Information about hunting waterfowl and other migratory birds in Utah

Waterfowl Guidebook

Download the 2012–13 guidebook for important information on the regulations concerning hunting waterfowl in Utah.

Important dates

See our wildlife calendar for hunt dates and application periods.

Hunt forecasts

• 2012 waterfowl hunt opener conditions
• 2011 waterfowl hunt opener conditions

Duck harvest and population data reports

• Duck harvest and population data reports
• Reporting requirements for waterfowl

Swan hunting information

The swan application period ended September 5, 2012.

• Orientation course: Take this one-time course before applying for a swan permit.
• View your drawing results
• Swan permit drawing odds: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 — (PDF format)
• Great Salt Lake aerial swan survey (2011–12 and previous years).
• Hunter swan harvest report form
• Video tips for bagging your swan. — QuickTime or RealMedia

Waterfowl hunting maps

The following maps are in (PDF format)

• Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
• Bicknell Bottoms WMA
  Color satellite (4.6 MB), Simple B&W
• Browns Park WMA
  Color satellite (5.8 MB), Simple B&W
• Clear Lake WMA
  Color satellite (8.0 MB), Simple B&W
• Desert Lake WMA
  Color satellite (9.3 MB), Simple B&W
• Farmington Bay WMA
  Color satellite (2.4 MB), Simple B&W
• Harold Crane WMA
  Color satellite (2.4 MB), Simple B&W
• Howard Slough WMA
  Color satellite (4.0 MB), Simple B&W

• Locomotive Springs WMA
  Color satellite (638 KB), Simple B&W
• Ogden Bay WMA
  Color satellite (1.9 MB), Simple B&W
• Ouray WMA
  Simple B&W
• Public Shooting Grounds WMA
  Color satellite (4.3 MB), Simple B&W
• Salt Creek WMA
  Color satellite (5.1 MB), Simple B&W
• Timpie Springs WMA
  Color satellite (5.8 MB), Simple B&W
• Topaz WMA
  Color satellite (8.4 MB), Simple B&W
• Utah northern goose zone & swan
  hunt boundaries

HIP Registration number

• HIP program information
• Get your HIP registration number online

Waterfowl identification

Pictures and descriptions of the following birds:

Utah waterfowl mercury advisories

• Waterfowl mercury & consumption advisories: This information is maintained by the Utah Department of Health's Environmental Epidemiology Program.

Other information

• Report a waterfowl leg band: toll-free 1 (800) 327-BAND or www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
• Joint Flyway Mourning Dove National Strategic Harvest Management Plan — (PDF format)
• Pacific & Central Flyways Plan for Four Corners Band-tailed Pigeons — (PDF)
• Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge mobility impairment blind sites