Each of these waters is in northeastern Utah
Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have been hunting for quagga and zebra mussels this summer.
They’ve gathered water samples from 42 waters in Utah. Those samples have been given to a Bureau of Reclamation lab in Denver, and test results are starting to come back.
Quagga and zebra mussels are [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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This year’s waterfowl season opens October 4
If you chased ducks and geese in Utah last fall, then you already know how many birds should be in Utah this season.
The numbers should be about the same.
One thing that will be different, though, is the level of the Great Salt Lake.
Utah’s 107-day waterfowl season kicks off Sept. [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
Hunting Reports |
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The rifle hunts starts Oct. 4, and there are a few permits still available
If you’re new to elk hunting, the Division of Wildlife Resource’s big game coordinator has some advice for you.
“The chance you’ll take an elk while driving along a road is pretty small,” says Anis Aoude. “As soon as the first shots are [...]
September 22, 2008 | Posted in
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Kokanee Salmon Day set for Sep. 20
If you visit Sheep Creek to see kokanee salmon on Sep. 20, make sure and bring binoculars or a spotting scope with you. You might see some bighorn sheep too!
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resource’s annual Kokanee Salmon Day will be held Sep. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 [...]
September 12, 2008 | Posted in
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The Upper Colorado River and the San Juan River endangered fish recovery programs recently received Cooperative Conservation awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior (USDI).
The two programs, which were submitted together for the award, were selected from a field of 700 nominees. The USDI awarded 21 Cooperative Conservation awards this year.
Biologists and outreach personnel [...]
LAKEWOOD, Colo. ? The Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program (Recovery Program) announced today that research studies have resumed in sections of river in the Upper Colorado River Basin in Colorado and Utah to help recover four species of endangered fish ? the humpback chub, bonytail, Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker.
Biologists from the Colorado [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
Fishing |
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Donation from anglers brings total to 410,000 rainbows
Strawberry Reservoir anglers—get ready. Fishing at one of the nation’s best trout-fishing waters is about to get even better.
More than 410,000 rainbow trout are headed to your favorite fishing water in north-central Utah!
Background
For years, Division of Wildlife Resources biologists have worked to establish a healthy population of Bear [...]
VERNAL — How does oil and gas development affect sage-grouse?
A donation from Questar Exploration and Production Company will allow Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists to find more answers to that question.
Questar recently donated more than $27,000 to the UDWR to fund a greater sage-grouse study. Biologists will conduct the study in 2008 and 2009 [...]