus Trappers Association Obtain permanent tags: You may obtain cies Act. If you accidentally trap or capture one prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, reward program permanent marten and bobcat tags—by of these species, you must immediately report color, national origin, age, disability or sex. If Every year, thieves steal valuable appointment only—at any Division office. it to the Division and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife you believe that you have been discriminated traps from Utah trappers. Marten tags will be available Sept. 19, 2020 Service. See page 18 for details. against in any program, activity or facility, or The Utah Trappers Association is through March 12, 2021. Bobcat tags will be if you desire further information, please visit offering a reward—up to $500—to available Nov. 25, 2020 through March 12, 2021. Native American trust lands and na- www.doi.gov/pmb/eeo/public-civil-rights.cfm. individuals who report trap theft to the You can also obtain permanent tags at the Utah tional wildlife refuges: If you want to trap Division, which results in a successful Trappers Association Fur Sale (see page 6 or on Native American trust lands and national Private lands: The Division cannot wildlife refuges in Utah, you should first check prosecution. If you see someone stealing visitutahtrappers.org/events.html for details). guarantee access to any private land. Under with the respective tribal authority or refuge a trap, report it through the Division’s certain circumstances, you must obtain writ- Restrictions to protect river otters: Some manager. ten permission from the landowner or the hotline at 1-800-662-3337. wildlife.utah.gov rivers have trapping restrictions. See page 15 landowner’s authorized representative before If you encounter traps while to learn more. Corrections: If errors are found in this outdoors, you have a legal obligation hunting or trapping on private lands. To learn guidebook after it is printed, the Division more, please see Trespassing on page 22. to respect that private property. At the Checking traps after dark: A trapper on foot will correct them in the online copy. Visit same time, trappers have an ethical may use a flashlight to check traps after dark, wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks to view all of the Division funding: The Division is mostly obligation not to set traps in areas where and furbearers caught in these trapping devices Division’s guidebooks. funded by the sale of hunting and fishing they are likely to be encountered by the may be harvested by shooting at any time. licenses and through federal aid made possible general public or their pets. Harvesting furbearers by methods other than Protection from discrimination: The by an excise tax on the sale of firearms and trapping remains restricted to 30 minutes before Division receives federal financial assistance wildlife.utah.gov other hunting- and fishing-related equipment. 4 5 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 KEY DATES AND FEES BASIC REQUIREMENTS Utah Code §§§§ 23-18-2, 23-18-6, 23-19-1, 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-3 Important dates Fees Are you planning to hunt or trap bobcats, martens or other furbearers in Utah this year? New this year: License and permit fees Marten permits avail- Sept. 3, 2020– Before you can obtain any necessary permits, you must meet a few basic requirements— for nonresidents increased on July 1, 2020. The able March 1, 2021 and obtain a trap registration license—if you are trapping furbearers, coyotes or raccoons. increased fees are listed in the table below. Permanent marten tags Sept. 19, 2020– For a complete list of Utah’s license and permit This section provides more information about trap registration licenses and how you can available March 12, 2021 fees, visit wildlife.utah.gov/licenses/fees.html. obtain one. Bobcat permits and Oct. 1–31, 2020 and who has been approved by the parent or temporary possession (or until the Furbearer Are you old enough? tags available permit cap is In Utah, there are no age restrictions for guardian. reached) Resident license* $29 individuals who can hunt and trap furbearers. A person at least 14 years old and under 16 years old must be accompanied by a person 21 Permanent bobcat tags Nov. 25, 2020– Nonresident license* $177 However, if you’re under the age of 16— available March 12, 2021 and hunting with any weapon—you must years of age or older while hunting with any Bobcat permits be accompanied in the field by your parent, a weapon. Utah Trappers Associa- See information The Division encourages adults to be tion Fur Sale box below legal guardian or a responsible person 21 years Resident permit $15 each familiar with hunter education guidelines or to (up to 4) of age or older (see below). complete the hunter education course before Season dates Nonresident permit $52 each Adults must accompany young accompanying youth into the field. (up to 4) Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer Badger, , kit fox, Sept. 19, 2020– hunters While in the field, the youth and the adult Utah Code § 23-20-20 ringtail, spotted skunk March 1, 2021 Marten permits must remain close enough for the adult to see and weasel While hunting with any weapon, a person and provide verbal assistance to the young under 14 years old must be accompanied by Beaver and mink Sept. 19, 2020– Marten permit No charge hunter. Using electronic devices, such as April 1, 2021 their parent, legal guardian or other respon- walkie-talkies or cell phones, does not meet Trap registration license sible person who is 21 years of age or older this requirement. Bobcat Nov. 25, 2020– March 1, 2021 Resident $10 (payable once) What am I required to If you’re checking someone else’s Marten Sept. 19, 2020– Nonresident $10 (payable once) furbearer traps for them, you must have March 1, 2021 carry in the field? Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-8 all of the following on your person: a valid Muskrat, and Year round Certificates of registration The licenses and permits you’re required furbearer license, a trap registration license, striped skunk Fur dealer $160 to carry depend on what you are hunting or the appropriate permits or tags, and writ- trapping. ten authorization from the owner of the Fur dealer’s agent $160 Utah Trappers If you’re using any trapping device that’s trapping device. (For details about what Association Fur Sale Fur dealer renewal $40 capable of catching or killing protected that written authorization must include, The annual Utah Trappers Associa- Fur dealer’s agent renewal $40 wildlife, you must have a trap registration see page 15.) Important: You may not tion Fur Sale is typically held the second license on your person. This requirement check someone else’s traps if any of your Friday and Saturday in February. Please * Furbearer licenses are valid for 365 days from the applies even if you are trapping coyotes or licenses or permits are denied or suspended. wildlife.utah.gov visit utahtrappers.org/events.html near day you buy them. raccoons. Please keep in mind that if you down- the end of 2020 to confirm the dates and If you’re trapping furbearers, you must load the free Utah Hunting and Fishing app, details of the 2021 fur sale. have both a furbearer license and a trap you can store both your furbearer license registration license on your person while in and your trap registration license on your the field. If any of those furbearers include mobile phone or tablet. bobcat or marten, you must also have the appropriate bobcat or marten permit on your person. wildlife.utah.gov 6 7 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Have you passed Furbearer licenses are available at furharvester How will COVID-19 wildlife.utah.gov and from license agents and Utah’s Walk-in Access Division offices. program education? affect the furbearer You do not need a furbearer license to hunt, Utah Admin. Rule R657-56-13 Utah Code § 23-19-11.5 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23-6 seasons? If you are a Utah resident born after Dec. Although the COVID-19 pandemic harvest or trap coyotes, muskrats, raccoons, red The Walk-in Access (WIA) program 31, 1984, you must provide proof that you’ve has drastically affected all of our lives foxes or striped skunks. You do, however, need a provides hunters, anglers and trappers passed a furharvester education course ap- this year, there are currently no plans to trap registration license to set a trapping device access to privately owned land, streams, proved by the Division before you can: close any of Utah’s 2020-2021 furbearer for any species (see details below). rivers, ponds or reservoirs. seasons. If you use Utah’s Walk-in Access • Obtain a furbearer license Do you have a trap • Obtain a bobcat permit With that said, there are federal, (WIA) properties, remember to obtain • Obtain a marten permit state and local regulations beyond our registration license? your annual WIA authorization number. control, and we have no way to know ex- Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-8 The Division issues authorization Taking a furharvester education actly which regulations will be in place You must possess a valid trap registration numbers to track the use of WIA proper- course during the upcoming months. license when trapping furbearers, coyotes or ties throughout the year and to assess You can prove that you’ve completed You can learn about any pandemic- raccoons. the program’s value to the public. furharvester education if you have a certificate related regulations—and stay informed The only exception is for those who are To obtain your authorization number, of completion from your furharvester educa- about any other related changes—by trapping coyotes or raccoons within 600 feet visit wildlife.utah.gov/walkinaccess and tion course or if you have a verified furharvest- visiting wildlife.utah.gov/covid. of a building or structure occupied or used by click “Authorization numbers.” Follow the er education number on file with the Division. We will also use email and humans or livestock. instructions and obtain your number. Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer That number is assigned when you complete our social media channels to com- You can obtain a trap registration license You can also request a number by calling furharvester education. Here’s how to take the municate changes that may af- by calling or visiting a Division office. There 1-800-221-0659. course: fect you and your hunt. Visit is a one-time $10 license fee for a new trap Also, remember that WIA properties • To get started, you should visit wildlife.utah.gov/stay-connected.html to registration license. are private land and may have special wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. You’ll sign up for email updates and to follow For more detailed information about restrictions on season dates, allowable see links to various traditional and online us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and meeting this requirement, please see activities, species and weapon types. furharvester education courses. YouTube. wildlife.utah.gov/trapping-faq.html. Visit wildlife.utah.gov/walkinaccess for • Follow the instructions on the website We hope you and your loved ones Important: If you already have a valid details. to obtain a furharvester education have fun, successful seasons this fall and trap registration number, but you don’t have a physical copy of it, please contact a Division registration certificate (required) and to winter—stay safe out there! No more than one trap registration number office. We can provide you with a duplicate copy register for a course online. If you need may be on a single trapping device. For ad- free of charge. You can also download the Utah assistance, please contact your local Divi- For more information on how to complete ditional information about trap registration Hunting and Fishing app and carry an electronic sion office or call 801-538-4727. Utah’s furharvester education course, visit numbers and using and checking your trapping copy of your license on your mobile device. • When you finish the course, your instruc- wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. devices, see page 14. tor will verify your course completion in When you receive a trap registration the online hunter education system. Do you have a license, it will have a unique, permanent trap Carry your licenses If you are applying for a resident furbearer furbearer license? registration number printed on it. You must and permits

ensure that all of your trapping devices are wildlife.utah.gov license for the first time—and you completed Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-3 You must have your furbearer license and permanently and legibly marked or tagged furharvester education in another state or You must have a valid Utah furbearer trap registration license—and any bobcat with your trap registration number. (This country—you must provide a valid furhar- license before you can: or marten permits—on your person while requirement does not apply to trapping devices vester education number and the name of the • Hunt, trap or harvest most furbearers setting, checking or moving trapping devices. set for coyotes or raccoons within 600 feet of state, province or country that issued the num- • Check someone else’s traps for them You cannot alter your licenses or permits, nor a building or structure occupied or used by ber. The Division may research this number to (only with additional written authoriza- can you sell, transfer, give, loan or assign them humans or livestock.) verify that the course you completed meets tion, see page 15) to another person. Utah’s standards for safe and responsible • Obtain or use a bobcat permit wildlife.utah.gov trapping. • Use a marten permit 8 9 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 OBTAINING PERMITS OBTAINING AND USING TAGS If you want to hunt or trap bobcat or marten in Utah, you’ll need a permit in addition to As soon as you harvest a bobcat or marten, you need to attach the temporary possession your furbearer license. This section describes how to obtain bobcat and marten permits. tags. Then, you should contact a Division office and make an appointment to have a Divi- If you were born after Dec. 31, 1984, you sion employee attach the permanent tag. must have proof of furharvester education Residency Tagging bobcats The temporary possession tag must remain Utah Code §§ 23-13-2(13) and 23-13-2(37) before you can purchase a bobcat or marten Utah Code §23-20-30 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-5 attached to the green pelt or unskinned carcass permit. For more information, see page 8 or Before you purchase a furbearer You may only kill and tag a bobcat if you until a permanent bobcat tag has been affixed. visit wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. license, it’s important to know whether possess a valid bobcat permit issued in your You may not use a bobcat permit to hunt, you are a legal resident of the state name and you find a bobcat in your own Bobcat permits trap or pursue bobcat after any of the notches of Utah for the purposes of hunting, marked trapping device or a trapping device have been removed from the temporary posses- Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-4 fishing or trapping. See the definition you have written authorization to check. You sion tag or the tag has been detached from the Beginning Oct. 1, 2020 at 8 a.m. MDT, of residency on page 28 to deter- you may purchase bobcat permits at must have both the permit and tags on your permit. Possession of an untagged green pelt or mine whether you are a resident or a person when checking the traps. (See page unskinned carcass is considered probable cause wildlife.utah.gov only. Permits will not be sold nonresident. in Division offices or at license agent locations. 15 for the requirements you must meet to of unlawful taking and possession. This year, you may purchase no more than four check someone else’s trapping devices.) lost or stolen, you may obtain a duplicate from Permanent possession bobcat permits. After you kill a bobcat—but before you a Division office or license agent. To obtain a tags for bobcat and Bobcat permits will be sold until 11 p.m. move the bobcat’s carcass or leave the site duplicate bobcat or marten permit, you must of the kill—you are required to attach your marten Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer MDT on Oct. 31, 2020 or until the cap on visit a Division office. Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-7 permit sales is reached. This year, the cap on own bobcat tags to the carcass. (See the The duplicate will cost $10, or half of the If you harvest a bobcat or marten, you permit sales has again been set at 6,460 permits. illustration on the next page to review the two price of the original license or permit, which- must make an appointment to have a Division You must have your current furbearer tags attached to the permit. There’s one tag for ever is less. employee attach a permanent possession tag to license, bobcat permit and trap registration the pelt and one for the jaw.) If you already have a valid trap registration the pelt no later than Friday, March 12, 2021. license on your person while hunting or trapping The tagging process requires you to: number, but you don’t have a physical copy of You may not buy, sell, trade or barter a a bobcat. • Completely detach the tags from the your trap registration license, please contact green pelt from a bobcat or marten that does If you obtain a bobcat permit in 2020, it is permit a Division office. We can provide you with a not have a permanent tag affixed. valid for the entire 2020-2021 bobcat season. • Remove the notches that correspond duplicate copy of the license free of charge. The season runs from Nov. 25, 2020 to March 1, with the harvest date and the animal’s Obtaining permanent tags You can also download the Utah Hunting 2021. sex When you bring a bobcat pelt into a Divi- and Fishing app and carry electronic copies of • Complete the required county and sion office, a Division employee will attach Marten permits your furbearer and trap registration licenses on license number information at the bot- a permanent tag and take possession of the Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-6 your mobile device. tom of the tag bobcat’s lower jaw. When you bring in a marten Marten permits are available free of charge • Attach the temporary possession tag to pelt, a Division employee will simply attach a from any Division office, beginning Sept. 3, Sales final: Exceptions and the unskinned carcass or green pelt so permanent tag. For either type of permanent 2020. (Please keep in mind that you only need refunds that the tag remains securely fastened tag, you must make an appointment. one marten permit in order to trap marten dur- Utah Code § 23-19-38 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-42 and visible Some hunters and trappers successfully You can also have permanent possession ing the 2020-2021 season.) Later, you can remove the lower jaw of wildlife.utah.gov obtain licenses or permits and then realize— tags attached at the Utah Trappers Association You must have a current furbearer license, a the bobcat and tag it with the numbered jaw for one reason or another—that they won’t be Fur Sale. For more information about the sale, marten-trapping permit and a trap registration tag that corresponds to the number on the able to use them. see the box on page 6. license on your person when you trap a marten pelt tag. In most cases, the Division cannot refund Bring any marten pelt to one of the follow- or have a marten in your possession. While tagging a bobcat, you may not the cost of the license or permit, but there are ing locations: remove more than one notch indicating date some exceptions. To determine whether you are • A Division office listed on page 2. Visits Duplicate license or permit or sex, nor can you tag more than one bobcat Utah Code § 23-19-10 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-42 eligible for a refund or to download a refund- are by appointment only from Sept. using the same tag. If your valid furbearer license is destroyed, request form, visit wildlife.utah.gov/refund. 19, 2020 through March 12, 2021. wildlife.utah.gov 10 11 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 • The Utah Trappers Association Fur Sale Animals harvested outside of Utah FIELD REGULATIONS (see page 6). Green pelts of bobcats and martens that Several rules govern hunting and trapping in Utah. These rules exist to help keep you safe If you have bobcat pelts, bring them to one were legally harvested outside of the state and to ensure an ethical hunt. Whether you’re targeting furbearers, coyotes or raccoons, of the following locations: may not be possessed, bought, sold, traded or • A Division office listed on page 2. bartered in Utah unless one of the following please be familiar with the requirements for legally using trapping devices. You should also Visits are by appointment only from conditions applies: know the different types of hunting methods you may use and what you’re required to do Nov. 25, 2020 through March 12, 2021. • A permanent tag has been affixed. with any animals you harvest. • The Utah Trappers Association Fur Sale • The pelts are accompanied by a shipping (see page 6). permit issued by the wildlife agency Checkpoints and permits and tags required for hunting, any • There is no fee for the permanent tags. of the state where the animal was officer contacts devices used to participate in hunting and any You will receive them after the employee harvested. Utah Code §§ 23-20-25 and 77-23-104 you’ve taken. These contacts allow the verifies the bobcat was tagged with Division conservation officers and biolo- Division to collect valuable information about the temporary possession tag that gists monitor the harvest and possession of Utah’s furbearer populations. corresponds to your bobcat permit. The furbearers. They may also stop hunters and Participating in surveys employee will also review your furbearer trappers to ensure they have the required Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-23 license. licenses, permits, firearms and trapping If the Division contacts you about your equipment. You should expect to encounter furharvesting experience, please participate Transporting pelts to obtain tags conservation officers and biologists checking in the survey regardless of your success. Your Bobcats and martens that were legally hunters in the field and at checkpoints.

Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer participation helps the Division evaluate harvested may be transported by someone If you’re contacted by a conservation offi- population trends, assess harvest success and other than the furharvester to have the perma- cer, you must provide the officer with the items collect other valuable information. nent tag affixed. VOID they request. These may include any licenses, If you transport a bobcat or marten for another person, you must have written authorization that includes all of the following Avoid nontarget species • When using a cable device, reduce information: The following recommendations can the loop size and set it about eight • Date of kill help you avoid catching , domestic inches off the ground. A smaller • Location of kill animals and other nontarget species in loop size won’t fit around a ’s • Species and sex of animal being trans- trapping devices set for bobcats and other head, and if the loop is set low, it will ported furbearers. likely miss the heads of most large • Origin and destination of transportation • Use traps with smaller jaw spreads. nontarget animals. You may not use • The name, address, signature and For example, a number 2 trap is big a drag with a cable device—they are furbearer license number of the furhar- enough to catch bobcats, but the prohibited. vester larger foot of a cougar may spring the • If you catch a cougar kitten, remove • The name of the individual transporting trap without getting caught. traps from the area to avoid catching the bobcat or marten • Avoid using 4-coiled traps. A 2-coiled additional kittens. • The furharvester’s marten permit num- trap is sufficient to hold bobcats • If you know that cougars are in a wildlife.utah.gov ber, if marten is being transported VOID and coyotes, but larger animals like particular area, find another place to You can download an authorization form at cougars or domestic animals should trap. Cougars usually displace bobcats wildlife.utah.gov/furbearer that makes it easy be able to pull out of the trap. from areas that they frequent. to collect all of the required information. • Anchor foothold traps solidly to • Avoid setting traps near trails that are the ground. A cougar or other large frequently used by people and dogs. animal will have a better chance of • Avoid using baits that are likely pulling out of a trap that is solidly to attract pets or other nontarget anchored. species. wildlife.utah.gov 12 13 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Aiding or assisting in Trap registration numbers violations Utah Admin. Rules R657-11-8 & R657-11-9 Trap restrictions to • Nonlethal-set foothold trapping Utah Code § 23-20-23 Each trapping device you use to trap protect river otters devices with a jaw spread less than 5 You may not aid or assist another person to furbearers, coyotes or raccoons must be Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-9 1/8 inches, and nonlethal-set padded violate any provisions of the Wildlife Resources permanently and legibly marked with your trap To protect Utah’s river otter populations, foothold traps. Drowning sets with Code, rule or guidebook. registration number. there are trapping-device restrictions for these traps are prohibited. The penalty for aiding or assisting is the Your trap registration number is printed on the following areas: • Body-gripping, killing-type trapping same as that imposed for the primary violation. your trap registration license, which is required • Colorado River, between the Utah- devices with body-gripping area less if you plan to trap furbearers, coyotes or rac- Colorado state line and Lake Powell than 30 square inches. Hunting and trapping coons. For more information about obtaining a • Escalante River, between Escalante • Nonlethal dry-land cable trapping methods trap registration license, see page 9. and Lake Powell devices equipped with a stop-lock You will be assigned only one trap registra- • Green River, between Flaming Gorge mechanism that prevents it from clos- Harvest methods and tion number. This is your permanent number, Dam and the Utah-Colorado state line ing to less than a 6-inch diameter. shooting hours and you should mark it on each of your trapping • Middle section of the Provo River, • Size 330, body-gripping, killing-type Utah Code §§ 23-20-3, 23-20-12 & Utah Admin. Rule R657- devices. The only exception is for trapping de- between Jordanelle Dam and Deer trapping devices modified by replac- 11-12 vices set for coyotes or raccoons within 600 feet Creek Reservoir ing the standard V-trigger assembly You may harvest all furbearers—except of a building or structure occupied by humans If you are trapping for a furbearer, with one top side-parallel trigger as- for bobcats and marten—by any legal means, or livestock. coyote or raccoon within 100 yards of either sembly, with the trigger placed within excluding explosives and poisons. While hunt- You may not have more than one registra- side of these four rivers—or their tributar- one inch of the side, or butted against Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer ing and trapping, you may not use the illegal tion number on your traps. ies—and up to one-half mile from their the vertical turn in the Canadian bend spotlighting methods described on page 20. You must notify the Division within 30 days confluences, you may use only the following (see figure on the next page). Bobcats may be taken only by shooting or if you change your address or if your trapping trapping devices: trapping, or with the aid of dogs. devices are stolen. Marten may be taken only with an Setting and checking traps laxing lock without a stop, and that are elevated, covered set in which the maximum Trapping devices You may not set any trapping device on anchored to an immovable object trap size shall not exceed 1½ foothold or 160 Utah Code § 23-13-4 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-9 posted private property without the land- If you are unable to check your own traps, Conibear. Any foothold trap used to take a furbearer, owner’s or lessee’s written permission. you may authorize another person to check Harvesting furbearers by shooting or with coyote or raccoon must have spacers on the If you see an illegally set trapping device, them for you. Only someone who possesses the aid of dogs is restricted to 30 minutes be- jaws that leave an opening of at least 3/16 notify a conservation officer as soon as your written authorization, a valid furbearer fore sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, unless of an inch when the jaws are closed. The only possible. While performing their duties, con- license and trap registration license—and the you have a permit from the county to spotlight exceptions to this requirement are the follow- servation officers may seize all traps, trapping necessary permits to check traps and remove coyote, red fox, striped skunk or raccoon. For ing types of traps: devices and wildlife used or held in violation of protected wildlife—may check your traps in more information on spotlighting, see page • Rubber-padded jaw traps the rules in this guidebook. your absence. See Removing traps and trapped 20. • Traps with jaw spreads less than 4.25 All trapping devices used to take a wildlife in the next section for all wildlife- Furbearers caught in a trapping device may inches furbearer, coyote or raccoon must be checked, removal requirements. be taken by shooting at any time. • Traps that are completely submerged and any animals removed, at least once every You may not remove any of the following You may check trapping devices and under water when set 48 hours. The only exception is if you are using from a trapping device and then transport or wildlife.utah.gov remove animals at any time of day or night, ex- Any cable device (i.e., snare) used to take a the following types of traps, which must be possess them: cept on certain waterfowl management areas. furbearer, coyote or raccoon—except those set checked, and have any animals removed, every • Live protected wildlife For more information, see page 20. in water or with a loop size less than 3 inches 96 hours: • A live coyote or raccoon You may not take any wildlife from an in diameter—must be equipped with a break- • Killing traps that strike the top and bot- Any live animal found in a trapping device airplane or any other airborne vehicle or device away lock mechanism that will release when tom of the animal simultaneously must be euthanized and removed from the (including drones), or from any motorized ter- any force greater than 300 pounds is applied to • Drowning sets device by the trapper within the 48-hour trap- restrial or aquatic vehicle, including snowmo- the loop. Breakaway cable devices must be fas- • Lethal cable devices that are set to check period or released immediately by the biles and other recreational vehicles. tened to an immovable object solidly secured to wildlife.utah.gov capture on the neck, that have a nonre- trapper unharmed. the ground. The use of drags is prohibited. 14 15 authorization from the owner of the FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Unmodified trap Modified trap trapping device with the following Did it get wet? information printed on the authorization Decontaminate it! in permanent ink: Before you leave a trapping area • The date written authorization was and step into another water, rinse all obtained the mud and other debris off of your • The name, address and phone waders, boots and wetted trapping gear number of the owner or equipment. • The owner’s trap registration Then, generously spray all of number it—especially the soles of boots or • The name of the individual being waders—with Formula 409 (a popular given authorization household cleaner). This treatment will Drawings courtesy of Brian Maxfield of Brian courtesy Drawings • The owner’s signature kill any whirling disease spores. Unmodified and modified body-gripping traps You can find an easy-to-complete authori- After you return home, thoroughly Standard V-trigger assemblies on body-gripping traps (shown on the left) are not legal on zation card online at wildlife.utah.gov/TrapForm. clean and dry all of your gear before certain parts of the Colorado, Green, Escalante and Provo rivers (see page 15 for locations). Nothing in this section authorizes a using it again. The modification shown on the right (one top side-parallel trigger assembly) is now required person to use the owner’s trap registra- to protect river otters (see page 15 for more on required modifications). tion license, furbearer license, permit the device. That’s why it’s important to report or tag.

Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer stolen trapping devices to the Division as soon Important: The trapping restrictions in • A person who meets all the legal require- While you’re hunting and trapping, you as possible. this section do not apply to trapping devices set ments and has the owner’s written may not possess any trapping device that is not You must also keep a record of the for coyotes or raccoons, as long as those devices authorization (see the top of page 17) permanently marked or tagged with your reg- individuals who have written authorization to are within 600 feet of a building occupied or • A peace officer performing routine duties istered trap number unless you have received remove your traps, and supply a copy of that used by humans or domestic livestock. A person, other than the owner, may written permission as described above. record to a conservation officer, upon request. possess, set, disturb or remove a trapping If your registered trap number is on a Removing traps and trapped wildlife Important: The trapping restrictions in device—or temporarily possess, kill or remove trapping device, you can be held criminally this section do not apply to trapping devices You may not disturb or remove any trap- wildlife caught in a trap—as long as he or she liable and civilly responsible for any violations set for coyotes or raccoons, as long as those de- ping device unless you are one of the following meets all of the following requirements: committed with that device. This rule still vices are within 600 feet of a building occupied individuals: • The trapping device is appropriately applies if you’ve authorized someone else to use or used by humans or domestic livestock. • The owner of the trapping device marked with the owner’s trap registra- • A person who meets all the legal require- tion number. ments and has the owner’s written • The person possesses a valid furbearer Artificial cubby set authorization (see the top of page 17) license and appropriate permits or tags This manufactured container has an opening on one end that houses a trapping device. • A peace officer performing routine duties when working with furbearer sets. Bait must be 8 inches from the opening. • The landowner where the trapping Important: If the animal in the trap is device is set a bobcat, the person who kills the bobcat • A domestic pet owner who is disturbing must possess—and be carrying—a wildlife.utah.gov the trapping device in order to remove valid bobcat permit issued in their own their trapped pet name. They must then attach their own You may not kill or remove wildlife caught tags to the carcass. For additional details, in a trap, unless you are: see page 11. Artificial cubby sets must be placed with • The owner of the trapping device who • The person’s trap registration license or the top of the opening even with or below possesses the permit, license, tag or legal furbearer license are neither denied nor the bottom of the bait so that the bait is not authorization required for the species Tilt the trap so bait cannot be seen suspended. visible from above. that is captured from above.

wildlife.utah.gov • The person has obtained written 16 17 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Use of bait Bait used inside an artificial cubby set must Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-10 be placed at least 8 inches from the opening. Areas closed to beaver ranches), Randolph Creek, Woodruff In most instances, you may not use Artificial cubby sets must be placed with and mink harvest Creek (above Woodruff Reservoir) and protected wildlife or its parts as bait to take a the top of the opening even with or below the Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-25 Pine Creek, Dip Hollow and Peggy furbearer, coyote or raccoon. The only excep- bottom of the bait so that the bait is not visible The following areas are closed to beaver Hollow within the U.S. Forest Service tions are as follows: from above. and mink harvest at all times: boundary • You may use the white-bleached bones If you use bait, you can be held responsible • Beaver County—Pine Creek • Summit County—Boundary begins of protected wildlife with no hide or flesh if it becomes exposed for any reason. • Box Elder County—Basin Creek at SR-150 and USFS Rd 058; east on attached. Important: The trapping restrictions in drainage this USFS road to USFS Rd 073; east on • You may use parts of legally taken this section do not apply to trapping devices set • Cache County—Right Hand Fork and this road to USFS Rd 072; north on this furbearers and nonprotected wildlife. for coyotes or raccoons, as long as those devices Temple Fork drainages (tributaries of road to the Utah-Wyoming state line; You may not set trapping devices for are within 600 feet of a building occupied or the Logan River), Rock Creek and Curtis east on this state line to USFS Rd 017; furbearers, coyotes or raccoons within 30 feet used by humans or domestic livestock. Creek drainages (tributaries of Black- southeast on this road to USFS Rd 077; of any exposed bait. smith Fork River) and Beaver Creek south on this road to USFS Rd 082; east Trapping devices may be placed near Accidental trapping • Emery County—San Rafael River on this road to USFS Rd 078; east on carcasses of protected wildlife, provided the Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-11 • Garfield County—Hunt Creek (west of this road to USFS Rd 086; east on this Any protected wildlife accidentally caught carcass has not been moved for the purpose of U.S. Forest Service boundary) road to the Daggett-Summit county and found alive in a trapping device must be trapping and the trapping device is not located • Grand County—Willow Creek, Bitter line; south on this county line to the immediately released unharmed by a person within 30 feet of the carcass. Creek and Sweetwater drainages Summit-Duchesne county line (sum- Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer authorized to do so. (See page 16 to see a list White-bleached bones with no hide or • Garfield and Kane counties—East mit of the Uinta Mountains); west on of individuals who are authorized to remove flesh attached may be set within 30 feet of a Fork of the Sevier River and tributaries this county line to SR-150 at Hayden protected wildlife from a trap.) trapping device. above Blue Fly Creek Pass; north on SR-150 to USFS Rd 058. If you accidentally trap protected wildlife, • Garfield and Iron counties—Bear There are also trapping-device restric- you must report it to the Division within 48 Creek drainage and the following tions on parts of the Colorado, Escalante, Are you allowed to hours. creeks above Panguitch Lake: Blue Green and Provo rivers, including their tribu- possess a weapon? You must obtain permission from a Division Springs Creek, Bunker Creek and Deer taries and some of the surrounding land. You Utah Code §§ 76-10-503 and 76-10-512 representative to remove the carcass of any Creek can read more about these restrictions in the It is illegal under Utah Code §§ protected wildlife accidentally caught in one • Rich County—Big Creek (above information box on page 15. 76-10-503 and 76-10-512 to possess or of your trapping devices. After removing the use a firearm, muzzleloader or any other carcass, you must turn it over to the Division. dangerous weapon if you have been Black-footed ferret, lynx and wolf are • You possess the licenses, permits and from the vehicle’s owner. charged or convicted of certain offenses. protected species under the Endangered Spe- tags required to trap the targeted wildlife • The firearm is a handgun. The purchase or possession of any cies Act. If you accidentally trap or capture any species. • You are 18 years of age or older. , permit, tag or certificate of these federally protected species, you must • You otherwise comply with the provisions A pistol, revolver, rifle or is of registration from the Division does not immediately report it to both the U.S. Fish and of Utah’s Wildlife Code and all regula- considered to be loaded when there is an authorize the holder to legally possess or Wildlife Service and the Division. tions that apply to trapping the targeted unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile in the use a firearm, muzzleloader or any other If you capture or kill an unauthorized spe- wildlife species. firing position. dangerous weapon while hunting if they cies of protected wildlife in a trapping device, Pistols and revolvers are also considered to wildlife.utah.gov are otherwise restricted from possessing you are not criminally liable under state law as Loaded firearms in a be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell these weapons under Utah Code. long as all of the following circumstances apply: vehicle or projectile is in a position whereby the manual To determine whether you are • You were not attempting to take the Utah Code §§§§ 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 and operation of any mechanism once would cause 76-10-523 allowed to possess a weapon, please unauthorized species. the unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to You may not carry a loaded firearm in or on review the Utah Code sections listed • You possess a valid trap registration be fired. a vehicle unless you meet all of the following above or contact the law enforcement license or a valid written authorization A muzzleloading firearm is considered conditions: agency that oversees your case. from the owner of the trapping device. loaded when it is capped or primed and has a wildlife.utah.gov • You own the vehicle or have permission 18 19 powder charge and ball or shot in the barrel or the following individuals: FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 cylinders. • A person who uses the headlights of Trapping coyotes and of trapping devices. Those regulations are The firearm restrictions in this section do a motor vehicle—or other artificial raccoons in place to: not apply to concealed firearm permit holders, light—in a usual manner, where there is Utah Code § 4-23-101 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-11 • Reduce the capture and killing of provided the person is not utilizing the con- no attempt or intent to locate protected and R58-14 nontargeted protected wildlife cealed firearm to hunt or take wildlife. wildlife. The Department of Agriculture and Food • Improve the likelihood of successfully • A trapper who uses an artificial light to has regulatory authority over the state’s releasing nontargeted protected Areas where you cannot illuminate the path and trap sites for the coyotes and raccoons. wildlife discharge a firearm purpose of conducting the required trap Although the Utah Division of Wildlife • Detect illegal trap sets that target Utah Code § 76-10-508 checks. In this instance, the trapper must Resources does not manage these species, it protected wildlife You may not discharge a dangerous carry the artificial light. It cannot be a does have responsibility and authority over • Protect law-abiding trappers from weapon or firearm under any of the following motor vehicle headlight or a light at- trapping and the use of trapping devices criminal liability if they acciden- circumstances: tached to or powered by a motor vehicle. capable of catching or killing protected tally capture nontargeted protected • From a vehicle And while checking trapping devices wildlife. wildlife • From, upon or across any highway with an artificial light, the trapper may Trapping devices—even those set For detailed information on the use • At power lines or signs not occupy or operate any motor vehicle. for coyotes and raccoons—frequently of trapping devices in Utah, see pages • At railroad equipment or facilities, includ- Some counties allow spotlighting if a capture and kill other animals.­ The Division 14–19 of this guidebook. For more ing any sign or signal hunter is trying to harvest coyote, red fox, regulates trapping and the use of trapping information about the trap registration • Within Utah state park camp or picnic striped skunk or raccoon. See Utah Code § 23- devices to reduce the capture of nontar- license requirement, see page 9 or visit Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer sites, overlooks, golf courses, boat ramps 13-17 and your county laws and ordinances for geted protected species. wildlife.utah.gov/trapping-faq.html. or developed beaches more information. This guidebook references both coyotes • Without written permission from the Even if your county’s laws do not permit and raccoons in regulations about the use owner or property manager, within 600 spotlighting, you may still use spotlighting to feet of: hunt coyote, red fox, striped skunk or raccoon if is protecting crops or domestic animals Use of dogs • A house, dwelling or any other you are one of the following individuals: building from predation by those animals Utah Code § 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-14 • A landowner (or landowner’s agent) who You may use dogs to pursue or harvest • Any structure in which a domestic • A Wildlife Services agent, acting in an furbearers from 30 minutes before sunrise to animal is kept or fed, including a official capacity under a memorandum of 30 minutes after sunset, and only during the barn, yard, corral, feeding Trapping on waterfowl understanding with the Division. open seasons listed in this guidebook. See pen or stockyard management areas The firearm restrictions in this section do Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-26 not apply to concealed firearm permit holders, page 25 for season dates and bag limits. Spotlighting Trapping wildlife, including non- provided the person is not utilizing the con- If you are the owner or handler of the dogs, Utah Code §§§ 23-20-3, 76-10-504, 76-10-523 and Utah Admin. protected species, on state waterfowl cealed firearm to hunt or take wildlife. you must have a valid furbearer license in your Rule R657-11-13 management areas (WMAs) is prohib- possession while you are pursuing or harvest- You may not use spotlighting to hunt or ited, unless specifically authorized by the Carrying a dangerous ing a furbearer. harvest protected wildlife. Division. weapon while under the When dogs are used to pursue furbearers, You may not use a spotlight, headlight or The Division uses limited trapping influence of alcohol or the licensed hunter who intends to take the other artificial light to locate any protected on WMAs to protect wildlife populations drugs furbearer must be present when the dogs are wildlife.utah.gov wildlife while having in your possession a and to prevent burrowing damage to Utah Code § 76-10-528 released. Then, the licensed hunter must con- firearm or other weapon or device that could be the dikes. You may not carry a dangerous weapon tinuously participate in the hunt until it ends. used to take or injure protected wildlife. To apply for the opportunity to or hunt furbearers, coyotes or raccoons while The use of a spotlight or other artificial trap muskrats and other furbearers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Please Use of weapons on light in any area where protected wildlife are on these WMAs, please visit see wildlife.utah.gov/rules for more informa- waterfowl management generally found is considered probable cause of wildlife.utah.gov/WMAtrapping in mid- tion. areas attempting to locate protected wildlife. October. Utah Admin. Rule R657-9-9

wildlife.utah.gov The provisions of this section do not apply to You may only discharge a shotgun (with 20 21 The firearm restrictions in this section do upon private land that is cultivated or properly Division regional office. FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Wolf management in not apply to concealed firearm permit holders, posted. Permission must include all of the Goshen Warm Springs WMA is closed to all Utah provided the person is not utilizing the con- following details: hunting, trapping and trespassing. are protected under the cealed firearm to hunt or take wildlife. • The signature of the owner or person in federal Endangered Species Act through- charge Possession, sale and out most of Utah. In a small portion of State parks (new) • The name of the person being given transportation UUtah Code § 76-10-508 and Utah Admin. Rule R651-614-4 northern Utah (north of I-80 and east of permission New this year: Hunting of wildlife is I-84), wolves have been removed from • The appropriate dates Transporting furbearers allowed within the boundaries of all state park the Endangered Species List, and the • A general description of the land Utah Code § 23-13-4 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-16 areas, except those areas and hunts specifi- You may only transport the green pelts state has authority to manage them. “Properly posted” means that signs cally closed by the Utah Division of State Parks of furbearers if you possess the appropriate The general public may not hunt, kill prohibiting trespass—or bright yellow, bright and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-614. license and permits. If you have harvested bob- or trap wolves. orange or fluorescent paint—are clearly For more information, visit stateparks.utah. cat or marten, they must be correctly tagged. To learn about wolf management in displayed at all corners, on fishing streams gov/resources/hunting-at-state-park. For more information on attaching temporary Utah, visit wildlife.utah.gov/wolf. crossing property lines, and on roads, gates State laws regarding the possession and and permanent tags, see page 11. and rights-of-way entering the land. Or, they discharge of dangerous weapons apply in state A registered Utah fur dealer—or that are displayed in a manner that is visible to a non-toxic shot) or archery tackle on the park areas open to hunting. For information person’s agent—may transport or ship green person in the area. following waterfowl management areas and about discharging a dangerous weapon or pelts of furbearers within Utah. You may not post private property you other Division-managed properties during firearm in a state park, see the Areas where you No one may transport or possess live do not own or legally control or land that is Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer the specified waterfowl hunting seasons or as cannot discharge a firearm section below or protected wildlife, except as permitted by Utah open to the public as provided by Utah Code authorized by the Division: review Utah Code § 76-10-508. Admin. Rule R657-3. § 23-21-4. In addition, it is unlawful to take • Box Elder County—Harold S. , You do not need a furbearer license in or- protected wildlife or its parts while trespassing Locomotive Springs, Public Shooting der to transport green pelts of coyote, muskrat, Grounds and Salt Creek Trespassing in violation of Utah Code § 23-20-14. Utah Code §§ 23-20-14 and 23-20-3.5 raccoon, red fox or striped skunk. • Daggett County—Brown’s Park You are guilty of a class B misdemeanor While taking wildlife or engaging in • Davis County—Farmington Bay, Howard if you violate any provision described in this wildlife-related activities, you may not— Slough and Ogden Bay section. Your license, tag or permit privileges without permission—enter or remain on Appointment needed • Emery County—Desert Lake may also be suspended. privately owned land that is: for bobcat tagging • Juab County—Mills Meadow • Cultivated Need to bring the lower jaw and • Millard County—Clear Lake and Topaz Restricted areas • Properly posted pelt of a bobcat to a Division office for Slough Utah military installations (including Camp • Fenced or enclosed in a manner designed permanent tagging? You must make • Sanpete County—Manti Meadows Williams) and federal wildlife refuges are to exclude intruders an appointment. Otherwise, you run • Tooele County—Blue Lake and Timpie closed to hunting, trapping and trespassing, In addition, you may not: the risk of not having someone available Springs unless otherwise authorized. • Enter or remain on private land when to help you. • Uintah County—Stewart Lake If you are hunting on Native American trust directed not to do so by the owner or a Before you arrive, please remove • Utah County—Powell Slough, Utah Lake lands, you must observe the tribe’s wildlife person acting for the owner. as much flesh from the jaw and pelt as Preserve regulations. • Obstruct any entrance or exit to private possible. • Wayne County—Bicknell Bottoms wildlife.utah.gov property. Wildlife management You should also allow the jaw and • Weber County—Ogden Bay and Harold “Cultivated land” is land that is readily areas pelt to dry in the open air. Do not use a S. Crane identifiable as land whose soil is loosened or Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-32 storage or transport container made of You may not discharge a firearm, crossbow broken up for the raising of crops, land used Most Division-owned wildlife manage- plastic—use a paper bag or cardboard or archery tackle on any of the areas listed for the raising of crops, or a pasture that is ment areas (WMAs) are closed to motor ve- box instead. This will help prevent the jaw above any time of the year except during the artificially irrigated. hicles. You may only access one of these areas from decaying. specified waterfowl hunting seasons or as “Permission” means written authorization in a motor vehicle if you have already obtained authorized by the Division. from the owner or person in charge to enter written authorization from the appropriate wildlife.utah.gov 22 23 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Exporting furbearers You may, however, leave the skinned SEASON DATES AND BAG LIMITS from Utah carcass of a furbearer in the field. This action Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-25 Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-17 does not constitute waste of wildlife. mation box on this page or visit You may not export or ship the green Badger wildlife.utah.gov/predators. pelt of any furbearer from Utah without first Depredation • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, obtaining a valid shipping permit from the 2021 Badger, weasel and • Areas open: Statewide* Gray fox Division. • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, You do not need a shipping permit in order spotted skunk • Bag limit: No limit Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-20 2021 to export green pelts of coyote, muskrat, rac- If a badger, weasel or spotted skunk is cre- Beaver • Areas open: Statewide* coon, red fox or striped skunk from Utah. ating a nuisance or causing damage, you may • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–April 1, • Bag limit: No limit 2021 Sales harvest it at any time—without a license—as Kit fox long as you do not sell or trade the animal or • Areas open: Statewide*, except the Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-18 •Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, its parts. areas listed in the information If you possess a valid furbearer license, you 2021 box on page 19. may sell, offer for sale, barter or exchange only • Areas open: Statewide* Red fox and striped skunk • Bag limit: No limit those species you were licensed to take and • Bag limit: No limit Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-20 • Notes: There are trapping-device that you legally harvested. • Important: The kit fox is on Utah’s Red fox and striped skunk may be taken at restrictions on and near sections of the Any person who obtains a valid fur dealer sensitive species list. The Division any time without a furbearer license. Colorado, Escalante, Green and Provo or fur dealer’s agent certificate of registration encourages trappers to release all kit Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer rivers. See the information box on page may buy, sell or trade green pelts or parts of Bobcat fox unharmed. furbearers within Utah. Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-21 15 for more information. Fur dealers (or their agents and taxider- A Wildlife Services agent may remove or Bobcat mists) must keep records of all transactions harvest a depredating bobcat as long as the Utah’s predator • Season dates: Nov. 25, 2020–March 1, dealing with green pelts of furbearers. Those agent is supervised by the USDA Wildlife Ser- 2021 control program records must contain all of the following vices program and following Division-approved • Areas open: Statewide* Participants in Utah’s predator information: procedures. • Permit cap: 6,460 permits, available at control program are required to meet • The transaction date A livestock owner or the owner’s employee wildlife.utah.gov only a variety of program requirements. For • The name, address, license number and may take bobcats that are harassing livestock. • Bag limit: One per permit, up to a detailed information about these re- tag number of each seller The employee must be on a regular payroll and maximum of four quirements—and how they might affect If the ownership of a pelt changes, the not hired specifically to take furbearers. • Possession limit: One per permit, up to a you—visit wildlife.utah.gov/predators. above information must be listed on a receipt Any bobcat harvested by a livestock owner maximum of four The predator control program issued to the new owner. or an employee must be surrendered to the launched after the Utah Legislature You may possess legally acquired furbear- Division within 72 hours. Coyote passed the Protection Act in ers and tanned hides—without possessing a • The Department of Agriculture regulates 2012. The program provides incentives furbearer license—as long as you can provide Beaver for members of the public to remove Utah Code § 23-18-4 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-22 coyotes, and you do not need a fur- proof of legal ownership. If a beaver is causing damage or exhibiting bearer license to harvest them. To learn coyotes for the benefit of Utah’s mule A furbearer license is not required to sell deer populations. Participants in the other nuisance behavior, you may harvest or more, visit wildlife.utah.gov/UDAF. wildlife.utah.gov or possess coyote, muskrat, raccoon, red fox or remove it during closed seasons, but you must • Participants in Utah’s predator control program receive up to $50 for each striped skunk or their parts. first obtain a nuisance permit from a Division program receive compensation for properly documented coyote that they kill in Utah. Wasting wildlife office or conservation officer. removing coyotes. To learn more Utah Code § 23-20-8 & Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-19 about this program, see the infor- You may not waste—or permit to be wasted or spoiled—any protected wildlife or • Red indicates areas of special note or significant changes. its parts. * National wildlife refuges, Native American trust lands and waterfowl management areas may have special

wildlife.utah.gov regulations. 24 25 Utah FurbearerUtah Guidebook • 2020–2021 Marten Red fox DEFINITIONS •Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, • Season dates: Year round Utah Code § 23-13-2 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-11-2 2021 • Areas open: Statewide* Artificial cubby set means any manufac- Foothold trap means any underspring or • Areas open: Daggett, Duchesne, Summit • Bag limit: No limit tured container with an opening on one end jump trap, longspring trap or coil-spring trap and Uintah counties* • Notes: You do not need a furbearer that houses a trapping device. with two smooth arms or jaws that come • Bag limit: No limit license to harvest red fox. together when an animal steps on a pan in the • Notes: Marten may be taken only with Bait means any lure containing animal parts center of the trap. an elevated, covered set in which the Ringtail larger than one cubic inch, with the exception maximum trap size shall not exceed 1½ • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, of white-bleached bones with no hide or flesh Furbearer means species of the Bassa- foothold or 160 Conibear. 2021 attached. riscidae, Canidae, Felidae, Mustelidae and Casto- • Areas open: Statewide* ridae families, except coyote and cougar. Mink • Bag limit: No limit Cage trap means any enclosure containing • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–April 1, a one-way door triggered by a treadle or pan Fur dealer means any individual engaged 2021 Spotted skunk that prevents escape of an animal after the in, wholly or in part, the business of buying, • Areas open: Statewide*, except the • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, door closes. selling, or trading skins or pelts of furbearers areas listed in the information 2021 within Utah. Carcass means the dead body of an animal box on page 19. • Areas open: Statewide* or its parts. Fur dealer’s agent means any person who • Bag limit: No limit • Bag limit: No limit is employed by a resident or nonresident fur • Notes: There are trapping-device Certificate of registration means a docu-

Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer Striped skunk dealer as a buyer. restrictions on and near sections of the • Season dates: Year round ment issued under the Wildlife Resources Code, Colorado, Escalante, Green and Provo • Areas open: Statewide* or any rule or proclamation of the Wildlife Good condition means the carcass is fresh rivers. See the information box on page • Bag limit: No limit Board granting authority to engage in activi- or frozen and securely wrapped to prevent 15 for more information. • Notes: You do not need a furbearer ties not covered by a license, permit or tag. decomposition so that the tissue remains suit- able for analysis. Muskrat license to harvest striped skunk. Domicile means the place: • Season dates: Year round Weasel • where an individual has a fixed perma- Green pelt means the untanned hide or skin • Areas open: Statewide* • Season dates: Sept. 19, 2020–March 1, nent home and principal establishment; of any furbearer. • Bag limit: No limit 2021 • to which the individual if absent, intends • Notes: You do not need a furbearer to return; and Livestock means cattle, sheep, goats and • Areas open: Statewide* turkeys. license to harvest muskrat. You will • Bag limit: No limit • in which the individual and the need a special permit if you plan to trap individual’s family voluntarily reside, Nonresident means a person who does not muskrat on a Waterfowl Manage- not for a special or temporary purpose, qualify as a resident. ment Area. For more information, but with the intention of making a visit wildlife.utah.gov/WMAtrapping in permanent home. Owner means the person who has been mid-October. To create a new domicile an individual issued a trap registration number associated must: with one or more trapping devices. Raccoon • abandon the old domicile; and wildlife.utah.gov • The Department of Agriculture regulates • be able to prove that a new domicile has Permit means a document, including a stamp, that grants authority to engage raccoons, and you do not need a fur- been established. bearer license to harvest them. To learn in specified activities under the Wildlife more, visit wildlife.utah.gov/UDAF. Exposed bait means bait that is visible from Resources Code or a rule or proclamation of the any angle, except when used in an artificial Wildlife Board. cubby set.

* National wildlife refuges, Native American trust lands and waterfowl management areas may have special

wildlife.utah.gov regulations 26 27 Possession means actual or constructive license or permit and does NOT claim residency possession. for hunting, fishing or trapping in any other state or country. Protected wildlife means the animals A Utah resident license or permit is invalid defined in the “wildlife” definition below. It if a resident license for hunting, fishing or trap- does not include coyote, field mouse, gopher, ping is purchased in any other state or country. ground squirrel, jackrabbit, muskrat and An individual DOES NOT qualify as a raccoon. resident if he or she is an absentee landowner Pursue means to chase, tree, corner or hold a paying property tax on land in Utah. furbearer at bay. Scent means any lure—composed of mate- Resident means a person who has a rial of less than one cubic inch—that has a domicile (fixed permanent home and principal smell intended to attract animals. establishment) in Utah for six consecutive months immediately preceding the purchase Sell means to offer or possess for sale, barter, of a license or permit, AND DOES NOT claim exchange or trade. It is also the act of selling, residency for hunting, fishing or trapping in bartering, exchanging or trading. any other state or country. Tag means a card, label or other identification An individual retains Utah residency if he device issued for attachment to the carcass of Utah Furbearer Guidebook • 2020–2021 Utah Furbearer or she leaves Utah to serve in the armed forces protected wildlife. of the , or for religious or educa- tional purposes, and does NOT claim residency Take means to hunt, pursue, harass, catch, for hunting, fishing or trapping in any other capture, possess, angle, seine, trap or kill any state or country. protected wildlife; or to attempt any of the Members of the armed forces of the United aforementioned actions. States and dependents are residents as of Trapping means taking protected wildlife the date the member reports for duty under with a trapping device. assigned orders in Utah, if: • The member is NOT on temporary duty Trapping device means any apparatus used in Utah and does NOT claim residency for to remotely capture or kill an animal, including hunting, fishing or trapping in any other a cage trap, foothold trap, snare wire or any state or country. other body-gripping mechanism. • The member presents a copy of his or her assignment orders to a Division office to Wildlife means crustaceans—including verify the member’s qualification as a brine shrimp and crayfish—and all vertebrate resident. animals living in nature, except feral animals. A nonresident attending an institution of higher learning in Utah as a full-time student may qualify as a resident if the student has been present in Utah for 60 consecutive days immediately preceding the purchase of the wildlife.utah.gov 28