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New limits could lead to bigger bass

The Utah Wildlife Board passed a number of fishing changes for 2011. One change could lead to bigger largemouth and smallmouth bass in Utah in the future.

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2010 Hardware Ranch Elk Festival

Take a free wagon ride, paint pumpkins, turn balloons into antlers, shoot pellet guns at targets and more at the 2010 Hardware Ranch Elk Festival on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Bows and arrows only in Emigration

If you're going to hunt deer or elk in Emigration Canyon this fall, you'll have to do so with a bow and arrow. Earlier this year, the Utah Wildlife Board created an archery-only zone in the canyon.

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Ducks are on their way

You might see fewer ducks on the opener than you saw last year, but once the fall migration starts, get ready: good numbers of ducks will fly into Utah this season.

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More chukars this fall

You should find more chukar partridge in Utah this fall. With few exceptions, chukar numbers appear to be up across most of the state. likewise, Hungarian partridge, sharp-tailed grouse and sage-grouse — three other upland game birds — also appear to be doing well.

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Condors get help from hunters

In August, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources mailed rebate coupons to more than 2,000 deer, elk and bighorn sheep hunters to encourage hunters to use non-lead ammunition while hunting on the Zion unit near the Utah/Arizona border.

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Watch hawk fly, Sept. 25

See and learn more about hawks, eagles and other birds of prey—and watch the release of a hawk that's been nursed back to health—during this year's Raptor Watch Day. The event will happen at the Orem Overlook on Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Kokanee Day, Sept. 18

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will host Kokanee Salmon Day at Sheep Creek on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010.

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Bull elk permits should sell out soon

There are still remaining bull elk permits available for this fall's hunts, but act fast—last fall, permits sold out before the hunt started.

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Teach kids to see nature in a new way

Do you love the great outdoors? Would you like to share your passion with others? The Great Salt Lake Nature Center needs volunteers to teach school children and other visitors about wildlife habitat and the importance of protecting it, while guiding them along the center's new 1.5 mile boardwalk.

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Native trout returning to Shingle Creek

One of Utah's native fish, the Bonneville cutthroat trout, will soon be returned to the Shingle Creek drainage. Shingle Creek is one of the primary tributaries of Clear Creek, located on the north end of the Tushar Mountains in Piute and Sevier counties.

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