2011 utah black bear guidebook

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CONTENTS

Contact inormation

Highlights

Who makes the rules?

Take a closer look at the rules

Boundary descriptions onlineKey dates

License and permit ees

Updated bear management plan

Key acts about the revised plan

Basic requirements

Its required: Hunter education

Black bear permits

Why a pursuit season?Applying or a bear permit

Guides and outtters

Bonus points

Conservation and sportsman

permits

Bear orientation course

Harvest reporting

Avoid harvesting collared emalesPursuit permits

Waiting period

Hunters with disabilities

Sales nal: exceptions and reunds

Field requirements

Hunting hours

Checkpoints and ocer contacts

Firearms and hunting equipment

Are you allowed to possess a

weapon?

Camp and hike responsibly

Prohibited hunting methods

Fewer conicts during the summer

Limit to hounds in national orest

Bear baiting

Possession and transportation

Disposal o wildlie

Livestock depredation

Trespassing

Harvest and pursuit restrictions

Hunt tables

Denitions

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CONTACT US

Division oces

Ofces are open 7 a.m. 6 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday.

Salt Lake City1594 W North TempleBox 146301Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301801-538-4700

Central Region1115 N Main StreetSpringville, UT 84663

801-491-5678

Northeastern Region152 E 100 NVernal, UT 84078435-781-9453

Northern Region515 E 5300 S

Ogden, UT 84405801-476-2740

Southeastern Region319 N Carbonville Road, Ste APrice, UT 84501435-613-3700

Southern Region

1470 N Airport RoadCedar City, UT 84721435-865-6100

Washington County (Field Oce)451 N SR-318Hurricane, UT 84737435-879-8694


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HIGHLIGHTS

Whats new this year?

New premium limited-entry hunt: In 2011,

the Division will oer a new premium limited-entry

bear hunt. For more inormation on this hunt, seethe description on page 11 and the hunt tables that

begin on page 28.

More hunting permits: The Utah Wildlie Board

has approved a 14 percent increase in the number

o bear hunting permits available to the public. For

season dates and available permit numbers, see the

hunt tables that begin on page 28.

Extended season or additional units: This

year, additional units will participate in the extended

spring season. This extension gives hunters a betterchance to harvest bears that might otherwise beremoved or livestock depredation or nuisance

behavior. For season dates and available permit

numbers, see the hunt tables that begin on page 28.

Avoid harvesting collared emales: The

Division has collared some emale bears as part o a

long-term reproduction study. Please avoid harvest-

ing these bears, i possible. For more inormation,see the inormation box on page 14.

GPS location required or bait stations: I youdraw a bear limited-entry archery permit, you canalso apply or a certicate o registration (COR) that

allows you to have up to two bait stations. In 2011,

you must submit a GPS location or any bait station

you plan to establish. For more inormation on usingbait and obtaining a COR, please see pages 2223.

Longer spot-and-stalk hunt: The Division has

added an extra month to the all Book Clis spot-

and-stalk hunt. For specic hunt dates, see the hunt

tables that begin on page 28.

Higher ee or nonresident pursuit permits:

This year, the cost o a nonresident bear pursuitpermit has increased to $135. For a list o all permit

ees, see page 6.

Accompanying someone on a restricted

pursuit unit: I you obtain a restricted pursuit

permitor youre a dog owner who accompanies

a permit holder on a restricted unitbe sure to re-

view the new denition oAccompany on page 34.

And remember

Hunting license required: Beore you can applyor a 2011 black bear permit or bonus pointorpurchase a pursuit permityou must have a validUtah hunting or combination license. Please seepage 9 or more inormation.

Who makes the rules?

The Utah Wildlie Board passes the rules

and laws summarized in this guidebook.

There are seven board members, and

each serves a six-year term. Appointed by the

governor, board members are not Divisionemployees.

The Divisions director serves as the boards

executive secretary but does not have a vote on

wildlie policies.

Beore board members make changes to

wildlie rules, they listen to recommendations

rom Division biologists. They also receive input

rom the public and various interest groups viathe regional advisory council (RAC) process.

I you have eedback or suggestions or

board members, you can nd their contact

inormation online at wildlie.utah.gov.

Wildlie Board members

Rick Woodard, Chair

Ernie Perkins, Vice ChairJames F. Karpowitz, Division Director &

Executive Secretary

Jake Albrecht

Del Brady

Bill Fenimore

Tom Hatch

Keele Johnson


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Buy your license over the phone: You can nowbuy a Utah hunting or combination license over thetelephone. Just call 1-800-221-0659. The line isstaed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addi-tion to the ee or the license, youll also be charged a$2 transaction ee or each item you buy.

Apply or permits online or by phone: I youplan to hunt black bears in Utah this year, you mustapply or a permit online or by phone no later thanFeb. 23, 2011. Theres an 11 p.m. deadline or onlineapplications and a 6 p.m. deadline or phone applica-tions. To apply, simply visit wildlie.utah.govor callany Division oce.

Drawing results available March 14:

Results o the 2011 black bear drawing will bee-mailed by March 14. You can also visit our websiteat wildlie.utah.govor call 1-800-221-0659 to seei you were successul. For more inormation, seepage 13.

Guides and outtters: I youre a Utah-licensed

guide or outtterand youre accompanying a

paying client to pursue black bearyou do notneed a pursuit permit. For more inormation, see the

inormation box on page 12.

Orientation course: I you draw a black bearpermit, you must complete an online bear-huntingorientation course. Youll receive your permit ateryou nish the course. See page 14 or details.

365-day pursuit permits: Pursuit permits arenow valid or 365 days rom the day you buy them.Even though the permits are valid or 365 days,please remember that you may pursue bears only

Take a closer look at therules

This guidebook summarizes Utahs black

bear hunting laws and rules. Although it is

a convenient quick-reerence document or

Utahs regulations, it is not an all-encompass-ing resource.

For an in-depth look at Utahs bear hunting

laws and rules, visit wildlie.utah.gov/rules.

You can use the reerences in the guide-

booksuch as Utah Code 23-20-3 and Utah

Administrative Rule R657-33-3to search the

Divisions Web site or the detailed statute or

rule that underpins the guidebook summary.

I you have questions about a particular

rule, call or visit the nearest Division oce.

Dont lose your hunting and fishing privileges

If you commit a wildlife violation, you could lose the privilege of hunting and sh-

ing in Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources can sus-

pend the license of anyone who knowingly, intentionally

or recklessly violates wildlife laws. Your license can be

suspended for a wildlife violation if:

You are convicted.

You plead guilty or no contest.

You enter a plea in abeyance.

You will be notied of any action againstyour privilege after criminal proceedings

conclude. And remember, if your license

is suspended in Utah, you may not be per-

mitted to hunt or sh in most other states.

(Visit ianrc.org to see a map of participat-

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during the states pursuit seasons. Youll nd pursuitseason dates on page 6 and pursuit restrictions onpages 2627.

Age requirements: I youre 11 years old, butyoull turn 12 during 2011, you can apply or apermit to hunt bears in 2011. Please see page 9 ormore inormation.

Private land: The Division cannot guaranteeaccess to any private land. I you plan to huntorengage in any other wildlie-related activitiesonprivate lands, you must obtain WRITTEN permission

rom the landowner or the landowners authorizedrepresentative. For more inormation, please see theTrespassing section on pages 2526.

Guidebook correction: I errors are oundin this guidebook ater it is printed, the Divi-sion will correct them in the online copy. Visitwildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks to view digital versionso all the Divisions guidebooks.

Make a diference: You can get involved inthe decision-making process or Utah wildliemanagementand provide input on rulesand regulationsby attending your localRegional Advisory Council (RAC) meetings. Formore inormation on the RACs and schedules, visitwildlie.utah.gov/public_meetings.

Protection rom discrimination: The Divisionreceives ederal nancial assistance rom the U.S.Fish and Wildlie Service. Under Title VI o the CivilRights Act o 1964, Section 504 o the RehabilitationAct o 1973, Title II o the Americans with DisabilitiesAct o 1990, the Age Discrimination Act o 1975, TitleIX o the Education Amendments o 1972, the U.S.Department o the Interior and its bureaus prohibitdiscrimination on the basis o race, color, nationalorigin, age, disability or sex. I you believe that youhave been discriminated against in any program,activity or acility, or i you desire urther inormationplease write to:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlie ServiceOce or Diversity and Civil Rights Programs

External Programs

4040 North Fairax Drive, Suite 130Arlington, VA 22203

Division unding: The Division is mostly undedby the sale o hunting and shing licenses andthrough ederal aid made possible by an excisetax on the sale o rearms and other hunting- andshing-related equipment.

Boundary descriptionsonline

Looking or a map and a boundary

description or your hunting area? A boundary

description will be printed on your permit.

Youll also nd detailed maps andboundary descriptions online. Visit

wildlie.utah.gov/maps to download and print

your boundaries today.


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UPDATED BEAR MANAGEMENT PLANThe revised plan gives biologists more options in managing Utahs black bear populations.

Increased restrictions on the use o

bait. Archery hunters can still use bait under

the updated plan, but they must now provide

GPS locations or any bait stations theyestablish. The Division will review bait-station

requirements over the next year.

Changes to bearmanagement

One o the biggest changes in the revised plan

is that it considers new actors in determining the

health o Utahs bear populations. Biologists will now

look at both the number o emales and adult males

that hunters harvest. (Adults are ve years o age

and older).

These numbers provide important inormation

about how the bear population is doing.

Justin Dolling, the Divisions game mammals

coordinator, explains, The number o emales is

important because emales give birth to and care or

the cubs, but the number o harvested adult males isthe best early indicator we have about the health o

a bear population.

He notes that hunters usually nd adult males

because adult males wander more than the other

age groups. You know a bear population is in

decline i the number o harvested adult males is

decreasing while the number o harvested emales

is increasing.In the original management plan, biologists

looked at three actors: the percentage o harvested

emales, the average age o harvested bears and the

number o adults that survive rom year to year.

Using data rom two ongoing studiesThe Division plans to use results rom two

important bear studies as biologists implement the

revised plan.

One study involves snagging hair rom bears at

sites across Utah and then using DNA tests to deter-

mine how oten bears visit the research sites. This

study helps biologists determine the total number

o bears in Utah. Its also helping them measure the

growth rate o the states bear population.

Theres more to managing Utahs bear popula-

tions than setting hunt dates or dealing with

nuisance animals.

For years, Division biologists have used a detailedplan to guide their management o the states black

bear populations.

The plan addresses everything rom bear biology

and habitat to depredation and public saety.

In 2010, the Division worked with a diverse

advisory committee to propose changes to this

plan. Division biologists took the revised plan to the

public via the states Regional Advisory Council (RAC)process. Ater hearing the publics input, the Utah

Wildlie Board approved the plan in January 2011.

Highly detailed, the plan gives biologists

more options in managing Utahs bear populations

over the next 12 years. The Division will initially use

the plan to make recommendations or the 2012

hunt seasons.

The revised plan outlines changes to bear hunt-

ing and management, and will integrate the results

o the latest, ongoing research.

Changes to bear huntingThe new plan includes three substantial changes

to Utah bear hunting:

Additional spot-and-stalk-only hunts.

Most o Utahs bear hunters use hounds to

track and tree bears. A ew use archery equip-ment and hunt over bait. Starting in 2012, a

ew areas will become spot-and-stalk-only

hunts, where hunters may not use hounds or

bait.

Holding harvest-objective hunts. Using

harvest-objective hunts, biologists can ocus

more hunters on removing bears that kill

livestock and raid campgrounds. An unlimitednumber o hunters can hunt on a harvest-ob-

jective area. With more hunters aeld, theres

a greater likelihood that a set number o bears

will be harvested. As soon as hunters harvest

a predetermined number o bears (called the

areas quota), the hunt on that area ends or

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The second study requires biologists to visit

bear dens in the winter. They count the number o

cubs in the dens and assess the health o both the

cubs and their mothers. This study provides inorma-

tion about the number o bears added to Utahs

population each year.

With the annual data rom both o these studies,the Divisions biologists will have a much better

understanding o the size and growth o Utahs bear

populations.

Read the revised planThe updated management plan is available

on the Divisions website. You can nd it online at

http://go.usa.gov/rk.

Key acts about therevised plan

Heres a quick look at how the plan has

changed, who changed it, when the changes

take eect and where you can nd the plan

online.What has changed in the plan?

Under the revised plan, the ollowing

changes will aect how bears are hunted,

managed and studied:

Some areas o the state will become

spot-and-stalk-only areas.

Some areas o the state will become

harvest-objective areas. This will acceler-ate the removal o bears that are killing

livestock and raiding campgrounds.

Baiting requirements could become

more restrictive (moved urther away

rom campgrounds).

Biologists will consider new actors in

determining the health o Utahs bear

populations.

Results rom two important bear studies

will be used to better understand and

manage Utahs bear populations.

Who revised the plan?

Division biologists worked with the

10-person Utah Black Bear Advisory Com-

mittee to update the plan. The committee

included members o several groups, including

livestock growers, houndsmen, sportsmen,

bear enthusiasts and others. For a complete

list o participants, see page two o the plan,

located online at http://go.usa.gov/rk.

When will the changes take efect?

Utah will begin using the revised bear

management plan to make recommenda-

tions or the 2012 hunt seasons. The plan will

remain in eect until 2023.

Where can you read the revised plan?

The plan is on the Divisions website at

http://go.usa.gov/rk.

Help protect Utah wildlifeProtecting and preserving Utahs

threatened wildlife is up to each of

us, and together we can make a dif-

ference. Please join Utah Wildlife

In Need as we work together to help

ensure Utahs wildlife treasures are

part of the legacy we leave for our

children and grandchildren.Visit www.uwin.org to learn more

about Utahs threatened species and

about how you can help sustain Utah

wildlife for all to enjoy!


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a blue card in Utah) or a hunting license rom a

previous year with your hunter education number

noted on the license.I you become a Utah resident, and youve

completed a hunter education course in another

state, province or country, you must obtain a blue

card beore you can apply or or buy a resident hunt-

ing license or a resident bear permit. You can obtain

a Utah blue card at any Division oce by providing

proo that youve completed a hunter education

course approved by the Division. The card costs $10.For more inormation on how to com-

plete Utahs hunter education course, see

the inormation box on the next page or visit

wildlie.utah.gov/huntereducation.

Do you have a license?Utah Code 23-19-1 and 23-19-22.5

You must have a current Utah hunting or combi-

nation (hunting and shing) license beore you can:Apply or a black bear limited-entry permit o

any kind, a restricted pursuit permit or a bonus

point

Purchase a black bear pursuit permit

Licenses are available at wildlie.utah.govand

rom license agents and Division oces.

Be sure to take a quick look at the date on your

license beore you apply or any permits or points. Aslong as your license is valid on the date you submit

your application, you dont have to purchase a new

license or the actual hunt.

For example, assume that your license expires on

June 25, 2011. I you apply beore that date, you do

not have to purchase a new license or your hunt. All

hunting and combination licenses are valid or 365

days rom the date o purchase.

Carry your permitI you are successul in obtaining a black bear

permit o any kind, you must have it on your person

while in the eld. You cannot alter your license or

permit, nor can you sell, transer or loan either o

them to another person.

Are you old enough?Utah Code 23-19-22.5 and 23-20-20

To hunt or pursue a black bear in Utah, you mustbe at least 12 years old by Dec. 31, 2011.

Note: I youre 11 years old, but youll be 12 by

Dec. 31, 2011, you may apply or and obtain a black

bear permit this year. All sales are nal.

To learn more about Utahs age requirements,

see the box below.

Have you passed huntereducation?Utah Code 23-19-11 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-23

I you were born ater Dec. 31, 1965, you must

provide proo that youve passed a hunter education

course approved by the Division beore you can apply

or or obtain a hunting license or a bear permit.

This proo can be a hunter education course

Certicate o Completion (this certicate is called

BASIC REQUIREMENTSAre you planning to hunt or pursue black bears in Utah this year? Beore you apply or a

permit, make sure you meet Utahs age, hunter education and license requirements.

Adults must accompanyyoung huntersUtah Code 23-20-20

While hunting with any weapon, a person

under 14 years old must be accompanied

by his or her parent, legal guardian or other

responsible person who is 21 years o age or

older and who has been approved by the par-ent or guardian.

A person at least 14 years old and under

16 years old must be accompanied by a person

21 years o age or older while hunting with any

weapon.

The Division encourages adults to be

amiliar with hunter education guidelines or to

complete the hunter education course beoreaccompanying youth into the eld.

While in the eld, the youth and the adult

must remain close enough or the adult to see

and provide verbal assistance to the young

hunter. Using electronic devices, such as

walkie-talkies or cell phones, does not meet

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Its required: Huntereducation

I you were born ater 1965, you must take

and successully complete the states hunter

education course. Its an easy process:

1. Obtain a hunter education registrationcerticate. Each certicate costs $10, and you can

obtain them online at wildlie.utah.govor over the

counter rom the Division or a license agent.

2. Register or a class with your local hunter

education instructor.

3. Take your registration certicate to your

instructor on the rst night o class.

4. Successully complete the courseyour

instructor will then validate your certicate.

The validated certicate serves as your hunting

license.

Note: Both the registration certicate

and the corresponding hunting license are valid

or 365 days rom the date o purchase. The

license enables you to apply or or obtain permits

in the Divisions hunt drawings. In order to

maximize your hunting opportunities, you should

register or and complete the hunter education

course as soon as possible ater purchasing your

registration certicate.

Ater completing the course, you will receive

your ocial hunter education card (commonly

known as the blue card) by mail. It will be

sent to the address listed on your registration

certicate. This card certies that you passed

hunter education.

You should also keep the ollowing in mind:

Hunters under the age o 16 must be accom-

panied by an adult while hunting.

Regardless o when a student graduates, all

hunting regulations (such as season dates

and bag limits) will apply.Students who are planning to hunt out o

state should allow enough time or their

hunter education card to arrive in the mail.

For more inormation or to see a list o

online hunter education courses, please visit

wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation. You can

also contact your local Division ofce or call

801-538-4727.

If you want to hunt it tomorrow,

help us protect it today.

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BLACK BEAR PERMITSIn Utah, you must have a valid permit in your possession in order to harvest or pursue a black

bear. This section describes Utahs bear permits and explains how you can obtain them.

on all other units, except the other restricted

pursuit units during the summer seasons. This

permit is available through the states beardrawing. For more inormation on this new

permit, see Pursuit permits on page 15.

Bear limited-entry permit (any legal

weapon)This permit authorizes you to use

any legal weapon to pursue and harvest one

black bear in the area and season specied on

your permit. This permit is available through

the states bear drawing.Bear limited-entry archery permit

This permit authorizes you to use archery

tackle to pursue and harvest one black bear

in the area and season specied on your

permit. This permit is available through the

states bear drawing.

Bear premium limited-entry permit

(any legal weapon)This permit

authorizes you to use any legal weapon to

pursue and harvest one black bear in the area

and seasons specied on your permit. This

permit allows hunting during both the spring

and all seasons. It is available through the

states bear drawing.

You may not apply or or obtain more than one

permit to harvest a bear in 2011. You can, however,

obtain a bear pursuit permit in addition to a limited-entry permit.

Applying or a bearpermitUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-3, R657-33-27, R657-42 and R657-62

Your rst, and probably only, chance to obtain

a bear permit is through the states bear drawing.

Please note the ollowing dates i you want to applyor a permit and enter the drawing.

February 3: Apply online or a permit or

bonus pointBeginning Feb. 3, 2011, both residents

and nonresidents can apply or a bear permitor a

bonus pointonline at wildlie.utah.gov.

Types o permitsUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-3 and R657-33-27

I you want to pursue or hunt black bear in Utah,your permit options are as ollows:

Bear pursuit permitThis permit autho-

rizes you to pursue, but not kill, black bears

on any pursuit unit that is not designated as

restricted during all three pursuit seasons (see

page 6 or season dates). You may also use a

pursuit permit on restricted pursuit units dur-

ing the spring and all pursuit seasons. You canpurchase a pursuit permit at wildlie.utah.gov,

rom a license agent or at any Division oce.

Bear restricted pursuit permitThis

permit authorizes you to pursue, but not kill,

black bears on one o the three restricted

pursuit units listed in the table on page 33.

The permit is also valid or all pursuit seasons

Why oer a pursuit

season?Using dogs to pursue or track bears is how

many Utah houndsmen train their animals.

Ater the dogs tree a bearand the hounds-

men sometimes take a ew photosthe bear

returns to the wild unharmed.

Black bears developed the ability to climbtrees as a way to escape natural predators such

as grizzly bears and wolves. As a result, being

chased up a tree by dogs is an extension o the

black bears natural history.

By pursuing bears with dogswithout

harvesting the bearhoundsmen can gain

valuable experience that will help them ater

they draw a limited-entry hunting permit.The training process has at least one po-

tentially negative eect: it may drain a bears

energy i pursuit occurs too oten. To minimize

this negative eect, pursuit with dogs is not al-

lowed during most o the all when black bears

are adding the necessary at reserves to survive

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limited-entry permit (any legal weapon) or a

limited-entry archery permit. I you draw an

archery permit, you can bait bears, but you

must obtain a certicate o registration beore

you set up a bait station. For more inormation

on this requirement, see pages 2223.

When you submit your application, youll becharged a nonreundable $10 application ee. I

you purchase your hunting or combination license

during the application process, youll also be charged

a license ee. Permit ees will be charged ater the

drawing, i you are successul.

You can use American Express, Discover, Mas-

terCard and VISA credit or debit cards as payment,

and they must be valid through April 2011. You can

also use a pre-paid credit card. I you have questions

about using a pre-paid credit card, check with your

nancial institution or more inormation.

February 23: Deadline or permit

applications and bonus pointsUtah Admin. Rule R657-62

You must apply or a bear premium limited-

entry permit, a bear limited-entry permit, a bearrestricted pursuit permit or a bear bonus point onlineor by phone no later than Feb. 23, 2011. Theres an11 p.m. deadline or online applications and a 6 p.m.deadline or phone applications. To apply, simply

visit wildlie.utah.govor call any Division oce.

Withdrawing and resubmitting your application

Did you make a mistake in your online permit

application? Simply withdraw your original onlineapplication and submit a new, correct application

beore 11 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2011.

You must have your conrmation number,

your customer ID and your date o birth in order to

withdraw your application. For each new application

you submit, you will be charged a $10 nonreund-

able application ee.

You can also apply by calling any Division oce

during regular business hours (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,

Monday through Thursday).

To apply or a resident permit, you must be

a resident on the date the permit is purchased.

March 14, 2011 is considered the purchase date o

the permit and the date by which you must establishresidency in the state o Utah. Only nonresidents

may apply or nonresident permits. To determine

whether youre a resident, please see the denition

on page 35.

Heres what you need to know in order to

apply or a bear premium limited-entry permit,

limited-entry permit, restricted pursuit permit or

bonus point:

You may select up to three hunt unit choices

when applying or a bear permit. Your choices

must be listed in order o preerence.

You cannot apply or both a bear limited-entry

permit (archery or any legal weapon) anda

bonus point.

Group applications are not accepted.

When applying, you must speciy whether you

want a restricted pursuit permit, a premiumlimited-entry permit (any legal weapon), a

Guides and outttersGuides must be licensed by the state o

Utahand operate under a state-licensed

outtterbeore they can legally take bear

hunters into the eld. Guides may not operateindependently.

The Utah Division o Occupational and

Proessional Licensing is the regulatory agency

or this law. To learn more about becoming

a licensed guide or outtter, please visit

http://go.usa.gov/ODd.

I you are a licensed guide or outtter

and you charge a customer more than $100or a bear hunting or pursuit tripyou

do not have to purchase a separate bear

pursuit permit.

I you are a hunter who wants to use

a particular guide or outtter, please visit

http://go.usa.gov/ODvto determine i he or she

is licensed to operate in Utah.

ResidencyUtah Code 23-13-2(37)

Beore you apply or a black bear permit,

its important to know whether you are a legal

resident o the state o Utah. See the denition

o residency on page 35 to determine whether

you are a resident or a nonresident.


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To protect applicants privacyand to comply

with changes in governmental records access

lawsyoull receive access to only your own draw-ing results.

I you draw a hunting permit, youll receive

your permit in the mail in April ater you complete

the mandatory bear orientation course. For more

inormation, see page 14.

Please be aware that i you receive your permit,

and then the credit card you used or payment is

reused, your permit becomes invalid and you maynot participate in the bear pursuit or hunt. I this

happens, please call 1-800-221-0659 to resolve

the problem.

I you need help with your online application,

please call any Division oce beore 6 p.m. on Feb.

23, 2011. A Division employee will be available toassist you!

February 23: Deadline or withdrawing

your applicationI you decide not to hunt, you can withdraw your

online permit application at no cost until 11 p.m. on

Feb. 23, 2011.

Please remember that the application ee is not

reundable.

March 14: Drawing results availableYoull be notied o your drawing results

by e-mail. You can also learn your drawing results

by visiting wildlie.utah.govor by calling 1-800-221-

0659, starting March 14, 2011.

Bonus pointsUtah Admin. Rule R657-62-8

You will receive a bonus point every year you

apply or a bear permit but dont draw one.

I you dont want to hunt a bear in the current

year, you may apply or a bonus point by selecting

the appropriate bonus point code (BER) and pay-

ing the $10 application ee. The application period

is Feb. 323, 2011.

To apply or a bonus point, you must be

eligible or the hunt or which you are applying.

For example, i you are eligible or a bear permit,

you are eligible to apply or a bear bonus point.

You may apply or either a bear permit or a

bonus point, but NOT both.

How your bonus points work in the drawing

Fity percent (rounded down) o the permits

or each hunting unit are reserved or ap-

plicants with the most bonus points.

Applicants are sorted into groups by the

number o bonus points, rom highest

to lowest.

You receive one random drawing numberor your bear permit application and one

or each bear bonus point you already have.

Your lowest random number is then used in

the drawing.

Reserved permits are allocated (by a ran-

dom drawing number) to eligible applicants

with the greatest number o bonus points.

Then, any remaining reserved permits are

allocated to eligible applicants with the

next greatest number o bonus points.

The allocation process continues until all

reserved permits have been issued.

I your circumstances changeand you

decide not to huntyou may choose to

surrender your bear permit. I you surrender

it beore the season opening date, the Divi-

sion can waive the waiting period, reinstate

your bonus points and award you a bonus

point or the current year (just as i youhadnt drawn a permit).

When you CANNOT apply or a bear permit orreceive a bonus point

You cannot apply or a bear permit or obtain a

bonus point i either o the ollowing

conditions apply:

You are currently under wildlie license

suspension or hunting bear.You are currently under a waiting period

or bear.

For a complete copy o these regulations, visit

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March 21: Remaining permits availableAny permits remaining ater the bear drawing

will be available beginning March 21, 2011 at 7

a.m. You can buy permits at wildlie.utah.govand at

license agent locations and Division oces.

Remaining permits are available on a rst-come,

rst-served basis. You must have a valid huntinglicense or a combination license to buy one o

these permits.

A license agent list is available online at

wildlie.utah.gov/licenses/agent.html.Beore you visit

any o the agents, contact them to veriy their hours

o operation.

Any bear limited-entry permit purchased ater

the season opens is not valid until seven days ater

the date o purchase.

Conservation andsportsman permitsUtah Admin. Rule R657-41

Conservation permits or taking black bear

are oten available through ocial tax-exempt

conservation organizations. These groups sell the

permits at auction or use them in wildlie-relatedundraising activities.

Sportsman permits are available through

the sportsman permit drawing. For more inorma-

tion about this drawing, see page 23 o the 2011

Utah Big Game Application Guidebook located online

at wildlie.utah.gov/guidebooks.

A complete copy o the conservation and

sportsman permit regulations (Utah Admin. RuleR657-41) is available at Division oces or at

wildlie.utah.gov/rules.

Bear orientation courseI you draw any bear limited-entry permit

(archery, any legal weapon or premium), you must

complete a bear orientation course.

You will nd the course online atgo.usa.gov/rm4.

Ater you successully complete the course, the

Division will mail your permit.

Harvest reportingUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-17

I you harvest a bear, you must contact the

Division within 48 hours. You will need to report

where the bear was taken and meet with a Division

employee to have a permanent tag axed to

the carcass.To report your harvest ater business hours

(7 a.m.6 p.m., Monday through Thursday) or over

the weekend, please call your local police depart-

ment (on a non-emergency line). They will contact a

conservation ocer who can assist you.

For more inormation on the reporting and tag-

ging process, see page 24.

Participating in surveysUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-24

I the Division contacts you about your bear

hunting experience, please participate in the survey

regardless o your success. Your participation helps

the Division evaluate population trends, assess har-

vest success and collect other valuable inormation.

Avoid harvesting collaredemales

The Division is conducting a multi-year

study to learn more about black bear reproduc-

tion. Biologists in each o the Divisions ve

regions have placed GPS collars on emalebears to see how oten they reproduce and to

learn how many o their cubs survive.

To ensure the ongoing success of this

study, the Division requests that you

avoid harvesting collared female bears.

Following the signals rom the collars, the

biologists nd and enter the bears dens in late

February and early March. They tranquilize the

emale and any one-year-old bears she has

with her. Then they check the bears health and

gather biological data.

I the emale has newborn cubs, the biolo-

gists do not tranquilize them. They do a quick

physical assessment and return the cubs to

their mother.

In early 2010, the study data indicated

that approximately 90 percent o yearling cubssurvived the winter.

This data is valuable to biologists and

provides more inormation on the well-being

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Sales nal: exceptionsand reundsUtah Code 23-19-38, 23-19-38.2 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-42

Some hunters successully obtain licenses

or permits and then realizeor one reason or

anotherthat they wont be able to use them. In

most cases, the Division cannot reund the cost othe license or permit, but there are some exceptions.

The Division may provide a reund under the ollow-

ing circumstances:

The Division or the Utah Wildlie Board cancels

the hunt or which you obtained the permit.

The Division determines that it collected a ee

rom you by mistake.

You obtain a limited-entry permit and thensurrender it to the Division no less than 30 days

beore the season-opening date. Under these

circumstances, you will receive a reund o the

permit eeminus a $25 reund eeand

your bonus points will be reinstated.

You become ill or suer an injury that prevents

you rom participating in the hunt you

obtained a permit or. To receive a reund, you

must provide verication rom a physician o

your illness or injury. You must also surrender

the permit beore the season the permit was

issued or ends. You cannot receive a reund i

you hunted.

I youre a member o the United States Armed

Forces, or a public health or a public saety

organization, you might be eligible or a reundi youre mobilized or deployed in the interest

o national deense or emergency, and your

mobilization or deployment prevents you rom

participating in the hunting or shing activity

you bought the license or permit or.

A reund may also be granted i the permit

holder dies beore he or she can participate in

the hunt.

I any o the above circumstances apply to your

situation, you can obtain a reund-request orm at

wildlie.utah.gov/licenses/reund_surrender.

Surrendering a permitI you obtain a permit and decide not to use it,

you may surrender the permit to any Division oce.

I you do so beore the season opening date, the Divi-

sion can waive the waiting period and reinstate yourbonus points.


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Please see Utah Code 23-19-38 and Utah

Admin. Rule R657-42 at wildlie.utah.gov/rules

or more inormation on permit surrender

and reallocation.

Duplicate licensesUtah Code 23-19-10 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-42

I your valid license, permit or tag is destroyed,lost or stolen, you may obtain a duplicate rom a Divi-

sion oce or license agent or $10 or hal o the price

o the original license or permit, whichever is less.

The Division may waive the ee or a duplicate

unexpired license, permit or tag, provided you did

not receive the original document.

To obtain the duplicate license, permit or tag,

you may be required to complete an adavit testiy-ing to its loss, destruction or thet.

Exchanging a permitI you obtain a bear limited-entry permit (any

legal weapon), you can exchange it or a bear

limited-entry archery permit. Likewise, you can

exchange a bear limited-entry archery permit or a

bear limited-entry permit (any legal weapon).

The Division will charge a $10 ee i you ex-change your permit.

Reallocated permits andcosts

Any limited-entry permit surrendered to the

Division shall be reallocated through the drawing

process. The Division will make a reasonable eort

to contact the next person listed on the alternate

drawing list. Any person who accepts the oeredreallocated permit must pay the applicable permit

ee. The reallocation process will continue or all sur-

rendered permits until the Division has reallocated

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Firearms and huntingequipment

Several rules apply to the firearms and archery

tackle you can use to harvest a bear in Utah.

FirearmsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6

To harvest a black bear, you may use any rearm

not capable o being red ully automatic, except arearm using a rimre cartridge.

Archery equipmentUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-6

To hunt a bear with archery tackle, your equip-

ment must meet all o the ollowing requirements:

Your bow must have a minimum pull o 40

pounds at the draw or the peak, whichever

comes rst.Your arrowheads must have two or more

sharp-cutting edges that cannot pass through

a 7/8 inch ring. I youre using expanding

arrowheads, the arrowheads must have two

or more sharp-cutting edges that cannot pass

through a 7/8 inch ring when expanded.

Your arrows must be at least 20 inches

long, rom the tip o the arrowhead to the tipo the nock, and must weigh at least

300 grains.

You may not use any o the ollowing archery

equipment to take a bear:

A crossbow (please see page 15 or an excep-

tion to this rule)

Arrows with chemically treated or

explosive arrowheadsA mechanical device that holds the bow at any

increment o draw

A release aid that is not handheld or that sup-

ports the draw weight o the bow

A bow with an attached electronic range-

nding device or a magniying-aiming device

Hunting hoursUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-5

During the spring and all seasons, you may

pursue or take bear rom 30 minutes beore ocial

sunrise until 30 minutes ater ocial sunset. During

the summer pursuit season, you can pursue bears

rom 5 a.m. until 30 minutes ater ocial sunset.

See page 6 or season dates.

Checkpoints and ocercontactsUtah Code 23-20-25

To help the Division ulll its responsibility as

trustee and custodian o Utahs wildlie, Division

conservation ocers and biologists monitor the

taking and possession o black bears and the

required permits, rearms and equipment used orhunting. You should expect to encounter conserva-

tion ocers and biologists checking hunters in the

eld and at checkpoints.

I youre contacted by a conservation ocer, you

must provide the ocer with the items he or she

requests, including any licenses and permits required

or hunting, any devices used to participate in hunt-

ing and any game youve taken. These contacts allow

the Division to collect valuable inormation about

Utahs black bear populations.

Aiding or assisting inviolationsUtah Code 23-20-23

You may not aid or assist another person to

violate any provisions o the Wildlie Resources Code,

rule, proclamation or guidebook.The penalty or aiding or assisting is the same as

that imposed or the primary violation.

FIELD REQUIREMENTSSeveral rules govern black bear hunting in Utah. These rules exist to help keep you sae and

to ensure an ethical hunt. Please be amiliar with the requirements or carrying and using

rearms and archery tackle. You should also know the dierent types o hunting methods you

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Please remember that i you carry arrows in or

on a vehicle, the arrows must be in an arrow quiver

or a closed case.

I you obtain a bear limited-entry archery

permit, you may not possess or be in control o a

rearmor have a rearm in your camp or motor

vehicleduring a bear archery hunt. The onlyexceptions to this rule are the ollowing:

Hunters who are licensed to hunt upland

game or waterowl (You must comply with the

regulations in the Upland Game Guidebook or

Waterowl Guidebook, and you may possess

only those rearms and archery equipment

that are legal or taking upland game or

waterowl.)

Hunters who are licensed to hunt big game

species during hunts that coincide with the

bear archery hunt

Livestock owners who are protecting

their livestock

Individuals who are licensed to carry a con-

cealed weapon in accordance with Utah Code

53-5-7. (You may not use your concealed

rearm to hunt or take protected wildlie.)

Traps and trapping devicesUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-7

You may not take a bear with a trap, snare or any

other trapping device, except as authorized by the

Division. Any bear accidentally caught in any trap-

ping device must be released unharmed, and must

not be pursued or taken.

You must obtain written permission rom a Divi-

sion representative beore you remove the carcass o

a bear rom any trapping device. The carcass remains

the property o the state o Utah and must be sur-

rendered to the Division.

Loaded rearms in a vehicleUtah Code 76-10-502, 76-10-504, 76-10-505 and 76-10-523

You may not carry a loaded rearm in or on a ve-hicle unless you meet all o the ollowing conditions:

You own the vehicle or have permission rom

the vehicles owner.

The rearm is a handgun.

You are 18 years o age or older.

A pistol, revolver, rife or shotgun is considered to

be loaded when there is an unexpended cartridge,

shell or projectile in the ring position.

Pistols and revolvers are also considered to

be loaded when an unexpended cartridge, shell

or projectile is in a position whereby the manual

Are you allowed topossess a weapon?

It is illegal under Utah Code 76-10-503 to

possess or use a rearm, muzzleloader, archery

tackle or any other dangerous weapon i you:

Have been convicted o or are underindictment or any elony oense;

Are on probation or parole or a elony

oense;

Are on parole rom a secure acility;

Have been adjudicated delinquent

(juvenile) in the last seven years o an

oense which i committed by an adult

would have been a elony;

Are an unlawul user o a controlled

substance;

Have been ound not guilty by reason o

insanity or a elony oense;

Have been ound mentally incompetent

to stand trial or a elony oense;

Have been adjudicated mentally deec-

tive as provided in the ederal Brady

Handgun Violence Prevention Act;Have been committed to a mental

institution;

Are an alien who is illegally in the United

States;

Have been dishonorably discharged rom

the armed orces; or

Have renounced your United States

citizenship.The purchase or possession o any hunting

license, permit, tag or certicate o registration

rom the Division o Wildlie Resources does

not authorize the holder to legally possess or

use a rearm, muzzleloader, archery tackle, or

any other dangerous weapon while hunting i

they are otherwise restricted rom possessing

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operation o any mechanism once would cause the

unexpended cartridge, shell or projectile to be red.

A muzzleloading rearm is considered loaded

when it is capped or primed and has a powder

charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinders.

The rearm restrictions in this section do not

apply to concealed rearm permit holders carryinga concealed weapon in accordance with Utah Code

76-10-504, provided the person is not utilizing the

concealed rearm to hunt or take wildlie.

Please see Utah Code 76-10-504 and 76-10-

523 at wildlie.utah.gov/rules or more inormation.

Areas where you cannotdischarge a rearmUtah Code 76-10-508 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-12

You may not discharge a dangerous

weapon or rearm under any o the ollowing

circumstances:

From a vehicle

From, upon or across any highway

At power lines or signs

At railroad equipment or acilities, including

any sign or signalWithin Utah state park camp or picnic sites,

overlooks, gol courses, boat ramps or devel-

oped beaches

Without written permission rom the owner or

property manager, within 600 eet o:

A house, dwelling or any other building

Any structure in which a domestic animal iskept or ed, including a barn, poultry yard,

corral, eeding pen or stockyard

State parksUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-8 and R651-614-4

Hunting any wildlie is prohibited within

the boundaries o all state park areas, except those

designated open to hunting by the Division o Parks

and Recreation in Utah Admin. Rule R651-614-4.

Hunting with rifles, handguns or muzzleload-ers in park areas designated open to hunting is

prohibited within one mile o all park acilities,

including buildings, camp or picnic sites, overlooks,

gol courses, boat ramps and developed beaches.

Hunting with shotguns or archery tackle is

prohibited within one-quarter mile o the

above areas.

Camp and hike responsiblyThousands o black bears live in Utahs or-

ests and mountains, oten in the same places

we like to camp, hike and recreate.

I a bear obtains ood rom a campsite

even onceit may become aggressive in

uture visits. This almost guarantees the bear

will have to be destroyed. Fortunately, there

are steps you can take to protect both you and

the bear.

Maintain a bear-sae campsite

Store ood, drinks and scented items

securely (in your vehicle, a bear-sae

container or a treenever in your tent)Dispose o trash in bear-proo dumpsters,

i available

Wipe down picnic tables

Burn ood o stoves or grills

Pitch tents away rom trails in

the backcountry

Always sleep inside your tent

Never approach or eed a bear

Report bear sightings to your

campground host

Take precautions while hiking

Stay alert at dawn and dusk, when bears

are more active

Go with a group, i possible

Make noise as you travel through

dense cover

Stay away rom animal carcasses

Store ood, trash and scented items (such

as sunscreen) in airtight plastic bags

Keep kids in the center o the group

Report a nuisance bear

I you see a bear in a residential area or you

encounter an aggressive bear, please contact

a Division oce immediately. We will notiy a

conservation ocer or transer you directly to

law enorcement personnel.

I your encounter or sighting occurs ater

business hours (7 a.m.6 p.m., Monday

through Thursday) or over the weekend, please

call the police. They will contact a conservation

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Carrying a dangerousweapon while under theinfuence o alcohol or drugsUtah Code 76-10-528

You may not carry a dangerous weapon or

hunt bear while under the infuence o alcohol

or drugs. Please see Utah Code 76-10-528 at

wildlie.utah.gov/rules or more inormation.

Prohibited huntingmethodsUtah Code 23-20-3, 23-20-12 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-9

A black bear may be taken or pursued only

during open seasons and open hours, using only themethods listed in this guidebook. Otherwise it is

unlawul or any person to:

Possess, capture, kill, injure, drug, rope, trap,

snare or in any way harm or transport a bear

Restrict or hinder a bears ability to escape

ater it has been pursued, chased, treed,

cornered, legally baited or held at bay

You may not:Engage in a canned hunt

Take a bear rom an airplane or any

other airborne vehicle or device, or rom

any motorized terrestrial, aquatic or recre-

ational vehicle

SpotlightingUtah Code 23-20-3, 76-10-504, 76-10-523 and Utah Admin. Rule

R657-33-10

You may not use spotlighting to take a

black bear.

You may not use a spotlight, headlight or

other articial light to locate any protected wildlie

while having in your possession a rearm or other

weapon or device that could be used to take or injure

protected wildlie.

The use o a spotlight or other articial lightin any area where protected wildlie are generally

ound is prima acie evidence o attempting to locate

protected wildlie. (Prima acie evidence means that

i youre spotlighting, the burden o proo alls on

you to prove that you were not attempting to locate

protected wildlie.)

The provisions o this section do not apply to

the use o the headlights o a motor vehicle or otherarticial light in a usual manner where there is no

attempt or intent to locate protected wildlie.

In addition, the above restrictions do not apply

to concealed carry permit holders carrying a con-

cealed weapon in accordance with Utah Code 76-

10-504 and 76-10-523. See wildlie.utah.gov/rules

or more inormation.

Party huntingUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-11

A person may not harvest a bear or another person.

Use o dogsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-12

You may use dogs to harvest or pursue bear

only during the open seasons and hours listed in

this guidebook.

Fewer conficts during thesummer

The Division is grateul to houndsmen or

the courtesy they showed campers, hikers,

cabin owners and other outdoor enthusiasts

last summer. Division personnel received lessthan six complaints in 2010, as compared to

more than 150 in 2009.

Some o this improvement is likely due to

the new restricted pursuit units and pack size

changes, but its obvious that houndsmen also

made a strong eort to minimize noise and

commotion during the summer months.

Thank you or your hard work to resolve

this problem and or your ongoing eorts in

summer 2011.

Limit to hounds innational orest36 CFR 261.58 (s)

The U.S. Forest Service has a new regulation

on the number o dogs permitted in the Manti-

La Sal National Forest. Beginning in 2011,

individuals and groups may have no more than

16 dogs within the orest boundaries.

For more inormation, visit s.usda.gov/

mantilasalor contact the U.S. Forest Service

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During the summer pursuit season, you may not

use more than eight dogs at one time to pursue a

black bear on any unit.

I you are the owner or handler o the dogs, you

must have a valid bear permit in your possession

while you are harvesting or pursuing bear. However,

there are some exceptions to this rule or guides andouttters licensed in the state o Utah.

I you are already a Utah-licensed guide or

outtter, see Pursuit restrictions on pages 2627.

To learn more about becoming a Utah-licensed guide

or outtter, see the inormation box on page 12.

When dogs are used to pursue a bear, the

licensed hunter who intends to take the bear must

be present when the dogs are released. Then, the

licensed hunter must continuously participate in the

hunt until it ends.

When dogs are used to harvest a bearand

there is not an open pursuit seasonthe owner or

handler o the dogs must:

Have either a valid pursuit permit and be ac-

companied by a licensed hunter

OR

Have a valid limited-entry permit (eitherarchery or any legal weapon) or the limited-

entry unit being hunted

Bear baitingUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-13

You can only bait a bear i you obtain both a

bear limited-entry archery permit and a certicate

o registration.Only hunters listed on the certicate o

registration may hunt over the bait station, and the

certicate o registration must be in the hunters pos-

session while hunting over the bait station.

Any person who tends a bait station must also be

listed on the certicate o registration.

I you are listed on a bait-station certicate The

ollowing sections provide essential inormation

about using bait and obtaining a certicate o

registration.

Using baitUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-14

You may establish or use no more than two bait

stations at one time during either open season.

HUNTING AND OHVs TIPS

stateparks.utah.gov

O-highway vehicles (OHVs) are a greatmeans of transportation to hunting areas.At the same time, you need to beconsiderate of other hunters and makeevery eort to avoid disturbing wildlife.

Begin hunting only after your parking your

machine at a designated parking area.

Dont ruin another hunters trip. Know andfollow vehicle-use regulations for yourhunting unit.

Stay on existing roads and trails to protectnatural resources, wildlife habitat and yourriding privileges.

It is illegal to carry loaded rearms on orto shoot from your OHV.

Drivers aged 8 to 15 must possess an OHVeducation certicate to legally drive onpublic land.

Drivers aged 16 and older must have avalid drivers license or an OHV educationcerticate.

Properly tted and fastened helmets arerequired for all riders under age 18, and arerecommend for everyone.

Out-of-state residents may need topurchase a nonresident permit to ride anOHV. Call 1-800-648-7433 for details.

OHVs operate or transported on publiclands, roads or trails must be registered.

Utah State Parks is the state OHV authority providing access, education and searchand rescue on Utahs trails.

1-800-648-7433


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To obtain a certicate o registration or baiting,

you must provide the ollowing inormation to

the Division:

The type o bait you will use

The GPS coordinates (UTM, including the

datum, or latitude and longitude) o the bait

stationWritten permission rom the appropriate

landowner i you want to bait and hunt on

private land

I you want to move a bait station, you must rst

remove all materials used as bait rom the original

station. Then, you must apply or a new certicate o

registration. The Division will not issue a certicate

o registration or your new station until you clean

up your old station.

I you are interested in baiting on lands

administered by the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau

o Land Management, you must veriy that these

areas are open to baiting beore you apply or a

bear limited-entry archery permit. I you bait a bear

illegally on ederal lands, you can be prosecuted

under ederal law.

You can learn whether ederal lands are openby contacting district oces. Baiting locations and

applicable travel restrictions must be veried by

the district supervisor beore you can apply or a

certicate o registration.

Areas generally closed to baiting stations by

these ederal agencies include:

Designated wilderness areas

Heavily used drainages or recreation areasCritical watersheds

The Division will send a copy o the certicate o

registration to the private landowner or appropriate

district oce o the land management agency that

manages the land where the bait station will be

placed, as identied by the hunter on the application

or a certicate o registration.

I you apply or a certicate o registration, thereis a $10 nonreundable application ee.

I a bait station lures a bear, you may not use

a rearm or dogs to take the bear. With a bear

limited-entry archery permit, you may use archery

tackle only, even when hunting bear away rom the

bait station.

Bait may not be contained innor can it

includeany metal, glass, porcelain, plastic, card-board or paper. The bait station must be marked with

a sign provided by the Division and posted within 10

eet o the bait.

You may place bait only in areas open to hunting

and only during the open seasons. All materials

used as bait must be removed within 72 hours ater

the season ends or within 72 hours ater the person

or persons who are registered or that bait station

harvest a bear.

You may use nongame sh as bait, except sh

listed as prohibited in Utah Admin. Rule R657-13 and

in the 2011 Utah Fishing Guidebook. You may not

use any other species o protected wildlie as bait.

You may use domestic livestock or its partsin-

cluding processed meat scrapsas bait, as long

as you have all o the ollowing documentation in

your possession:A certicate rom a licensed veterinarian that

certies the domestic livestock or its parts does

not have a contagious disease, and that states

the cause and date o death

A certicate o brand inspection or other proo

o ownership or legal possession

You may not place bait in either o the

ollowing areas:Within 100 yards o water, a public road or a

designated trail

Within a hal-mile o any permanent dwelling

or campground

Obtaining a certicate oregistrationUtah Code 23-20-3

The Division issues certicates o registrationonly to hunters who have valid bear limited-entry

archery permits.

You can obtain the certicate o registration by

visiting the Division oce in the region where you

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Permanent tagUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-17

The permit holder must take the harvested bear

to a conservation ocer or Division oce within

48 hours ater the date o kill. A Division employee

will ax a permanent possession tag to the pelt or

unskinned carcass.I you need to reach a conservation ocer ater

regular business hours, over the weekend, or on a

holiday, contact your local police dispatch oce.

You may not possess an unskinned carcass or a

green pelt ater the 48-hour check-in period without

a permanent tag. In addition, you cannot ship a green

pelt out o Utah or present it to a taxidermist i the pelt

does not have a permanent possession tag attached.

Transporting a bearUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-18

I you are a permit holder who has legally har-

vested a bear, you may transport the carcass under

the ollowing conditions:

The bear is properly tagged.

You have physical possession o the appropri-

ate permit.Exporting a bear rom UtahUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-19

You may export a legally taken bear or its parts i

you have a valid bear permit, and the bear is properly

tagged with a permanent possession tag.

You may not ship a bear pelt rom Utahor

cause one to be shippedwithout rst obtaining

a shipping permit issued by an authorized Divisionrepresentative.

Disposal o wildlie

DonatingUtah Code 23-20-9 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-20

A person may donate protected wildlie or

its parts to another person only at one o the ollow-

ing locations:The residence o the donor

The residence o the recipient

A meat locker

A storage plant

A meat-processing acility

Possession andtransportation

Ater you harvest a bear, there are several rules

governing its possession and transportation.

Tagging requirements

Utah Code 23-20-3 and 23-20-30 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-15Beore you move the bears carcass or leave

the site o the kill, you must tag the carcass with a

temporary possession tag. The tag is only valid or 48

hours ater the date o kill and must remain attached

to the pelt or unskinned carcass until the permanent

possession tag is attached.

To tag a carcass with a temporary possession tag,

you should perorm the ollowing steps:

Completely detach the tag rom the permit

Completely remove the notches that

correspond with the date the animal was taken

and the sex o the animal

Attach the tag to the carcass so that the tag

remains securely astened and visible

Note: You may not remove more than one notch

indicating date or sex, nor tag more than one carcass

using the same tag.You may not hunt or pursue a bear ater any o

the notches have been removed rom the tag or ater

the tag has been detached rom the permit.

You may not possess a bear pelt or unskinned

carcass without a valid permanent possession tag

axed to the pelt or unskinned carcass. This provi-

sion does not apply to a person in possession o a

properly tagged carcass or pelt within 48 hours aterthe kill, provided the person was issued and is in

possession o a valid permit.

Evidence o sex and ageUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-16

Evidence o the bears sex must remain attached

to the bears carcass or pelt until a Division employee

attaches a permanent tag.

The permit holder must bring the pelt and skullto a conservation ocer or Division oce in an un-rozen condition. This allows Division biologists togather management data.

The Division may seize any pelt not accompanied

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The livestock owner may notiy a

USDA-Wildlie Services specialist o the depre-

dation, and that specialist or another agency

employee may then take the depredating bear.

A depredating bear may be taken at any time by

a USDA-Wildlie Services specialist. This individual

must be supervised by the USDA-Wildlie Servicesprogram and be perorming their assigned

duties in accordance with procedures approved by

the Division.

A depredating bear may be taken with any

weapon authorized or taking bear. It may also

be taken with snares, i the Division director provides

written authorization. The use o snares will be

authorized only when numerous livestock have been

killed by a depredating bear and the kills have been

veried by Wildlie Services or Division personnel.

Ater harvest, the depredating bear must be

delivered to a Division oce or employee within

72 hours.

The pelt o the depredating bear shall remain the

property o the state, unless the Division sells a bear

damage permit to the person who killed it. A person

may acquire only one bear annually.Hunters interested in taking depredating bear

may contact the Division, and the agency will call

them as needed.

Extended and preseasonhuntsUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-25

The Division may authorize an extended or pre-

season hunt on selected limited-entry hunting units

to control depredation or nuisance problems.

The Division director may authorize only those

hunters who drew a limited-entry permit to hunt in

that area to participate in a preseason or extended

season hunt.

TrespassingUtah Code 23-20-14, 23-21-14 and 23-20-3.5

While taking wildlie or engaging in wildlie-

related activities, you may not do any o the

ollowing activities:

Enter upon privately owned land that is

cultivated or properly posted without the

permission o the owner or the person in

charge o the land

A written statement o donation must be kept

with the protected wildlie or parts showing all o

the ollowing inormation:

The number and species o protected wildlie

or parts donated

The date o donation

The license or permit number o the donor andthe permanent possession tag number

The signature o the donor

A green pelt o any bear donated to another per-

son must have a permanent possession tag axed.

Along with the pelt, the recipient must also retain

the written statement o donation.

Purchasing or sellingUtah Code 23-20-3 andUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-21

You may purchase or sell legally obtained,

tanned bear hides.

You may not purchase, sell, oer or sale or

barter a green pelt, gall bladder, tooth, claw, paw or

skull o any bear.

Wasting wildlieUtah Code 23-20-8 and Utah Admin. Rule R657-33-22

You may not wasteor permit to be wastedany protected wildlie or its parts.

Note: The skinned carcass o a bear may be let

in the eld and does not constitute a waste o wild-

lie. However, the Division recommends that hunters

remove the carcass rom the eld.

Livestock depredationUtah Admin. Rule R657-33-23

I a bear is harassing, chasing, disturbing,

harming, attacking or killing livestock (cattle, sheep,

goats and turkeys), or has committed such an act

within the past 72 hours, livestock owners have the

ollowing options:

In depredation cases, the livestock owner, an

immediate amily member or an employee o

the owner on a regular payroll (not someone

hired specically to take the bear), may kill

the bear.

A landowner or livestock owner may notiy

the Division o the depredation or any human

health and saety concerns. The Division can

then authorize a local hunter to take the

oending bear or notiy a USDA-Wildlie

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Obtain permission to huntprivate property

I you want to hunt on private property,

you must obtain written permission rom the

landowner beore you can hunt. Ideally, you

should have permission beore you even applyor a permit.

I you obtain written permission in

advance, you know youll be able to use the

permit i you draw it.

The Division cannot guarantee access to

private land, and the agency does not have

the names o landowners who own property

where hunts occur.

You are guilty of a class B misdemeanor

if you violate any provision described in this

section. Your license, tag or permit privileges may

also be suspended.

Harvest and pursuit

restrictionsUtah Code 23-20-3 and Utah Admin. Rules R657-33-25 and R657-33-26

Depending on the type o permit you obtain,

various restrictions apply.

Harvest restrictionsI you obtain a valid permit to harvest a bear,

you may take only one bear in the season and area

specied on your permit. Likewise, you may use onlythe weapon listed on your permit.

Theres no limit to the number o dogs you may

use to harvest a bear.

I you are the owner or handler o dogs being

used to harvest a bearand there is not an open

pursuit seasonyou must:

Have either a valid pursuit permit and be ac-

companied by a licensed hunter

OR

Have a valid limited-entry permit (either

archery or any legal weapon) or the limited-

entry unit being hunted

You may harvest any bearexcept a cub or a

emale accompanied by cubsduring the seasons

listed in the hunt tables beginning on page 28.

Important: Preliminary research indicates

you may be able to determine the sex o a blackbear by the size o the animals track. There is an 86

percent chance that a black bear track with a ront

paw width o 4.5 inches or wider is a male bear. The

Division recommends that you pursue or harvest

only male bears.

Pursuit restrictions

A pursuit permit o any kind does not allow youto kill a bear.

During the summer pursuit season, you may not

use more than eight dogs at one time to pursue a

black bear on any unit.

Pursuit restrictions dier, depending on type o

permit you have.

Reuse to immediately leave the private land

i requested to do so by the owner or person

in charge

Obstruct any entrance or exit to

private property

Cultivated land is land that is readily

identiable as land whose soil is loosened or broken

up or the raising o crops, land used or the raisingo crops, or a pasture that is articially irrigated.

Permission means written authorization rom

the owner or person in charge to enter upon private

land that is cultivated or properly posted. Permission

must include all o the ollowing details:

The signature o the owner or person in charge

The name o the person being

given permissionThe approved access dates

A general description o the land

Properly posted means that No Trespassing

signsor a minimum o 100 square inches o bright

yellow, bright orange or fuorescent paintare

displayed at all corners, on shing streams crossing

property lines, and on roads, gates and rights-o-way

entering the land. I metal ence posts are used, theentire exterior side must be painted.

You may not post private property you do not

own or legally control or land that is open to the

public as provided by Utah Code 23-21-4. In addi-

tion, it is unlawul to take protected wildlie or their

parts while trespassing in violation o Utah Code

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You may not pursue a bear on any o the

restricted pursuit units during either o the summer

pursuit seasons.

You may purchase a pursuit permit at any

time rom Division oces, license agents and at

wildlie.utah.gov.

Eligible hunters may obtain both a bear pursuitpermit and a bear limited-entry permit (either

archery or any legal weapon).

Guides and outttersI you are a Utah-licensed guide or outtter

and you charge a customer more than $100 or a

bear hunting or pursuit tripyou do not have to

purchase a separate bear pursuit permit to guide

that customer in the eld.Guides and outtters must be licensed to

operate in the state o Utah beore they can legally

accompany hunters in the eld to pursue or harvest

a bear. To learn more about this requirement, see the

box on page 12.

General restrictionsEven with a pursuit permit (or a restricted

pursuit permit), you may not perorm any o the

ollowing actions:

Pursue a cub or a emale bear with cubs

Repeatedly pursue, chase, tree, corner or hold

at bay the same bear during the same day

Possess a rearm or any device that could be

used to kill a bear while pursuing bear (unless

you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon

in accordance with Utah Code 53-5-7,and you are not trying to use the concealed

weapon to injure or kill the bear)

Restricted pursuit permitsI you have a valid restricted pursuit permit, you

may pursue bears in the ollowing areas and seasons:

The restricted pursuit unit and season listed on

your permit

Any restricted pursuit unit during the spring

and all pursuit seasonsAny pursuit unit that is not designated as

restricted during all three pursuit seasons

You may not pursue bears in the other

restricted pursuit units during either o the summer

pursuit seasons.

Individuals who combine packs o dogs to

pursue a bear during either summer season on a

restricted pursuit unit must comply with the eight-

dog limit. They must also have at least one restricted

pursuit permit in their possession.On a restricted summer pursuit unit, the dog

owner must remain close enough to the permit hold-er to maintain visual contact and verbal communica-tion without the assistance o any electronic device.The only time a dog owner may separate rom thepursuit-permit holder is to retrieve dogs that leave

the pack. The dog owner must do all othe ollowing:

Take reasonable steps to keep the pack

together beore and during pursuit

Only separate rom the permit holder to

retrieve stray dogs (and not actively pursue a

bear during the retrieval process)

Immediately release any bear that is inciden-

tally treed or held at bay by the stray dogsSee the table on page 33 or detailed inormation

about restricted pursuit units and season dates.

You may apply or a restricted pursuit permit in

the states bear drawing, beginning Feb. 3, 2011.

See page 11 or more inormation on how to apply

or a permit.

Pursuit permits

I you have a valid pursuit permit, you may pursuebears in the ollowing areas and seasons:

Any pursuit unit that is not designated as

restricted during all three pursuit seasons.

Any restricted pursuit unit during the spring

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HUNT TABLES

Spring black bear limited-entry huntsPermit ee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308.Use the 4-digit hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER

Hunt # Bear management unit Season dates Resident Nonresident

7000 Book Clis, Bitter Creek, South April 9May 31 17 2

7001 Book Clis, Little Creek (roadless area)* April 9May 31 4 0

7002 Cache/Ogden/Morgan Rich/East Canyon April 9June 5 2 0

7003 Central Mountains, Manti-North April 9June 5 14 2

7004 Central Mountains, Manti-South April 9June 5 4 0

7005 Central Mountains, Nebo April 9June 5 10 1

7006 Chalk Creek/Kamas/North Slope, Summit April 9June 5 6 1

7007 Fillmore, Pahvant/Beaver April 9May 31 7 1

7008 La Sal April 9May 31 31 4

7009 Monroe April 9May 31 1 0

7010 Mt. Dutton April 9May 31 2 0

7011 Nine Mile (includes Anthro and RangeCreek)

April 9May 31 22 2

7012 North Slope, Daggett-Three Corners April 9May 31 6 1

7013 Panguitch Lake/Zion April 9May 31 6 1

7014 Paunsaugunt April 9May 31 2 0

7015 Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits April 9June 5 16 2

7016 Plateau, Fishlake-Thousand Lakes April 9May 31 3 0

7017 San Juan April 9May 31 31 4

7018 South Slope, Vernal, Diamond Mountain,Bonanza

April 9June 5 13 2

7019 South Slope, Yellowstone April 9June 5 9 1

7020 Wasatch Mountains, Currant Creek,Avintaquin

April 9June 5 15 2

7021 Wasatch Mountains, West April 9June 5 25 3

The Division does not guarantee access to any private or public land. Hunt unit boundaries may include private property or otherexcluded areas. Hunters must research land accessibility beore hunting.

* Spot-and-stalk only hunt


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Fall black bear limited-entry huntsPermit ee: Resident $83, Nonresident $308.Use the 4-digit hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER


7150 Book Clis, Bitter Creek, South Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 0

7151 Book Clis, Little Creek (roadless area)* Aug. 27Nov. 20 4 0

7152 Cache/Ogden/Morgan Rich/East Canyon Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

2 0

7154 Central Mountains, Manti-North Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 0

7155 Central Mountains, Manti-South Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

6 1

7153 Central Mountains, Nebo Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

3 0

7156 Chalk Creek/Kamas/North Slope, Summit Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 0

7157 Fillmore, Pahvant/Beaver Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 1

7158 La Sal Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

6 1

7159 Monroe Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

1 0

7160 Mt. Dutton Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

1 0

7161 Nine Mile (includes Anthro and RangeCreek)

Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

12 1

7162 North Slope, Daggett-Three Corners Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

1 0

7163 Panguitch Lake/Zion Aug. 27Sept. 30,

Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 0

7164 Paunsaugunt Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

1 0

7165 Plateau, Boulder/Kaiparowits Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

10 1


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7166 Plateau, Fishlake-Thousand Lakes Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

2 0

7167 San Juan Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

6 1

7168 South Slope, Vernal, Diamond Mountain,

Bonanza

Aug. 27Sept. 30,

Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 1

7169 South Slope, Yellowstone Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 1

7170 Wasatch Mountains, Currant Creek,Avintaquin

Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

4 0

7171 Wasatch Mountains, West Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

7 1

HUNT TABLES


Fall black bear limited-entry hunts (continued)


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Premium limited-entry black bear huntsPermit ee: Resident $166, Nonresident $475.Use the 4-digit hunt number to apply. Bonus point code: BER


7300 Book Clis, Bitter Creek, South April 9 - May 31,Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

3 0

7301 Book Clis, Little Creek (roadless area)* April 9 - May 31,Aug. 27Nov. 20 1 0

7302 Central Mountains, Manti-North April 9 - June 5,Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

2 0

7303 Central Mountains, Manti-South April 9 - June 5,Aug. 27Sept. 30,Nov. 1Nov. 20

1 0

7304 Central Mountains, Nebo April 9 - June 5,Aug. 27Sep

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